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seed mix

  1. G

    Seed & Sprouts Help!

    Can sprouted seeds fully replace normal dry seed mix in my bird's daily diet? It seems to me to be perfectly fine; better and healthier even. But I'd still like other people's opinions and knowledge. Thanks so much!
  2. M

    Does washing seedmix with water safe for birds or not?

    HI, I wash my birds seedmix (canary, millet, niger, sunflower, oats etc) with water. Many people said that washing seedmix is good and many people says its harmful for birds. It grows molds and fungus. I am confused about this matter. Which one should I do?
  3. M

    Is bird's seedmix washing necessary?

    HI, I wash bird's seedmix with fresh water and make dry it in sunlight. Is it necessary to wash it?? Thanks
  4. AussieBird

    Homemade seed mix for medium sized and picky bird?

    Can some one help me with info on making a seed mix for a medium sized bird? Quarter is currently on mainly seed mix, except he only eat 25-50% of the ingredients. I am in the process of getting pellets, but highly likely he’ll still have some seeds as apart of his diet. Ingredients he doesn’t...
  5. AussieBird

    Seed mixes ?

    Looking for recommendations for seed mixes, and what to look for in a seed mix. For budgies Please before suggesting make sure it’s available in Australia Don’t want one with added stuff such as sunflower seeds, fruits, and grit Available online, as I am avoiding stores right now And if...
  6. redrose27

    Hagen's Budgie seed mix Good quality or Bad

    Hey there, I have been searching for a better seed for kony (budgie). Right now she has gout and I am trying to get her to eat Lafeber senior nutriberries but so far all my attempts have failed. So now im looking into sprouting seeds to give her a diet of veggies, berries (to help with uric acid...
  7. peachypjm

    Best food for wild birds

    Hi !! making this post so I could get some info on what feed mixes you all like and use for wild birds outside !!! My family wants to set up more bird feeders and stuff, but we can't find any good wild bird feed mixes! Also, does anyone know what to do about squirrels getting into the bird food...
  8. Pastel

    Vegetables, homemade seed mix and eggs for my budgie?

    Hi! I’m getting my first budgie tomorrow. I’ve been getting prepared for about three weeks. There is only one thing i’m not sure i got right: healthy eating. After alot of research, I made my own mix using organic seeds. I’m looking for feedback and making sure so i will share my recipe: 50%...
  9. Coco123

    Pictures What kind of seed is this?

    Hello everyone, My canary recently learned to eat from my hand. She is specifically eating one kind of seed from the mix and I wish to know what it is. It is a small, round and black but it is bigger than puppy seed... Anyone have any ideas? Have a wonderful day xx
  10. Angela_2

    Seed brand

    Hi! Lately i changed my parrot's (7-9 months old IRN) diet to focus more into pellet and veggies instead of seed but i also bought new seed brand and i'm not sure if it's good so let me know what you think ^^* veggies and fruits for breakfast, then after a while a give him small amount of mix...
  11. BirdLady13

    Grains & Seeds

    There are numerous bird safe food lists and sprouting guidance, but I would like everyone's help compiling a list of grains and seeds indicating which do or do not need to be served cooked, hulled, etc. When there is a sufficient amount of responses, I will fill in the table so we will all have...
  12. M

    Want to details conure daily food list

    Hello Anybody help me. I want details conure evreday diet chart.can i feed daily conure vegitable,fruits, and wet grains?how many days can i provide vegitable and fruits and wet grains in a week??? Advanced Thanks!
  13. M

    Want to see conure seedmix.

    Hello I want to see conure seedmix picture.because here i dnt find right conure seedmix.anybody give picture here please. Thanks!
  14. M

    Can conure need high fatty seed mix?

    Hello Im purchase jenday conure,and pineapple conure.i provide them cockatiel seed mix.but i heard conure need high fatty seed mix(specially high percentenge sunflower) seed mix like african gray parrot. Now im very confuse what type seedmix actually need conure. Can anybody help me advice...
  15. M

    My Conure Didn't Eat Millet

    Hi, My Pineapple conure didn't eat millet. Only they eat sunflower seed, safflower seed, paddy rice, hemp seed. They just eat those seeds from seedmix. How can I let them to eat millet?? Thanks
  16. SleepyTiel

    Feeding Schedule?

    Hi everyone! I have had my cockatiel, Delilah for about two months now and she is such a wonderful bird but still not hand tame and is on a full-seed diet. I want to eventually switch her over to pellets but as I am self-isolating for the foreseeable future, I am instead trying to get her to eat...
  17. OldDirtyTshirt

    Seed to Pellets, How to do it?

    Hello, I have a 6-month-old female cockatiel! I am trying to get her to eat pellets and hopefully switch her diet to a well-balanced one. I've tried to do more seed and slowly go into pellets but she just picks the seeds right out. I tried to crush up the pellets w/ water and kind of make...
  18. Oraien

    Feed recommendations for a picky Pi?

    I recently acquired a BH Pi. I am not confident on his age or most of the information I was told about him and recently found out that he was being kept in a cage that I had previously deemed too small for a green cheek conure when looking for cages for a new baby coming home- So now I am...
  19. charlieboy

    Need help with Charlie's seed part of his diet!

    Hi guys! Charlie is running low on the homemade seed mix we got from the breeder (pictures above mixed with a bunch of colored pellets) which is pretty far away, so I decided to go to the pet shop and give commercial seed mixes a try. I tried my best to pick the healthiest they had, at least...
  20. M

    i want to know some information about bird management

    i have some budgies,cockataiels & want to know some information about them. 1.can i keep them darkness in night or put dim light on their room? which one is right? 2.i wake up lately on morning.sometimes(10am-12pm) so can i put their seedmix,and water all time in their cage 24hrs? but i change...
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