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SEED |
The types of Seed below is
what I feed my birds on, I will try to explain what I feed my birds daily
and at what time of year.
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Scottish Tonic :
Specifically formulated for Budgerigars and smaller Parrot Likes, this
mixture does not contain Jap Millet. There is a high proportion of Naked
Oats which are extremely high in fats and proteins as an alternative source
of required energy.
Contains: Naked Oats, Panicum Millet, White Millet,
Plain Canaryseed, Red Milletseed, Pinhead Oatmeal, Nigerseed, Black
Rapeseed, Linseed, Mawseed, Hempseed and flavoured with Aniseed Oil.
10% to 20% is added to all my
finches stock mix, the higher level during breeding season as I
believe this milky seed is easier to digest whilst feeding young.
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Goldfinch
and Siskin mix
This seed is fed to all my finches except
Crossbills, 50% of it is added to stock mix.
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Safflower
I add 10% of this to my Greenfinch and Bullfinch mix,
20% to my Crossbill and Hawfinch mix, |
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Red Band Pigeon
Conditioner
Greenfinches love this mix, but
be wary it does put weight on, great for getting the birds built up for
winter and ready for the show season, but not for getting them fit for
breeding, a must for Greenfinches during breeding season but I only use this
soaked for rearing young birds 80% added to their soaked seed,
My Crossbills and Hawfinches get
20% added to there stock mix all year round. |
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Hemp Seed
Hempseed is loved by most seed-eating birds, but it
should be fed sparingly as bird will quickly become
overweight.
I use hemp for soaking for all my
birds in the soak seed mix during the breeding season, the only birds that
get it added to their stock mix are Hawfinches 10% added to there stock mix,
and Crossbills get 40% added to there mix. Crossbills don't seem to suffer
from weight gain like other species using this seed variety. |
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Small Striped Sunflower
I only use Sunflower for my Hawfinches and
Crossbills 10% of their mix, I no longer feed my Greenfinches or
Bullfinches with Sunflower. |
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Buckwheat
all my finches get 10% of this
added to there staple mix all year round, It is mainly for my Bullfinches,
Greenfinches and Hawfinches
also my Crossbills, 10% of their
mix is Buckwheat
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Wild Seed
Grass
seed,Clover Seed,Carrot Seed Onion Seed,Cress Seed,Radish Seed,Spinach
Seed,Millet,Rape Seed,Wild Seed.
I use a very good wild seed mix from Beyers, all my
finches get 20% of this mix added to there staple mix all year round
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Mountain Ash Berries
These are offered as a treat
to my Hawfinches and Bullfinches, perhaps a tablespoon full per pair 3 or 4
times a week, but quantities do vary a different times of the year.
These berries are replaced with fresh berries in the
autumn when a free supply can be collected. |
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Small Pine Nuts
These are only fed to my Hawfinches
and Crossbills as a treat, perhaps a tablespoon full per pair 3 or 4 times a
week, but quantities do vary a different times of the year. |
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Canary Mix
This is the staple diet of my
feeder canaries, also for most of my mules.
some mules droppings get very wet, loose and smelly if
they are fed on to rich a diet so even though one half of the mule is a
finch and the other half is a canary, I find that finch mixes are far to
rich, that said I do give my mules finch mix occasionally as a treat.
Hybrids are a different matter they are usually fed
the same mix as the finches they are bred from, but like all species
if there droppings become wet, loose or smelly, I will make it less rich by
adding more mixed canary seed and less of the richer seeds. |
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