I bought a set of breeding cabinets today off a man, who's daughter used to breed budgies. He no longer had a need for them so was getting rid of them.

 

The total size is 68in (172.72cm) high by 20.5in (52.07cm) in wide and 12in (30.48cm) deep and consisting of four cages.

 

He made them himself and I think he did a good job. There is already a hole for the breeding boxes as well as a little mount for them. He gave me 8 breeding boxes, and they were also made by him, so they fit specially on the cage front. The box mount on the wires also has a little sliding door, so that entry to the breeding box can be cut off at any time without taking the box away.

 

On top of these, he also gave me a bag of wood shavings, a plastic bag full of: calcium bells, cuttlefish, seed dishes and two plastic containers (that look good for storing seed). He also gave us an eco bag full of Chokos lol as he was getting rid of them too.

 

I didn't get all this for free of course...I paid $40 for the lot

I'll get some pictures up tomorrow when its light

Edited May 16, 201014 yr by Maddy

Sounds great

I bought a set of breeding cabinets today off a man, who's daughter used to breed budgies. He no longer had a need for them so was getting rid of them.

 

The total size is 68in (172.72cm) high by 20.5in (52.07cm) in wide and 12in (30.48cm) deep and consisting of four cages.

 

He made them himself and I think he did a good job. There is already a hole for the breeding boxes as well as a little mount for them. He gave me 8 breeding boxes, and they were also made by him, so they fit specially on the cage front. The box mount on the wires also has a little sliding door, so that entry to the breeding box can be cut off at any time without taking the box away.

 

On top of these, he also gave me a bag of wood shavings, a plastic bag full of: calcium bells, cuttlefish, seed dishes and two plastic containers (that look good for storing seed). He also gave us an eco bag full of Chokos lol as he was getting rid of them too.

 

I didn't get all this for free of course...I paid $40 for the lot

I'll get some pictures up tomorrow when its light

Thats great Maddy all you have to do now is start to breed them.

chokos are they thoughs little jellybean men

that was the best bargon lol

mmm you cant get them anymore i didnt think

must be able to justnot in my town lol

 

that was a good deal mate go on you

Well apparently he had thousands of them. They'er one of those plants that when you start growing them it won't stop lol

 

I've been told they're good with butter and salt

yay maddy! your on your way to breeding success hooray

 

im jealous. cant wait for some pictures!

chokos are they thoughs little jellybean men

that was the best bargon lol

mmm you cant get them anymore i didnt think

must be able to justnot in my town lol

 

that was a good deal mate go on you

Chokos are a vegetable http://www.shepherds-pie-recipe.com/images/chokos.jpg

I hate them :wub: My mum used to force me to eat them as a kid.............what an Orrible experience that was

Edited May 16, 201014 yr by KAZ

chokos are they thoughs little jellybean men

that was the best bargon lol

mmm you cant get them anymore i didnt think

must be able to justnot in my town lol

 

that was a good deal mate go on you

Chokos are a vegetable http://www.shepherds-pie-recipe.com/images/chokos.jpg

I hate them :yes: My mum used to force me to eat them as a kid.............what an Orrible experience that was

i agree kaz lol

i thought she ment thoughs lollies the little chockie jelly men :rofl:

the rest was still a steel

chokos are they thoughs little jellybean men

that was the best bargon lol

mmm you cant get them anymore i didnt think

must be able to justnot in my town lol

 

that was a good deal mate go on you

Chokos are a vegetable http://www.shepherds-pie-recipe.com/images/chokos.jpg

I hate them :hurryup: My mum used to force me to eat them as a kid.............what an Orrible experience that was

i agree kaz lol

i thought she ment thoughs lollies the little chockie jelly men

the rest was still a steel

hmm i might just bring you some next time im over , and have you tried aldi lol

So I managed to get some pictures before it got too dark this afternoon (it was dreadfully overcast). Please ignore the mess in our shed :hurryup:

 

This is the cabinets

 

And what they look like close up (they need a good clean)

 

The mount on the bars. You see how access can be cut off to the boxes

 

The breeding boxes

 

Close up

The breeding boxes are designed well in my opinion. The bottom of the box has a concave in it for the nest, as well as the other side (so there is a concave inside the box and outside) So if the nest gets exceedingly filthy, I can just unscrew the bottom of the box and flip it over so that there is a nice clean concave

 

And they fit nicely without any fuss

 

The bag of shavings I received

 

And the bag of goodies. You can see the containers (the larger one has a proper seal, good for seed) 4 large dishes and 4 small and a bottle. There is also a ladder and a little birdie dumbbell lol As well as the calcium bells and cuttlefish bone

 

And the inside of the cage. The man that built them placed a strip of wood along the back that seed dishes can hook onto. The bottle also hooks onto the front bars for water

 

I did not include the chokos for Kaz's sake.

I am so happy with my find

A definite score Looks great.

what a lovely set up !!!

nice sized cages and 4 is a good number for you maddy!!

 

so when are you goin to get your birds to fill it with?

cant wait for your breeding experience

make sure to put up a breeding journal.

 

alpaca-boy.

Well done....very good deal

 

also like the system with the nestbox holes

 

I did not include the chokos for Kaz's sake.

 

Good idea

Edited May 17, 201014 yr by KAZ

I'm not going to get more birds until I have a place to put the cabinet. As you can see the shed which it is currently being stored is not exactly bird friendly, especially with its lack of light or ventilation. I'm going to try and coax my parents into letting me build a shed/aviary for my breeding, as we have plenty of backyard space to spare.

 

But I already met some breeders in my area at the budgie club meeting that can sell me some birds, so thats not going to be a problem for me

 

I thought that nestbox thing was really clever, it will come in very handy if I ever need to check on the chicks and keep the parents out of my way

So I managed to get some pictures before it got too dark this afternoon (it was dreadfully overcast). Please ignore the mess in our shed :hurryup:

 

This is the cabinets

 

And what they look like close up (they need a good clean)

 

The mount on the bars. You see how access can be cut off to the boxes

 

The breeding boxes

 

Close up

The breeding boxes are designed well in my opinion. The bottom of the box has a concave in it for the nest, as well as the other side (so there is a concave inside the box and outside) So if the nest gets exceedingly filthy, I can just unscrew the bottom of the box and flip it over so that there is a nice clean concave

 

And they fit nicely without any fuss

 

The bag of shavings I received

 

And the bag of goodies. You can see the containers (the larger one has a proper seal, good for seed) 4 large dishes and 4 small and a bottle. There is also a ladder and a little birdie dumbbell lol As well as the calcium bells and cuttlefish bone

 

And the inside of the cage. The man that built them placed a strip of wood along the back that seed dishes can hook onto. The bottle also hooks onto the front bars for water

 

I did not include the chokos for Kaz's sake.

I am so happy with my find

Bargain well done Maddy.