Switching From Seed to Pellets? | Topics

[@victoriathegreencheekconur5477]

Her: dont feed birds fatty seeds Her channel profile: CHONKY BOIS!

[@lemonandkiwisadventures1580]

Victoria the green cheek conure for some reason whenever I watch a bird vid and scroll through the comments most of the time I see one of your comments...... lol

[@fatimaa4741]

@@lemonandkiwisadventures1580 ikr basically on every birb channel

[@hafsafarooq5346]

I requested this on tumblr and im so glad you did it, ive been having alot of trouble switching my budgie!

[@pink_circle_crochet]

i mixed my pellets with seeds... and then slowly reduced the amount of seeds every time and after a while they were totally fine with just the pellets for my birds it was harder to get used to chop :D but the feeling was so great when they ate my chop for the first time xD i like those small challenges with my birds :D

[@dany_cast]

hey if i may ask how did u switch your birbs to chop bc im having a hard time doing so

[@Random-xq4by]

My bird likes chop but hates pellets. She will starve herself if she doesn’t get seeds with her food. If I mix seeds with her pellets then she will pick out the seeds she likes and leave the rest of the food behind

[@cupanuffins]

that's so lucky! my picky budgies just throw the pellets out of the bowl, I come back into the room after an hour and the ground is covered in pellets everywhere.

[@beakfordclakington1337]

if they want to eat SEED then please let them eat seed. you kinda already took their freedom and maybe chance for birb family, let them eat seeds v

[@azraaebrahim8198]

This video was so needed I just ordered Tops pellets and I'm planning on switching my cockatiel

[@messypawss]

This video was very helpful, thank you. I got my bird 3 days ago and she was on a seed diet so I have just ordered Harrison’s pellets. My green cheek is pretty much tame already, she eats from the palm of my hand 😅 and knows step up and recall

[@willyandolya3741]

That’s exciting! Congratulations on getting a bird 🦜🙂

[@messypawss]

Willy and Olya thank you! She is amazing and so friendly, she hasn’t bitten me once

[@lauraanncoulton4232]

Hi I’ve just got some of the Harrison’s pellets for my parakeet and he’s not eating them at all . I just wondered how long it was before you got yours to eat it. Thanks X

[@messypawss]

@@lauraanncoulton4232 Chichi (my birb) was enjoying her pellets on the first day I introduced her to them. She’s still eating them to this day!! I did get her the high potency and added a bit of water with them to help her understand that it’s food. If wetting the pelleted doesn’t work for you, try squeezing grape or apple juice on the pellets and mix them with seed and then each day take away more and more of the seed. 💖

[@lauraanncoulton4232]

@@messypawss thank you I’ll try that xx

[@zoeb2256]

Great video! I love how your eyeshadow matches Mia! 💙

[@anabellaj.2155]

Hey your vids really help me with my budgie she isn’t hand tamed and I’m having a lot of trouble taming her.Her name is Luna and I give her a seed and pellet mix but she doesn’t eat the pellets.

[@themockingjay1090]

This is pritty much the same as my parrotlets because whrn we got them thet had had no human contact before hand and thwy wouldn't even go near me but i slowly got them to eat some seads then fruit and not they will come on my hand for food but not jist because they want to they still don't eat pellets but there getting there slowly

[@lenaspannknebel713]

I'm having the same trouble, my budgies also weren't hand fed and I think I might have tried to interact too much with them in the beginning. Now they are very shy and anxious, but I can still see the progress I've made. They already eat so many veggies and also eat out of my hand, so let's keep trying!

[@birdlover9047]

Instead of feeding your bird a seed and pellet mix, where it will pick out only the seeds, Try giving your bird crushed up pellets to start with. Crush them it to very small pieces or use the tips in the video. Just remember every birds is different and some work better than others, good luck!

