Thistle Seeds - Good Button Treats?

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I've heard "Finch" food is a good treat for quail, well Thistle Seeds are their favorite food, just got me to thinking. Can I give my quail thistle seeds?

I have been giving them Parakeet food for treats, but just wondered if I could switch to something else.

Thanks~

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

Definately! They'll love finch food, and my friend who has buttons feeds hers a finch seed mix and fruits/veggies (I think hers like apple and potatoes) soft, boiled, and ran through the food processor.

A teaspoon in each cage everyday. I only know cause I've had to tend to them before when she was out of town - lol.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Woohoo, nice to know!

Danke Shern ~ ( Thank you much in German. )

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Oh, I've heard of the finch seed mix, but couldn't ever find it, what does it have in it?

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I have started giving my CHICKENS nyjer thistle seeds, and they LOVE them. I presume quail would also like them (but I have never had quail).

 

[Rozzie]

I give them to my birds - both Coturnix & button quail. It will be more important for them to have grit when having seeds, though, so that they can digest it.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Awesome!

In our "Driveway" there is alot of small, tiny rocks, could I use these as grit?

 

[Rozzie]

Might be okay if you know they are clean. Driveways can get oil, gasoline, antifreeze, etc. spilled on them. They also have to be awfully small rocks for button quail. I take a hammer and mash up chicken grit.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I might try that for my chickens instead of my quail. I mostly just use sand for grit for my buttons.

 

[Stellar]

I grind up oyster shell and mix that with finch seed into my Gamebird crumbles.

Edited to add. The chicks just get the oyster shell grounds and gamebird starter (no finch seed).