Another nice episode Mick and thank you for the mention.
@olivebranchbirds2 күн бұрын
Your very welcome, I really appreciate the sharing :)
@ericmichie18975 күн бұрын
Great video mate you’re very lucky to have such lovely garden birds and beautiful lizards
@olivebranchbirds3 күн бұрын
Thankyou Eric, we had very few birds in the garden until we planted the olive tree, now it's a busy place :) Also the lizards are coming through their moult nicely, I have 2 or 3 that are complete, and several more that should be ready for Stafford :)
@TheFifeLife-AustralianCa-zq1oi5 күн бұрын
Looking good mate!
@olivebranchbirds5 күн бұрын
Thankyou Mike, I'm loving watching yours feeding, it's great to see breeding at different stages around the world, always an interest somewhere..
@canaryco-op6 күн бұрын
The juvenile goldfinch is sweet, the box is looking good and good to hear about Lizard Shows coming up and your canaries are wonderful
@olivebranchbirds5 күн бұрын
Many thanks, I just have to see how the birds come through the moult, I have 1 more box to paint :)
@Instinct2456 күн бұрын
Happy birthday
@olivebranchbirds6 күн бұрын
Many thanks :)
@TheFifeLife-AustralianCa-zq1oi9 күн бұрын
Great to see you on the screen, Happy Birthday mate! 🎉
@olivebranchbirds8 күн бұрын
Many thanks Mike :)
@StevoMusicManUK13 күн бұрын
Did Maria, watch this video then Mick 🤣
@olivebranchbirds8 күн бұрын
She only whizzes through them, hopefully :)
@josephallbirds18 күн бұрын
I let the drinkers soak in water with bleach for 1 week. If you can get the water to circulate it's better. I have also tried the dishwasher but eventually amyway would need some scrubbing.
@olivebranchbirds18 күн бұрын
Thankyou for the comments, it's the only job I find that's tedious :)
@josephallbirds16 күн бұрын
Me too 😂😂 @@olivebranchbirds
@ericmichie189719 күн бұрын
Things looking good mate
@olivebranchbirds19 күн бұрын
Thankyou, birds are healthy enough, just need the moult to go well :)
@TheFifeLife-AustralianCa-zq1oi24 күн бұрын
Soothing as always Mick, loved the old photos mate!
@olivebranchbirds24 күн бұрын
Cheers Mike, I'll have to look further to see if I can find photos of the previous shed and garden, it was on a slope and the garden needed levelling first, it felt really good when it was completed.
@kevinskinner-p5vАй бұрын
this episode highlights very nicely how much help a champion lizardman can be to a keen novice,and something else which you touched on was the importance of visiting shows,mainly to see how your birds compare to others on display,well done on a very enlightening episode.
@olivebranchbirdsАй бұрын
Cheers, thankyou for the comments, having others to lean on for knowledge is paramount to furthering progress in the hobby, It's nice to delve deeper into the understanding of Lizards in their various forms, I'm love it more each season.
@LizardCanary-Wyvern-ms1fcАй бұрын
Another great episode, proves we are always learning Mick, I came away with a few new tips myself which I implemented immediately. Thanks Mick!
@olivebranchbirdsАй бұрын
Every days a learning day :)
@GlosterCanaryAustraliaАй бұрын
Great episode mate 👍🏻
@olivebranchbirds23 күн бұрын
Cheers for the comments, sorry for late comment, I'm having a nightmare with youtube at the moment, I'm loving the Glosters, I bred them many years ago, lovely temperament.
@GlosterCanaryAustralia7 күн бұрын
@@olivebranchbirds l love my Glosters keep up the good work 👏
@rabbiter73Ай бұрын
Tidy mate looking good 👍
@olivebranchbirdsАй бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@dannyhiggins8419Ай бұрын
Hi Mick , another great episode, what shows will you be going to this year ?
@olivebranchbirdsАй бұрын
Hi Danny, I have pencilled in EALCA (East Anglian Lizard canary association) which is a brilliant show for Lizards, also I hope to attend 2x general bird shows local to me, Stamford CBS & Grantham CBS. I have just joined the Southern Lizard canary club so will attend that one, I may also join and attend the LCA show which I believe is in Northamptonshire.
@ericmichie1897Ай бұрын
Great episode again mate enjoyed watching the quail having its sand bath.
@olivebranchbirdsАй бұрын
Cheers Eric, originally I would have the quail outside to clear up bits around the aviary floor, but this one hates the outside so I had to sacrifice a double breeder so she gets exercise, I do tend to pop canaries in with her when I'm moving birds around so the cage has a double use.
