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Re: Catching the birds

Posted: 03 Apr 2011, 12:13
by Frank
Thanks Matt,

Well now I'm in a real quandary. As you have suggested, my birds, have both wire cylinders and brush. There is plenty of November grass and meal worms regularly. The also get the seeding grasses and lebanese cucumber. And FB, there are no spiders in the aviary. If ever one ventured in, I think it would be bird feed in a few seconds. Jacarinis love them.

I'm just thinking the stars take over too much. Might try the St Helenas in a smaller aviary with only a few birds next season.

Cheers,
Frank

Re: Catching the birds

Posted: 03 Apr 2011, 17:34
by VR1Ton
Didn't get time for a photo today, seed I bought out at Boggi, when I was at Gunnedah yesterday got the bottom of the bags wet in the storms on the way home, even though they were double tarped plus the tourno cover. Had to thow out 100kg wheat, 40 kg Sunnies, 20kg white, 15kg Jap (wich was actually Shiroie, some ones going to get one hell of a phone call tomorrow), & about 10 kg red, so spent all day cutting open each bag & gently scapping the dry seed from the top. There was enough millet thrown out to fill my wheel barrow. NOT HAPPY :x :x :evil:

Re: Catching the birds

Posted: 03 Apr 2011, 19:36
by jusdeb
I wouldnt be very happy either VR1 .

Re: Catching the birds

Posted: 03 Apr 2011, 19:53
by Buzzard-1
VR1Ton wrote:NOT HAPPY
Next time let me know I could pick up or you can camp at my joint and go the next day!!!

Re: Catching the birds

Posted: 03 Apr 2011, 20:51
by finchbreeder
Hope you planted the seed so at least it can turn into green seed and not be a complete waste.
LML

Re: Catching the birds

Posted: 03 Apr 2011, 21:32
by Matt
finchbreeder wrote:Hope you planted the seed so at least it can turn into green seed and not be a complete waste.
LML
I was thinking a years supply of frozen sprouted seed.

Re: Catching the birds

Posted: 04 Apr 2011, 06:53
by VR1Ton
The chooks ended up with a wheat floor to the pen, the sunnies just went straight into a bin to sort out later (when the wheat in with the chooks gets a little low), & by the time I finished saveing what I could I was too Pissed off to care & spread it out fairly thickly in patches down the front acre, what the Red-Heads, Double-Bars, Wonga Pigeons, & Rosellas don't eat might give me a few seed heads for mid to late sping, if the rats & mice don't finish it off.

Re: Catching the birds

Posted: 04 Apr 2011, 08:53
by Frank
VR1Ton,

commiserate with you problems and loss - there is no hurry for that photo. If and when it happens is fine.

Frank

Re: Catching the birds

Posted: 07 Apr 2011, 09:27
by Sicj
Where can i purchase a trap like that from in sydney?
I am very interested in one

Cheers

John