tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post7806030594871368627..comments2024-03-05T11:38:41.279-08:00Comments on Canary Tales: Things I Always Wanted to Ask or Share with Big Bird???Linda Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453591933437696987noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-42421820708615151892010-02-15T13:40:45.742-08:002010-02-15T13:40:45.742-08:00In ref. to mosquitoes..You would need to add some ...In ref. to mosquitoes..You would need to add some wood striping to tack screen to. Perhaps 1 inch thick,the strips of wood would keep the screen far enough away so the birds dont get their feet caught in the screen. I would not recommend plastic as it would get much too hot like a greenhouse.<br />An outdoor aviary without protection from mosquitoes would be very disappointing to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-55564440315229074162010-02-09T07:00:00.923-08:002010-02-09T07:00:00.923-08:00Protecting from mosquitoes is critical as no one w...Protecting from mosquitoes is critical as no one wants Canary Pox. <br /><br />I have never had an outside aviary. Many who do, have covered with either a very fine mesh that mosquitoes can not penetrate or heavy plastic. This lets in light but protects from mosquitoes. <br /><br />Steve Billmire in California covers his outside aviary wire with plexiglass. Pictures of his aviary are found in the Oakland Show series last Fall.Linda Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453591933437696987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-67529613472377583042010-02-09T06:54:33.817-08:002010-02-09T06:54:33.817-08:00I remember that someone had a list but do not reme...I remember that someone had a list but do not remember for sure who. Perhaps some of the bloggers can help!Linda Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453591933437696987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-15881168054804740872010-02-09T06:53:00.057-08:002010-02-09T06:53:00.057-08:00The most important thing is that the hen feeds and...The most important thing is that the hen feeds and that the chicks are growing normally!<br /><br />Last year, a pair of bronze in a very high cage over my head, hatched a nest of chicks that I was not expecting. Even though I never feed the pair any nestling food, the chicks were normal size and needed to be banded when I discovered them!! They appeared to be normal in every way for chicks less than a week old! They had fed their chicks well from the seed mix.<br /><br />Last Fall, Jeepers Peepers Aviary shared their dry nestling food recipe on this blog. My good friend Doyle Johnson is experimenting with their recipe. The convenience of a dry nestling food is very appealing and he is having good results. That will be one of my next projects!!Linda Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453591933437696987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-51356241432319790982010-02-08T13:07:30.467-08:002010-02-08T13:07:30.467-08:00I would love to have an outdoor aviary this spring...I would love to have an outdoor aviary this spring into the summer and fall. I live in the mid west, and we expect a wet spring, which means mosquitoes. Is there anyway that I can safely have some birds out side in a small aviary without having to worry about the mosquito issues? I had heard that if one puts society finches in the aviary, they feast on mosquitoes. I don't expect that they will keep all of them (if any of them away), but still...<br /><br />Any suggestions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-87194350891064913402010-02-07T11:29:55.031-08:002010-02-07T11:29:55.031-08:00Linda, there used to be a list with ways to sex ca...Linda, there used to be a list with ways to sex canaries. I can't find it now. I think it was on the Oakland site, but Geocities is down?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-3630294948989056742010-02-07T07:59:46.054-08:002010-02-07T07:59:46.054-08:00Hi Linda, I have a hen that refuses to feed egg f...Hi Linda, I have a hen that refuses to feed egg food to her chicks. Should I be concerned? janetJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497529280425054872noreply@blogger.com