Aussie Finch Forum

Hi all ,

I was wondering if there was any harm in giving my baby zeb's some " mashed sweet potatoe & carrot ?? I mixed a bit up with my egg mix !!
They seem to love it, I thought i would give them something different for a change !!
Anyone got any tips on other foods other than the usaul egg mix , seed and lettuce ??
Cheers Freddy.

All things in moderation though I do steer clear of Avocado , onion and lettuce .
Avo and onion can kill birds and lettuce is suppose to give birds the runs .

peas,corn,carrots ,leb cucumber ,silverbeet and endive are all good and as jesdeb said no lettuce..

I give lettuce all the time. though never more than 2 leaves at a time (1 for the quails, 1 for the finches, though the quails usually end up getting some of the finch leaf too.) Maybe it's because of the mainly seed diet I feed (as well as mealworms and cucumber etc.) that I don't seem to ever have had a case of 'the runs'.

I give my birds grated and sliced carrot as well

Hi all,

Thanks for your advice everyone, I allways check their dropping's , I know too much lettuce can give them the run's , same as canaries !!
My fisrt ever baby finch that ive bred has just left the nest, 3 more to go !! I have some photo's , but i dont know how too put the pic's on the forum, I'm still a wooduck !!
Cheers Freddy.

This topic might help
viewtopic.php?f=33&t=3356&p=17472&hilit ... nts#p17472

if you are still having problems you can email me the pics I can post them for you and then you can add the wording.

I'm having trouble putting the pic's on the forum, i don't know how to send the pic's to you ?? I'll get there , thanks anyway !!

bluebutterfly213 wrote:This topic might help
viewtopic.php?f=33&t=3356&p=17472&hilit ... nts#p17472

if you are still having problems you can email me the pics I can post them for you and then you can add the wording.