Many sources recommend this plant - chervil
BUT
I wanted to introduce Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium or Anthriscus sylvestris) – they are edible) – but in spite of I decided not to include this plant to our cookery book. What is the reason?
The reason is – there are existing very similar plants and species which are very toxic for our budgies – for example Rough Chervil (Chaerophyllum temulum) or Turnip-rooted Chervil (Chaerophyllum bulbosum). They look very similarly. Therefore I have to change many sources recommendation in warning.
Warning:
Chervil for budgies? - No - if you do not recognize this plant without any doubt do not offer it to budgies and do not advice it or do not recommend it to your friends!!!!
This is chervil (Anthricus sylvestris)
Woodland Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
Many of us have eaten Woodland Strawberries (Fragaria vesca) in his/her life. They are real delicacy with sweet cream and sugar. This plant grows on the edges of meadows and glades, around the forests and bushes. Just imagine – it is a delicacy for budgies too. You can serve fruits as well as greens. I think Woodland Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) is very well known plant and therefore stop talking.
Woodland Strawberry Woodland Strawberry - leaf
Many of us have eaten Woodland Strawberries (Fragaria vesca) in his/her life. They are real delicacy with sweet cream and sugar. This plant grows on the edges of meadows and glades, around the forests and bushes. Just imagine – it is a delicacy for budgies too. You can serve fruits as well as greens. I think Woodland Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) is very well known plant and therefore stop talking.
Woodland Strawberry Woodland Strawberry - leaf
Tip:
Never pick up Woodland Strawberry near the streets, highways, agricultural areas etc. Avoid the parks in the towns and villages and all places you can await our four legs doggies excrements.
Do not forget to wash Woodland Strawberry up before serving in lukewarm water.
Do not freeze this plant.
Store this plant in a fridge - check fruits for mould.
Fruit – Peach
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If you buy some Peaches in the greengrocery you can try to offer slice of Peach to your budgies. Some of budgies like it, some of them do not. Since it is well known fruit there is no sense to describe Peach more here.
Peach Peach in vegetable holder
If you buy some Peaches in the greengrocery you can try to offer slice of Peach to your budgies. Some of budgies like it, some of them do not. Since it is well known fruit there is no sense to describe Peach more here.
Peach Peach in vegetable holder
Tip:
Remove leathery husk before serving (especially if you bought Peach in the greengrocery – possible chemical spray)
Cut thin slice and put it in vegetable holder.
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
Members of the Cucurbitaceae family with fleshy fruit as Wikipedia says.
There is nothing to say - therefore I add the Melon without any words.
Watermelon Watermelon - in cut
Members of the Cucurbitaceae family with fleshy fruit as Wikipedia says.
There is nothing to say - therefore I add the Melon without any words.
Watermelon Watermelon - in cut
Slice of Watermelon - you can serve
Tip:
I do not serve melon too often - low nourishing value.
Do not serve anyhow flavoured melons (or even melons with alcohol etc.).
I do not serve others cultivars.
Do not serve cold melons from a fridge. Melon has to have a room temperature
Fruit - Pear
Since just now it is good time to collecting pears it is a good time to mention this taste sort of fruit. You probably serve this well known and tasty fruit to your budgies. Therefore do not forget to pick up some pears for your budgies if you meet a pear tree somewhere. A lot of pears are on the ground next to the pear tree.
Pear Peeled pear
Pear Peeled pear
Slice of pear in a vegetable holder
Prepared for serving
Tip:
Do not pick up Pears and near the streets, roads, in the parks, agriculture areas etc.
Wash up Pears before serving in cold water.
Peel Pears - especially if you bought Pears in the shop.
Do not serve Pears in big quantities. They contain a lot of water - watery dropping.
Herbs - Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) - sequel
Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) - seeds
We were speaking about stinging nettle in the some of previous chapters of this Cookery book. During that time I have no possibility to introduce the seeds of this healthy plant because they did not grow yet. But now ......
.......protect your hands with gloves if you do not bear stinging touch. Then can pick half-ripe or ripe seeds. You can pick up half ripe seeds from June and ripe seeds from August to October.
If you want to keep them fresh for a long time, freeze them. You can use them in the winter season then.
Stinging nettle seeds are extremely rich of vitamins and minerals!!!
Stinging nettle seeds
Stinging nettle seeds - detail
Tip:
Never pick up Stinging Nettle seeds near the streets, highways, agricultural areas etc. Avoid the parks in the towns and villages and all places you can await our four legs doggies excrements.
Do not forget to wash Stinging nettle seeds up before serving in lukewarm water.
Stinging nettle seeds are very appropriate for freezing.
We were speaking about stinging nettle in the some of previous chapters of this Cookery book. During that time I have no possibility to introduce the seeds of this healthy plant because they did not grow yet. But now ......
.......protect your hands with gloves if you do not bear stinging touch. Then can pick half-ripe or ripe seeds. You can pick up half ripe seeds from June and ripe seeds from August to October.
If you want to keep them fresh for a long time, freeze them. You can use them in the winter season then.
