Interesting article about why birds get sick, how to avoid.

[finchbob]

I found this in the bird magazine subscription I just started.

http://wbo.bestofbreeds.net/article11.htm

He's a budgie breeder but the same would apply to finches.

[L in Ontario]

Very interesting FinchBob. I wonder how expensive those specific lights are in 4' lengths or whether they come as smaller (normal) bulbs.

[finchbob]

So i'm thinking of getting a UVB light for my bird room now because there's only a small window into that room so they're definetly not getting much uvb, if any atall.

The room is 6 foot by 8 foot in size, there's a flight in there aswell as breeding cages along 2 of the 4 walls. Does anyone know what kind of UVB light I cpuld get that would work for all the birds in the room? I read something about the light having to be within 18 inches of where the bird perches, that is impossible without having about 20 seperate lights. So I just need a light to cover the whole room, not sure what kind of strength light i'd need for that.

One I found here, but it has no specifics about how much uvb or uva it puts out, or how close it needs to be to the birds. http://www.reptilecentre.com/p4008227.htm

[finchbob]

Found this: http://www.arcadia-uk.info/product.php? ... &sub=&id=4

The biggest one is 60 inches long, far bigger than most bird cages, designed for birds. I assume this one is designed to cover a larger area. Looking into this.

[trljr14]

If you go to home depot they have 4ft. fixtures,and then you buy the flourescent bulbs that create artificial sunlight.The whole thing cost under 35 dollars,tom.