Hey, I have a question. I am making a bird house that is 14 feet long and 10 feet deep. So, is a 10 feet height ok? It will be a room and I will keep the birds in cages inside there. So, I need help with the seed mix. There are many seed mixes that I saw, but like I am going to spend 250-300 taka per kg of food for them. I want the base to be canary seeds and white millet which will 5kg of canary seeds and 5kg white millet, but I want the whole seed mix to be around 15kg, so what else should I add and how much? I will not add foxtail millet or proso millet or paddy. So I need to know what other millets to add and how much. Also how much Niger seeds should I add to keep them warm in winter. Please let me know about these. Thanks a lot! I know a person who breeds finches, I will take them from him and he feeds them a 50-50 ratio of canary seed and white millet, I will use that as my base but I want to add a few more millets for variety. He breeds exhibition size finches which is why he uses this seed mix. And price is not a problem for me, I can spend upto 350tk per kilo of food, so what other types of millets should I add to make it better? I gave the 10kg base which is 5kg white millet and 5kg canary seed, I just need the extra 5kg of millets and other seeds. Please let me know. This 15kg will be the overall base and I will add Niger seeds when needed (mostly during winter). Please reply. Please let me know. Thanks!
you need a security door you will lose some if you dont have a saftey door. i think theres a lot of videos out there teaching people how to set up aviary but they either dont have extra door or they dont stress how important it is to have. beginners need to realise it is not something you should leave for another day getting too excited rushing to get your first aviary set up. its not worth the risk for another half hour or so work. your birds will not survive in the wild if they escape. its not just weather its other predators and more
Thanks for a few very good ideas. I'm located in Dallas, Texas, US and I feel we have similar temperatures. But someone recently told me that finches are tropical and don't handle the cold well. Any advice? I'm still in the process of acquiring the material to build an outdoor aviary.
I think it would depend largely on the strength of the birds in aviculture in your area, but someone once told me “cold won’t kill birds itself, a draught will”. Meaning, provide sufficient shelter with perches for the birds to get out of cool draughts. We have many southern states in Qld that get snow covered outdoor aviaries at times with minimal losses with these provisions. Good luck
You giving advice but you start off by not having a safety porch so that when you walk in the birds can fly out... yeah great advice mate hope people follow in your mistakes
This is a common and conventional aviary - but not perfect. Safety flights are ideal and I think I may have mentioned that this was a vulnerability in the video. Appreciate you taking the time to comment. I hope that you found some of it helpful.
Cool thanks mate
Thank you for the very useful video! Loved watching it. How often do you have to clean or replace the sand?
you really look after your birds 💯👍
Thanks, happy birds are rewarding in their own behaviour also
Like the water tip thanks I am building mine and will use your ideas.
How did you go?
Looks really good mate 👍
Zeus Canine thanks mate ✌🏼 I introduced some birds to it this morning. Very happy!
Hey, I have a question. I am making a bird house that is 14 feet long and 10 feet deep. So, is a 10 feet height ok? It will be a room and I will keep the birds in cages inside there. So, I need help with the seed mix. There are many seed mixes that I saw, but like I am going to spend 250-300 taka per kg of food for them. I want the base to be canary seeds and white millet which will 5kg of canary seeds and 5kg white millet, but I want the whole seed mix to be around 15kg, so what else should I add and how much? I will not add foxtail millet or proso millet or paddy. So I need to know what other millets to add and how much. Also how much Niger seeds should I add to keep them warm in winter. Please let me know about these. Thanks a lot! I know a person who breeds finches, I will take them from him and he feeds them a 50-50 ratio of canary seed and white millet, I will use that as my base but I want to add a few more millets for variety. He breeds exhibition size finches which is why he uses this seed mix. And price is not a problem for me, I can spend upto 350tk per kilo of food, so what other types of millets should I add to make it better? I gave the 10kg base which is 5kg white millet and 5kg canary seed, I just need the extra 5kg of millets and other seeds. Please let me know. This 15kg will be the overall base and I will add Niger seeds when needed (mostly during winter). Please reply. Please let me know. Thanks!
Excellent video. I would love some zebra finches but I'm a total newbie. Did you know New Zealand has sea snakes? I never knew until last week lol
Zebras are a beautiful finch but can be skittish and disruptive in a mixed collection ☺️ I didn’t know that you had sea snakes 🐍
you need a security door you will lose some if you dont have a saftey door. i think theres a lot of videos out there teaching people how to set up aviary but they either dont have extra door or they dont stress how important it is to have. beginners need to realise it is not something you should leave for another day getting too excited rushing to get your first aviary set up. its not worth the risk for another half hour or so work. your birds will not survive in the wild if they escape. its not just weather its other predators and more
re watched till the last bit and saw it was mentioned a little more
Yes, I agree, an often overlooked vulnerability of conventional aviaries.
Thanks for a few very good ideas. I'm located in Dallas, Texas, US and I feel we have similar temperatures. But someone recently told me that finches are tropical and don't handle the cold well. Any advice? I'm still in the process of acquiring the material to build an outdoor aviary.
I think it would depend largely on the strength of the birds in aviculture in your area, but someone once told me “cold won’t kill birds itself, a draught will”. Meaning, provide sufficient shelter with perches for the birds to get out of cool draughts. We have many southern states in Qld that get snow covered outdoor aviaries at times with minimal losses with these provisions. Good luck
Hey mate fantastic set up! By any chance. What are the dimensions of your aviary?
Apologies for the tardy response. This aviary was about 3m long and 1.5m deep
is your wire mesh stainless or galvanized
Hi Jordan, it was galvanised. Stainless wire mesh is not common here in Australia.
You giving advice but you start off by not having a safety porch so that when you walk in the birds can fly out... yeah great advice mate hope people follow in your mistakes
This is a common and conventional aviary - but not perfect. Safety flights are ideal and I think I may have mentioned that this was a vulnerability in the video. Appreciate you taking the time to comment. I hope that you found some of it helpful.