Others: | ||||
![]() | Housing | |||
![]() | Feeding | |||
- Seeds | ||||
- Fruit / Vegetables | ||||
- Vitamins / Minerals | ||||
- Others | ||||
![]() | Breeding | |||
![]() | Disease | |||
![]() | Mutations | |||
Next to seeds these other supplements are very also important and required for keeping and breeding healthy birds. | ||||
Water The most important of all. Fresh water is very important for all species in captivity. Clean water, free from droppings that will cause infections, should be refreshed daily | ||||
Egg/Cake Mixture Egg
and cake mixture is recommended to all species. It contains a large spectrum of
the required vitamins and minerals. | ||||
Cuttlefish bone Good
quality, clean and dry cuttlebone contains calcium and many of the required minerals
for maintenance, growth and egg production. | ||||
Calcium Grit Another possibility for providing calcium to birds. Calcium grit can be provided directly on the ground or in bowls. | ||||
Iodine Block Iodine blocks contain often next to iodine also calcium. Some birds like cuttlebone and others like iodine blocks. | ||||
Calcium Supplements Calcium
supplements can be mixed into egg/cake mixture or direct within seeds. Also in
the drinking water is used. With calcium supplements birds are more likely to
receive their calcium requirements. | ||||
Insects Mixture Although Asiatic parakeets are seed eaters, they also eat some insects. This mixture contains dried insects, honey, raisins and some berries. Required animal protein will be provided to the birds. Insects mixture can be mixed with egg/cake mixture or directly with seeds. | ||||
Vitamin Supplements Good vitamin supplements contain all required vitamins and minerals. There are liquid vitamin supplements which are provided mixed with water. The powder form is used by mixing with egg/cake mixture. |