Birds R Us
Created in conjunction with comprehensive studies in finch nutrition at the Save the Gouldian Fund research facility in Australia, the Birds R Us line is a unique line of foods specifically created to meet the nutritional needs of high metabolism birds, including Finches, Budgies, Softbills, Canaries, Parakeets and Small Parrots.
The Birds R Us product line represents a complete nutritional system using foods for birds that eliminates the need for artificially manufactured nutritional supplements. The research backing the product line says it all! Along with the soft food, this product line includes the specially formulated dry and sprouting seed blend formulas that will allow you to reproduce the diet fed to the captive birds at the Save the Gouldian Fund, a world class organization dedicated to finch research and finch conservation.
If you're interested in purchasing a Canary seed blend, you will find it on THIS PAGE.
Note: If you plan on ordering more than 15lbs worth of seed - PLEASE contact me in advance. My shopping cart is not set up to calculate accurate shipping charges past 15lbs and therefore will not charge you an accurate amount, which means I will need to invoice you for the difference. By contacting me in advance, I can create an invoice for the entire order and avoid the miscalculated shipping issues.
Orders of 15lbs or more can be made by calling me at (850) 321-6162 or emailing me at info@gouldiansgalore.net.
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Testimonials:
"Well, I knew when we started the BirdsRUs, that the colors that came out of the first molt were immediately more vibrant, but now we are into breeding season and I thought we should send an update.
Last breeding season, we had bands that were put on at 9 days-old fall off, and had to re-band two of the hatchlings at 12 days-old. Hatchlings from the same breeding pair, and same size clutch this year (6 months on BirdsRUS regimen) were so large, they were extremely difficult to band at 9 days, and I think we are going to have to start scheduling banding at 7 days-old to avoid toe damage!
I've cut out all supplements and vitamins, just add some plain mashed boiled egg and chopped greens along side the sprouts and soft-food–to make me feel like I was still 'cooking for them.' It is so much less work and money, and they are BIGGER and healthier than ever!
Thanks."
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"Over the years I have tried many brands of softfood mixes for finches. Some have proved quite satisfactory and others lacking. I have also provided my birds with all kinds of home brands made from recipes concocted from experience, guesswork or passed down from one generation to the next.
I have to say however, that Mike Fidler’s Complete Soft Food has proved to be the most reliable and beneficial of all of those that I have tried. The quality and number of birds being produced has improved substantially. It has formed an integral part of my feeding programme for a number of years now and will continue to do so for a long time to come."
Russell Kingston, 2009
Author
Keeping and Breeding Finches and Seed-Eaters
A Guide to Australian Grassfinches
The Finch...A Breeder’s Companion
"There is little doubt that the last 10 years has seen a tremendous improvement in the capacity of aviculturists to provide balanced nutrition for our seed eating birds, particularly finches. This is a result of improved understanding of nutritional requirements and of the availability of new products, one of which is Mike Fidler's Complete Soft Food. I have been using this product as a component of my softfood mix for the last two years and have found the results to be impressive. The powdered product is convenient to blend into my mix, and since it contains a full compliment of amino acids, vitamins and minerals it helps greatly in ensuring that all my birds can select the nutrients they require at any time through the breeding cycle.
In my case, Mike Fidler's Complete Soft Food comprises about 30% of the softfood mix that I make up and freeze. When this is then mixed with half-ripe millets and a tonic seed mix, the Mike Fidler product is about 10% of the total volume of softfood that I feed out every day. It is always difficult to quantify the benefit of different foods for finches because few of us have the time to conduct a controlled experiment with alternative foods in order to measure the differences. Nonetheless, I am certain that my finches now get the best possible nutritional mix and breeding results have been excellent. My birds also come through their moult with no difficulties and come into brilliant feather. I certainly intend to continue with the Complete Soft Food as part of the nutritional program for my collection."
Dr. Gary Fitt, 2009
President
National Finch and Softbill Association, Australia
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Austere Blend Feed as the primary dry seed diet for 4 weeks prior to the Breeding Season, and as the primary dry seed diet for 2 weeks immediately after the Breeding Season ends.
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Premium Finch Blend Feed Premium Finch Blend as the primary dry seed diet during the Maintenance & Resting Season. Offer fresh daily or use seed hoppers to maintain a continuous supply for your birds. Combine a mix of 10% Mike Fidler's Premium Herb Seed with 90% Premium Finch Blend during the Breeding & Moulting Seasons, or offer Premium Herb Seed ad-lib as a supplement.
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White Sprout Mix Offer only enough sprouted seed that will be eaten within 24 hours. Remove or replace after 24 hours. Get the DVD "At Home with Mike Fidler" to learn more about how to sprout seed and prepare the soft food fed to over 2000 captive finches at the Save the Gouldian Fund Research Centre in Cooranbong, NSW, Australia.
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Offer only enough sprouted seed that can be eaten within 24 hours. Remove or replace after 24 hours.
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Save the Gouldian Fund Complete Soft Food Concentrate Feed only 1/8 teaspoon per finch per day, or mix as 20% of sprouted seed mix! The Save the Gouldian Fund "Complete Softfood Concentrate" (formerly known as "Mike Fidler's Complete Soft Food") is the most scientifically advanced soft food in the world for high metabolism birds including Finches, Softbills, and Small Parrots. The Complete Softfood Concentrate is fed to the captive population of over 2000 finches at the Save the Gouldian Fund research facility in Cooranbong, Australia, and is considered state of the art nutrition at the facility. It is also now used by the Macquarie University Zebra finch and Longtail finch research programs in Sydney, Australia.
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Mike Fidler Premium Herb Seed
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Whether setting up your first bird cage, or planning your dream aviary, "At Home with Mike Fidler" covers all of the important aspects you need to be thinking about to create the ideal environment for your birds. Topics include everything from nutrition and hygiene, to housing in an indoor breeding cage or large outdoor aviary.
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Virkon-S Disinfectant and Virucide Tablets Each "Easy to Use Tablet" makes a 1% Use Solution when mixed with 1 Pint (16 fl oz) of water. Solutions are stable for 7 days. Virkon-S Disinfectant and Virucide Tablets for use in cleaning and disinfecting industrial, animal and agricultural facilities. A 1% solution of Virkon S Disinfectant and Virucide is recommended as a "one step" cleaning and disinfecting procedure (remove gross filth and heavy soil deposits before application of the disinfecting/cleaning solution) for all surfaces, equipment, instruments, utensils and cages, caging systems, within or associated with Veterinary Medical Hospitals, infectious disease wards, quarantine areas, Humane Society facilities, laboratory animal quarters, grooming and boarding facilities, kennels, catteries and animal transportation vehicles. Effective against Viruses, Bacteria, and Fungi (molds and yeasts - Not Approved for this use in California).
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