breeding cages

poohbear · Post by **poohbear** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:22 pm

They are a clever design as the box can still be examined from the outside.
I guess a room full of these cages would look smarter than with the boxes on the outside.Depends how fussy you are...I prefer to give the birds more space by putting the boxes on the outside.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:08 pm

I have all my nestboxes hung/attached to the outside of my breeding cages. I think the more space for the finches inside the cage - the better and happier they will be. Every inch counts since we can't give them their natural habitat.

And I agree with Paul, it certainly makes checking the eggs/chicks much easier and less disturbing to the parent finches by having the boxes on the outside.

canucky2 · Post by **canucky2** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:07 am

ok, my builder went a little crazy or lazy. I asked for cages 32x20x20 and he made me 48x24x24. Bigger is better I guess. He said it was the size of wood he had. They feel like army tanks, very cumbersome. I am sure the finches will be happy.

Ok I was going to paint them... What kind of paint to I need to use?

poohbear · Post by **poohbear** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:31 am

48x24x24 is ideal...I hate using lesser sizes...these are birds not hamsters.
Waterbase vinyl paints are ideal.

canucky2 · Post by **canucky2** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:58 am

Thanks Poor Bear. We got 4 built. I can't wait to get them so I can start painting.

SamFoy · Post by **SamFoy** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:46 pm

At 48", how many dividers and at what intervals- every 12"?

SamFoy · Post by **SamFoy** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:48 pm

I forgot, where can we get the wire faces for the boxes. Even if we go with 24" x 48' to 60".

FeatherHarp · Post by **FeatherHarp** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 11:37 am

Your cages sound like mansions....I hope you can post some photos when you are all finished.

I was wondering....are any certain colors a better choice for the cages? I would be curious as to whether the birds react to certain colors better than others? Like if a darker would promote breeding better than a light one?

poohbear · Post by **poohbear** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 12:52 pm

FeatherHarp wrote:Your cages sound like mansions....I hope you can post some photos when you are all finished.

I was wondering....are any certain colors a better choice for the cages? I would be curious as to whether the birds react to certain colors better than others? Like if a darker would promote breeding better than a light one?

Eggshell blue or a light green are sensible colours...as for cage fronts I've searched for ages and can't find any in the States...Now 'Orchid' have wrapped up...They were one of the few companies that carried European goods...If there are others I cant find any.
There are I believe one or two large societies in the States that promote canary breeding....Contacting one of these might turn up a link for cage fronts.

SamFoy · Post by **SamFoy** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:08 pm

We just had our local bird show/mart this last week and should have asked the vendor then. I'll start a search by word of mouth if nothing else. Or, I could salvage old fronts off cages with the right dimensions, paint them and attack them to the wood fronts.

I went with a light green when I painted my aviary - works fine. Too dark and I think I would lose some birds due to blending in. As a matter of fact I think I subconessly(sp) choose a color and tinted it down to a color that is not seen in my birds. Like teal or a blue that is not in gouldians.

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:07 am

Paul maybe you should pm sean & michelle with the details for the manufacturers of cage fronts in the uk. be interestingto see if they could import them to sell through their shop. could make them a few extra dollars especially if there are no other suppliers in the usa.