A seed mix built for a small parakeet's beak isn't necessarily right for a bigger bird's, and 'parakeet' actually covers a wide range of sizes — from a budgie up to something considerably larger — which is worth knowing before assuming any parakeet mix suits any parakeet.

This mix combines white and red millet, groats, small striped sunflower, safflower, flaked maize, peanut kernels, buckwheat, canary seed, hemp seed, chillies, oats, papaya, red and green bell pepper, coconut chips, paddy rice, white sunflower, banana chips and vegetable oil. It contains grain, and Johnston & Jeff say it particularly suits conures, cockatiels and big parakeets rather than parakeets generally.

• Wide seed, nut and dried fruit mix: millet, sunflower, peanut kernels, buckwheat, papaya, banana chips among them
• Contains grain (maize, oats)
• Particularly suited to conures, cockatiels and big parakeets
• 12.5kg bag

On the name. Despite the plain "Parakeet" name, Johnston & Jeff's own guidance is that this suits conures, cockatiels and big parakeets specifically, not the smaller end of the parakeet family such as budgies. If you keep a smaller bird, this may not be the sized-right mix for it.

Who it's for: keepers of conures, cockatiels or larger parakeet species wanting a big bag of varied seed, nut and fruit mix.