Member Tips
Kim Gibbons -
Great Nesting Material:
I don't remember where I heard this but I tried it and the Canaries just LOVE it!
You remove the toilet paper roll when there is still some left on the roll. Place a rubber-band
around it so it can't unroll and fray the ends of the remaining toilet paper. Just throw the roll into
the cage and watch them go to work. Every one of my hens has lined their nest with toilet paper. It is also
very absorbent for when the little chickies start getting messy
Tom Hixson -
This came from Sherry Deeds at Southwest Feed Mills when I stopped in the other day. She said rather than throw out what little bits are left in a seed cup, why not toss them in a planter box by a window and grow your own greens for the birds.
To add to to this, I thought this might be a good project if you have little tykes around the house or grand kids visiting. They could plant seeds for the birds and watchn them grow and perhaps be the harvester of the greens for the birds.
Those plastic shopping bags work nice to keep the dust and dirt from accumulating on your show cages.
And, if you have to stack them, they won't be rubbing against each other.
Tom Ressel -
Got a hen that has trouble building a nest? I have found that if I take the nest out a couple times when she is building it and shape the inside of the nest with a light bulb. I continue the process every morning when I take her eggs out and replace with the plastic egg. It works great!
Tom Hixson
Ever wonder just how to add to your canaries' food or water when the measurements are in grams or milliliters?
Here are a couple handy charts to help you out
Special thanks for Janis and Jeff at Orchid Tree Exotics http://www.orchidtreeexotics.net/ for making this available.
Liquid Measure
US Standard US Standard Metric Metric 1 teaspoon 3/16 oz. 5 milliliters 3 teaspoons 1 Tablespoon ( 1/2 oz) 15 milliliters 4 Tablespoons 1/4 Cup ( 2 oz) 60 milliliters 1 Cup 8 oz 240 milliliters 2 Cups 1 pint ( 16 oz) 480 milliliters Approx 1/4 liter 2 Pints 1 Qt ( 32 oz) 960 milliliters Approx 1 liter 4 Quarts 1 Gallon ( 128 oz) 3840 milliliters Approx 4 liters
Solid measure by weight
US Standard US Standard Metric Metric 1 ounce 28.4 grams 16 ounces 1 pound 455 grams Approx 1/2 kilogram 35.2 ounces 2.2 pounds 1000 grams 1 kilogram 211.2 ounces 13.2 pounds 6000 grams 6 kilo.
Patty Roberts
Patty Roberts passed this on to me. Ever have trouble being all thumbs when it comes time to handle the bands? Getting them off the string and then tying the string after working with those little legs can be a chore. Patty suggested putting the bands on a pipe cleaner. It works great. You can pull off a band as you need it and they don't fly all over the counter. I threaded mine onto the pipe cleaner while they were still on the string and then pulled the string out.
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