[@beakfordclakington1337]

if they want to eat SEED then please let them eat seed. you kinda already took their freedom and maybe chance for birb family, let them eat seeds v

[@beakfordclakington1337]

if they want to eat SEED then please let them eat seed. you kinda already took their freedom and maybe chance for birb family, let them eat seeds v

[@tonilynn9840]

All of these worked! Thank you so much for the advice... I got two parrots who were not use to veggies or fruits on a full seed diet and each of these had them trying the new food, real veggies, fruits, and healthy treats that.

[@CatCity]

Thank you for making this video my parakeet has been on a seed diet with other fruits and vegetables but then I tried this for my parakeet and he loves it 😊🕊

[@olivertang6634]

Oh theres a trick to try with pomegranate juice! They go nuts over it if you can get them to try it!

[@galeem713]

All my birds came to me on sunflower diets. It took little time to switch them to pellets, with my IRN being the most difficult. My conures are my best eaters. But not one of my birds will eat sunflower seeds. Not even as a treat. Their fav treat is apple. I feed Roudybush

[@mojothebudgies2901]

I am lucky my IRN will eat anything I give him even though he was on awful diet when I got him!

[@adiraaspires7783]

How?! Ive tried the first two (as im saving for the UV lights) and my bird just kicks our the pellets to get the seeds.. and is afraid to try any veggies... hes 10 weeks old and i got him 100% untame... hes stepping up for millet and target training for millet but he wont eat his pellets no matter how hard i try! I even put a little on the millet and he wont eat it...

[@stantw1ce]

Would you mind sharing how you did it? I’m currently trying to get my Quaker to change his sunflower diet aswell but he won’t budge

[@pandap4ntz]

these are some of the most helpful ideas anyone has ever given for me as long as i've had my budgies, i can't get them to eat pellets, but i had never thought of softening them in water, i have tried adding them to chop before, but i'm still struggling to get my birds to eat chop, so... these are very helpful, thank you!

[@Giverne1]

I figured out the mushy pellet trick and it's so good to have it reconfirmed by you but I've never heard of the UV light one. Wow. Thank you so much for this which has been on y mind for the past few weeks.

[@Silly.Alienz8]

Thank you for the video you're one of my top 2 parrot youtubers that I go to when I need help 🤗🤗

[@valeriaandkiwi1633]

This is my bird channel

[@Aj-rk3rt]

Thank you so much the first one helped me so much.

[@micky4663]

Thanks this vid was really helpfully!😊

[@ajayadithyaxi3888]

Thanks for your information. And your birds are so cute and lovely 😍😍😍😘❤️❤️💓

[@mojothebudgies2901]

Nutriberries & pellet berries. All mine eat them. 1 indian ringneck & 5 budgies. I have had success with Top's bird bread too. They will eat Harrison's bread but they prefer Top's. I add Top's pellets with the seed mix I feed as I won't feed 80% pellets. I also add a little egg feast to the chop & calcium twice a week.

[@shaliniverma9755]

This is not related but I LOVE your makeup and I LOVE your hair so pretty 🤩🐦😊

[@hpayandah]

I'm glad to see you putting effort into producing good videos along with helpful bird tips and tricks. I would suggest adding a microphone set up for better output. Thanks for the videos!

[@FlockTalk]

Yeah we are working on it. We were going to be investing in a mic but unexpectedly had to replace the editing computer so a new microphone is going to have to wait for a bit unfortunately.

[@helens3230]

You’re ideas have always been so genius! My bird eats everything, but I didn’t know I could add the tops to the chop, he might actually like that.

[@isisemkeb]

Very very helpful. Thx.

[@jackiechild9740]

Great video! I love this channel! ❤ I have been getting my peach faced love bird to go from a seed diet to pellets... right now we are on 50/50 seed to pellets ratio. Be patient guys it can take some time! There are also a big variety of pellets to try, if one type doesn't seem to interest your birdy friend, there are other options. I use 2 pellet types; coloured pellets and uncoloured pellets for my bird and have definitely noticed more pellets being consumed since.

