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| Eureka - Continental Chestnut Flanked White Zebra |
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| An animation of my first bred C CFW Zebra Cockbird. He's nibbling on something yummy. |
Welcome to the "What I Feed My Birds" page.
Revealed here is my current finch feeding philosophy. I have designed this page to help reduce
the number of emails I respond to regarding finch nutrition. Odds are, if someone has asked the question, many more
also want to know.
My desire is that this page should appeal to both the new and expert finchkeeper. I tried to include
details that perhaps the experienced keeper was unfamiliar with but yet write it so that even the newbie could understand
it all.
I hope you enjoy seeing and learning about healthful foods you can feed your finches and perhaps feel a
bit motivated to try something a little different for your birds, too.
This page became HUGE as I continued to work on it. In the interest of faster download times, I decided
to break it up into multiple sections. You can either use this page to navigate to all the other pages relevant
to what I feed my birds, or you can use the navigation bar on the left.
~Christine
| South Side of a Happy Male Gouldian Finch! |
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| This is my personal favorite view of any bird, TAIL UP & BEAK CLICKING while eating Egg Food!!! |
Table of Contents
The Incredible Edible Egg (click here)
-Egg: Nature's Nearly Perfect Food
-Boiled Egg Amino Acid Profile
-Understanding Essential Amino Acids
-One Finch Chick Day = One Human Baby Year
-Consequences of Poor Nutrition
-Eggs are Good for Finches!
Everything About Egg Food (click here)
-Boiled Egg
-Egg Food
-Basic Egg Food Recipe
-A Funny Thing about Keeping the Egg Shells On
-Saving Egg Shells
-Boiling Eggs Properly
-Overcooked Eggs
-Egg Storage
-Hygienic Technique
-Serving Egg Food
-Storing Egg Food
Additional Egg Food Ingredients (click here)
-My Philosophy on Additional Egg Food Ingredients
-List of Goodies
Oils - Fats - Fatty Acids (click here)
Background information on Fatty Acids
-What Are Fatty Acids
-Understanding EFAs (Essential Fatty Acids)
-What do Fatty Acids Look Like?
-Huh? What are Double Bonds?
-A Fat by Any Other Name
-Saturated-Unsaturated-Monounsaturated-Polyunsaturated-Trans Fat
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
-How do I know if the product has Trans Fats?
-Read Labels and Ingredients
-Saturated Fat Rule of Thumb
Fatty Acid Sources - Nuts & Oils (click here)
Sources of Fatty Acids - Nuts & Nut Meals
-Usage Rate
-Peanut Warning
-Rancid Oil Warning
-Just Say NO! to Rancid Oils & Nuts
-Purchasing Nuts
Sources of Oils
-Usage Rate
-Types of Oils
-Nutritional Content of Commonly Used Oils & Fats
-Canola Oil Note
-Wheat Germ vs. Wheat Germ Oil
-Other Oils
-Oil Storage
Oil, Nut Meal or Both?
Fat Birds (click here)
-How do I know if my bird is Fat?
-What to do about fat birds
-End to Fat Eddie's Groaning Board
-Squatty Body goes Aerobic
-Following Fatty Bombatty's Weight Loss
-Large enough flight?
-Highly active and still fat
-Camel Treatment & Warnings
Carotenoids (click here)
-Carotenoids
-Huh? What are Carotenoids?
-Reactive Oxygen Species
-Antioxidants
-Vibrant plumage
-Did You Know? Note on Blue Gouldians
-Back to Color
-Immune Function
-Carotenoids Review
-Sources of Carotenoids
Sources of Carotenoids (click here)
Favorite Fruits, Veggies & Greens
-Luscious carotenoids packed greens
-Dropping color changes
-Dropping texture changes
-Oxalic acid, greens and calcium
-Foods with HIGH oxalic acid
-Those crazy Zebs
-Fruits for finches
Carotenoid Rich Powders
-Types of commercially available powders
-Usage Rate
-Notes
More Egg Food Goodies (click here)
-Flaxseed Meal
-Sprouting Flax Seed ???
-Wheat Germ
Bee-Derived Products (click here)
-Note & Warning
-Honey
-Bee Pollen & Note
-Propolis
-Royal Jelly
-Did you know? Fun fact
Chick Starter Basics (click here)
-Chick Starter Ingredients
-Turned Off by Chick Starter?
-Final Note
Preservatives (click here)
-Why do they add preservatives anyway?
-Synthetic Preservatives
-Ethoxyquin
-BHA/BHT
-Parabens/Methylparaben
-Sodium Benzoate
-Natural Preservatives
-Organic Acids
-Vitamin C
-Rosemary Oil
-Mixed Tocopherols
Wrapping Up Egg Food (click here)
-Botched Batch
-Job Well Done!
Seed Mix & Other Grains (click here)
-Seed Mix
-Seed Mix Recipe
-Other Grains
-Short Grain Brown Rice & Paddy Rice
-Dirty Perches
-Oats
-Wheat Berries
-Spelt
-Serving Dry Grains
-Less Well Known Grains
-Quinoa
-Amaranth
-Buckwheat
Legumes (click here)
-Not done yet. Please check back soon.
Sprouts (click here)
-Not done yet. Please check back soon.
Insects (click here)
Not done yet. Please check back soon.
Calcium & Egg Binding (click here)
-Calcium Carbonate
-Calcium Gluconate
-Which Calcium Gluconate?
-Egg Binding
-Signs of an Egg Bound Hen
-Number one Mistake of Aviculturists
-How to Treat an Egg Bound Hen
-But I don't know HOW to Crop Dose?!?
-Back to Calcium
-Calcium Gluconate for Milk Fever in Cows
-Dosing
-Calciboost or Calcivet
-Do I need Calciboost or is Calcium Gluconate Good Enough?
-Maintenance Dose of Liquid Calcium
Vitamins (click here)
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
-What are Vitamins?
-Vitamin A (Retinol)
-B Vitamins
-B1 (Thiamine)
-B2 (Riboflavin)
-B3 (Niacin/Nicotinic Acid)
-B5 (Pantothenic Acid)
-B6 (Pyroxodine)
-B7/B8 or Biotin
-B9 (Folic Acid/Folate)
-B12 (Cycobalamin)
-Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
-Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol)
-Full Spectrum Lighting
-Melanism
-Blue Breasted Gouldians
-Vitamin E
-Tocopherols
-Tocotrienols
-Vitamin K (Menadione)
-Recommended Vitamins per Bird
-Recommended Vitamins per Feed
Minerals (click here)
-Not Done Yet. Please check back soon.
Trace Minerals (click here)
-What is a Trace Mineral or Trace Element?
-Diatomaceous Earth
-Warning & Notes
-63 Trace Mineral Powder
-Chemical Composition of 63 Trace Mineral Powder
-Spirulina
-Feeding Trace Minerals
Herbs (click here)
-Herb Feeding Philosophy
-Herb Salad
-Fresh Herbs
-My Herb Results with a Gouldian Hen
What you should NEVER feed your birds (click here)
-Dairy Products
-Caffeinated Foods
-Chocolate & Cocoa
-Alcohol
-Sugar
-Hydrogenated & Saturated Fats
-Raw Onion
-Tobacco & Tobacco Products
-Aspirin & NSAIDS
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