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Question guys.
I really want to give my finches dandelion, and chickweed but I dont now where to find some... any ideas?

I live in southern Florida and also can't find dandelion. I actually ordered seeds on Ebay. (I grew up in Connecticut and if anyone up there knew I ordered dandelion seeds to grow on purpose I would never be welcome back!)
I also just spent a few weeks working in Kentucky and picked tons of seeding grasses as well as dandelions.

for some reason you can't even buy dandelion here...not like up north, mom had a patch she grew just for the birds.

Everybody come to my house and pick as many as you want! I have a field that never has chemicals on it. The chickweed only comes up here in the spring when it's not hot. When it gets dry it goes away. Gosh, I thought dandelion grew everywhere! i had no idea it didn't. Learn something new every day. That's a shame because all my finches love the dandelion leaves and flowers. They loved the chickweed even more until it went dormant.

Do you mean the leaves or the seeds? I buy the organic dandelion greens at whole foods or any one of the grocers here with organic produce. People like to eat these for health, and I tried it but didn't like it. Seeds on the other hand, I could not find in bulk.
By the way, my bird used to like the dandelion but now he ignores it. I guess he has his reasons.

Dandelions.... I just look out the window, and there they are Up here they are a scourge! I have fed my birds nice organic ones from my lawn. They don't mind them.

Jacqui, have you tried the yellow blossoms and the dry seeds (without the fluff part, my finches are terrified of the seed things flying around) I cut the yellow petals off and mix with the leaves and they love it!

6finchfriends wrote:Jacqui, have you tried the yellow blossoms and the dry seeds (without the fluff part, my finches are terrified of the seed things flying around) I cut the yellow petals off and mix with the leaves and they love it!

I'll have to try that. I've only given them the leaves before. Goodness knows there's never a shortage of the flowers around here!