[@nerdwithamouth630]

Thank you for this video!

[@zacharycawthorne-nugent4988]

Awesome video! Thanks for the tips! Btw, I LOVE the makeup! It’s the perfect match for your birdies!

[@Turtletoots3]

FB bird groups seem to be very against pellets. We've had our budgies for a couple of months and so far they seem to not like pellets but I think the issue was the pellets were too big in size in the first food mix I bought. So far they love carrots and like cucumber and are ok with apples but they are terrified of bananas and today my attempt at treating them to worms resulted in hyperventilating -_- I will try your suggestions to get them to eat the pellets.

[@ESLteacher62]

@Flock-Talk - I hope you're going to do more videos soon! I love your teachings and all of the great tips you've shared over the years. Do you do consultations as well? Thanks so much! I've watched pretty much every video you've done. Excellent work! So appreciated!

[@campbellatkinson9913]

Please please do a video on what to and not to put in your birds play and regular cage PLEASE I am a new owner and I need help.

[@violet-zx4hw]

I love watching these videos because the birds are so cute and they’re so helpful, but I don’t even have a bird. 😅 💀 This is making me want one even more, even though I’m not getting one for a long time.

[@howtoroblox8249]

Nice

[@engineermd]

This channel gave me alot of info.. thanks 👍

[@kaladeshadad281]

Hi my bird learned how to shake hands and thanks that vid was really helpfull😊😊

[@willyandolya3741]

That’s COOL!

[@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.

[@natashapermaul209]

Thank you so much for making this video I requested! Much appreciated

[@talha6902]

Can you share a healthy seed mix recipe for people who do not have access to quality pellets? This would help so so much

[@kristijanfistrek9055]

Amazing stuff as always!

[@michelleng472]

The mushy pellet worked for me😁

[@nairazak_art]

Leaving this in case it helps, my birds just started eating pellets (by “just started” I mean minutes ago) thanks to a toy that dispenses food when they spin it. I bought it last week and they would use it more than their food plate. I noticed that they started eating all the seeds of the seed mix when I put them there (they only picked the millet). I just filled the toy with pellets and they started eating it (I didn’t remove the seed mix from the other food plate, and they are still being picky with the things I put there).

[@lea_e3242]

Thankyou! I’m going to be switching a green cheek when I bring him home in a few days!

[@arielsorad]

omg I'm getting a parrotlet and I've had one before and he didn't want to eat pellets. This is the best idea ever! Thank you soooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!

[@shaliniverma9755]

Could you do another Cage review video please 😁?🐦

[@kevinjames696]

I have a question, how do I take my bird out of his cage, I know it sounds kinda random but I always try to take him out of the cage but he always runs away from me and bites me, my bird is a cockatiel

[@troublingleaf]

It took me about a year, with all kinds of methods, one point though they always wanted whatever I was eating, in the end all it took was me eating some pellets in front of them then they actually wanted to eat them!

[@namratavishwakarma2999]

Please anyone tell me what is the difference between seeds and pellets?🙏😊 PLEASE

[@GOLDEN-wq8uz]

Seeds are unhealthy and they have husks which can be messier. Pellets are healthier and do not have husks. Pellets are generally better for the bird because they are a mix of heathy things for your bird. I hope this helps.

[@dhhizzhouse4534]

My conure loves this nutrition mush

[@H.C.Q.]

Great video. Please keep them coming. I have a question: I’ve been feeding my cockatiel Nutriberries and Avi-cakes almost exclusively. They have seeds in them. Do you think this is not healthy? He does get a little chop for breakfast but hardly makes a dent in it. Thanks, hun.

[@LouisaSmith-zb9ze]

My Quaker is 10 weeks old I handbred her on her porridge. I give her veggies now. She refuses seeds.

[@tiffanyveen3583]

I bought two budgies and I have a stainless steal food bowl for them and I put the seeds and pellets in there but they just won't look at it or eat them? have any advise?

