To make the Finch nest site
I use in my cages you will
first need 1 piece of 4mm
plywood, 130mm wide by 115mm
high, sloped on both sides
with a screw slot in the centre
top,
and 1 piece of 10mm ply, 130mm
wide by 100mm deep, drilled
with holes in each corner
and 2 holes in the centre
30mm apart, then glue and
panel pin them together. Then
using a standard wicker basket
fix the basket by bending
the piece of wire that comes
with the basket into a u shape,
push it through the nest basket
and through the 2 centre holes
in the base of the wooden
frame and twist them from
underneath tightly using pliers,
then in the 4 corner holes
push a small branch of evergreen
shrub, the picture on the
right is using artificial
christmas tree this can be
washed and reused year after
year, a tip I picked up from
a good friend Jeff Hulme
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I
use plastic
bowls with holes in
the bottom for ventilation
and a felt liner.
I glue in the liner
with 4 dots of silicone
sealer and leave overnight
to dry.
The liner will pull
out easily after the
breeding cycle, it also
pays to spray the liner
with a good anti mite
spray.
Behind the nest bowl
I fit a 6"square
of plastic tile, between
the bowl and the cage,
this helps to keep the
cage side clean from
faeces that the young
deposit.
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| Fit
a 6" square of
linoleum tile with a
hole in the middle over
the screw in the side
of the cage then fit
the bowl to keep the
cage clean. |
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