Budgie mash!

[britany]

Hi

does anyone know a good recipe fore bird mash thats easy and simple???

because im thinking that if my birds eat the mash then i can put all sorts of veggies and fruits in there


and also when you feed corn to budgies should it be steamed or just fresh and raw???

and i have these Black and Gold dried apricots which has 1% preservatives...should i feed it to my birds or will it make them sick???\
and how do i feed capsicum to my birds?????

oh lol and can youy feed just fresh capsicum seeds to the budgies ???

[britany]

and i also have some Orchard Valley sesame seeds should i feed it to my birds??
i just want to be sure if it's ok !

thank you

[WendyBeoBuddy]

Are you talking about egg food or veggie mixes?
For egg food, Chitt some seeds(put some seeds in water and let them grow, trust me, they will but only until you see tiny plant nubs and no longer! if it gets moldy, THROW IT OUT don't try to save it at all.)
you boil one egg(or however many you want really) and cut it in half. Put the other half in the fridge.
Take the eggs, some kale, and the chitted seeds and mash them all together. then take some ground corn and some egg shells(powdered) or cuttle bone and put it in the mix.
Make sure it is all mixed together and feed. a lot of people also add carrot shreds

AS FOR FRUITS:
I would not add a ton of fruits. Fruit contains a LOT of sugar and is not to be fed in large amounts but rather moderated(maybe one apple slice for a whole group of birds) please though, don't feed grapes EVER

[britany]

Oh yeah I know about grapes!
It's bad for them
So what about the dried apricots?
Preservatives in them not sure if to feed or not...

[britany]

what are chitted seeds??

thanks

[WendyBeoBuddy]

I explained chitted seeds
When you chitt seeds, you take any regular seed that you feed to your birds on a normal basis(without those nasty colored things, JUST SEEDS) and you pretty much sprout them. Put them in a bowl and pour water over them JUST enough to cover the seeds. Then by the next day, the seeds should be open and enlarged, don't let them keep growing. Pour out the water and mix it into your other mix
This is chitted. Sprouting is when you let the seeds grow out

[britany]

oh right ok thanks