Hi

 

I have been growing Capsicums (Bell Peppers) and have been told that budgies like to eat the flesh and seed. Is this correct? I don't want to try it unless I am certain. Thanks

I've heard that too. I've offered it to my aviary budgies before and they turned their beaks up at it, (Laughing out loud)!

Our Pippin would eat capsicum (as long as it was part of a human dinner!!), but would prefer rice or pasta, and Beaker has eaten a little bit of capsicum. I've tried her with some again today by putting it in the place we normally hang the spinach/bok choy so hopefully when I get home I'll find some beak marks.

 

(Incidentally, red appears to be more popular than green, but it's early days for the veggies yet!!)

We thought we were doing a good thing giving them capsicum, but ours wouldnt touch it either. Threw it aside with great looks of disgust :budgiedance:

Maybe cause it's a unique texture? Mine have never tried anything quite like it before. Some of the aviary birds will nibble at it but none go nuts for it.

the green ones have a more bitter taste my kids don't enjoy them but the red ones are sweeter and they like those (the kids). The birds I never tried yet :hap: but that may explain why some turn up their beaks.

Thanks everyone for your feedback. My Mum tells me her budgie loves the seeds from Capsicum. She just takes out the core with the seeds attached and then hangs that in the cage. I think I will give it a try.

the green ones have a more bitter taste my kids don't enjoy them but the red ones are sweeter and they like those (the kids). The birds I never tried yet :hap: but that may explain why some turn up their beaks.

I gave mine red ones, but they turned their little beaks up at it....they also hate broccoli. Fussy little beggars

my babies at the moment are fussy with veggies/fruit. but my african grey and love bird are happy to eat anything with their seed diet.