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Sprouting Millet Spray

Post by BigBear0007 » Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:49 am

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Take spray millet and soak it for 24 hrs.
Put it in a see through container and loosly cover it, then put it in warm location.
When it starts to germinate, give it to the birds to eat.
In picture one you see the differant stages of growth, 1 day, two days, and three days.
You can give to them at any stage.
I like to give it to them as green as possible.

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Re: Sprouting Millet Spray

Post by 6finchfriends » Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:18 pm

Wow! Do they love it that way? I'm going to try some and see if mine take to it. Thanks for the post!
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Re: Sprouting Millet Spray

Post by BigBear0007 » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:04 pm

When they pick all the green off it or it dries out, I toss it outside under the bird feeder for the birds outside to finish off.

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Re: Sprouting Millet Spray

Post by L in Ontario » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:24 pm

Great idea. I've soaked my millet a few times but sprouting... COOL!
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Re: Sprouting Millet Spray

Post by okiebirds » Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:33 pm

Soaking right now :D
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Post by nelloyello11 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:40 pm

Oooooh I think I have to try this! Thanks!
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Re: Sprouting Millet Spray

Post by Ursula » Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:36 am

Same here! I have to try this!! :-)

Thanks for posting that!
Walk-in aviary with Waxbills (6 Cordon Bleu, 3 Orange Cheek, 3 Black-rumped, 1 Lavender, ), 1 European Goldfinch, 4 Gouldians, 2 Spice Finches, 6 Owl Finches, 4 Budgies and 2 male Button Quail.
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Re: Sprouting Millet Spray

Post by lovemyfinch » Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:48 am

Millet soaking as I type =D> [-o<
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Post by Mynard » Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:43 pm

Thank-you for sharing...Im also gonna give this a try :)
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Re: Sprouting Millet Spray

Post by Ursula » Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:56 am

I soaked some millet spray this weekend. (I actually left it in the water more than 24 hours because I forgot. ;-)) It's now without water in a closed clear container. But so far I don't see any sprouting... :?:

Could that be a sign of bad quality of my millet??
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I also have 2 parrotlets, 3 dogs, 1 snake and 3 freshwater fishtanks.

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Re: Sprouting Millet Spray

Post by BigBear0007 » Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:05 pm

Make sure it is damp and in a warm spot.
How long has it been out of the water?

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Re: Sprouting Millet Spray

Post by Ursula » Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:20 pm

BigBear0007 wrote:Make sure it is damp and in a warm spot.
How long has it been out of the water?

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It is in the kitchen near the window. Does it need to be warmer? This morning when I looked at it (I'm at work now... ;-)) it was out of the water for about 20 hours or so...
Walk-in aviary with Waxbills (6 Cordon Bleu, 3 Orange Cheek, 3 Black-rumped, 1 Lavender, ), 1 European Goldfinch, 4 Gouldians, 2 Spice Finches, 6 Owl Finches, 4 Budgies and 2 male Button Quail.
I also have 2 parrotlets, 3 dogs, 1 snake and 3 freshwater fishtanks.

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Re: Sprouting Millet Spray

Post by FeatherHarp » Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:15 pm

Say....what a good idea....I will try this too! Hopefully it will work. \:D/

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Re: Sprouting Millet Spray

Post by BigBear0007 » Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:20 pm

Ursula wrote:
BigBear0007 wrote:Make sure it is damp and in a warm spot.
How long has it been out of the water?

Jerry
It is in the kitchen near the window. Does it need to be warmer? This morning when I looked at it (I'm at work now... ;-)) it was out of the water for about 20 hours or so...
I don't think the window is warm enough.
If your furnace is still running, put it on the rad.
I keep mine by an electric heater.
It works better and grows faster with bottom heat.
If it is too damp, you will get a white fuzz growing.
Just rinse it off with warm water and put it back it the container.
If there is a strong nutty smell, that is fine,
If there is a rotting wood smell that means there was too much moisture.
You have to play around with and try differant ways of doing it.

Too much moisture in the container = rot/smell
Not enough misture = drying out.

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Re: Sprouting Millet Spray

Post by Ursula » Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:34 am

Thanks, Jerry!

I saw a little sprouting this morning but also a little white mold, so I'm keeping the container open. I'm sure in summer I'll have better success with sprouting, warm as it is in Georgia.

No radiators in my house, we have that dreadful heating/AC system that blows warm/cold air through big pipes into the house. :roll: I moved here from Europe where we had radiators too, and took me a little while to get used to that constant blowing noise and moving air, and I still don't like it. But in summer I'm quite happy to have the AC... :wink:
Walk-in aviary with Waxbills (6 Cordon Bleu, 3 Orange Cheek, 3 Black-rumped, 1 Lavender, ), 1 European Goldfinch, 4 Gouldians, 2 Spice Finches, 6 Owl Finches, 4 Budgies and 2 male Button Quail.
I also have 2 parrotlets, 3 dogs, 1 snake and 3 freshwater fishtanks.

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