Learn What type of Food, Vegetables and Seed are good for Budgies (parakeet). I’ve six parakeets at home and at first I was very confused what to feed them. Initially I restricted the food to only mix seeds and coriander but later realized that they need other food items for nutrition. Then from there I have managed to change their diet with vegetables and fruits. If you’re confused about what to feed your parakeet then this list will help you.
I have made list of seeds, fruits and vegetables which are considered safe for parakeets. You can verify the list by checking it against the items suggested by vet. I came across plenty of pet shop owners who advice their customers on feeding only bird seeds to parakeets. This is wrong advice for two reasons – too much bird seeds cause obesity in birds, and second they also need other nutritional food.
Seeds and Pellet
There are plenty of seed mixes that you can give to parakeets. Make sure the seed that you’re giving to your bird is good for their health. Unless explicitly mentioned on the seed mix wrapper don’t feed parakeets or other birds with those seeds.
Dr. Harvey’s Bird Seed Mixes
Harrison’s Formulated Diet Seeds
Wet coast parakeet seeds
Jones Seeds
Volkman Parakeet Seed Mix
Millet
White Proso Millet
Whole Oat Groats
Canary Grass Seed
Lettuce Seed
Sesame Seed
Niger Seeds
Vegetables
There are plenty of vegetables which are good for health of your parakeet. You can give these vegetables –
Petite peas
Carrot Granules
Celery Stalk & Leaf
Parsley Flakes
Green Beans
Spinach Flakes
Green & Red Bell Peppers
Broccoli, Zucchini
Soy Bean
Echinacea Augustifolia
Dandelion Leaf
Red Clover blossoms
Papaya Leaf
Oat Straw
Peppermint Leaf
Calendula Flowers
Red Raspberry Leaf,
Alfalfa
Fennel Seed
Thyme Leaf
Rose Hips
Rosemary Leaf
Basil Leaf
Spinach, chard, and bok choy should be given in limited amount as they contain high amount of oxalate.
Fruits
Make sure you avoid giving food with seeds to them. You can remove the seeds from some fruits and give it to them, this applies to apple, orange and some other fruits.
Orange
Apple slices (without seeds)
Water Melon
Coconut shred
Mango Pieces
cherries
banana
mandarin
Sweet corn
Avoid these Food items
There are some food items that you should avoid for parakeet’s diet. This include food that contains too much Avocado, oxalate, alkaloid, nicotine and aflatoxin.
Please don’t give these items to your birds –
Tobacco
Caffeine
Chocolate
Cheeze
Butter
Raw Bins
Plums, Peach and Apricot
Rhubarb leaves
Nutmeg
Tomato
Potato
Green tomato
Make sure you re-read this list whenever you’re confused with food items that are to be given to parakeets. If you have any questions or more suggestions then feel free to comment here.