Guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 We always use dried pine needles Westy, very plaible and shape round the nest bowl well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 ON THINKING ABOUT THE PREVIOUS POSTS, MY LATE FATHER USED MOTHBALLS, BUT I DONT USE ANYTHING, I THINK ITS BETTER TO HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF SMELL. THAT THROUGH EXPERIENCE CAN DETECT IF THERES ANYTHING AMISS RIGHT AWAY [ESPECIALY WITH A KONK LIKE MINE,] ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 We always use dried pine needles Westy, very plaible and shape round the nest bowl well. well i thougth they are natural and cant harm them so i left it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Good thinking Batman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 I ALL WAYS PUT A NEST FELT IN EVERY NESTBOWL AND THEN I CHOP UP TOBACCO STALKS INTO PIECES 4 INCHES LONG APPROXIMATELY AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS AND DEFINATELY NO LICE OR SUCH LIKE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Tammy Just be careful with the nest felts. Over the past 3/4 years a lot of flyers in the USA have been loosing babies at one or two days old in the nest and it's been proved beyond any reasonable doubt that some nest felts imported from Belgium have not been treated correctly and are harbouring bacteria which is killing newly hatched birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION HYACINTH I DONT KNOW WHERE THEY COME FROM BUT I WILL CERTAINLY CHECK.I WONT BE NEEDING ANY MORE THIS YEAR AS I HAVE BRED ALL MY YOUNG BIRDS BUT INFORMATION LIKE THIS IS WELL RECIEVED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 This is what this forum is all about Tammy passing on and exhanging ideas that are beneficial to all the members Thankyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 I put wood shavings in the nest pan and give them straw to build never had any probs with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckedhen Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 I've used nest felts I was given for my first round - there were no problems with them but, do you discard them or reuse? I've just given them a shake and the new eggs are on them but...??? :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 WELL I HAVE NEVER USED NEST FELTS DO YOU RECOMEND THEM OTHER FANCIERS I HAVE VISITED DO NOT USE THEM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 HI PECKED HEN , I ALLWAY'S CHANGE NESTFELT'S AFTER THEY ARE SITTING ON THEIR NEXT PAIR OFF EGGS. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE TELL YOU NOT TOO TOUCH NESTS OR EGGS BUT IF THE NESTBOWL IS IN THE SAME PLACE THE BIRDS GO BACK ON THE EGGS NO PROBLEM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 HELLO WESTY, I WOULD STRONGLY RECCOMEND NESTFELTS ALLTHOUGH HYACINTH HAS POINTED OUT THAT THEY WERE HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THEM I FIND THAT YOU ALLWAYS GET THE ODD PAIR OF BIRDS WILL NOT PUT A LOT OF EFFORT IN THEIR NESTS AND A NESTFELT ALLWAYS MAKES SURE YOU WILL NEVER GET EGGS CHILLED BECAUSE OF SITTING ON A COLD BOWL.BUT IT IS THE SAME AS EVERYTHING ELSE DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT RESULTS WITH WHATEVER THEY USE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 i have 2 tumblers in a rabbit hutch and on saturday i will let them out all day and they made a nest out of pine tree little branches the had straw but prefferd that has anyone heard of that. Have a leylandii hedge which is a type of pine, Martin. Usually leave some cuttings left over from trimming under it and I have noted that the birds bring it in as twigs for their nests. Reckon its pretty good exercise for them too. Can be quite comical at times watching them carrying 'trees'. Remember too one cock building in a corner, no sooner out the door and every other cock raided that corner for their own nest box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 I've used nest felts I was given for my first round - there were no problems with them but, do you discard them or reuse? I've just given them a shake and the new eggs are on them but...??? :-/ Do much the same (dust & shake-out) except I turn mine upside down for the second round.. Don't know which type you are using ... the tan-brown 'rockwooly' type or the black latex-rubbery type? The wooly type unravels, and I've found the birds pick at it while sitting - ends up looking like knitting and can snarl up the youngbirds feet. Bin after second use and don't replace them. Rubber type can be washed, disnifected and re-used... this is my third year using them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckedhen Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Thanks Tammy 1. Westy, I used themn because I have clay bowls and I thought they would be too cold for the babies. I also put in straw and pine needles - just to make sure!! : ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckedhen Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Bruno - they look like old fashioned carpet underlay - I'll buy some of the latex ones for the next round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 thanks sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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