Based on extensive research and years of personal experience raising our own flock of budgies (plus a cockatiel and a conure), I offer two homemade, organic parakeet food recipes containing a wide variety of certified organic, human-grade ingredients. You won’t find anything of this quality at a pet store — no fillers, additives, chemicals, synthetics, or other nasty stuff. I buy the ingredients from my local health food grocery store. Wholesome, unprocessed, antioxidant-rich ingredients are key to your bird’s health. When you feed both recipes, your feathered friend benefits from a broad mix of hand-picked, human-grade, additive-free whole foods. It’s as nature intended!
P.S. In addition to budgie parakeets, these bird food recipes are perfect for other small and medium-sized parrots, including Cockatiels, Conures, Lovebirds, Pionus parrots, Parrotlets, and Quaker parrots.
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Jen’s Organic Sprouting Parakeet/Parrot Food (Main Diet)
Contains: A complementary mix of 100% certified organic, human-grade, hand-selected herb seeds, oil seeds, grains, beans, lentils, and peas. NO peanuts, corn, or soy. When sprouted, this food is a powerhouse of vegetable proteins, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and chlorophyll.
How to Prepare: This mix must be sprouted (easy to do at home; prepare as directed on the feeding recommendations and instructions page).
Amount to Feed: Start with 1 slightly rounded teaspoon per budgie of prepared, sprouted mix (soaked, rinsed, drained) twice a day. Make serving size adjustments as appropriate for each individual bird.
How Many Servings Are in Each Bag: A 4-pound bag will typically feed one budgie for 4-8 months; an 8-pound bag can feed one budgie for 8-16 months.
How to Store: Remove the unsprouted food mix from its shipping bag and place it in a dry, airtight container in a cool, dark location (preferably in the refrigerator). With proper dry storage, the shelf life is 1-3 years. Properly prepared food (soaked, rinsed, sprouted) may be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Smell for freshness, and rinse and drain again before each feeding.
Price (Jen’s Organic Sprouting Parakeet/Parrot Food Main Diet):
4 pounds: $32.00 ($8.00 per pound)
8 pounds: $58.00 ($7.25 per pound)
Shipping: $13.85 flat rate within the USA (except Alaska and Hawaii) via FedEx. Unless there are ingredient supply delays with my local natural grocer, your order will arrive at your door in 3-8 business days. FedEx requires a street address for delivery (no PO Boxes).
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Jen’s Organic Herb & Spice Parakeet/Parrot Food (Nature’s Pharmacy)
Contains: A healthy mix of certified organic, human-grade, antioxidant-rich herbs and spices known to be beneficial in a wide variety of ways. Keep a teaspoonful available in a separate dish. Your budgie or parrot will select the ingredients it wants or needs at the time. It’s as close to foraging nature’s pharmacy as our captive birds will experience.
Amount to Feed: Offer 1 teaspoon per budgie in a separate dish. Keep the dish out of your bird’s “pooping zone” to keep it clean. Refill as needed, typically once or twice a week.
How Many Servings Are in Each Bag: A 1-pound bag of the Organic Herb and Spice mix will typically supplement one budgie for 8-14 months; a 2-pound bag for 16-28 months.
How to Store: Remove the food from the shipping bag and place it in a dry, airtight container in a cool, dark location. With proper storage, the shelf life is 2-3 years.
Price (Jen’s Organic Herb & Spice Parakeet/Parrot Food Nature’s Pharmacy):
1 pound: $32.00 ($2.00 per ounce)
2 pounds: $58.00 ($1.81 per ounce)
Shipping: $13.85 flat rate within the USA (except Alaska and Hawaii) via FedEx. Unless there are ingredient supply delays with my local natural grocer, your order will arrive at your door in 3-8 business days. FedEx requires a street address for delivery (no PO Boxes).
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SAVE on Jen’s Optimum Nutrition Combo Package!
For optimum nutrition and savings, order BOTH of our homemade parakeet food mixes at the same time and pay a reduced price and only ONE flat-rate shipping fee! When you feed both The Main Diet and Nature’s Pharmacy, your feathered friends will benefit from at least 30 certified organic, hand-picked, human-grade, additive-free whole foods! It doesn’t get any better than this.
The Combo Package Contains: 4 pounds of Jen’s Organic Sprouting Parakeet Food (Main Diet) AND 1 pound of Jen’s Organic Herb and Spice Parakeet Food (Nature’s Pharmacy).
Price (Jen’s Optimum Nutrition Combo Package):
$58.00 plus one flat-rate FedEx shipping fee of $13.85 within the USA (except Alaska and Hawaii). Unless there are ingredient supply delays with my local natural grocer, your order will arrive at your door in 3-8 business days. FedEx requires a street address for delivery (no PO Boxes).
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More Budgie Parakeet Pages
Nutrition and Food Recommendations: Birds fed seed-only diets have a much shorter life span. We provide lists of healthy foods and show you how to grow your own sprouts.
Colors, Varieties, Mutations, Genetics: Budgie Parakeets come in a rainbow of colors. This page has beautiful photos with variety and mutation descriptions.
How To Care For Your Budgie Parakeet: What is the best cage and how should I set it up? How do I keep my budgie healthy and safe? What are the best toys and playtime activities? How do I trim their wing feathers?
FAQ (frequently asked questions): What is a budgie parakeet’s personality like? What are the differences between American parakeets and English budgies? How do you tell a male from a female? Should you keep one, two or more? How long do they live? Where did the species originate?
Training, Tricks, Talking: A step-by-step guide for finger-training, trust-building, and bonding. Watch informative and entertaining video demonstrations. Find out how many words they can learn to say.
Play gyms, Stands and Perches: How to make your own (or order a custom one from us).
Homemade Aviaries and Flight Cages: How to converted used furniture into large flight cages and beautiful indoor aviaries.
Parakeet Food and Supplies Market: We offer organic, homemade bird food plus other essential bird supplies.
Budgie Parakeet Breeder in Colorado: Our family raises, hand-feeds, trains and adores budgie parakeets! Learn more about our selective breeding program and view our gorgeous, tame birds.
Inside Our Aviary: See where our birds live — flight enclosures, breeding room, play gyms.
Our Flock of Budgie Parakeets: Take a peek at our gorgeous feathered friends. Lots of photos with color mutations listed!
Adorable Pictures of Our Hand-fed Babies: Come ooh and aahh over all the cuteness and watch them grow up!
Pre-Adoption Questionnaire: If you are interested in adopting one (or more) of our parakeets, please respond to these questions.
Budgie Baby Waiting List: I know how hard it is to wait when you’re excited but I promise you, the wait is worth it!
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