Stinging nettle seeds are extremely rich of vitamins and minerals!!!
Stinging nettle seeds
Stinging nettle seeds - detail
Tip:
Never pick up Stinging Nettle seeds near the streets, highways, agricultural areas etc. Avoid the parks in the towns and villages and all places you can await our four legs doggies excrements.
Do not forget to wash Stinging nettle seeds up before serving in lukewarm water.
Stinging nettle seeds are very appropriate for freezing.
Do not forget about your small budgies....
.....they are expecting you at home if you are going for a walk. If you have returned from a walk you may have brought the excellent treat for your budgies. They will adore you for it.
The treat can looks like this:
Grass mixture
Grass mixture
Very delicious and healthy food!!!
Tip:
This bunch of grasses will suffice about for a week for two budgies.
Store it in the fridge.
The treat can looks like this:
Grass mixture
Grass mixture
Very delicious and healthy food!!!
Tip:
This bunch of grasses will suffice about for a week for two budgies.
Store it in the fridge.
Vegetable - Tomato
If you visit greengrocery today (on your way from the work (finally) for example) you can buy some Tomatoes. When you arrive at home do not forget to offer slice of Tomato to your budgies.
Tomato - bunch
Tomato - detail Tomato in vegetable holder
If you visit greengrocery today (on your way from the work (finally) for example) you can buy some Tomatoes. When you arrive at home do not forget to offer slice of Tomato to your budgies.
Tomato - bunch
Tomato - detail Tomato in vegetable holder
Tip:
Wash up Tomato in cold or lukewarm water
Peel of hull of tomato (it is better - you will remove possible junk and residue of chemical spray).
Cut the slice of Tomato and serve it.
Grit
There are a lot of products with Grit in the pet shops. I use the Grit from Vitacraft producer for example.
Grit from Vitacraft
This Grit contains shell limestone, mussel grit and minerals as well.
Grit from Vitacraft - detail
Tip:
You can append crushed eggshells to it.
There are a lot of products with Grit in the pet shops. I use the Grit from Vitacraft producer for example.
Grit from Vitacraft
This Grit contains shell limestone, mussel grit and minerals as well.
Grit from Vitacraft - detail
Tip:
You can append crushed eggshells to it.
Seeds - Oat
Almost every seed mixture contains peeled oat. I think that oat is well known and it pertains to the basic seed in our seed mixtures.
Oat (peeled)
Tip:
Never use peeled out for sprouting. It molders very quickly.
Unpeeled oat should be use as a component of sprouted grain mixtures if needed.
You can serve half ripe or ripe oats in panicles too.
Almost every seed mixture contains peeled oat. I think that oat is well known and it pertains to the basic seed in our seed mixtures.
Oat (peeled)
Tip:
Never use peeled out for sprouting. It molders very quickly.
Unpeeled oat should be use as a component of sprouted grain mixtures if needed.
You can serve half ripe or ripe oats in panicles too.
Fruit - Mango
Would you like Mango? I do not like it too much. But if you do not like it too then it does not mean that your budgies do not like Mango as well. I can confirm that most of budgies like Mango very much.
Therefore if you visit greengrocery then do not forget to take one Mango for your sweeties. They are waiting for you at home and for some healthy treat.
Mango Mango in cut Mango slice - you can serve it
Mango stone (kernel)
Tip:
Peel Mango before serving
Remove stone
Cut in slices.........and you can serve it.
Would you like Mango? I do not like it too much. But if you do not like it too then it does not mean that your budgies do not like Mango as well. I can confirm that most of budgies like Mango very much.
Therefore if you visit greengrocery then do not forget to take one Mango for your sweeties. They are waiting for you at home and for some healthy treat.
Mango Mango in cut Mango slice - you can serve it
Mango stone (kernel)
Tip:
Peel Mango before serving
Remove stone
Cut in slices.........and you can serve it.
Maize (Corn) on the cob (Zea mays)
To tell the truth, originally I did not serve Maize to my budgies. I started to serve them Maize on the cob only recently (about 7 months ago) and I discovered this plant thanks to Barrie Shutt recommendation.
I named this chapter “Vegetable – Corn on the cob” but Corn is grass in reality. But never mind.
We will probably get so called Sweet Corn (Zea mays saccharata) – this cultivar contains fewer starches, a lot of dextrin and proteins and more then 70% of water. Farther Maize contains important vitamins – B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, C, A, and E and some minerals as well (K, P, Mg, Fe , Zn)
Corn on the cob
Part of Maize panicle
You can serve
Tip:
You should buy young maize panicle 3 – 10cm long (milky ripe or half ripe)
You can buy frozen maize panicle as well but defrost it well before serving on the room temperature.
Do not forget to wash served parts of maize.
You can eat rest – maize is healthy for you as well.
My budgies never saw Corn before but they have got a like Corn in two days.
To tell the truth, originally I did not serve Maize to my budgies. I started to serve them Maize on the cob only recently (about 7 months ago) and I discovered this plant thanks to Barrie Shutt recommendation.
I named this chapter “Vegetable – Corn on the cob” but Corn is grass in reality. But never mind.
