20 Suitable Fruit and Vegetables For Cockatiel birds | Food for Cockatiel | Safe fruits and vegetables list for cockatiel birds
Cockatiel birds are generally seed eaters. And eat a variety of plant seeds .
Specially grass since season dictates seeds availability. There a times in the year there are insect and certain seasonal fruits berries and vegetation will constitute bulk of the diet.
Fruits and Vegetables
Fruits and veg should be fed daily, making up 50% of the food offered to your Cockatiel birds (25% if you are feeding pellets). All leftovers need to be removed from the cage at the end of the day, as they quickly spoil and rot (or attract mice, rats and wasps in aviaries)
Cockatiel are generally unfussy and will enjoy any suitable fruits and vegetables you offer. A mixture of bright colours appeals to them, so mix green courgette and broccoli with red apple and bell pepper, orange carrot and butternut squash, yellow corn cobs and… well, you get the idea. The key here is to provide food that is good for the cockatiel birds, and to avoid ones that can upset their stomachs. As a starting point, try to source organic food, and always wash it well before serving to the birds.
