wheat germ cod liver oil

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paul1966
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hello, anyone use wheat germ oil..on the seed, and how much?,dry seed. or sprouted seed.
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Diane
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Dont know about the wheat germ, but I put 5 or 6 drops of cod liver oil in a kilo of seed, so I dont think you could go far wrong using that ratio.
I have done this with sprouted and dry seed.
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5 mls per kilo of seed , maybe start out doing a smaller batch to see if they eat it . I havent had to use the oil as yet as Ive been able to access Niger or Linseed all through winter .
I do have it on hand though for around the vent of a backed up bird or if the omega 3 seeds run dry .
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paul1966
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well i bought some wheatgerm cod liver oil today.put 6or 9 drops.eye dropper,onto the seed,well the gouldians are tucking into the oil seed,i guess 2,3 times per week? now its starting to be very cold,and soon they will moult.good be a good thing
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VR1Ton
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I used to use the cod liver & wheat germ when I was breeding Red Factors. Uposed to help with extra fiber, but not sure. Never hurt the finches but.
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