We will probably get so called Sweet Corn (Zea mays saccharata) – this cultivar contains fewer starches, a lot of dextrin and proteins and more then 70% of water. Farther Maize contains important vitamins – B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, C, A, and E and some minerals as well (K, P, Mg, Fe , Zn)
Corn on the cob
Part of Maize panicle
You can serve
Tip:
You should buy young maize panicle 3 – 10cm long (milky ripe or half ripe)
You can buy frozen maize panicle as well but defrost it well before serving on the room temperature.
Do not forget to wash served parts of maize.
You can eat rest – maize is healthy for you as well.
My budgies never saw Corn before but they have got a like Corn in two days.
Star Fruit, Carambola (Averrhoa carambola)
If you like exotic fruit you can buy beautifully shaped fruit Carambola so called Star Fruit. This fruit is grown in Brazil, Israel, Columbia etc.. If you buy it do not forget to offer a piece of Carambola to your budgies.
Carambola contains vitamin C above all and pro vitamin A. Further there are important minerals – Fe, Mg and P.
Carambola is five or six pointed fruit with a sharp edges and smooth green (half ripe) or yellow or orange colour (ripe fruit). Its flesh is amber coloured.
Carambola Carambola in cut
Peeled Carambola - you can serve
Tip:
Wash up the fruit before serving.
Peel the fruit
Do not storage Carambola too long upon room temperature.
If you like exotic fruit you can buy beautifully shaped fruit Carambola so called Star Fruit. This fruit is grown in Brazil, Israel, Columbia etc.. If you buy it do not forget to offer a piece of Carambola to your budgies.
Carambola contains vitamin C above all and pro vitamin A. Further there are important minerals – Fe, Mg and P.
Carambola is five or six pointed fruit with a sharp edges and smooth green (half ripe) or yellow or orange colour (ripe fruit). Its flesh is amber coloured.
Carambola Carambola in cut
Peeled Carambola - you can serve
Tip:
Wash up the fruit before serving.
Peel the fruit
Do not storage Carambola too long upon room temperature.
Canary Grass Seed (Phalaris canariensis)
Canary Grass Seed is cantained in all seed mixtures and its proportion is about 50%. Canary Grass Seed contains 6% of fat and it is very convenient for budgies that easily become overweighed.
Canary Grass Seed
Tip:
Canary Grass Seed can by sprouted.
Canary Grass Seed is cantained in all seed mixtures and its proportion is about 50%. Canary Grass Seed contains 6% of fat and it is very convenient for budgies that easily become overweighed.
Canary Grass Seed
Tip:
Canary Grass Seed can by sprouted.
French White Millet (Panicum milaceum)
French white millet is the most digestible sort of millet for budgies. I think that the major part of seed mixtures contains this sort of millet. This French White Millet contains 3,5% of fat, 11,6% of protein and 6,5% of fiber.
French White Millet
Tip:
This sort of millet can be sprouted.
It can be served in half ripe state.
French white millet is the most digestible sort of millet for budgies. I think that the major part of seed mixtures contains this sort of millet. This French White Millet contains 3,5% of fat, 11,6% of protein and 6,5% of fiber.
French White Millet
Tip:
This sort of millet can be sprouted.
It can be served in half ripe state.
Seeds - Yellow Millet
Yellow Millet
This sort of millet is contained almost in every seed mixture too. Panicum millet is easy to digest and contains lots of vitamins, minerals and etc. Yellow millet pertains to the basic seeds.
Yellow Millet
This sort of millet is contained almost in every seed mixture too. Panicum millet is easy to digest and contains lots of vitamins, minerals and etc. Yellow millet pertains to the basic seeds.
Yellow Millet
Tip:
This sort of millet can be used for sprouting as well.
This sort of millet can be used for sprouting as well.
Fruit - Red Currant (Ribes rubrum)
Red Currant (Ribes rubrum)
Twenty or thirty years ago every garden in the country was dotted with Red Currant shrubs. At this time this shrub is not from afar so copious. If you meet this shrub today or a little later you can pick up some ripe red berries for you and mainly for your budgies.
Red Currant - Fruit - detail
Red Currant - Leaf - detail
Red Currant - leaf
Red Currant - Fruit - detail
Tip:
You can pick up its relatives the Black Currant and the White Currant as well.
Do not forget to wash the fruits up before serving.
I serve the fruits a little mashed.
Black currant is extremely rich of vitamins.
Twenty or thirty years ago every garden in the country was dotted with Red Currant shrubs. At this time this shrub is not from afar so copious. If you meet this shrub today or a little later you can pick up some ripe red berries for you and mainly for your budgies.
Red Currant - Fruit - detail
Red Currant - Leaf - detail
Red Currant - leaf
Red Currant - Fruit - detail
Tip:
You can pick up its relatives the Black Currant and the White Currant as well.
Do not forget to wash the fruits up before serving.
I serve the fruits a little mashed.
Black currant is extremely rich of vitamins.
Grasses
If you think the budgies do not like native grasses I can persuade you. They love them.
