CAGES FOR LORIES: This is a
bank of Suspended cages I have built for my Lories. They are 2m long x
1.2m high x 0.9m wide, and have a walkway at the rear where the feeding
and nest inspections are done. Watering in these cages are done at the
front, I have two watering stations set up for the Lories, one for
drinking and one for bathing. They are constructed from 25mm x 25mm
galvanized pipe, 25mm x 12.5mm heavy gauge wire, and have a concrete
floor. As for the Lorikeet cages, these also have 100mm forest mulch on
top of the floors for better maintenance.
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LORIKEET DRY MIX.
2 parts Breadcrumbs, 2 parts Rice
flour, 2 parts Wheat bix, 1 part Dextrose (or glucose),
1 part Raw
Sugar, 1/2 part Skim milk powder, 3 pkts Farex (baby rice cereal)
1 part = 1 x
2ltr container. This is all blended together and kept in a sealed
container.
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My Lorikeets are all fed a 1/2 apple per pair a day, with pear, corn,
orange, endive and spinach given on a regular basis. If other size
measuring containers are used simply either reduce or add more of the
ingredients.
This dry mix is the one I have been using
for many years, It was a mix I received from a friend of mine. I have
had very good success with it, so fell free to use the formula for
yourself and see if it is the right one for you. By mixing it up myself
I have saved on costs, I use it as my major feed source for all my
lories and lorikeets.
Wet mix is given three times a week and is my own dry mix, mixed with
apple sauce or blended apples, baby mixed vegetables, and hot water. It
is given to the lorikeets in the morning and taken out when finished.
For hand raising
our nectar eating birds we use our own formula which is similar to our
wet mix, if you would like to see what formula we use, please click on
the links on the following page.
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