Yes, you can feed your lovebirds blueberries. They’re nutrient rich and are a very health snack however, they’re also extremely acidic,  so the portions should be kept at a minimum to protect your lovebirds stomach from any negative repercussions.

The remainder of this article will go over the pros and cons of blueberries, the best blueberries to feed them and how a lovebird should eat them so no issues affect their overall health.

When Can You Feed Lovebirds Blueberries?

If you choose to do so feeding your lovebird blueberries as a snack is okay as long as it’s moderated. Mostly so it doesn’t upset the lovebirds stomach, causing bowel and any other stomach related issues.

The fact it lays within a pH scale of 3.1-3.4 makes more acidic than the average lovebird would be able to handle in large quantities.

For context neutral food sources like pelleted seeds happen to be around 6 – 7 in the pH scale. Therefore, these neutral pelleted seeds make up the largest portion of a lovebirds diet because they don’t cause any harm to their stomach.

Tomatoes or Cucumbers may be a better alternative snack for your lovebirds health, in my opinion as least due to a blueberries acidity.

The Benefits Of Feeding Lovebirds Blueberries

Blueberries are often regarded as a superfood based on the nutritional benefits they have. Blueberries come with a variety of vitamins and minerals packed within, all of which will be great for your lovebirds health and growth.

Benefits Of The Vitamins

• Vitamin K1 is designed to assist with blood clotting and blood coagulation which helps the birds body better deal with cuts.
• Vitamin C helps in the growth and repair of your lovebirds immune system. This is very important in keeping your rosy cheeked companion healthy
• Small amounts of Vitamin E that help keep the heart healthy whilst also maintaining eyesight and vitamin B6 which will help in reducing stress, assist in brain health and maintain a healthy amount of amino acids in the stomach.

Benefits Of The Minerals

• Manganese is one of the more prevalent minerals within blueberries and they’ll help lovebirds in forming connective tissue, bones, blood clotting factors.
• Antioxidants that are beneficial for keeping your lovebirds heart healthy, keeping blood pressure low and further minimizing any other health issue like diabetes and cancer. These antioxidants in essence will help fight against free radicals.

Other Benefits

• Fibre constitutes as roughly 8% of a single blueberry that on average weighs 0.3 grams, which is a sizable amount and in turn will help develop a healthy digestive cycle for your lovebird
• It’s over 80% in water content means it’ll be a good source of hydration

The Negatives Of Feeding Lovebirds Blueberries

There are still a few negatives to feeding your lovebird blueberries, or most other berries for that matter.

• As they’re extremely acidic feeding your lovebird too many can cause an upset stomach or far worse like stomach bumps. Lovebirds have stomach that are really sensitive and act particularly when too acidic foods are eaten.
• Pesticides among other artificial elements may be used in non organic store bought blueberries so make sure to clean them otherwise your lovebird may get sick.

Types Of Blueberries You Can Feed Your Lovebirds

Blueberries can be made into a variety of unique foods from its normal organic, liquid form and a good number of things in between.

Below are some of the option’s you can opt to feed your lovebirds:

• Organic blueberries can be fed to your lovebird. This includes the seeds but do keep in mind they’re still very acidic so keep the quantity to a minimum.
• Your Lovebird can also drink blueberry juice, which may be a good addition if you want your lovebird to drink a liquid other than water.
• Dried blueberries are great too as not only are they already preserved but they are also less acidic than the fresh variants
• Blueberry jelly is another option, it’s toned down in the acidic side with a pH of 5.5 however, it’s jam packed with a bunch of sugars not making it the healthiest option m

Types Of Blueberries You Should Avoid Feeding Your Lovebirds

There’s no type of blueberry that you shouldn’t feed your lovebird.

It’s probability better for a lovebirds diet if you didn’t feed it the more sugary like canned blueberries, jelly or the extra sugary fruit juice stuff but, as a whole most blueberry foods whether frozen, canned etc can be fed to your feathered buddy provided you don’t feed them too much.

How Many Blueberries Can You Feed Lovebirds?

You can feed your lovebird 1 blueberry a day 2 – 3 times per week. This is so you can mix and match a bunch of other foods within the week to give your lovebird other healthy fruits and vegetables.

Technically speaking you could feed your lovebird more considering they tend to eat roughly 15% their body weight (usually 45 – 70 grams) which would leave around 1.3 – 2. 1 grams of available space for blueberries that tend to weigh 0.3 – 0.5 grams however, as mentioned above they’re still too acidic to be constantly fed to them.

On the whole, it’s all about moderation when feeding your feather friend blueberries.

Summary

Blueberries are not only a superfood that’s highly nutritious but also a great, tasty snack to add into the mix for lovebirds. Bearing in mind it should only be fed in moderation as lovebirds have very sensitive stomachs.

As long as you do that no major problems should pop up and your lovebird will be happier as a result of the food variety.

References

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.engineeringtoolbox.com/amp/food-ph-d_403.html

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/foods/blueberries#plant-compounds

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/phytonadione-vitamin-k1

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318168#:~:text=Vitamin E supplements may prevent,is not right for everyone.

https://beakcraze.com/can-parrots-eat-blueberries/#Can_a_parrot_have_blueberry_juice