See folowing photographs:
You can see here the Ribwort Plantain and Perennial Ryegrass before and after the budgie's feast
You can see here the bunch of native grasses before and after the budgie's feast
......aren't you believing?
If you think the budgies do not like native grasses I can persuade you. They love them.
See folowing photographs:
You can see here the Ribwort Plantain and Perennial Ryegrass before and after the budgie's feast
You can see here the bunch of native grasses before and after the budgie's feast
......aren't you believing?
Boiled Rice
If you, your parents or your wife is cooking some sour of sauce or goulash and as a side-dish you consider Boiled Rice - do not salt it and you can offer then Boiled Rice to your budgies.
Boiled Rice is a tasteful and easy to digest source of protein.
Never salt it - salt could cause serious damage to a bird's organism.
Raw Rice
Boiled Rice
Tip:
Do not ever serve rice to breeding budgies - rice is wealth for protein but has only little nutritional value (the chicks would starve).
Wash the rice before serving (rice grains do not stick together so much).
Do not serve rice too often - it si only food suplement - serve small quantities.
If you, your parents or your wife is cooking some sour of sauce or goulash and as a side-dish you consider Boiled Rice - do not salt it and you can offer then Boiled Rice to your budgies.
Boiled Rice is a tasteful and easy to digest source of protein.
Never salt it - salt could cause serious damage to a bird's organism.
Raw Rice
Boiled Rice
Tip:
Do not ever serve rice to breeding budgies - rice is wealth for protein but has only little nutritional value (the chicks would starve).
Wash the rice before serving (rice grains do not stick together so much).
Do not serve rice too often - it si only food suplement - serve small quantities.
Apricot
As I remember the peach was introduced already. Now we can append to our cookery book its smaller brother (at least according to the outward form) - Apricot. You all here probably know it. If not you can see it below.
Apricot
Apricot - cut in halves
Apricot in vegetable holder
Tip:
Wash up Apricot before serving in cold water.
Peel it before serving.
Do not serve cold Apricot (if you took it from the fridge
As I remember the peach was introduced already. Now we can append to our cookery book its smaller brother (at least according to the outward form) - Apricot. You all here probably know it. If not you can see it below.
Apricot
Apricot - cut in halves
Apricot in vegetable holder
Tip:
Wash up Apricot before serving in cold water.
Peel it before serving.
Do not serve cold Apricot (if you took it from the fridge
.
Raspberry Fruit - detail
Tip:
Do not pick up Common Chickweed near the streets, roads, in the parks, agriculture areas etc.
Wash up Raspberry before serving in cold water.
Do not serve Raspberry too often - more content of sugar.
Greater Plantain - leaf - detail
Greater Plantain - leaf - detail
Greater Plantain - fruit - detail
Tip:
Greater Plantain is very good for freezing for the winter season.
Greater Plantain helps against diarrhea.
Each part of Greater Plantain has a slight antibacterial effect.
Do not pick up Greater Plantain near the streets, roads (car fouling - lead), in the parks (dog's excrements), agriculture areas (pesticides, chemicals) etc.
Wash up Greater Plantain before serving in cold water.
Do not serve cold plant directly from the fridge.
Tip:
Wash up Dill before serving in cold water.
Dill is good for freezing for the winter season.
Do not use chemically treated plants.
Tip:
Wash up Cherries before serving in cold water.
Cherries are not convenient for freezing at all !!!
Do not use chemically treated plants.
Do not serve mouldy or rotten cherries.
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)
Common chickweed (Stellaria media) is the most important forage plant for birds. We can find Common Chickweed almost everywhere - in the gardens, on the meadows and glades and even in the forests. This plant grows the whole year. We can find it even in winter. If you remove snow cover you can find Common Chickweed beneath the snow (if you know right place).
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) - detail
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) - detail
Tip:
Common chickweed wilts quickly - serve lesser quantity therefore.
Common chickweed is not convenient for freezing.
Great idea - you can grow Common Chickweed in flower pots or boxes at home the whole year.
Wash up Common Chickweed before serving in cold water.
Do not pick up Common Chickweed near the streets, roads, in the parks, agriculture areas etc.
Common chickweed (Stellaria media) is the most important forage plant for birds. We can find Common Chickweed almost everywhere - in the gardens, on the meadows and glades and even in the forests. This plant grows the whole year. We can find it even in winter. If you remove snow cover you can find Common Chickweed beneath the snow (if you know right place).
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) - detail
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) - detail
Tip:
Common chickweed wilts quickly - serve lesser quantity therefore.
Common chickweed is not convenient for freezing.
Great idea - you can grow Common Chickweed in flower pots or boxes at home the whole year.
Wash up Common Chickweed before serving in cold water.
Do not pick up Common Chickweed near the streets, roads, in the parks, agriculture areas etc.
Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
Probably every one knows this toothsome fruit - Raspberry. Raspberry typically grows in forest clearings or fields, particularly in the open space for colonization (certainly can be grown in the gardens). If you will pick up these tasty fruit do not forget for your budgies at home.
