Zebra Finch Food

[Joshua Standig]

I'm the owner of a pair of Zebra Finches which have been doing very nicely
on a seed based (non-pelleted) finch mix concocted by a local San Francisco
bird store; Spectrum Birds. But, alas, Spectrum has recently gone out of
business behind my back, and I'll need to get some more seed based food for
my birds soon.
Can anyone recommend a good Finch Mix (non-pelleted) which is probably
available in the SF Bay Area? I'd assume that anything which is
distributed by a national brand is most likely available in the SF area.

Thanks in advance! - Josh

[Geoff & Elisa Ehrhardt]

Why don't you want a pelleted diet for your birds?

Joshua Standig <jsta...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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[ravelation]

g...@nbnet.nb.ca (Geoff & Elisa Ehrhardt)
wrote:

>Why don't you want a pelleted diet for
>your birds?

I know you're not addressing me, but I'd like to add my opinion on why I
would never switch my budgies to a pelleted diet. They have pellets in
the seed mix I offer and guess what is left in their dish when I change
the food out? You got it. The processed pellets.

Now, if I were feeding my baby, and I knew he liked carrots and not
green beans, you better believe my son would get carrots and not the
green beans. That doesn't mean I wouldn't offer him gb every once in a
while, but I sure wouldn't force it on him!

JMO,
Ravl
who thinks Kaytee Fiesta mix bird seed is pretty good.

[Luk]

Joshua Standig wrote:

> I'm the owner of a pair of Zebra Finches which have been doing very nicely
> on a seed based (non-pelleted) finch mix concocted by a local San Francisco
> bird store; Spectrum Birds. But, alas, Spectrum has recently gone out of
> business behind my back, and I'll need to get some more seed based food for
> my birds soon.
> Can anyone recommend a good Finch Mix (non-pelleted) which is probably
> available in the SF Bay Area?

I buy Nutriphase Finch (seed) Formula at PetSmart. It's the only
food my birds have ever eaten except that I do also give them
veggies and boiled eggs, shells included. They especially love
fresh corn and they're fond of spinach and celery leaves. I also
give them Spring water. They've done well. They do pick and
choose the seeds they prefer, but they apparently choose well,
as they've never had health problems. Two of the four birds
are parents of the other two. The babies did well, and the
parents were fed as above while they raised babies.

You can see them:
http://luknhard.home.mindspring.com/

Luk

[John Nuttle]

"ravelation" <ravel...@webtv.net> wrote:

>JMO,
>Ravl
>who thinks Kaytee Fiesta mix bird seed is pretty good.

You've tried some? <g>

John

[Duane]

Hi Luk
Thought I would reply to your post - I do sell a Finch mixture that has 18
Ingredients - Canary, Red Millet, White Millet, Flax, Nyger,Fenugreek,
Radish, Red Clover, Alfalfa, Mustard, Sesame, Canola, Amaranth, Broccoli,
Celery, Dill, Fennel and Quinoa ----- 13 of the ingredients are Certified
Organic ------ I mainly sell this mix as a sproutmix for finches and
canaries but a number of my customers feed it as is, right out of the bag.
Some people soak in water the amount they want just overnight, enough for
that days feeding. Breeding pairs that are fed this mix and are feeding
babies produce a wonderful regurg for the chicks in the nest, the result
being some pretty happy, healthy babies.

If you'd like to check out my website - the direct link to the Finch mix is
http://rainforest.bigbirdworld.com/bluesky/bsafp.html

Regards,
Duane Unterschultz
BlueSky Aviary
http://www.blueskyaviary.com
BSA Parrot Products
BSA SproutMix
http://www.sproutmix.com

"Luk" <lukn...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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[ravelation]

joh...@goeaston.net (John Nuttle) wrote:

>"ravelation" wrote:
>JMO,
>Ravl
>who thinks Kaytee Fiesta mix bird seed
>is pretty good.

>You've tried some? <g>

LOL! Good catch. Actually, if I got desperate enough....those pumpkin
seeds look pretty tempting!

Ravl
who sees pumpkin seeds in her *bird's* mouths all the time!

[Luk]

Duane wrote:

> Hi Luk
> Thought I would reply to your post - I do sell a Finch mixture that has 18
> Ingredients - Canary, Red Millet, White Millet, Flax, Nyger,Fenugreek,
> Radish, Red Clover, Alfalfa, Mustard, Sesame, Canola, Amaranth, Broccoli,
> Celery, Dill, Fennel and Quinoa ----- 13 of the ingredients are Certified
> Organic ------ I mainly sell this mix as a sproutmix for finches and
> canaries but a number of my customers feed it as is, right out of the bag.
> Some people soak in water the amount they want just overnight, enough for
> that days feeding. Breeding pairs that are fed this mix and are feeding
> babies produce a wonderful regurg for the chicks in the nest, the result
> being some pretty happy, healthy babies.
>
> If you'd like to check out my website - the direct link to the Finch mix is
> http://rainforest.bigbirdworld.com/bluesky/bsafp.html

Sounds like good stuff.

Luk

[Bonnie Day]

I can honestly say that Duane's mixes-- both his sprouts and beans are
absolutely wonderful My birds have never looked better since being on them
and his PD

Try them your birds will go face down and tail up for these

--
Bonnie in FL
Cleo - Quaker
Toby - BCC
Sweet Pea - 1/2 Moon Conure
Rocky - DYHA
Snbad - U2
Belle - TAG

> Duane wrote:
>
> > Hi Luk
> > Thought I would reply to your post - I do sell a Finch mixture that has
18
> > Ingredients - Canary, Red Millet, White Millet, Flax, Nyger,Fenugreek,
> > Radish, Red Clover, Alfalfa, Mustard, Sesame, Canola, Amaranth,
Broccoli,
> > Celery, Dill, Fennel and Quinoa ----- 13 of the ingredients are
Certified
> > Organic ------ I mainly sell this mix as a sproutmix for finches and