[@Max__-bh1tl]

Maybe try to use a plastic bowl that fits in their cage. I’ve never had that with my birds but I’ve also never had budgies. Make sure you don’t put the bowl at the bottom of the cage though because they can contaminate their food with their droppings.

[@manicoquita]

I wish pet stores already give them this and mainly greens

[@Gingergurly]

Can you tell us how to convince parents to get a bird and how to get one a prepare

[@mojothebudgies2901]

If your parents don't want a bird don't get one as birds are expensive! Even a pair of budgies can cost thousands when comes to food, toys, cage, perches and worst of all the vet care! They can also live a long time so you need to think how you'll look after bird when move house, when go to college/university, if you get married have kids etc.

[@annaandtheconure8718]

Hi you just help me so much beacause it seem that it is no healthyer anymore to feed seed and today we just receive the Harrison pellets and I am just above to find how to change seed to pellets

[@myfamilyismyworld4166]

Hi

[@messageinbottle2906]

How often I need to change pallet food bowl? Do I need to change daily like seeds? My budgie does not finish pallet food bowl, maybe 1/4 at the most in a day. Please advise how often/frequently I need to replace pallet food bowl please. Thanks

[@liliqkaraspasova511]

Hi, i like your channel very much. But my problem is that in my country don't sell pellets, only seed mixs(I've been surching), Will it be enough for the budgie to it this and chop.

[@divya2677]

I am your new subscriber 😄

[@mansishah6579]

Third one doesn’t work when you have a blind/vision impaired bird. Try birdie bread instead.

[@jirehpena1659]

For me when people say just mix the pellets into the seeds, that has never worked with my severe all she does is eat the seeds and ignore the pellets

[@adiraaspires7783]

Ive tried the first two (as im saving for the UV lights) and my bird just kicks our the pellets to get the seeds.. and is afraid to try any veggies... hes 10 weeks old and i got him 100% untame... hes stepping up for millet and target training for millet but he wont eat his pellets no matter how hard i try! I even put a little on the millet and he wont eat it...

[@yuixzan5041]

heyyyyy

[@kiwismomma1365]

Do budgies break open their pellets like they do the shell around the seeds ?

[@FlockTalk]

They will either break them apart or grind excess off the edges to make each pellet a swallowable size

[@helens3230]

Hey I have an idea for your channel maybe... if you happen to have too many types of food. I wanted to try this myself so. I wanted to see what food brands and kinds that my bird likes and will eat in a day. I wanted to have a spoon each of chop, tops, pellets, Harrison’s, golden feast legume blend... just see what happens threw out the day., maybe even try some moist pellets on some. Idk if that’s a good idea, I just am trying to figure out what my 1 parakeet eats in a day. And what balance is he eating it. I might weight the food.

[@midnightskittles8032]

I will try these methods with my budgies! Luckily my baby conure tries to eat everything. Even things I dont give him

[@1BestCookie]

Recommended pellets for budgies

[@chloesanimals5123]

Ok so this has nothing to do with the video but I have a question ok so recently I bought the kaytee Forti diet budgies seed from petco for my budgies as I was low on the pellets I got from petsmart which I really didn’t want to get seed for them but I thought that they wouldn’t have food soon as bad food is better than no food so I got the bird seed that the petco lady recommended (regrettably) and then as soon as I got home I ordered some more pellets I feed my birds chop and pellets however the bird pellets came in earlier than I had thought so thankfully I hadn’t had to use the bird seed since the pellets came in the next day but now there’s another problem I lost the receipt so I can’t return it and i have no idea what to do with it since I have no plans on feeding it to my birds can i sprout it for them or would it be a bad idea?