Raspberry Canes Raspberry - Ripe and Halfripe
Probably every one knows this toothsome fruit - Raspberry. Raspberry typically grows in forest clearings or fields, particularly in the open space for colonization (certainly can be grown in the gardens). If you will pick up these tasty fruit do not forget for your budgies at home.
Raspberry Canes Raspberry - Ripe and Halfripe
Raspberry Fruit - detail
Tip:
Do not pick up Common Chickweed near the streets, roads, in the parks, agriculture areas etc.
Wash up Raspberry before serving in cold water.
Do not serve Raspberry too often - more content of sugar.
Greater Plantain (Plantago major)
One of the plantain species which is very healthy for our budgies is Greater Plantain. You can find it alongside of the paths, ways, alongside forests and sometimes on the meadows (if there is proper soil). You can pisk up Greater Plantain roughly from June to early November. Our budgies prefer half ripe seeds then ripe seeds. Certainly you can serve leaves too.
Greater Plantain - herb
One of the plantain species which is very healthy for our budgies is Greater Plantain. You can find it alongside of the paths, ways, alongside forests and sometimes on the meadows (if there is proper soil). You can pisk up Greater Plantain roughly from June to early November. Our budgies prefer half ripe seeds then ripe seeds. Certainly you can serve leaves too.
Greater Plantain - herb
Greater Plantain - leaf - detail
Greater Plantain - leaf - detail
Greater Plantain - fruit - detail
Tip:
Greater Plantain is very good for freezing for the winter season.
Greater Plantain helps against diarrhea.
Each part of Greater Plantain has a slight antibacterial effect.
Do not pick up Greater Plantain near the streets, roads (car fouling - lead), in the parks (dog's excrements), agriculture areas (pesticides, chemicals) etc.
Wash up Greater Plantain before serving in cold water.
Do not serve cold plant directly from the fridge.
Dill (Anethum graveolens)
Maybe you have a small garden or your neighbour or grandparents on the village. Then you can grow nice slim herb - Dill. This herb is about 40-60 cm tall, with really very slender stems. The flowers are white to yellow. You know this herb more likely as a spice in various sauces. But know you can pick up this herb and serve it to your budgies. The plant is slightly aromatic and budgies may not like it for the first time. But then, they will like it.
Dill - herb Dill - detail Dill - stalk
Dill - flower - detail Dill - flower
Maybe you have a small garden or your neighbour or grandparents on the village. Then you can grow nice slim herb - Dill. This herb is about 40-60 cm tall, with really very slender stems. The flowers are white to yellow. You know this herb more likely as a spice in various sauces. But know you can pick up this herb and serve it to your budgies. The plant is slightly aromatic and budgies may not like it for the first time. But then, they will like it.
Dill - herb Dill - detail Dill - stalk
Dill - flower - detail Dill - flower
Tip:
Wash up Dill before serving in cold water.
Dill is good for freezing for the winter season.
Do not use chemically treated plants.
Cherry
if the starlings have let some rest of cherries on the cherry tree you can pick up some cherries for you and certainly for your budgie(s). It is hard to say what sort of cherries but never mind. You can serve cherries from all cherry species. Certainly we are picking up the cherries from cultivated plants. The original tree - gean - has much lesser fruit. You can serve sour cherry without any doubts as well.
You can buy Cherries at greengrocery. Check these fruit from mould and wash them up carefully.
Cherry with leaves Cherry leave - Detail Cherries - Detail
if the starlings have let some rest of cherries on the cherry tree you can pick up some cherries for you and certainly for your budgie(s). It is hard to say what sort of cherries but never mind. You can serve cherries from all cherry species. Certainly we are picking up the cherries from cultivated plants. The original tree - gean - has much lesser fruit. You can serve sour cherry without any doubts as well.
You can buy Cherries at greengrocery. Check these fruit from mould and wash them up carefully.
Cherry with leaves Cherry leave - Detail Cherries - Detail
Tip:
Wash up Cherries before serving in cold water.
Cherries are not convenient for freezing at all !!!
Do not use chemically treated plants.
Do not serve mouldy or rotten cherries.
Vegetable – Top of Carrots
Top of Carrots
Top of Carrots is one of the most favorite vegetables for budgies. They love it. You can buy it at greengrocery but I would prefer to grow it in the garden. Be careful – check it for chemical spray – pesticides and herbicides.
Top of Carrot - right side
Top of Carrot
Top of Carrot - underside
Tip:
Wash up Top of Carrot before serving in cold water.
Top of Carrot is not convenient for freezing.
Do not use chemically treated plants. Use self growing Top of Carrot if you can.
Do not serve dry or mouldy Top of Carrot.
You can use Top of Carrot as a tret for budgies (during tame for example). Some of budgies love it even more then spray millet.
Top of Carrots is one of the most favorite vegetables for budgies. They love it. You can buy it at greengrocery but I would prefer to grow it in the garden. Be careful – check it for chemical spray – pesticides and herbicides.
Top of Carrot - right side
Top of Carrot
Top of Carrot - underside
Tip:
Wash up Top of Carrot before serving in cold water.
