fluff86
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My finches have laid more eggs and this time I want to make sure that the babies live because on my first attempt I lost all the babies because the parents stopped looking after them and chucked them out of the nest. I don't want this to happen again.
I want to know if there is any specific food I need to be feeding the finches while they are rearing there young?
So far I have been feeding crushed boiled egg with the shell, dried mill worms, they always get there regular seed mix regardless and I make sure there is always a supply of freash seed in the aviary everyday and of course fresh water. I was giving them some greens at one point but it always goes to waste they never touch it so I stopped putting it in for them.
I'm going to try a new mix including some leafy greens which will be mixed in with other things to hopefully entice them to eat some leafy greens.
The mix I am planning will have the following...
Cooked Brown Rice. I will cook up a batch of this and freeze it and use what I need for each day.
Boiled Egg with the shell.
Porridge Oats
Some leafy greens such as spinach, wild rocket
Meal Worms
I will mix it all in food processor and give it to them that way.
Would this be enough?
What would people recommend?
I want to know if there is any specific food I need to be feeding the finches while they are rearing there young?
So far I have been feeding crushed boiled egg with the shell, dried mill worms, they always get there regular seed mix regardless and I make sure there is always a supply of freash seed in the aviary everyday and of course fresh water. I was giving them some greens at one point but it always goes to waste they never touch it so I stopped putting it in for them.
I'm going to try a new mix including some leafy greens which will be mixed in with other things to hopefully entice them to eat some leafy greens.
The mix I am planning will have the following...
Cooked Brown Rice. I will cook up a batch of this and freeze it and use what I need for each day.
Boiled Egg with the shell.
Porridge Oats
Some leafy greens such as spinach, wild rocket
Meal Worms
I will mix it all in food processor and give it to them that way.
Would this be enough?
What would people recommend?