Hi Juan, This bird doesn't have what I'd call spots on his back, but he does have patches that are a darker pigment. I'm just happy to know he's okay. Frank ...
Hi Margaret, After trying many different lighting sources, I found that to use a good full spectrum light and feed the oiled seed is the most cost effective...
Hi Margaret- If you take a look at some of the mounds of info at this site (Birds and Lighting), you will see that very few lights have even marginally ...
Joe, have you read this report on the Phillips Daylight bulbs that you're talking about? " Here are responses to lighting questions as they appeared in Digest...
Lee- I wonder why the author included the line "Of the Philips line (there is a more costly higher CRI lamp available, but I will not comment on that at this...
Nope, no idea, Mark. I just came across the article when trying to find some info on the "daylight" buls at Home Depot because every time I've been in there,...
WalMart carries the 18" Sunshine Bulbs.. Cindy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam...
I use the Chroma 50. Any lamp with a CRI of greater than 92, and Color Temperature of 5000-5800K will work. I don't remember whether I purchased mine from...
Hi everybody, I'm fairly new to having Gouldians and just suffered my first loss this morning. :( I know that you can expect losses everyone now and then but...
In a message dated 5/4/2005 3:19:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, beekaync@... writes: I've had my Goulds since January and all of the Juveniles have been ...
Hi all, I have a VERY limited supply (10 copies) of the new revised book, A Guide to Gouldian Finches available on my website in case anyone is interested. I ...
Brenda It is very unlikely that the temperature of your bird had anything to do with this death. Perhaps the Worm-Out is the problem. I don't believe in this...
Gail- That is an interesting point concerning routine dosing. I agree with you wholeheartedly, but know some people that do use med dosing routinely. I guess I...
I have given worm out to my last 16 gouldian finches and 15 society finches and I haven't lost one yet. I put my finches in an outside flight aviary and I...
After writing my last email I just read Winnie's email. I would yield to her opinion because she has many more years of experience. The finches I have given...
Sometimes finding one dead can be a mystery. I lost my favorite male who had just finished the breeding season, fathering 17 chicks. Just found him dead on...
The problem is determining whether or not they are full spectrum & if they meet the requirements for full spectrum for birds. From what I've read, most of the...
The times I've given worm out, I haven't had any problems. I put strawberry syrup in the water with it to not only disguise the taste but make the birds eager...
So the GE Sunshine bulbs are full spectrum & are appropriate for birds? I was wondering about those. I've been told by several people that Kmart also has the...
Great! Thanks. :) Lee...bird addict :) Pictures of my birds & aviary plans can be viewed at the url below http://www.nwlink.com/~sdiver/Birds/MyFlock.html ... ...
Home Depot carries the Colortone 50, but I couldn't find the information for it telling the CRI. They were in the big, case boxes and they were the T12 (I...
I think I'll just run down to Lowe's for the GE Sunshine fluorescents. I've been to the Home Depot near me looking many times & have never found anything but...
Lee, I apologize. The Phillips Daylight Deluxe is the bulb that I DO NOT USE. I use the Natural Sunshine bulb by Phillips which has a color temp of 5000K and a...
Lee, the Natural Sunshine Bulb comes in 18", 24" and 48" lengths. Joe Lee <LeeColeEtc@...> wrote: Nope, no idea, Mark. I just came across the article...
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