Hello

My 12 week old budgie is moulting at the moment, and I am concerned about giving him the right tonics to help him through the moult.

 

As a new owner I am feeding my budgie Trill seeds for budgies.Is that a good brand?

He will not touch any greens or fruits.

 

Thanks

Baz

With the veggies just keep putting them in... Maybe hide the seed under them to make the bird forage through to get fed. As for trill, never used or read the ingredients so can't say either way...

I agree with Jimmy, just keep offering the vegetables, and sooner or later her will try them. He is young enough, that he should be adaptable and try them sooner than an old bird might. I don't give my budgies anything special when they molt. As long as he always has cuttlefish bone and a source of minerals such as a mineral block or mineral grit, then just trying to get him to round out his diet with fresh foods should be good.

 

I also give my birds some egg-biscuit a couple of times a week. That is a good source of protein, and helpful for growing new feathers. (Breeding birds get it every day.)

 

Have you tried giving natural plant greens from outdoors? Seeding grasses and gum branches with leaves are big favorites. (Sorry, I'm American, I can't remember the name of the branches most people put in their aviaries. It's not wattle, is it?) Certain weeds are great, too, since you are in spring over there right now. Look for Chickweed and creeping charlie (pretty sure you have those.)

 

Natural plants in these forms might be more enticing to a bird just learning about greens. Just make sure you get them from an area that isn't contaminated by pesticides or car exhaust fumes. Carrot tops and celery tops also seem to be tempting. Once you find something he tries and he gets used to it, then he will start trying more items. Mine seem to like raw sweet potato cut into small perch size sticks and stuck between the bars.

 

I've heard good and bad about Trill, but we don't have it here, so I can't say. I judge seed mixes according to whether they have a good variety of seeds in them, and not just one or two varieties. I also don't like bags of seeds with pellets, since those always seem to get kicked aside and wasted. I prefer to feed pellets separately, so as to monitor how much actually gets used. So I don't like to see a lot of non-seed items listed in the ingredients label. (A long list of vitamins at the end doesn't bother me, but I feel is pointless. Those are usually part of the pellet make-up amyway.)

 

Good luck with it all. Have fun being a new budgie owner!