Flour and Water?

[birdlove12]

Hi, I have heard that flour and water, mixed with seeds and left to dry is a great treat for birds - they have to work hard to work the seeds out of the dried up flour and water. My birds love it! However, at first I thought this was a fine treat and I could give them as much as they want, after all, they're only actually eating their usual seeds. But as I was watching them I noticed they were eating the hardened flour and water, too. I was just wondering, Is this OK for them? And should I be watching how much of it they eat?
Thanks

[BudgiesBuddy]

I haven't done it and don't know anyone who does it.

[starlingqueen]

I've never heard of this before. I think I would be worried the flour would get sticky and clog their crop.

[birdlove12]

Ah ok yeah I wasn't sure. Is there anything else I could use instead?

[jellybean]

You should try them with sprouted seeds which you grow in a germinating jar, my 2 boys love organic alfalfa sprouts which I grow in this way, I'm now growing them broccoli sprouts the same way. There are a few ways to sprout the seeds, but I prefer the jar, think I bought mine from Amazon for about £5 and there are a few companies who sell good organic seeds, if your interested ill give you their web addresses.

[suesbird]

I would like the address please Jellybean.

[birdlove12]

Ooh yes please can we have the web address Jellybean.

[jellybean]

Hi Suesbird, I have an "A.Vogel Bio Snacky Germinating Jar" which I bought from Amazon £6.50.
The organic Alfalfa sprouts I also bought from Amazon, but the company who sells them through amazon are called, Premier Seeds Direct, I buy 40G which cost £1.09 + 85p
P&P.
Amazon also sell the Broccoli sprouts, 40G for 99p + 85p
P&P, you get a lot of sprouts from this amount of seeds.
Another great website is "Aconbury Sprouts" (this is where I bought my Broccoli seeds).
If your interested Aconbury Sprouts do a great WHEATGRASS KIT, this consists of :-
3 packs of wheatgrass, 3 packs of organic soil, and 3 seed trays, which costs £9.95. My boys absolutely love wheatgrass, if you do some research on the Internet you will see the health benefits associated with this stuff. If you have anymore questions Suesbird, I'd be happy to help.

[birdguhl]

Re alternative to flour and water, you could look at getting hold of some bird bread mix - this is the Harrisons one: www.scarlettsparrotessentials.co.uk/bird_bread_original_255g

[suesbird]

Thanks Jellybean, off on holiday so will do it when I get back.

[jellybean]

Your welcome. Have a lovely holiday.

[suesbird]

Thanks you I will, I hope. My sister in law looking after Jo and my children used to call her the budgie killer! We bought her a budgie, twice and they died within 6 months ,mmmmmmm I trust her, that was about 20 years ago. I have a long list of what to feed him, how to catch him and his likes and dislikes

[jellybean]

I know how you feel, I'd be the same leaving my 2 boys, we worry about them when we're with them, and we worry about them when we're away from them, welcome to the wonderful world of budgies.

[birdlove12]

That looks good thank you birdguhl and have a good holiday suesbird!

[suesbird]

How insane is that, we can leave the kids at home and not bother toooooooooooooooo much, but Jo is my baby