Get ur green on

[Madcat]

In my experience some birdies are just picky. I used to but up greens and broccoli a lot but must was wasted. Some birds really enjoyed the broccoli though, so I still do that sometimes. But For the past year I've been adding spirulina powder and wheat grass powder to the seed. This way everybody gets their greens! No whining allowed I sprinkle enough so all the seed is covered and Mom, Dad and babies get their greens.

[Babs _Owner]

Madcat

I remember Storm's beak all green from your wheat grass. I think this is an excellent idea, and now you're reminding me I really need to go buy some. And I think Storm will appreciate a "taste of home" being put into his flight ;)

[Madcat]

Babs I'm sure he and the rest of your babies will enjoy it!! I noticed a difference in molting and feather replacement don't know if that's because spirulina has high protein content?? Anyway, last purchase I found some of the tablets are cheaper than powder. So I just put them in the coffee grinder. Works great as you can see...grinds nice and powdery.

[Babs _Owner]

Madcat

I am all for it!! I think this also proves that when we add powder anything to our finches seed, they do indeed digest it and even regurgitate it to their offspring. Nice validation of this!

[Shannylee]

In my experience some birdies are just picky. I used to but up greens and broccoli a lot but must was wasted. Some birds really enjoyed the broccoli though, so I still do that sometimes. But For the past year I've been adding spirulina powder and wheat grass powder to the seed. This way everybody gets their greens! No whining allowed I sprinkle enough so all the seed is covered and Mom, Dad and babies get their greens.

Those babies look underfed. LOL! They look like they are about to pop!!!

I use Green Vibrance (mostly wheat grass powder) mixed in my egg bread. Good idea to mix it with the seed!

[Madcat]

Shannylee definitely "skin n bones"

[Babs _Owner]

Madcat

I wanted to bump this thread up a bit.

For people who wonder "If I put powder (wheat grass, cuttle bone shavings, etc) in the seed mix do the finches ingest it as they hull those coated seeds?

Clearly these photos above show that not only do the finches ingest it, they feed it to their young. ;)

[Sojourner]

Babs Shannylee

It depends on your birds. Mine WILL NOT eat the spirulina I bought at all. My finches, that is. The parakeets love it.

The stuff is expensive. Even if they will eat it when mixed with seed, a lot of it goes to waste when you have to discard the hulls. I do as Shannylee does, I put it in my corn-free seedcake/egg bread, along with lots of other veggies.