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  13. Posted · Report reply

    I'm new to the forum and new to finches - I "found" them by accident after I bought a second hand cage on a whim and chose a pair of finches over a single budgie, mainly because I just like their "noise" and cuteness, it wasn't a hugely technical decision I'm afraid!

     

    Anyway I've had my pair a few months and I've just found a pair of Bicheno's that I'm picking up next week, I just love their colouration and the fact they look like little owls.

     

    My original pair have laid eggs but aren't doing much of sitting on them so we'll see what happens.

     

    Anyway apart from the new finches I've kept almost every animal you could name but this is my first venture into the world of birds, and I'm loving it.

    hi and welcome to the forum what type of finches do you have there are so different types ? :rofl:

  18. Posted

    Andy I know you said they quicko cages slot together but does each cage come already assembled or is it in a flat pack? I had thought about them before I got the inside aviary.  What I have found with the aviary- there is always lots of seed/husks etc on the floor outside the aviary and it has to be swept up 3/4 times every day guess that's because the back and sides are not solid like the cages in the photo . What I'm really trying to ask is with the quicko cages does most of  the 'seed/husks etc stay in the cages and are they easy to clean out? 

    Emmy

    I use orniex cages and most of the husks stay in the cage but Markie came up with a good idea of putting a piece of plastic over the bottom slid and that keeps 99% of the husks in the cage and are very easy to clean just wipe with a cloth if you keep on top of them 

  21. Posted

    you should read the book breeding zebra finches by mervin f roberts they don't clean their aviary out they have about 2inches of seed on the floor and even leave the dead birds in the aviary

     

    steve

     

    they may well do it but does not mean its right would you leave dead birds on the floor?????????????? because I for one would not 

  22. Posted

    this is just me having a rant I was on another site someone had put on a couple of pictures of there new bird the bird looked ok but the cage was disgusting the walls, back and perches where covered in sh** just totally disgusting then you go and show the world that you are happy to put your new birds in such conditions WHY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    RANT OVER 

     

    The bird was not a zebra finch