Bird Building - The Chirp Shire

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:32 am

Oh my, the anticipation of it all...

Do tell soon!

annague · Post by **annague** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:10 am

Arrgghhh! Help! I don't think I can stand the suspense any longer!

MLaRue · Post by **MLaRue** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:48 am

I'm sorry peeps - not only does FF not notify me of when someone posts most of the time on any threads including my own I've posted on but since I've worked LATE two nights in a row I haven't been able to actually make the changes - heck I started but didn't get very far...

So until I can post pictures....

But yes it does involve new species - not just finches... lips are sealed on this one still ;) But the colors are gorgeous!

But here is the thing I've only been using a portion of this house that is for the birds NOT me. So, in thinking I wanted order and space and blah blah I've been using very little space compared to what I actually have so this is where the biggest change is going to happen. I'm also going to allow breeding to happen outside of cages for most species.

For example...

I set up 12 breeding cages down the middle of the room with all different species. I made it so 3 sides were private and only the front was open for them to see out and facing away from me. This plan resulted in no breeding and no babies. But I have babies from multiple pairs of Gouldians, Fires, Cherries, BLUE CAPS, Owls, and several other species that are not coming to mind by allowing them access to the whole bird house. What gives?

So the changes come from redesigning what space I'm using for what and it will be extreme compared to what I'm using and doing now. I should be able to make a dent into these changes this weekend - I hope!

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:56 am

Sounds like a plan...Can't wait to see (and hear about your bird house)!!!

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:56 am

Huh - all that typing and she still didn't tell us!

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:57 am

That girl is good at keeping things under wraps!!! Donna...any clue???? You can tell us!!!

MLaRue · Post by **MLaRue** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:00 pm

cindy wrote:That girl is good at keeping things under wraps!!! Donna...any clue???? You can tell us!!!

She better not!!!!

Besides I don't think I told her everything! In fact I know I didn't!

Donna

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MLaRue · Post by **MLaRue** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:02 pm

Hey before I forget - there are imports coming in right now to Birds Express - Blue Caps and Blue Breasted... and several others that people might have been waiting for again...

lovemyfinch · Post by **lovemyfinch** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:26 pm

MLaRue wrote:Hey before I forget - there are imports coming in right now to Birds Express - Blue Caps and Blue Breasted... and several others that people might have been waiting for again...

Funny you just mentionned that Misty. I just found out that my seed supplier just received a boatload of different African species.

I am bringing my travel cage tomorrow when I go seed shopping, never know

Besides with all my zebbies moving out, I will have the extra space.

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:04 pm

MLaRue wrote:
cindy wrote:That girl is good at keeping things under wraps!!! Donna...any clue???? You can tell us!!!
She better not!!!! Besides I don't think I told her everything! In fact I know I didn't! Donna #

Well all I know is the back of my car was LOADED down with cages of your new acquisitions.

MLaRue · Post by **MLaRue** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:08 pm

Oh - that was just all that SEED!

MLaRue · Post by **MLaRue** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:10 pm

lovemyfinch wrote:
MLaRue wrote:Hey before I forget - there are imports coming in right now to Birds Express - Blue Caps and Blue Breasted... and several others that people might have been waiting for again...
Funny you just mentionned that Misty. I just found out that my seed supplier just received a boatload of different African species. I am bringing my travel cage tomorrow when I go seed shopping, never know Besides with all my zebbies moving out, I will have the extra space.

That's the spirit Janine

I can't wait to see your new birdies

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:12 pm

MLaRue wrote:Oh - that was just all that SEED!

Yes, but what kind of seed

MLaRue · Post by **MLaRue** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:26 pm

L in Ontario wrote:
MLaRue wrote:Oh - that was just all that SEED!
Yes, but what kind of seed

Finch seed... 25 lb bags of it - her whole trunk was full of them...

Now in the back seat of her car had ... let's see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 cages

BUT 3 were little SHOW cages, 1 was her huge bleep cage

and then there was one more cage that was given to me from another person (Patricia if you are reading this) with two new birdies in it... So yes Donna's poor car was FULL of feathers and seed

And, like she said we spent from 10:00 to 4:30 there and what was funny that I keep getting a laugh about is that she was thinking we would be gone by noon. There is just too much to see and do at a fair surrounded by your best birdie friends. I bet next fair she makes me drive by myself!

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:45 pm

MLaRue wrote:
L in Ontario wrote:
MLaRue wrote:Oh - that was just all that SEED!
I bet next fair she makes me drive by myself!

What??? And miss all the fun!!!

NO way......

We talked about taking the girls (her daughter and my niece) but I have no idea where we would have put them. On top????

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