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Post by dachsiemom » Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:43 pm

Does anyone feed their finches herbs?

I have budgies and I have an herb garden specifically for my birds. It includes eucalyptus, basil, parsley, cilantro, sage, globe basil, and oregano. My budgies love them. Are they safe for finches? Specifically Zebras.
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Post by dfcauley » Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:38 pm

dachsiemom wrote:Does anyone feed their finches herbs?

I have budgies and I have an herb garden specifically for my birds. It includes eucalyptus, basil, parsley, cilantro, sage, globe basil, and oregano. My budgies love them. Are they safe for finches? Specifically Zebras.

Yes. They love them. I have given them many times to my finches.
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Post by dachsiemom » Sun Jun 14, 2009 6:19 pm

dfcauley wrote:
dachsiemom wrote:Does anyone feed their finches herbs?

I have budgies and I have an herb garden specifically for my birds. It includes eucalyptus, basil, parsley, cilantro, sage, globe basil, and oregano. My budgies love them. Are they safe for finches? Specifically Zebras.

Yes. They love them. I have given them many times to my finches.
Thank you! :D Even the eucalyptus? I know zebras come from Australia, so I thought they might like it.
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Post by sean » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:55 pm

i'm fairly certain that eucalyptus is toxic. There is a full list of recommended plants on the FIC website.
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Post by atarasi » Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:46 am

Eucalyptus is toxic if eaten in large quantities. I'm confident that finches wouldn't eat too much that they would die from it.
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Post by dachsiemom » Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:36 am

atarasi wrote:Eucalyptus is toxic if eaten in large quantities. I'm confident that finches wouldn't eat too much that they would die from it.
Thanks! I'll just not give them any...better safe than sorry. I'll save it for my budgies! :lol:
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Post by mickp » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:51 am

there are toxic plants available to the birds in the wild but they dont eat them. I have rosemary growing in my aviary and that is supposedly toxic, but I have not lost a bird because of it.

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