Budgie Food & Seed Mixes

We’ve been supplying champion-quality budgie seeds for generations. Whether you’re a breeder, hobbyist, or pet owner, you’ll find a mix to suit your birds' stage of life - from everyday favourites like Tip Top Budgie Seed (a breeder-recommended mix with a hint of aniseed and traces of tonic seed) to specialist blends designed to condition and support your birds during moult and breeding.

We use only SuperClean™ seeds - dust-free, cleaned to avian standards, and freshly mixed at Haith's Bird Food Centre in Louth, Lincolnshire. Some blends also contain spinach flakes, like our famous Budgie Tonic to, which support feather health and boost palatability.

Why choose Haith’s Budgie Seed?

Trusted by top breeders across the UK
Freshly mixed daily using over 80 years of expertise
Designed for vibrant health, brilliant feathers, and strong song

Explore the full range below to find the perfect mix for your birds.

The photo to the right shows World Champion Budgie Breeder, Chris Snell, inspecting his Snell's 66 budgie seed mix.  

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Chris Snell, World Champion Budgie Breeder inspecting his Snell's 66 budgie seed mix at the Haith's bird food centre in Louth, Lincolnshire.

The Haith's Budgie Feeding System

Experienced budgie keepers rarely rely on a single food alone. A balanced budgie diet usually includes a quality seed mix, conditioning foods, enrichment, essential minerals and additional nutritional support. Together these foods help support health, vitality and natural behaviour.
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Daily Diet

BRAVO! Budgie Seed™

The staple seed mix budgies eat every day, forming the foundation of their diet.
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Conditioning

Budgie Tonic Seed™ with Aniseed Oil

Supports feather condition, vitality and breeding readiness.
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Enrichment

Millet Sprays

Encourages natural feeding behaviour and provides stimulation for active birds.
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Minerals

Fine Oystershell Grit for Cage Birds

Essential minerals that support digestion and calcium intake.
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Health & Support

Cuttlefish Bone

Additional nutritional support to help maintain strong and healthy birds.

During Breeding & Rearing

When budgies are breeding or raising chicks, many experienced keepers introduce additional high-protein foods to support growth, feather development and strong young birds.

Rearing Food

Egg Biscuit Softfood for cage birds

A high-protein softfood commonly used during breeding and chick rearing.

Conditioning Support

Lincolnshire Oats - A Natural Supplement for Budgies & Parakeets

Supports breeding birds – Encourages healthy crop milk production and aids chick development.

Sprouting Seeds

Easisoak Seed™ - sprouting seed for canaries, British birds, hybrids & budgerigars

Sprouting seeds provide fresh, highly nutritious food that breeding birds thrive on.

Budgie Seed & Food Blogs

Explore more about keeping your budgies bouncing with health and vitality.

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What else do budgies eat?

General feeding advice for budgies

Caring for budgies involves providing a balanced diet, seasonal care, and enrichment activities. Whether you're keeping them as pets or breeding for competition, following these guidelines will help ensure they remain healthy, happy, and thriving throughout the year.

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Why Premium Budgie Seed is Essential

Budgie Seed: Benefits, Ingredients and Why Haith’s Mixes Stand Out

A well-balanced budgie diet requires more than just any seed mix - it needs a combination of nutrient-rich ingredients that support energy, muscle development, digestion, feather health, and immune function.

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Feeding Budgies for Optimal Breeding Condition

If the purpose is to breed with your budgies, it’s all about getting them fit to breed – and that means two things – feeding them properly and giving them the right conditions to prepare them correctly.

Discover How To Keep Budgie's Fit
One of Haith's bird seeds experts cleaning seed

Super clean budgie food

All our budgie foods go through a superior seed-cleaning process. Our team has years of birdseed cleaning expertise under their belts, and Haith's has been an authority on budgie food diets since 1937.

Our philosophy is simple: healthy budgie feed, healthy budgie. 

Budgie Seed FAQs

What is the best seed for beginner budgie keepers?

New budgie owners can effortlessly offer their feathered companions a high-quality birdseed diet that is both uncomplicated and cost-effective by simply opting for Tip Top Budgie Seed. When it comes to guiding new budgie owners, the top recommendation is unmistakably Tip Top Budgie Seed.

How often should I feed Haith’s Budgie Tonic?

Haith’s Budgie Tonic serves as a year-round health booster for Budgerigars, complementing their primary bird seed diets organically. To administer, provide it in a separate feeding dish 2-3 times per week alongside the birds' regular birdseed blend. Remarkably, breeders have observed that certain hens even use this mixture to nourish their young ones.

Should I feed my budgie grit?

Yes. To find out why, listen to a short 3-minute clip from one of our podcasts with our veterinary advisory professor John Cooper, as well as Champion budgie breeder Chris Snell, discussing the importance of grit in a bird's diet.

Listen to our podcast about the importance of feeding grit to budgies:

The Haith's Budgie Feeding System

Daily Diet BRAVO Budgie Seed
Conditioning Budgie Tonic Seed
Enrichment Millet Sprays
Minerals Oyster Shell Grit