10 Best Cockatiel Foods 2025: According to Reviews | Chewy

The 10 Best Cockatiel Foods

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How we created this cockatiel food list

We leveraged input from our veterinarians and artificial intelligence to identify key considerations to help you find the best cockatiel food.
We scanned thousands of customer reviews and ratings and scored each product based on its performance against each of the key considerations. We then considered how popular a product is with Chewy customers and combined that with its key consideration scores to create the list of the best cockatiel foods.

Key cockatiel food considerations

Digestibility

Ingredients

Nutritional Content

Palatability

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Lafeber Sunny Orchard Nutri-Berries Cockatiel & Parakeet Bird Food, 10-oz bag
Lafeber Sunny Orchard Nutri-Berries Cockatiel & Parakeet Bird Food, 10-oz bag
Lafeber Sunny Orchard Nutri-Berries Cockatiel & Parakeet Bird Food, 10-oz bag
Lafeber Sunny Orchard Nutri-Berries Cockatiel & Parakeet Bird Food, 10-oz bag
Lafeber Sunny Orchard Nutri-Berries Cockatiel & Parakeet Bird Food, 10-oz bag
Lafeber Sunny Orchard Nutri-Berries Cockatiel & Parakeet Bird Food, 10-oz bag
Lafeber Sunny Orchard Nutri-Berries Cockatiel & Parakeet Bird Food, 10-oz bag
Lafeber Sunny Orchard Nutri-Berries Cockatiel & Parakeet Bird Food, 10-oz bag

Lafeber Sunny Orchard Nutri-Berries Cockatiel & Parakeet Bird Food, 10-oz bag

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
379
$11.99Chewy Price
($1.20/oz)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredients

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.5/5
Great

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this cockatiel food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Corn, Hulled White Proso Millet, Soybean Meal, Red Millet, Cranberries

Food Flavor

Fruits & Vegetables

Bird Type

Cockatiel, Parakeet, Lovebird, Conure

Food Form

Treats
2
ZuPreem FruitBlend Flavor with Natural Flavors Daily Medium Bird Food, 2-lb bag
ZuPreem FruitBlend Flavor with Natural Flavors Daily Medium Bird Food, 2-lb bag
ZuPreem FruitBlend Flavor with Natural Flavors Daily Medium Bird Food, 2-lb bag
ZuPreem FruitBlend Flavor with Natural Flavors Daily Medium Bird Food, 2-lb bag
ZuPreem FruitBlend Flavor with Natural Flavors Daily Medium Bird Food, 2-lb bag
ZuPreem FruitBlend Flavor with Natural Flavors Daily Medium Bird Food, 2-lb bag
ZuPreem FruitBlend Flavor with Natural Flavors Daily Medium Bird Food, 2-lb bag
ZuPreem FruitBlend Flavor with Natural Flavors Daily Medium Bird Food, 2-lb bag

ZuPreem FruitBlend Flavor with Natural Flavors Daily Medium Bird Food, 2-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
993
$16.64Chewy Price
($8.32/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.5/5
Great

Palatability

4.4/5
Great

Is this cockatiel food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Ground corn, Soybean meal, Ground wheat, Wheat germ meal, Sugar

Food Flavor

Fruits & Vegetables

Bird Type

Cockatiel, Lovebird, Conure, Quaker

Food Form

Pellets
3
Roudybush Daily Maintenance Crumble Bird Food, 44-oz bag
Roudybush Daily Maintenance Crumble Bird Food, 44-oz bag
Roudybush Daily Maintenance Crumble Bird Food, 44-oz bag
Roudybush Daily Maintenance Crumble Bird Food, 44-oz bag
Roudybush Daily Maintenance Crumble Bird Food, 44-oz bag

Roudybush Daily Maintenance Crumble Bird Food, 44-oz bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
413
$16.95Chewy Price
($0.39/oz)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.7/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.6/5
Excellent

Is this cockatiel food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Ground Corn, Ground Wheat, Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil, Alfalfa

Bird Type

Canary, Cockatiel, Parakeet, Budgie...

