February 19, 201015 yr Author It has been a month since my last update, so here we go again Some of the young ones that are now in the aviary This pair were quite happy to land on me, chew on my clothes and nibble on my fingers - very cute Some others
February 19, 201015 yr Looking great Dave....I see some with my name on The style of birds you have now has changed since your fist ones eh ? :rofl:
February 20, 201015 yr Author Looking great Dave....I see some with my name on The style of birds you have now has changed since your fist ones eh ? I have looked for any birds that might have your name on them Kaz, I really have, and I am either a post-grad teacher who cannot read, or none of them have your name on, no matter what you may think - :bliss: There is a definite change between my first birds and these ones. Might even have to put a few in a show cage soon.
February 26, 201015 yr Some new below Your birds are looking great Dave but these boys are fabulous!(well they are to me anyway ) Well done!
March 14, 201015 yr Author If there is one thing that my avairies ahve ahd to be, it is mobile. My fences, barring a disaster, will get done on Wednesday, so all the birds were once more moved out of the aviary. Brushwood fences are to be replaced with Colourbond fences. Rear fence Side Fence Moved aviaries All my birds - look at all the pics and see if you can spot the bird out of place? Answer below If you played the game, you would have noticed in the last picture sitting on top of a nestbox is a DF Hen, looking for somewhere to lay She was caught and returned to her cage - no idea how she got out though.
March 14, 201015 yr At least with colourbond fences there will be less mice. Mice love that brush fencing to breed and live in
March 14, 201015 yr Author I know, it has been a long road and I will be thrilled when all my fences are colourbond
March 17, 201015 yr Author My fences are going up Side looking into one neighbour Back looking into the reserve More pics to come soon
March 17, 201015 yr Author Work Continues Finished views Still some rubbish remaining but I will clean that up soon I am very pelased with the new fences. Some little backfilling to do, but all up, I am happy.
March 17, 201015 yr Author Dogs are locked up ? or away at relatives ? They are at my parents - probably come home on the weekend - Sunday night
March 20, 201015 yr Author Well, my stepfather and I cut some veyr narrow channels to assist with any water for run off on the aviary slab, but outside of the aviary. We then, with some help from some neighbours, moved the aviary back into position. I karchared (high pressure water blastered) the aviary. It is drying now and this afternoon I will use a gap filler to completely seal the bottom of the aviary. As it stands, it should be ready in the morning, say 7am for the birds to return to their home. I cannot wait. Edited March 20, 201015 yr by Dave_McMinn
March 20, 201015 yr Your fences look great and I'm sure your birds are going to love getting back into the aviary. Great Job!
March 21, 201015 yr Author Most birds are back in the aviary now, with only 1 cage of birds left. I had to cut the ring off one 08 cock today and tomorrow I will strap his foot to prevent infection. Not sure what I should put on it first though. Betadine? Thoughts? I have a few others with some little health problems, so i am looking at them before they are returned to the aviary. I also recorded all my ring detaild today, and had a good look at my birds. I am going to start thinking about my first cull. There are a few to go, so we will see how that develops.
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