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  1. pappabear
    Thanks guys , so would you chaps leave the male with her all the way through ?
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    Don't know what to do for the best now , she has made her nest in the flight , it is under the plastic roofing and I have added plastic corner pieces to try and keep her out of the wind I have also shut the finches in the shed bit as the little barstewards kept nicking her nest , will the canaries be on out overnight ? I presume they will as she chose that pan when there is 2 inside the shed☺
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    Thank you , mule , hi tong po in the canary book I have it says to replace eggs with dummy eggs so they are all placed for sitting at the same time so they hatch together and should be equal size ☺
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    My canary has now built a nest and I have bought some dummy eggs to replace any she lays , how's best to store her eggs and do you have to turn them like chicken eggs also how many do you let yours lay before you give the real ones back , cheers
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    Hope some come back mate
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    cheers fireman
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    Seen 2 different colour nest pans orange and white , does it matter which I get ?
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    Will do thanks again☺
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    Thanks guys I won't be disappointed if they are 2 males as not planning on doing too much with canaries as waiting till the end of the season , I have got back in touch with Geoff walker the author of the canary books ( as he only lives 5 miles from me would be rude not too ☺ ) I was going to buy a couple of pairs from him then the rats visited so I cancelled , I have reserved a pair of recessive white brown opals and red agate mosaics . My plan is to keep the zebra finches over summer then just canaries from then on , but I will put a pan in is it best sited in the flight area or inside the s
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    Hi all , I have bought 2 canaries from a aviary place near me , they said they only had cock birds in so I thought I'd just get 2 for now but only 1 sings proper the other chirps and also let's the 1 that sings feed it , so my question is will 2 males feed each other ,thanks in advance
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    Thanks mate ☺
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    Thanks guys , I'm sure there is some black hammerite at work will that work?
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    Thanks guys it's taken a while as tried to make it as rodent proof as possible as I lost all my red factor canaries to rats , I have tiled the walls of the shed about 18" high and the shed has a concrete slab floor next is to insulate it and cover the inside with tongue and groove , thanks for your tips fireman I do have some clear perspex so that will be going on next , what type of black paint do you recommend .
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    Just thought I'd share a pic of my new aviary, going to keep a few pair of canaries and my bengalese finches the shed on right will have a bank of breeding cages
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    thanks slip lead , now just to find some that are not going to cost a fortune
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    hi all , back in june my wife's goldfinch died and i promised i would get her a pair when i had sorted the new aviary also would i be able to keep other native finches in with them , what i would like to know is when is the best time of year to buy native finches thanks in advance
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    cheers have a great xmas and happy new year
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    cheers matt , will think about a sheath but as it sits in a display cabinet there might not be any point , can you pm me if you do decide to go ahead with the smaller blades
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    rats did my canaries in a similar way but they also piled dead zebra finches in a corner of the shed , used one to bait the trap , now the shed has concrete inside and tiled walls .
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    thanks matt , that might be best , out of curiosity how much would a tan colourd sheath cost if i got you to make one for the knife i had from you also will you be doing any small bladed blanks with a similar shape to the opinel blades
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    hi guys i am looking for a folding knife making kit with small blade , just fancy having a go , i do have one of midnights fixed blades which i bought as something to keep and pass onto my son as it was bought with money left to me when my dad died hence it doesnt get used much i tend to use my opinel more . my question is would i be better off buying a knife and replacing the handle/scales or is there a decent kit available i was thinking of something like this http://www.heinnie.com/kershaw-shuffle-18711 thanks in advance
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    i will only be using them for walking the dogs and a few trips out with the air rifle , nothing too strenuous so hopefully they will be alright .
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    hi all this is my first review in this section but thought i would have a go . i wanted some wellies that were warm and comfortable so decided to go for the grubs snowline 8.5 i ordered them from the grubs online website for £74.99 http://www.grubsbootsonline.co.uk/shop/4580619657/Grubs-Snowline and they came with free delivery and also a free pair of gardening gloves . ordered them last sunday evening and they were here tuesday morning , i have only worn them so far for walking the dogs and although it hasnt been very cold yet i have found them warm and very comfy the inside is all
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    thanks bilbo , going to have to wait to zero it in as only just got back from xmas shopping but at least the majority of its done now so plenty of time to sort it all out and get used to it
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    thanks rez got to go shopping this morning unfortunately so have to play later but very impressed with the few shots i had at their range
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