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Why Don’t I Have Any Finches At My Feeder?

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Nyjer (also known as Niger and Thistle) is not grown in the US, though it is possible. Most of it comes from Singapore, Ethiopia and Burma. So it’s best that when you purcase Nyjer/Niger/Thistle that you always purchase small quantities and purchase often. I ran a bird store for eight years.

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Finicky Finches

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The food for finches can go by a variety of names: Thistle or Niger or Nyjer (and that’s just once seed, that doesn’t include all the finch specific mixes on the market). Nyer is not grown in the United States and is imported from a variety of places including Burma, Singapore, Ethiopia and Myanmar.

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