New project the bird room

[JRs Gouldians]

I love those little quail! I used to have 2 of them that would run around the lanai they were so funny! Great job with the space! You have some real skill with a hammer I see. Hope it brings you lots of joy! Again great job!

[Ursula]

Very nice!

You may want to get some fake ivy or fake ferns and put them on the floor for the button quail to hide under. Button quail don't like wide open spaces, they are originally from grasslands where they can hide between tall grass and leaves and bushes.

[L in Ontario]

Looks great!!

[Carpenter]

Very nice!

You may want to get some fake ivy or fake ferns and put them on the floor for the button quail to hide under. Button quail don't like wide open spaces, they are originally from grasslands where they can hide between tall grass and leaves and bushes.

yes im gonna have all that in the next few weeks right now they are making do with boxes with holes cut in them Thanks for the tip tho !
and the buttons are really cute never realized there soo small !

[B CAMP]

What kind of finches do you plan on keeping in there together ? You said something about love birds they can be very aggresive around small finches.

[Carpenter]

What kind of finches do you plan on keeping in there together ? You said something about love birds they can be very aggresive around small finches.

the love birds will be in the cages beside the aviary but right now 2 of my 3 pairs are sitting on eggs and im not taking chances these are my first time breeding lovebirds so but the budgies are in there with the finches and dont bother them at all so thats good and i dont know what kinds of finches to get now when you have a guy like pony tail joe go to a bird mart its hard to make your mind up

[L in Ontario]

What kind of finches do you plan on keeping in there together ? You said something about love birds they can be very aggresive around small finches.

the love birds will be in the cages beside the aviary but right now 2 of my 3 pairs are sitting on eggs and im not taking chances these are my first time breeding lovebirds so but the budgies are in there with the finches and dont bother them at all so thats good and i dont know what kinds of finches to get now when you have a guy like pony tail joe go to a bird mart its hard to make your mind up

Have you met Ponytail Joe in person? I got some Strawberries flown in to Toronto from him early this year. Just curious about your opinion of him.

[Carpenter]

What kind of finches do you plan on keeping in there together ? You said something about love birds they can be very aggresive around small finches.

the love birds will be in the cages beside the aviary but right now 2 of my 3 pairs are sitting on eggs and im not taking chances these are my first time breeding lovebirds so but the budgies are in there with the finches and dont bother them at all so thats good and i dont know what kinds of finches to get now when you have a guy like pony tail joe go to a bird mart its hard to make your mind up

Have you met Ponytail Joe in person? I got some Strawberries flown in to Toronto from him early this year. Just curious about your opinion of him.

ive had nothing but good service and yes ive met him in person a few times good guy good advise too hes some one ill be buying from again

[L in Ontario]

Nice to hear that - thanks.

[franny]

You two Kyles are so talented! The birds must be loving all this space! Hope you have Button Quail babies in no time.

[Carpenter]

You two Kyles are so talented! The birds must be loving all this space! Hope you have Button Quail babies in no time.

Yes they are loving the space never seen them this chipper and the budgies too !
and yes i hope to have quail babys in the next few months since they hit sexual maturity at 3 months and they are about 2 months old !

[Ursula]

Very nice!

You may want to get some fake ivy or fake ferns and put them on the floor for the button quail to hide under. Button quail don't like wide open spaces, they are originally from grasslands where they can hide between tall grass and leaves and bushes.

yes im gonna have all that in the next few weeks right now they are making do with boxes with holes cut in them Thanks for the tip tho !
and the buttons are really cute never realized there soo small !

Wait until you see the button quail babies! They are the smallest things you can imagine (besides humming birds maybe). And the cutest things for sure!!

About the budgies and finches: Not sure if you saw my post about one of my budgie females killing my gouldian babies... I keep budgies and finches successfully together for over 3 years now, in a walk-in aviary. I never had problems, and I had both waxbill and budgie offspring. However, the budgie female was still broody and the gouldian babies are so loud, that must have set her off and made her jealous. She killed one and insured the other 2 and they died within a day. So if you want gouldians be aware that you should NOT breed them with the budgies in there. As long as you have enough hiding places breeding waxbills and/or budgies shouldn't be a problem at all.
I won't let my gouldians breed for now. I am thinking about a separate aviary for the budgies, but I really don't have the room and without the babies everybody gets along just fine.

[Carpenter]

Very nice!

You may want to get some fake ivy or fake ferns and put them on the floor for the button quail to hide under. Button quail don't like wide open spaces, they are originally from grasslands where they can hide between tall grass and leaves and bushes.

yes im gonna have all that in the next few weeks right now they are making do with boxes with holes cut in them Thanks for the tip tho !
and the buttons are really cute never realized there soo small !

Wait until you see the button quail babies! They are the smallest things you can imagine (besides humming birds maybe). And the cutest things for sure!!

About the budgies and finches: Not sure if you saw my post about one of my budgie females killing my gouldian babies... I keep budgies and finches successfully together for over 3 years now, in a walk-in aviary. I never had problems, and I had both waxbill and budgie offspring. However, the budgie female was still broody and the gouldian babies are so loud, that must have set her off and made her jealous. She killed one and insured the other 2 and they died within a day. So if you want gouldians be aware that you should NOT breed them with the budgies in there. As long as you have enough hiding places breeding waxbills and/or budgies shouldn't be a problem at all.
I won't let my gouldians breed for now. I am thinking about a separate aviary for the budgies, but I really don't have the room and without the babies everybody gets along just fine.

thanks for the tip! ive got breeding cages im gonna use to i can select mates so theres no inbreeding and i dont have to worrie about another pair or zebras ive had a problem with them stealing nesting material and breaking eggs so in the aviary there will be no nests.
we got are buttons since they were about 3 days old and there soo tiny and little fluff balls running around very cute.

[Ursula]

Looks like you did your homework and have considered everything.

Keep us posted on the progress. Can't wait to see more pix.