What fruits and vegetables can cockatiels eat?
Okay. We have a 5 month old cockatiel named Jynx. He eats seeds and millet spray (treat). We’ve heard they can eat vegetables and fruits, but never tried him on any. So my question is what vegetables and fruits are okay for a cockatiel to eat? What ones will possible kill them? We are going to try him on different ones, so give me lots of choices please.
Thanks in advance!
P.S. Jynx is a male if that matters.
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Well, here is a list of things you can feed him that are safe, and are human foods:
Apples
Pears,
peaches,
bananas,
berries,
kiwi,
pomegranate,
grapes,
raisins,
carrots,
sweet potatoes,
beets,
broccoli,
legumes,
frozen mixed vegetables,
kale,
greens (not lettuce),
greenpeppers,
zucchini and other squash,
asparagus,
ripe tomatoes,
dried hot peppers,
sprouts-bean or
alfalfa,
spinach, and
brussels sprouts.
Bean sprouts
use red, green, and yellow Bell Peppers for this recipe. I cut the Bell Pepper into little rings, or circle, so it looks like “O”. Make sure you take out all of the seeds, and make sure you wash it very well. Hang them around the cage, or put them in a bowl together and let your bird paly with them! They love to use them as necklaces, munch on them, and hold them on their food. This is a great, healthy, and very fun toy for your cockatiel!
Fruits:
Apples
Pears
Peaches
Bananas
Berries
Kiwi
Pomegranate
Grapes
Before feeding your parakeets any fruits or vegetables, clean well! Most store bought fruits/veggies have pesticides on them which can prove to be lethal to your bird.
Veggies:
Carrots
Sweet Potatoes
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Bell Peppers
Beets
Legumes
Frozen Mixed Vegetables
Kale
Zucchini (and other squash)
Asparagus
Bean or Alfalfa Sprouts
Spinach
Brussels Sprouts
Again, make sure you clean well! Pesticides are used on store-bought vegetables and plants and can kill your bird.
Also, try cutting up the veggies or fruits into dices, long slices, or thin little strips. You can feed apple whole as long as you skin it. My birds love to shred apple! You can also feed them *plain* apple sauce! Also, make sure you remove the roots, pits, and seeds of the food you give them.
Foods You Should NEVER Feed:
Chocolate
Avocado
Sugary Foods
Salty Foods
Greasy Foods
High Fat Content Foods
Caffeine
Soda
Alcohol
Pits/Seeds/Roots of Fruits/Veggies
Candy
Rhubarb
Here is another list with more options:
Greens: Kale, Bok choy, spinach, chard, mustard greens, radish, carrot tops, beet tops, dandelion greens (make sure they haven’t been sprayed or collected near a roadway) and just about any other leafy green veggie.
Veggies: Carrots, peas, zucchini, corn, squash, radishes, bell pepper, broccoli, green beans, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, chili peppers.
Grains: Steamed rice (white, brown, wild) cooked pasta, whole wheat and multi-grain bread, popcorn (no butter), bran muffins, polenta, grits, cous cous, sprouted seeds and grains (quinoa, amaranth, millet, teff, kamut, spelt), oatmeal, all natural cereal.
Proteins: Raw sunflower seed (small amounts), chicken, eggs, fish, small amounts of hard cheese such as Jack and cheddar, tofu, cooked beans (lentil, kidney, black, garbanzo, navy, white).
Fruit: Apples (seeds removed), peaches, bananas, melons, mango, pomegranate, oranges, papaya, strawberries, plums, pears, berries, nectarines, cherries. (Please remove all pits from fruit.)
For fruits, you can feed Jynx watermelon, apples (no apple cores or pits because they are toxic), blueberries, pears, cantaloupe, grapes, strawberries, kiwi, peaches, oranges (only once or twice a week in moderation because too much citrus can cause diarrhea and other health problems), bananas, cherries, pineapple, apricots, and mango.
For veggies: Broccoli, corn, peas, carrots, squash, yams, sweet potatoes, spinach, zucchini, cumcumbers, parsley, kale, turnip greens, beets, and dark green lettuce.
Avoid giving your cockatiel avocado, chocolate, caffiene, rhubarb, onions, mushrooms, uncooked potatoes, eggplant, and the pits and seeds of any fruits.
Always give the fresh fruits and veggies to your cockatiel. Wash all raw foods thoroughly and cooked foods should be served at room temperature. Remove all meat and eggs within about 30 minutes or they will start spoiling.
You can also feed your cockatiel cooked rice, pasta, cooked oatmeal, hard-boiled eggs (good protein choice), unsalted popcorn (no salty foods, please), whole wheat toast, yogurt, and cooked turkey and chicken.
I Have 2,And I Give Mine Almost Any Thing I Eat, But Not GARLIC. That Is Poisonous. Try Grapes, Watermellom, Green-beans &Ect: Missey Will Even Eat Steak No seoning Pork-chop, And Pick-up some oyster-shells, @ The Pet-store.
The other posters gave you great info, but I might add that cockatiels generally won’t eat fruit, though some will eat apples. After having over 35 cockatiels, I’ve found they definitely prefer veggies, and crunchy textures.
These are my cockatiel’s favorites:
Romaine lettuce
Kale
Parsley
Cilantro
Spinach
Bell Peppers (any color)
Brocolli/brocollini
Carrots
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet corn
Frozen Corn, Peas and Carrots
I feed all of these fresh (raw). Greens, peas and corn are left whole, and everything else is diced into cockatiel sized bites.
You should be offering fresh foods every day. For the health of your bird, you should not be feeding a seed-only diet, in fact, seeds should only make up about 10-20% of it’s diet. Seeds are high in fat – too much for caged birds. Too much fat can cause serious health problems, including fatty liver disease – very common in caged birds. Sunflower seeds are the worst – they should be fed as a treat only, or used for training.
Instead of seed, I recommend a diet based on high-quality pellets, lots of fresh foods, and a small amount of seed. Your bird is still young, that’s a perfect time to introduce new foods.
Drs Foster and Smith has many articles devoted to avian nutrition:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?c=5059&articleid=2253&category=240
Best wishes to you and your bird:)