frozen peas?

[Marianne]

I've read here and there that some people feed their zebras frozen peas. Are these fine right out of the bag (thawed first, of course). I'm forever trying to find new veggies that they'll like. So far mine love cucumbers, parsley and lettuce, and maybe a little carrot here and there.

Any advice is appreciated.

[Hilary]

I let my peas thaw, then run them through the food processor. My birds love them. I did read a posting by somebody who said just to mush them so the birds wouldn't eat the skins - not sure about the reason behind that, and I've never had a problem feeding them the whole thing.

Mine also love collard greens, kale, and orange slices.

Hilary

[Marianne]

Thanks, Hilary! I appreciate the new menu ideas.

I could have sworn I read somewhere that someone had fed the peas right out of the bag (frozen!) I was going to thaw them at least, but the food processor sounds great.

[cezhart]

I have some large koi in my outdoor pond. Some people feed them a snack of peas. They advise to take off the skins or the pea goes straight through them without getting the nutrition from the inside of the pea. Maybe it's the same?

[debbyloo]

How do you offer the cucumber or orange slices? I am folding some romaine and sticking it between the bars and my strawberry finches will sometimes nibble on that. None of my finches seem to touch any other fruits or vegetables except for grated fresh brocolli tops and grated carrot (dried a bit first with paper toweling). I have tried offering them sliced kiwi, thinking the black seeds would spark their interest, fresh corn, etc. Do you just put orange slices and cucumber slices on the bottom of the cage, or what? I am always looking for new foods and new ways to offer them, to my finches as well.

Thanks,

Debbie

[tammieb]

I place the cucumber slices or chopped leaf lettuce in a shallow dish. A clay plant saucer works well for this. I haven't offered my birds kiwi. They don't care for oranges, apples or carrots, but love brocolli.

[Hilary]

I find all of my birds except the goulds love cucumber, and most like orange slices. I slice them in rounds and put them in saucers. I used to julienne romaine but now I just throw a whole leaf in (or half, depending on how many birds are in the cage). Kale and collard greens still need to be julienned or they won't touch them. Go figure.

Hilary

[Shadowfax]

I was wondering about frozen veggies.
I offered my Zebras the heart out of a green bell pepper last week and they just adored the seeds out of it.

[kenny]

hi marrianne
as a few people on here suggest broccoli is good and spinach has lots of iron in it but really the more wild stuff you can find to feed the better as long as it has not been sprayed with insecticide dandelion ,shepherds purse,colstfoot ,groundsel ,wood plantain,i grow my own salad cress on a paper towel and they eat everything apart from the towel...the javas pinch that for nesting material

ken

[passlake]

I am new to finches, but when I give my sun conure fruit or vegetables I cut them in chunks and string them on an electrical tie rap and attach the tie rap to the top of the cage. I am sure finches would enjoy eating that way as well.
There are other names for tie raps but I just cannot think of them. They are the plastic strips that you tie cables together with.

[Crystal]

Sound like 'cable ties'? A kabob style of feeding sounds like a fun idea! Thanks for posting it.

[passlake]

I sometimes make a fruit salad: one piece of apple, orange, grape, watermelon etc. The conure loves it