HOW TO GET YOUR BIRD TO EAT PELLETS | Seeds VS Pellets, Pellet Diet For Parrots, Tips and Tricks

In this video, I talk about seeds vs pellet diets for birds, how to get your bird to eat pellets and tips and tricks on how to best convert your bird over to a pelleted diet from a seed diet! Healthy parrot diet and nutrition is essential to a happy and healthy bird! In this video, I share some methods and a few tips and tricks to help your bird eat pellets faster! Converting your bird over to a pelleted diet is not an easy task but with consistency and patience, any bird will be able to transition over to a pelleted diet from a seed diet!
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[@H.P.Blavatsky]

I took in some unwanted birds & don’t know anything about caring for these sick little guys. So glad I found your channel!

[@melissarueb9326]

Are they healthy now and alive ??

[@H.P.Blavatsky]

@@melissarueb9326 yes actually I’m so proud of them. They were on a seed only diet & their cage was never washed it was a blanket of poo. One has a very messed up beak and another had a prolapsed anus! I started them on fresh veg & seed mixed with a supplement & they are loose with a whole room to themselves. Did a treatment of lemongrass bath water & now the mites are gone, the anus miraculously retracted and his feathers on his bum are all smooth & clean. It’s been really rewarding to see the change 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰. Tips from a his channel has helped!

[@melissarueb9326]

Oh good job l might be a stranger but if you have any questions right now l can help you so just tell me any question about taming or anything

[@H.P.Blavatsky]

@@melissarueb9326 thanks 🤩. Sometimes I’ll sit in the room with them and they kinda fly at me. They never land on me they sort of swoop really close (but never make contact) to the side or top of my head and return to their perch. I wonder what that means. Are they trying to scare me off? Or are they being friendly? I haven’t been working on hand-taming them btw.

[@melissarueb9326]

@@H.P.Blavatsky oh my birds do it all the time they are just flying around do they climb on you ever oh be beside your hand and they won't move ???.... Oh if you want l can give you some tips on how to make them step up .oh l have a question do you feed your birds pellets

[@psikologilaydakorkutmaz]

THIS WORKED FOR MY CAIQUE, THANK YOU! 🤩 after 2 weeks of hard work, obstinacy and a huge amount of seed and pellet waste, my parrot ate his first evet pellet piece today!!! 🎉 after that, I changed his food from seed-pellet-water mix to only pellet and he just went eating them! 🦜 your recipes work, thank you so much! 🙏🏻

[@BittyKittyCreates]

I found putting crushed/crumbled round pellets into their little treat bowl on the side of their cage helped. My budgies thought the pellets were treats. Because I have two budgies in the same cage, squabbles over the food bowl meant they have one each. After a few weeks of adding crumbled and whole pellets to both food dishes with seeds, now one is pellets only, and the other has the mix. The brands are different here in Australia, but I’ve found pre crumbled pellets and also the small narrow ones that look like seeds. But having the pellets in the treat dish and in their foraging toy has helped us. Another few weeks and the seeds will only go into foraging toys.

[@refinedsalt6897]

Thank you so much for this! I adopted my bird from a home that didn’t give pellets or veggies so it’s always been a struggle trying to switch him over. Today when I pretended to eat them, he started eating the pellets too. It was awesome to see.

[@BrimstoneMoth]

did the same with mine, he instantly accepted the pellets.

[@SusaneHeidari]

Ive tried transitioning my 3 year old budgie into harrisons superfine today! Since i didnt know what to do i now searched it up and thank you! Im gonna try grinding up the pellets and mixing it with his seeds and some water tomorrow morning!

[@Emma-ii4ir]

My bird literally was ignoring seeds I mixed into the pellets to make it more attractive, my cockatiel loved soaked pellets and had after a first try no interest in seeds whatsoever. I'm still shocked 😂 He's a good boy he was the first to convert to vegetables as well.

[@stephaniem.855]

SUCH a helpful video, thanks so much. Embarking on the pellet training now and don't know why I didn't think of crumbling it over his chop! Really good ideas 💡👌

[@blueberryandcoconut]

great advice!! Im gonna try out some of these methods, thank you!

[@dionizoo]

Always learn something on this channel. Thanks and keep it up!

[@rizzlev4657]

I recently adopted two budgies and i am so glad to have found your channel. Thanks for the tips.

[@blancacorral7958]

Thank you very much... This was so very helpful 🙏 My birds are stubborn little guys and didn't want to even try the pellets but I will try these methods :)

[@EazzyWRLD]

i have a green cheek conure and she never ate pellets when i got her a week ago all i had to do was make the pellets smaller and she ate them right up its been like 4 days and she loves the pellets she gets veggies and fruits as well but its been great knowing shes not a seed junkie anymore 😂

[@lisabek72]

Corn wheat soy sugar pellet...no way

[@lisabek72]

They were built to eat seeds.

