FINCHforum

You're right -- they're spoiled and waiting for "Chef" to bring them supper.

You aren't alone! (but honestly I thought everyone did this) Every morning mine get (when not breeding) my birdy bread crumbles (recipe from Misty-thanks again!) fresh chopped dandelion greens and flowers, cucumber, corn and whatever else is in the crisper that I rotate for them, and of course the wonderful seed mix from Nancy. I have my finches in a basement bedroom and when they hear me come down the stairs in the morning you can hear a pin drop in their room! So I stand outside their door and say "Who wants breakfast?" and EVERYONE starts peeping, beeping and singing for their breakfast. It's so cute !

Ah, you should always do all you can for the birds. In my opinion there's no such things as spoiling them, and there's always room for improvement!
However, I think I overdid it before, and I think my finch got fat. Took me some time to realize some items cannot be offered too much. Some of the long lived birds (and humans) ate a diet that's not too rich and no overeating.
I am new to birds so I tried very hard to give him everything. My bird started turning down chicken eggs once he's tasted quail eggs. Similar story with seeds and greens and fruits.
I worry about fatty liver disease and diabetes, etc. So now I am cutting back. Time to practice tough love!

I had the same problem. My GS were getting big and fat. So, I moved them to a larger cage for exercise and cut back on the amount of extras. They are lean, mean breeding machines now. LOL.

finchmix22 wrote:I had the same problem. My GS were getting big and fat. So, I moved them to a larger cage for exercise and cut back on the amount of extras. They are lean, mean breeding machines now. LOL.

Hmm I wonder if that's a GS thing. I gotta get him lean. Otherwise Fatboy will never catch up to his new girlfriend when she arrives.