Millet

[liljojo]

Does a budgie always need millet in there cage and why?

[BudgiesBuddy]

Not always, especially when you are trying to make them eat varied diet i.e. greens etc.

[liljojo]

okay thanks

[Joey]

My girlfriend always keeps millet in her budgie's cage and he's 9 years old now! I only use it as a treat though

[liljojo]

i normally use it as a treat but mine is only 15 months old got him for my birthday last year

[stace]

I only use it as a treat. Once a week. Sometimes only once every two weeks. I'm such a meanie. Otherwise they'll choose the millet over everything else.

"If you don't eat your greens, you're not getting any pudding!"

[Marianne Marlow]

Just like Stace says I give it to them occasionally. But weirdly enough they'll choose sweetcorn over millet, they LOVE that!

[barrieshutt]

the question was millet not millet spray..................sprays i feed every other day as it is part of my birds balanced diet , forget the theory its fattening, its not............50% of my birds seed is plain canary, the other 50% is mixed millets

[Marianne Marlow]

True. Did they mean millet or spray though?!

[BudgiesBuddy]

Oct 10, 2011 8:14:28 GMT barrieshutt said:

the question was millet not millet spray..................sprays i feed every other day as it is part of my birds balanced diet , forget the theory its fattening, its not............50% of my birds seed is plain canary, the other 50% is mixed millets

Is the seed mix available to them 24/7?

Is it same or different for...

A: Breeding pairs
B: Budgies in preparation period for breeding
C: Budgies in aviary

[liljojo]

It is millet spary i am on about and i only have bird seed in any other time i occasionaly might give him a bit of apple of greens

[barrieshutt]

Oct 10, 2011 9:27:17 GMT BudgiesBuddy said:

Oct 10, 2011 8:14:28 GMT barrieshutt said:

the question was millet not millet spray..................sprays i feed every other day as it is part of my birds balanced diet , forget the theory its fattening, its not............50% of my birds seed is plain canary, the other 50% is mixed millets

Is the seed mix available to them 24/7?

Is it same or different for...

A: Breeding pairs
B: Budgies in preparation period for breeding
C: Budgies in aviary

Yes 24/7 BB , breeding pairs have extra plain canary, tonic seed and sprays every day every when the chicks hatch.......aviary birds 50/50 mix

[BudgiesBuddy]

Oct 10, 2011 15:28:31 GMT barrieshutt said:

Oct 10, 2011 9:27:17 GMT BudgiesBuddy said:

Is the seed mix available to them 24/7?

Is it same or different for...

A: Breeding pairs
B: Budgies in preparation period for breeding
C: Budgies in aviary

Yes 24/7 BB , breeding pairs have extra plain canary, tonic seed and sprays every day every when the chicks hatch.......aviary birds 50/50 mix

Thanks Barrie.