nest material?

[wee red hens]

whats the best stuff to use for nest building for birds?

[Guest joshdonlan]

I will be using straw this year. Just pop it in the microwave for a few seconds ive been told.

[Guest slugmonkey]

my birds love pine needles we go gather them when they are dry after they have fallen the longer the better

[wee red hens]

is that to kill the creepies if any

[OLDYELLOW]

Pine needles are good , ill be using straw  

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

tobbaco stalk are good

[ryesway]

what about nest felts do any of you use them

[Guest anto]

tabaco stacks and straw

[OLDYELLOW]

think mine will use the deep litter from  floor

[just ask me]

tobbaco stalk are good

 

me too with nest felts

[Guest Dublin lofts]

tabaco stacks and nest felts

[Guest kev d]

i use straw but first put it in a bin bag and put some lice powder in with it

give it a good shake and leave over night .

[Guest youngzimmy]

ditto dublin lofts nothin creeps and crawles around in the nest when you use tibacco stalks

[Novice]

I will try heather and pine needles this year and monitor.

Both are obviously free.

[Guest]

I will try heather and pine needles this year and monitor.

Both are obviously free.

;D ;Dspoken like a true scot , cos there free ;D ;D ;D ;D                   andy.

 

 

[Guest slugmonkey]

the pine needles keep the bugs down

[Tony C]

what about nest felts do any of you use them

 

There was a big issue with the black nest felts early this year, babies dying in the nest. If your going to use nest felts better to go for the coconut coloured ones.

[Novice]

;D ;Dspoken like a true scot , cos there free ;D ;D ;D ;D                   andy.

 

 

 

I once had a friend who used Potassium Permanganate in the drinking water twice weekly. He flew well.

He said of Potassium Permanganate "it's excellent but it's not expensive enough to be popular"

I always remember these words of a true gentleman.

 

[Guest slugmonkey]

I worry about the tobacco stalks as I cant hardly afford my own chewing tobacco and if my birds got addicted Iwould even incur more expense

although they might hurry home for a dip of redman !!!

  scraping lofts is bad enough but I dont want to have to clean their spitoons as well !!!

[Guest joshdonlan]

Yes microwave kills the bugs, but the lice powder does the same thing.

 

Josh

[Guest spin cycle]

mine like beech twigs ....i cut some this morning for my 'prisoners'

[Guest slugmonkey]

there is an issue EVERY year with the nest felts

[Guest slugmonkey]

there is an issue every year with the nest felts of some sort or another

[cowman]

i use either rape straw or bean straw both very stalky so birds love using them .

[Guest]

 

 

I once had a friend who used Potassium Permanganate in the drinking water twice weekly. He flew well.

He said of Potassium Permanganate "it's excellent but it's not expensive enough to be popular"

I always remember these words of a true gentleman.

;Dit may become more popular now , any more tips pal ?? ;D ;D                andy