How often to breed And Keeping track

[flymouse]

Just give them shredded paper and leave it long enough to give them a chance to figure out what it is... not sticks.. not string... not hair.......

Well they refused to use any of this for a long time. Then they filled the entire bag into there nest. Now no I didn't put a bag in there cage. I got discouraged and had put the bag on top of there cage that held the shredded paper. Got up the next day to an empty bag and a full nest. Not sure why they wouldn't use any of the paper I left all over the cage in different areas.

[lovezebs]

flymouse

Just goes to show, that each pair have their own preferences .

[Dramoth]

We use curly cocofibre and swamp grasses along with feathers as our primary nesting materials for our zebs. We have also put in bark, small sticks, lengths of grass... just about anything that they can find in the wild.

Haven't had a problem with any of the fledglings getting caught up with the cocofibre yet.

Because all our birds are in our aviary, we find it tricky to work out when the hatchlings are going to turn into fledglings and jump out of the nest. We had 2 launch today (23rd) and there is another 3 in that nest to launch over the next couple of days, and there is another nest with 4-5 hatchlings in it that popped out of the eggs late last week and another nest that has 1 hatchling that popped out today... there is another 4-5 eggs in that nest.

And the two charcoals in the breeding box are sitting there looking at the nesting box wondering what the hell thats for and I put in another half-basket type nest for them to give them a bit of a choice just in case they didnt like the nesting box. I'm starting to wonder if one of them doesnt bat for the other side.

[flymouse]

Mark

I am so jealous of your babies. I thought i was going to have two clutches happening the same time. But my Society Finch Gerti and her male Tom have gone nuts or something. They refused to lay in a plastic container I attached to the side of the cage when they laid an egg in the feed bin. Didn't have a nest box. So decided to make one out of a sturdy plastic container dip came in. I attached it with a screw and bolt.

Then offered them some nesting material that they just put all over the bottom of the cage. So put some in it. They took it out and layed another egg in feed container.

Well I did a bad thing and took both eggs and put in the improvised nest. They then moved there, laid an egg and put a few pieces of crimped shredded paper in the nest. Then went back to feed container and laid 2 more eggs. Then busted them all and threw them out of both containers.

NExt they laid 5 eggs in plastic container filled with shredded paper. Sat on them for 3 days then caught Dad Tom under the bedding eggs down in bottom and dad pushing bedding up. So I pulled it part way out thinking he wanted it out. He didn't like that much. I have all this on film. Then he took it all out. NO one sat on eggs that night. They sat on perch. Now all the nest material is back in and they are back on nest what is up with this.

I'm so confused.

[lovezebs]

flymouse

Little plastic dip containers might not be the best choice for a nest (although a seed cup is no better;-)).

I would try something like smallish old Easter baskets. Most of my guys tend to like them, and they are usually fairly inexpensive in the thrift shops. They do in a pinch if there are no nests available. You can also use sturdy cardboard boxes that are about four by five inches in diameter. Tape the bottom with packing tape, cut a nice hole in the upper part. Tape the top, attach to bars of flight with wire, place a perch underneath for support, and your ready to go.

Set a perch beside your makeshift nest box, and offer the kids nesting materials. They will do the rest, and in a few weeks time, you should see fledglings emerging .

[cindy]

try using an empty canister... attach it to the top or side of the cage with zip ties through little holes punched in the container

[cindy]

to make a sturdy edge in the front of the container I used the plastic spine from clear report covers.. you can cut it longer to extend the length of the opening.

[lovezebs]

cindy

That is so cute Cindy, I love it .

[Babs _Owner]

flymouse

Its really simple with societies. If you move the eggs, they will "kinda" sit on them until they are done laying.

Then they start over with a permanent nest.

Societies, as other have told me, follow the babies more than the eggs.


So next time you move the eggs, exspect them to continue laying, not sitting...................until they are done laying. Then they start over with a new clutch.

They wont sit tight until they have a faith you wont move the eggs.

[flymouse]

to make a sturdy edge in the front of the container I used the plastic spine from clear report covers.. you can cut it longer to extend the length of the opening.

Cindy

I love it. I do crafts and have LOVED playing with paper since I was 3. Or so mom told me. I was thinking about weaving nests. They don't cost much to buy, but I throw them away after the babies are 10 weeks old. And the $5 for the nest will buy me more crafts. LOL (I make hand made cards etc)

ANYWAY I am thinking of weaving newspaper and making some nests. I figure if you can weave magazines and paper to make baskets I can probably figure out how to make nests. Maybe I will try that in a minute. grin.

[wilkifam]

NYWAY I am thinking of weaving newspaper and making some nests. I figure if you can weave magazines and paper to make baskets I can probably figure out how to make nests. Maybe I will try that in a minute. grin.

please show us if you do!