Aussie Finch Forum

In my opinion you must have easily digestible food available just before or right on dawn.
The reason being, the chicks in the nest would be starving by then and need food to generate
life functions plus body heat. It is far better to have too much left over early in the morning than not having enough.
Feed late in the afternoon but make sure you have supplied enough for then and next morning.
Even soaked seed and cake will help greatly as they are both easily digestible for the feeding parent birds.

Thanks for your replies. Looks like an afternoon feed it is. Would Lebanese cucumber last ok for the following morning if it was given the night before? My birds love it.

Another question
I'm soon going to spray my yard for bindii. I do have quite a bit of chickweed growing around the yard that my birds like to eat or pick at. Would it be worth picking what I can and possibly freezing it before I spray? Do many of you feed chickweed at all. I just thought if I could salvage some it could be something to keep feeding to maintain more variety of greens as after i spray I wouldn't be able to use it.
Thanks

I have kept chickweed in a bucket of water in the fridge for quite a while , when in season, but have never frozen it.

I use those green bags you can buy for the vegetables. Chickweed and other greens will keep for up to a week in them. Gently press all the air out before you tie the bag.
Tom

I have thought about collecting the chickweed then chopping it up finely and freezing it with my sprouted seed all mixed up. I use do do that with broccoli but have noticed once the broccoli thaws out it really smells, so not sure if it is still ok.

Its the chopping of the broccoli that allows the sulfher like smell to escape.

Does anyone have any specific reasons as to why they position their feeding station where they do. I'm wondering if basically in the middle of the aviary or on a side wall might be best. I have a 4m x 2.5m aviary which is fully enclosed on the roof and sides. The only open area is on the front. So just trying to see what might work best for the layout of the aviary.
Thanks
Daz

My feeding stations are positioned where I can see them from my sitting area near the aviaries and where I can see to trap the birds.

I position my feeders on the door so I don't need to go inside each aviary. It means the birds don't feel like I'm invading their space. If breeding is your plan, I would do something like that.
Cheers
Tom