That bread sounds like an awesome treat, but I'm not sure I would feed it every day. The amount you're feeding comes to an additional 10 mg of sodium per budgie every day, which doesn't seem like much, but they're so tiny! Have you noticed them drinking more or any change in the liquid portion of their droppings?
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We provide mung bean sprouts daily with soft food consisting of whole grain bread froxen/fresh peas corn carrots an broccoli or other veggies we have on hand. Carrot greens/celantro /parsley /spinach/kale/ romain are also good to use as you have them for your meals. We give them corn bread as a treat in the soft food and top it off with fresh hard boiled eggs/ or Quiko prepared egg food. then we top off with Soluvite D breeder which includes probiotics and is packed with more nutreients Than Soluvite D which is perfect for people who are not involved with strong breeder program. As needed We alternate ACV for several days/ Electrolyte in times of stress or illness/travel to shows includes probiotics because we hold on the soft food and too many greens to keep droppings tight. So have a feeder available always with standard seed pellet mix every day and then a tablespoon+_ per each bird of your soft food. We also have side dishes with treats dry alfalfa greens and garden salad greens with flower parts/stems etc. of some of the common herbs. purchased from ladygouldianfinch in 1 lb pkg. You should probably start with 1/2 lb to keep it fresh. We also add bee pollen and powdered clay for extra minerals needed in small amounts, which are dusted on soft food and dry greens. We keep manu rose/ cuttlebone/ which you can microwave to guard against contaminants/ Iodine brown salt wheel with other minerals as well/ and there are mineral blocks as well to choose from for the budgies to sample at will. In the evening We give millet spray as a treat after all the standard food has been available earlier in the day. Just for fun We keep a container of special finch seeds with all those oil seed we give in small doses as a special treat.
Breeding families have a constant supply of millet spray in nest box and for papa in the main breeding cage this is easily digested and supplements the soft food that is the basis of the crop milk the hen produced for the very young chicks. We provide 2 to 3 servings of fresh food daily to be sure the hen has plenty to make the more liquid crop milk for the youngest. Yes we do spoil our parents and chicks with the soft food to keep them healthy with plenty of nutrients to grow, especially, calcium. Which is provided in the drinking water as well as cuttlebone/ manu rose etc. As the calcium can be quickly drained from the parents as they feed the chicks. We like to see our parents add some weight just before they go to breeding box so they loose less weight as they feed the chicks. There is always gravity feed seed pellet combo containers 24/7 for all our birds to sample at will. A small flock should be able to balance food intake as long as they have large flight cage/ free flight time for exercise. There are at least one some times 2 foraging stations /swings etc so each budgie has activity toys to keep their minds active and their beaks busy between naps. and flights around the enclosure. With a small flock you just pick and choose what works for you.
Blessings, Jo Ann
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We provide mung bean sprouts daily with soft food consisting of whole grain bread froxen/fresh peas corn carrots an broccoli or other veggies we have on hand. Carrot greens/celantro /parsley /spinach/kale/ romain are also good to use as you have them for your meals. We give them corn bread as a treat in the soft food and top it off with fresh hard boiled eggs/ or Quiko prepared egg food. then we top off with Soluvite D breeder which includes probiotics and is packed with more nutreients Than Soluvite D which is perfect for people who are not involved with strong breeder program. As needed We alternate ACV for several days/ Electrolyte in times of stress or illness/travel to shows includes probiotics because we hold on the soft food and too many greens to keep droppings tight. So have a feeder available always with standard seed pellet mix every day and then a tablespoon+_ per each bird of your soft food. We also have side dishes with treats dry alfalfa greens and garden salad greens with flower parts/stems etc. of some of the common herbs. purchased from ladygouldianfinch in 1 lb pkg. You should probably start with 1/2 lb to keep it fresh. We also add bee pollen and powdered clay for extra minerals needed in small amounts, which are dusted on soft food and dry greens. We keep manu rose/ cuttlebone/ which you can microwave to guard against contaminants/ Iodine brown salt wheel with other minerals as well/ and there are mineral blocks as well to choose from for the budgies to sample at will. In the evening We give millet spray as a treat after all the standard food has been available earlier in the day. Just for fun We keep a container of special finch seeds with all those oil seed we give in small doses as a special treat.
Breeding families have a constant supply of millet spray in nest box and for papa in the main breeding cage this is easily digested and supplements the soft food that is the basis of the crop milk the hen produced for the very young chicks. We provide 2 to 3 servings of fresh food daily to be sure the hen has plenty to make the more liquid crop milk for the youngest. Yes we do spoil our parents and chicks with the soft food to keep them healthy with plenty of nutrients to grow, especially, calcium. Which is provided in the drinking water as well as cuttlebone/ manu rose etc. As the calcium can be quickly drained from the parents as they feed the chicks. We like to see our parents add some weight just before they go to breeding box so they loose less weight as they feed the chicks. There is always gravity feed seed pellet combo containers 24/7 for all our birds to sample at will. A small flock should be able to balance food intake as long as they have large flight cage/ free flight time for exercise. There are at least one some times 2 foraging stations /swings etc so each budgie has activity toys to keep their minds active and their beaks busy between naps. and flights around the enclosure. With a small flock you just pick and choose what works for you.
Blessings, Jo Ann
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Sounds like a wonderful and healthy setup! :2thumbs: Your comment about sodium in pellets got me thinking, so I contacted Harrison's (because that's what I feed). Here's their reply:
That means in a 3-gram (2 teaspoon) per budgie serving, that's only .0225 milligrams of sodium per day. So that does make me think the 10 mg (or even 5, if half of it ends up on the cage floor) in a serving of bread is maybe too much for every day.
It sounds great as a treat, like others have said. I would try putting the bread under some veggies (like under a pile of parsley leaves) and see if they will eat some while they're trying to get to the bread. Also, I would give veggies every day - multiple times if you can! - until they start eating them. Budgies are known for being stubborn, but I'll bet that we can be more so! Good luck
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