Jan 12, 2012 22:54:32 GMT
Nicola
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Post by Nicola on Aug 12, 2012 21:23:22 GMT
Hi all Just wondering how often I can give my budgies vegetables like carrot, corn, celery etc. and how much each serving as I don't want to give them too much and make them sick. Thanks in advance, Nicola P.S I have 8 very piggy budgies ;D
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Post by Hezz on Aug 13, 2012 1:04:28 GMT
I don't think you can make them sick on veggies, Nicola. They will simply eat what they want and leave the rest. As for how much, just do a small amount and see what happens. If it all goes, next day make up a little more. I give mine something of the vegetable variety about every other day. I find that if I give them some every day, they go days without eating any, and even every other day there are still times when they don't have much. But you have more birds and I would think that there would always be one or two looking for their greens regardless of how often you give them. My two prefer their veggies to be pegged to the sides of the cage too - they aren't fussed on it being served up on a plate!
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Post by Rachael Kellett on Aug 13, 2012 10:28:47 GMT
I try to give mine veggies at least twice a week, if its there they will generally eat it lol ;D As for how much it depends on the number of budgies and how much they love veggies. I generally give my aviary budgies (there are seven in there at the moment) two fruit skewers packed with veg, they scoff it all within a couple of hours. However my budgies indoors (six in one cage although Holly sometimes joins them) don't eat as much so I still give them two skewers to stop them squabbling but with the veggies more spaced out. I'll see if I can find you some photos
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Post by Rachael Kellett on Aug 13, 2012 10:36:36 GMT
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Aug 13, 2012 15:04:38 GMT
I have been giving them once every day but now every other day or so.
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Post by samwiseg on Aug 13, 2012 15:16:11 GMT
Nom nom Rachel! Can I come round for tea? ;D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2012 15:27:46 GMT
Rachael where did you get your veg hangers from...like the idea of that...
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Post by Rachael Kellett on Aug 13, 2012 15:38:15 GMT
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Post by Rachael Kellett on Aug 13, 2012 15:39:12 GMT
Nom nom Rachel! Can I come round for tea? ;D Anytime Sam ;D I'm afraid you'd have to fight the budgies for a share of the food though lol ;D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2012 15:45:09 GMT
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Post by samwiseg on Aug 13, 2012 15:47:13 GMT
Nom nom Rachel! Can I come round for tea? ;D Anytime Sam ;D I'm afraid you'd have to fight the budgies for a share of the food though lol ;D Thank you Rachel you are too kind Suppose I had better decline though as I don't want to be bottom of the pecking order ;D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2012 15:52:36 GMT
Is it beetroot on the last two pictures hun?
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Post by Rachael Kellett on Aug 13, 2012 17:38:33 GMT
Is it beetroot on the last two pictures hun? It is, raw beetroot, not the packet or tinned kind. I wouldn't recommend it though, the one and only time I gave it to them and they had red faces for weeks plus it took me several hours to clean up the red splatters on the walls, ceiling, floor, perches, seed dishes.... ;D
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Jan 12, 2012 22:54:32 GMT
Nicola
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Post by Nicola on Aug 13, 2012 20:51:41 GMT
Thanks Rachael, Hezz BB Aand everyone else!
Nicola
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2012 14:44:17 GMT
Is it beetroot on the last two pictures hun? It is, raw beetroot, not the packet or tinned kind. I wouldn't recommend it though, the one and only time I gave it to them and they had red faces for weeks plus it took me several hours to clean up the red splatters on the walls, ceiling, floor, perches, seed dishes.... ;D ;D Your budgies seem to love orange....I have tried feeding it to ours but they just won't touch it...how often do you give it to them?
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