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Finch Food, Weighing the Options

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Finch Food! There are a lot of choices for finch food out there these days.
There's everything from seeds, nuts, and fruits, to pellets that supposedly contain everything finches need in their diet.
  • Finch pellet diets
  • Finch seed diets
  • Finch organic diets
  • Finch home made diets
  • Finch chemical cocktail diets
  • Finch DIY food
It's often somewhat confusing to shop for pet bird food as well.
You may think you're getting finch food, but you end up purchasing parakeet food.
While a lot of the pet bird food diets are similar, the size of the food is very important.
You also have to figure out whether you're getting food for wild finches or pet finches.
Make sure you read all the print! Comparing Finch Food Brands
  • Fiesta Canary/Finch 2lb $3-$4 - 65 ingredients - Do you know any good food that has 65 ingredients in it?
  • KT Rainbow Exact Canary Finch 2lb (Kaytee) $4-$5 - 47 ingredients - Sounds a little better...
  • Avian Forti-Diet 2lb Finch (Kaytee) $3-$4 - 50 ingredients - Still a chemical cocktail
  • Premium Finch 2lb (Pretty Bird) $3-$4 - 40 ingredients - Possibly a starting point for food you might feed your pet finch.
  • Lafeber Finch Pellets 5lb $14-18 - 8 ingredients! - It may cost twice as much, but you can understand the ingredients.
  • Australian Blend Goldenfeast 25oz $11-14 - 40 ingredients - Only a few questionable ingredients at the end of the list.
  • Make your own! - This is the most time consuming, but also worthwhile, as you learn more about what your finches really like if you can feed them one ingredient at a time.
There are also finch food treats, like millet spray.
Most millet sprays only have one ingredient, so they are fairly safe as long as you treat it like it's a dessert - for special occasions only.
I hope every finch owner wants to feed their birds the best finch food available, though I know it's difficult sometimes.
Pets aren't just for entertainment, so make a plan to gradually work them into a better diet!
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