Can cockatiels eat millet?

Yes, but only a little: cockatiels can eat millet. Germany’s TVT counts millet as a staple food, while the Swiss STS calls millet spray a special treat. The TVT lists both millet and millet spray among the seeds in the staple diet; the STS says millet spray can be hung up as an extra treat once a week. Germany’s Veterinary Association for Animal Welfare (TVT) and the Swiss animal welfare society (STS) treat seeds as the staple food. The Merck Veterinary Manual suggests a 30–40% seed mix for small birds such as cockatiels. The RSPCA says cockatiels need some seeds each day, but no more than a tenth of their diet, so we err on the side of caution.

How to serve it: a piece of millet spray, hung up to pick at

Good to know: The TVT counts grass seeds among the seeds in the staple diet, like millet, so the same applies to dried grass seeds.