What to feed Alexandrine Parrots?

Baby Alexandrine Parakeet enjoying grapes

Alexandrine parakeets are medium-sized parrots bigger than Indian ringneck parrots. In nature, Alexandrine parakeets eat varieties of fresh foods. Offer your bird a good quality pellet food along with vegetables, fruits, grains, and occasionally nuts and seeds. Remember seeds are full of oils and sticking to only a seed-based diet can make your bird sick. Give your bird 1/2 cup of good quality pellet, 1/2 cup of fresh foods, 1/2 cup of fresh vegetables, and 1/2 cup of grains daily. You can change the feeding amount according to your bird's appetite. Remember to not give the same foods daily. Suppose you are feeding vegetables don't give the same vegetables daily as this will make your bird bored and they don't like eating the same stuff every day. So try to give different foods daily. And don't give two or three foods at the same time this confuses them and they will only choose what they like the most. here's a list of safe foods for your Alexandrine Parakeets. If you have an alexandrine parrot baby wait until it's fully weaned then introduce some soft foods.

Safe Vegetable list For Alexandrine Parakeets 

• Peppers
• Artichoke
• Brussels Sprouts
• Lady's Finger
• Green Beans
• Kale
• Bok Choy
• Broccoli 
• Cauliflower
• Watercress
• Lettuce
• Cabbage
• Collard Greens
• Swiss Chard
• Pandan Leaves
• Cucumber
• Zucchini 
• Beetroot
• Peas
• Carrot
• Radish
• Turnip
• Parsnip
• Swede
• Pumpkin
• Bamboo Shoots and Leaves
• Squash
• Sweet Potatoes
• Yam
• Corn
• Celery Stalk 
• Spinach
• Pointed Gourd

Safe Fruits list For Alexandrine Parakeets

• Blackberry 
• Acai berry 
• Blueberry
• Boysenberry
• Cranberry
• Gooseberry
• Elderberry
• Mulberry
• Raspberry
• Strawberry
• Black Currant
• Red Currant
• Guava
• Coconut (white part only)
• Palm fruit
• Asaki melon
• Canary Melon
• Cantaloupe Melon
• Crenshaw Melon
• Galia Melon
• Golden Dewlicious 
• Hami Melon
• Honeydew Melon 
• Koran Melon
• Lemon Drop Melon
• Orange Flesh Melon
• Pepino melon
• Santa Claus Melon
• Tuscan Melon
• Watermelon
• Yellow Watermelon
• Papaya
• Dragon Fruit
• Date
• Fig
• Grape
• Apple ( Seeds Removed ) 
• Pear
• Hawthorn Berry
• Apricot
• Mango
• Plums
• Cherry
• Nectarine
• Peach
• Banana
• Plantain
• Kaki
• Kiwi
• Lychee
• Mangosteen 
• Passion Fruit
• Pomegranate 

Remember to feed fruits in moderation that are high in vitamin C and Iron. As too much Iron and Vitamin C is not good for y parrot's health. 

Safe Grains list For Alexandrine Parakeets

Grains are safe to feed. But grains have no other nutritional value except for the carbs so always keep fruits, vegetables, pellets in their diet along with grains.

• Amaranth
• Barley
• Brownrice
• Groats
• Kamut
• Maize
• Oats 
• Pasta (Can be fed dried or cooked but unsalted)
• Quinoa
• Rye
• Spelt
• Teff
• Whole Wheat Bread
• Whole Wheat Cereal (unsalted)

Safe Seeds list For Alexandrine Parakeets

Seeds lack essential nutritional values. They are high in carbohydrates and fat. Feeding a seed-only diet can create many health problems for your birds and shorten your bird's life span. Seeds are safe to feed but only in moderation. Feed seeds occasionally.

• Sunflower Seeds
• Safflower Seeds
• Caraway seeds
• Broccoli seeds
• Canary Seeds
• Chia Seeds
• Clover Seeds
• Cumin Seeds
• Fenugreek Seeds
• Flax Seeds
• Hemp Seeds
• Milk Thistle Seeds
• Millet seed or spray
• Niger Seeds
• Perilla Seeds
• Pumpkin seeds
• Watercress seeds

Sometimes you can feed walnuts to your parrots. As walnuts contain omega 3 fatty acids its essential and beneficial for your bird's health. omega-3 fatty acids prevent atherosclerosis by inhibiting inflammation within the blood vessels, reducing plaque formation.

A good diet for your parrot is not only essential but it can prevent many diseases and give your bird a healthy and long life. As the proverb goes " You are what you eat " make sure to provide your bird a healthy and varied diet. 

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