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    . One of the main advantages being that there is no vat on straight seed,

     

    that's what i thought but when i ordered some straight seeds online when i got invoice they had charged vat

     

    steve

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    Are all kinds of conifers/ferns ok?

     

    danh there are some ferns i have read that are not safe but don't ask me which one,you can also put in hops climbing rose,jasmin,pyracanthia for give the spelling i have use some hedges i cannot rember the names but when they come to me a will let you know what type and heather

     

    steve,

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              If she is fertile and you had paired her with a zeb, would the hybrid side still continue or does it only come out at the original pairing ?

     

    I would have thought that it would only appear at the original source, (bet i'm wrong)

     

    If it was me I would pair her up and see, (just my opinion)

     

    i was thinking that trev but did not want to seem daft by asking that

     

    steve

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    hi i give birds in one aviary  johnson tonic i also use to give them bee pollen in the water and soft food,i put wheatgerm and cod liver oil in the soft food,in the aviary of red canaries they just get soft food plus carophyll in the water and the birds don't look any different to each other,if anything the red one's are more healtheir than the others i have just lost a fife and have another one in a cage with heat i have never lost a adult red but i have lost a few fifes,when we have bad weather the main aviary is covered in polyethene where the reds i leave one side open,so it makes you wonder if they need all the supplerments or just fresh air,they all get the same seeds and greens.

     

    steve

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    is that your garage or shed roof its sitting on,if so leave the door open with some seed just inside tie a bit of string to the handle sit and wait once it goes inside pull it shut quickly thats what i did when i let one of my zebs out,if you can't do that use a bird cage with out the base on put a bowl of seed in the middle and then prop it up at one end useing a stick with string attached and again sit a little bit away from the cage,when it goes to eat the food give the string a gentle tug,some one in the cage and aviary caught a family of st helena's that way.

     

    steve

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    hi i used to leave my nest boxes up all year round but without nesting material as they like a box to roost in,i can't see why they cannot go a extra round my canaries have start making nests albeit in the sleeping quarters

     

    steve

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    jay i have irish fancies,fifes,red factors and i am getting some lizard canaries in october which i am hoping to show any young i get,which will be a first for me i have never shown birds before so it should be fun, only local shows though

     

    sorry meant to have asked what type you keep

    steve

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    jay i get mine from holland and barret,it's less than £2.00 for a big bag and last's a long time

     

    if ever i gave my birds egg shells i used to throw them on the floor for the birds.

     

    steve

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