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How much?
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 6:54 pm
by Flight Feathers
Roughly how many kg of seed does 14 zebra finches, 2 canaries and 2 cockatiels go through a month?
Thanks!
Re: How much?
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 6:56 pm
by FinchLover&Breeder
Flight Feathers
Not sure but if you invest a little money in a seed cleaner machine then you will save tons of food and in the long run quite a bit of money.
Re: How much?
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 6:58 pm
by Sheather
Seed cleaner is unnecessary just blow the hulls off the dish.
Re: How much?
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:05 pm
by FinchLover&Breeder
Re: How much?
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:36 pm
by Flight Feathers
FinchLover&Breeder wrote:
Flight Feathers
Not sure but if you invest a little money in a seed cleaner machine then you will save tons of food and in the long run quite a bit of money.
I usually scrape the top seeds off for my quail
Re: How much?
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 9:24 am
by Icearstorm
Flight Feathers
It depends on whether your birds fling seed out, or eat it all. My seven societies and two gouldians go through maybe a kilo a month, while my Javas sometimes fling the seed out, bringing the total a bit higher.
If your birds eat all of their seed, I'd say 4kg/month would be a good estimate.
Re: How much?
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 12:18 pm
by Fraza
I use a seed filter thing where it is perpex attaches to wood so the seeds only come out abit at a time and the more the birds eat the more come out it’s like a large bird feeder that doesn’t spill seeds this way they don’t sit in it or flick it around like my stupid zebras do if they xan
Re: How much?
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:00 pm
by Flight Feathers
Fraza wrote:
I use a seed filter thing where it is perpex attaches to wood so the seeds only come out abit at a time and the more the birds eat the more come out it’s like a large bird feeder that doesn’t spill seeds this way they don’t sit in it or flick it around like my stupid zebras do if they xan
I don’t mind them flicking it out because they eat off the ground anyway
My aviairy floor is seed seed and more seed lol.
Re: How much?
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:02 pm
by Flight Feathers
Icearstorm wrote:
Flight Feathers
It depends on whether your birds fling seed out, or eat it all. My seven societies and two gouldians go through maybe a kilo a month, while my Javas sometimes fling the seed out, bringing the total a bit higher.
If your birds eat all of their seed, I'd say 4kg/month would be a good estimate.
Wow! ALL of my birds (which was including 5 budgies and 2 Turks as well) were only eating 5kg all up for a month! So my birds aren’t eating enough?? Or are they just eating half their diet off the aviairy floor??
Re: How much?
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 5:14 pm
by Fraza
Flight Feathers Ohright okay lol haha I didn’t realise I have fake grass so it’s really anoying when there’s loads of seeds in it but ur lucky then lol
Re: How much?
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 5:33 pm
by Flight Feathers
Fraza wrote:
Flight Feathers Ohright okay lol haha I didn’t realise I have fake grass so it’s really anoying when there’s loads of seeds in it but ur lucky then lol
Haha yeah that’s my aviairy floor, it means the seed doesn’t get wasted!!
Re: How much?
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 8:50 pm
by Icearstorm
Flight Feathers
I'm not sure if I'm understanding your second to last post... Four kilograms per month was my estimate for what your would eat, so 5 kilograms per month sounds fine.
Be careful that the seed on the floor doesn't become contaminated or start to rot.
Re: How much?
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 6:12 am
by Fraza
Flight Feathers yes would be better
Re: How much?
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 5:15 pm
by Flight Feathers
Icearstorm wrote:
Flight Feathers
I'm not sure if I'm understanding your second to last post... Four kilograms per month was my estimate for what your would eat, so 5 kilograms per month sounds fine.
Be careful that the seed on the floor doesn't become contaminated or start to rot.
5 kg a month was for 5 budgies and 2 Turks as well as 14 finches 2 cockatiels 2 canaries and 5 Chinese quail. But then maybe I will start to go through more than 5 kg.
Re: How much?
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 5:16 pm
by Flight Feathers
Icearstorm wrote:
Flight Feathers
I'm not sure if I'm understanding your second to last post... Four kilograms per month was my estimate for what your would eat, so 5 kilograms per month sounds fine.
Be careful that the seed on the floor doesn't become contaminated or start to rot.
Yes I clean out anything that gets gross. It’s just when it gets wet that it goes gross so I tend not to put seed in those parts of the aviairy.