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hey everyone, i am about to buy a shed (8x6) and am making my own cages for inside, just wondered the birds wont need any climate control will they? it will be naturally lit, nothing too posh, just cages in a shed. They wont freeze in winter or bake in summer, will they? thanks a lot for reading (:
Joe

I might be wrong Joe...but you sound English...fill out your profile so folks know where you're from...it helps when answering questions.

poohbear wrote:I might be wrong Joe...but you sound English...fill out your profile so folks know where you're from...it helps when answering questions.

Hey, yeahh i am, and will do lol... is that a CBM you have in your signature, do you breed them by any chance?
Joe

http://www.cagefrontspunchbar.com/forums/portal.php

The link above is the place where they can help you with the questions you have about your area and climate and what is best.
Not that I want you to leave our forum mind you.
I belong to the site also and the people there are great and breed every type of bird imaginable in your neck of the world!

Jerry

BigBear0007 wrote:http://www.cagefrontspunchbar.com/forums/portal.php

The link above is the place where they can help you with the questions you have about your area and climate and what is best.
Not that I want you to leave our forum mind you.
I belong to the site also and the people there are great and breed every type of bird imaginable in your neck of the world!

Jerry

thats fantastic thank you very much mate (: i wont leave the site very helpful (:

I breed all of those in my Sig joe....and more besides.

I know it's a pain but with foreign finches I would insulate your shed for winter...then for an 8x6 get a 120 watt tubular heater to keep it reasonable in winter...cheap to run.It won't get hot, but it will keep the chill out.
You must have opening windows for summer...even in England a shed can get very hot.
Painting the inside white can make a big difference when it comes to light.
It's also advisable in winter to extend feeding time with lighting to around 15 hours a day.There are many types of fancy lighting some breeders swear by,but I do ok just using ordinary energy saving bulbs.

poohbear wrote:I breed all of those in my Sig joe....and more besides.

I know it's a pain but with foreign finches I would insulate your shed for winter...then for an 8x6 get a 120 watt tubular heater to keep it reasonable in winter...cheap to run.It won't get hot, but it will keep the chill out.
You must have opening windows for summer...even in England a shed can get very hot.
Painting the inside white can make a big difference when it comes to light.
It's also advisable in winter to extend feeding time with lighting to around 15 hours a day.There are many types of fancy lighting some breeders swear by,but I do ok just using ordinary energy saving bulbs.

excellent i shall do, didnt think about the white paint, makes sense though... and the reason i ask is im trying to breed mine, do you find them hard to breed at all? thanks a lot mate (:

You ask 'hard to breed' Joe...that depends,some years better than others.There's no cast iron formula,but basically.Don't crowd the birds and give them privacy when breeding...the less you interfere the better the odds.Some birds will tolerate you being nosy...others won't.
But the best laid plans can still go wrong...that's finch breeding for you.
There's a lot to learn...don't buy fancy expensive birds until you have learned on the easier to raise species.They're all fascinating to watch breed no matter the rarity or cost.