good canary food

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good canary food

Post by finchboiuk » Thu Jun 09, 2011 3:21 pm

whats the best brand of food to give to my canaries at the moment i give them just Pets at home canary food but i have been on www.lolopets.pl and there food seems really good but to be honest i really dont know :D or have an idea what i should be feeding them :S could anyone advice me on the best food for them?
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Re: good canary food

Post by finchboiuk » Thu Jun 09, 2011 3:27 pm

the pets at home food all it says is this

Ingredients and Nutrition|Ingredient(s):

Canary Seed, Black Rapeseed, Linseed, Hempseed, Nyjer Seed, Yellow Biscuit, Oil.

Typical Analysis:

Moisture 9.2%, Protein 17.2%, Oils and Fats 20.2%, Fibre 11.2%, Ash 4.5%.

Feeding Guide (approximate per day)

Provide a fresh bowl each day.

Please always ensure that fresh drinking water is available.

When feeding for the first time introduce gradually over 7 days.

This information is provided as a guide only. Please refer to the product packaging for full details.
Goldfinch x Canary Mule
Zebra Finches
Society Finches
Gloster Canary
Border Canaries
Mixed Canaries
Diamond Doves
Java Sparrows
Heck's Grassfinches
Irish Fancy Canaries
British Green Finches
Budgerigars
Love Birds
Japanese Quails
Indian Silverbills
African Silverbills

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Re: good canary food

Post by bugaboo5 » Thu Jun 09, 2011 3:28 pm

Oh goodness, I feed my canaries a wonderful canary mix by ABBA, which is a U.S. company. I think a good canary seed mix will consist of primarily canary seed, with some (not too much) fatty and oily seeds like hemp, rape, nyger (niger), sesame, flax, sunflower, etc. A excellent canary diet would be supplemented with fresh greens and the occasional fruit, like orange or applle to name a couple. :)
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Re: good canary food

Post by finchboiuk » Thu Jun 09, 2011 3:50 pm

thanks it looks really good :) i did not know they could eat orange :P i do give them apple,grapes and other fruit also lambs lettuce,dandelions and chickweeds
Goldfinch x Canary Mule
Zebra Finches
Society Finches
Gloster Canary
Border Canaries
Mixed Canaries
Diamond Doves
Java Sparrows
Heck's Grassfinches
Irish Fancy Canaries
British Green Finches
Budgerigars
Love Birds
Japanese Quails
Indian Silverbills
African Silverbills

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Re: good canary food

Post by Justin-2-finches » Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:48 pm

Yes i agree. i am from the uk. i feed my finches with Bucktons seeds. But i supplement their diet as much as i can with other things like greens, soaked seed, millit sprays etc
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