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I'm hoping to get a nice fully nutritional diet for my Society Finches. Currently, these are the big 3 products I use:
Amazon.com : LAFEBER'S Premium Daily Diet Pellets Pet Bird Food, Made with Non-GMO and Human-Grade Ingredients, for Finches, 5 lbs : Dry Pet Food : Pet Supplies (Pellets)
Amazon.com : (3 Pack) Zoo Med Laboratories Bird Banquet Vegetable Mineral Block, Small : Pet Supplies (Vegetable Mineral Blocks)
Amazon.com : Zoo Med Laboratories Bird Banquet Fruit Mineral Blocks, Small (3 Pack) : Pet Supplies (Fruit Mineral Blocks)
I also have these placed around the cages:
Amazon.com : Penn-Plax Bird Life E2 Natural Cuttlebone, Mango and Banana (6 Bones Per Package), 6 Pack (BA658) : Pet Supplies (Fruit-flavored Cuddlebones)
I also give them a "branch" of spray millet once a week and throw in sliced up tomatoes, spinach, lettuce, cut up apples, and strawberries every day on rotation in their cages as well. If there are other fruits and vegetables I should provide that provide nutritional value that is usually not easily found in seed or pellet products, please let me know. The only reason I stick to these a lot is since we always have them around the house anyways for our personal diets and it's a mere convenience thing.
I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything since I let them breed (if they breed too frequently I plan on putting a stop to it to prevent them from hurting themselves) and I don't wanna lower their quality of life over a hobby.
The only thing I feel I'm missing is egg food. Should I buy a premade mix and mix it into their pellets? I've been using this product in a separate container in their cages:
But I keep seeing people reference just hard boiling an egg and smashing it up and putting it in their cage. Would this be the best option? Or would a mix like the one listed above be better? They seem to really like that egg food and tend to go for it over their pellets, which is my concern. Should I mix it into their pellets for something like an 80% pellets to 20% egg food ratio to ensure they're getting their full nutrition?
My girlfriend's Canaries also require a color food to help keep their color, anything like this for Society Finches? Or does a healthy diet ensure they keep looking vibrant?
I don't care too much for cost or whatever factor may arise since I take my pet care seriously and I'm still fairly new to taking care of finches, and I want to do the best I can to ensure they live long healthy lives.
Amazon.com : LAFEBER'S Premium Daily Diet Pellets Pet Bird Food, Made with Non-GMO and Human-Grade Ingredients, for Finches, 5 lbs : Dry Pet Food : Pet Supplies (Pellets)
Amazon.com : (3 Pack) Zoo Med Laboratories Bird Banquet Vegetable Mineral Block, Small : Pet Supplies (Vegetable Mineral Blocks)
Amazon.com : Zoo Med Laboratories Bird Banquet Fruit Mineral Blocks, Small (3 Pack) : Pet Supplies (Fruit Mineral Blocks)
I also have these placed around the cages:
Amazon.com : Penn-Plax Bird Life E2 Natural Cuttlebone, Mango and Banana (6 Bones Per Package), 6 Pack (BA658) : Pet Supplies (Fruit-flavored Cuddlebones)
I also give them a "branch" of spray millet once a week and throw in sliced up tomatoes, spinach, lettuce, cut up apples, and strawberries every day on rotation in their cages as well. If there are other fruits and vegetables I should provide that provide nutritional value that is usually not easily found in seed or pellet products, please let me know. The only reason I stick to these a lot is since we always have them around the house anyways for our personal diets and it's a mere convenience thing.
I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything since I let them breed (if they breed too frequently I plan on putting a stop to it to prevent them from hurting themselves) and I don't wanna lower their quality of life over a hobby.
The only thing I feel I'm missing is egg food. Should I buy a premade mix and mix it into their pellets? I've been using this product in a separate container in their cages:
But I keep seeing people reference just hard boiling an egg and smashing it up and putting it in their cage. Would this be the best option? Or would a mix like the one listed above be better? They seem to really like that egg food and tend to go for it over their pellets, which is my concern. Should I mix it into their pellets for something like an 80% pellets to 20% egg food ratio to ensure they're getting their full nutrition?
My girlfriend's Canaries also require a color food to help keep their color, anything like this for Society Finches? Or does a healthy diet ensure they keep looking vibrant?
I don't care too much for cost or whatever factor may arise since I take my pet care seriously and I'm still fairly new to taking care of finches, and I want to do the best I can to ensure they live long healthy lives.