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I dont know what chias grow... but I keep bumping into them at random places and wondered if you can put that in with the finches..

Not have I will.. unless its safe LOL.. not that I have one...

though i think my daughter would LOVE it.

just wondering..

Yep! Chia pets are seeded with Salvia hispanica. It's non-toxic and nutritious, in fact if you put one with the birds they'd probably eat it all off the clay figure pretty fast. xD

Most chia's use plain old grass seed (but I would check the label) so would be fine for your birds. Personally I don't think it would last long enough to even sprout in the cage and less then a day if you put it in already long.
let us know how you do with it

LOL oh cool!!!! That'll e fun... But short lived!!
Do they keep growing? Or is it one time sprout and that's it?

From what I remember about chia pets you just smear the clay with the seeds and it grows. You can "reseed" over and over if you'd like.

debbie276 you're right! I remember the commercial smearing it on!

I just thought it was those dunk in water type thing.. We just got a dunk in water and grow oyster mushrooms for Christmas lol maybe that's why!

I will have to get one.. A beard dude one so the birds are pecking on his beard lo

Sooooo cool the information on this site just love love all I am learning

I'm going for sprouted wheatgrass, which is easily available because lots of health-types grow it for juicing. It doesn't take much light, its easy to sprout and grow, and its bound to be good for the birds.

I'm trying to locate a plastic tray that will slide in with the litter tray. The litter tray for my cage is all-metal. I had thought about planting directly in the litter tray, but that might lead to rust. Plus I'd need to find extra trays so I could sprout some while there's some in the cage already growing.