Java Colony ~ Differnet Mutatations

[FLDoc]

Beautiful birds. Especially like the opals.

[Stuart whiting]

Fantastic Javas that you've got there cindy,

Loverly clean looking variety of birds, it is a pleasure to behold in looking at such well conditioned birds,

Well done on yer young silver Javas

[cindy]

Thank you, silvers are one of my favorite mutations

[Babs _Owner]

cindy

They are really beautiful Cindy. I have seen a normal java in a pet store here and was surprised at how large and striking they are in real life.

[cindy]

Thank you, they are lovely in person. Hardy too!!

[Shannylee]

cindy, they are gorgeous! Will you be at the bird show on Sunday? I plan on going but won't be there until around 1pm.

I have 2 Javas. I believe they are male and female. I'll get some pix of them later and post to see if you can add some insight. Mine are in a cage since my mixed aviary is all passive birds. (Mr. & Mrs. Whydah were moved to a flight cage of their own) The Javas seem quite content in their cage. I have a large woven basket (sold at Walmart and called the Love Shack ) in their cage and they cuddle in there at night. Favorite food = oat groats! Love my Java birds!!

[cindy]

I may be at the show as a vendor..... If I go I will have mostly a variety of zebras mutations, I have bourkes also but do not take those to indoor shows.

[Stuart whiting]

cindy you mention that you don't take bourkes grasskeets to indoor shows

Are some of your shows held out side then,

We would never do that here in England because if a bird escapes it's virtually gone for good and also most of our shows are held Autumn and winter when the conditions are quite cold and obviously be no good for exhibiting the small delicate birds etc,

I've heard of a few game fairs etc here where a particular club might stage about a dozen birds during the summer outside under a gazebo for example, this is mainly just for advertising about the club and its meetings and shows etc

[cindy]

I am always leery of exposing my hookbills to certain airborne diseases exclusive to hookbills. Not everyone is careful what they bring to shows.

I spoke to my avian vets about a test they did yrs ago at one of the halls, they tested walls, tables, door, clothes, door knobs before and after the shows found after the show they found traces of airborne viruses that can be devasting to hookbills....even found it in peoples' hair and eye lashes.

I take precautions when coming home from these shows before going to my birds, always go to your birds clean.... and it is another good reason to quarantine all new birds... my quarantine is 90 days.

We are in central Florida we are pretty warm with comfortable temps until around January/February we have a bit of a cold snap from time to time.

I also plan my breeding of grasskeets especially the scarlet chested so they are colored out for the two outdoor shows. July and November.

[Stuart whiting]

cindy very interesting what you say about the viruses and yer hookbills, just goes to show what is out there

You mention that you quarantine yer birds for 3 months-90 days,

I do quarantine my birds but what I mean by this is that all of my show team are not kept anywhere near my breeding birds,

When I exhibit I am showing my birds virtually every fortnight and this is over 3 months- 90 days, so in that time I've exhibited at least 6 times or more,

Each time I come back from any shows my birds get treated for any traces of red and northern mite, can't be to careful these days

After the show season has finished I then condition and prepare me birds for breeding,

The birds that I exhibited are kept in quarantine away from my normal breeding stock until the start of spring, then I'll go all through me birds and pair up accordingly

[cindy]

If I bring new birds in they are put through quarantine and are given preventatives. 3 months is what most avian vets here recommend. Birds can be carriers of too many things and not show signs. Scaly mites...birds can have it for 6 months to a year before showings signs. They can carry internal parasites and pass them onto other birds via feed and water, feeding babies....better to quarantine and do preventatives than to have your flock fall ill.

[Stuart whiting]

cindy totally agree 100 %