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Spray millet and weather

Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:16 pm
by Learning Finch
Just curious if the finch slow down on eating spray millet or if my millet is getting old? The last few months a stick of millet wouldn't last a day. However now that its colder a stick lasts two weeks and still not eaten all. I have 20 finch in each aviary and neither sets of birds seem to interested. However they are still pounding down the seed.???????

Re: Spray millet and weather

Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 2:43 pm
by Martie
I would try buying some new millet and seeing if they eat that. If so, you'll know yours is old or has some other problem they are detecting. I am not aware of weather affecting millet consumption in any way.

Re: Spray millet and weather

Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 3:02 pm
by Sally
My birds still chow down on millet, so the colder weather hasn't affected their appetite for millet. I'd do as Martie suggests.

Re: Spray millet and weather

Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 3:16 pm
by Learning Finch
Will do.. I hope the other 25lb box I have is good #-o

Re: Spray millet and weather

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:34 pm
by Angela&Shalamar
Millet sprays are likely bad. Most seed mixes have a high proportion of millet in them so if it was a millet issues I'd expect to see a lot of that left in the seed cups too.