Seed mixes for budgerigars vary a lot in how much of the bag is actually canary seed versus filler grains, and this one leads with it: half the mix by weight is canary seed, the higher-protein component birds tend to pick out first.

The blend is 50% canary seed with white millet, panicum millet, red millet and vegetable oil making up the rest. Panicum and white millet are small, easily digestible seeds rich in carbohydrate, so the mix pairs a higher-protein base with seeds a budgerigar can get through quickly. Bucktons describe it as a base used by breeders and competitors as their feeding regime's foundation, sold in a 3KG bag.

• 50% canary seed
• White millet, panicum millet and red millet make up the rest, with vegetable oil
• Panicum and white millet chosen for easy digestibility
• Sold in a 3KG bag

What's not on the card. No protein, fat or fibre percentages are supplied for this mix, only the ingredient proportions above — so you know what's in the bag, but not its full nutritional analysis.

Who it's for: budgerigar keepers, including breeders, who want a canary-seed-led base mix rather than a bag weighted toward cheaper filler grains.