[@crynxlizzy4770]

You can

[@renick4427]

What for bird you have

[@GOLDEN-wq8uz]

A conure and a parrotlet

[@renick4427]

@@GOLDEN-wq8uz thx

[@saritanamdev1186]

I have an albino and one blue budgie,the blue one doesn't bite me and he is untamed but I taught the albino one to step up my finger and he did but now she doesn't do it that much and now-a-days she bites me and the blue one a lot and sometimes she tries to feed the blue one but he doesn't like it and sometimes she(albino) doesn't let him sit on a perch she just fights him a lot now-a-days also I made a swing for them but they don't like swinging I never forced them to swing but they don't like to swing also tell me what my whole comment means about my budgies and I want them to breed but they don't I don't think the blue one (male) doesn't want to pls answer my question and I don't care if the video is too long me and my bird's like to see u and your birds🥰

[@tillyct8937]

I'm going to try this my bird throws a hissy fit and chucks his pellets on the floor thanks for this video

Each method that you show dont work with Quicky my cockatiel. Since he is born, he will let him die before eating pellets. I had to give it like his mother and as well he rejected it...

[@munmunmandal5393]

Can a ring necked parrot and a parrotlet live togerther

[@alanahjade27]

I don't know what pellets to feed my budgies. I can't find any organic brands in Australia that make pellets for budgies :( I tried a brand for small-medium parrots that was formulated by vets but they were very hard and a bit too big and they didn't even try them, even when I offered them in many different ways

[@happix-mo4441]

Should I try withholding their seeds until they try the pellets or fresh food?

[@violet-zx4hw]

Birds will go as far to starve themselves if they don’t want the food you’re providing. Maybe try mixing them together, or trying the watered down pellets and UV light like the video suggests.

[@Canary070]

I would put pellets and seeds in the same bowl and every day reduce the amount of seeds

[@pigeonincognito]

Hey flock talk, I need help with my bird. So basically he comes onto my hand like normal and then gets a treat when he gets on. But then as soon as I phase out the treat he leaves my hand. He doesn’t preen or anything in my hand and isn’t comfortable staying there. If I target him on it’s the same thing. If I give him a longer lasting treat he takes it and leaves. He doesn’t like any other positive reinforcements and just leaves. He doesn’t like me too much and he is a biter. I’ve tried everything. Pls help. He goes on my hand only for the treat. :(

[@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

[@FlockTalk]

This is the case in most places! Most people (myself included!) have to order pellets online. I would double check your vet clinics though- most vets that treat birds will carry Harrison’s pellets at the very least! It is possible to have a bird on seeds/ sprouts/ veg but requires a lot more consideration on their nutrition and is best done under the supervision of a qualified veterinary nutritionist

[@russelsmithard7566]

Are pull noodles safe to use as bird toys?

[@Max__-bh1tl]

No birds will eat them.

[@russelsmithard7566]

Max_20048 _ okay thank you.

[@jocelynhuerta3189]

Which of Tops pellets are being used ?

[@carlospitteri3146]

ive been trying to get my cockatiels toeat fruits bt whenever they touch something wet they just nope right out ill try this UV light method

[@FlockTalk]

Best of luck! It can take a long time for birds to accept a new food but it’s so important for them!

[@loati94]

I've been trying for months to switch my cockatiel but he'd rather starve to death than eat pellets I'll tell you. And he only likes carrot and green beans so it's frustrating

[@russelsmithard7566]

Also, how do you keep them from pooping on the monitor in the background?

[@kysarahgsd]

What pellets do you recommend?

[@rehaanbhardwaj9013]

hello a big fan of urs #In next video can u explain how to take my budgie out of its cage please!!!!!!

[@rakshithgowda5644]

Hey.. my parrotlet chick makes chirping sounds while sleeping is that normal?? Please respond

[@Max__-bh1tl]

My parrotlet does too sometimes. Not all the time but she does whenever I make noise. Do you have a noise that your parrotlet hears that makes them chirp and wake up?

[@kenna6903]

Where is zeebee

[@beakfordclakington1337]

if they want to eat SEED then please let them eat seed. you kinda already took their freedom and maybe chance for birb family, let them eat seeds v