Top of Carrot is not convenient for freezing.
Do not use chemically treated plants. Use self growing Top of Carrot if you can.
Do not serve dry or mouldy Top of Carrot.
You can use Top of Carrot as a tret for budgies (during tame for example). Some of budgies love it even more then spray millet.
Chickweed - remark
Remark:
Since there are some threads about Chickweed (especially about the topic – How to recognize this plant?) here I decided to describe this plant in detail.
Chickweed:
Chickweed is very tiny and abundant plant but not well known. This plant can achieve 5cm to 30cm in length. Footstalk is depressed or standing. Footstalk is fragile generally freely branched. The leaves are tiny, light green, fragile as salad. They are egg shaped, pointed. They can achieve 1cm in length. Flowers are very tiny – always white (not yellow etc.). This plant prefers moist soil (this year is not very good for this plant – dry) and free soul without continuous plant coverage – it means free clay is visible – flower bed, edge of fields, paths etc.
Mistaken identity:
You can be mystified by this plant for example: Three-Nerved Sandwort (very similar but you can distinguish it according to three veins on the leaf), Wood Stitchwort and Giant Chickweed. Another mistake we can recognize according to the leaf shape.
What is the taste? It seems to me very delicious. The taste is very good for recognition!!!
Chickweed
It is dry here and Chickweed is not very nice.
and for example: This is not Chickweed
This is not Chickweed for example
The taste of this similar plant is sharp and savoury.
Since there are some threads about Chickweed (especially about the topic – How to recognize this plant?) here I decided to describe this plant in detail.
Chickweed:
Chickweed is very tiny and abundant plant but not well known. This plant can achieve 5cm to 30cm in length. Footstalk is depressed or standing. Footstalk is fragile generally freely branched. The leaves are tiny, light green, fragile as salad. They are egg shaped, pointed. They can achieve 1cm in length. Flowers are very tiny – always white (not yellow etc.). This plant prefers moist soil (this year is not very good for this plant – dry) and free soul without continuous plant coverage – it means free clay is visible – flower bed, edge of fields, paths etc.
Mistaken identity:
You can be mystified by this plant for example: Three-Nerved Sandwort (very similar but you can distinguish it according to three veins on the leaf), Wood Stitchwort and Giant Chickweed. Another mistake we can recognize according to the leaf shape.
What is the taste? It seems to me very delicious. The taste is very good for recognition!!!
Chickweed
It is dry here and Chickweed is not very nice.
and for example: This is not Chickweed
This is not Chickweed for example
The taste of this similar plant is sharp and savoury.
Blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
Do you go to the forest sometimes? I you go you can pick up very well known forest fruit – blueberries. You can prepare a cake with blueberries or to eat them sweetened with ice cream for example. But what is the most important – do not forget on your sweeties in the cage or aviary – budgies.
Blueberries
Tip:
Wash up Blueberries before serving in cold water.
Blueberries are not convenient for freezing (but it is possible).
Do not serve dry or mouldy Blueberries.
You can mash them a little before serving.
Budgies have to get used to them firstly.
You can serve Blueberries including leaves – for instance a small shrublet.
Do you go to the forest sometimes? I you go you can pick up very well known forest fruit – blueberries. You can prepare a cake with blueberries or to eat them sweetened with ice cream for example. But what is the most important – do not forget on your sweeties in the cage or aviary – budgies.
Blueberries
Tip:
Wash up Blueberries before serving in cold water.
Blueberries are not convenient for freezing (but it is possible).
Do not serve dry or mouldy Blueberries.
You can mash them a little before serving.
Budgies have to get used to them firstly.
You can serve Blueberries including leaves – for instance a small shrublet.
Top of Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
Top of Parsley is one of the most favorite vegetables for budgies as well – similarly as a Top of Carrot. They love it. You can buy it at greengrocery but I would prefer to grow it in the garden. Be careful – check it for chemical spray – pesticides and herbicides.
Top of Parsley
Top of Parsley - right side
Top of Parsley - underside
Tip:
Wash up Top of Parsley before serving in cold water.
Top of Parsley is not convenient for freezing.
Do not use chemically treated plants. Use self growing Top of Parsley if you can.
Do not serve dry or mouldy Top of Parsley.
You can use Top of Parsley as a treat for budgies (during tame for example).
Parsley contains substances that are poisonous in high doses. But these substances are in very small doses there. Therefore serve only small quantities of parsley to your budgies. It will not harm them at all.
Top of Parsley is one of the most favorite vegetables for budgies as well – similarly as a Top of Carrot. They love it. You can buy it at greengrocery but I would prefer to grow it in the garden. Be careful – check it for chemical spray – pesticides and herbicides.
Top of Parsley
Top of Parsley - right side
Top of Parsley - underside
Tip:
Wash up Top of Parsley before serving in cold water.
Top of Parsley is not convenient for freezing.
Do not use chemically treated plants. Use self growing Top of Parsley if you can.
Do not serve dry or mouldy Top of Parsley.
You can use Top of Parsley as a treat for budgies (during tame for example).
