25 percent cooked mixed beans such as mung, adzuki, or garbanzo beans 25 percent cooked grains including quinoa and amaranth 25 percent high-calcium greens such as kale, chard, mustard greens, collard greens, or dandelion greens 15 percent high-vitamin A fruits and vegetables such as cooked sweet potatoes or squash, carrots, papaya, and mangoes 10 percent miscellaneous additions – any bird-safe vegetable or fruit that catches your eye at the store [11] X Research source
Determine how much mash your bird will eat each day and then freeze in serving-size quantities for easy defrosting. Make defrosting a regular part of your daily routine so you don’t find yourself facing a hungry bird and a frozen block of mash.
Punch a hole through a rice cake and hang from a string. Parrot breeds especially enjoy pecking and foraging their way through this treat. [12] X Research source Fill a paper lunch sack with nuts, pellets, dried pasta, and/or dried fruit. Tie the sack with a piece of ribbon or string and hang in your bird’s cage. Especially eager foragers might enjoy the challenge of a double-bagged sack. [13] X Research source Combine chopped walnuts, sunflower seeds, diced pears and apples, and granola and add enough honey and peanut butter to create a sticky mixture. Slather a clean pine cone with the mixture, then roll in millet seeds. Hang in your bird’s cage. This enrichment treat is especially popular with parakeets. [14] X Research source
