SJD Javas - Free Nest Box Cards To Download.

Most bird keepers who keep breeding records will probably use some form of nest box cards to record the progress of their breeding birds.

There are many variations of these cards available, including versions on two great Java websites. Steve Nesbitt's "Just Javas" and Rob Salem's "Javafinch".

In all honesty, most nest box cards will generally have the same iinformation on them, and mine are very similar to many that are available.

Please take a look at the picture below to see my nest box card enlarged. For those of you who have never used cards like this before, I have made some comments below this photo.

A Typical Example

Top Section
Species: Pretty obvious! In this case it is Java Sparrow.
Date Down: This refers to the date when the Cock and Hen were introduced to the breeding cage.
Pair No: I like to have reference numbers to the pairings I have, in this case it's a pair of normal Java's...N10.
Cock No: Refers to the Ring Number of the cock bird.
Hen No: Refers to the Ring Number of the hen bird.
Cage No: This lists the relavent breeding cage number within my birdroom.
Round No: This refers to how ammount of clutches the pair produces, I split my Java's up after 2 or 3 rounds.
Cock Colour: Details the colour type of the bird and I also include the split ring colour if the bird has one fitted.
Hen Colour: As above but applicable to the hen.

Lower Section
Date Laid: Records the date each egg is laid and is referenced along side the egg number.
Hatch Date: Most clutches will hatch on different days (but generally quiet close together, in Java's usually 2 to 3 days). Some eggs won't hatch as they may be infertile, addled or "dead in shell" (DIS).
Ring No: Records the unique ring number fitted to the young bird.
Notes: In this section I make a few basic notes relating to the results from the breeding pair.I find this a useful section as it's always useful to look back to previous years and see if particular patterns appear with the parent birds.

Click Here or on the PDF button above to download the nest box card (there are 2 cards on 1 x A4 sheet).


	There's nothing special about these nest box cards, in fact, there very much like many currently available to purchase from avicultural suppliers. Please feel free to download and use these at your leisure.