Colourful Seeds

[Guest potter]

Just wondering, some budgie seeds contain some mixture of colourful seeds in it. Is it safe for budgies to eat those seeds?

[Bea 0]

It's bad for them because it's all dyes and preservatives, not healthy. They are a stupid thing to sell.

[Guest birdie2008]

We once tried a seed mix with colored stuff in it, but the birds would not touch the colored part. I guess they are smart!

[Guest potter]

All these time, I have to sort out the coloured seeds before giving it to her. I was thinking colours would not be very good for human so it cannot be very good for birds eventhough I didn't ask previously.Finally today I tried putting the coloured seeds in and she actually eats it! So I guess I have to stick to my sorting out routine of the colourful seeds.

[Guest Julie]

Can you not get a seed without the coloured ones in?

[Guest pixie25]

is trill available worldwide? most people tend to use trill as it is one of the highest quality mixes and doesnt have any foreign bits in it.

[Guest PyscoFalcon]

Colourful stuff in wild normally = poisenous so birds will be less likely to touch it.

 

I feed budgie 50/50 and some budgie tonic during the moult.

During breeding season I use Budgie Breeder made by Haiths.

[Guest BUUZBEE]

I figure, the seeds dont come in the wild that way, so why buy it!

[Guest JJ2571]

Does anybody feed their budgies tonic seed and is it good for them.

[Guest TeGz]

Some seeds like the premium stuff we feed has "coloured bits" it's actually fruit and vegetable pieces they've put into the seed. It depends on the brand and the quality.