Food Form

Crumble
4
3-D Cockatiel Food, 4.5-lb jar
3-D Cockatiel Food, 4.5-lb jar
3-D Cockatiel Food, 4.5-lb jar
3-D Cockatiel Food, 4.5-lb jar
3-D Cockatiel Food, 4.5-lb jar
3-D Cockatiel Food, 4.5-lb jar
3-D Cockatiel Food, 4.5-lb jar
3-D Cockatiel Food, 4.5-lb jar

3-D Cockatiel Food, 4.5-lb jar

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
321
$8.97Chewy Price
($2.00/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredients

4.7/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.7/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.6/5
Excellent

Is this cockatiel food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Millet, Sunflower Seed, Oat Groats, Safflower Seed, Canary Grass Seed

Bird Type

Cockatiel

Food Form

Birdseed
5
Brown's Encore Premium Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag
Brown's Encore Premium Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag
Brown's Encore Premium Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag
Brown's Encore Premium Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag
Brown's Encore Premium Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag
Brown's Encore Premium Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag
Brown's Encore Premium Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag

Brown's Encore Premium Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
343
$8.99Chewy Price
($1.80/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.7/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.7/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.8/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.6/5
Excellent

Is this cockatiel food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

White Proso Millet, Oat Groats, Canary Grass Seed, Safflower Seeds, Striped Sunflower Seeds

Bird Type

Cockatiel

Food Form

Seed & Grain Blend
6
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Cockatiel Bird Food, 3-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Cockatiel Bird Food, 3-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Cockatiel Bird Food, 3-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Cockatiel Bird Food, 3-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Cockatiel Bird Food, 3-lb bag
Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Cockatiel Bird Food, 3-lb bag

Higgins Sunburst Gourmet Blend Cockatiel Bird Food, 3-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
410
$13.99Chewy Price
($4.67/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.5/5
Great

Palatability

4.6/5
Excellent

Is this cockatiel food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

White Millet, Oats, Safflower, Sunflower Seeds, Red Millet

Bird Type

Cockatiel

Food Form

Seed & Grain Blend

Health Feature

Digestive Health
7
Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag
Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag
Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag
Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag
Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag
Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag
Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag
Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag

Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Cockatiel Food, 5-lb bag

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
610
$12.95Chewy Price
($2.59/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.4/5
Great

Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.4/5
Great

Is this cockatiel food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Canary Grass Seed, White Millet, Sunflower Seed, Safflower Seed, Oat Groats

Special Diet

High-Protein

Bird Type

Cockatiel

Food Form

Seed & Grain Blend
8
Wild Harvest Daily Blend Cockatiel Food, 32-oz bag
Wild Harvest Daily Blend Cockatiel Food, 32-oz bag
Wild Harvest Daily Blend Cockatiel Food, 32-oz bag
Wild Harvest Daily Blend Cockatiel Food, 32-oz bag

Wild Harvest Daily Blend Cockatiel Food, 32-oz bag

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
219
$2.38Chewy Price
($0.08/oz)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.3/5
Great

Ingredients

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this cockatiel food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

White Millet, Oat Groats, Sunflower Seed, Red Millet, Buckwheat

Bird Type

Cockatiel

Food Form

Grains, Birdseed

Health Feature

Weight Management
9
Harrison's Bird Foods Adult Lifetime Fine Organic Pellet Bird Food, 5-lb bag
Harrison's Bird Foods Adult Lifetime Fine Organic Pellet Bird Food, 5-lb bag
Harrison's Bird Foods Adult Lifetime Fine Organic Pellet Bird Food, 5-lb bag
Harrison's Bird Foods Adult Lifetime Fine Organic Pellet Bird Food, 5-lb bag
Harrison's Bird Foods Adult Lifetime Fine Organic Pellet Bird Food, 5-lb bag
Harrison's Bird Foods Adult Lifetime Fine Organic Pellet Bird Food, 5-lb bag

Harrison's Bird Foods Adult Lifetime Fine Organic Pellet Bird Food, 5-lb bag

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
102
$55.91Chewy Price
($11.19/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.7/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.8/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.8/5
Excellent

Is this cockatiel food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Ingredients: *Whole Corn, *Hull-less Barley, *Hulled Millet, *Toasted Soybeans, *Peas

Special Diet

Organic, Non-GMO

Bird Type

Cockatiel, Lovebird, Conure, Pigeon

Food Form

Pellets
10
Vitakraft VitaSmart Egg Food Daily Calcium Supplement for Birds, 1.1-lb bag
Vitakraft VitaSmart Egg Food Daily Calcium Supplement for Birds, 1.1-lb bag
Vitakraft VitaSmart Egg Food Daily Calcium Supplement for Birds, 1.1-lb bag
Vitakraft VitaSmart Egg Food Daily Calcium Supplement for Birds, 1.1-lb bag
Vitakraft VitaSmart Egg Food Daily Calcium Supplement for Birds, 1.1-lb bag
Vitakraft VitaSmart Egg Food Daily Calcium Supplement for Birds, 1.1-lb bag

Vitakraft VitaSmart Egg Food Daily Calcium Supplement for Birds, 1.1-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
156
$12.48Chewy Price
($11.35/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredients

4.7/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.6/5
Excellent

Is this cockatiel food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Dried Egg, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Honey, Dehulled Soybean Meal

Bird Type

Parakeet, Cockatiel

Food Form

Treats, Supplement