[@Karmag3]

@@lisabek72 no they weren’t- they eat veggies and fruit in the wild first of all

[@Karmag3]

@@lisabek72 second of all they make healthy pellets 🙄

[@lisabek72]

@@Karmag3 healthy corn wheat soy pellet? They all have that in them.

[@jescelinemonegro6801]

I love this video! It gave me so much information!!!!

[@StrawberryStarfish78]

This was so helpful...thank you! I crumbled some pellets, dipped half a grape in it, which she loves...she looked at it and wouldn't touch it...so I pretended to eat it...and she was straight onto it! I also think she liked that they were softened a bit with the juice of the grape. Loving your videos.

[@stefigachadimova7479]

When your pretending to eat the budgie pellets they'll think your eating it that's the best trick on how to make your birds eat the healthy diet for him

[@ShaharaMithila]

Recently I saw your video and I tried to convert my tiel to a pelleted diet, and it was a successful mission. Thank you very much ❤☺️..

[@sapphire1385]

Really underrated bird channel! Great video 👍

[@FlyingFids]

thank you so much! 😊

[@lisalorenzo225]

Great tips, thank you! 😊

[@jellyminiature3014]

This is exactly what I needed

[@marywatson2234]

Thank you so much, it works!!!!! I pretend to eat and now she love it so much❤

[@jacinthajeyam672]

Great tips will try this My African grey is very picky glad I came across your video.

[@milenalemez9937]

Super informative!!!

[@bambi_8104]

OMG TYSM FOR THIS VIDEO!!! I've been spending the better part of a year trying to get my Quaker to eat pellets with no luck (our vet recommended method #1 but he would just pick out his old food instead of trying the pellets). I'd never heard of method #2 before so I decided to give it a shot, and 1 month later he is now completely switched to pellets!!! I think I actually cried tears of happiness when it happened LOL. I'm so glad I found your channel!!! ❤️

[@stefigachadimova7479]

Um it's literally fine you don't need pellets to be fed to your birds. You should use sprouted seeds. So much better

[@bambi_8104]

@@stefigachadimova7479 it's actually not fine for their diet to be primarily seeds since it can lead to nutritional deficiencies which makes it easier for your birds to get sick or develop other problems - this happened to my bird, hence the switch. pellets offer a better balanced diet for your birds but seeds are still good for treats!

[@stefigachadimova7479]

@@bambi_8104 um what. I didn't say natural seeds. I said SPROUTED SEEDS. THEYRE REALLY HEALTHY. Yes pellets are good to, but if you can't afford pellet bird food, JUST DO SPROUTED SEEDS.

[@bambi_8104]

@@stefigachadimova7479 I know sprouted seeds are different but I still believe that pellets is the best way for owners to offer a balanced diet for their birds for multiple reasons. sure it's a bit pricey, but pellets can offer more nutritional support for birds recovering from illness and are easier to store/prep. it depends on environment too - my house is very humid and prone to mold so leaving seeds to soak overnight is not an option for me. just do whatever works best for you & your birds and let other people do the same

[@stefigachadimova7479]

@@bambi_8104 What, so you think sprouted seeds are not healthy? THEYRE ALOT HEALTHIER

[@yelord2167]

Ur a life saver I got two cockatiels I'm putting them on Harrison's fine pellets its been two days and I'm trying to ween them on

[@daddyj415]

This is awesome I'm trying asap

[@ritaramon2788]

Thank you so much!!

[@sarachaudhari7475]

Thank you so much gonna try the wet griended one

[@ancarolfiol]

Hi! Love your video Hope you are doing well Do you make the pellet soft with water? Because pellet look so hard

[@buddythebird244]

My bird already is converted to pellets! Very quality video and I really like your content! I use RoudyBush

[@FlyingFids]

that's so great and thank you so much! 💕

[@tonilynn9840]

Awesome! I did all of these and they transitioned over easily... they are rehomed parrots and they only got things like apples and some veggies here or there but was on a strong seed diet all day and it was basic store seed soooo they looked it in their feathers.. they were dull and they didn't seem happy.. now I make chop.. started with adding their seed mix she gave me to the chop along with my seed mix which was a healthier mix with no artificial colors and so forth.. then I slowly took out the seeds as I added pellets.. then I made a bowl of pellets, greens and seeds then slowly took out the seeds and before long, they were on the pellets. I got pellets that they didn't seem to really care for the taste so I moved over to Roundbush and mix the two pellets I have together and they love it! Which brands do you think are the best ones. I have TOPS (which they love) Roundbush and ZuPreem which they don't seem to care for unless mixed with fresh fruit and veggies.

