canary food vs. finch food

[finchandlovebird]

I have Gouldian finches & ONE canary. At first I bought "canary" food for him; but ran out & now he eats "finch" food. What's the difference & is this ok for the canary to eat only finch food. He gets extras of course; Romaine, egg food, millet, canary seed & a couple "canary" treat foods.

[Martie]

I am definitely no canary expert, but do keep a few here. Someone on here (Sorry - can't remember who) said something that really helped - that finches like light colored seeds where canaries prefer dark.

Given that I, too, have mostly finches, I buy finch seed in bulk - and then smaller amounts of the darker seeds to add in for the canaries. I found that a little thistle added to their mix keeps them very happy (and they might just be fine without it).

[debbie276]

I did the same as you Dolly, fed finch mix with things added for the canaries.

[finchmix22]

I buy the finch seed mix and add some canary mix, as my green singers love the canary seed mix and don't eat as much of the finch mix.

[jonvill]

Canaries should have up to 40% of the dark seeds like rape, nyger, flax and hemp in their diet. The percentage can be as low as 10% in winter but should increase in spring and summer for breeding and moulting.

[finchandlovebird]

Super answers guys; thanks; you put my mind at ease

[30 Seconds to Bob]

The primary ingredient in a quality canary food should always be canary grass seed. Canaries relish it, but many finches won't touch it. Bob

[Zebrafincher]

I, too, mix my seed together. My finches and my canary all flick the seed on the ground!!! Messy!


Zebrafincher
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“Kevin the King”, groutchy, cranky canary – 12 years
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