Parsley contains substances that are poisonous in high doses. But these substances are in very small doses there. Therefore serve only small quantities of parsley to your budgies. It will not harm them at all.
Vegetable - Lettuce
There are several Cultivar Groups (Butterhead, Crisphead (Iceberg), Looseleaf, Cos, Summer Crisp) of Lettuce which are ordered here by head formation and leaf structure and hundreds of cultivars of Lettuce selected for leaf shape and colour. You can buy Lettuce at a greengrocery, supermarket or to grow Lettuce in our garden. It is very recommended to grow it in the own garden because shop sold Lettuce is very often very strongly sprinkled by pesticides or another chemicals. Unfortunately naither washing up does not help very much. I use only self grown Lettuce or Lettuce which is bought in bio product shop.
Lettuce
Lettuce - right side of the leaf
Lettuce - underside of the leaf
Tip:
Grow your own Lettuce without pesticides and chemicals.
Wash up Lettuce before serving in cold water.
You can put rest of Lettuce in the water to some pot and insert it to the fridge - Lettuce will keep fine for a week.
There are several Cultivar Groups (Butterhead, Crisphead (Iceberg), Looseleaf, Cos, Summer Crisp) of Lettuce which are ordered here by head formation and leaf structure and hundreds of cultivars of Lettuce selected for leaf shape and colour. You can buy Lettuce at a greengrocery, supermarket or to grow Lettuce in our garden. It is very recommended to grow it in the own garden because shop sold Lettuce is very often very strongly sprinkled by pesticides or another chemicals. Unfortunately naither washing up does not help very much. I use only self grown Lettuce or Lettuce which is bought in bio product shop.
Lettuce
Lettuce - right side of the leaf
Lettuce - underside of the leaf
Tip:
Grow your own Lettuce without pesticides and chemicals.
Wash up Lettuce before serving in cold water.
You can put rest of Lettuce in the water to some pot and insert it to the fridge - Lettuce will keep fine for a week.
Remark - Chickweed
Remark:
As there are some threads about Chickweed (especially about the topic – How to recognize this plant?) I finally found this flowery plant. Who pick up this plant knows that to see its flower is not very easy. It is in blossom very shortly especially if it is so drought as these months.
You can recognize this tasty plant according to the flower for a certainty.
Chickweed - flower
You can see the flower is really white - very nice crisp and tiny flower. On the right you can see a bud. Very helpful mark - little hairs - as you can see.
As there are some threads about Chickweed (especially about the topic – How to recognize this plant?) I finally found this flowery plant. Who pick up this plant knows that to see its flower is not very easy. It is in blossom very shortly especially if it is so drought as these months.
You can recognize this tasty plant according to the flower for a certainty.
Chickweed - flower
You can see the flower is really white - very nice crisp and tiny flower. On the right you can see a bud. Very helpful mark - little hairs - as you can see.
Herbs - Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Purpurea)
If you have a small garden or bigger flower-pot you can grow very nice and healthy plant Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Purpurea). Do not forget to serve this plant to your budgies then!
The plant and its extracts currently are being marketed primarily for their effect of stimulating the immune system.
Be sure your budgies will like nibbling of this plant. I serve this plant one a week.
Purple Coneflower - a flower
Purple Coneflower - a half ripe flower
Purple Coneflower - leaf - right side
Purple Coneflower - leaf - underside
Tip:
Remove the plant about two or three hours after serving (it gets dry)
You can serve leaves, stalk and flower as well.
You can remove prickles from the flower to be more approachable.
Wash up Purple Coneflower before serving in cold water.
You can freeze leaves and stalk for winter time.
..... and you can see that the budgies love it.
Purple Coneflower - Feast
Purple Coneflower - Feast
It's a rorty Delicious and healthy
Tree - White Willow (Salix alba)
White Willow (Salix Alba)
If you go for a walk somewhere alongside the brook or riverside you can cut a few twigs of the White Willow. This excellent plant (tree) grows in sandy or clayey and moist soils at the warm sunny locations. The budgies love nibbling of the bark and leaves.
White Willow - twig with leaves
White Willow - leaf - right side
White Willow - leaf - underside
White Willow - twig with leaves - some of them are affected
Tip:
You can serve leaves, stalk and flower as well.
Wash up White Willow twigs before serving in cold water.
Remove insect affected leaves before serving.
Do not pick up twigs from the trees near the streets and trees in agricultural areas.
If you go for a walk somewhere alongside the brook or riverside you can cut a few twigs of the White Willow. This excellent plant (tree) grows in sandy or clayey and moist soils at the warm sunny locations. The budgies love nibbling of the bark and leaves.
White Willow - twig with leaves
White Willow - leaf - right side
White Willow - leaf - underside
White Willow - twig with leaves - some of them are affected
Tip:
You can serve leaves, stalk and flower as well.
Wash up White Willow twigs before serving in cold water.
Remove insect affected leaves before serving.
Do not pick up twigs from the trees near the streets and trees in agricultural areas.
