herbs and greens

[Trisha]

My RCCB eat mainly herbs/greens and freeze dried blood worms... they eat very little seed.... but seem happy and thriving.

Do other people with RCCB or CB'S see this with their birds?

[wellingtoncdm]

Will they eat soaked seed or millet?

[Sally]

My CBs eat lots of seed, and they think spray millet is candy. But then, mine don't get eggfood w/fd bloodworms when I am resting them, so maybe they are happier with the seeds then.

When feeding young, a lot of my waxbills will not eat as much seed, because at that time I do give them the eggfood w/fd bloodworms.

[Lisa]

Hmm, mine eat a lot of seeds and a lot of egg food, in particular. They also love fresh veggies and go kinda on & off eating worms. There's one type in particular, that are very moist (and stinks to high heaven!) that they seem to really like - just my luck LOL

[monotwine]

Mine love seeds. Usually the smaller types of millet though and some plain canary seed. They do love variety and eat eggfood, insects and veg too. I see them more often at the seed than other foods though.

[Martie]

They are probably fine -maybe eating more seed than you think? That said, it might be worth knowing what kind of seed mix you are offering?

Mine are eating a mix containing Japanese Millet, Canary Seed, Siberian Millet, Finch Millet, White Millet, Steel Cut Oats, Red Millet, Thistle, Flax, Rape, Anise, and Sesame with gusto. My Red-Eared Waxbills (actually ALL my birds) also really love orchard grass seed.

If they seem healthy and happy - lively and busy - they are probably doing fine and eating what's good for them.

[Trisha]

Thanks for all your responses... I do give them millet about once a week... They seem fine and are healthy. Again thank you.