Skylarks
- crazy cuban
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Just curious does anyone keep skylarks
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- crazy cuban
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how much do they usually go for
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- crazy cuban
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Could it be possible to get a license to take birds from the wild then catch a few pairs of them
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- Jayburd
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CC, you don't need a license to trap skylarks, as they are feral.
Julian
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Birdwatcher and finch-keeper.
Feel free to check out my photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lewinsrail/
And my birding antics here: http://worthtwointhebushbirding.blogspot.com.au/
- crazy cuban
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are there more then one species of skylark
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- Jayburd
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Nope, just the one. But there are bushlarks etc. which are native, and can't be trapped.
Julian
Birdwatcher and finch-keeper.
Feel free to check out my photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lewinsrail/
And my birding antics here: http://worthtwointhebushbirding.blogspot.com.au/
Birdwatcher and finch-keeper.
Feel free to check out my photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lewinsrail/
And my birding antics here: http://worthtwointhebushbirding.blogspot.com.au/
- crazy cuban
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how much do captive ones go for
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- E Orix
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Before you go out and try and get some(tell me where as well ) just remember they are not like your normal run of seed eater.
Their flying habit is so different, while they have the ability to fly horizontally like most birds their first preference is to soar and take off vertically.
By doing this they will hit the aviary roof and at times seem to bounce up and down from the roof wire.
Wild birds need their 3,4,5 and 6th. primary feathers pulled(not cut) from ONE wing, in the short time it takes for these feathers to grow back the birds have learnt about aviary life. I have seen them kept in medium size aviaries but I have only kept them in my big aviary. Must admit they are different but so interesting and the male sings beautifully through the warmer months.
Selling price around $60 p.p from memory.
Their flying habit is so different, while they have the ability to fly horizontally like most birds their first preference is to soar and take off vertically.
By doing this they will hit the aviary roof and at times seem to bounce up and down from the roof wire.
Wild birds need their 3,4,5 and 6th. primary feathers pulled(not cut) from ONE wing, in the short time it takes for these feathers to grow back the birds have learnt about aviary life. I have seen them kept in medium size aviaries but I have only kept them in my big aviary. Must admit they are different but so interesting and the male sings beautifully through the warmer months.
Selling price around $60 p.p from memory.
- crazy cuban
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what food is required to breed them
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