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For us the breeding season starts in April and finish
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in November, this usually
commences breeding
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when the weather starts cooling for winter.
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Breeding ceasing with
the climate gradually
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warming and completion will be finalised well
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before the summer
heat hits with weather far to |
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hot for breeding.
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| We feed our birds, only the best seed
available and |
| hulled oats. The hulled oats are given to
all breeding |
| pairs and every second day in the
flights, making |
| sure to keep a close eye for over
weight birds. |
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| Green food and vegetables are
supplied fresh on |
| Wednesdays and Saturdays. Our birds
absolute love |
| the Carrot, Silver Beat and Celery.
We have tried |
| them on other green foods and
vegetables, but the |
| rest don’t compare to the three
favourites. |
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| Our birds receive fresh shell grit
every day. We feel shell |
| grit provides budgerigar's with a
good source for |
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their digestive system and contains some calcium. |
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| Clean Water is essential
for good health. So we |
| change drinkers every
day as required and is |
| replaced with filtered
water. Once a month we |
| supply them with Liquid
Calcium. |
| Calcium is
beneficial in preventing egg binding and |
| promoting health
feathers for aviary birds. |
| Twice a year, they all get worming
syrup added to |
| the water. |
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| All new birds brought in
to our stud are treated for
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| problems such as
external parasites, worms, canker, |
| coccidiosis, mega back
and psittacosis. |
| Any birds entering our establishments
are considered |
| to be contaminated until
a full treatment schedule |
| has been completed. The
birds are treated as a |
| precaution during the summer months
for canker as |
| this is when birds are
most susceptible. |
| On the rare occasions
when the aviary floor becomes |
| wet due to excessive
rain or weather conditions and |
| is unable to dry out
within a considerable time |
| frame than the treatment for
coccidiosis is used on |
| all birds as a
precaution and the wet or damp areas |
| dried by other
alternative processes. |
| All stock is treated twice a year with Ivomec
prior to |
| the breeding season and
again at the end of the |
| breeding season
including all chicks. This process |
| takes care of the parasites on the birds. |
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| The secret to a good
management program is |
| hygiene. Cleaning is one place we
pride ourselves |
| and consider it to be
a contributing factor to health |
| birds. The aviary gets
a good clean out once a week |
| and the job is made easier with a
“Wet & Dry |
| Vacuum Cleaner.”
During the week, if required, we |
| remove excessive
feathers using the Vacuum |
| Cleaner. |
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| The above management
program has shown us |
| some good results and if
you are satisfied with your |
| current management
program, then we would like to |
| advice you to stick to
it. |
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