How to Feed Young Yellow Finches
Native to South America, the Yellow Finch prefers nestling close to the ground in the shrubs of sunny tropical regions. These brightly yellow colored birds feed on seeds, cosmos, flaxseed, goldenrod, millet Niger rap seed and insects or caterpillars. While this wild bird mainly feeds on seeds, they can be offered a wide variety of food items from the human category as well. If you have young Yellow Finches to feed, keeping their diet nutritious but varied will help them develop quickly and properly.
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Instructions
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Mix the coneflower, millet seeds, animal sterol and honey in a ratio of 1 cup coneflower seeds; 1 cup millet seeds; 1 cup animal sterol; and one-half cup honey and allow the mixture to dry into a solid form.
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Place the seed mix on the bird feeder or in the cage with the finches and refill it at least once every two days.
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Offer Yellow Finches other foods such as cooked white or brown rice, apples, apricots, orange wedges or juices and boiled eggs.
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Purchase from the local pet store or catch bugs such as crickets for your Yellow Finches. Bug feeding is a must.
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Tips & Warnings
Seed mix incorporated with vitamin drops, Gravel'n'grit, cuttle bone, eggshells scattered at the bottom of the birdcage or served in a small cup near the feeder will also deliver adequate supplies of calcium and other minerals to the birds.
