There are many brands of healthy foods on the market, and many ways of feeding birds. The Gouldian finch diet in particular needs to be revamped for about 90% of owners in my opinion. I recently met a woman whose family had bred birds for years before she took over. She does what mom and grandpa did….
I’m just going to share how we feed our birds. This is not intended to be the be-all, end-all ‘law’ of how to feed Gouldians. There is a lot of discussion about the “best” way to feed. There might even be the occasional heated disagreement. But we consistently raise good size, healthy finches that parent…
Bird Bread for Great Gouldian Health You may have heard of birdie bread but never served it to your finches. If you have a small number, you may even wonder if it’s worth it. Because it is another way to offer healthy food, I believe birdie bread is an important part of the weekly diet….
One of the first things new Gouldian finch owners learn when they go online is that seeds are not a complete diet. In fact they are a very, very incomplete diet lacking in most nutrients. So one of the foods we immediately offer is “chop.” Chop is simply cut-up vegetables, which provide many of the vitamins our Gouldians…