11 best parrot feeds

Proper nutrition is the key to a long and healthy life of any pet, including parrots. In the wild, these birds have a very rich diet: fruits, berries, nuts, seeds and plant roots, and even small insects. At home, providing a pet with all the necessary substances is more difficult, because manufacturers offer a lot of food for every taste, among which it is not so easy to choose a quality product. This rating, based on customer reviews and expert comments, will help you find a good feed for your parrot.

Rating the best feed for parrots

Nomination	a place	Name of product	price
The best wavy parrot feeds	1	Fory pappagallini	384 ₽
	2	Vitakraft Life	291 ₽
	3	GRANDMIX Cocorite	249 ₽
	4	Versele-Laga Prestige Budgies	239 ₽
	5	Cliffy Cocktail Mix Esotici	216 ₽
The best feed for medium-sized parrots	1	Vitakraft Menu Vital	239 ₽
	2	Fiory Parrocchetti	355 ₽
	3	Padovan parrocchetti grandmix	272 ₽
	4	BENELUX Mixture for parakeets Primus	305 ₽
The best feed for big parrots	1	Padovan pappagalli grandmix	786 ₽
	2	Versele-Laga African Parrot LoroParque Mix	568 ₽

The best wavy parrot feeds

Fory pappagallini

Rating: 4.9

First place in the ranking goes to the stern of the Italian brand Fiory. The composition of a specially designed mixture includes various small seeds, including millet, oats, flax, canary. A kind of "highlight" is a rare ingredient - safflower: it is useful for the digestive system and helps to preserve the bright color of the plumage of the bird. The mixture includes granules rich in omega-3 fatty acids and minerals in an accessible form for assimilation, including organic selenium - all of these components support the health, beauty and immunity of the parrot. Other ingredients include honey, yucca extract to eliminate unpleasant odors, as well as exclusively natural dyes and antioxidants.

Vitakraft Life

Rating: 4.8

German food based on cereals and millet seeds has a rather unusual composition: it contains not only the usual grain, fruit and honey, but also eucalyptus and kiwi leaves, as well as egg and egg derivatives. The food is enriched with vitamins and minerals and has a comprehensive strengthening effect on the parrot's body. Thus, calcium and phosphorus in optimal proportion are able to keep strong the bones of birds for a long time. Beta-glucan improves disease resistance. The manufacturer notes that the mixture stimulates the natural instincts of birds, which makes it the best choice during the breeding season.

GRANDMIX Cocorite

Rating: 4.7

In the Grandmix line by Padovan, an Italian company, there are feeds for various types of poultry, including budgerigars. The basis for this mixture is millet - it is here as much as 68%. It is complemented by canary seed, peeled oats and dried fruits: pear, apple, apricot.The source of mineral substances are crushed shells, which in the case of other feed must be given separately. Consumer doubts can only be caused by pieces of fortified biscuits containing a dye. Although birds most often ignore them, many owners recommend choosing this feed supplement just in case and supplying the bird with vitamins through fresh vegetables and fruits.

Versele-Laga Prestige Budgies

Rating: 4.7

Unlike many other feeds, this Belgian-made product costs only natural ingredients, without dyes and specific additives. Due to this, it is convenient to use the feed as a base, complementing with other food as needed. Prestige Budgies has three types of millet (yellow takes up 52% ​​of the total feed, red and white in the aggregate - 28%), canary and flaxseed, oats, safflower and nougat. A feature of the brand is a convenient reusable packaging with a "window", which allows you to view the feed before you buy it, without opening it.

Cliffy Cocktail Mix Esotici

Rating: 4.6

The recipe for this mixture from the company Cliffy was developed by specialists from the Italian Ornithology Institute and includes grain, cereals, fruits and vegetables of the highest quality, as well as bakery products and honey. Carefully adjusted balance of nutrients, vitamins and mineral salts will ensure parrot health for many years. In addition, the food smells good and tastes good to the birds, so they eat the contents of the feeder cleanly. Special sealed packaging helps preserve the best qualities of Italian products.

The best feed for medium-sized parrots

Vitakraft Menu Vital

Rating: 4.9

The main source of this feed is cereals and seeds, a significant part of which is composed of vitamins millet and sunflower. Nuts included in the composition are a source of protein for the parrot, the main macro- and microelements, but at the same time their number does not exceed the norm. Among the other ingredients of the mixture - honey, mineral supplements, vegetable fats. Vitakraft Menu Vital has a positive effect on the immunity of birds, increasing disease resistance and overall health.

Fiory Parrocchetti

Rating: 4.8

The main advantage of this feed is, of course, the diversity of the composition: wheat, oats, red and yellow millet, buckwheat, sunflower, canary and hemp seed, as well as raisins, safflower and carob trees - in short, the pet will not have to. Like other Fiory foods, this mixture includes, in addition to grains, granules containing honey, fatty acids, selenium, and minerals in the lungs for absorption. Such a combination of ingredients ensures the good health of the whole parrot body, maintains the beauty of its plumage and protects against diseases.

