Figs?

Post by **Hilary** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:02 pm

You can get Quiko brand eggfood at Petco. It's not seed with a little eggfood - it's actually just dry eggfood. I serve it moistened, or mix it with smashed boiled egg.

lia-w · Post by **lia-w** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:24 pm

Perfect. At first I thought it was the Egg-cite stuff, which doesn't look that great

I think I will be looking to switching the birds to pellets after they finish the seed we have now. (I will be transitioning them slowly :])

Hoji · Post by **Hoji** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:12 am

It has some seed (and other yummy stuff in it), it is dry (which is great 'cause it won't spoil in the humid, heat here in Baltimore, Maryland) so you don't have to worry about getting it out before it gets yucky or dangerous. Yeah, it doesn't look appealing to the human eye, but if you're a finch -YUM!
Variety in diet seems to be the big suggestion I see everywhere: here, in books, online, etc. Even if you go to pellets, some seed (they like to open the hulls, it is what these birds do, afterall), eggfood, fresh foods, etc should all still be offered regularly.
My birds seem to like variety.

lia-w · Post by **lia-w** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:25 am

I just want them to be happy above all :]

I have offering them finch seed food, fresh 'kitchen foods' (on the safe list), and egg food right now. They are still attached to the seeds the most.

FLAMEonfire · Post by **FLAMEonfire** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:07 am

Try some hard boiled egg with some finely crushed egg shell in it. My birds LOVE it and it's so good for them too. I even put some Zupreem fruit flavored diet in it {also crushed} it gives them that extra nutrient they seem to need. The egg shell is just the shells off the hard-boiled eggs {boiled for 1hr} it's a great source of Calcium for them also.