[@tedinohio3981]

My previous cockatiel lived 27 1/2 years. He ate primarily seeds and some of our food, like pasta and mashed potato, for the first 10 years, with no pellets. For the last 17 1/2 years of his life he ate seeds (a good quality blend) for 65% of his diet, about 15% Harrison's pellets, and then 30% pasta, rice, potato, nacho chips and so on. Vegetables were rare, and even more rare would be any fruit. I remember the breeder that I got him from had an Amazon parrot she was trying to convert to a good pellet diet. She told me that she started by putting 3 tiny pellets mixed in with his regular bowl of food. As soon as the parrot saw those pellets, he began squawking, flapping his wings and trying to escape. He did not approach that bowl again for 3 days. I currently have a rescue cockatiel. The previous owner told me that she tried all kinds of pellets and the only thing he took was Zupreem fruit blend. She tried all kinds of vegetables, raw, cooked, etc. and he never got to where he would eat them. I have been able to get him to nibble on some leaf vegetables, but usually he ignores them. I tried Harrisons pellets (for a month), but he ignored them. A breeder recommended I try a "natural" pellet, but he will only RARELY nibble on them. I'm still hoping to get him on to more of the natural, but he is not so interested. His diet is now 45% seeds, 35% pellets, and then rice, pasta, corn flakes, or whatever we can offer him that is not hazardous. Maybe 1% percent veggies. I am trying to get him more into the natural pellets, but I'd rather have him eat the Zupreem pellets, than put in the "natural" ones and have him ignore them. I am getting a second cockatiel from a breeder and maybe my rescue will take more interest in the natural pellets once he sees the new bird eating them. Or, it could go the other way!

[@aem_ari]

I have a Crimson Bellied Conure luckily she eats anything that is inside her bowl so I tried Harrison’s for the first time and she loves it! She loves to dip her pellets into her water 💕

[@dilly2023]

My conure does is the opposite 😢

[@vibe_8649]

Phew thank you I was going to buy seeds for my birds because I only feed them fruits and vegetables I'll buy pellets now

[@user-vx4qv1lw1e]

My birds went completely natural from seeds to pellets. It makes a huge difference, there is less waste and cleaning needed. They used to throw all the seeds out of their feeders on the ground of their cage within 2days. while pellets last more than one week, the few on the ground can be seen and eaten. Great invention we love it.

[@sharp7491]

Thank u so much for all the great info, and education that we get watching and following you! My question is: i give my bird seeds and i leave the bowl there all the time and watch what he eats, and when needed i fill it up again!! When i want to make the change, from seeds to pellets and veggies etc, what is the best way to do this, i mean, do i leave the bowl there all day ?or i give a portion in the morning and another one at night? and how do i know how much to give? LOL alot of questions....i have a perroquet "Jardine" that just came into my life 1 month ago!! He was left alone in his cage, just came out a little bit. No interaction, and bad diet! So big changes in his life! If u have a few minutes to give me a few tips, it would be very appreciated😃🐦!! Thank u soooo much!! Moïra and Tweety🥰

[@cathyfongjoyo7488]

I have been trying to make my budgie eat pellets by introducing it slowly ( mix it ) but he is still smart enough to pick only the seeds. Then i tried your tips, the pretending to eat the pellets in front of him, it works right away, now he is willing to try and eat them. hope for smooth transition until end of month.

[@kiki29073]

If you are still having problems I would suggest Harrison's super fine pellets. I use The High Potency for my budgie. She is under a year still but, I think they are good for longer use. She loved them from the start. They are as small as a seed do easier for her to eat. I also use Birdtricks pellets but I have to crush them for her. She still won't bite through the whole thing. She loves the crushed though. I've also used the Tops Marlene McCohen bled. The pellets in it are softer so she eats them without me crushing them.

[@slushiethecheetah2276]

Birds will not always recognise it as food at first, which is why it’s important to be weighing your birds daily to know when to step back a bit and slow the process down. I’m so happy to hear you’re reaching/already have reached success!

[@tink]

Hey there, i really am glad i have found your channel. It is so helpful. Question, would it work the same way to introduce veggies to their diet? Mine is so picky not sure where to start. I have tried Carrot in all possible forms with no luck so far

[@slushiethecheetah2276]

Yes, these methods could be used similar to how you could introduce vegetables. I’d recommend checking out elleandthebirds’ video on introducing vegetables to the diet

[@videostar323]

I’m going to try making a paste with the crushed pellets-I’ve tried just about everything else and he refused them. Right now I just sprinkle some ground pellets over his seed hoping he’ll give it a try but he’s very picky-he’s even picky about which seeds he likes!

