I've been growing some seeds in a little container since Sunday and they're starting to sprout. How long should i let them grow and which part do you feed? The grassy bit or the seed or both?

I asked this question some time back and Chirpy said she feeds just the sprouting bit but didn't think that the whole thing could harm.

I must say mine just completely ignored mine though!

I put the whole lot into a dish.

Julie

What seeds are you growing Bea?

The bird seed you buy...whatever is in that....

Oh right I buy Trill - did you just plant it in compost - might try it.

I also get trill. I just sprinkled it on some wet tissue paper and put it in the sun, making sure the seeds stay moist.

Ooooh kind of like how when your at school and you grow a bean in a jar with blotting paper - gosh thats so long ago.

 

Gonna try it tonight and see if they will eat them Candy will because he is a pig!

(Laughing out loud)! Blinkie might....sometimes i have to be eating it for him to try it so i hope he doesn't expect me to eat grass! :mellow: :(Laughing out loud):

Hehe - how long do you let it grow - mine love cress so if it looks like that they may try it!

I found that some of my Trill seed had been growing in Sparky's bath water, but he never tried it when I offered it to him.

i used to buy trill, aah the good ol days. my cockaiel dont like it tho!!

http://www.birds-online.de/nahrung/keimfutter_en.htm

 

I've never sprouted seeds so I can't vouch for how accurate that article is, but it does sound like they know what they're talking about. (And the site in general is pretty good.)

Thanks devvle, i was a bit concerned about seeds going off, i'm not sure if i'll feed them to my birds.

that's a good article...i started sprouting some last night....i've just rung my mum from work to get her to rinse them!!!...i let you know if my babies eat them!

Mine loves them.

I sprout seeds using a paper towel and water in a cereal bowl, LOL. Sometimes they are good, sometimes not. I rinse the seeds and change the towel daily, it usually takes a couple of days before they are ready. Feed them when most of the sprouts are about an inch long. I give them the whole thing, seeds and sprouts, and they eat every bit of it. You just have to watch the sprouts closely, because if they are at all slimey or have any fuzz growing on them I don't feed them and I start over. I sniff them first too. I grow enough so that I have about 3 days' worth. I store it in the refrigerator, and rinse them before feeding. Oh yeah, I do let them warm some because I don't think feeding cold stuff straight from the 'fridge is a good idea.