Budgie weight gain

[Rob]

What's best for fast budgie weight gain bar milet and honey sticks? Anything that can go in her seed??

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[Marianne Marlow]

I asked this question before and people said Egg and Groats (not together)

[barrieshutt]

small black sunflower seeds Rob

[Rob]

Right egg and black sun flower seeds, she wont eat groats for some reason. Thanks guys

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[Deleted]

Munchy won't eat groats either. I think it's because he tries to dehusk them but there's nothing to remove so he just drops them. Probably quite a common thing among budgies because they're used to removing husks, which is probably one reason why it can be difficult to get them onto a diet of pellets if they're used to seeds.

[Hezz]

Will she eat oats, Rob? They are supposed to be higher fat content. In fact I pull them out of my seed as I have a pudgy Smudgy (slightly). Pity I can't send you some!

[Rob]

hmmm not sure, i'll try her on some oats too...might make up a seed mix with black sunflower seeds canary seeds millet and oats

[Rachael Kellett]

I have been reading this with interest as I have a budgie that is too thin also. She is really stubborn due to the fact that she lived on her own for the first two years of her life. I got her in December last year and she has her own cage but still gets time with the other budgies but other than one nibble at a piece of carrot she won't eat veggies. In fact she eats hardly any seed either. I am going to get some sunflower seeds, oats, and try her on egg. You'll have to keep us updated Rob

[barrieshutt]

I throw hand fulls of sunflower into the aviary if i notice any birds under weight

[Rachael Kellett]

May 7, 2012 11:13:22 GMT barrieshutt said:

I throw hand fulls of sunflower into the aviary if i notice any birds under weight

Which type of sunflower seeds do you give Barrie?

[Rob]

couldn't get my hands on SMALL black sunflower seeds, and she wont touch oats either :/ so i resorted to a couple of honey sticks again...she's currently demolishing it, and a ton of HUGE millet from pets at home....Daisy REALLY needs to gain weight....and just compared her size to Skye, and she's really small... i'm hoping she will be ok soon....as her poops still haven't improved.....

[ANDY MAC]

Hi Rob, what is the weight of your bird? Also what is wrong with her poops? I seem to have missed the begining of this thread.

[Rob]

Can't remember her weight but the vet did say she was v.underweight the other day, also her poops are very large watery and smelly, it's all in a thread under health smelly budgie, I would link it to you, but I'm on my phone at the mo sorry

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[Hezz]

Rob, just because she is smaller than Skye isn't a concern. She is still only very young, and she will grow a little and fill out a lot more. What I mean is that even if she wasn't underweight, doesn't mean she would be the same size as Skye. She could also just be smaller bred too.

[Rob]

yea good point Hezz, i hadn't thought of it like that...though got to say, since Skye and the new budgie been here she's been eating tons and not drinking as much..