Natural jute and cotton nest pads for canaries, British finches and other small birds that build an open cup nest. Each pad drops straight into a nest pan and gives hens a soft, grippy base to build on, helping keep eggs and chicks centred rather than rolling to the edge.

The jute and cotton blend holds its shape when damp and gives chicks something to grip, which helps prevent splayed legs in the first weeks. Hens will work their own nesting material into the pad as they build, so use these alongside sisal, coconut fibre or moss.

Not for hole nesting species like budgerigars or cockatiels, which breed on a concave inside a nest box.

Choose your diameter to match your nest pans, and pick a pack of 5 or a pack of 10. Replace pads between clutches to keep nests clean and reduce the risk of mites or disease carrying over.

• Material: jute and cotton
• Diameter: available in 8cm 10cm and 12cm
• Suitable for: canaries, British finches and mules, zebra and Bengalese finches, and any small bird that uses an open nest pan
• Pack sizes: 5 or 10