Finches smashing chicken starter crumble

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Ajw132
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Is this normal for finches to hoe into chicken starter crumble ( maybe because high in protein) ?
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Its a commonly used ingredient in various breeders' eggfood & softfood mixes. I have used it in softfood for wrens & chats previously.

Bear in mind that most chick starter is medicated with amprolium (for coccidiosis) or at least it used to be.
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Hi yes medicated (cocci ) agm brand not sure what’s in it would it be harmful long term use thought the protein might aid with mealworms as I can’t get termites
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Tiaris wrote: 01 Feb 2019, 18:14 Bear in mind that most chick starter is medicated with amprolium (for coccidiosis) or at least it used to be.
Is that necessarily a bad thing?
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Some medications lose there effectiveness if constantly used. Antibiotics in humans being a worrying example.
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Be very careful using it "if contains the cocci treatment". There are warnings to not feed it to breeding stock as it affects sterility.
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Ian Hamilton wrote: 01 Feb 2019, 22:05 Be very careful using it "if contains the cocci treatment". There are warnings to not feed it to breeding stock as it affects sterility.
Ah, that makes a lot of sense. Thanks.
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Ah yes had forgotten that - though as Mum is about to re treat the Budgies now the breeding season is well over - you would think I would remember that.
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