[@thehousewife9774]

I loved your video! I'm trying to make them eat pellets, but not much luck!! I'll try crushing them

[@marcomartinez8621]

My conure eats everything!!!!! EVERYTHING I give him lol. He loves pellets, his chop, salad, fruits, nuts, seed and mealworms

[@slushiethecheetah2276]

That’s amazing!! Fruits and meal worms are things I’d keep a rare treat. Fruits are full of natural sugars and are best fed in moderation, mealworms are high in protein and too much protein isn’t good for parrots and can potentially trigger/worsen hormones and other behaviour issues. (Mealworms and fruit aren’t bad, just best as rare treats!) I’m so happy your bird isn’t picky, I wish you well on your bird journey :D

[@tonyapope5795]

i am doing method 2 and all my birds but one are taking to this method what should i do? Also out of curiosity what do you do if after 2 or 3 hours you take the bowls to remove food and wash that they havent ate? i have one that doesnt always eat first thing in morning and shes not into the veggies yet.

[@madnessarcade7447]

I found this method Encouraging a bird to eat a more healthy diet can be challenging especially if the bird is accustomed to an all seed diet but it is important to begin the process as soon as possible it is recommended to remove all dry food at the end of the day in the morning feed the bird pellets or vegetables and make it available all day then in the evening feed the bird a treat or some seed leave this food in for only one or two hours repeat u til the bird is eating the desired healthier diet

[@apersonwhocommentsonvideos]

so instead I'm deciding to mix the seeds with the pellets is that a good idea? I need all the info I can get since my mother is getting two soon :)

[@theroyalcrownedtiger2946]

I give my bird both pellets and seeds together, so far no problems. If anything mix the seeds and pellets together to get the bird to eat both all at same time. It also maybe helpful to grind the pellets until it's like dust, then mix it with the seeds, so the bird cannot just pick one food and not eat the other, now all has to be eaten.

[@BananaAlanama]

I found it easier to soak the pellets for my quaker. I spent almost 2 hours trying to crush the pellets. And he ate them surprisingly

[@toukendanshiwarrior2846]

By the way, I kinda misremembered and mixed up both the first method and the second method ("use crushed pellets mixed with old food"). So I ended up using this method of adding small amounts of dry crushed pellets into their old food to get them to eat a different kind of food and get used to the taste. Though, they probably won't learn the crushed pellets and whole pellets are the same thing.

[@kurapikakurta1997]

A way to teach your birds that crushed pellets and whole pellets are the same is to crush the pellets in front of them. After a few weeks/months they should know that it’s the same thing

[@mellim3572]

Can you make a video on how to clean bird cages?? I recently got a green cheek conure and would like to know your method to get of any dried droppings of cages and how to make the cleaning process parrot safe!

[@dalmatinka27]

This may sound funny, but the easiest way I came up with cleaning my budgies poop off the cage is with a toothbrush. You can buy cheap ones at the dollar store and it will last a long time. It's really quick and the toothbrush is thin enough to get in between the cage lines to get all the droppings off. I have 2 parakeets, but a big parrot cage so they can have a lot of room and the plastic on the bottom of the cage I wrap/cover with kitchen towel paper. Every few days take it off, throw it and replace with fresh ones. Hope it helps!

[@bolby_7706]

I have a question is cockatiel tropimix a ok brand?

[@farmawisavy]

Very fast transition. I wanted to change my 6 month old Quaker since he was eating only seeds, I used to feed him veggies in the morning one day and the other is seed so his poop stays on the non-liquid side, a snack of fruits during the day and I still give him baby mix once a day but during the day he always eat seeds and he eats seeds before bed! I wanted him to eat the more healthy pellets. Day 1: I placed only pellets in his plate so he try them and he just tasted them and threw them away. Day 2: I soaked them for 30 seconds in 40 degree C and placed them in his bowl in the morning, he ate some bit just a little bit, then I replaced them with 50% seed and 50% pellets. Day 3: In the morning I placed some pellets inside his vegetables so he learns that they are food even more. And during the day I pretended to eat pellets from his bowl and making crunching noises and he was really interested and booom at night he had a nice pellet dinner! It was thankfully so fast that I was very happy about it. Maybe pretending t eat them is the sweet spot or maybe its the combination of all what I did? I don’t know but that was my experience I hope it helps you guys. Thanks for the great video.

