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Planting out an aviary of Eden
Manage episode 296423003 series 2882316
The relationship between birds and plants can never be underestimated. The habitat created by plants for all birds provides them with valuable nutrients and minerals that can never be fully replicated in any man made foods.
For aviary kept birds planted aviaries provide valuable nutritional benefits as well as much needed enrichment and safe zone protection that every captive bird is undoubtedly going to receive benefit from, creating a happier and healthier bird.
Birdman Dad offers up various suggestions of which plants you may want to consider in "planting out" your aviary, no matter the type - to give your feathered friends some joy and much needed enrichment.
Plants suggested an used by Birdman Dad (note many are Australian/West Aussie native and indigenous plant species):
One sided bottle brush: Calothamnus quadrifidus
Mouse ears aka granite net-bush: Calothamnus rupestris
Oven's wattle: Acacia pravissima
FC Payne aka Payne's thryptomene: Thryptomene saxicola
Blue hibiscus: Alyogne huegelii
white hibiscus: Alyogne huegelii alba
Kunzea baxteri
Grevilleas - many are suitable but suggest Winpara gem
Coastal honey myrtle: Melaleuca acerosa
Honey myrtle - many are suitable
Rosemary bush: Salvia rosmarinus
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73 episodes
Manage episode 296423003 series 2882316
The relationship between birds and plants can never be underestimated. The habitat created by plants for all birds provides them with valuable nutrients and minerals that can never be fully replicated in any man made foods.
For aviary kept birds planted aviaries provide valuable nutritional benefits as well as much needed enrichment and safe zone protection that every captive bird is undoubtedly going to receive benefit from, creating a happier and healthier bird.
Birdman Dad offers up various suggestions of which plants you may want to consider in "planting out" your aviary, no matter the type - to give your feathered friends some joy and much needed enrichment.
Plants suggested an used by Birdman Dad (note many are Australian/West Aussie native and indigenous plant species):
One sided bottle brush: Calothamnus quadrifidus
Mouse ears aka granite net-bush: Calothamnus rupestris
Oven's wattle: Acacia pravissima
FC Payne aka Payne's thryptomene: Thryptomene saxicola
Blue hibiscus: Alyogne huegelii
white hibiscus: Alyogne huegelii alba
Kunzea baxteri
Grevilleas - many are suitable but suggest Winpara gem
Coastal honey myrtle: Melaleuca acerosa
Honey myrtle - many are suitable
Rosemary bush: Salvia rosmarinus
Lavender
73 episodes
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