@duncangrant391Ай бұрын
What plant do you feed to darken legs
@johnboyce8279Ай бұрын
It's some species of Polygonum.
@olivebranchbirdsАй бұрын
Hi, thankyou for the question, I use polygonum leaves, I give the birds 2x leaves per day.
@olivebranchbirdsАй бұрын
There's a bit more info on polygonum in episode 20 which should help.
@TheFifeLife-AustralianCa-zq1oiАй бұрын
Great stuff Mick... might need a few more show cages for next year! 😉
@olivebranchbirdsАй бұрын
I may need to invest, onwards and upwards :)
@Instinct2452 ай бұрын
Loved the start to now journey
@olivebranchbirds2 ай бұрын
One of the benefits of videoing the journey, the birds never read my script for the breeding season :)
@thedogfatherdogtraining35912 ай бұрын
Great video Mick, lovely hand rearing!
@olivebranchbirds2 ай бұрын
I'll try to grow hair Mike so they think it's carpet :)
@Sam_antha932 ай бұрын
The birds looking beautiful Mick. Do they get enough from the syringe? I know you said you feed them every couple hours just wondering
@olivebranchbirds2 ай бұрын
Hi Sam, cheers for the comment, the chicks get enough vitamins, minerals, protein etc from the mix, as for quantity they tend to let me know when they're getting full, they store a lot of the food in their crop and slowly digest the food over time, it's as important to make sure the crop is empty before the next feed in order the chicks don't store food for too long and incite digestive issues from stale food. It takes longer to wean the hand reared birds, I am currently trying to get them to eat for themselves :)
@rabbiter732 ай бұрын
Well done mate chicks are looking good 👍
@olivebranchbirds2 ай бұрын
Thankyou :)
@JosePereira-ov5zu2 ай бұрын
Beautiful birds good Job ❤
@olivebranchbirds2 ай бұрын
Thankyou for the comment :)
@rabbiter732 ай бұрын
Looking good mate 👌
@olivebranchbirds2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@thedogfatherdogtraining35912 ай бұрын
Great stuff Mick! - Happy Fathers Day mate, and it's good see an update on the birds...
@olivebranchbirds2 ай бұрын
Many thanks Mike, sorry for the late reply, hope you had a great father's day too, how are those birds doing down under? they looked superb on your last episode.
@UncleFester-zz5jj2 ай бұрын
That's a great trick with the polygonum!
@olivebranchbirds2 ай бұрын
Cheers, it was a tip I picked up on my first day collecting my Lizards 4 years ago, I have 2x types of Polygonum, one has small leaves and does not like my garden, the other one, 'Albertii' , was a variety mentioned in an old Belgian publication I read which really took well.
@ericmichie18972 ай бұрын
You are doing well mate thanks for the update
@olivebranchbirds2 ай бұрын
Thankyou Eric, it's quite a journey each season, but very enjoyable and rewarding :)
@josedess88232 ай бұрын
My birds are doing well this year. Thanks from Malta. And good luck. 👍🇲🇹👍🇲🇹👍
@olivebranchbirds2 ай бұрын
That's great to hear, how many and what type are you keeping?
@josedess88232 ай бұрын
@@olivebranchbirds I keep lizard canaries too and satinets yellow and this year I got till now about 30 chicks 🐣 in all. Thanks. 👍👍🐣🐣🇲🇹🇲🇹
@Instinct2452 ай бұрын
Fab birds
@olivebranchbirds2 ай бұрын
Thankyou very much :) It will be nice to see the change once they have moulted in a few weeks.
@alangreenwood96383 ай бұрын
Hi mick, I see your colour feeding by water even to the ones with chicks in the nest, how long do you colour feed for and what age do you start at please?
@olivebranchbirds3 ай бұрын
Hi and thanks for the question, I have started adding the red to egg food & water but it's a relatively weak mix (50% ) which I hope will help give them a base colour, I started when I thought some of the chick's were dropping the odd feather and decided to feed it to all chick's at the moment, however when the next set of chick's hatch they won't be colour fed at all, this let's me have more options in competition later in the year.
@rabbiter733 ай бұрын
Looking good mate 👌
@olivebranchbirds3 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@olivebranchbirds3 ай бұрын
Cheers thank you, I would have liked more chicks but as long as they're healthy and look good, I'm happy :)
@ericmichie18973 ай бұрын
Thanks for the update mate things are looking good
@olivebranchbirds3 ай бұрын
Cheers Eric, it's nice to see the chick's flying around the aviary, they're looking very well.
