Now my aviary is up and running again, I can now go back to providing the seed as I did last time in the hobby. I provide the following all in separate dishes. Canary, White Millet, Jap Millet, Pannicum Millet, Red Pannicum Millet, Niger, Hulled Oats, Grey Striped Sunflower seed.

 

Currently at this present time the Pannicum Millet is top of the menu followed by White Millet. The Jap Millet and Canary seed are level pegging followed by the Hulled Oats. The Sunflower, Niger and Red Pannicum are eaten at present in small quantities.

 

I much prefer to feed this way as then the birds choose to eat what they want rather than having to eat because there is nothing else. When breeding if I find a hen and/or cock are leaning towards one particular seed in favour of the mix I provide and will then provide a separte dish of that seed. I feel this way the chick is then getting fed more adequately than it would if the parents are having to spend time sifting through a bowl to find the seed they require. This then assures the chick is getting adequately fed all the time. As an example I had a hen many years ago who would raise her chicks only on White Millet. If that same sized bowl had contained a mixed seed which in all likelyhood would have had around 30% White Millet then what would the outcome have been. The chicks by the way were raised without deficiencies as other supplements were offered.

Now my aviary is up and running again, I can now go back to providing the seed as I did last time in the hobby. I provide the following all in separate dishes. Canary, White Millet, Jap Millet, Pannicum Millet, Red Pannicum Millet, Niger, Hulled Oats, Grey Striped Sunflower seed.

 

Currently at this present time the Pannicum Millet is top of the menu followed by White Millet. The Jap Millet and Canary seed are level pegging followed by the Hulled Oats. The Sunflower, Niger and Red Pannicum are eaten at present in small quantities.

 

I much prefer to feed this way as then the birds choose to eat what they want rather than having to eat because there is nothing else. When breeding if I find a hen and/or cock are leaning towards one particular seed in favour of the mix I provide and will then provide a separte dish of that seed. I feel this way the chick is then getting fed more adequately than it would if the parents are having to spend time sifting through a bowl to find the seed they require. This then assures the chick is getting adequately fed all the time. As an example I had a hen many years ago who would raise her chicks only on White Millet. If that same sized bowl had contained a mixed seed which in all likelyhood would have had around 30% White Millet then what would the outcome have been. The chicks by the way were raised without deficiencies as other supplements were offered.

 

 

Terrific advice and information. Great to hear about working out the preferences from the individual dishes of seed

 

Thankyou

Whats the best budgie mix you can buy. i wont be able to buy seeds seperate and then mix them so what would everyone recommend.