Light versus Dark??

[gouldianpaul]

Hi Deb,

A further thought is that I have noticed that in the majority of my avairies my birds have gone for nest boxes that are closest to the light source (either fluro's or clear laser light sheets)...I was expecting the boxes that were more secluded and facing away from any light source to be their favourite...the opposite has been the case....that's has been my observation.

Cheers
Paul

[djb78]

Well I haven't noticed anything like that but never really looked for that factor. What would he good is to see how the birds breed this year for him, 2 pairs dark and 4 pairs light. Next year the gentleman should swap them around 4 pairs dark and 2 pairs light just to see if there is any difference from last year. Maybe the 4 pairs may do nothing still and the two pairs breed similar results which would mean that there isn't much difference. Still believe that different pairs have their own preferences.

[Ripley]

Hello All,

I spoke with him a day or so ago; and he is going to move his birds that were in a lighter avaiary to a more subdued environment. So I will have great interest to see the results. It was a comment that was passed to me, by this old timer & I just wanted see if anyone else had observed the phenomonen (spelling??)..

The reason why I asked this question, if anyone had observed this practise, I that I am still clutching at straws, to get my birds to breed this year, (I have already written off this year).... My aviary is set up with laser light on the northern aspect & normal coloured bond steel facing south (it is a gable roof).My aviary unfortunately faces south, so with the laser light streaming in sunlight from the north, I would have thought my birds would have revelled in the light. But if the collective agreed with this observation, I would need to adjust & rebuild part of the aviary, which, honestly I don't want to do.
I agree with Tintola, that the birds live in the brightest part of Australia, where the light can cause tears, which I did raise with him, but his assumption is that the birds prefer the dark, because of the nodules on the side of the chicks gaping mouths...My thinking is that going from REALLY REALLY BRIGHT to dark, the parents would be dazzled.

Anyway. I think it has been said before, what works for you; doesn't work for other people. This nice old chap was trying to impart some of his knowledge that he has learnt over forty years of breeding Gouldians/finches, and he said that the best year was when they were in darker aviaries. So this is now in my notes & I may need to think about this in the future

In this conversation, is there anyone in Melbourne, who would like two Sydneysiders, (myself & Sam Davis) coming to visit them, on the Friday or Monday after the Finch/ Softbill Conference in June?

Cheers
Ripley

[Misso]

happy to organise a visit at mine

[Ripley]

Hi Misso,

I know that both Sam & I would love to visit...I need to see these anti-stress perches in action!

I will need to chat with Sam first, but I would say, please pencil us in. We are going to hire a car from the airport which we will have from the Friday to Monday, which Sam has said to me, that it will be used for B & B ......birds & bonsai....(I also do bonsai...) I'm aslo hoping that we may be able to get to Andrew Isles bookshop. I've spend a fortune with him & have never met the staff, so faces with names.

I'm hoping friendships will be forged with our southern brothers and we will look after each other in the future...
Misso, Are you going to the conference?

Cheers
Ripley

[Misso]

Hi Misso,

I know that both Sam & I would love to visit...I need to see these anti-stress perches in action!

I will need to chat with Sam first, but I would say, please pencil us in. We are going to hire a car from the airport which we will have from the Friday to Monday, which Sam has said to me, that it will be used for B & B ......birds & bonsai....(I also do bonsai...) I'm aslo hoping that we may be able to get to Andrew Isles bookshop. I've spend a fortune with him & have never met the staff, so faces with names.

I'm hoping friendships will be forged with our southern brothers and we will look after each other in the future...
Misso, Are you going to the conference?

Cheers
Ripley

i live 5 mins from the airport

have not booked a spot, trying to organise a place to stay close by seems to much hassle for me, id be happy to sleep in my car their, but il probs freeze to death!

plus being a uni student the $$$ is sometimes hard to come by,

il suss out some more tomorrow.

[Ripley]

Hey Misso,

I can empathise with your dilemma....Unfortunately, I & Sam have booked single rooms; so i don't know the level of sleeping arrangements in each room. I am in no doubty, that if you attend the conference; somebody will sneak you into their room to at least sleep on the couch. I feel that their is a fraternity within our ranks & we will try to help each other out, to the best of our ability.
Now, with me...I am more than happy to have free flowing alcohol surging out of my room, and everyone's invited, but I cannot sleep in the same room with a stranger, (unless she is cute! I'm sure there is going to be the softbill/gouldian groupees that are about), I am sure that the fraternity will look after you...

So please come...

Cheers,
Ripley

[Diane]

birds & bonsai....(I also do bonsai...) Ripley

Im a bonsai person too! Brand new to the hobby although loved it from afar for ages. Just got a potensai Olive given to me, it will need several years in the ground to reach full potential but its given me something to learn with. I also view the plants in the garden with a different eye now, seeing which ones I could dig up without being discovered.
We can chat B & B at the conference.
Ive just recently joined http://www.ausbonsai.com.au

[djb78]

Ripley you and Sam would welcome for a visit at my house but I'm heading in the opposite direction.

[Tintola]

birds & bonsai....(I also do bonsai...) Ripley

Im a bonsai person too! Brand new to the hobby although loved it from afar for ages. Just got a potensai Olive given to me, it will need several years in the ground to reach full potential but its given me something to learn with. I also view the plants in the garden with a different eye now, seeing which ones I could dig up without being discovered.
We can chat B & B at the conference.
Ive just recently joined http://www.ausbonsai.com.au

OK! Me Too You flushed me out of the closet, Another Bonsai nerd here. Been doing it since I was 12 years old and was President of the Gold Coast, Tweed Bonsai Club for 15 years. There I've said it. You can have a look at our new web site on

http://goldcoasttweedbonsaiclub.com.au/

Anyone else out there? We are trying to start up a forum either like this one or as a Facebook group. Talk about a post going OFF TOPIC