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Not been on here in years packed up lurchers 5 years ago really I used to be on this forum loads years ago wondered if any of the old Lot still here from circa 2007-2014 all the best
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the two under theborder are fledged and strong all the chicks outside our dead! this hen really has not got the jist of this . I had a chat with the daughter and she was in agreement to get rid of the border xs we bred and another troublesome hen and buy in som thing we want .so had a bit of a clear out and bought in a pair of silver, agate opels , satinatte silver brown hen,gold mosiac hen and a cinimon hen. Canary wise I would like a trio of red mosiacs and a pair of gold mosiacs to go with my hen. and a satinette brown cock. that will be me ready for next year then
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both of the black hooded variety . I met a very knowledgable man the other day who had been doing variuos hybreds for years and has crossed these two types and the cock was a couple years old and very bright orange and slieghtly heavyier in build hes proved fertile as hes gone back to a yellow to produce four young birds with very nice markings cant wait to see them mature.
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Tuffty there fine still feeding each other and still fighting but no sign of breeding . I took the last of the eggs out of a pair off fifes and put them under my border whos a good mum shes hatched them out and everything else is in the flight but the pair of fifes have gone down this week in an old nest and laid 4 more eggs thats there 4th round! she threw 1st lot out hatched 2 lot but left them after a week and 3rd lot put under border so shes no outside filled with other birds around her dont hold much hope just let her go shes sitting hes feeding they could surprise me.oh and the egg eater
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I have pics but they won't upload . My mate introduced me to an older guy who used to be into the dogs and knew who I was so seemed to open up to me.hes always had birds and he's got two aviaries joined by 3 rows of breeders he's gave me lots of advice . I think the breeders are a nice way of gaurantee the exact pairs and really makes them concentrate on the breeding .but i think they do need more flying space or a flight in the non breeding season as they get much fitter and the way he does it they still can stay in overnight if the weather is bad.hes produced shit loads of birds this year .
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Fitchet I was always on the dog forum but I just got so fed up with the dicks on there I've not been on this forum for years but this bird section is a nice change some sound blokes with very good advice
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I bought a greenie cock bird who's a lutino carrier I was in two minds as he's an old bird his ring makes him 4.5 years old I put him with a nice variated border who was trying to nest again with her young birds fledged but still hanging around put him in with her to my suprise he started feeding her and the young birds ! She had 3 eggs I removed and replaced the eggs there due to hatch this week I moved the young into the upper row put in a mesh divider so they could see the other birds flying in and out of the hole to the flight but they were not feeding to well so I stuck the greenie in wi
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I put up the post as I enjoyed your post too gnasher , ye your right I did exactly the same as you all the gear no idea lol.started with the bank of metal breeders then built a little flight between my block built kennel and block built workshop. Kept seeing bird rooms on all the forums and threads so proceeded to rip out the work shop and put in a cheap load of kitchen units to store my bits and pieces then put 12 breeders in two rows fixed to the wall and core drilled 4 inch holes into the flight so I can separate the birds with dividers in breeding time and pull them out for free flying int
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Well chaps I have really enjoyed starting with the birds , like gnashers post it's been a bit of heart break . Well here we go bought a set of 4 metal double breeders decided to fill it up and have a test of the waters to get some birds and breed some stock for next year. Bought a job lot of canaries cocks and hen borders 8 of the 10 were cocks lol , got rid of them after they bred with the two hens one was a great mum and had 3 eggs I broke one she reared two who are in my flight enjoying there selves she's now on 3 greenie mule eggs.the other is a prolific egg eater eating 1 clutch of canar
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Fukin thing as done it again she's done 3 canary 6 greenie mule eggs now she's going
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I'm going to keep her , as she goes down literally within days and with any bird put in with her and just plan it to move the eggs as soon as she's had them . I hate this bird
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Well had an egg pecker she's killed two clutches of canaries I put her with a greenie and she immediately let it tread her again three large eggs I removed eggs as was waiting for my last pair to go down and put eggs under them . They didn't go down so I was forced to put them under her she ate one and pecked the other two . I nearly rung her neck .
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I have used a Cock canary on three hens he's now back with the first hen and he's been busy with each hen but been moved out to be put with next not seeing the chicks he's fed the hen on the nest on each bird but he's never been in with chicks . His works done now so left him in fist egg hatched today he's helping feeding if hen leaves nest he's on the nest really nice to see
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Ringing? So, You Want To Be A Ringer ....?
BULL replied to Outlaw Pete's topic in Cage and Aviary Birds
I've never heard if this Pete is this a government run program with volunteers or do these guys get paid do they ring any bird or just british or certain areas ,sorry I've never heard of this before Please put me in the know Cheers -
Guys my siskins have a closed ring but If they breed do I have to ring the young ? I'm going to put a split ring on for my own reference do they need a closed ring
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My siskins are feeding each other but nothing else,broke three eggs in total moving eggs for dummies ( my inexperience) day my demorphic canaries were due to hatch hen tossed them out and left em dead, border ate her eggs and got another border on 3
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Managed to get two back in the nest without breaking them , if the same birds have any more clutches I'm gonna try and see the difference if I just leave then
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I just hope the last one makes it , gutted really
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If the siskins go down I'm leaving em to at as there tiny compered to canaries don't think I could pick em up without breaking them
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I'm really not liking it as I'm to heavy handed and breaking them I'll stick with it now and make a note of the numbers and if they have another clutch I'll let them do it natural see the differences if any
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I know red siskin x canary have proved fertile but has any finch hybrids proved fertile
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I really want to try a red siskin bully Has any one tried this
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Cracking set up and birds
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Do you use dummies or let nature take it's course I always let nature take it's course. But I've been trying to remove eggs and put back to hatch same time already broke three !
