During moulting-
Moulting completed
This picture was when he just finish his moulting
Video of his early singing
His Diet –
1 cup contain Finch seeds mixture and add with canary song food – change daily any left over will be throw away.
1 cup contain dry egg food mix with wheat germ-change daily.
1 cup leave it for mixture of egg yoke, this is a treat cup
1 cup contain grit – this is controversy but I leave it there becos he know whether he need it….sometime I see he don’t even touch it.
Egg-
once a weekA good grind up of hard boiled 10min egg yoke with shell (any left over will removed from the cage after four hours.)Sometime mix it with some chopped vegetables or fruits.
Vegetables –
At least 4 times a weekBroccoli and other brightly green colored veggies.
Fruits-
Twice a weekApple, papaya, mangoes, bananas, only 'green' grape –he love grape
Morning-
Give vegetable
Evening-
Give egg mixture or fruit.This is the time finch's natural foraging time.
Cuttle fish bone-
Always hang inside the cage.
Water-
Change dailyAdd vitamin twice a week. this the 2 type of vitamin I used-
Bath-
Try my best to do it daily ..if I miss the day will compensate by twice on weekend-Sat/Sunday in the morning and late afternoon.Unfortunately he only know how to dip his head in water so have to spray him all the time with Bird shampoo.
this shampoo-very good
Walk-
Only Sat evening and Sunday morning at ‘Chai’ area BUT do not hang together with others - a distance away as my finch is not meant to be a ‘competition bird’ but a pet to me.
Flight cage-
He goes into the cage for an hour and do it 2-3 times a month, as I find a little challenge getting him back into his cage later on…
House keeping-
Use ‘anti-bacteria wipe’ to clean the cage include perch/ring stand during changing the paper lining daily.
Use "4 Paws" mite & lice to Disinfectant on the bird/cage by spraying.
Most important is the perch (once a week use tooth brush to scrub and sun it or use wipe.)
This may seem like a lot of work to some but in reality it is not.
Also my intention of keeping bird is as pet and enjoy his singing/playing with him.
I believe pet that are kept healthy whether it is bird/dog/fish or any animal it will naturally
show it’s potential of it well being by providing u or your family with many hours of joy with their presence-as for my finch hours of beautiful singing.
