The parrot is a cheerful and sociable bird, not suffering from a lack of appetite. Starting a feathered, new owners do not always pay attention to the issue of feeding it. A poor diet leads to poultry health problems. What loves the budgerigar from food, we will tell in the article.
Main diet
Dear readers, dreaming of a wavy buddy, this information will be useful to you. The basis of the parrot is dry food, it is specially designed for the needs of the bird.
There are a lot of food for parrots. Starting from the cheapest Russian type "WAKA" and ending with the Italian brand. They are sold in packages from 500 grams to 2 kg. In addition, you can always buy food in large volumes - from 10 to 25 kg.
What do budgerigars love and look for among the grains? In the first place - fruits and vegetables. When purchasing food, pay attention to its composition. There must necessarily be the goodies mentioned earlier. This is what the ideal food for parrots looks like:
The greater the amount of fruit in the diet, the better for the feathered.
Parrot Treats
What do budgerigars love besides the main food? Birds will not give up treats. Sticks consisting of grain, vegetables, fruits and honey can be purchased at any pet store. When buying, study the composition, it can be different. Feathered birds are offered cereal sticks on honey, fruit sticks with cinnamon, mineral sticks with vegetables.
There are crackers for parrots, dried fruits and berries, all sold in pet stores.
Favorite Vegetables
How to feed a budgie at home, in addition to the main diet? These birds love vegetables, their list is quite extensive. Here is what the birds allow:
Healthy fruits and berries
What do budgerigars love? Of course, fruits and berries. According to most ornithologists, these products should become mandatory in the feathered daily diet.
Before readers is a list of permitted fruits and berries. When treating your pet to the dried version, remember that it must be of its own manufacture or from a pet store. Candied fruit from the market is extremely unhelpful to the bird. Parrots will eat with pleasure:
Seedless apples.
Ripe pears.
Citrus. It can be given in small amounts, with seeds, but peeled.
Peeled, ripe bananas - not more than once a week.
Grapes are offered to the pet no more than twice a week.
Peaches and pitted apricots.
Ripe plum, the bone is taken out.
Pineapple, peeled.
Kiwi peeled.
Raspberries, strawberries, currants, gooseberries and other seasonal berries. They can be given fresh or after freezing. Only before treating such a berry to a bird, it must be thawed at room temperature.
Watermelons and melons are only ripe, pre-tasted. Try them to avoid poisoning the parrot.
Other food
What do budgerigars, besides the above, love? Dairy products, these include kefir and cottage cheese. The feathered one will not refuse a boiled yolk, which is given once a week.
As for the meat, some birds eat it, others refuse. If you will give a similar product, pre-boil it without salt and spices, cool and cut into small pieces.
Conclusion
This is what budgerigars love, eat with pleasure and ask for supplements. All of the above is useful for birds, prolongs their life. A parrot, with good feeding, will delight the owner 13-15 years.