Seed Change

The supplier I normally buy Dalai, Perry & Lennie’s seed from, put up their prices.  Significantly!  This led me to source another brand with a view to mixing them & thereby reducing the cost but still retaining quality.  This approach also ensures that we are never dependent on one brand.

L: New seed, R: Original seed

To make sure they approved of the new seed I had selected, I put some in a separate seed pot.  In Dalai’s cage it was in the small treat pot, & in Perry & Lennie’s cage it was in the seed pot at the back.  The new seed looks pretty much like the old seed, but with less red millet (see side photo).  I then just had to monitor their preference.

Dalai seemed non-committal in that he ate from both the seed pots, with no obvious preference.

Perry appeared to prefer the new brand, eating quite a lot of it, even with the old/current brand available next to him.

Though Lennie ate the new brand, he seemed to steer more towards the original brand.

Conclusion?  Budgies are individuals with their own likes & dislikes!  Dalai, Perry & Lennie are generally okay with the new brand.

A couple of days later I forgot I had separated the different seed brands & mixed them, so the experiment had to end!  So currently, they are eating a mixture of the brands although still a majority of the original one.

Evidence they are eating the new seed:

Lennie & Dalai

Perry

Lennie