Greg, I have 3-4 pairs (one trio) of society fosters that I use if need be. I have tried to get them used to nest boxes, but they will not go in. Perhaps...
Thanks to everyone who wrote. I don't have any of the wicker nests, they tend to get moldy and I threw them all out. But I will try opening the lid to let a...
I like the half open plastic or wooden finch nestboxes and find all my finches very willing to use them. I try to stick to one type of nestbox so they will not...
... What is in nestling food? ... Can this be purchased at a grocery store or Whole Foods type store? ... What do the garlic powder and cinnamon do from a ...
Frank, In rsponse to your questions, there are many different "egg food" recipes and even dried commercial preparations on the market. The recipe below is one...
... Typically hardboiled eggs, some type of carbohydrate as a drying agent and often vitamin/mineral supplementation. Most provide approximately 16 to 18...
Any opinions.... is it better to breed them in pairs / cage or colony breed in large flight? Lynda ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free...
Thanks Joe and Gail! Your answers were very helpful. My one pair that are feeding babies seem to eat a lot of the Protein 25 dry, but they don't eat the egg...
My PF breed best in large flights.....15x15x10high....they want to be left alone.......the more trees and greenery the better.........odd that they are a ...
Hi Frank, I am glad that Gail and I could help out. I would not be too concerned about the egg food. Chicks need a lot of protein as they are growing and the...
Frank Don't worry if your birds aren't eating your homemade eggfood in large quantities. Homemade products mixed with commercial eggfood/nestling products...
Hi to the group, I have a pair of gouldian finch. Hen is RH/PB/GB with beak just turned dark but not completely. Cock is OH/PB/YB more than 1 year old. They...
Hi Roberto. I have 7 nest boxes at the moment all with nests in them . When I first put the boxes in I put a lot of nesting material in and shaped it for them....
Hi everyone - I am new to the group. I live in western Massachusetts, and have a flock of about fifty gouldians which I have kept and been breeding for about...
Hi Billy, I noticed that your post has not yet received a reply. James Watson is presently in the process of selling his home and is not on the Internet, ...
Hi GPA101911, Some members have written about the current Homepage photo. Yes, the Homepage photo shows two Lutino females born 1.5.05 and 1.7.05. The photo...
Hi Lainey, Welcome to the group! I also used the very costly bulbs but now use a bubl made by Phillips called Natural Sunshine and it is a full spectrum bulb...
Hi Billy, Just read the post I wrote about Lilac Breast and I want to make a correction. Lilac Breast is Recessive to Purple Breast, but Dominant to White...
Lainey- If I may suggest, the following is an excellent link to a page dealing with this subject quite well. If you read a few of the articles you will find...
... Thanks Pat for responding. I'll wait and observe what they will do within the next few days. beejay (philippines) __________________________________ Do you...
Mark, I cannot begin to thank you enough for this information! This is a subject that I have been researching and changing my lighting as I went. I recently...
Roberto, As Pat mentioned the use of nest boxes, Gouldians really prefer the nest boxes although they will use the bamboo nests. If you look at the bamboo nest...
I have to agree with Joe's observations concerning nest boxes vs. baskets. Good points. An additional point in the favor of boxes is that on average they are...
Hi Joe-- Really glad to hear that you enjoyed the information. I know I was happy when I stumbled across it. Hey, I'm new in this group and want to provide...
Thank you very much Mark!!! ... From: mbratka@... To: GPA101911@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [GPA101911] full spectrum tubes Date: Thu, Feb 3, 2005,...
hi Mark, Love your gould nest boxes, I have often thought I'd like a box that looked more like a tree. Question: Do you sell them? Or could you provide...
I do believe that our birds should have full spectrum bulbs and I have them now but have to say that I have raised hundreds of gouldians without them many ...
In a message dated 2/4/2005 4:12:26 PM Mountain Standard Time, mbratka@... writes: I have to agree with Joe's observations concerning nest boxes vs....
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