It's summer! Better to cool down!
In order to cool down your aviary, there is a simple project to build at home a simply and chipier air conditioner:
All the best,
Nick
Showing posts with label breeding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label breeding. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Monday, August 13, 2012
New Video: How to make handmade eggfood
Hi All,
During breeding season it's importat to feed our birds with high balanced food, most important thing is quote of proteins that should be, in my opinion, between 17% and 21% overall.
Since preparation time should start to feed incresing level of proteins and fat seeds, this is need to prepare partner at coopulation.
I've made this video that shows how to make an healty simple and tasty handmade eggfood.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WfM7ErOtCk
Best Regards,
Nick
During breeding season it's importat to feed our birds with high balanced food, most important thing is quote of proteins that should be, in my opinion, between 17% and 21% overall.
Since preparation time should start to feed incresing level of proteins and fat seeds, this is need to prepare partner at coopulation.
I've made this video that shows how to make an healty simple and tasty handmade eggfood.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WfM7ErOtCk
Best Regards,
Nick
Friday, July 2, 2010
Clothing and attitude on the farm
Given that everyone in their farm is free to use the clothes that he likes best,
there are details that can help make our presence in aviary less traumatic and disturbing,
Especially at night, during the period of breeding and the weaning.
We must keep in mind that every time we go into farming as if we entered the house of a stranger the owners of this house exactly are our birds.
To make it more pleasing our presence might be useful to enter and distribute something appetizing for example sunflower seeds or leaf chicory, or a bit of biscuit Savoie.
This action will cause our birds to associate our presence to something pleasant.
I noticed that our birds prefer to see us in the same way,
in practice I do not think they can understand the concept of "vestment"
therefore it is difficult to accept that change their appearance so often.
To take into account that the birds see in shades of gray so if one day we put a gray shirt and a blue day, there will be no appreciable difference in their eyes but if we wear a white jersey once and on the day after a black shirt, the notice immediately, become suspicious and begin to stir.
Another important thing, always use the same scent, some birds are smarter than others, "guess" that it is the same person but with different clothes but same breeder's scent.
I would advise you to always use the same scent, or not use anyone.
Gaze, remember that we are predators, our eyes are close, aimed at front side and, above all, we are giants compared to our birds ...
If you have very shy birds can be beneficial use of sunglasses (no mirror kind).
So, if you follow these suggestions your small birds will feel safer and will be even more prolific.
Hello everyone,
Nick
there are details that can help make our presence in aviary less traumatic and disturbing,
Especially at night, during the period of breeding and the weaning.
We must keep in mind that every time we go into farming as if we entered the house of a stranger the owners of this house exactly are our birds.
To make it more pleasing our presence might be useful to enter and distribute something appetizing for example sunflower seeds or leaf chicory, or a bit of biscuit Savoie.
This action will cause our birds to associate our presence to something pleasant.
I noticed that our birds prefer to see us in the same way,
in practice I do not think they can understand the concept of "vestment"
therefore it is difficult to accept that change their appearance so often.
To take into account that the birds see in shades of gray so if one day we put a gray shirt and a blue day, there will be no appreciable difference in their eyes but if we wear a white jersey once and on the day after a black shirt, the notice immediately, become suspicious and begin to stir.
Another important thing, always use the same scent, some birds are smarter than others, "guess" that it is the same person but with different clothes but same breeder's scent.
I would advise you to always use the same scent, or not use anyone.
Gaze, remember that we are predators, our eyes are close, aimed at front side and, above all, we are giants compared to our birds ...
If you have very shy birds can be beneficial use of sunglasses (no mirror kind).
So, if you follow these suggestions your small birds will feel safer and will be even more prolific.
Nick
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Potential Breeding Problems
During first hatchs, sometimes, can happens we got some problem about breeding...
Most common problems could happens:
- Female doesn't hatch eggs
- Female don't lay eggs into nest
- Partners hates each other
- Eggs eaten
- Male disturbs female while hatching
More and more...
I'm going to talk about females don't hatch eggs in next post, stay tuned!
Nick
Most common problems could happens:
- Female doesn't hatch eggs
- Female don't lay eggs into nest
- Partners hates each other
- Eggs eaten
- Male disturbs female while hatching
More and more...
I'm going to talk about females don't hatch eggs in next post, stay tuned!
Nick
Friday, March 12, 2010
The Goldfincher’s Crossbreeding – European Goldfinch x Canary
It’s popular crossbreeding in Europe, usually it’s most common between finches breeders and canaries lovers.
This crossbreeding creation’s principal purpose is to create a perfect singer, with the canary’s vocal power and goldfinch’s melody.
Usually to get this result it needs crossbreed a male goldfinch with a female canary.
Some breeders prefer the opposite crossbreed, more difficult to realize, the resulting hybrid will have the female canary’s silhouette and the male goldfinch’s vocal system, the final look may be illusory for an inexperienced eye, the result will be a very good singer goldfinch.
