Cages Nearly Done

[dankay123 33]

hi lads,

i started my room this weekend. i have a treble breeder which is 50"x22"x15" , 2 double breeders normal size and i have built a small flight inside my shed which is 4ftLx4ftH x15"D. i have just got to make a door for the flight and a door for the treble and they are completed.

 

in the flight how many birds would i safely keep in there without overcrowding issues. i am wanting to start with only a couple of pairs and i built the flight for any young i may have next year.i plan on breeding mules so finches and canaries will be my birds of choice.

 

[Outlaw Pete 2,224]

We need photo's, Dan. Feed our minds! Durrdyy stuff!

[KittleRox 2,147]

Quality not quantity mate, get yourself 2 or 3 pairs and give them a cage each to themselves

[fireman 10,993]

One thing i'll say is birds are like sweets in a shop,you can end up getting more than you can deal with very easy,likes been said if i were you i'd get a couple of pairs and keep it simple and learn how it goes with pairing,nesting and rearing and then move onto more the following year.The proof in taking your time,putting int the effort and not getting ahead of yourself is in Millets posts of how he'd doing,he has room for more birds than he has but he's keeping it to a number he can handle and the results speak for themselves mate .

[dankay123 33]

i am thinking 1 pair of finches and 1 pair of canaries. that leaves me a treble empty and the flight empty which will do for any young i may have (wishful thinking lol) next year.in the flight could i keep quails in tthe bottom or is it not big enough?

[j j m 6,555]

its amazing how quick you can end up with big numbers if your succsesfull mate

[Millet 4,497]

i am thinking 1 pair of finches and 1 pair of canaries. that leaves me a treble empty and the flight empty which will do for any young i may have (wishful thinking lol) next year.in the flight could i keep quails in tthe bottom or is it not big enough?

Personaly i would not keep quail in the indoor flight's but if you build a outside aviary i deffinitely would..but stick with the little chinese painted type's as the Jap quail are bigger and can be very aggresive toward's each other in small area's..

[Shamo 319]

You asked about the flight. If trying to breed pure pairs, I would have one pair in that size flight. If muling, I would use muling Cages first and then, when he has bonded, put two Hen Canaries and one Cock 'Goldy' or whatever in there and give him the choice to pick who to actually 'tread'.

[mule1943 291]

You asked about the flight. If trying to breed pure pairs, I would have one pair in that size flight. If muling, I would use muling Cages first and then, when he has bonded, put two Hen Canaries and one Cock 'Goldy' or whatever in there and give him the choice to pick who to actually 'tread'.

same here mate