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Dave wrote: kcfd55, the lip made of rope sounds interesting. Can you post a photo?

the lip made of rope sounds interesting. Can you post a photo?

I like your idea of using rope. Will it be hard to clean if it gets dirty over time?

are those two different seed mixes?

Do you have any pix of your birds yet?

kcfd55 wrote:

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Dave:

the lip made of rope sounds interesting. Can you post a photo?

I'm trying...

The first picture is the "before." This one of two feeders hanging in the aviary.

The second is with the rope lip. I used a hot glue gun to fix it to the bottom with three layers. It has worked to limit the seed being sent everywhere, and the birds seem to find it easier to land on than the plastic. The rope is a little bigger than 1/4".

Mile

kcfd55 wrote: Iso:

I like your idea of using rope. Will it be hard to clean if it gets dirty over time?

If it does, it would be easy to replace. Just re-heat the glue and remove it. It only took a few minutes to make. And the birds seem to be able to grip it better when they land as opposed to the hard plastic.

are those two different seed mixes?

Yes. The mix w/o the red millet is a "Gouldian/Canary" mix. The one with the red millet is a "Premium finch mix," (Whatever that means. It also has dried mealworms in it.) I have so many different species in the aviary, I thought I'd put as many different foods in there as possible. I haven't noticed anyone having a preference so far. I did see four Gouldians and an owl finch on the red millet feeder at the same time yesterday.

I purchased some white and golden millets as separate seeds from Ladygouldianfinch.com, and will see about giving the seeds as separate offerings once I install another three-bowl feeding station this weekend.

Do you have any pix of your birds yet?

Well, I did, but they didn't come out very well. It was too dark to see the birds well. I will try again this weekend.

Here is a picture of owl finch eggs, in the meantime .

Mike

I like your rope idea