Avigrain

03/07/2024

Rainbows and lollipops

05/04/2024

Took way too many turns to arrive at one of our favourite birds....

13/12/2023

Avigrain in the news. Millet planting has commenced on the back of recent rain in QLD. Sunflowers also starting to go in. So by April/May we might get some price relief.

Have a merry Christmas from everyone at Avigrain

The domestic birdseed market is hoping for an increase in millet planting in the coming months as local stocks dwindle...Read More

11/11/2023

Have a great day
The Finch Society of Australia Inc.

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02/10/2023

🙂

We're so excited to announce that we're hosting our 11th International PARROTS24 Convention in beautiful Brisbane next year, 19-21 July 2024!! 🎉👏🎊
📣Please save the date, spread the news far and wide and join us for Australia's premier avicultural convention 🦜
❗️PSOA members receive a great discount on registration and flexible payment options are available too👌
We can't wait to see you there!!

26/09/2023

Whats you favourite bird?

Https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/26/they-used-to-blacken-the-sky-the-siren-song-of-the-magnificent-carnabys-cockatoo

These gentle, gleeful birds once watched over Perth like sentinels but are now endangered as their habitat disappears

22/09/2023

Bird of the year again

Not the plz

The Australian Bird of the Year poll is back in 2023 – and it’s time to nominate your favourite birds for the shortlist!

07/08/2023

Anyone in Geelong lost a pet budgie??

Please share this post before he headsto Singapore with the crew on Go Sirius

A runaway budgie has landed on a ship docked 2km offshore in Corio Bay.

15/06/2023

Just goes to show - Cocky's have been up to mischief for some time in Australia.
If you like old school bush poetry... read on
Maloney's cockatoo

'gee off you crimson crocodiles'......

31/03/2023

PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT
We've been informed that our practice of putting chocolate into Auntie Kate's chook food over Easter might lead to an outbreak of Early April disease in poultry.
This disease generally comes on around Easter time and is due to over consumption of chocolate.
Symptoms include colored eggs being laid and chickens walking 'like a bunny'.
At this point we are not considering a product recall but would urge caution over feeding chocolate to chooks.
If you are feeding scraps and have a choice of chocolate or apple and cinnamon hot cross buns - go with apple...

Please note this a precautionary message.
Today your birds are particularly at risk but note the symptoms only last 24 hours.

Thank you for your attention and please pass it on and share this vital health information.

31/03/2023

As you've asked facebook - Eggs are on our mind🥚
And bunnies🐰
And chocolate...😋
The Easter Bunny has hidden Easter Eggs in some Auntie Kate's chook mixes .... look for these pallets at your local produce store....

And don't forget to enter our free bag comp - guess how many eggs in a jar....🥳

30/03/2023

It's Easter again !!
For a chance to win a free bag of Auntie Kate's poultry mix.
Guess how many eggs are in this jar.
Write your guess in comments, like and share this post.
I reckon 42 ??
or 420?!
🤔
(competition finishes this Sunday night)

19/03/2023

Please consider the future of aviculture when you vote.

The Animal Justice Party (AJP) exists to further the philosophy of animal rights. Animal rights OPPOSES pets, animal welfare CARES for pets.

Therefore the AJP OPPOSES pets. We CARE for pets.

Do NOT be misled by AJP rhetoric and obfuscation.

Further information thanks to Animal Care Australia is here -
https://www.animalcareaustralia.org.au/nsw-election-2023/

31/01/2023

We're down to our last skerricks of grey stripe sunflower - rationing remaining stock into our range of parrot mixes, Troppo Blue
We've been forced to limit straight line Grey Stripe and Parrot Blue sales.

The good news is harvest is looming - this crop one of the earliest to ripen and we hope that by mid February - if the weather gods smile on these growers - we'll be back in full production

Appreciate your patience

On a side note - would mention that by shandying in some black sunflowers into mixes we've been able to manage our stocks and keep mix production going.
Oilseed sunflower is about 5-7% higher in oil then grey stripe so this needs to be managed with some care but our view is that a small % of blacks into some mixes is a viable alternative to simply running out if and when grey stripes get short.

We had to stop Parrot Blue production as grey stripe is a high % of the mix
We felt it better to stop production than compromise the quality of the Parrot Blue mix by adding alot of blacks in. This may have had an impact on birds?

