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[Rogerb]

well its been a long wait but he is starting to coulor up a bit so fingers x for this season :-o

[kenny]

hi roger
hope you have some luck with them mate ,as it will be great for you to have them making a nest and laying eggs


ken

[Waxbillman]

fingers crossed mate

Matthew

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Roger,

I hope this is the year of the Yellow Mantled Whydah for you and others.;-)

Good luck mate and I look forward to part two in Cage and Aviary Birds.:grin:

All the best Roger.

Paul.;)

[Rogerb]

yep got me fingers x

[Rogerb]

just an update no good news to date but the cock is looking good so are the hens :grin: hopefully this year they will do ther job fingers x :grin: :grin:

[kenny]

hi roger
lets hope so mate

ken

[Rogerb]

:D its been a long wait but he is got those yellow feathers on his shoulders showing , the hens look in fabulous condition so hears hoping ,the cock bishop has started to colour up to must be there body clock from south africa they all seem to do it this time of the year so hears hoping and figers x :grin: :grin:

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Roger,

I wish you the best of luck with the Whydahs and Laura with the Weavers.;-)

All the best to you both, Paul.:grin:

[Rogerb]

well so far so good he has colored up real good :grin: with 3 hens to love I might come up trumps this year if not I will extend the flight another 8 foot or so give them and the chestnut starlings more room to have there own territories that way reducing the intimidation and friction that can occur MR B

[Waxbillman]

i wish i good extend my aviaries by that much,good luck Mr B

are the Starlings showing signs of nesting yet?

just a suggestion but if you can add 8ft on why not split the aviary into two then each species will have their own terratory and no chance what so ever of them interfearing or squabbling or nicking each other's livefood

Matthew

[kenny]

hi matt
that sounds like a good idea to me,splitting it into two would be more ideal

ken8)

[Rogerb]

methinks you both hit the nail on the head this time :-) sorry to tell you er indoors came up with the same idea a week ago :-) one of these days I will come up with something before she dose :lol: :lol:

[Rogerb]

its difficult to say what the starlings are doing at the moment lots of calling and gesturing the hen don't seem to want any of it the cock will feed her she readily takes food from him t hey have built a lovely nest in a big nest box that's about it really :) thanks for the interest will keep you up todate soon as we know more

[Waxbillman]

its sound promising though Mr B, i know they are stunnin birds, i really hope they will go all the way, and maybe just maybe they will when you split them up? fingers crossed anyway

Matthew

[Rogerb]

hummmm methinks you and Laura might be right :lol: yet again :wink:

[Waxbillman]

:lol: hello Mr B

thats uncanny that me and the boss has said the same thing, you know what they say about great minds...

Matthew

[Rogerb]

:cry: :-? ohh sugar ? now IM outnumbered 2 to 1 :cry:

[Waxbillman]

:lol: :lol:

[laurab]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Rogerb]

today I went into the Avery took out some of the old dead conifer branches etc and replaced them with new growing bushes ie acer and clematis and passion flower :D my whydah is going ballistic so are the hens he really wants to build a nest the hens seem to want to help as well IV not seen that before this is a first for me perhapes I shuld put more live plants in :?: your coments would be most wellcome :D

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Roger,

It sounds to me that you have done enough to stimulate the Whydahs into breeding activity mate and I think that if you add any more cover then you may run the risk of upsetting the progress you have already made.

Leave things as they are and play the waiting game Roger, I just hope you have done enough to give them a kick start into breeding for you.

All the best, Paul.;-)

[chris]

Hi Roger,

if you have any long grass around the egdes of your lawn, cut this off and push it through the mesh around the aviary, the whydahs should then use it for nesting material which is also gives any bamboo or elephant grasses in your aviary a bit of a break

Chris:wink:

[Rogerb]

paul and criss methinks you both are right on a couple things as long as there is no imeidate nest building I will put some more conifer and plants in but the far side of the avery tha will provide the smaler with some cover just have to wait and see:-D