Budgie Food

Recommended Budgie Seed Mixes

Recommended Budgie Pellets

Tip!

PARAKEET TIP!

tip to get your parakeet to eat pellets:

  • Be sure to get the smallest size - for budgies (crumbles, mash).
  • Soak pellets in sugar-free fruit juice or sugar-free baby food and blend them into a mash with their favorite seeds and fruits & veggies.
  • Budgies will rarely eat from a bowl of plain dry pellets.

Recommended Budgie Packaged Cooked Food

How to Get your Budgie to Try New Foods

Budgie Food : 6 budgies eating from veggie mush from a plate

Make a Bird Mix

Patience and persistance is key in trying to get your budgie to try new foods. It may take a few weeks for them to figure out that the new weird thing isn't going to eat them. A great way to get them to try new foods is to give them a "mix" every day - filled with fruits & veggies & pasta & seeds & pellets soaked in fruit juice, all chopped up fine. A mix will always look pretty much the same so you can pop new & interesting foods in there & the budgies won't be scared of it.

Budgie Food : budgies eating carrot tops

Make Food a Fun Toy

Another trick - for leafy greens & such, is to make them seem like a toy - make them fun - weave the leaves through the bars of their cage, or hand them down over perches. Put leafy greens in a shallow bowl filled with clean water. As they bathe, they will nibble on the greens. Soon, they will get super excited when you bring leafy greens into the room. My guys favorites are dandelion greens, carrot tops & kale.

My budgies Dandelion and Dilly are absolutely obsessed with wet carrot tops. The secret is to soak them in fresh cold wet water then put them through the rungs of a parakeet ladder with the wet leafy greens hanging down like a curtain - or just put them in a heap - the budgies go nuts rubbing themselves agains the wet leaves & taking nibbles. It's another fun way they like to take baths and get good nutrition at the same time!

Health Requirements

budgie eats leafy greens
  • fresh organic fruit
  • fresh organic veggies
  • sprouted seeds
  • seeds
  • whole grain pasta and breads
  • pellets (crumbles, or crushed and soaked in a mix)

These Foods are Good for Budgies

Budgie Food : budgies eating carrots
  • acorn squash
  • alfalfa
  • almond butter
  • almonds
  • anasazi beans
  • apple blossoms
  • apple juice
  • apples
  • applesauce
  • apricots
  • baby food
  • Bag O' Bugs
  • bananas
  • barley
  • barley grass
  • beans
  • bee pollen
  • bell peppers
  • black beans
  • blackberries
  • black-eyed peas
  • blueberries
  • bok choi tops
  • bran
  • brazil nuts
  • bread
  • broccoli
  • brown rice
  • brussel sprouts
  • buckwheat
  • butternut squash
  • cantaloupes
  • cardamom
  • carrot
  • carrots
  • cashew butter
  • cashews
  • cauliflower
  • cayenne pepper
  • celery
  • cereal
  • chard
  • cherries
  • chick peas
  • chillis
  • cinnamon
  • clementines
  • coconuts
  • collard greens
  • corn
  • cornmeal
  • cottage cheese (give dairy only occassionally, in small amounts)
  • couscous
  • cracked corn
  • cranberries
  • cumin seeds
  • currants
  • curry
  • cuttlebone
  • dandelion greens
  • dates
  • eggs
  • Eight Grain Cereal
  • english muffins
  • fava beans
  • figs
  • flax seeds
  • fortified cereals
  • fruit
  • fruit juice
  • garbanzo beans
  • ginger (ok in small amounts)
  • grapefruits
  • grapes
  • green beans
  • green chilies
  • green lentils
  • green peas
  • green peppers
  • grits
  • guavas
  • hazelnuts
  • honey
  • hot chili peppers
  • hulled barley
  • hummus (non-garlic)
  • jalapeno peppers
  • kale
  • kamut
  • kelp
  • kiwis
  • leafy greens
  • lemons
  • lentil sprouts
  • lentils
  • lime juice
  • limes
  • long grain brown rice
  • macadamia nuts
  • macaroni
  • mangos
  • mealworms
  • millet
  • mint
  • mixed nuts (no peanuts)
  • mulberries
  • multi-grain bagels
  • mung beans
  • navy beans
  • nuts
  • oat bran
  • oatmeal
  • oats
  • orange juice
  • oranges
  • oregano
  • palm oil
  • papayas
  • paprika
  • parmesan cheese (give dairy only occassionally, in small amounts)
  • parsley
  • pasta
  • peaches
  • peanut butter
  • pears
  • peas
  • pecans
  • pellets
  • peppers
  • pine nuts
  • pineapple juice
  • pineapples
  • pinto beans
  • pistachios
  • plums
  • pomegranates
  • popcorn
  • poppy seeds
  • prunes
  • pumpkin seeds
  • pumpkins
  • quinoa
  • raisin bran
  • raisins
  • raspberries
  • red beans
  • red pepper flakes
  • red peppers
  • red tomatoes
  • rice
  • rice cakes
  • roasted red peppers
  • romaine
  • rosemary
  • rye berries
  • sage
  • sesame seeds
  • spaghetti
  • spirulina
  • sprouts
  • squash
  • star fruits
  • strawberries
  • sunflower seeds
  • sweet bell peppers
  • sweet peas
  • sweet potatoes
  • tahini
  • tangerines
  • textured vegetable protein
  • thyme
  • tortellini
  • tortillas
  • violets
  • walnuts
  • wheat berries
  • wheat germ
  • wheatgrass
  • whole bran cereal
  • whole grain cornmeal
  • whole wheat flour
  • whole-grain bagels
  • wild rice
  • winter squash
  • yams
  • yogurt
  • zucchini
Budgie Food : male budgie eating carrot tops

DO NOT give these foods to your budgies

  • alcohol
  • apple seeds
  • apricot seeds
  • avocado pits
  • avocados
  • bean plant leaves
  • caffeine
  • canned veggies
  • cherrie seeds
  • chocolate
  • cocoa
  • coffee
  • eggplant
  • fruit pits
  • fruit seeds
  • mushrooms
  • non-organic fruits & veggies
  • nutmeg
  • onions
  • peach seeds
  • peanuts
  • pear seeds
  • plum seeds
  • potato leaves
  • raw dry beans
  • rhubarb
  • salt
  • sugar
  • tea
  • tomato leaves
  • tomato stems
  • tomato vines

    Also Avoid:

  • aerosols
  • air fresheners
  • brass
  • cage bedding
  • cage litter
  • candles
  • cleaners
  • febreeze
  • glass beads
  • grit/gravel
  • halogens
  • lead
  • mite protectors
  • pens
  • perfume
  • potpourri
  • sand perches
  • scented tissues
  • teflon/non-stick cookware
  • tobacco

Budgie Food Recipes

Hundreds of heathy simple recipes for yummy food you can make for your budgies at home!

Budgie Food Recipes

Budgie Bean Recipes

Budgie Birdy Bread Recipes

Budgie Breakfast Recipes

Budgie Cake Recipes

Budgie Dinner Recipes

Budgie Egg Food Recipes

Budgie Fruit and Vegetable Recipes

Budgie Hand-Feeding Recipes

Budgie Muffin Recipes

Budgie Pasta and Rice Recipes

Budgie Pizza Recipes

Budgie Pudding and Custard Recipes

Budgie Seed Mix Recipes

Budgie Treat Recipes

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