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 Tropical Fruit Nutri-Berries Cockatiel, Parakeet & Lovebird Bird Food, 10-oz bag
Lafeber Tropical Fruit Nutri-Berries Cockatiel, Parakeet & Lovebird Bird Food, 10-oz bag
Lafeber Tropical Fruit Nutri-Berries Cockatiel, Parakeet & Lovebird Bird Food, 10-oz bag
Lafeber Tropical Fruit Nutri-Berries Cockatiel, Parakeet & Lovebird Bird Food, 10-oz bag
Lafeber Tropical Fruit Nutri-Berries Cockatiel, Parakeet & Lovebird Bird Food, 10-oz bag
Lafeber Tropical Fruit Nutri-Berries Cockatiel, Parakeet & Lovebird Bird Food, 10-oz bag
Lafeber Tropical Fruit Nutri-Berries Cockatiel, Parakeet & Lovebird Bird Food, 10-oz bag
Lafeber Tropical Fruit Nutri-Berries Cockatiel, Parakeet & Lovebird Bird Food, 10-oz bag

Lafeber Tropical Fruit Nutri-Berries Cockatiel, Parakeet & Lovebird Bird Food, 10-oz bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
465
$11.99Chewy Price
($1.20/oz)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.6/5
Excellent

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

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

Food Flavor

Fruits & Vegetables

Bird Type

Cockatiel, Parakeet, Lovebird, Conure

Food Form

Treats
2
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
428
$17.49Chewy Price
($0.40/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
3
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
1,030
$11.99Chewy Price
($6.00/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.4/5
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
4
Higgins Safflower Gold Natural Mix Conure & Cockatiel Food, 3-lb bag
Higgins Safflower Gold Natural Mix Conure & Cockatiel Food, 3-lb bag
Higgins Safflower Gold Natural Mix Conure & Cockatiel Food, 3-lb bag
Higgins Safflower Gold Natural Mix Conure & Cockatiel Food, 3-lb bag
Higgins Safflower Gold Natural Mix Conure & Cockatiel Food, 3-lb bag
Higgins Safflower Gold Natural Mix Conure & Cockatiel Food, 3-lb bag
Higgins Safflower Gold Natural Mix Conure & Cockatiel Food, 3-lb bag

Higgins Safflower Gold Natural Mix Conure & Cockatiel Food, 3-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
606
$14.19Chewy Price
($4.73/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.3/5
Great

Ingredients

4.4/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.5/5
Great

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this cockatiel food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Safflower, Wheat, Oats, Red Milo, Corn

Special Diet

Natural

Bird Type

Conure, Cockatiel

Food Form

Seed & Grain Blend
5
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
343
$8.97Chewy Price
($2.00/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.4/5
Great

Ingredients

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.7/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

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
6
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
359
$8.99Chewy Price
($1.80/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.6/5
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
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
632
$12.95Chewy Price
($2.59/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.3/5
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
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
227
$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

Millet, Oat Groats, Sunflower Seed, Safflower Seed, 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
117
$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
159
$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

4.5/5
Great

Is this cockatiel food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

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

Special Diet

Natural

Bird Type

Parakeet, Cockatiel

Food Form

Treats, Supplement