boiled eggs

Learn what to feed your birds.
dutch
2 Eggs Laid
2 Eggs Laid
Posts: 726
Joined: Sun Oct 13, 2013 1:56 am
Location: Sydney Australia

Re: boiled eggs

Post by dutch » Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:13 am

So they will bathe in the soluvite
...that's good...because my birds will only bathe in plain water...i was worried the soluvite might make them stop bathing..
Professional Zebra Finch Tamer

120+ Zebras
23 Gouldians......all in 1 aviary

wildbill
Complete Clutch
Complete Clutch
Posts: 862
Joined: Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:58 pm
Location: australia

Re: boiled eggs

Post by wildbill » Wed Oct 23, 2013 3:15 am

even though the water turns a golden yellow - they jump in it immediately

dutch
2 Eggs Laid
2 Eggs Laid
Posts: 726
Joined: Sun Oct 13, 2013 1:56 am
Location: Sydney Australia

Re: boiled eggs

Post by dutch » Wed Oct 23, 2013 7:11 am

Bill how many years have used the soluvite
Professional Zebra Finch Tamer

120+ Zebras
23 Gouldians......all in 1 aviary

wildbill
Complete Clutch
Complete Clutch
Posts: 862
Joined: Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:58 pm
Location: australia

Re: boiled eggs

Post by wildbill » Thu Oct 24, 2013 1:06 am

about 3 months. i had fertility problems with birds in a fully enclose and fully roofed aviary. couldn't figure out why i was getting nest upon nest of clear eggs. i rang vetafarm and told them the problem and they said try this product .
good results in 6 weeks but in actual time ....took about 3 months. now they are all back on track. one pair had 5 nests straight with clear eggs........checked that nest out today 4 eggs laid and 2 young in nest for the first time in many months....so my opinion - it does work.

dutch
2 Eggs Laid
2 Eggs Laid
Posts: 726
Joined: Sun Oct 13, 2013 1:56 am
Location: Sydney Australia

Re: boiled eggs

Post by dutch » Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:59 am

That's brilliant..it has to be good if it can make a bird become fertile again..

Im adding it to the water now..if i have chicks this season then d3 is the answer to successful breeding
Professional Zebra Finch Tamer

120+ Zebras
23 Gouldians......all in 1 aviary

wildbill
Complete Clutch
Complete Clutch
Posts: 862
Joined: Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:58 pm
Location: australia

Re: boiled eggs

Post by wildbill » Fri Oct 25, 2013 1:49 am

added it to the water today for photo

Image


Image

wildbill
Complete Clutch
Complete Clutch
Posts: 862
Joined: Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:58 pm
Location: australia

Re: boiled eggs

Post by wildbill » Fri Oct 25, 2013 1:50 am

top photo you can see the water droplets flying through the air

dutch
2 Eggs Laid
2 Eggs Laid
Posts: 726
Joined: Sun Oct 13, 2013 1:56 am
Location: Sydney Australia

Re: boiled eggs

Post by dutch » Fri Oct 25, 2013 4:09 am

Beautiful finches .....what are they called...how long you been breeding them
Professional Zebra Finch Tamer

120+ Zebras
23 Gouldians......all in 1 aviary

wildbill
Complete Clutch
Complete Clutch
Posts: 862
Joined: Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:58 pm
Location: australia

Re: boiled eggs

Post by wildbill » Fri Oct 25, 2013 6:56 pm

here in OZ we call them diamond sparrows - been breeding them for 3 years

dutch
2 Eggs Laid
2 Eggs Laid
Posts: 726
Joined: Sun Oct 13, 2013 1:56 am
Location: Sydney Australia

Re: boiled eggs

Post by dutch » Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:53 pm

Bill how many times a year do you worm your birds
Professional Zebra Finch Tamer

120+ Zebras
23 Gouldians......all in 1 aviary

wildbill
Complete Clutch
Complete Clutch
Posts: 862
Joined: Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:58 pm
Location: australia

Re: boiled eggs

Post by wildbill » Sat Oct 26, 2013 8:52 am

april - august -december. my aviaries are all outside and these birds spend a lot of time on the cement floors.
against my better judgement i once purchased 12 gouldian finches which were housed with ringneck parrots - well know as worm carriers. although i asked the seller had they been wormed -his reply no i took the risk @ $10 a head.
i used vetafarm worm out gel as the treatment. only problem within 3 days of treatment 8 had died. i wouldn't have mattered much anyway. birds congested with heavy loads of worms would die anyway....once treated all the dead worms cause a blockage.
lesson learnt - stay away from finches housed with parrots.

dutch
2 Eggs Laid
2 Eggs Laid
Posts: 726
Joined: Sun Oct 13, 2013 1:56 am
Location: Sydney Australia

Re: boiled eggs

Post by dutch » Sat Oct 26, 2013 9:11 am

Thanks for the great advice Bill....you're a legend..

Bill you ever treat any of your birds for canker ?
Professional Zebra Finch Tamer

120+ Zebras
23 Gouldians......all in 1 aviary

wildbill
Complete Clutch
Complete Clutch
Posts: 862
Joined: Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:58 pm
Location: australia

Re: boiled eggs

Post by wildbill » Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:40 pm

never had that drama

dutch
2 Eggs Laid
2 Eggs Laid
Posts: 726
Joined: Sun Oct 13, 2013 1:56 am
Location: Sydney Australia

Re: boiled eggs

Post by dutch » Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:30 pm

I have been reading on this forum that most pinch breeders are working inches every three months....and using ronivet s or. Rondizal before breeding season every year......i know about worming ....but treating them with ronivet s every year before breeding is a new one....never heard about that before
Professional Zebra Finch Tamer

120+ Zebras
23 Gouldians......all in 1 aviary

debbie276
Bird Brain
Bird Brain
Posts: 14789
Joined: Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:30 am
Location: WV

Re: boiled eggs

Post by debbie276 » Sun Oct 27, 2013 5:40 am

dutch wrote: I have been reading on this forum that most pinch breeders are working inches every three months....and using ronivet s or. Rondizal before breeding season every year......i know about worming ....but treating them with ronivet s every year before breeding is a new one....never heard about that before
There are a few that treat their birds routinely but a lot that don't. Personally I don't see how constantly treating your birds with medicines, especially antibiotics just as a precaution can help your bird build up it's immunity. And if you sell your birds what happens when the new owner doesn't medicate every 3 months?
That's one of the reasons why if I'm buying a bird the first question I ask is if they treat with medicines routinely, if they do I don't buy, regardless of how good the bird may look.
Debbie
long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
Blue
SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
Pastel Blue (Yellow Blue)

GREAT articles on avian lighting:
https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56

Post Reply