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Hi need to give my finches Calcium concentrate, but when i put it in there water they dont drink from it. They dont seem to drink from there water tray at all. They always drink from there bath. I wanted to know can i put the Calcium liquid in there bath water as I said they bathe and drink from the same one. Obviously dont want to harm them

If you serve soft food try Cal-D-Solve or Avi-Cal Plus by AviTech. Both are a powder and can be added to the soft foods like grated boiled egg and chopped veggies.

If you birds are not using pellets or a vitamin then try AviVita Gold vitamins, minerals and amino acids, also by AviTech. Also a powder that can be added to their soft foods.

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@jacannah
If they only drink out of their bath try putting it in the bath water til you see them drink, and if you see them trying to get in it, take it away. I can't see calcium hurting their skin, but I really don't know. Hopefully someone can answer your question, as the response above are great, but if you are tight for money or don't have a credit card and ALREADY bought stuff you may not be able to get more. So try the stuff you have in the food, like they said, (my birds LOVE hard boiled eggs) Good luck. And btw did you try giving them crushed egg shells? They are high in calcium?

If you are wanting to give a quick boost to laying hens, then either liquid or powdered calcium work. If you just want to supply your birds with normal calcium, I like to offer a mineral mix that includes oystershell grit and crushed eggshells. I'm surprised your birds won't drink when liquid calcium is added, mine have no problem with it. I would take away their bath water and then observe them closely to make certain they are drinking from their drinking water.

jacannah

birds indoors?