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Post by moonkira *Julie * on Oct 16, 2012 17:42:35 GMT
I bought a sack of special budgie the week end and just wondering what make of seed do others use ?
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Oct 16, 2012 18:42:23 GMT
Trill. I buy 5 boxes a fortnight of the stuff...  |
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Oct 16, 2012 19:06:22 GMT
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Post by Hezz on Oct 17, 2012 1:05:23 GMT
Trill for mine too. |
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Oct 17, 2012 7:20:27 GMT
BB has a "special" mix and very spoiled budgies. Which we love of course!  All budgies should have nice stuff. |
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Post by stace on Oct 17, 2012 7:23:27 GMT
I also use Trill. I'm a bit annoyed though, as I can no longer get the 2kg packs, only the more expensive 500g packs. Grrr...
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Oct 17, 2012 7:26:28 GMT
I also use Trill. I'm a bit annoyed though, as I can no longer get the 2kg packs, only the more expensive 500g packs. Grrr... Welcome to my world! |
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Post by stace on Oct 17, 2012 7:44:12 GMT
I also use Trill. I'm a bit annoyed though, as I can no longer get the 2kg packs, only the more expensive 500g packs. Grrr... Welcome to my world! Both the big supermarket chains brought in their own 'home brand' version, and got rid of the big box Trill. I hate them. |
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Oct 17, 2012 9:24:32 GMT
BB has a "special" mix and very spoiled budgies. Which we love of course! All budgies should have nice stuff. Thank you Marianne In fact you do the same for your budgies. Your thread Interesting things that I feed the budgies shows your care and love for budgies. They deserve this |
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Post by barrieshutt on Oct 17, 2012 9:42:23 GMT
If i was a pet owner in the UK i would use a 50/50 mix from John Haiths Seedsand a small bag of their budgie tonic, the ideal mix is 50 % of plain canary and 50% of at least three mixed millets
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Oct 17, 2012 11:13:34 GMT
If i was a pet owner in the UK i would use a 50/50 mix from John Haiths Seedsand a small bag of their budgie tonic, the ideal mix is 50 % of plain canary and 50% of at least three mixed millets I can't find John Haiths here but I always try to mix my seeds at the ratio you mentioned Barrie |
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Post by Rachael Kellett on Oct 17, 2012 13:11:29 GMT
The aviary budgies have a seed mix called continental mix from a local seed place called bamfords. The same for the house budgies apart from Holly who has trill because she needs the extra nutrients |
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Post by ruby 5 on Oct 18, 2012 10:12:58 GMT
We just bought a sack of 'Special' budgie seed, recommended to us by the store, neither of us had our glasses with us so couldn't read the ingredients till we got back home! and it only contained white millet and canary seed so it's on its way back  going back to using trill, it might be more expensive but I'm not risking the other. |
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Post by moonkira *Julie * on Oct 18, 2012 10:36:31 GMT
Oh dear I didnt notice that as you would expect all budgie seed to be the same Do they make trill in sacks . the 2 in the house get trill and I would love to get biggest bags they sell it for the aviary
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Post by ruby 5 on Oct 18, 2012 11:31:32 GMT
Don't think you can buy Trill in bulk Julie.  Have a look at Haiths web site, I'm going to take Barries advice and mix my own, I hope this is ok, 5 kg White millet, 5 kg Red millet, 5 kg yellow millet, 12.5 kg Canadian canary seed and 2 kg Tonic seed. This comes to £56.50 compared to the same weight in Trill £93.22. A massive saving if anyone is watching pennies as we are at the moment. |
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going back to using trill, it might be more expensive but I'm not risking the other.
Have a look at Haiths web site, I'm going to take Barries advice and mix my own, I hope this is ok, 5 kg White millet, 5 kg Red millet, 5 kg yellow millet, 12.5 kg Canadian canary seed and 2 kg Tonic seed. This comes to £56.50 compared to the same weight in Trill £93.22. A massive saving if anyone is watching pennies as we are at the moment.