Parrot owners know that feeding their feathered friends isn't just about filling a bowl — it's about supporting health, encouraging natural behaviours, and stimulating intelligent minds. That’s why I love creating mixes with various dried foods, but Best Behaved Birds has done all the hard work for us and created an exciting range of fun, nutritious mixes! :)
These blends are more than just “food” — they’re tools for enrichment, variety, and wellness.
Why Use Parrot Food Mixes?
Parrots are natural foragers. In the wild, they spend much of their day searching, picking, cracking, and exploring to find food. Simply handing them a plain bowl of pellets doesn’t meet their behavioural needs.
By using varied food mixes, you can:
Encourage foraging – Hide mixes in shreddable toys, sprinkle them in a foraging tray, or tuck them inside paper cups for your bird to discover.
Offer sensory enrichment – Different shapes, textures, and scents keep mealtimes interesting and mentally stimulating.
Support balanced nutrition – A mix of seeds, grains, vegetables, and herbs helps cover a wider nutritional spectrum.
Prevent boredom – Changing up their daily mix keeps parrots engaged and less likely to develop problem behaviours.
What’s awesome about mixes?
What I love most about both homemade blends and curated ready mixes like these is the variety and natural goodness in every scoop! :D
Seeds & Grains – Nutritious staples that parrots love to crack open.
Freeze-Dried Vegetables – Colourful, crunchy pieces that retain nutrients and add variety.
Dried Flowers – Such as chamomile, for gentle calming effects and sensory enrichment. And, ROSES, Mia loves roses!
Herbs & Leaves – Including tulsi (holy basil) for immune support.
Special Seasonal Ingredients – Take their Hot Bird Summer mix, for example — a vibrant blend made for sunny-day foraging fun. It’s bursting with flavour and colour from ingredients like buckwheat, oat groats, hibiscus, chilli flakes, coconut, lemon peel, millet, sunflower petals, and lavender.Â
There's something for every birdy, and variety like this means every bite is different, and your bird gets to enjoy a wide range of tastes and textures — just like they would in the wild!
Best Behaved Birds has combined nutrition, enrichment, and variety in every scoop! Whether you serve them straight from the bag or use them in creative foraging activities, these mixes are an easy way to give your parrot a healthy, varied and fun diet!
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