How much pellets, veg and fruit your bird needs
Choose your bird's size for a rough daily diet plan and a healthy chop mix ratio. Fresh food should be part of every day, alongside a quality pellet base.
Pick your bird's size:
Most pet birds do best on a base of formulated pellets (roughly 60–70% of the diet), plenty of fresh vegetables and leafy greens, a little fruit as a treat, and only limited seed. An all-seed diet is too fatty and low in vitamins.
Chop is a big batch of finely chopped vegetables, greens, cooked grains and a little fruit that many owners make ahead and freeze in portions. It is an easy way to get variety into the daily bowl.
Roughly 1½–2 teaspoons of pellets plus a small daily serving of chopped veg. Budgies are tiny, so a little goes a long way — adjust to keep a healthy weight.
A pellet base with fresh vegetables is healthier than an all-seed diet. Seed is fatty and low in some vitamins, so it is best kept as a treat.