Aussie Finch Forum

hi guys im thinking about making a few breeding cages for zebra's, painted's and im also thinking about getting some gouldian finch's, stars, and maybe some melba's.
what size breeding cages would you all suggest making and am i better having only a pair in a cage or maybe a couple of pairs? im new to finch breeding so any advice would be muchly appreciated!

the reason im looking to make cages and not averys as im in a rental and dont have the space for averys so im limited to a few small cages!

thanks Jamie

Dont have any birds in them myself.But i would say the bigger the better.There maybe a couple here who use them.

I have two types of cages. Here are the links to the topics
I currently have one pair of gouldians in each of these long cages, the pair are able to use the full length, I only use the dividers when Im cleaning the cage.

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Bought two of these in July, use them for quarantine and short term holding.
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Both look good to me Diane.
Got to finish putting my half done jobs together.
LML

awesome thanks for the advice.

where did u get the cage fronts from? and roughly what did they cost?

thanks jamie

I wouldn't put melbas in a breeding cage, as they wouldn't breed in one.

The large long flight cages are made of wood and wire fronts, the fronts were about $15 AU from memory, I got them from a local bird place. They were available in black or silver.
The cages were made by my Dad. Think the total cost was around $200 AU that was for everything, wood, wire fronts, screws, paint etc etc.

The white wire ones were bought at Cheap as Chips for $30, but that was a while ago and they were having a sale.

Jamie its easier for people to say where things are available if we know your location, no point telling you a place in perth if you live in hobart

DO NOT put more than one pair of Melbas in a cage/ aviary of any size . . . They will fight to the death . . .

just added im in sa

i thought i added it sorry!