Aussie Finch Forum

The reason I use hulled sunflower is conversion ratio(digestibility)the fats are easily laid down hence warmth.I also feed Niger,linseed and Canola.

Nothing wrong with that Buzz , as you may have noticed Im a bit laid back when it comes the bird keeping .
They get what I have learnt they will accept over the years . The neophemas are another story I can see them going to rehab to wean off the extra sunflower they have been pigging out on once spring hits.

Yes They tend to sulk and not eat or throw seed everywhere.(It might just be me but I reckon they give me the evil eye when I stop giving it to them in summer)

Lost one fledgling so far from the cold. Have another 2 on the floor that are pushing through, although I have my doubts as they have been out of the nest for almost two weeks and still not flying up to the perches.

Lost 2 baby Little Lorries during the week, so pulled the 2 remaining survivers to handrear yesterday.

Good decision with the Lorries , hope they thrive for you.

Lost 3 male and 2 female cordons, 1 female gouldian and a gouldian fledgling. Very upsetting as i have been hunting desperately to get my cordon pair numbers up.

clarissa wrote:Lost 3 male and 2 female cordons, 1 female gouldian and a gouldian fledgling

Thats a big loss in one hit, sorry to hear

Lost 1 gouldian hen all winter a thats it but kept up the cod liver oil and am also smashing up sunflower seeds in a morter a pestle...old school. Seems to do the trick still upset tho about my gouldian hen as shes got all her babys flying around with out her Ahwell! Least its only one. Not to mention bloody saltwater tangs including powder blue and blue tang in reef tank getting reoccuring whitespot dues to temp fluctuations but hey thats something else hehe garlic keeping it at bay.

Ben

Fiddly to get rid of white spot you have to get the temp right and then they jump of host and thats when you kill them with the super heavy duty , cancer causing poison.
Yeah good fun NOT . Good luck with that.