Diamonds not sitting

[Craig52]

Desetbirds I read the aviary as 6 metres x 4 metres, this is a reasonable aviary size.
It depends on how many other birds are in it with the 28 Diamonds.
There was a person living in the ACT who kept large numbers of Diamonds(only though) in a far smaller area.
The breeding birds set the others into breeding mode and the results were quite amazing.
Personally I wouldn't keep that many because of interference and health reasons.

There was also that person in Stawell,Victoria B O'Gorman,he kept more than 28 diamonds in aviaries around that size,probably double that and they were all breeding. Craig

[Bmac27]

Are they receiving copious amounts of green grass seed soaked/sprouted seed and veg ?
My lot only achieved success with tonnes of green grass seeds , panics , veldt , windmill , rye , guinea grass and palm grass ... you name it , they get it !
They are big fans of chicory (flowers and seeds) , broccoli , black kale and slav cabbage also .
One seed they devour with vigor is sesame ... its always first to go out of the "alternative herb and grass seed mix" that I do .
Mine only take a minimum of live food for some reason ?
They had their first clutch beginning of the year (only 2) in January and followed that up with a clutch of 4 that are nearly ready to fledge .
Preserve and you'll achieve success .... good luck .
Brad

[SamDavis]

It always surprises me how people have success with such different methods. I've had diamonds for years and I've never had them breed well in colonies whereas 1 pair in a mixed aviary can fledge 3-5 chicks pretty much continually for years. New pairs are often hard to get going and if they don't get on with it then I swap the cock for another. It's really best to pair them up young and let them mature together. Corn is the absolute favourite for all my diamonds.

[Romanus]

Have upped the supply of green food, tonic mix and Lebanese cucumber. I hear cries for food coming from one of the nests