[@danthemantesco1733]

Hi Won, I have got a little black capped conure, 6m old. He loves to eat lot of sunflower seeds, which I know it is not healthy for him. I tried to introduce pellet diet by using the first method but no succes with that as he is a very picky bird. I am also trying to introduce daily vegies to him. He will eat baby broccoli, sweetcorn and sometimes asparagus but otherwise he is not very good with that either. He loves apples, cherries, grapes and pears, but I do not know when to offer them to him. I also do not know what amount of food he should eat during a day as I think he eats very little amount of them. His poo is most of the time watery or lets say more times watery than solid and he is not ill because otherwise he is very active and happy. This tutorial is very good and I will try to follow your advice. But I will much appreciate if you will give me some advice about the amount of veg, fresh fruits, pellet and seeds should a black capped conure eat. His weight will vary between 75 and 78g depending on the time of the day I weight him. And I am not asking about the percentage, I am referring to the amount and meals I shoud offer and expect him to eat daily. I really want to sort out his diet, to learn how to be persistent, and also what amount of each type of food he should eat during a day. He is a very happy little bird and he loves to be in evertbody's company, male or female, child or adult. Thank you. Lizi

[@Flexkill]

Is versele-laga nutribird g14 tropical a good choice for my agapornis? (3 months)

[@X.r.n.k.X]

Do you recommend blend fruit flavors🧐 I just got a new conure and I don’t know ANYTHING about parrots but you’re channel helped me ALOT THANKS🤩

[@ashleyoyo]

I don’t think that you should’ve gotten a bird without any knowledge, nonetheless a conure. They require a lot of work and time. Just make sure to give them a big enough cage and don’t keep it on a seed diet.

[@dwaraksripriya5953]

hi,I would suggest not to use the fruit flavors since they may contain artificial colors and sugar so please don't use the fruit ones

[@eshalniazi9010]

What were the pellets you were using?

[@gamingwithomar6301]

What kind if pellets do you use 🤔

[@stantw1ce]

Hey I wanted to know if I can still do method two with my Quaker parrot? I got him a few days ago and they gave us only sunflower seeds so I don’t know if it would still work. Pls respond 😭😭

[@mariamaly4183]

How did you crush the pellets ?

[@OwnyOne]

My lovebird goes as far as to even separate the mashed wet pellets pasta from the seeds but I guess I'll keep trying.

[@yami_sara]

I had a question .. so right after we leave the food for an hour and remove the food they haven’t finished because of bacteria, do we feed them anything else or just don’t leave anymore food in there cage for the day ?

[@nouf5907]

Is psittacus a good pellets?

[@riahb4242]

What do u feed canaries

[@luciakiwi2681]

I have a question what about seed mixes with extra added stuff like vitamins can those be considered heathy?

[@makeyogurtafruit]

No!

[@Cows55]

Just got my two budgies today they are both male and on seed diets so I am trying to switch them. but since I just got them today I gave them seeds with a few pellets (10 single pellets) in the dish so they could just see them and don’t have to eat them. Do I start following the tips in the video? or keep seeds for the first week? since they are new, shy, and nervous. I am leaving them alone for one week to give them space then I will be staying in the room 1/2 hours a day so they get used to my presence. any advice is helpful even if it’s not about the food thanks!! 💕

[@monicaslavens4131]

Ok so does anyone have any tips on crushing the pellets into a powder? I’ve tried using a fork and adding water while smashing them it’s not working that well.

[@wood_pillar982]

Hi, how to help a bird change diet from porridge to seeds, she keeps yelling at me when hungry and she doesn’t know how to eat seeds…

[@davidkoba]

crushing the pellets is a great idea. I don't know why I haven't thought of that....

[@stantw1ce]

So it’s been like 4 months since I got my Quaker, I bought pellets and he’s eating sunflower seeds can someone help or give tips in how to switch bc he won’t eat fruits or veggies I offer which I want to get him to do in the future?

[@yanisumarni6525]

Can i feed my bird's chicken pellet? Cos hard find one, and very expensive 😅

[@felizz12345]

love the video! my birds eat dry pellets without dipping it in water. how long can i leave dry pellets for? my birds like to eat theoughout the day, they dont have specific eating times, as when i provide food, they wont eat right away, and even once they do eat, they prob just have a few bites, and come back to eat later

[@FlyingFids]

thanks so much! 💕 you can leave it out for them all day so they can eat it whenever they'd like! i usually toss whatever they haven't finished either at the end of the day and refill with fresh pellets or toss and refill the next morning

[@roseankara3054]

@@FlyingFids is it ok to keep it in for a few days? Sometimes? Alot of people online said it was okay to keep it in for 2-4 days when the humidity is good

[@erzascarlet47]

The moment i realise my parrot has left some pellets in her bowl.. provided they are dry I immediately put them in refrigerator. Keeps them fresh for 2 days. Keeps the flavour and scent intact

[@emilietoft6286]

I Got my cocketiel a couple of months ago and she is finally beginning her journey of getting used to eating pellets! Where i live it’s quite hard to find Them and im happy i actually Got my hands on some! Do you have some tips for getting her to eat veggies and frugts? I dont Think shes quite happy with it being w’et on the inside ;)

[@kristinasoutlet2831]

Add some boiled grains to soak up the moisture of your veggies, check out elleandthebirds chop video!

