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karlisa
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hi guys, ive got a few pairs of orange breasted finches and im wondering,do i make up the nests for them by filling with feathers and swamp grass etc and leave them in there, or do i leave empty nests in and put nesting material somewhere for them to make it from scratch? if the latter,what sort of thing can i put the materials in where it wont blow away?
thanks for your advice in advance
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Orange breast make their own nests...you can use crab pot bait satchel for feathers or make up wire cylinder for same.. :thumbup:
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karlisa
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alright thankyou for that i'll look around for something to put the feathers and things in
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FinchLover1999
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Some orange-breasts like cane baskets so maybe buy a few of those, and as suggested, build a wire cylinder and fill with brush and grass.
Here's a link of someone doing such.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeEluAlUN8A
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My OBWs have built their own nest in a brush-filled vertical wire cylinder, have then taken over an abandoned Star's nest, and are presently holed up in a converted cutlery container. It seems that if they have clear eggs they like to start anew in another location.
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I have just noticed your post count.....WELCOME to the forum KLW.
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Welcome to the forum. Hanging baskets full of grasses and feathers works, they just do their thing with it.
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thankyou for the welcome guys !! im enjoying looking around this site its so informative im sure I will learn a lot on here
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Just give them a nest and some nesting materials such as dried grass and let them do the work.
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