We're wondering if anyone has noticed any issues with their birds during this period.

ok - thx to all

07/01/2023

A recent visitor to factory.

Very welcome until this Macaw requested modelling royalties for the Troppo bag design.

Implied that our payments thus far were chicken feed🤔

22/12/2022

Looking back at the archives on our previous attempts at rat control systems.

product alert.

Please be aware there may be live snakes in your bags of Avigrain. We keep pythons and other snakes around our warehouse to keep rats away - but our young snakes all disappeared late last week.
Someone reported a bag with a python in it so we're thinking they may have got into the mixer somehow.

Might have to recall everything? But please - before opening a bag of Avigrain maybe check to see if it's moving or feels - well - feels like it might have a snake inside.
Most are diamond pythons but our red belly blacks are gone too?

thx

22/12/2022

Cleaned out !!!!
Never seen the shed so empty
Merry Xmas from Avigrain

13/12/2022

You may have noticed grey stripe sunflower is in short supply.

In order to continue birdseed production we have had to tweak some Avigrain mixes, adding a small% of black sunflower
We are also rationing straight greys to our regular customers
For a time we stopped making Parrot Blue ( a decision made easier when we ran out of pawpaw ... held up at the wharf)
Parrot Blue is back on the menu now.

We are able to maintain supply when other manufacturers cannot because Avigrain actively manages the production risk that comes with climate change.

We have never seen the current circumstance which is what you might call a wet drought.
It's been too wet to farm!!!

We had growers contracted to plant early grey stripes in different growing areas but none were able to plant due to unseasonal rain and flooding from the vurrent La Nina. So we are now sweating on a successful late crop.

Good news is greys are coming and we exoect to see new supply in Feb March 2023.

Until then we'll make do and thank you for your support and understanding of our decision to include blacks in the mixes.

Finally

Merry xmas from Avigrain

13/09/2022

From the Finch Society - important AGM coming up
Please remind everyone of our September bird meeting this Wednesday the 14th of September starting at 7.30 pm at our Prairewood youth centre, this will be a really important meeting as it is our AGM. We will also have Bruce Hockley presenting on Breeding Quality birds which will be a really great talk, I am looking forward to it.

This is a really important AGM as there will be a few vacant positions, I encourage you if you are interested in joining the committee please let us know so we can have some discussions prior to the meeting as it is only a few days away. Also a reminder that only financial members will be able to vote on positions at the AGM.

I look forward to seeing many of you at our meeting on Wednesday.

Here is the zoom link aswell.
Topic: FSA September meeting and AGM 2022
Time: Sep 14, 2022 07:30 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 812 8258 9113
Passcode: 933849

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12/09/2022

Further evidence that birds are smarter than humans?!

https://theconversation.com/an-arms-race-over-food-waste-sydney-cockatoos-are-still-opening-kerb-side-bins-despite-our-best-efforts-to-stop-them-189969

New research documented 50 different ways Sydneysiders tried to stop sulphur-crested cockatoos opening their bins, from rubber snakes to custom locks. Humans didn’t always win.

28/07/2022

We have run out of Pigeon bags.
So back to old school
Swift Pigeon Mix - "seed that delivers"
It's the same stuff ...
The bag container is on the water but lead times for freight - and costs - have blown out dramatically.
We were also waiting on key ingredients for troppo and parrot blue so some areas may have seen delays and stock out there too.
Tough times in freight
thx for your understanding

20/06/2022

19/06/2022

Congrats to Trevor & Dayna from The Poodle and the Hen for winning bird of show at Moruya District Poultry Club Show today! 🥇
And to Brett Porter for reserve 🎉🎉🎉

12/06/2022

If you call your parrot this is where it ends

09/05/2022

The Finch Society of Australia Inc. is hosting a meeting tomorrow night Wed. 7.30pm on Zoom or facebook live on nutrition.
recommends feeding not just seed but a wide variety of foods for optimum avian health and well-being.
This meeting promises to explore these options.

From the FSA president Maddy Fish
"The meeting will feature a round table discussion on soft food and other foods for your birds. If anyone would like to help lead this discussion and say a few points on how/what they feed their birds please let me know. Or come to the meeting with a few points in mind or some questions ready to ask"