:fear hey guys, what sort of greens and fruits do you feed to your budgies?, searching for the answer for a llooonnnggg time, just wanted to make sure that Charlie and lori won't get sick

 

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i just feed mine peas,carrot and apple as they won't eat any others.

 

i read that they can eat oranges too.

do not give them avacados or strawberries,they are poisonous!!

Watch out for apple seeds though they are poisonous and can kill ur birds!

Here's a great sight that lists many fruits/veggies they can eat:

http://www.birds-online.de/nahrung/gemuese_en.htm

wow thanks alot now my budgies can eat more than apples, and do we cook the corn or not? same for the peas as well. :(Laughing out loud):

i know you don't cook the peas, i dont think you cook the corn either

thanks alot guys ur the best :bluebudgie:

and why are apple seeds and strawberries poisonous?, my cousin's friend on australia feeds her budgies strawberries all the time-thats what she told me,

and wouldn't apple seeds be too big to swallow?

well that is what i have read, that there are some kind of chemicals in them apparently. well better safe than sorry i say and mine only eat peas carrots and apple

Apple seeds are Arsenic that's why there poisonous!

Mine devour lettuce.

i have never given mine lettuce.

Apple seeds are Arsenic that's why there poisonous!

Mine devour lettuce.

wow I never knew that!

i knew that apple seeds were posionous(sp) i just didnt know why

mm, not good.

thanks for the info!

yeah, same here,

Mine like all of that, plus apple (not seeds) and sun flourseads.

mine will just munch up apple carrot and peas!!

Edited February 27, 200421 yr by budgieteen

oh okay then, thank god i cut my apples up :(Laughing out loud): , i still havn't tried peas and corn, but they liked the lettuce a lot

 

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okay guys, now I am really confused, I do understand that different people have differing ideas on diets of birds, but I have read above that strawberries are dangerous for budgies, then I go to a sight that is recommended by this page, "Birds Online - Health and Diseases" to check out the recommended healthy fresh food and he recommends STRAWBERRIES??????

 

So what is right, or is it just that some birds are fussy, I do not want to feed Jacko something that I will regret.

 

everywhere i have read has said that strawberries and avacados are posionous so i wouldn't take the risk i was you,but if you want to it's only your budgies health at risk...

could you put a link up for the page? i want to see that

What about bits of sweet potato?

I think if there is a difference of opinion then don't feed it,there is so much other stuff that we know is safe to feed them,it's just not worth the risk.

Julie

Some webpages aren't reliable. If in doubt...don't do it!!! :bluebudgie:

oh my budgie loves apple and carrot and toast hehe

Blinkie likes fingers....and toast too....and celery also...

i did a search once about strawberries and it looks to me like the main concern over strawberries is the amount of pesticides used on them. they go mushy very quickly and are a favourite treat to all kinds of bugs.

 

as everyone else said it is probably best to avoid them if there is so much controversy. i use the birds-online site quite a lot actually and i have found that the info on there is very reliable. here is the link:

 

http://www.birds-online.de/nahrung/obst_en.htm

Edited March 27, 200520 yr by pixie25

also, here is another link about avian medicine in general.

 

http://www.parrotparrot.com/birdhealth/diet.htm

 

if you scroll down a bit the bit about strawberries is in the paragraph that starts 'fruits are high in sugar'. this site has a lot of information about all kinds of stuff, and there is more on diet if you take the time to look around the site

 

hope this helps! the general opinion seems to be, avoid strawberries unless you are CERTAIN that they are ORGANIC. if you cant be sure then DO NOT feed them