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A budgerigar has appeared in your house? Now you simply have to provide him with good conditions for growth and development. The key to bird he alth is many factors, the most important of which is the right feed. What to feed young budgerigars? This article contains all the information that will help you understand this issue.
Food of plant origin
Plant seeds are the basis of food for all birds. Budgerigars are no exception. What can you feed a feathered one so as not to harm his well-being? Pet stores sell pre-packaged packages of grain mixes, which are selected in the percentage that is needed for budgerigars. Before packaging, such feed is enriched with microelements useful for poultry. In addition, the mixture may include fruits, berries, chalk.
If you still do not trust industrial feed, you can develop a diet for your feathered pet yourself. Check out the list of things you lovewavy parrots. What can you feed a bird to make it feel great?
- Cereals: millet, oats, linseed and canary seed.
- Sprouted grain.
- Green food: lettuce, sorrel, vegetable tops. In the warm season, you can give fresh leaves and flowers of clover, dandelion, plantain.
- Fruits: pear, apple, banana, kiwi, citrus fruits (no skin). Strawberries, strawberries and raspberries.
- Carrots, beets, cucumbers, radishes, cabbage (previously boiled), bell peppers - all these foods are very fond of budgerigars.
How to feed a little feathered friend in winter, when there are practically no useful elements left in vegetables and fruits? It is recommended to give the parrot raisins, dried apricots, prunes, rose hips. These products must first be steamed. The bird will eat them with pleasure, while receiving a lot of vitamins and minerals.
Important to remember! Budgerigars should absolutely not eat the following plant foods: nuts (of any kind), persimmons, avocados, dill, green onions, potatoes, eggplant and tomato tops.
Feed of animal origin
In the diet of birds, dairy products (cottage cheese, milk powder), chicken eggs, liver, honey can be present in very small doses. 2 times a week, the parrot is given flour worms (10-12 pieces). Bloodworm is one of the favorite treats of these birds, it can be fed in unlimited quantities.
Cereal porridge. Do wavy ones eat themparrots?
What else can you feed a bird to keep it he althy? Porridge in the feathered diet should be present 2-3 times a week. It can be buckwheat, and millet, and rice, and any other porridge that you cook for yourself. Naturally, for a parrot, this “dish” cannot be s alted and flavored with any kind of oil.
Minerals on the feathered pet menu
A parrot's diet should always include mineral supplements. It is better to buy them at the pet store. Manufacturers produce them in briquettes that can be hung in a cage or crushed and poured into a plate. The composition of the mineral complex usually includes the following components: shells, egg shells, chalk, sand, s alt, wood ash, bone meal, calcium.
How many times to feed a budgerigar
Food, however, like water, a bird in a cage should always have. The parrot does not have a sense of greed, so he will not eat too much. It is important to ensure that food is always fresh. If porridge or food of animal origin remains in the feeder, then it cannot be left overnight. It will still deteriorate by morning, and the bird, having eaten such a product, can get sick. It's best to feed your parrot in small portions and add as needed throughout the day.
You are still thinking about what kind of pet to bring into the house. The best choice is budgerigars. What you can feed them, you already know. And the rest is a simple matter: buy and install a cage and study information on how to care for a feathered friend. But that's another story.
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