However they simply love the tiny seeds in dry figs. As to live food, I don't use it. I know breeders that swear by it. It is probably a requirement when breeding waxbills bur parrot finches do very well without live food. I know that blue breasted parrot finches are strictly seed-eaters.
Germinated seed has a much higher protein content than dry seed.
And chopped egg provides all the animal protein the young need. There is been a lot of hype of recent on the dangers of feeding germinated seed to finches that I hope it will not discourage budding aviculturalists from using this, the most natural of seed-eating birds' food. I serve dry seed as a back-up and most of my birds rarely touch it. All it takes to prepare germinated seed is a few minutes daily and a little common sense. Avoid mixes containing oily seeds.