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Post by dianapalmer on Dec 16, 2013 14:59:57 GMT
I like to feed my budgies veggies in a saucer on the bottom of the cage. Yesterday I chopped up some Italian parsley and sweet potato, with a few seeds and pellets sprinkled on top. On top I put two leaves of fresh baby spinach. The budgies and Emma, my cockatiel, really chowed down, eating the whole plateful. Emma was walking around the bottom of the cage with a spinach leaf in her beak for quite a while. I am really surprised at how much they have taken to vegetables.
Emma has been spending more time in the budgie cage, and everyone seems to be getting along. They even had a sleepover last night.
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Post by rdkntriker on Dec 16, 2013 15:01:24 GMT
That is great news that they are eating like that
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Post by Pammy on Dec 16, 2013 17:36:20 GMT
Diana, would you say that Emma has encouraged Piper & Snowy to eat up their vegetables, if they are interested in getting their share before she eats it all? Or were your budgies wolfing down their veggies like that before Emma ever came on the scene?
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Post by dianapalmer on Dec 16, 2013 17:48:52 GMT
I'm not sure. However, I do think it's helpful to have three, because if one starts to eat, the other two will come down to check it out and then start eating whatever it is too.
This morning I am serving frozen mixed vegetables (because it's easy). This is the first time I have tried that. No takers so far, though.
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Post by Pammy on Dec 16, 2013 19:33:12 GMT
That's interesting. Mary, Mistletoe's breeder, said she feeds frozen mixed vegetables quite often. I'm assuming this will mean Mistletoe will be accustomed to eating them when he gets here. I'm hoping his eating will encourage Kringle & Clausy to make sure they aren't missing anything.
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Post by dianapalmer on Dec 16, 2013 22:39:49 GMT
I was out for about 4 hours. When I got home the mixed veggies were mostly gone. The remainder was the string beans!
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