impossible to keep out of aviaries and bird rooms because when they are young they are small and can squeeze through the smallest of gaps either at ground level or in through the roof. Traps must be set and regularly checked also remember to renew the bait at least once a week. Do not use any cladding or have cavities in your construction because this is just where these little rodents love to set up home, behind boards that give them warmth and a feeling of great safety because they know you cannot see them! Mice have a distinct odour and their urine carries salmonella which they pass on to the seed you are feeding to your precious stock when they feed from the seed dishes. These are not nice rodents and need to be kept at very low levels both in your aviary and bird room. I am certain that many enthusiastic hobbyist bird keepers have been forced out of the hobby by a failure to confront these vermin at an early stage and then been completely overwhelmed when their numbers rocket to plague proportions, you have been warned! (A full article on mice prevention appears on page 6 of this magazine) Returning to my Budgerigars, all four pairs went to nest fairly soon and the one pair that selected the typical Budgerigar nest box laid five eggs four of which were


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ne important area that beginners need to pay careful attention to is mice. These rodents are almost


“BUDGERIGARS ARE NORMALLY FED ON A MIXTURE OF CANARY SEED AND MIXED MILLETS, THERE IS QUITE A LARGE RANGE OF MIXTURES AND THE LEADING SUPPLIERS WILL HAVE AT LEAST 8 VARIETIES, GENERALLY THE MIXTURES WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF CANARY SEED WILL BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE.”


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