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Hi everyone... I puchased the same cage that Steve purchased (the 64" wide one) and I'm going to put ten pairs in there. Do you think I should put 5 nests in there two, or just breed pairs by themselves and let the big cage be a non-breeding cage???

I'll take pics when it's all set up

Emily -

That's going to be crowded - nests would just give them something else to squabble about. I would breed in separate cages that would give them a little privacy.

I have 10 birds in mine (not exactly 5 pairs, since my CB and my OC Waxbill are both solo birds). When they get flying, that's a lot of birds. I guess you could fit 20 in there, but certainly not with nests. If you have breeding plans for a pair, put them in a cage by themselves.

By the way, congrats on the new cage! New stuff is always fun.

When I said ten pairs, I meant ten birds....

Anyway, I currently have only 9 in there b/c my Gould hen is still trying to get over this mite issue. I didn't do nests in there, but the societies were wanting to nest so bad, they were trying in the corner of the flight with no nest. So I gave them one, and hung a big feather in front of it, and nobody else bothers their nest. They now have six babies in there... about 5 days old now.

Sorry about the confusion You guys were probably thinking I was crazy trying to put 20 birds in that!

what cage is it?

If you are going to have multiple breeding pairs in a cage/flight - it is recommended that you have twice as many nests as breeding pairs to avoid fighting over nesting sites.

RYAN - This is the cage.

You can find it here: http://www.qualitydiscountcages.com/pro ... 421&cat=19

and you just take the devider out?

Yes, you take the divider out... It is actually a really great cage especially for $250.00. Then, when you want to clean each side, you chase everyone to one side, stick the divider in and clean that side. Then do the same for the other side. I love this cage. I also put plastic covering on the back and sides for flying poop/food.

I'm loving that cage, too. I'm too dumb to go get the plastic stuff - I'm constantly scrubbing the walls around that cage. I need to just buckle down and buy the plastic.

im saving up for it, im planning on getting it in 2 wekks

Great! You'll love it Ryan!