Waxbills Diet Part 1: Eggfood Recipe for Successful Breeding

Intro Any seasoned and dedicated bird breeder, will likely have tried several if not all the different types of commercial egg-foods over the years with varying success. Whilst some waxbill species can have a broad pallet and be willing to try and eat most things, many other waxbill species can…

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Our new Gouldian Finch Aviarium

Part 7: Our new Gouldian Aviarium

This is post 7 of 7 in the series “Gouldian Finch” Part 1: An introduction to the Gouldian finch Part 2: Gouldian finch housing Part 3: Gouldian finch diet Part 4: Gouldian finch breeding Part 5: Gouldian finch health care Part 6: my Gouldian finches Part 7: Our new Gouldian…

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Gouldian & Australian Finch Diet & Seed Mixtures

The Right Nutrition at the Right Time For the Gouldian Finch, and many other Australian Finches, the availability of food in their natural environment varies and changes throughout the year. But what sort of a role does this play in the birds’ lifecycle? In the birds’ natural environment of Australia…

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Naturally For Birds Supplements & The Nutrition Revolution

What is “NATURALLY for BIRDS”? “Under the leadership of award winning Dr Sarah Pryke (at the Australian National University), the Save The Gouldian Fund (STGF) team of scientists has been working on the ecology, behaviour, physiology and nutritional requirements of a range of finches. Part of this work has been…

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Our Favourite Nest Box For The Bird Room

With the large variety of nest boxes on the market today, finding the right one for your birds can often be a case of trial and error. Nest boxes come in all shapes, sizes, material and price. So what qualities do you look for when selecting the right nest box?…

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The World’s Largest Aviary

There’s always a mixture of excitement and overhanging dread when you begin making preparations for the new custom built aviary you have been dreaming about. And if like me you have built an aviary from scratch, then I’m sure you would have been guilty of it at some point or…

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A review of one of the best feeders on the market

With the extensive range of bird feeders on the market today, finding which feeder is best suited to use in your bird room can often be a case of trial and error…unless you have had the pleasure of coming across the Mangiatoia TOP4 made by S.T.A Soluzioni. This 4 slot…

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Welcome to the Planet Aviary blog

We’ve have got some exciting times ahead planned for all you bird keepers, breeders and enthusiasts. With the launch of our Planet Aviary web site you can now access a free resource containing plenty of up to date information on the Gouldian finch, covering all the things you need to…

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Part 6: my Gouldian finches

This is post 6 of 7 in the series “Gouldian Finch” Part 1: An introduction to the Gouldian finch Part 2: Gouldian finch housing Part 3: Gouldian finch diet Part 4: Gouldian finch breeding Part 5: Gouldian finch health care Part 6: my Gouldian finches Part 7: Our new Gouldian…

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Part 5: Gouldian finch health care

This is post 5 of 7 in the series “Gouldian Finch” Part 1: An introduction to the Gouldian finch Part 2: Gouldian finch housing Part 3: Gouldian finch diet Part 4: Gouldian finch breeding Part 5: Gouldian finch health care Part 6: my Gouldian finches Part 7: Our new Gouldian…

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Part 4: Gouldian finch breeding

This is post 4 of 7 in the series “Gouldian Finch” Part 1: An introduction to the Gouldian finch Part 2: Gouldian finch housing Part 3: Gouldian finch diet Part 4: Gouldian finch breeding Part 5: Gouldian finch health care Part 6: my Gouldian finches Part 7: Our new Gouldian…

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Part 3: Gouldian finch diet

This is post 3 of 7 in the series “Gouldian Finch” Part 1: An introduction to the Gouldian finch Part 2: Gouldian finch housing Part 3: Gouldian finch diet Part 4: Gouldian finch breeding Part 5: Gouldian finch health care Part 6: my Gouldian finches Part 7: Our new Gouldian…

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Part 2: Gouldian finch housing

This is post 2 of 7 in the series “Gouldian Finch” Part 1: An introduction to the Gouldian finch Part 2: Gouldian finch housing Part 3: Gouldian finch diet Part 4: Gouldian finch breeding Part 5: Gouldian finch health care Part 6: my Gouldian finches Part 7: Our new Gouldian…

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Part 1: An introduction to the Gouldian finch

This is post 1 of 7 in the series “Gouldian Finch” Part 1: An introduction to the Gouldian finch Part 2: Gouldian finch housing Part 3: Gouldian finch diet Part 4: Gouldian finch breeding Part 5: Gouldian finch health care Part 6: my Gouldian finches Part 7: Our new Gouldian…

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