Congrats to Doug Taylor on his new website Gulf Coast Finches
Doug is the creator of the Green Day Diet and author of many fine birdcare articles! Stop by and read some of the best current info on caring for your birds! |
Getting your birds out of the nest in time for banding.....
It's difficult for those using classic nestboxes inside the cage, or wicker nests, to access fledglings in time to band them with the correct bandsize. To make it easier and cause less stress for everyone concerned, we use a grapevine basket/ball covered with fake pothos (using reusable plastic cable ties) on the outside and a felt nestpad on the inside - this is the "base" of the nest - then the birds fill it in with their own choice of nesting materials as they choose.
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Reusable
Cable Ties
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It fits perfectly and we have great breeding results. We provide nesting materials so the finches we have paired get a chance to make their own nest inside - the felt pad in the bottom of the grapevine ball is just to assure that eggs and then hatchlings don't fall thru the cracks.
We usually get materials at Michael's craft store or sometimes Walmart, wherever they are available and cheap. Re-usuable cable ties are available at Fry's Electronics .
If you can find the wire grapevine balls - they are easily washable and reusable as are the fake pothos plant/garlands. Sometimes the "real" type of grapevine balls get too yucky and we just throw them out. |
 Mark your calendar:
Santa Clara Bird Club 49th Annual Show November 27 2010 ~ San Jose, CA. |
Order the NFSS 25th Anniversary DVD compilation of the NFSS Journal backissues! |
Growing greens for your birds
Growing your own greens for your birds can be as easy and starting a few seedlings of Lettuce. Meslcun or Mustard Greens on a sunny porch in pots or take a look at this new EarthBox |
Earthquake Preparedness for Bird Breeders and Hobbyists
Did your birds wake you this morning, or was it a wakeup call from Mother Earth?
...read the full article here
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Make Frozen Food Logs for your birds
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Quinoa as a no-egg nestling food
http://www.ncbs.org/quinoa.htm |
|  Hospital Cage:
Take the time now, while your bird is healthy
to make a Hospital Cage for when your bird
might be ill or injured and need bedrest.
You will thank yourself for having the wits
to do this before you need one.
See our "HowTo" |
Bird Fact Sheets by Robert G. Black
Bird Fact Sheets available direct from the author: by Robert G. Black
$1.50 each, including shipping |
Record Keeping Binders and matching Slipcases
with insertable covers and spines
 Click on photo to see large view
These make great keepsake albums, bird breeding record-keeping, scrapbooks of your bird photos - Lifetime Bird List and more! Full details $15.00 per set + shipping |
Upcoming local Bird Marts
Alameda County Fairgrounds - Pleasanton
August 8, 2010
9:00am to 4:00pm
Indoors Air-conditioned
For more information please contact Laurene or Jim Pappas (510) 785-6647
Foothill Bird Fanciers Annual Exotic Bird Mart
August 22, 2010
9:00am - 3:00pm
Indoors at Placer County Fairgrounds Jones Hall
800 All American City Blvd, Roseville, CA, 95678 - FREE PARKING San Jose Bird Mart
Sun., Nov.21, 2010 9am-3pm
Santa Clara Fairgrounds
344 Tully Road, San Jose, Gateway Hall
Pay & Free (10th St.) Parking
ATM - Food
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Southern California Pomona Birdmart: Sunday March 7 2010
at the Los Angeles County
Fairplex, Pomona, Ca
in Building #4
9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Admission $7.00
Youth 11 years old and younger FREE |
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