Problem with buddy

[Pawsy6]

I have got a real big problem with buddy (my cockateil), ever since I got him we have been trying all kinds of veggies and fruit and will not eat any of it.
I have tried fresh and cooked.You name it we have done it.
I have mixed it in his cockatiel food and by itself and he won't eat it.
Help

[atvchick95]

Just keep trying, Don't give up, persistence is the key

Some take longer then others. my older ones took almost a year to even look at it , little lone get near it - they thought it was going to hurt them or something

now they go crazy when they see us bringing in veggies, or greens

just don't give up!

[kitti]

Im lucky Rodney Percy copies my macaw and tries anything lol.

If Roger the macaw eats it then it must be ok!

[AngelsMom]

I had that problem with Angel and then I cut her up some veggies and pretended that they were MINE and she could have any, then when she finally got them she tried some and loved it =D So maybe your cockatiel will be the same way, wanting what they think they cant have ;)
Say hi to buddy please =)

[AngelsMom]

Sorry ;) was going to b a wink but wasnt so just think of it as a wink ; )

[tielfan]

Keep on trying, it can take a long time for cockatiels to accept a new food. Experiment with the presentation too - some birds like their veggies cut up in a food bowl and others prefer their veggies hanging up in the cage. See whether he prefers a particular shape.

My birds' favorite ‘vegetable’ is lawn grass (chemical free of course). Unripe seed heads are a definite plus. We humans can’t digest it but it’s part of the birds’ wild diet so I think it’s great. They like ‘stemmy’ or narrow-leaved vegetables like thin asparagus, dandelion greens, carrot tops, green beans, and cilantro. They also like seed-like vegetables: corn kernels, peas, broccoli (the florets look like unripe seed heads).

[Solace.]

Make sure there's no seed in the cage at the time, some ignore veggies if they see that they still have their seed there.

[Danielle]

Does Buddy like bread? Harley won't really eat his veggies either, so I blend down a cup of veggies into a liquid puree and add it to his bird bread recipe. He wolfs it down and is none the wiser. I always sprinkle it with delicious soaked seeds too.

Soaked and sprouted seeds aren't as great as veggies, but are easy, cheap and hugely increase the nutritional value of their seeds.

[Terri Peters]

I'm working on growing an herb garden just for Holly and Hawkeye, so hopefully I can get them eating a bit better. They both ADORE grapes and they both get a half a grape in the mornings, in fact they are eating their grapes as I type this.