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    i dont think you can beat plastic ones ...after the initial purchase you have got them for life ,they clean up like new time after time ....supapets sell them and if you buy a box full the price comes down a bit

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    always worth holding any birds your thinking of buying in your hand ...feel if they have some meat on them ...any with a sharp breast bone  i would politely refuse them ... then look at overall feather , bright eyes ,alert ,feet ,nails and around the vent is clean ...if the bird is unmoulted but feeding themselves  the age is pretty obvious if not a closed ring is a good indicator ...after that it's only the trustworthiness of the seller.

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    i guess it was this one that snuffed it ?....sorry to hear about the loss ,but with livestock you do get a bit of deadstock ...but it helps if they are healthy when they are sold to prospective new starters .(that one wasn't!!!)

    i like your set up it reminds me of something i had a few years ago at my parents house ...i hope you breed a few over the next few months ...a nice mix of starter birds you have there ..a bit of song ,a bit of cooing ...the zebs of course  ..and did i see some quail on the bottom of the flight aswell?

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    hi nigel

    i would say it all depends if you want the birds to look at or to breed?and depending where the cage is being located ...if its just a few birds in a cage i would be tempted to get another pair as two pairs usually end up bickering all the time and dont really set up a pecking order... another pair in there and they will live in harmony ..to be honest if the cage size was then a mini aviary type cage and nest boxes were in you would probably breed some as well. 

    or if your intention is to just keep the two pairs you have and intend to have a bird room or shed??...then separate cages might be best say 24 inch x 16inch x 16 inch

    jeff

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    welcome to the forum steve ...i'm in preston myself ....not too far from fulwood baracks..have you ever had a trip to bilsborrow bird sale on a sunday morning ?

    i've just paired mine up so i have non to go at the moment (i've started a couple up on here this year with a few zebs)...but when ive bred a few your welcome to a couple of pairs.

    jeff

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    the feeders came today ...i will let you know how i go on with them ...with buying a few i got them for £1.50 each...i have had riversway ones in the past but i would have blown the birdie budget buying 30 of theirs