[@slushiethecheetah2276]

I’m so happy for your success! Fruits are full of natural sugars and are best fed in moderation, so your main focus may be for vegetables as they are going to make a good part of the diet as you can really never have too many. Methods converting from seeds to pellets can be potentially used for introducing vegetables to the diet as well, I’d recommend checking out elleandthebirds’ video about getting your bird to eat vegetables. Good luck with your bird!

[@madnessarcade7447]

Does this work for canaries

[@XcelsiorCloud9]

Hi, i started transitioning my bird to pellets too. Is it natural for bird to left behind alot of crushed like fine dust pellets? My bird always do that and i wonder if it is ok not to finish/swallow all the pellets. I use top bird pellets the small ones and my bird always crushes it to fine dust, i still give it seeds thou cos I'm afraid he is not eating the pellet but just crushing it. The poop is kind of changing color to darker green. Before the pellet it just eat seeds and sometime veggies and fruits the poop is lighter green. On my observation the amount of pellets that i give is almost the same as the amount of the crushed pellets to fine dust if it were being formed solid again to pellet blocks. I didn't weigh anything on scale thou... Does your or anyone else bird also eat pellets and left behind like 90% of the pellets into finedust?

[@caglapacal333]

im worried about the same situation too 🥺 could u find the answer?

[@mahmoudaboudaher7173]

Same here did you get an answer

[@donnalevi4080]

We need to know - what to feed and how much when you have to leave for work every morning and get home at night. Feed chop at night?

[@FlyingFids]

Yes you can feed chop at night if you're not able to feed before you leave in the morning! You can leave pellets in their cage all day (two tablespoons per bird) and you would need to slowly transition them over to pellets if they're not currently eating pellets

[@TrixAreForKicks]

My pionus is cheeky and just throws them away. So I'm going to try to powder method next

[@shiko-u-6306]

I was wondering is feeding my birds only pellets (different types of pellets too) good? Or do I alo need to mix in some vegetables. Cuz i've been mixing in some apples, pears, and brown rice into their food and i think that they really like it. I personaly think that its good since the pellets i use contains vitamins and calcium.

[@gravy5796]

feeding birds just pellets isn’t good, it doesn’t offer all of the nutrients they need, they also need a varied diet of different textures to keep them happy. i usually do 1 to 2 orange veggies like carrots or pumpkin. 1 dark leafy green vegetable like broccoli or kale (i don’t recommend spinach because of the high content of oxalic acid). 2 to 5 other veggies like ginger, radish, peas, brussel sprouts, bell peppers.. etc. use a lot of grains like buckwheat or quinoa, i would avoid all rice except wild rice. Green beans and lentil are a great source of fiber i definitely mix those in. 1 fruit each meal is mandatory because fruits contain a lot of sugar. Make sure you look up what needs to be cooked and what can’t be consumed at all. just chop, cook some stuff up and throw it all together then voila you have bird chop

[@shiko-u-6306]

@@gravy5796 thank you so much for this! I’ll definitely try this out! :)

[@jaquona753]

Does seeds full birds?

[@jenschuh8548]

My budgie is 4 she won’t eat any thing like fruits or veggies I need ideas

[@tanishkaverma1539]

Hey!my brother bring two budgies and now i am caring them but in India bird pellets are not available at all and some are really bad and artificially dyed and too costly. But i bring them good seed mix and giving them extra multivitamin in the form of water. 😶😶

[@lawstsoul]

I tried the slow mush transion but my rescue cockatiel hated it. Tried pretending to eat them. Nope. She was too smart for that. I resorted to binge watching Supernatural, actually eating Harrison's pellets like popcorn (they taste better than Grapenuts), and playing keep away. Took 5 days for her to decide they were the best thing ever. She's still not keen on fresh veg unless it's been in my mouth first but have a powdered fruit and veg mix her vet approved of. It's not perfect but it's far better than the all seed diet she'd been on.

[@breannacarez2209]

With the pallets you recommend will those still work for a parakeet??

[@kae7254]

Yes!

[@novanebula7888]

My bird is barely eats pellets even tho I followed the steps in the vid I am using rowdybush should I switch brands?

[@novanebula7888]

@Luca & Rocky ok thanks!

[@BlackCat_2]

This is great but my budgies are stubborn. All they want are seeds. Offered many different fruits and vegetables but no. Even pellets are ignored. Heidi

[@Ivyjiang2326]

By bird has no problem, she eats everything

[@drakegao1]

My Cockatiel went from eating pellets to a year to starve herself for not eating the pellets at all with very empty belly, and only eating seeds. Not sure how to change her back.

[@ant5894]

Do you recommend using natural zupreem pellets?

