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Here are articles few we have in our Finchaholics files for reference on diet and nutrition

http://reservedexoticpetvet.netwww.exoticpetvet.net/ 20 Things you should know about your birds nutrition

http://drsophiayin.com/blog/entry/birds ... than_seeds birds need more than seeds

https://ladygouldian.com/content/year-l ... dian-finch Five distinct cycles or seasons

http://gulfcoastfinches.com/the_green_day_diet Green Day diet by Doug Taylor (like this one a lot)

http://www.landofvos.com/articles/kitchenxiii.html Kitchen Physician - Greening of the Parrot Diet (can be applied to finches as well)

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Nutritional Analysis of some foods we feed our birds that I put together for easy reference


** Nutritional Analysis of a cup of hard boiled egg..... there is an option to change the quantity of egg served to see the food value it contains

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/dai ... ucts/117/2

** Nutritional Analysis of a cup of raw kale

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2461/2

** Nutritional Analysis of a cup of raw carrots

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2383/2

** Nutritional Analysis of a cup of boiled no salt corn

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2416/2

** Nutritional Analysis of a raw yellow corn

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2416/2

** Nutritional Analysis of raw broccoli tops

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2816/2

** Nutritional Analysis of Romaine

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2475/2 (disappointing)

** Nutritional Analysis of parsley (high in C, K & Folate)

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2513/2

** Nutritional Analysis of peas cooked no salt

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/veg ... cts/2521/2 (many good vitamins and minerals)

*** Nutritional Analysis of mealworms

Fat 27.2%, Protein 49.6%, Carbohydrates 6.9 grams/100, Calories 135 calories/100 grams

http://www.exoticnutrition.com/limein.html

*** Nutritional analysis of store bought frozen bloodworms (few varieties)

Protein

4.7% min

Fat

0.3% min

Fiber

0.8% max

Moisture

97.0% max

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... atid=16865

Guaranteed Analysis:




Min. Crude Protein….55%

Min. Crude Fat………..3%

Max. Crude Fiber…….5%
Max. Moisture………. 5%
http://www.omegasea.net/products/nutrit ... lood-worms

The nutritional value of bloodworms is considered to be very good. Chemical analysis shows that bloodworms contain about 9% dry matter and of this about 65% is crude protein, ten percent is crude fat and about 10 percent is ash. They contain 15. % Nitrogen free extract. They are also a good source of iron for fish since they contain hemoglobin in their blood. (article list on the site is excellent regarding bloodworms)

http://www.members.tripod.com/discus_un ... worms.html

cindy
Thanks for the articles. Great reference information!

I am trying to build a good resource library on my group page for diet/nutrition, health, species and their mutations, resources for supplies, etc.

Great links! I read a few of those articles already. It really shows you that keeping birds or any type of animal is not as easy sometimes as one may think

Some excellent articles, thank you!

Thank you! Great info

You're welcome!!!