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We have fresh eggs here Kaz, everyday we get 3 eggs as we have 3 chooks, beautiful dark colour yolks not those pale yellow ones from the supermarket.

That's what Geoff said.Well he said to do what I did then chuck sand over top of the pore cement and it will all mix in and set together and just sweep away the sand.Maesie when you use the rapid mix, you did 2 inches think right, if so how many bags did you use. Hills when you mix the dolomite and cement and spread it out and then you wet it right. Well what I was wandering did it look grey like cement once dry ir did it look like sand but rock hard.

I haven't finished experimenting yet MB because with the pure cement on top Greg thinks if that was in the aviary and the birds managed to chew at it he thinks it would kill them. So in a few days or so when I get time I am going to start my aviaries, I will start with the smallest one and I will use 1 bag of cement with the sand and the I will put a couple of bags of the ready made cement over top. But the problem is I will have to wait for the bottom layer to dry I think, Anyway I will keep you posted on how it is going. But what I have done is great rock hard and no mice

Me too But that looks great you have done a great job You would have babies by now

So cute orange budgie

Funny Kaz, When I first gave mine beetroot I forgot I gave it to them and when I went out to the breeding cages I got such a big fright, I thought OH my gosh someone has killed someone and franticly looking around and then it hit me. BEETROOT

Oh Trish that is horrible about your daughter, I'm so glad she is alright.

My breeding cabinets are 40cm long and 35 cm deep and I think about 40 cm high if i am wrong will let you know tomorrow.

Wow my cement floor for my holding room is working like a dream hard as a rock nearly not completely dry yet. But it is great. the only thing is when I do my aviaries I will not be chucking pure cement on top I think I will buy that made up mix and throw that on top

I didn't even read the bag lazy on my part. But will use a mask when I do the aviaries.

Hey Bea!! Welcome back , Your birds are gorgeous love them

So sorry to hear of your loss :angel1:

:bow: Tried all that Kaz, if I want something I have to do it myself and he knows I am pretty handy But the other day asked again and he reckons it would wreck a perfectly good building, where is I reckon it would make it look much better. Any way I said to him I will do it myself and he laughed and said I would wreck his building completely so I really thought I was on to something then, thinking he would cave in and do it for me. BUT you know what he said this is my house not yours, WHAT a rat So I have given up for a while, he might come around one day.

How is the cement bad for as I have already breathed in I tryed to do slope on the floor so it drains. The birds won't be loose in that room it is only for holding the birds in cages for show prep and seed bin storage because I was runnung out of room in the main breeding room Now I am trying to con him into making me a door so I have direct entry from my baby aviary but so far no good. :bow: So I have to go out side and walk down the side past my rooms to get into it it has an outside door not a internal door. But you never know he might come around.

okay just finished doing the holding room and I am worn out hard yakka mixing all that sand into the cement with a rake. Anyway tryed to level it out best I could then chucked some cement over top then wet it all down so far so good. The cement I chucked over the top washed away from the walls when I wet it so see how long it takes to dry.

Really Cute :question:

Will do, thanks Going out to it now, wish me luck :question:

Glad you save those little birds Trish, sounds like they wouldn't last much longer.

So sad :angel1:

Thanks thk :question:

Why dolomite and not sand.

She is really lovely. :question: Love how she love her neck scratched

I hope your bird will be okay, it probably would be worth taking her to the vet or at least ringing and asking the vet for some advice. That's what I do I always ring him first and see what he says and sometimes I send him dropping samples and he checks them and sends me medication but that's when it is not really serious. But when serious straight to the vet and no mucking around.

Pretty boy Trish, Yes I think he looks Danish and Danish is recessive :question:

Thanks Maesie I read you post and it was real helpful but I can't go that way. Plus I think it would cost me a futune to cover 3 aviaries with the ready made stuff. I have to mix the cement into the sand because the sand is already and it is about 4 inches deep. I have decided I need 5 or 6 bags of pure cement to mix into the sand, so 2 bags for the bigger aviaries each and 1 for the smaller one and one for the escape cage. I am going to test it out on my new little holding room today. I will put the sand in which will be about 4 to 5 inches thick then I will mix I hole bag of cement into it, then throw a bit of cement on top then spray it down with water and see what happens. The bit that worries me is the pure cement on top if the birds chew on that it might kill them. :question: