vitamin d3

[BrettB]

Great news Werty, glad the birds are healthy again

Cheers
Brett

[TomDeGraaff]

That's really encouraging. I'm very pleased for you (and your birds!)
Tom

[Diane]

Great that you now have some young.

[Myzomela]

Glad to hear you've turned the birds around and now you are getting lots of healthy young.
There is nothing more satisfying.
Just a cautionary word about vitamin D3 supplementation.
Used as instructed it is great, particularly where birds have limited access to direct sunlight.
However, it is a fat-soluble vitamin so excess amounts are stored in the liver etc and can cause toxicity and death.
Always use these supplements as per instructions and be careful not to add too many different supplements that contain a lot of the same vitamins or minerals because what you are effectively doing is overdosing the birds.

In this case the product has been used as intended and the results speak for themselves.

Enjoy your population explosion!

[werty]

Only 1/3 of the aivary has direct sunlight so im adding the Soluvite five times a week to the water for half a day then give them plain water for the rest of the day

Plain water once a week for 24 hours

Apple cider vinegar once a week for 24 hours..10 ml per litre

One boiled egg everyday first thing in the morning

Since i started feeding them egg with the shell the don't touch the cuttle fish

[finchbreeder]

When did you last add new blood to your stock? I have been line breeding Zebs for 20years, but am well aware to add new blood every couple of year to stop weird in breeding things happening.
LML

[werty]

Every year i add new finches ..inbreeding was never a problem

[werty]

Update,just had a nest of 7 chicks leave the nest all healthy

I have another nest of 5 chicks hatch 3 fertile eggs left to hatch

Have 4 nests..10 eggs over in each..eggs are fertile,i don't know how the birds are incubating such large clutches

All 14 nests full of chicks...i have never seen such large clutches

Vitamin d3 breeder is incredible