New Finch Parents and our Flight Cage.
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New Finch Parents and our Flight Cage.
hey everybody I just want to thank you for putting together such an awesome board! my girlfriend and I are picking up our first pair of zebras this weekend. We are really excited about being finch owners. I have read literally every article in the FIC and finally feel prepared to take care of these finches. I have been on here looking at everyone's cages and getting ideas, and for the the past week I've been building a nice little flight cage for my girlfriends apartment. it is 30"wide x 28" tall x 18" deep. we used the black plastic mesh on it. that stuff is really cheap, light, and easy to work with. we're really excited about the cage I made so I figured we'd share it with you all.
after we get the cage all set up with perches and the new zebbies in and all settled one of us will get on here and post some pictures of them at their new home.
almost forgot, this username is for the 2 of us haha.
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Re: New Finch Parents and our Flight Cage.
Wonderful flight! There's a very lucky pair of Zebras waiting to take up residence in there soon!
Welcome to the Finch Forum, R&M
Welcome to the Finch Forum, R&M
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Re: New Finch Parents and our Flight Cage.
Reghan wrote:: I have been on here looking at everyone's cages and getting ideas, and for the the past week I've been building a nice little flight cage for my girlfriends apartment. it is 30"wide x 28" tall x 18" deep. we used the black plastic mesh on it. that stuff is really cheap, light, and easy to work with. we're really excited about the cage I made so I figured we'd share it with you all.
Nice flight I'm a new Zebra owner too....I too have been checking out the pics on here and been trying to design my own. Hope I do as well as you did on yours when i build mine....
George
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Re: New Finch Parents and our Flight Cage.
very very nice!
Can't wait for the final pictures
Can't wait for the final pictures
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long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
Blue
SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
Pastel Blue (Yellow Blue)
GREAT articles on avian lighting:
https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56
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Very nicely done Looking forward to seeing those happy little zebbies in their brand new condominium
Janine
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Re: New Finch Parents and our Flight Cage.
Thank you for the warm welcome everyone! I'm bringing it to my girlfriends apartment tomorrow to set it up then saturday... finches!!!
btw, The FIC is the best source of finch info I've found on the internet. loved reading through all those articles.
R
btw, The FIC is the best source of finch info I've found on the internet. loved reading through all those articles.
R
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Don't forget to show us pics once the new residents move in.
Janine
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It's Finch Day today for you - we're all waiting to see the beautiful birds you get!!!
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Re: New Finch Parents and our Flight Cage.
My girlfriend really had her mind set on two females before we got to the pet store. but after walking in and seeing this couple in the cage together we couldn't bear to split them up. We had a long talk with the bird caretaker at the petstore and I was really impressed with her knowledge of finches. she seemed sad to see the couple go. This is Mr. Cheeps and Lady Tailfeather haha. They seem to LOVE their new house. it is MUCH larger than their cage at the pet store. This is just a quick phone picture. We took more with the digital but I forgot to load them up before I left her apartment for the week. They are extremely active and love flying back and forth between the perches. everynight the two of them have been huddled together in the nest sleeping. The cage is in her bedroom so its nice to wake up on a lazy sunday morning and just lay there and watch the two of them. which we did for quite awhile haha. On a side note, I had no idea two birds so small could poo so much. I now see why it is necesarry to clean cages every day!
I can see this finch hobby becoming very very addicting. I'm already formulating plans to convert an old dresser into a flight cage for my apartment haha.
R&M
I can see this finch hobby becoming very very addicting. I'm already formulating plans to convert an old dresser into a flight cage for my apartment haha.
R&M
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Adorable Don't they look soo tiny in their great big condominium
Janine
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Re: New Finch Parents and our Flight Cage.
Awesome cage and kudos on researching. I have a cage of similar dimensions with zebra finches too.
I've found that zebra finches are very active and make quite a mess for little birds! The Gouldian finch I had hardly made any mess. The zebras can be so active flying around and usually taking half the seed dish with them when they fly off.
I have a couple of those rope coils which hang in my cage and they love the multi-layer perch effect. I put them in and out just to change the cage up sometimes for the birds benefit.
poop-off seems to be the best stuff.
I've found that zebra finches are very active and make quite a mess for little birds! The Gouldian finch I had hardly made any mess. The zebras can be so active flying around and usually taking half the seed dish with them when they fly off.
I have a couple of those rope coils which hang in my cage and they love the multi-layer perch effect. I put them in and out just to change the cage up sometimes for the birds benefit.
poop-off seems to be the best stuff.
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Amazing !!
FINCHES I HAVE
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid
PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s
My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=fraser% ... de101&sm=3
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid
PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s
My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=fraser% ... de101&sm=3
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Re: New Finch Parents and our Flight Cage.
CANNOT FIND A CAGE . we purchased 2 zebra finches a few months ago and now have 5. All my research says we should have at least a 40 inch long cage for 5 finches. I am not able to find any that size. They are in a large Cocktail cage now and seem happy but I want the best for them. my husband cannot build a cage because he cannot hammer a nail in a wall. lol The ONLY cages I can find long are 30 inches. can anyone suggest where I can get a cage? thank you
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Re: New Finch Parents and our Flight Cage.
maryt can you put a picture up of the cage they are in now if the bars aren’t too wide then they should be fine in a cockatiel cage
FINCHES I HAVE
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid
PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s
My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=fraser% ... de101&sm=3
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid
PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s
My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=fraser% ... de101&sm=3