KatinaWoodruff-Roberts 0 Posted November 25, 2012 Member ID: 7,375 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 15 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 115 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 26/07/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 14, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Hello everyone. I'm about to get my first budgie and want to give him the very best life possible. I've been advised that feeding him seeding grasses would be even better than sprouted seeds. What seeding grasses are good to grow in pots, and do you buy them at normal plant shops? I'd really appreciate any advice! Thank you so much. Link to comment
Birdlove 0 Posted November 25, 2012 Member ID: 7,401 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 298 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,895 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 31/08/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 7, 2015 Birthday: 28/02/1999 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Welcome to the forum And good luck with your future budgie! (sorry i don't know much about seed grasses) Link to comment
Bird Junky 0 Posted November 25, 2012 Member ID: 7,065 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 391 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,185 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/01/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 13, 2013 Birthday: 02/05/1936 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Hi Go to the Forum on Diet & Nutrition. Grass Seed is for sale at any garden centre. Plant a sprinkle of seed in a pot & wait for it to grow. Or you could pull up a lump of grass that no dogs have been on, & feed them that as well as Fruit & veg....B.J. Link to comment
KatinaWoodruff-Roberts 0 Posted November 26, 2012 Member ID: 7,375 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 15 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 115 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 26/07/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Thank you very much! Link to comment
KatinaWoodruff-Roberts 0 Posted January 19, 2013 Member ID: 7,375 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 15 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 115 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 26/07/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 Here is the little grass patch I'm growing on our balcony. Blessing LOVES eating the wheatgrass. I've only had him for three days and hope he may acquire a taste for these other grasses too . Link to comment
timh 0 Posted February 11, 2013 Member ID: 7,557 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 10 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 70 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/02/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 28, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Hi there Katina, One of the best sources of seeding grasses is literally right at your finger tips... The seed that you feed your budgie, especially the various millet seeds is the easiest and most readily available type of grass seed. If you only have a couple of birds you can easily grow it in a pot, but for some of us, or maybe just me, have a whole garden bed dedicated to growing weeds, grass seeds etc for our birds. What I often do is just empty the dishes from the cages into a pot of soil or patch of garden and let nature takes its course and it will soon grow Hope that helps... Tim Link to comment
JimmyBanks 0 Posted February 11, 2013 Member ID: 4,130 Group: Site Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 112 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 4,370 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 25,112 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 1, 2015 Birthday: 12/02/1982 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Agree with Tim, just take the seed that you already feed the birds and then grow them... You'd be surprised just how well they grow. Link to comment
Finnie 0 Posted February 13, 2013 Member ID: 5,135 Group: Global Moderators Followers: 0 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,545 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 14,055 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2020 Birthday: 06/08/1965 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Yes, and if they don't sprout, that tells you the seed is not good for food, either. Sprouting a sampling of your bag of seed is one test for whether it is good to feed, or too old. Link to comment
KatinaWoodruff-Roberts 0 Posted October 12, 2014 Member ID: 7,375 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 15 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 115 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 26/07/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Thank you so much Tim, Jimmy and Finnie for your wonderful advice! Link to comment
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