Cordon Blue's in a mixed aviary Any Thoughts?experience??
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spanna
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Nathan, bit harsh from your short experiences. I have recently put a pair of cordons in each of my large mixed aviaries and they are fantastic. Males get's a bit snippy around the live food sometimes but will soon settle down and everyone joins in the feeding frenzy without a worry. Mine are in with painteds, diamonds, ruddies, masked grassfinches, gouldians, double bars, red brows, plumheads and pictorellas, never had an issue in the few months I've had them. Have added a lot of colour and noise to my aviaries!!
The only thing I would worry about in Albany would be losing a hen to the cold whether... There is the potential that they may try and breed in winter, and the hen may get eggbound and need some attention before the worst happens. Of course, there are ways to avoid this (reduce livefood/greens, seperate hen and cock etc. etc.)
The only thing I would worry about in Albany would be losing a hen to the cold whether... There is the potential that they may try and breed in winter, and the hen may get eggbound and need some attention before the worst happens. Of course, there are ways to avoid this (reduce livefood/greens, seperate hen and cock etc. etc.)
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Mel7610
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My aviary is very closed in and faces east as weather comes from west and have plans to extend it in the next 2-3 weeks this extention won't be as sheltered.my figuring is that they use the extension for their day fly use and the exsisting for night roosting.I should put up some instructions and rules for the birds on how to use the aviary 
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I have a heat lamp up ( on a timer for 2 hrs first thing in the morning and 2 hours when the coldness of the arvo's sets in) it was particularly for the goulds,but they all love it hecks and zebras.Zebras wont be in there much longer as i know they're cheeky little tikes and can cause trouble for other nesting pairs. they're all getting along for now.So hope cordons may like the heat lamp too and the diamonds i'm getting from Spanna..
We've had some pretty wild weather in the last week and they all seem to still do their own thing quite happily.I have stood in the aviary while the wind howling and I didn't feel one breeze.
. .I have a heat lamp up ( on a timer for 2 hrs first thing in the morning and 2 hours when the coldness of the arvo's sets in) it was particularly for the goulds,but they all love it hecks and zebras.Zebras wont be in there much longer as i know they're cheeky little tikes and can cause trouble for other nesting pairs. they're all getting along for now.So hope cordons may like the heat lamp too and the diamonds i'm getting from Spanna..
We've had some pretty wild weather in the last week and they all seem to still do their own thing quite happily.I have stood in the aviary while the wind howling and I didn't feel one breeze.
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Try hanging a strip of tissue paper in there for checking drafts...You would be surprised how little we miss...Mel7610 wrote: We've had some pretty wild weather in the last week and they all seem to still do their own thing quite happily.I have stood in the aviary while the wind howling and I didn't feel one breeze.
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Faza
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If you want to breed cordons then live food is a must termites are by far the favourite.
Mine are in a mixed aviary and the only downside is that if other species are breeding and you want to put a few mealworms in the morning to get them through the day, the cordons jump in the bowl and kill all the worms flicking them all over the aviary.
Mine are in a mixed aviary and the only downside is that if other species are breeding and you want to put a few mealworms in the morning to get them through the day, the cordons jump in the bowl and kill all the worms flicking them all over the aviary.
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JohnP
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Mel,
I had two pair of red cheeked Cordons in a mixed aviary with Fire tails, Orange breasted, Red faced Parrot finches, Ruddies and had absolutly no issues. having said this the only real issue was between the pairs of Cordons where they constantly were chasing each other in what I can only assume was a little territorial spat. I now only have the one pair which seem to have been the dominant pair, suggesting more than one pair is one too many for peace. They love live food and I use mealworms for which they just about knock me over to get too, along with Lebanese cucumber.
They are a fasinating bird to observe and well worth having in a 'community' style aviary without agressive species being considered.
All the best
I had two pair of red cheeked Cordons in a mixed aviary with Fire tails, Orange breasted, Red faced Parrot finches, Ruddies and had absolutly no issues. having said this the only real issue was between the pairs of Cordons where they constantly were chasing each other in what I can only assume was a little territorial spat. I now only have the one pair which seem to have been the dominant pair, suggesting more than one pair is one too many for peace. They love live food and I use mealworms for which they just about knock me over to get too, along with Lebanese cucumber.
They are a fasinating bird to observe and well worth having in a 'community' style aviary without agressive species being considered.
All the best
John