How to make parrot feed How to mix parrot feed

Parrots are a type of bird with brightly colored hair and different patterns. Parrots can usually imitate human speech, and sometimes they are very amusing. They also don’t chirp like some other birds, disturbing their neighbors. So how do you make the feed for parrots?

How to make parrot feed

Plant fruits, seeds, nuts, berries, young shoots and twigs, insects, etc. can all become food for parrots.

The staple food of parrots can be mainly grains, which are made of rhubarb rice, oats, barley flakes, beans, corn flour, walnut kernels, cashew kernels, etc. Vegetables can be added appropriately: dried apples, dried vegetables, banana chips, dried peppers, dried carrots, and protein can also be added, such as dried mealworms, fish meal, and bone meal, which can be mixed to make high-nutrition feed.

Parrots can eat millet, but pure millet has no nutrition. You can pour egg liquid on it and dry it or bake it to make egg millet. In addition, you can't feed too much oil feed, otherwise it will cause feather loss.

How to prepare parrot feed

There are more than a dozen species of parrots in the world, and each species of parrot has a different origin and feeds on different types of food. In China, the parrots raised are divided into small parrots, medium parrots, and large parrots according to their size.

Different types and sizes of parrots require different feed mixes. Here are a few feed mix ratios:

Budgie:

30% yellow millet, 30% five-color millet, 20% Canary seeds, 10% red millet, flax seeds + perilla seeds + oats, and melon seeds as snacks. It depends on whether the parrot eats too much. Feed it less. If it eats too much, it will get fat.

Lovebirds:

Yellow millet 20%, five-color millet 20%, melon seeds 20%, Canary seeds 10%, flax seeds 10%, red millet 5%, oats 5%, perilla seeds 5%, rice 5%

Cockatiel:

Yellow millet 20%, five-color millet 20%, melon seeds 20%, Canary seeds 10%, flax seeds 10%, red millet 5%, oats 5%, perilla seeds 5%, rice 5%. The amount can be increased according to the preferences of your parrot.

Can parrots eat rice?

Parrots can eat rice, but it is not recommended to eat too much rice.

Generally, parrots do not like to eat rice. They mainly eat cereals such as millet and barnyard grass, seeds and some nuts, as well as some fruits and vegetables. In addition, parrots also need to supplement a certain amount of calcium and other trace elements. Of course, the owner can also directly buy special feed for parrots.