Baby bird feeding kit FINCH

Finch Canary Baby Bird Hand Rearing / Feeding Kit.

Please be cautious when handling if you have a nut allergy, as this food contains peanuts.

This kit provides all the essentials for the emergency hand-feeding of a baby finch, as well as other similar birds like sparrows and canaries. It’s also perfect for situations when you have a sick bird that cannot feed itself.

Included in the kit are 3 x 1 ml syringes, 3 x mini crop tubes, 3 smooth wooden sticks for feeding from hatching, and a 50g foil pouch of hand rearing formula powder. This food can be frozen and keeps its powdered form. 

1 x micro scoop holds 0.20g of formula  (1 level scoop of food and 3 level scoops with water, for newly hatched) makes about 0.80ml

1 x Mini scoop holds 1g of formula (1 level scoop of food and 2 level scoops with water,) makes about 2 x 1ml syringe
Syringe brand or colour may be different from those shown.

Feeding Instructions

0 – 2 Days – 90% Hot water to 10% Formula

3 – 7 Days – 85% Hot water to 15% Formula

7 – 21 Days – 80% Hot water to 20% Formula

21 Days – 75% Hot Water to 25% Formula

How to feed a Gouldian chick from hatching (and similar) A finch is tiny when it hatches and only requires feeding 12-24 hours after hatching. Prepare a small amount of rearing food with a watery consistency to start. Dip the end of the wooden stick into the mixture and gently place it into the mouth with ONE OR TWO DROPS every half hour or so. DO NOT USE A SYRINGE. Gradually increase the thickness and quantity of food as the chick grows. The crop tube will not harm the crop since it is tapered and smooth, and it is easier to hold the syringe as shown in the picture for better control.

When the chicks are big enough to use the crop tube (about a week old), simply draw up the mixture and gently plunge it into the mouth and crop at small intervals, mimicking the chicks' natural feeding motion. This method of feeding with the syringe is similar to how their parents feed them. If a chick is very ill and not requesting food, draw up a small amount of food and carefully open the chicks mouth to pass it down into the crop, filling it slowly with food. Avoid over filling the crop, as the chicks windpipe is located just behind the tongue, and over filling can cause choking. I speak from experience, and it's heart breaking. It's better to feed small amounts frequently rather than giving too much. On days 1 and 2, provide only a few drops at a time. By days 3 to 7, the crop will expand and accommodate more food. On days 14 and onwards, approximately 1 ml or more if needed. It’s all about trial and error, and sometimes things can go wrong, leading to the unfortunate loss of chicks, even when you do your utmost. I have been hand-rearing my neglected Gouldian finches since 2001, which requires some time to master.

Ingredients: Ground Corn, Soybean Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Ground Wheat, Ground Brown Rice, Ground Dehulled Sunflower Seeds, Ground Dehulled Peanuts, Sugar, Canola Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Dried Yeast, Ground Flaxseed, Lecithin, Dried Beet Pulp, Dried Kelp, Oat Groats, L-lysine, Choline Chloride, DL-methionine, Biotin, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Calcium L-ascorbyl-2-Monophosphate, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, D-calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Rosemary Extract, Beta-carotene, Copper Sulfate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Inositol, Folic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin D3 Supplement. Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein (min) 22%, Crude Fat (min) 10%, Crude Fibre (max) 3.5%, Moisture (max) 9%, Calcium (min) 1%, Phosphorus (min) 0.8%, Vitamin