when my birds breed i give them

normal seed

Large parrot mix ( my step dads bird just died so he gave it to me)

fresh fruit and veg

clean water

egg food

cuttle fish bone

 

they also like sunflower seeds can they have that when breeding or not.

 

Sarah

Sounds pretty good. Don't forget a millet spray a couple of times a week, no more than that. I believe that sunflower seeds are high fat, so limit those to a couple of times a week too. Yes, they can have a couple of sunflower seeds when their not breeding too, but watch the fat content.

yep as lin said, also it help with the conditioning of the bird to give them the fresh fruit, veg and egg food before they are laying and feeding young.

What types of fruits and veggies are you feeding?

 

And, do they get any type of legumes (beans, lentils, etc.)?

try sprouted mung beans

Sounds pretty good. Don't forget a millet spray a couple of times a week, no more than that. I believe that sunflower seeds are high fat, so limit those to a couple of times a week too. Yes, they can have a couple of sunflower seeds when their not breeding too, but watch the fat content.

 

 

can i ask what millet spary is?

 

thanks

 

 

shell

Oh dear, it's actually a hard one to explain. It is seed still on the stalk, and it's like lollies to birds, they adore it. I'll try to find a link, back in a minute Shell

 

Okay, I found this millet

 

You can buy it at most pet stores, stock feeds etc

Edited October 13, 200519 yr by Lin

ive never heared of it thanks lin i think i mite go and get some would it be okay to give to babies too?and how oftern do you give it to your birds?

 

thanks

 

 

shell

it's good to offer to birds to learn to eat seeds, it seems to be easier for them to shell. As lin saidonly a couple a days a week max since it is fattering.

okay so if i put one stem in for 3 and babies for a day should i take it out for a day?or is it okay just to leave it in their untill gone?

 

thanks

 

shell

Just leave it till all the seeds on it are gone. Once they get used to it you'll find it won't take long for that to happen.

They'll love it Shell, and it's greeat to use for training!

i'll probably get some millet tommorow i at the moment have a very active four week old baby budgie in my lap i brought the parents in as there might be a storm and did not want them to be out side as the baby gets cold real easy as it is the only babyso i have put a hot water bottle on wood top on the nest box for half an hour so it gets some heat in there than i will take it off so it does not get to hot

 

Sarah

thanks i put some in see how long it last not long by the sounds of it

 

 

 

shell

It took my Winkie a few weeks to taste it, because of course we know that anything that I put in has to be deadly poisonous However, he now loves it!

It took my Winkie a few weeks to taste it, because of course we know that anything that I put in has to be deadly poisonous However, he now loves it!

 

 

sounds like what some of my other bird thought i tied it to the perch and they stayed right away from they wanted so much to sit on that perch kepp flying to it and flying back to the other