In both crossbreeding males and females children will be NOT fertile.
Females hybrids can’t sing at all and are not fertile, but they can be used as very good nurses.
Usually copulation will happens from half April to July (in natural light condition), so the reproducers must be raedy, in fact goldfinchers goes on heat a month later then canarys.
Tip: In case of male goldfinch with a female canary, is possible let her to brood on not fertile hatch until the natural leaving of nest by the female. So we can take off the nest, and replace after a week again along male golfincher.
This problem don’t verify in the opposite case and it’s possible join the couple directly when female golfincher just starts build new nest.
There are many thing to say about this subject, I postpone them to next post!!!
Any questions? Leave a comment!
Nick
This crossbreeding creation’s principal purpose is to create a perfect singer, with the canary’s vocal power and goldfinch’s melody.
Usually to get this result it needs crossbreed a male goldfinch with a female canary.
Some breeders prefer the opposite crossbreed, more difficult to realize, the resulting hybrid will have the female canary’s silhouette and the male goldfinch’s vocal system, the final look may be illusory for an inexperienced eye, the result will be a very good singer goldfinch.
In both crossbreeding males and females children will be NOT fertile.
Females hybrids can’t sing at all and are not fertile, but they can be used as very good nurses.
Usually copulation will happens from half April to July (in natural light condition), so the reproducers must be raedy, in fact goldfinchers goes on heat a month later then canarys.
Tip: In case of male goldfinch with a female canary, is possible let her to brood on not fertile hatch until the natural leaving of nest by the female. So we can take off the nest, and replace after a week again along male golfincher.
This problem don’t verify in the opposite case and it’s possible join the couple directly when female golfincher just starts build new nest.
There are many thing to say about this subject, I postpone them to next post!!!
Any questions? Leave a comment!
Nick
Monday, March 1, 2010
How should be good Aviary Breeding? External Aviary
Nowdays it's hard to get a good aviary, because needs space, and a set of good tools, this could be expensive...
Now we're going to figure out the main important features, but before we have to distinguish between internal (room, climate control) aviary and external (wild) aviary.
Today we're going to speak about External Aviary:
summarized it's more easy to mantein, because of cleaning but more hard to setup moreover during startup of aviary!
During startup phase you must check well the structure of the aviary, because of weather factors like raining, intense sun, cold, hot temperature, and predators, cats, rats, raptors!!!
The good sides of this choise are natural environment. This allows good healty birds and natural process of breeding.
Every breeder would have an external aviary!
Feel free to ask any question!
Nick
Now we're going to figure out the main important features, but before we have to distinguish between internal (room, climate control) aviary and external (wild) aviary.
Today we're going to speak about External Aviary:
summarized it's more easy to mantein, because of cleaning but more hard to setup moreover during startup of aviary!
During startup phase you must check well the structure of the aviary, because of weather factors like raining, intense sun, cold, hot temperature, and predators, cats, rats, raptors!!!
The good sides of this choise are natural environment. This allows good healty birds and natural process of breeding.
Every breeder would have an external aviary!
Feel free to ask any question!
Nick
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Learn how to grow up your goldfinches and canaries healthy!
Welcome into Goldfinch's Kingdom
Welcome everybody, this blog will talk about goldfinch, exactly European Goldfinch "the king of birds!
This kind of bird is very common in Europe, also known as Carduelis Caruelis, or Jilguero.
This bird is so wonderful as delicate to grow up.
To keep healty this bird and able his to reproduce you need to apply a lot of tricks and good feeding.
This blog has scope to show how that is possible, and how to do that.
As all kind of breeding birds, Goldfinch needs to be grown in love environment and pay attention to his healty, grown is not a joke, or a simply hobby, to grow up is an act of love.
I want to remember everybody: All wild native birds are protected by law!!!
I do not wish to encourage anybody to purchase European Goldfinches without proper awareness of their needs and I do not support the trapping and importing of wild birds!!!!
I hope you enjoy and find into this blog a good tutorial to growup your goldfinch best!
All the best,
Nick
Welcome everybody, this blog will talk about goldfinch, exactly European Goldfinch "the king of birds!
This kind of bird is very common in Europe, also known as Carduelis Caruelis, or Jilguero.
This bird is so wonderful as delicate to grow up.
To keep healty this bird and able his to reproduce you need to apply a lot of tricks and good feeding.
This blog has scope to show how that is possible, and how to do that.
As all kind of breeding birds, Goldfinch needs to be grown in love environment and pay attention to his healty, grown is not a joke, or a simply hobby, to grow up is an act of love.
I want to remember everybody: All wild native birds are protected by law!!!
I do not wish to encourage anybody to purchase European Goldfinches without proper awareness of their needs and I do not support the trapping and importing of wild birds!!!!
I hope you enjoy and find into this blog a good tutorial to growup your goldfinch best!
All the best,
Nick
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