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Post by xoxoEbzxoxo on May 22, 2010 14:20:08 GMT 10
Hi, I am thinking about getting some finches for my new big aviary. I currently have 4 cockateils in it and 2 lovebirds and some king quail in the aviary. What finches would be suitible for the aviary? I live where it gets pretty cold and the aviary is an open aviary. I don't want gold finches or green finches as they are a feral bird here. I've been thinking longtailed finches or star finches? Any ideas?  |
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Post by meandem on May 24, 2010 11:40:02 GMT 10
NONE! If you have lovebirds in the aviary I wouldn't be putting finches in there with them.
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Post by xoxoEbzxoxo on May 24, 2010 14:38:21 GMT 10
yeah I know that...I would be moving them into another aviary once I get some finches. They are only in there for the time being enjoying the sunshine instead of being in a breeding cage. They were in a breeding cage but never bred so i'm giving them a go in the aviary. They haven't even touched the cockateils in it. They have been very good in it |
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Post by robert on May 24, 2010 16:13:36 GMT 10
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Post by meandem on May 27, 2010 8:28:43 GMT 10
Then I guess it is entirely up to you now which finches you can get at the time, are you licensed and what birds can you have in South Aussie and what sort you would like. We have 25 different species and I love them all. Slowly we are cutting down our parrots, because where I live at the moment their is a major upgrade going on and we have to move from here for 7 -12 months and I can't take everything with me. We are concentrating on the finches because they are easier to move and they all get along in one big aviary (with the exception of a few).
I would still be watching the peachies with the cockatiels, just to be sure to be sure. I had one pair of peachies that even killed their own kind as well as bigger parrots than themselves. For such a sweet little bird, they can be quite aggressive.
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Post by xoxoEbzxoxo on May 28, 2010 21:07:17 GMT 10
Well I think i've finally decided what finches will be right for me. I am thinking a pair or two of painted finches and double barred finches. My parents use to keep double barred finches a while ago and they said they were fine when they kept them. Now all I need to do is find a breeder around here and buy a few pairs.  I am going to a breeder of all different parrots and cockatoos incuding macaws on sunday, so who knows wat you may see in the confessional on sunday lol  |
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Post by robert on May 29, 2010 10:58:50 GMT 10
Ebony,I love seeing a whole lot of Double Bars sitting together.They are a communal and gentle bird. I like seeing them preen each other,and walk on top of the others.They are real cuties.
from Robert and Precious
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Post by meandem on May 30, 2010 16:36:01 GMT 10
Double bars are just delightful. I don't have any as pets, but I have about 10 that I have to hunt out of my parrot aviaries every morning. I think they sleep in there of a night, have an early feed in the morning and it is as if they know they are going to be let out at breakfast time. They don't have any sense of urgency to leave the aviaries, they just sit there with the rest of the birds like they are suppose to be in there. Painteds are sensational. And being the photographer that you are, you would have a ball photographing painteds. Their markings are amazing, a lot of people don't realise how pretty they really are.
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Post by finchbreeder on Jun 7, 2010 13:30:12 GMT 10
As a fellow, Aussie, all be it from the West. I have found Double Bars are great flock birds. And Painteds are nice easy avairy birds. Make sure you have plenty of brush for the finches to hide in, because even though cockatiels are sweeties they are big and scary to little finches.
And I wouldn't trust Lovebirds with anything but Lovebirds, and even then put all birds in the avairy/cage at the same time, because they attack anything that is new, as it is seen as an intruder.
LML
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