@martincrowe78433 ай бұрын
Good episode thank you.
@olivebranchbirds3 ай бұрын
Thankyou for the comment :)
@UncleFester-zz5jj3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the update! Do the young in the aviary have access to the bath all day?
@olivebranchbirds3 ай бұрын
No, I move all the aviary birds back to the indoor flight mid afternoon, their food is indoors so they are used to the movement.
@daz1473 ай бұрын
Beautiful chicks , at least it was a nice bit of sunshine last week for them.
@olivebranchbirds3 ай бұрын
Cheers Daz, weather might be short lived, think we got rain for a week now :) at least the young ones will get a good wash!
@TheFifeLife-AustralianCa-zq1oi3 ай бұрын
Great episode mate!
@olivebranchbirds3 ай бұрын
Cheers Mike, It was great to see your birds in your last episode, for some reason it would not let me comment, It looks like the NSW show went very well, Im looking forward to my new birds later in the year :)
@user-ie5ur8vj5h3 ай бұрын
Nice one m8 I keep few canarys and British I mule with them
@olivebranchbirds3 ай бұрын
I have never tried muling, do you get nice results?
@colinwhitehouse13103 ай бұрын
Cracking videos can you give the name of the climbing plant you give the birds cheers
@olivebranchbirds3 ай бұрын
Polygonum, (Russian vine) it grows very rapidly, careful where you plant it :)
@user-jr7fx2ob1g4 ай бұрын
There beautiful never seen then here in lrelandyet don't now many bird lads doe but best of luck
@olivebranchbirds4 ай бұрын
Thankyou for your comments, I'm sure someone in Ireland has some somewhere, hopefully :)
@Instinct2454 ай бұрын
Poor raza male. Least female is doing well
@rabbiter734 ай бұрын
Looking good mate 👌
@olivebranchbirds4 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@bmwgsblackgus76364 ай бұрын
Sorry, your bird died. Hopefully, the eggs will be ok . The chicks are doing well. You must feel proud . Its exciting seeing all the changes every episode. Your editing and film work is brilliant. im very impressed 😃👍
@olivebranchbirds4 ай бұрын
Thankyou for the comment :) It's a hobby with highs and lows, I'm hoping my content will help others join in :)
@UncleFester-zz5jj4 ай бұрын
You probably know this already, but just in case... In the 1980s, more experienced breeders told me to always have some clear nail varnish on hand to close the hole in an egg punctured by the hen's claw. They also said to keep the shells of a couple of hatched eggs/clear eggs to trim and use as a patch stuck on with aforementioned clear nail varnish in the case of slightly larger damage. It's a long shot, but they claimed to have occasional successes.
@olivebranchbirds4 ай бұрын
That's a great tip, thank you, I hadn't thought of repairing them, I will certainly be trying that should it happen again :)
@UncleFester-zz5jj4 ай бұрын
I had forgotten about the carbolic soap trick with nest felts. It must be over forty years since I first heard about that.
@olivebranchbirds4 ай бұрын
I have been using vaseline instead, but the soap method also seems to work well.
@UncleFester-zz5jj4 ай бұрын
You must be reading my mind. I was going to ask for a video on how you put those cages together, but you've already gone and done it! What do you think about the wire cage bottoms preventing natural picking and scraping behaviours? I would have added effect on the birds' feet, but those wire bottoms look well rounded and smooth; it's not as if they're made of twiweld or similar.
@olivebranchbirds4 ай бұрын
I like the wire bottoms as it keeps the cage cleaner, but it is possible to remove the wire bottom and put the tray higher up if that is a method of preference, thus giving the birds access to the floor, I do this for my quail as it would cruel to have him walking on wire.
@UncleFester-zz5jj4 ай бұрын
Great idea to show the daily progression of the chicks. Ok. I'm hooked. When's the next video? 😀
@olivebranchbirds4 ай бұрын
More to come!
@UncleFester-zz5jj4 ай бұрын
The true mark of a birdman is his love of the drudgery involved.
@jugnoothelight86624 ай бұрын
beautiful & cute birds nice video
@olivebranchbirds4 ай бұрын
Thankyou, it helps see how quick the chick's grow in such a short time.
@daz1474 ай бұрын
Amazing how fast the chicks grow. Looking forward to the next one.
@olivebranchbirds4 ай бұрын
The chick's grow amazingly quick, it opens your eyes to what's happening in nature.