Calcium Supplements ?

[Birdlover11]

This is mainly for the smaller bird owners . With my two budgies I have always bought cuttlebones and supplements. . They say its mainly for all the calcium they can't get in the wild , but these are seed only owners. Since I feed my two budgies pellets and a assortment of fruits and vegetables do I still have to feed supplements ?

 

[BoomBoom]

Hi BirdLover,

If your budgies are already on a pellet diet, I don't think extra calcium supplements in the form of powder or liquid is necessary. I would still leave a cuttlebone and/or mineral block in their cage for enrichment activity though, not to mention beak grooming.

I read somewhere that parakeets do best in a seed diet with vitamin supplementation and fresh produce, but I could be wrong.

 

[MikeyTN]

I offer my smaller birds everything, pellets, vitamin enriched seeds, fruits, veggies, mineral block, cuttle bone, treats of all kinds, etc etc....

 

[weco]

Any time hens are in nesting mode, they should have the option/access to mineral blocks and/or calcium blocks/cuttle bones.....their bodies will tell them if they need the added supplementation or not.....

 

[SoCalWendy]

Had a cuttlebone in Rio's cage for the first month. She ignored it. NOW, she is really enjoying her cuttlebone. Wonder what changed?

 

[MikeyTN]

It was new to her until she figured out what it was for.

 

[SoCalWendy]

It was new to her until she figured out what it was for.

You just might have something there!

She seems to be enjoying it, even breaking chunks off.