Aussie Finch Forum

I got this pic today of my painteds building a nest, but instead of grass and featers they are building it out of small sticks and bark, has anyone else had this happen.

mine always start their nest with big stuff like that, even lumps of charcoal or cuttlefish and stones then they seem to move onto the softer stuff like coconut fibre, pampas grass and feathers

Thanks Mick, the person i bought them off , they only used grass , no feathers, so its amazing that they know

The ones i have had,use sticks charcoal etc. and nesting material.That amount though is extreme.It may be because of the type nest you suplied,has captured the material.In brush etc it falls out of the brush and onto the ground.

Hey Gomer i put the nest in 2 days ago and they have put all that in themselves

Greg, next time you make those nests try putting a layer of coconut fibre on the inside (cheap as chips sells them for $2 meant to be for pot plants lol). I have found that my birds prefer for some reason not to be able to see out of their new nest from the moment they move in.

Thanks Mick i know the stuff your talking about, will pick so up and give it a go.

that is how I get all my coconut fibre. just pull the things apart and chuck it into the aviary. the birds use as much as I make available

You should be able to get it from the craft shops real cheap as well.

craft shops here want an arm and two legs for most things they stock