What are some good recipes for feeding a budgie/parakeet?
I’ve only had African Greys, cockatiels, and medium sized birds. So me downsizing is a bit strange! How much should it be eating a day? And what are some good recipes that are good and healthy that he’ll eat!?
Here are a number of foods that are good for your bird:
Greens: Kale, Bok choy, spinach, chard mustard greens radish, carrot tops, beet tops, dandelion greens (make sure they haven’t been sprayed or collected near a roadway) and just about any other leafy green veggie.
Veggies: Carrots, peas, zucchini, corn, squash, radishes, bell pepper, broccoli, green beans, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, chili peppers.
Grains: Steamed rice (white, brown, wild) cooked pasta, whole wheat and multi-grain bread, popcorn (no butter), bran muffins, polenta, grits, cous cous, sprouted seeds and grains (quinoa, amaranth, millet, teff, kamut, spelt), oatmeal, all natural cereal.
Proteins: Raw sunflower seed (small amounts), chicken, eggs, fish, small amounts of hard cheese such as Jack and cheddar, tofu, cooked beans (lentil, kidney, black, garbonzo, navy, white).
Fruit: Apples (seeds removed), peaches, bananas, melons, mango, pomegranate, oranges, papaya, strawberries, plums, pears, berries, nectarines, cherries. (Please remove all pits from fruit.)
Please don’t feed your birds salty foods, processed sugar, avocado, rhubarb, alcohol, greasy foods, caffeine, tomato leaves & stems, eggplant leaves, dried beans (always cook or fully sprout first), chocolate, apple seeds, fruit pits, tobacco. Feed onions or garlic in very small amounts only.
If you’re looking for recipes, there are a number of sites with bird recipes:
7-Layer Salad
http://www.aviannetwork.com/articles/salad.htm
Birds N Ways Recipe Exchange
http://www.birdsnways.com/birds/recipes.htm
Breeders Best Bread
http://www.bluequaker.com/Art-005.htm
It’s a Grey’s World Recipes
http://www.itsagreysworld.com/diet/recipes.htm
Land of Vos Recipes
http://www.landofvos.com/recipes/index.html
Parrot Parrot Recipes
http://www.parrotparrot.com/birdhealth/recipes.htm
Parrothouse Recipes
http://www.parrothouse.com/recipes.html
The Cockatiel Chef
http://www.cockatiels.org/articles/recipes/RecipeIndex.htm
Up at Six Recipes
http://www.upatsix.com/faq/recipies.htm
Hope this helps!
Colette
ParrotletsPlus
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ParrotletsPlus/
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