vitamin supplements

[kyle]

Hello all, im wondering if my finches need vitamin supplements. They get a verity of vegetables, boild egg with the egg shell ground up, sprouted finch seed and finch seed mix. I have tried two different multi vitamins for finches (one is powder and one is liquid) whatever I put the vitamins in they don't touch. They have full spectrum lighting but I doubt it will provide all the vitamin D they need. They haven't started their molt yet but want to make sure they have everything they need.
I tried putting it in the water and the birds drink very little, besides they have a bird Bath available so they will drink from that. but quite frankly i wouldn't want to drink it. What product is readily eaten by finches that doesn't have flavoring?

[debbie276]

As long as you are feeding a well balanced diet I personally see no need for a vitamin supplement. Your diet sounds spot on.

Here's a very good reference nutrients and their sources when in doubt
http://www.finchinfo.com/diet/nutrients_and_sources.php

[cindy]

Our vet recommends if not providing a balanced pelleted diet with seed and veggies that you supplement with a powdered vitamin added to the soft foods. not all birds will adapt to adding pellets to their diet. I use AviTech's AviVita Gold.... it is very complete and contains calcium and D3

AviVita Gold Vitamin, Mineral and Amino Acid Supplement for Birds
Guaranteed Analysis
Vitamin A 1000000 IU
Vitamin B1 1500 mg
Vitamin B2 3000 mg
Vitamin B3 12600 mg
Vitamin B5 4000 mg
Vitamin B6 1300 mg
Vitamin B12 10500 mg
Vitamin C 16000 mg
Vitamin D3 125000 mg
Vitamin E 6600 IU
Vitamin H 1 mg
Vitamin K1 50 mg
Folic Acid 400 mg
Choline 6550 mg
Inositol 130 mg
Aspartic Acid 800 mg
Alanine 500 mg
Arginine 250 mg
Cystine 250 mg
Glutamic Acid 1550 mg
Histidine 140 mg
Proline 325 mg
Serine 430 mg
Isoleucine 500 mg
Leucine 1000 mg
Lysine 2400 mg
Mechionine 2200 mg
Phenylalanine 350 mg
Threonine 450 mg
Tyrosine 70 mg
Calcium 4000 mg
Copper 250 mg
Iodine 100 mg
Iron 3000 mg
Manganese 1250 mg
Zinc 1250 mg