All about Finch Feeding

Zebra Finches are seed eaters which primarily feed on grass seeds. A good staple food is those cultivated grasses which also play a role in (organic) human food again: the various varieties of millet, as long as they are small-grained enough.If you have to get food for your Zebra Finch(es) fast, buy a packaged budgy mixture if need be: it is available everywhere, and although it is somewhat too large-grained und may not correspond with the Zebra Finch taste in every component, the small "survivors" will be able cope with it for a while.

A better fare is a special packaged mixture for exotic or grass finches, of course, as it is supplied by pet food producers. It primarily consists of small-grained Senegal, Mohair and/or Manna millets and the larger-grained La Plata and silver or white millets plus Canary or White seed. You can buy these kinds of seeds individually in big food stores, but this doesn't really pay for just one pair of birds. The great favourite, however, is always spray millet, which comes in different lengths and colours. It is true that millet on the stalk is more expensive than loose grains, we shouldn't however grudge our Zebra Finches the occasional pleasure to pluck the fresh grains from the panicles.