to much fat???

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fitos100
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Actually I need confirmation if this is fat on my birds???
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well that is what i know as fat,others might call it differantly,and that is one fat bird
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Are they in an avairy where they can get plenty of exercise, or in a cage with less opportunity for exercise?
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actually I just moved them from the aviary to the inside cages and is when I inspected them for extra fat.
If feed them only seed and water for 1,5 month will they be ok???
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Sounds like they need more greens and less fatty seed. Note I am not advocating reducing their seed, just changing the type. Milletts are generally less fattening than canary seed and linseed. Others may be able to be more informative re specific seeds.
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I agree with Finchbreeder. Perhaps try growing seeds in pots and feeding them the fresh seed heads??
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I didn't reduce the amounts of seeds, i actually changed the mixture and make it simple. Now they get only the fat amount which the manufacturer writes on the label (fat 5%). I will monitor them for the next month and see..
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in a guide to gouldian finches book,on page 39 there is a chart called percentage comparison of basic nutritional components in commonly used foods for gouldian finches,i would take a photo and put it up,but i find it to hard,maybe someone on here could do it,cheers garyh
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