Brand new baby finches....feeding?

[Eiya]

Ok... so 2 of 4 eggs have hatched in the last 2 or 3 days. I was wondering what foods should I provide for the parents to feed to the chicks.
Thanks in advance

[cindy]

Boiled mashed egg works well!!!

[Finchman1]

you look for dry egg food also. there are many brands out there but what i use is Orlux. they need this alot especially when there are babys around.

another tip is to soak seeds(yellow millet and/or canary seeds) for 12-24 hrs. rinse them well and serve on a separate dish. serve 1 or 2 teaspoonful. the parents love to crack them and they find it easy to feed to the little babies. this has helped me alot on my breeding program. best of luck..

[Sally]

With Society finches, I would say the best thing to add to their basic diet is eggfood, either homemade or commercial. They need lots of protein, as these babies will grow incredibly fast.

[6finchfriends]

I also made sure I had a sprig of millet hanging. It's got lots of fat the parents and chicks can use. My Societies had 4 chicks (22 days old and they still haven't fledged ) and I put egg food 3 times a day. With it I chopped up dandelion leaves, chickweed, extra crushed egg shell, and grated carrots for at least 2 of the egg food meals. keep reading on the internet and look up egg food recipes. They give you a lot of good ideas. congratulations on the new babies!!