[@slushiethecheetah2276]

TOPs and Harrison’s are going to be your best options with roudybush being nice also. You can search online and if you really have to, you can search from outside your region to find out what shipping is available. Your region can affect your ability to obtain these brands, zupreem naturals are not the most ideal but if it’s all you can get it’s absolutely better than seed

[@toukendanshiwarrior2846]

About the 'don't leave the food for too long' part, you are talking about perishable food. I'm looking at this but I still don't feel like I should remove them.

[@slushiethecheetah2276]

The reason behind this is leaving it out too long attracts bacteria which can make your parrot sick. Sometimes birds get sick for no reason, but as an owner we want to do our best to protect our birds from illness by preventing it❤️

[@emmamarakoulos1120]

the supreme natural medium pellets are too big for my conure, would i be able to use the small sized pellets?

[@emmamarakoulos1120]

zupreem*

[@czarinacruz3481]

So my birds are on a pelleted and fresh food diet but for parrolets people are saying they need seed and pellets have actually killed parrolets so I am confused

[@howdy5025]

Not if they fed them correctly

[@herno1]

Do I keep food on my kakariki birds cage all day long, but when I try to treat training them, they are not interested. I heard that I shouldn’t leave the food all day. What’s your opinion?

[@slushiethecheetah2276]

What food is this referring to? Is this about seeds, pellets or fresh foods? If it’s fresh foods like fruit/veg then it should be removed after about 2 hours since it being out too long can attract bacteria that can make your bird sick. When you mean treats, do you mean pellets or treats in general? If this is about treats you could try other treats to see what your bird likes, but also the healthier the diet the higher value the treats will become, so if you’re having trouble with treats then I’d recommend on pellets first. Or if this is about pellets have you tried other methods to see if you can get this to work? Some birds may need a lot more convincing, but you shouldn’t give up. I wish you well with your bird keeping journey

[@laking8675]

You have a lot of good information on your videos, but please note that the pellets in the USA are not healthy. I recommend organic only and cold pressed to offer best nutrition. Also not all seeds are bad. Hookbills need seeds. 10% is too low. Then they really need mostly fresh fruit and vegetables.

[@stantw1ce]

OMG ITS BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE I STARTED😭😭😭it took a whole lotta effort but I finally got him to eat pellets!!! Thank you for sharing this video :)))) is it okay to have him eat mushy pellets? I don’t know if he’ll eat dry pellets.

[@joebean3615]

Yes it absolutely fine if they are mushy as long as the pellets are only getting mushy from water

[@stantw1ce]

@@joebean3615 he eats only dry pelleted now I’m so happy :) I’m trusting to get him to eat fruits and veggies right now he’ll only accept apples but I’m getting there!

[@HotaruIchimaru]

Yes... to get your bride used to pellets, add some croutons to their chop. Genius

[@kristinasoutlet2831]

Croutons has way to much salt that can kill your birds! Not genius!

[@HotaruIchimaru]

@@kristinasoutlet2831 i don't think you got the joke

[@aimanfathima4885]

Can you feed your bird vegetables and pellets and seeds together? Like a daily diet

[@slushiethecheetah2276]

Pellets are the base for your diet, with vegetables being what is going to supplement it. Seeds should be pushed aside and kept as treats and foraging

[@hellopotatoes3921]

I was wondering how much should i feed my budgie How much do you feed you birds How much veggies and how much pellets How many times a day? Thanks

[@mayauziel4656]

I would say like 2-3 times a day, and like a cup of veggies 🌶 and a cup of pellets a day, you can also feed sprouted seeds

[@mayauziel4656]

Your welcome😛

[@hellopotatoes3921]

Thanks

[@stefigachadimova7479]

@@mayauziel4656 you don't need pellets. Sprouted seeds are wonderful diet for birds. They should be given daily.

[@siimplyval3139]

i got my bird a new brand of pellets called “Mazuri” and i wanted to know if those are good for my bird

[@tanishkaverma1539]

Yup! They are really healthy.

[@andreyv1]

I got these too, they showed up at my petsmart randomly. They're nice because they come in all different sizes. Now to convert my picky conure to them!

[@lararob6284]

Hi can you give your birds just fruit and veggies?

[@slushiethecheetah2276]

Fruit contains natural sugars and aren’t healthy especially if fed often, keep them in moderation as rare treats if you chose to feed them. I’ve heard of feeding an only veg diet but it’s not easy to do since you have to consider the fact that leaving it out too long attracts bacteria and can make your bird sick. I’d honestly recommend having a pellet based diet with the pellet being the best you can get is preferred and supplemented with vegetables, but you can never have too many vegetables

[@Siarah14]

What kind of pellets you give Parakeets

[@adamsalim710]

harrisons lifetime super fine pellets

[@jennyhan3864]

Hey guys, please help me out here! Im thinking of getting a cockatiel in a few months, but I can't find any pellets around the pets store in my country. What should I do? Is there anyy replacements? Can my bird have a veggie seed diet? (I do know they cant have an all seed diet) Any replies would help me out so much so please comment

[@theoanddodo5926]

I am confused which bird food brand is best for a conure and a cockatiel Plz help

[@kristinasoutlet2831]

Harrisons lifetime bird food pellets, size fine But tops is also great as well as roudy Bush! You can give them some Harrisons pellets and mix in a little roudy bush for variety!

