| How To Make Your Own Bird Net. |
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INGREDIENTS : 1 Broom Handle - 1 Wire Coat Hanger - 1 Pillow Slip - String. METHOD : Cut broom handle to size, then drill a small whole in the top, then put a small slit at the top across the whole with a saw about 45 to 50 mm deep, then cut the curved top of the coat hanger with a pair of wire cutters, leaving about 25 to 50 mm of straight wire to put into drilled hole. Push the end of coat hanger into the drilled whole and bind with string.Slip the pillow case around the wirer and sew into place. |
| No More Mice. |
| Have found this very effective. Buy a small bottle of oil of cloves from the chemist. Pour some into a shallow dish or lid of jar. Place where mice are and they will vanish immediately. (NOT TO BE TRIED ON KIDS ) ha ha |
| Worming your birds. |
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This worming method is one we have used for the past 2 years.
First remove all other foods including greens.
INGREDIENTS: 1 KILO SEED - (the seed you normally use for your birds) 8ml PANACUR 2.5. 12ml VEGETABLE OIL. Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Let stand for 12hrs. This preparation should be fed to the birds for a period of 6-7 days. This worming method does not put any stress on your birds. |
| Trees That Attract Birds. |
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These Trees are all Australian Natives for attracting Australian Birds.
If you can get them they may attract birds in your country.
1) Red flowered Yellow Gum :-Eucalyptus leuconylon. (best in cool) 2) Mullet Creek Grevillea :- Grevillea shiressaii (hard to get ) 3) Silky Oak :- Grevillea robusta 4) Black Bean :- Castanospermum australe (not good for Sydney) 5) Grevillea :- alpina 6) Grevillea :-‘Honey Gem’ 7) Wild Cherry :- Exocarpos cupressiformis (very large tree) 8) Banksia. |
| Make your own Bird Hospital. |
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For those times when your bird is not well for some reason,
most vets will tell you that the first thing you need to do
is to keep your bird warm and isolated from the others.
Well here is a hospital cage (box) you can make easily. You will need the following items - A medium size cardboard box . A 20w to 40w light globe. A lead lamp this is a common power lead with the female end (end not plugged to wall) cut off and a lamp or light fitting attached to it. Get your box and fold over 3 of the flaps choose a corner and cut a slot into it so that you can slide the lead along it. Get your lead and tie a knot in it at a length so that with the light in the fitting it will hang about 6 to 8 inches from the bottom of the box. Slide the lead in with the light hanging be sure it is 3 to 4 inches from any of the sides so the light does not present a fire hazard (be sure the globe never comes in touch with the sides) adjust knot up and down to desired length (the knot stops the lead falling into the box). Lay some warm cloth on the bottom of the box (washable) place food and water in appropriate containers into the box turn the light on and place sick or injured bird into box. Light should have been mounted at one end of the box so the bird can move closer or away from the heat source as required. When finished nursing the bird throw away the box for disease or infection reasons (it was free from the supermarket anyway) Do NOT use any more than a 40w bulb because it will give of to much heat for the bird, a RED or COLOURED bulb is better for not giving of so much bright light. But not necessary white light will do. Make sure BOX has air holes in it for circulation. |