bird seed

[CourtneyAndCarl]

I sprinkled some finch seed about five days ago in the baby pool, and I think I saw a sprout yesterday but Carl saw it not long after so it was gone before I knew if I saw it correctly or not

Today, after it rained a bit last night, there are hundreds of little sprouts, and I bet Carl is going to have a hayday out there. I only gave him half his normal breakfast

Thanks, once again, to everyone on the forum who suggested bird seed. I think it is going to be a real hit.

 

[Jacqui]

I think you could have given him his entire meal and he would still be going out and destroying the new seedlings.

 

[CourtneyAndCarl]

I know, I just don't want him to get fat

 

[poison]

I sprinkled some finch seed about five days ago in the baby pool, and I think I saw a sprout yesterday but Carl saw it not long after so it was gone before I knew if I saw it correctly or not

Today, after it rained a bit last night, there are hundreds of little sprouts, and I bet Carl is going to have a hayday out there. I only gave him half his normal breakfast

Thanks, once again, to everyone on the forum who suggested bird seed. I think it is going to be a real hit.

does this really work?

 

[CourtneyAndCarl]

does this really work?

Oh yeah. I just went out to check. Carl looked like he just found the jackpot when he wandered into a big clump of seedlings. He was sniffing every one very carefully, before uprooting it and demolishing it.

 

[poison]

so let me get this right. you just whent out and got bird food ans planted it and it grow grass?

 

[Edna]

To clarify, you planted finch seed intended for pet finches, with an ingredient list like this:

Red Siberian Millet, White Foxtail Bristlegrass, Seeds from the Echinochloa genus (including Billion Dollar Grass, Japanese Millet, and Barnyard Grass), Canary Seed, French White Millet, Oat Groats, Switchgrass, Fescue Grass, Golden German Millet, Red Broomcorn Millet.

Correct? Wild finch seed is more niger and thistle and is supposed to be heat treated to prevent germination.

 

[CourtneyAndCarl]

so let me get this right. you just whent out and got bird food ans planted it and it grow grass?

basically, it's best to get a wild bird seed with lots of variety. It's not just grass though, it's all kinds of things. You don't even really need to plant it, you just sprinkle it around in the dirt, keep it moist, and it should start sprouting in a few days.

 

[poison]

oh cool. and what do you mean by wild bird seed?

 

[CourtneyAndCarl]

Bird seed sold for bird feeders. I picked up some Kaytee Wild Finch seed from Petco.

 

[stenkamp]

Is that bird seed mix alright for the yellow foot tortoises?

 

[Jacqui]

Is that bird seed mix alright for the yellow foot tortoises?

Once it sprouts, yes it is.

 

[CourtneyAndCarl]

To clarify, you planted finch seed intended for pet finches, with an ingredient list like this:

Red Siberian Millet, White Foxtail Bristlegrass, Seeds from the Echinochloa genus (including Billion Dollar Grass, Japanese Millet, and Barnyard Grass), Canary Seed, French White Millet, Oat Groats, Switchgrass, Fescue Grass, Golden German Millet, Red Broomcorn Millet.

Correct? Wild finch seed is more niger and thistle and is supposed to be heat treated to prevent germination.

Nope, it was wild finch seed... and it germinated. Hmm, must be lucky. It contains millet, nyjer seed, sunflower hearts (?), and canary seed.

 

[Edna]

Yeah, I looked up the ingredients of that mix when you posted what it was and it looks like it's mostly grass type seeds, with several types of millet and the canary grass. The sunflower hearts will not sprout, and the niger is heat killed so those parts are wasted, but a good mix otherwise. Interesting: that seed blend is not well rated as feed for wild finches. They prefer less grass seed, more niger.

 

[CourtneyAndCarl]

Yeah, I looked up the ingredients of that mix when you posted what it was and it looks like it's mostly grass type seeds, with several types of millet and the canary grass. The sunflower hearts will not sprout, and the niger is heat killed so those parts are wasted, but a good mix otherwise. Interesting: that seed blend is not well rated as feed for wild finches. They prefer less grass seed, more niger.

Oh well, I wasn't getting it for finches anyways, I guess