Does anyone have a link to what the recommended daily intakes are for vitamins and minerals such as calcium etc for birds, even better if it was budgies? I'm making an assessment of the supplements I am feeding and deciding which ones to keep using/stop using and whether there are any areas where their intake needs a boost.

great idea MB, dunno if it has been done or not but would be very interesting reading...

I did a google and didn't come up with much, I am going to say it depends on the size of the bird too, I bet that SW or Chryo. would have that type of information in their reference books that they use for vet school?

Yeah I figured if at worst I could get a intake per unit weight then I could do the math and work it out, might have a chat to a bloke I know who has something to do with the breeding programs for birds at Healesvlle Sanctuary

 

I have just discovered that I can still get onto the journal databases at my old uni, I've found a couple of articles that might help (nothing specific to budgies though) so I'll let you know what I find out

Edited December 4, 200816 yr by melbournebudgies

I collect a lot of information and hear is some inforation from the Master Breeder I hope it helps.

 

Estimated Vitamin Requirements for Budgerigars

Again, let us pause for a moment and pull this information together into the form of a chart, which lists the daily Vitamin requirements per kg feed.

Vitamin A - 12500 IU.

Vitamin D3 - 1500 IU.

Vitamin E - 300 IU.

Vitamin K - 8.00 ppm.

Vitamin B Complex: - 0.05 mg

B12 - 1.0 mg.

iotin - 3.0 mg.

folic acid - 200 mg.

niacin - 50 mg.

pantothenic - 15 mg.

pyridoxine - 18 mg

riboflavin - 7.5 mg.

thiamine - 2000 mg.

choline - 10 mg.

Vitamin C

 

Charcoal Supplementing

 

While it has been claimed that charcoal added to grit or soft food removes toxins from the digestive tract of Budgerigars, this has never been scientifically proven. What has been scientifically demonstrated is that charcoal added to the diet removes Vitamins A, B2, and K from the digestive system and therefore contributes to Vitamin deficiencies.

Edited December 5, 200816 yr by Darryl

Thanks Daz.