FINCHforum

whats the best brand of food to give to my canaries at the moment i give them just Pets at home canary food but i have been on www.lolopets.pl and there food seems really good but to be honest i really dont know or have an idea what i should be feeding them :S could anyone advice me on the best food for them?

the pets at home food all it says is this

Ingredients and Nutrition|Ingredient(s):

Canary Seed, Black Rapeseed, Linseed, Hempseed, Nyjer Seed, Yellow Biscuit, Oil.

Typical Analysis:

Moisture 9.2%, Protein 17.2%, Oils and Fats 20.2%, Fibre 11.2%, Ash 4.5%.

Feeding Guide (approximate per day)

Provide a fresh bowl each day.

Please always ensure that fresh drinking water is available.

When feeding for the first time introduce gradually over 7 days.

This information is provided as a guide only. Please refer to the product packaging for full details.

Oh goodness, I feed my canaries a wonderful canary mix by ABBA, which is a U.S. company. I think a good canary seed mix will consist of primarily canary seed, with some (not too much) fatty and oily seeds like hemp, rape, nyger (niger), sesame, flax, sunflower, etc. A excellent canary diet would be supplemented with fresh greens and the occasional fruit, like orange or applle to name a couple.

thanks it looks really good i did not know they could eat orange i do give them apple,grapes and other fruit also lambs lettuce,dandelions and chickweeds

Yes i agree. i am from the uk. i feed my finches with Bucktons seeds. But i supplement their diet as much as i can with other things like greens, soaked seed, millit sprays etc