New Season Rebrushing Complete
I have finally finished rebrushing the aviaries for the upcoming Autumn
It is amazing how quickly the finches respond to the fresh brush and nesting material
Quite a few nests have already been built, and birds are sitting. The first aviaries that I did several weeks ago have birds already feeding young.
Its a good time now as the hot weather should be just about behind us and here at Broken Head, we have quite a mild winter. Rarely do the aviary temperatures fall below 10 degrees C.
All looks good for the breeding season, which will go right through to the end of Spring.
I have given an explanation of what I have done in my article on Aviary Rebrushing.
October 21st, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Hi Ken,
All my finches have settled in well and now just waiting for them to look for a nesting site. The brushing I have done is similar to your method, but I havent got any of the paperbark. I see pigeons and other birds nesting in the tree I have used. Will they use other brush or just the paperbark? Not sure how long it will take for them to start. Am I just being a bit impatient, because its been about a month. Ive read that it could take longer for them to settle in. I think Im doing everything else right. Feedback would be nice
Regards
Brett