alot of help wanted.

[hullhunter 219]

hi all

im going to be building an aviary after Christmas. the flight will me 7tf tall 2m wide and 7m long.

 

now what i would like to know is what birds i will be able to keep together. so if someone could take a bit of time to write me a list i would much appreciate it.

 

i will be mostly looking at finches and anything else i can keep with them.

 

the more different types i can keep in the same flight the better.

 

all info will be taken on bored

 

also can english be kept with foreign?

 

thanks. hullhunter

[paulus 26]

you definatly want a sparrow hawk you can keep finchs,canarys and british together, with that size of flight you wont have a problem. zebras and bengaleese are hardy. be carefull with some of the less hardy foreign finches

[hullhunter 219]

i like the look of

bull

gold

green

zebra

java

owl

chaff

 

can all these be kept together and is there any more that will get along

thanks

Edited November 26, 2011 by hullhunter

[paulus 26]

i like the look of

bull

gold

green

zebra

java

owl

chaff

 

can all these be kept together and is there any more that will get along

thanks

i think that one might be a problem you need to remember food requirements aswell some of the british require more than seed to get into breeding condition

[hullhunter 219]

lol

also can any of the Weaver family be kept with these finch

[paulus 26]

read here http://www.finchaviary.com/Maintenance/PersonalityConflicts.htm

[staffy 0]

As Paulus said with flight that size you will have no prob housing most breeds together,you could also add redpoll,siskin,linnet, as long as they are aviary bred rung.With the foreign i would stick with the zebras and bengalese as these are the hardiest,others are very sensitive to cold and sometimes hard to climatise... owls,gouldians ..etc,and with the price the rarer foreign species are making it can become very expensive hobby especially if there dropping dead due to cold and stress. Another factor you will have to think of is if you will be planning on breeding come spring,if so you will need seperate flights as you will have awful hassle with individuals interfering with each others nests,eggs and young.

[hullhunter 219]

thanks for that lads

[craigyboy 1,274]

feck zebras off,they breed like mice,make an annoying call and you cant fecking give em away,stick wi british mate

[craigyboy 1,274]

i'd have a pair of goldies,chaffys,redpolls,siskins and yellowhammers

[craigyboy 1,274]

zebras may be hardy,for a foreign finch but last year was -16 and i didnt lose a single bird and they were outdoors all the time zebras aint that hardy mate

Edited November 26, 2011 by craigyboy

[hullhunter 219]

not keen on them redpolls. but i do like the rest and i defo want some bulls and greenys i would just have the bulls if i had my way

[craigyboy 1,274]

not keen on them redpolls. but i do like the rest and i defo want some bulls and greenys i would just have the bulls if i had my way

ive give up wi bullys mate,theyre my favourite bird but they are difficult to breed, i just got fed up wi the heartbreak

[hullhunter 219]

shame that because they are truly stunning. ive only ever seen one in the wild and that was when i was 12 im 28 now they are very thin on the ground round my way