[@slushiethecheetah2276]

TOPs is going to be your absolute BEST. Harrison’s come in second and roudybush is nice also

[@srivatsapusuluri6327]

My dad just got the 5 lb harrison’s pellet pack but it is in fine, and i have budgies, is the fine size okay for budgies?

[@aparnasharma4394]

Yes. Budgies should eat the fine pellets.

[@srivatsapusuluri6327]

@@aparnasharma4394 oh, i was recommended superfine but thanks for telling me!

[@kristinasoutlet2831]

@@srivatsapusuluri6327 I would reccomend the Super fine size but you should use up the bag and then try Super fine size! I wouldnt reccomend to keep getting the fine size,

[@srivatsapusuluri6327]

@@kristinasoutlet2831 yeah, he was trying to surprise me with more pellets for the budgies but uh he got the wrong size and uhm they aren’t eating them so I still have them on seeds, should i just crush them so that they can eat them?

[@slushiethecheetah2276]

@@srivatsapusuluri6327 Your bird may do just fine grinding them up themselves, but if your bird prefers it you absolutely could crush them up

[@staceychristie3676]

When I got my two Lovebirds they were on an all-seed diet. After about a year I realized that this had to change. Now after a few months, they eat only pellets (Zupreem vegetable flavor not dyed to be specific). I thought these were really good until watching some other videos about how pellets are bad. Changing the birds to a pellet diet was a big step and I haven't started getting them to eat vegetables yet. I now give them seeds every couple of days and they get millet and sunflower seeds when I train them. The male bird has always struggled with feather plucking because of his skin. A lot of people have said that pellets cause skin irritations. Does a seed diet also cause itchy skin? I know that feeding fresh food is better but getting them to like vegetables/fruit is going to take a while. Until then, I would like to feed them a diet that doesn't make their skin as irritated until I can get them to eat vegetables.

[@tarajh]

Yes, all seed diets are the cause of a lot of problems. Great job getting them converted! Don't be frustrated. Pellets themselves aren't bad. They should make up most of your bird's diet... but the Zupreem brand specifically are low quality and contain too much sugar & fillers. So all you need to do is transition them to a higher _quality_ brand of pellet. TOPS, BirdTricks, Ki-Tech (sp?) and Harrison's are better.

[@staceychristie3676]

@@tarajh I actually started with Harrisons but after the first bag the price went up a lot. I didn't realize at the time that Zupreem was bad. I am only 15 and my parents don't want to spend a lot of money on bird food. Unfortunately, all of the good brands for pellets are really expensive.

[@cty3566]

@@staceychristie3676 same😢..but I'll try to buy it

[@slushiethecheetah2276]

Zupreem may not be the most ideal but it is absolutely better than a seed diet. Behavioural issues can absolutely be influenced by diet. Also, I’d recommend keeping fruits as rare treats since they’re full of natural sugars and aren’t healthy to feed especially if it’s often, you can focus on vegetables as they will be healthier for your lovie. What is your cage size and what type of toys do you have in your cage? What enrichment is being done outside of the cage? Is there anything you can recall that could be stressful, sexually frustrating (accidental hormone triggers), ect. Have you scheduled a vet appointment to get this plucking behaviour checked out? Mental health can be the result of the feather plucking but I’d recommend a vet appointment since it can be also caused by some kind of illness which I’d recommend getting tests to check for just to be sure

[@staceychristie3676]

@@slushiethecheetah2276 Thanks for the advice. They have a really big cage and several toys that are made of cardboard and corn husks. I train them to do tricks while they are out of the cage. They can both fly and when I am not with them they usually look out the window. They don't let me touch them and the last time I tried to catch one of them to cut their nails they got really stressed out, so taking them to the vet would be difficult. I don't think there is anything stressful around them, especially since it's only one of the two lovebirds that plucks his feathers.

[@hiyocrycry]

Hi! I rescued a baby pigeon few months ago, now she’s adult, should I give her pellets too? I don’t really know cause her beak is different from budgies and parrots, I saw My Pet Pigeon videos saying that it was useless to give pigeon pellets... also i couldn’t find any bird pellet in the stores 😭 so i’m a bit lost, if anyone can help it would be appreciated 🙏🏼🙏🏼