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Thats what made working on insects so much easier....no ethics commitee for insects although it did look like that might change at one stage I don't envy you at all having seen what ethics commitees are like and the amount of paper work for even small changes to experimental design.

What a lot of crap for a bird that can be replaced for around $5.00.

maz wrote:Thats what made working on insects
so much easier....no ethics commitee for insects although it did look like that might change at one stage I don't envy you at all having seen what ethics commitees are like and the amount of paper work for even small changes to experimental design.

Haha its times like this I wish I took up the honeybee study I was offered!

How about sprouted seed Niki?
I gather there is a some scientific data out there to support the nutritional argument, though I've not seen it personally. Has the additional benefit that it can be produced in bulk under controlled conditions and frozen for later use - thus avoiding the disease vector risk inherent with collecting wild foods such as chickweed, and makes take-up easier for the animal techs too.

I have been breeding , Showing , and Judging Zebs for 10 Years all they need is Avi Grain Finch Blue , Grit and water .
Avi Grain Finch Blue was formulated by one of the best Zebra Finch Breeders in Australia.
Garry

MadHatter wrote:How about sprouted seed Niki?
I gather there is a some scientific data out there to support the nutritional argument, though I've not seen it personally. Has the additional benefit that it can be produced in bulk under controlled conditions and frozen for later use - thus avoiding the disease vector risk inherent with collecting wild foods such as chickweed, and makes take-up easier for the animal techs too.

Yup, they get that as well. I've been preparing it myself in bulk and freezing it, as we had a fungal outbreak last year which I think was linked to it being improperly prepared while I was away. Sometimes tech staff are more of a headache than a help.

Just re-read your original post and realised you had that listed already.
Seems to me you have it pretty well covered. At this point, I don't think adding more variety would do much from a nutritional standpoint, so the main benefit would be in enrichment.