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Hi ,this is my second year breeding goulldians but I cant get them to ea the egg food? I got my first fledgelings for 2017 (9) and would dearly love the parents to feed them eggfood the parents stick to sprouted and soaked seeds I do give them liquid vitamens and it seem to help

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Hi,

What kind of egg food are you feeding?

Hi Elana. I tred the dry mix commerciall and boil eggs as well. I tried it mixed with soaked seeds as well

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Have you tried my bird food?

All of my birds love it

Here's a link...

http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=31995

Thanx. Ii will definitelly try your recipe

My soc were in same case as your ladyG. I put the boiled egg under a garlic press and press it mix it with sprout millet and that's it
You can always try the Elana's mixature

Can't force them to eat egg.
Some will, some won't, some need to be taught.

Interestingly, some will change what they eat when they have chicks to feed. So don't give up on the egg food.

In the beginning, my Gouldians didn't like eggfood either. Then they were introduced to other species in their cage, and when those guys ate the eggfood, my Goulds were like "wait a fast minute...I want some too!!!" Don't hog it all!!!

I read some time back that "teacher birds" were used to show other birds how to experience things that they were not used to. It obviously worked because now ALL my birds, Goulds included, eat eggfood. I mix it up with greens (my latest find is a Kale/Beet/Carrot mix from Walmart that I chop up, then add my egg recipe to that and mix it up. Elena has a good recipe, just try adding what you have on hand and eventually they will come around. Don't give up!