Anything for finches or budgies?

[HareTrinity]

Hi, I just found this section and, since I want to put more variety into my birds' diet (at the moment it's just seed with grass or shredded carrot added in now and then), I thought I'd ask around.

Since these actually do sound like recipes, maybe I can get my boyfriend to do it for me since he likes making cakes. [Insert :p here]

Even recommendations on what plants Mannakin finches, Zebra finches and budgies are keen on would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[Monica]

Try first getting your birds to eat a variety of fresh foods, mainly any dark green leafy veggies, fruits such as apples, oranges, etc.

For a list of different recipes to give you an idea of what you could make for your birds, check out this site...
http://www.landofvos.com/recipes/index.html

[Dayna]

I have society finches, and I give them the same foods I give my larger parrots. Just more egg (mashed after boiling with the shell still on it).

I mix:

Cooked 13 bean soup (without the soup mix)
Boulger
Oatmeal
Cut up Broccli
Carrots (I grate some and cut some into chunks)
corn
green/red/orange bell peppers (with the seeds!)
zuchinni (I grate some and cut some into chunks)
pea pods
green beans
brown rice
fresh greens shredded
apple chunks (I leave the skin on for the Amazon to have to *work* it)
tofu cut up (the extra firm ones)
and soy beans in the pod.

I sometimes vary this depending on what is available at the grocery store.

I mix it up daily in a BIG bowl. I leave it like that for the Amazon, I dice it up a bit smaller for the cockatiels, and I pummell it inside a plastic bag with a meat hammer (after dicing up) for the finches.

They all pick through it and eat what they want.