What Are We Up To Now?
June is always busy, as the breeding seasion is starting soon. This means getting the nestboxes all cleaned up. We use fresh sawdust from untreated timber as a nesting material. The nestboxes are getting sprayed with Coopex and dusted with Pestene. This is for the control of cockroaches, lice and fleas. The dark, warm, dry place inside the nestbox is a ideal breeding ground for these pests. Prevention is always better then Cure.
Breeding cage nest boxes.
Now that the nestboxes are in order, we are always checking our breeding records to see if any pairs need to be changed. Some pairs stay together for the life if they have great breeding results. Other pairs sometimes need to be swapped to find the right compatibility together.
Some young pairs are getting to ready to be shifted out of the holding complex to our breed complex. At the moment George is extending the breeding complex and making another 36 flights on it. The flight might not all be ready before this season but he made a good start at it.
Breeding cage slope and further construction underway.
More construction on breeding aviary.
Our Move
We have moved. All birds, our collection of Alexandrines have been relocated to New South Wales. We have established 2 huge holding cages. Most visitors are stunned to see so many Alexandrines together in all different colours. Our avairies will be open for inspection at Aves 2009.
See website for more information: www.parrotconvention.com.
Background
George Van der Togt has established, through long perserverance, some outstanding colour mutations in the Alexandrine parrot here in Australia. This has been a childhood dream in which he has set himself a goal and stuck with it.
Latest News
George and Ida are taking orders for Hand-Raised Alexandrine Parrots, and can lovingly freight the birds anywhere in Australia.
Phone: 0408 204 802
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