Sprouted seeds.

[bunnys 1,228]

My dads kept and bred birds since he was a lad and ive had them all my life never have i known my dad to give them sprouted seeds after hearing that they are a good thing to give them with other stuff is is just a case of putting canary seed in a tray with water for a few days and feeding or?

hi ther tom when soaking your seeds add afew drops of milton or cheep bleech this helps prevent any mildew growth etc on warm days of course run water through the seeds i use a sieve .atb bunnys.

[Moll. 1,770]

Can you not just plant them in soil?

[marky r 25]

were do you get germination seed from? i tryed it wi the ordinary canary mix but not many sprouted.

[bunnys 1,228]

were do you get germination seed from? i tryed it wi the ordinary canary mix but not many sprouted.

any bird supplies or avian merchants soak overnight in a thermos flask boiled water bit a bleach in rinse off let stand in sieve runnwater through a few times a day ,no different then splitting hemp for the fish. seed takes on a change went sprouted birds thrive on it mix alittle dried cedee with it takes up the excess moisture atb bunnys

[craigyboy 1,274]

My dads kept and bred birds since he was a lad and ive had them all my life never have i known my dad to give them sprouted seeds after hearing that they are a good thing to give them with other stuff is is just a case of putting canary seed in a tray with water for a few days and feeding or?

hi ther tom when soaking your seeds add afew drops of milton or cheep bleech this helps prevent any mildew growth etc on warm days of course run water through the seeds i use a sieve .atb bunnys.

[J Darcy 5,871]

You need to buy proper soak seed. I always used Haiths. The method we used is to chit the seed on a two day cycle using two cut-down plastic pop bottles.

[marky r 25]

alright i got you i used to split hemp for fishing shouldnt be a problem lol

[Meroman 105]

Here's some Beyers germination seed I've soaked and allowed to chit, ready to feed now and if you want to keep it right store it in the fridge

 

[Moll. 1,770]

Would someone please explain this (as if you were telling a 5yr old) please.

[francolin 449]

Would someone please explain this (as if you were telling a 5yr old) please.

soak and rinse moll,then feed when germenated,think thats the word,starting to sprout to you and me. :tongue2:soak for about 24h then tip in a sieve shake gentle to remove water rinse under tap rinse daily a few times to keep em fresh you will see em change,birds like em but the seed spoils paint on cages if you got messy feeders

Edited March 20, 2011 by francolin

[Moll. 1,770]

Thanks francolin

 

Why rinse?

Why not put it in soil?

[francolin 449]

Thanks francolin

 

Why rinse?

Why not put it in soil?

at one time all waste seed was swept up thrown on atray of soil as it sprouted i fed it to the birds with no probs,dont put as much time in these days i only keep a few so its seedmix,eggfood,boiled eggs,odd dandelion leaf,water done.

[Moll. 1,770]

Brilliant, i had thought about it, as mine are kept in with poultry, when i dig the soil over in the run there is loads of sprouting stuff, from the canary seed and hen food.

So it will be ok to do it in trays of soil then. Surely that would be much easier than all this soaking and rinsing and bleach

[francolin 449]

Brilliant, i had thought about it, as mine are kept in with poultry, when i dig the soil over in the run there is loads of sprouting stuff, from the canary seed and hen food.

So it will be ok to do it in trays of soil then. Surely that would be much easier than all this soaking and rinsing and bleach

think theres more goodness in the seeds in first stage of germination moll hence the soaking method,the rinse often is to keep seed clean from bacteria,mold ect.but shoot some in soil and offer it see what you think ,its the old saying suck it and see.

[skycat 6,173]

Germinated soak seed is like bean sprouts for humans. There's masses of protein and other nutrients in freshly germinated seeds. My canaries used to guzzle it like no tomorrow: also really good for feeding the chicks as it is easy to digest: I used to put two dishes in the aviary: one with egg food in and the other with sprouting seeds: once the chicks were a couple of days old the parents fed them more soak seed than egg food.