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You are right about the mess and yes, I clean it. There is a video somewhere showing how, but basically I grab a beer and a hose and get to it. yes there is a drain

wonderful surprises- yes! Happy New Year to you too Doug!

always… 🤣

you too Papi!

This was really a surprise, I have not encouraged any breeding for a year just because I don’t have room. I did recently start up my stream again- I wonder if the running water was a trigger or maybe more humidity in the air (and wet winter) means rainy season came early to them?

my grey-headed olive back passed away years ago along with several other birds when I got mice in the aviary. horrible day. All of the other species have gone to breeders who really want to focus on them.

I guess so 🤪

Ha- You are so right!

Mahalo! Same to you!

thank you so much Kristin- and happy holidays to you and yours! Mine were imported from Europe so keep your eyes open!!

@@Echosaviary Aha, I see hopeful. Is it possible, you have found them in Belgium?

Thank you Lainey, I feel very lucky! Yes the Swee are also known for being hard to keep, I can not speak from personal experience with them, but as I mentioned in the video, at the very least, they have a specialized diet so that may be a factor.

@@Echosaviary Yes I have read that there may be something special in their diet that is hard to provide in captivity - are you thinking it involves certain small seeds? Which small seeds are you feeding? It would be so exciting if we could figure out what they need!

Thanks Doug- here’s hoping for a quiet finish to winter for both of us!

super lucky right?!?

Thank you for the good wishes!

I am soooo lucky to get a chance to work with them, can hardly believe it after all these years.

Mahalo! and Happy New year!

Thank you Robert- cheers to a great 2025 for you!

That is actually a kind of epoxy, there is a playlist showing how I make rocks (and tree trunks etc)

Thank you- thats very kind of you!

Thank you- thats very kind of you to take the time to check in!

in the bigger round dish are wingless fruitflies floating in water (so they don’t get away)

@@Echosaviary Gracias por responder. ¿las moscas de la fruta sin alas como las consigues? ¿las venden sin alas?

Yes, they are sold in US primarily for reptile keepers. They are not actually wingless, but that is what they are called. Flightless is a more accurate term. Birds like to eat larvae and adults.

@@Echosaviary Muchas gracias, eres muy amable. Saludos

They are very cheerful to have in the aviary and so beautiful!

well done to keep experimenting to find what works for your birds!

I freely admit that I cheat at this game to make sure I win 😁

Thank you too!

those are melanogaster flightless fruitflies. All time favorites of most of my birds. much more so than hydei for some reason (although I know you have great luck with them)

thats just eggfood that I added them to

I’m glad it was helpful, thanks for letting me know!

Thank you! 😁

Thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful 😁

I am honored to be one of your research channels!

you can try avianexpress.net or newyorkbird supply. they have some imported twinspots of several kinds- do your research before you buy!!

thank you!

thats wonderful- good job!! Simplest answer is to watch the crop and feed when it empties.

if melanogaster fruitflies, almost any waxbill would be happy. if hydei, then larger finches. if musca domestica (miniature house fly)- I don’t know any finch that would eat adult flies, but if they can get to larvae- almost any will eat happily. Some species are more insectivorous than others, may also consider softbills. Also check temperatures against native temp range for the species and check temperament mix with the birds you already keep.

Thank you for the detailed information, it is hard to answer definitively but here are my thoughts. 1) no pair of any finch species should be allowed to try to breed more than 3 clutches per year regardless of whether successful or not. I think you have had two failed clutches and if so can try one more time then separate the pair and let them rest till next year. 2) when parents stop feeding that late in the process, typically there is something wrong with chicks (disease process, crop failure of some sort) or something bothering parents (lack of privacy, too much animal protein that is triggering another breeding cycle, parents young or not suitable temperament…) 3) at that age, crop should be full of seeds, weight should be good, feather development should look good. 4) if one parent is a problem, with zebras you can often remove that bird out of hearing of the other and let other parent finish raising. 5) if you can intervene when chicks are still strong enough to beg, then hand feeding chicks after 10 days old is a lot easier than pulling eggs or young chicks. If chicks are too old, then they may not beg to you and force feeding is tricky. 6) inspect dead or dying chicks and see if there any any clues. is crop full or empty, is weight good or skinny, is skin red and dehydrated, is belly distended with intestines visible, is there diahhrhea …. 7) If it were me, I would bot allow another clutch. I would separate male and female and observe them, the. treat them with a decent antiprotozoan and anti-coccidial. then let them rest and be sure they are healthy before allowing to try again possibly with a different partner. good luck and again, this is all general advice

It is coconut bark. I think called reptilechip. comes in a compressed brick. can get on amazon

Many years ago, I kept live plants and finches, for me, many advantages to fake. there are videos answering all your questions. check out the epoxy playlist, and I think that will answer everything.

dremel tool or file. both are tedious. also cut the bars at an angle using the horizontal wire as a guide so that cut bar tapers toward the horizontal bar. that leaves very little to know pokey edges

I used to have normal shop lights and recently changed over to Luminize jungle dawn LED with UV.

yep. there is a video showing making that tree. epoxy over scrap pvc pipe. yep. just spray painted

Aha, I see. Thank you for your fast infos. Can you tell me the titel of this video with the trees, please? Thank you so much. Kristin 🙂@@Echosaviary

it`s ok, yet I have found it. A tree with a view. Thank you, it is so informativly.

Happy to hear that! Thanks for letting me know 😁

Thank you Dylan!

thank you! You too 😁