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    I've trimmed out growing beaks on a few occasions, you just need to be careful when doing it. Think of it like cutting a finger nail and don't take too much off.Once trimmed it should stay level providing the bird does not have a twisted jaw.Make sure you have a plentiful supply of cuttle fish in the cage.Hope this helps,Gary.

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    I would put the divider between them and leave the female with the youngsters, if the young turn out to be female then they will be fine with the mother, if not you run the risk of them breeding again.You could always keep the ones you want and sell the others back to the pet shop.Hope this helps,Gary.

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    I have two 2ltr jugs and a kettle that I bought from a well known supermarket, £4 bargain. I boil the water, fill both jugs and let it cool for 24hrs.I then use this the following day and fill the jugs after use. I don,t use any additives, only a drop of cider viiniger now and then, but I carefully measure the PH before I give it to the birds.Gary.

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    Chickweed, I used to give my Canaries it when I was a kid. Sadly it's not safe to pick in the wild now due to the insecticides used.I didn't know they sold it on EBay, I'm off to have a look.Thanks Dave.Gary

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    All,I have a T5 daylight tube installed in every breeding cage, the sun 5 brings up the lights first thing, using 4 normal filament bulbs, it then switches florescent daylight tubes on in the setup and in the cages, This then goes in reverse at night with the filaments dimming during a 30 minute period. The filaments then act as a night light.Heat control is dependent on weather conditions, but I like to keep them at a steady 12 to 14 degrees when breeding in winter (remember your shed can reach much higher temperatures in summer, unless you use air conditioning). I agree with Paul that reduced temperatures do not do them any harm so long as your not breeding them (don't want to encourage egg binding). All my birds that I keep in quarantine (new birds introduced or purchased) do not have heat and they do fine, although the temperature never drops to allow the water to freeze.I have found that they love their own natural light as breeding cages can be quite dark depending on where they are situated in your setup. All my nest boxes are plastic situated on the outside of the cage, again to give them as much room as possible when breeding, this also assists when checking eggs/chicks as each nest box has a small flip up lid for viewing purposes.This is just a small insight in to how I prepare for winter breeding and I always make sure that the birds are in full condition before they are paired up.Hope this helps,Gary.

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    Have you tried putting her in a different cage? Maybe near a door or where the light it better, sometimes a change of location does the job. I've had a similar problem before and by changing the environment sometimes does the trick.Also try changing the nesting material and the shape of the nest, she needs to be interested in whats on offer.If your going to use fosters then I would recommend Zebs, birds that get imprinted on bengalese don't make good breeders in my opinion, this also may be the root of your problem?Just my opinion though...Gary.