I've seen a few posts recently asking about or talking about sprouts.... and since I'm the self proclaimed Queen of the Sprouts, I figured I'd put together this post to help answer the basic question of "How do I sprout seeds for my bird?"
Lets start with my collection of sproutables. You can start small, adding in one or two items at a time, until your bird is used to the new goodies.
LEGUMES
1) Yellow Peas
2) Green Peas
3) Chick Peas
4) Red Lentils
5) Green Lentils
6) Mung Beans
SEEDS & SMALL GRAINS
7) Sesame Seeds
8) Fenugreek
9) Buckwheat
10) Sunflower seeds
11) Brown Flax & Golden Flax seeds
12) Broccoli, Alfalfa, Radish, Mustard, Clover, Radish, Arugula
13) Kaniwa
14) Amaranth
15) Red, Black, White Quinoa
16) White Millet, Red Millet, Nyger seed, Canary seed, Canola seed
LARGE GRAINS
17) Triticale
18) Brown Rice (short)
19) Wheatberries
20) Kamut
21) Wild Rice
BUDGIE SEED
Hagen's Budgie seed mix is the best (that I've found) seed mix for sprouting. It's clean, no added colours or pellets, and always sprouts perfectly.
THE PREP
In a large bowl, I mix equal parts of all my goodies. (Except the Hagen seed mix) I use 1/4 cup of everything so that I have lots of dry mix ready for the next couple of weeks.
Once it is all mixed together, I store it in a mason jar (Because clearly I have a healthy obsession with them!)
THE SOAK
Use Equal parts of the sprouting blend and the Hagen budgie seed. Depending on how many birds you are feeding, you can adjust the amount that you soak. For the purpose of this thread, I've used 1 tablespoon of each (Since the majority of people are only feeding one or two budgies)
1Tbls of Sprout blend
1Tbls of Hagen Budgie seed
Give the sprout mix a good rinse, to get rid of any dirt or dust.
Fill the sprouting container with clean water, and allow to soak for 8 - 12 hours.
Once the soak is done, drain the container and give the sprouts another good rinse. You can store these on your counter, away from sunlight (They don't need light to sprout).
When the soak is done, the sprouts are ready to feed to your bird. You do not need to wait for a sprout tail to appear, since the beneficial changes in the seed is already happening on the inside.
The seeds have now woken up from their dormant stage, are lower in fat and carbohydrates, higher in protein and vitamins.
Don't forget to rinse your spouts a couple of times a day. This keeps them fresh and moist, and will continue the sprouting process.
You can feed the sprouts on their own, or you can mix them up with a vegetable chop if your birds are used to eating veggies.
Lets start with my collection of sproutables. You can start small, adding in one or two items at a time, until your bird is used to the new goodies.
LEGUMES
1) Yellow Peas
2) Green Peas
3) Chick Peas
4) Red Lentils
5) Green Lentils
6) Mung Beans
SEEDS & SMALL GRAINS
7) Sesame Seeds
8) Fenugreek
9) Buckwheat
10) Sunflower seeds
11) Brown Flax & Golden Flax seeds
12) Broccoli, Alfalfa, Radish, Mustard, Clover, Radish, Arugula
13) Kaniwa
14) Amaranth
15) Red, Black, White Quinoa
16) White Millet, Red Millet, Nyger seed, Canary seed, Canola seed
LARGE GRAINS
17) Triticale
18) Brown Rice (short)
19) Wheatberries
20) Kamut
21) Wild Rice
BUDGIE SEED
Hagen's Budgie seed mix is the best (that I've found) seed mix for sprouting. It's clean, no added colours or pellets, and always sprouts perfectly.
THE PREP
In a large bowl, I mix equal parts of all my goodies. (Except the Hagen seed mix) I use 1/4 cup of everything so that I have lots of dry mix ready for the next couple of weeks.
Once it is all mixed together, I store it in a mason jar (Because clearly I have a healthy obsession with them!)
THE SOAK
Use Equal parts of the sprouting blend and the Hagen budgie seed. Depending on how many birds you are feeding, you can adjust the amount that you soak. For the purpose of this thread, I've used 1 tablespoon of each (Since the majority of people are only feeding one or two budgies)
1Tbls of Sprout blend
1Tbls of Hagen Budgie seed
Give the sprout mix a good rinse, to get rid of any dirt or dust.
Fill the sprouting container with clean water, and allow to soak for 8 - 12 hours.
Once the soak is done, drain the container and give the sprouts another good rinse. You can store these on your counter, away from sunlight (They don't need light to sprout).
When the soak is done, the sprouts are ready to feed to your bird. You do not need to wait for a sprout tail to appear, since the beneficial changes in the seed is already happening on the inside.
The seeds have now woken up from their dormant stage, are lower in fat and carbohydrates, higher in protein and vitamins.
Don't forget to rinse your spouts a couple of times a day. This keeps them fresh and moist, and will continue the sprouting process.
You can feed the sprouts on their own, or you can mix them up with a vegetable chop if your birds are used to eating veggies.
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I never got the hand of sprouting, and you have such a big mix of sprouts, but this is definitely motivation for me! 
