Hello Everybody,
this time I found a nice shoot of real nest made by hen of european goldfinch.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/84677420@N00/131604645/sizes/o/
She has the pencil hit over bea, then I suppose this is the last brooding...
Best Regards,
Nick
Showing posts with label eggs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eggs. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Setting up Goldfinches for Breeding
Well, this argument is so wide, there are tons of books written about that, but I think nothing can be compared with direct experience.
The most importat thing is prepare reproductors by proper nutritrion and dispose of good breeding cage.
Keeping your goldfinches healty can start procreators setup.
I suggest to you to start this phase in January (through artificial light), at least half Febraury (through natural sunlight).
1. Join both partner in the same cage, separated by a grid.
2. Female's Side: setup cuttlefish bone
and eggfood
3. Male's Side: increase hemp seeds and sunflower
During half March, around 3th week, setup a nest in the female side of cage, and give her right material for nest building. Tip: carduelis like white things
Nest must be prepared and hidden though fake fir branches
.
Take your time and prepare with accurancy, this could be decisive step during breeding time!!!
Tip: Increase proteins foods and FAT!!! Somebody use to feed Vitamin E during this time, Vitamin E does NOT WORK without fat foods!!!
Around first weeks of April, it's time to join partners!!!
then get away these grids and enjoy your couple!
The most importat thing is prepare reproductors by proper nutritrion and dispose of good breeding cage.
Keeping your goldfinches healty can start procreators setup.
I suggest to you to start this phase in January (through artificial light), at least half Febraury (through natural sunlight).
1. Join both partner in the same cage, separated by a grid.
2. Female's Side: setup cuttlefish bone
and eggfood3. Male's Side: increase hemp seeds and sunflower
During half March, around 3th week, setup a nest in the female side of cage, and give her right material for nest building. Tip: carduelis like white things
Nest must be prepared and hidden though fake fir branches
.Take your time and prepare with accurancy, this could be decisive step during breeding time!!!
Tip: Increase proteins foods and FAT!!! Somebody use to feed Vitamin E during this time, Vitamin E does NOT WORK without fat foods!!!
Around first weeks of April, it's time to join partners!!!
then get away these grids and enjoy your couple!
Any doubts? Leave a comment!
Nick
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
How to candeling your canary and goldfinch eggs
Hi Everybody!
Spring has come and, with good hopes, you will get the question of eggs candeling.
Why eggs candeling? Why let female hatch over empty eggs when you can save her energies let her hatch a real full eggs...
To hatch it's an hard work for every female bird, she need to increase her temperature and burn more energy, this is a very stressful period, better optimize and improve to the best.
You can use simply flashlight, but...be careful while using to don't broke eggs!
You can buy a simply one like this
, to control direct into nest with less disturb to female canary, or you can DIY as i done!
You can see while working, i disclose an empty egg!
Any dubts? Leave me a comment!Nick
Spring has come and, with good hopes, you will get the question of eggs candeling.
Why eggs candeling? Why let female hatch over empty eggs when you can save her energies let her hatch a real full eggs...
To hatch it's an hard work for every female bird, she need to increase her temperature and burn more energy, this is a very stressful period, better optimize and improve to the best.
When eggs could be candeling?
In my opinion, not less 5th days of hatch continue, this is the minimum time required for a correct evolution from simply egg to first form of embrayo.How to candeling ?
You can use simply flashlight, but...be careful while using to don't broke eggs!You can buy a simply one like this
, to control direct into nest with less disturb to female canary, or you can DIY as i done! 
Any dubts? Leave me a comment!
Monday, March 1, 2010
How should be Cage Breeding?
A good cage for breeding should be in zincate steel at least or more large than 23 inches (60 cm), the best is use a kind with 4 doors on frontal.
Best pratice is to setup few things inside cage, few and clean, this is the motto.
Can't miss at least a manger for seeds and a good container for hard-boiled egg or mash, twizeer for vegetables, dark-blue siphon for water and during love season the nest with nest holder.
The container and twizeer should be cleaned every use, instead manger could be clean every month.
Water should be changed everyday and to clean siphon also.
Very important, for goldfinches in particular, to use tray with grid, for keep away dejections from birds, grids have to raise from tray bottom of 2 inches (5 cm).
I use to arrange cat's litter on tray bottom, this because absorbs and keep dejections tied and dry, and reduce malodorousness.
Interesting the use of grid separator during first phases of "couple building", but I'll speak next post about that!
Enjoy your breeding!
Nick
Best pratice is to setup few things inside cage, few and clean, this is the motto.
Can't miss at least a manger for seeds and a good container for hard-boiled egg or mash, twizeer for vegetables, dark-blue siphon for water and during love season the nest with nest holder.
The container and twizeer should be cleaned every use, instead manger could be clean every month.
Water should be changed everyday and to clean siphon also.
Very important, for goldfinches in particular, to use tray with grid, for keep away dejections from birds, grids have to raise from tray bottom of 2 inches (5 cm).
I use to arrange cat's litter on tray bottom, this because absorbs and keep dejections tied and dry, and reduce malodorousness.
Interesting the use of grid separator during first phases of "couple building", but I'll speak next post about that!
Enjoy your breeding!
Nick
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