![]() ![]() You can also add soluble vitamins and minerals to the water. Give your finch fresh drinking water every day. Finch treats of seed with honey, fruits and vegetables are fun for your bird too, as well as nutritious! Supplements to offer sparingly include greens such as: spinach, chickweed, carrot tops, watercress, dandelions, and leaf lettuce, as well as an occasional bit of apple or pear. The lime in the cuttlebone also aids in digestion. Provide a cuttlebone because the calcium it provides will give your bird a firm beak, strong eggshells when breeding, and will help prevent egg binding. Grit should be provided in a special cup or sprinkled over the bottom of the cage floor. Sprouted seed and spray millet are especially good for all finches.įor proteins, you can offer supplements such as egg food, milk soaked whole wheat bread, insects such as meal worms and fruit flies, mynah bird pellets, and even a bit of dry dog food.Ĭod liver oil will provide Vitamin D to birds who get no direct sunlight.Ĭharcoal with grit is essential to aid in digestion and it contains valuable minerals and trace elements. Supplements are very important and can be put in an extra dish and rotated for variety. However, they may need to eat a bit more when the weather is cold or during their moult. A single finch will eat about one teaspoon of seed a day and will rarely overeat. Seed mixes designed for finches are readily available. Finches are easy to feed.įinch seed is the everyday food for a finch bird. Of course being ‘bird-oriented’ rather than ‘people-oriented’, they are unlikely to become finger tame birds.įresh food and water must be provided daily. You can just sit back, relax and enjoy their antics. Unlike a parrot, that may pout if you are unable to play with it every day, pet finches prefer to play among themselves. These lovely charmers are undemanding, so adding them to your home doesn’t add an unwelcome burden to a busy schedule. They are also less costly to purchase than many parrots and softbilled birds. They are quiet and many species can live in a fairly small area, so they make a good apartment pet. Most finchesare easy to care for, active. Finches come in a wide variety of colors, patterns, and personalities. In today’s busy world a finch bird is an ideal pet for many homes. Pet finches make lively, interesting, cheerful companions. Unlike a parrot, a finch does not require daily interactive attention. A perfect pet for people with limited space and time. We have been controlling our egg laying but I don't think it would take long to have make a family of your own.Finches for sale,Finches are very neat, they are also quiet and easy to care for. so possibly reaching out to people who have aviaries might help you in your search? That way you aren't buying from breeders but still get your finchies :)Īnother route would be to get a male and a female and grow your finch family that way. Aviary owners will often keep societies with their other finches because they are great breeders when gouldians and zebras don't do well. The story of our family of 6 is that the previous owner had an aviary and the societies multiplied until he couldn't look after all of them. We called the bird/exotic vet in the city where we lived and asked them. ![]() ![]() We called all the bird/pet sanctuaries and shelters within a reasonable driving distance and asked them if they had any ideas where to find societies. (be careful of breeders with a $100+ "adoption fee" or "donation" on those sites). We found pet related Facebook groups and posted there. We ended up adopting 6 society finches from a shelter 4 hours away from us. We decided we wanted societies for the same reason as you and were so happy with our little family! Hey! Sounds like you're embarking on the same process my wife and I went through last year. ![]() So question boils down to: would it be a bad idea to buy a couple of finches from our local petsmart/petco or do I go to a local bird shop? Or do I just wait around for adoptions to pop up? While I'd be happy to do it, I just worry for the birds. I was hoping for six to eight (have the space for the cage thankfully!) and that seems like a very long process. I know there's some bird shops (other than petco and petsmart) around but should I wait to adopt? I worry that I'll have to adopt multiple single birds and have to introduce them. My best friend stressed that I should adopt but I cannot find a rescue in the Portland, OR area that is carrying non-parrot birds. I think they're the cutest little things and would love to bring home a small group (after some more research of course). I hear they're easy for people who don't have tons of time for interaction and are pretty good apartment birds. So I'm entertaining the idea of getting a small group of society finches. ![]()
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