Does anyone know?

jamezyboo21 · Post by **jamezyboo21** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:21 am

Does anyone know a website that sells nesting material in abundance at a reasonable price?

atarasi · Post by **atarasi** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:38 am

What kind of nesting material? Grass, cotton pods, horse hair, bermuda hay, coconut fiber, etc. You looking for something specific?
If you just want A LOT....get a bale of Bermuda hay!

jamezyboo21 · Post by **jamezyboo21** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:24 am

im looking for coco fiber,jute, and this other material that looks like it has jute and cotton and some other material that look like hair. they really like this best. i cant find a store near me that has any.

atarasi · Post by **atarasi** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:29 am

I have a package of exactly what you're talking about.
My birds hate the stuff! I bought mine from the internet. 500grams was $15 bucks. BEVO was the brand.

fairestfinches · Post by **fairestfinches** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:35 am

We carry many types of nesting material.

http://www.fairestfinches.com/page/page/4464197.htm

Sean

Post by **Sally** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:13 pm

I've found that the nesting material varies with species. My African waxbills use coco fiber almost exclusively, with a lining of white feathers. Fairestfinches has something called manilla that was used by my Fire finches to build their own nest. Many of the others use Bermuda hay. I offer a choice of things, till I see what each pair will use.

jamezyboo21 · Post by **jamezyboo21** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:33 pm

Yeah, for my zebras and societies they use everything i put in there. i want to get coco fiber becasue my waxbills seem to like it but there wasnt enough to build the nest they usually bild. Fairest finches is 100g of coco fiber a lot? Like i need a lot of coco fiber and jute for sure.

fairestfinches · Post by **fairestfinches** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:42 am

Hi, J!

Typically, 100 g of coco fiber is enough for a pair of waxbills to build two nests. While we don't advertise it on our website, we do sell coco fiber in 333 g sizes.

We also have lots of jute. A 100g bag of jute should last awhile. It all depends on how much your birds use to build a nest.

Best suggestion I can offer is to start with the 100 g bags and see how long it lasts. Then, you'll have a better idea of how much you'll need to purchase at a time.

Michele

jamezyboo21 · Post by **jamezyboo21** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:52 am

i was trying to get enough for the all the finches. i have lik 6 pairs of zebras trying to find things like the millet to build nest and i ran out of nesting material, i think my waxbills have been trying to build a nest but they didnt have enough material to even start.

James · Post by **James** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:24 pm

my sociatys like paper from my shredder best. they like it cut in 3in lengthes by !/4. James

jamezyboo21 · Post by **jamezyboo21** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:32 am

I'll tr that, Thanks!!