🍖Food for the Cockatiel
Cockatiel : A base of small-parakeet pellets topped up with seeds, leafy greens and a little fruit. Cockatiels are prone to weight gain, so keep sunflower seeds for training sessions only.
Diet is the number-one health lever for your bird — and the product family with the loudest marketing. Our guides compare product types, teach you to read a label and give realistic price ranges, so you feed right without paying for the packaging.
An all-seed diet is the classic mistake: quality pellets, greens and fresh fruit make up a modern ration — with supplements stepping in during the moult.
The guides that apply to you
- Switching from seeds to pellets: the gentle method that works
Why and how to switch a budgie, cockatiel or parrot from seeds to pellets: a gradual 4-to-8-week transition, with brands and prices.
- Egg food for birds: when to feed it and which one to choose?
Breeding, moulting, winter: when to give egg food to a canary or budgie, which recipe to choose in 2026 and at what price (4 to 12 €).
- Cuttlebone and mineral blocks: which one does your bird need?
Calcium, iodine, beak wear: what cuttlebone and mineral blocks are for, how to attach them in the cage and which to favour for each species.
- Fruits and vegetables safe for birds: the complete list
Which fruits and vegetables can a budgie, cockatiel or parrot eat safely? The list of safe foods, the toxic ones and the right amounts.
- Organic or standard bird seed: is the extra cost worth it?
Organic or standard seed for your birds? Organic limits pesticide residues, but freshness and the mix composition matter more. Analysis and prices.
- How much does a budgie cost per month? The real budget line by line
A budgie costs 20 to 35 € per month: seed, vegetables, toys, cage liner and a vet fund. The real monthly budget in detail and tips to reduce it.