Aussie Finch Forum

Hey Jimstreet,
I think that would be a relatively normal price, not cheap not expensive...
Cheers,
Tim

Thanks Tim, I was more after is the seed any good rather than the price

jimstreet wrote:Thanks Tim, I was more after is the seed any good rather than the price

iv used avigrain finch blue for the last 5 years with my gouldians ( i find it works for me )

misso

Thanks Misso, I'll get a bag tomorrow. Any tips on storage? I assume a garbage bin with lid will do...

Garbage Bin is best keep pests out

This might sound like voodoo but I stickytape a piece of pepermint chewing gum under the lid. It is supposed to help control weevils and moths.

I also think it keeps elephants out of the bin since I have no problem with them either!

Hi,i keep my seed in plastic barrels that were used for olive oil,come in all different sizes to suit your needs,and very tight fitting lid that can be locked down if need be,cheap to buy at most produce stores,see you garyh.

Bought the seed today from Andrew's Stockfeed in Coburg, they were great and very helpful. It is good to see an old fashioned business with old fashioned service.

Now to get the feeders and waterers sorted.

Uraeginthus wrote:This might sound like voodoo but I stickytape a piece of pepermint chewing gum under the lid. It is supposed to help control weevils and moths.

I also think it keeps elephants out of the bin since I have no problem with them either!

I use a garbage bin with the click lid for the 20kg and a variety of plastic boxes for the treat seeds.

I have been using Natures Harvest as my main seed since 2009
20kg for $29
Blurb on the sack of Natures Harvest says
The finch blend says
White french millet 45%
Panorama millet 30%
Shirohie/Jap millet 15%
canary seed 10%

Minimum crude protein 13%
Minimum crude fat 7%
Minimum crude fibre 6%
Blended and stored without chemicals
Used in the Adelaide Zoo

Im really happy with the way the birds look using this seed, Ive posted some pics here viewtopic.php?f=61&t=13428&p=125385#p125385

Hi Di, do you have much waste seed left over,re shirohie and panorama. I have tried both those seeds and my birds hardly touched them,even when i used to winnow my seed 90% was untouched shirohie and panorama. Both these seeds are used as fillers and take the place of yellow/red pannican and jap millet as the latter are a little bit more exspensive.
Ten or so years ago our local seed merchant had so many complaints with those two seeds that he could not sell it,every one reverted to red pannican in particular as we knew what we were getting by its colour.
Shirohie and in particular panorama are very bitter in taste and they are mostly used in the human food industry. Craig