Due to their vitamin content, the native wild fruits are often a valuable addition to the budgies’ diet.
Suitable wild fruits
| Wildfrüchte | Blätter | Rinde | Sonstiges |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barberry | |||
| Mountain ash (rowan) | Buds, flowers | ||
| Firethorn | Seeds slightly toxic in larger quantities | ||
| Dogwood (Cornelian Cherry) | Flowers | ||
| Sandorn | Buds, flowers | ||
| Blackthorn | |||
| Bird cherry (Wild Cherry) | Buds, flowers / no cores! | ||
| Hawthorn | Buds, flowers, Seeds |
Collecting wild fruits
When collecting the fruit, of course, you need to take into account a few things. Of course, you must not collect this in the immediate vicinity of busy roads and you must make sure that no weedkillers or similar have been used at the collection site.
Shrubs with wild fruits
Berberitze
Vogelbeere
Feuerdorn
Hainbuche – Samen
Sandorn
Schlehe
Weißdorn
Important ingredients: vitamin C, provitamin A, potassium, phosphate, magnesium, calcium, iron, copper, zinc, manganese
Important ingredients: vitamins, minerals
Effect: Seeds of the fruits in large quantities slightly toxic
Important ingredients: vitamin P, vitamin C, minerals
Effect: anti-inflammatory, analgesic
Important ingredients: vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, provitamin A, iron, vitaminB1,B2, B6, B12, vitamin E, essential oils.
Effect: extremely rich in vitamins
Important ingredients: vitamin C, potassium, calcium, provitamin A
Important ingredients: essential oil, potassium, calcium
Effect: stimulates blood circulation
- H.-J. Kühne: “Die Ernährung der Papageien und Sittiche” (Arndt-Verlag)
- B. Oftring & P. Wolf: “Vogelfutterpflanzen aus Natur und Garten” (Arndt-Verlag)
- A. Wilbrand: “Futterpflanzen für Vögel” (Oertel+Spörer)
Additional sources of information:
- A. Wilbrand: “Futterpflanzen für Vögel” (book)
- H.-J. Kühne: “Die Ernährung der Papageien und Sittiche” (Buch)
- B. Oftring & P. Wolf: “Vogelfutterpflanzen aus Natur und Garten” (Buch)