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Fruit and Veg

Posted: 29 Sep 2010, 12:52
by aza711
Hi All

Im Fairly new to Finches and i am looking for some ideas as to what fruit and veg i should be feeding my guys on a daily basis.
i already use mealworms to some success and baby spinach and apple is there anything else that yo would recomend i include.

Also i have been buying all this stuff due to the fact the spinach in my vege patch has been coated in tomato dust to stop the bugs

any advice appreciated

Aaren

Re: Fruit and Veg

Posted: 29 Sep 2010, 14:17
by jusdeb
leftover cooked peas , corn , carrot , pumpkin etc ..parsly , endive , buk choy , soaked beans , tomato , cucumber ,capsicum sheesh probly better having a post what they cant eat lol . :D

Re: Fruit and Veg

Posted: 29 Sep 2010, 14:18
by MadHatter
I came accross the following site just the other day, and as I could't possibly say it any better myself, I'll just link you to the Diet article: http://aussiefinchbreeder.com/finch_die ... proach.htm

Re: Fruit and Veg

Posted: 29 Sep 2010, 17:02
by aza711
What about the stuff out my garden if I wash it really well

Re: Fruit and Veg

Posted: 29 Sep 2010, 19:52
by jusdeb
Yep , cant get ant fresher than home grown and its free :D

Re: Fruit and Veg

Posted: 29 Sep 2010, 20:27
by GregH
Hey Deb I don't know about you but the stuff in my vegetable garden works out a lot more expensive than the supermarket if you actually do the sums!

Re: Fruit and Veg

Posted: 30 Sep 2010, 07:46
by MadHatter
sure, but milk thistle and dandelion leaves cost nothing at all. ;)

Re: Fruit and Veg

Posted: 30 Sep 2010, 09:28
by Diane
Can someone post pics of the milk thistle and dandelion please? I have seen something that looks like a milk thistle down the side of a house in my area and Im thinking of taking some of it and trying to grow it on. Just want to be sure Im not wasting my time trying to grow something that the birds wont eat. I have already seen some seeding grasses and whipped the seeds off them and trying to grow them.