Archive for February, 2009

Finch food

Posted in Bird food on February 28th, 2009 by admin – Be the first to comment

Finches usually eat seeds, but to mantain optimal health they also need other finch food. In the wild nature finches they know by instict which type of nutrition they need and try to locate a food source. They eat wild berries, sap or fresh greens.

Inhouse the finches cat be adapted to other food, but you have to pay attention to feed them correctly. The main part of finch food should be made of seeds, like in nature but you have to provide other supplements to keep them healthy. You can try to feed cooked white or brown rice, peas, green beans, strawberry, grape, mellon or corn. Finch pellets are not so suitable because they are too big and don’t look like usual food to finches.

Bird supplies offer different special nutrients for birds, you can feed them from time to time with this extra bird nutriends. This will avoid shortage of needed mineral nutriens or vitamins.

Canary Food

Posted in Bird food on February 28th, 2009 by admin – Be the first to comment

The requirements for canary food are very simple. The most part of it should persist of canary seeds. Most dealers sell this canary food as a mix of canary seed, some rape seed and hemp seed. You can buy this already mixed or seperate and mix it yourself. The seeds should be well matured, clean and not too old. If the canaries don’t like the seeds, check out if they are ok by opening a view.

In addition the canaries should get some chickweed, lettuce or a bit of an apple. They also like bread moistened in milk. The food should be completly fresh, otherwise it can lead to bacterial diseases. Don’t make the canary food too wet, is absolutely enough if it is just softened a little bit.

Canaries also like cuttle bone, hard-boiled egg, unsalted crackers or some meal worms from time to time, but not too often. The canaries will thank you with health and beauty if you provide them with good adequate canary food.