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What Does the Budgerigar Eat and How to Feed It? | How to prepare dry food and feed?
Seeds and nutritional values to be used for budgerigar feed White Millet: Contains 10% protein, 72% carbohydrate, 2.5% fat, 2.5% cellulose. It is an easily digestible and healthy seed. It is one of the seeds that budgerigars consume the most. Yellow Millet: Contains 10% protein, 74% carbohydrates, 2% Fat, 2% Cellulose. It is the most consumed millet type after white millet. But compared to other millet species, the ingredients in it are less absorbed by the birds' bodies. Red Millet: It is very small grain. It grows naturally in gardens and grassy areas. It is loved by the lovebirds as eaten. Black Millet: Contains 10% protein, 70% carbohydrates, 4% Cellulose, 2% Fat. It has the same characteristics as white millet, but it is in the second plan for birds as its shell structure is a bit harder. Safflower: 15.1% protein, 56% carbohydrates, 6.1% Fat, 4% Cellulose, 0.05 calcium, 0.55% phosphorus. It is commonly known as canary food or plain food. This seed coat is easily loved by birds as it is peeled off. It can be used in the feed mixture of budgerigars up to 50%. Oats: 13.9% protein, 64% carbohydrates, 10% Cellulose, 6.5% fat, 0.08 calcium, 0.34% phosphorus. It is a yellow, crust white, long-shaped and coarse grain. It is the seed with the highest mineral content among all seeds. It is also important for budgerigars during molting periods. Niger Seed: 20.7% protein, 13% carbohydrates, 42.2% fat, 0.43 calcium, 0.65% phosphorus. It is an oily and strong seed, it has a heating feature. If given too much, it lubricates the bird very quickly and causes timeless heat. Flax Seed: 24% protein, 22% carbohydrate, 10% Cellulose, 31% fat, 0.23 calcium, 0.66% phosphorus. It is a brown, hard-shell, long-form oilseed. It has been grown as a fiber and oil plant since ancient times. As can be seen, the protein level is quite high. Thanks to its seed content, it is a natural muesli. Thanks to its mucus, it provides protection of internal organs and bright hair. When excess linen is given, it causes the bird to become overweight or to come to an early partner. Sunflower Seeds: 19% protein, 20% carbohydrates, 10% Cellulose, 40% fat. Egg shell: 95% calcium