Fruit - White Currant (Ribes Sativum)
White Currant (Ribes Sativum)
Twenty or thirty years ago every garden in the country was dotted with White and Red Currant shrubs. Recently I wrote here about the Red Currant. Today I can introduce the White Currant. White currants are less acid than reds. The white currant is the sweetest of all three varieties (white, red and black currants). At this time this shrub is not from afar so copious. If you meet this shrub today you can pick up some ripe white berries for you and mainly for your budgies.
White Currant
White Currant - leaf - right side
White Currant - leaf - underside
Tip:
You can pick up its relatives the Black Currant and the Red Currant as well.
Do not forget to wash the fruits up before serving.
I serve the fruits a little mashed.
Black currant is extremely rich of vitamins.
Twenty or thirty years ago every garden in the country was dotted with White and Red Currant shrubs. Recently I wrote here about the Red Currant. Today I can introduce the White Currant. White currants are less acid than reds. The white currant is the sweetest of all three varieties (white, red and black currants). At this time this shrub is not from afar so copious. If you meet this shrub today you can pick up some ripe white berries for you and mainly for your budgies.
White Currant
White Currant - leaf - right side
White Currant - leaf - underside
Tip:
You can pick up its relatives the Black Currant and the Red Currant as well.
Do not forget to wash the fruits up before serving.
I serve the fruits a little mashed.
Black currant is extremely rich of vitamins.
Fruit - Peach
We all together like well known fruit - Peach. Perhaps everyone tried the delicious taste of Peach. Why not to offer Peach to our small feathered friends. If they like it you can serve Peach them from time to time without any problem.
Peach Peach - cut Slice of Peach in a vegetable holder
We all together like well known fruit - Peach. Perhaps everyone tried the delicious taste of Peach. Why not to offer Peach to our small feathered friends. If they like it you can serve Peach them from time to time without any problem.
Peach Peach - cut Slice of Peach in a vegetable holder
Tip:
Wash up Peach before serving in cold water.
Remove the skin before serving.
Remove served Peach after some two hours.
Wash up Peach before serving in cold water.
Remove the skin before serving.
Remove served Peach after some two hours.
Fruit - Nectarine
Not so known as Peach but very similar taste and someone prefers Nectarine against Peach. But probably everyone tried the delicious taste of Nectarine too. Certainly we can offer Nectarine to our budgies if they like it as well.
Nectarine Nectarine - cut
Slice of Nectarine in a vegetable holder
Tip:
Wash up Nectarine before serving in cold water.
Remove the skin before serving.
Remove served Nectarine after some two hours.
Not so known as Peach but very similar taste and someone prefers Nectarine against Peach. But probably everyone tried the delicious taste of Nectarine too. Certainly we can offer Nectarine to our budgies if they like it as well.
Nectarine Nectarine - cut
Slice of Nectarine in a vegetable holder
Tip:
Wash up Nectarine before serving in cold water.
Remove the skin before serving.
Remove served Nectarine after some two hours.
Vegetable - Potato (boiled)
I do not have to introduce potatoes surely but someone of you do not know you can serve boiled potato to your budgies. Potato contains vitamin A and therefore potato can be convenient diet supplement for our budgies.
NEVER SERVE RAW POTATO !!!!! (note: some sources do not exclude raw potato serving but do not risk - it is not hard work to scrape and boil potato, is it?)
Potatoes Scrape potato Scraped potato
I do not have to introduce potatoes surely but someone of you do not know you can serve boiled potato to your budgies. Potato contains vitamin A and therefore potato can be convenient diet supplement for our budgies.
NEVER SERVE RAW POTATO !!!!! (note: some sources do not exclude raw potato serving but do not risk - it is not hard work to scrape and boil potato, is it?)
Potatoes Scrape potato Scraped potato
Boil potato Mashed potato - you can serve
Tip:
Do not use old mouldy potatoes or sprouting potatoes
Scrape potato in thick layer (I scrape potato two or three times).
Especially greenish parts have to be removed (scraped).
Boil potato longer time then usually (for people) - let it a little to boil to mush (I boil potato about 15 - 20 minutes since water has started to boil).
Mash potato slightly.
Herbs - Cow Vetch (Viccia Cracca)
Cow Vetch (Viccia Cracca)
I think the most of you do not know this copious blue to violet flowering plant. You have seen this plant about but you have probably no notion that flowers and seeds of the Cow Vetch (Vicia cracca) are a highly appreciated delicacy for many budgies. Especially seeds they will greedily eat.
This plant is flowering from June to September. It is very hard plant. It can be 10cm to 150cm. The leaf has from five to twelve couples of folioles.
You can find this flower at the meadows, pastures, glades, edges of the forests, fields etc.
I think the most of you do not know this copious blue to violet flowering plant. You have seen this plant about but you have probably no notion that flowers and seeds of the Cow Vetch (Vicia cracca) are a highly appreciated delicacy for many budgies. Especially seeds they will greedily eat.
This plant is flowering from June to September. It is very hard plant. It can be 10cm to 150cm. The leaf has from five to twelve couples of folioles.
You can find this flower at the meadows, pastures, glades, edges of the forests, fields etc.