Padovan parrocchetti grandmix

Rating: 4.7

The Padovan branded blend for medium parrots has a standard composition: grasses and seeds, of which a large proportion falls on millet of different types and sunflower seeds, while the rest of the mixture is represented by oats, buckwheat, and flax seed. The feed includes additives such as crushed shells - a source of minerals, fruits - pineapple and apple, as well as coconut and peanuts.Ingredients are presented in optimal proportions and provide the parrot with all the nutrients. The owners note that the birds eat this food almost completely, choosing only brightly colored biscuit crumbs with vitamins, the use of which is doubtful.

BENELUX Mixture for parakeets Primus

Rating: 4.6

Tasty and healthy - this is how you can describe the Belgian food, located on the fourth position of the rating. According to the owners, the parrots always eat it with pleasure, without leaving a single crumb. The composition of the mixture pleases with a variety: white, yellow and red millet, two types of sunflower, oats, buckwheat, wheat, canary, cardi and nougat. There is also wheat sponge cake, enriched with vitamins, minerals and amino acids. Freshness and quality of food are preserved during transportation and storage due to the special "oxygen-free" packaging technology.

The best feed for big parrots

Padovan pappagalli grandmix

Rating: 4.9

High-quality integrated food of the Italian manufacturer rightfully ranks first in this nomination. The composition of the feed differs by a special variety: you will find here nuts (almonds, coconut, hazelnut), and fruits (banana, pineapple), and vegetables (chilli pepper). The basis is, of course, seeds and cereals, including sunflower, corn, pumpkin seeds, peanuts and other gifts of nature. A useful addition to the above are the mineral-rich carob fruits.

Versele-Laga African Parrot LoroParque Mix

Rating: 4.8

Although the name implies that this product is intended for African birds, the African Parrot Mix will serve as an excellent meal for any other large parrot. The grain mixture will satisfy the tastes of the most fastidious pet: here and sunflower, including white, and corn, and pumpkin seeds, and small grains (wheat, oats, buckwheat, canary). Peanuts are found in the mixture both purified and in the shell. Separate delicacy is popcorn, hot pepper and wild rose. In addition to all this, the feed contains BAM granules - a complex of vitamins, amino acids and minerals.

What can feed parrots other than feed

The feeding trough of any parrot should always be filled with a sufficient amount of grain mixture, but this is not enough for a good nutrition. It is necessary to regularly feed a pet with food of another kind.

1. Fresh vegetables, berries and fruits You can give your pet several times a day. Be attentive and familiarize yourself with the lists of permitted and prohibited fruits, in order not to harm the parrot: for example, mango and papaya are often found in dried food, but it is extremely not recommended to feed birds in fresh ones.
2. Germinated seeds successfully replace artificial vitamin supplements. Experts recommend giving a parrot sprouts no longer than 6 mm - in this state they are best absorbed and retain a pleasant taste. Germinated food should be given in small quantities, as it stimulates the production of sex hormones. On the other hand, if you breed parrots, this component of the diet will be indispensable during the breeding season.
3. Greenery. Birds will be happy to eat dandelions, plantains, lettuce leaves, young nettles. In the cold season, an alternative will be seeds sprung to the state of young greenery from feed.
4. KashiCooked on water without salt and sugar, serve as a source of trace elements and have a positive effect on digestion. Useful for parrots will be buckwheat, millet, oatmeal, rice, barley and barley porridge. They can be served thick or crumbly, with pieces of fruit or without additives. Experiment to see what kind of dish your parrot will enjoy most.
5. Animal products Give the bird in small portions 1-2 times a week. This may be kefir, ryazhenka, yogurt, cottage cheese, yogurt without flavorings. A boiled egg is especially useful for young birds, but it has a side effect: it stimulates sexual behavior.
6. Twig feed is a source of fiber and at the same time provides care for the parrot beak. Cut the branches need to be away from the roadway. To do this, fit almost any trees except conifers, pears, oak, lilac, acacia, poplar, viburnum and bird cherry. Before being placed in a cage, the branch feed must be treated with boiling water.
7. Juices. Although water should be the main source of liquid for a parrot, it is useful to give your pet freshly squeezed or childish juices without sugar from time to time. They should not be left in the drinking bowl for a long time and poured in large quantities, as they quickly deteriorate in heat.

These are the main "dishes" that can diversify the diet of a parrot. But to give your favorite nuts and seeds beyond what is in the feed, it is impossible: these products are too high in calories, the amount calculated by the manufacturer will be quite enough for your bird.

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Attention! This rating is subjective, is not advertising and does not serve as a guide to the purchase. Before buying, you should consult with a specialist.