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Hope this is not a silly question,but will birds use long,thin green grass for nesting or does it have to be dry?.
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Some prefer green some prefer dry. I always give a mix as most will learn to use both if available. And if you have a dead palm tree take the fibreouse centre out and give it to them. They love it.
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Thankyou.I have a paddock with 30cm long,thin grass [not swamp grass]that would make good nesting material.Will cut some and let it dry out and throw in some green stuff as well.
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collector_and_buyer wrote:Thankyou.I have a paddock with 30cm long,thin grass [not swamp grass]that would make good nesting material.Will cut some and let it dry out and throw in some green stuff as well.
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A variety of nesting material is always good. Grass seed heads are usually used by Diamonds, PFs etc for the other shell of the nest & finer stuff inside.
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Cut some full length and some half to allow for differnt size pieces to weave with as well, as that is something else the birds like variety in.
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Thankyou all.
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