Meadowlark Farms
Lady Gouldian Finches - Get Them to Eat!
| Lady Gouldian finches are notorious for being afraid of new things! A little patience and a few of these tips should help you to convince them there is nothing better than trying new foods! |
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| The easiest way to get your Goulds to eat is to keep other less finicky birds in the aviary with them. Canaries, Society finches, and Zebra finches are the easiest to care for and least likely to turn their beaks up at new foods. All three of these species are very curious and will almost immediately explore the new food dish and foods inside. The less trusting Goulds will watch their aviary mates and as soon as they realize there is no danger, will follow them to the dish every time! Canaries, Societies and Zebras will also eat a good portion of the seed or pellet the Goulds leave untouched. This is a great way to be certain you are not wasting as much seed each day. |
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| Offer your Goulds a single food at a time. Be certain it is fresh daily and give them very small amounts to avoid waste. If you place the food in a dish as high as possible in the cage, the birds will be more likely to look at it, pick around in the dish, and eventually eat the foods you've placed there. Starting with boiled egg or an egg food mix is the easiest way to get them to try new foods. They adore clean, dry egg shells as a calcium source and will usually devour the shells first. Any boiled egg you offer them will soon be eaten as they pick through it for the shell. |
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