hello all

[paul]

hello my name is paul,43,mandurah,western aus,been keeping canaries,finches,10years,gouldian the last 2, not alot of sucess.sadly lost a few gouldians with crumbles,back to seed..yellow stars, blackhearts,red factor canaries,no problem,i have alot of luck have sold a few in the paper.have tried finch crumbles,NO GO gouldians not intrested.back to sprouted seed.greens.finch mix.these cold winter doesnt help at all, may get electric oil heater for them...let me no your setup.cheers

[finchbreeder]

I have been keeping finches (mostly zebs) and doves and quail and Gloster canaries for over 20 yrs. Being about 600kms north of you I have everything in outdoor aviarys, and don't use heat. Just feed a good basic finch mix and seeding weeds out of the garden (I'm not a lazy gardener, all them weeds are there on purpose ) In the last couple of years since I have expanded more into mixed finches I have a fruit fly trap in the aviary for live food.
Results vary a great deal, but I keep on learning.
LML

[Page0044]

Hi Paul and welcome to the forum

[gomer]

Welcome Paul to the forum.

[Pete Sara]

hi paul . i live in south eastern burbs of perth. if your that worried about your goulds and the cold look in the diy section theres a lamp with a teracotta pot used to give off heat . well if your got power for a oil heater which in my view are crap try the lamp.....pete

[framed]

Welcome to the forum Paul, your sure to pick up lots of tips from the people on here.

Framed.

[Mickp]

Hi & welcome to the forum

[Will_36]

Hi Paul and welcome to the forum.
Look forward to hearing about your finches.

[fincher]

hi and welcome to the forum paul

[Diane]

Hi and welcome Paul