My lovies, their cage and what i feed them

[megzly]

Hey Guys,

Just thought id put up a couple of pics of my lovies cage and some of the stuff i feed them, hopefully it might help new (and old) lovie owners decide how to set up their cages and give some ideas on what to feed

The Cage: (birds arent in it as i was cleaning !! it looks really bare in the photos too!)

Theyre favourite toy! Great for foraging too!


They have lots of stuff in their cage, it gets rotated around with more stuff so they dont get bored of the toys in there. I also have to replace alot of the toys because they chew them to bits in a very short amount of time! The toys in the cage now are moslty things i can use for foraging. Here is a list of some of the toys and perches i use:
-Cholla wood perches
-A coconut hollowed out with a hole in it, it has palm leaves as a "roof" attached also
- A birdie kong, like a dog kong but smaller
- Various rope toys and perches including a boing
- Various wooden toys (for chewing) and perches
- A few calcium perches
- A couple of mineral stone perches
- One clay perch (they eat the perch and it has lots of natural minerals in it)
- Lots of ladders
- birdie huts

I use a lucerene (pelleted) litter in the very bottom tray of the cage, its organic. They cant eat it (cant reach!) but even if they did i dont think it would be harmful. I put paper in the cage for shredding often also.

The food i feed is pretty basic, stuff that is inexpensive (generally) and is easy to find at the supermarket or at pet shops.

Vege Mix (contains carrot, corn, peas, capsicum, broccoli, cauliflower, chickpeas, mung beans, 4 bean mix)


Soak/ Sprout Mix (contains peas, lentils, wheat, mung beans, lupins, sunnies, red panicum, safflower seed)
Unsoaked:

Soaked/Sprouted:


Cooked Mix (contains beak appetit, various dried fruits, various seeds and nuts)
Uncooked:


General Feed Mix (contains passwell crumbles, roudybush crumbles, millet, hulled sunflower, red panicum, wheat {may have some oats and canola in small quantities})


Roudybush Pellets (crumbles and mini sizes mixed)


I raise all baby birds on roudybush handrearing mix. I add a vitamin supplement to the water of the birds too, generally a basic mineral supplement and a calcium supplement.

I have missed out the fruit unfortunatley but will add it when i make up a fresh mix, i dont freeze the fruit and it was vegie day today so i didnt make any I hope youve enjoyed the pictures and if youd like to add anything feel free to! It would be great to see pictures of what other lovie owners cages look like and what they feed.

Megan

[swingingnthings]

i was going to get thta cage but was a little bit of money off so i got the smaller one did you get it from swan valley birds??? i did

[megzly]

I got mine from birdworld swingingthings, It cost me $145, discounted because it didnt have a box (flat packed), it was allready on special so i got it cheap. I went to swan valley birds today and it was $200 something there, it was also over $200 and Birds 'N' All, so i got a really good deal:)! I wouldnt mind getting the smaller one for more lovies or as a H/R cage for lovie bubs.

[bickitrainer]

That is amazing Megzly! How many birdies go in that cage?

[megzly]

Bicki i only have peanut and pistachio, my two lovies in the cage. i think i could easily fit another pair in there, mabye another two pairs. if i can find another proven breeding pair of peachfaces i will put them in:) There are little access doors for four nest boxes on the cage, i have allreaddy attached two so that my pair can pick which one theyd like.

Would anyone take a guess on how many pairs i could put in the cage?

[bickitrainer]

Megzly, I think your pair are really lucky to have such a roomy home!

I would say you could put 3 pairs max (or maybe 4)... but I'm not the expert!

[megzly]

I also think that 3 pairs would be the maximum, 2 pairs would fit comfortable, and if there were arguments i could divide the cage into a top and bottom section. Three pairs would fit but theyd all have to get along i think Im going to look at some more peachfaces today, a breeder has some yellow and orange faces which are pied and another has some seagreens and "blues" i have only seen a couple of real blue peachies and they were very expensive:( So i will be going to have a look and see whats available.

Might be in the confessional later.....

[robert]

Your Lovies certainly have a healthy diet,Megan.
from Robert and Precious

[megzly]

Thanks Robert,

I got another pair of lovies today:)!! i got a seagreen and a pied dutch blue, both whitefaced. They are 1 year old and have had one clutch so i am happy with them. In quarantine for the moment but i will put pics up soon!! i think peanut and pistachio want to breed, but it is too hot here so i am leaving the nest boxes shut for the moment.