A good diet for any size bird consists of: Larger parrots only need around 10% of their diet to consist of seed. Finches, cockatiels and canaries can have more, perhaps up to 25%. I hear you spluttering, my friend. “But…but… what about D3? What about iron? What about protein??” Let me explain more thoroughly. If a…
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 get so many questions about quarantine practices, I decided to make a post to refer you to. Quarantine is necessary at 2 times: when a bird is ill/injured or suspected to be ill, and when a new one comes into your aviary. I get so many questions about quarantine practices, I decided to make a…
In part 1, we discussed quarantine practices in general. Now, Here is my quarantine protocol for Lady Gouldian finches. It may be different from yours; it’s simply the one I’ve come up with that suits my aviary best. For quarantine you will need these items. They are linked for your convenience; some are affiliate links…
A lot of people contact me about their sick finches, and it’s really hard to write out the questions (and then you don’t answer them…) So I am going to write them here. You can just paste into an email or on a forum, complete with your answers. If you don’t have all the answers, no…