Hello to you all was reading away here and thought i would let you Know about feeding budgies pine cones . I have been giving these to my budgies for years . The pine cones are the large ones that open up as they dry out { like chrismas cones }, Just collect them up and throw one in the cage , the hens seem to like them more then the cocks , they shredd then to bits . I have also found that Im not replacing the perches as often anymore as the budgies are chewing the cones rather then the perches

Hi there, thanks for the tip Sounds like a great natural chew toy

 

Feathers.

Thanks for this, I live in an area where there bizilions of pine cones and I never thought of giving them to my budgies!

Awesome, i stick of replacing perches can't find them big enough (Laughing out loud)

I will try this...thanks

So it is safe for them?

Thought id google budgies and pinecones and found this niffty little treat idea hahaa..

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~gupson/Recipies.html (although im not sure if too much peanut butter would be a good idea)

and i also found this one..

CHRISTIE'S PINE CONE TREATS

Ingredients:

 

Several clean, dry, open pine cones

1 cup of your bird's favorite seed mixture

Beaten egg white

 

Method:

 

Mix bird seed with enough beaten egg white to make a mixture that clumps

together (neither runny nor crumbly)

 

Stuff mixture into crevices of pine cones and either microwave or bake in

oven on low heat until dry.

 

Allow to cool and harden, then hang in your bird's cage for a treat that

will keep them amused for ages.

 

This seed/egg white mixture can also be used to make treat sticks or other

moulded shapes.

 

(taken from http://www.jolleyfeathers.com/recipes.html)

 

Cheers :beer:

Una

So it is safe for them?

 

Yes, pine trees are in the safe list for budgies.

 

 

Feathers.

 

Just thought Id dig down into the dark chambers and excavate an old thread .

These are pine cones from my aviary the birds love them and chew them to peices.

Edited January 9, 201015 yr by Matt Welchman

 

Just thought Id dig down into the dark chambers and excavate an old thread .

These are pine cones from my aviary the birds love them and chew them to peices.

 

i was always under the impreshion pine was bad for budgies

i give my cocky pinecones but didnt think budgies were aloud they get wallnuts instead