Aussie Finch Forum

It's been years since I bred some of these and I was down to my last pair. Not sure how many fledged - at least 2 - very pleased!

Hi Sam,just wondering if you are feeding White ants.
Jack

Well done Sam nice photo too taken from your photo or camera?

No white ants, which made for an even nicer surprise. The cock spent about a year on his own till I got a hen from a mate. I spotted him feeding young painted fledglings a few times during this period so he's a ripper.
I think I've spotted 3 young - one might have been the hen - these things really hide away.

finchbird2015 wrote:Well done Sam nice photo too taken from your photo or camera?

Camera - pretty decent handheld but has been cropped significantly.

Well done Sam, they would be a great surprise without termites. A strain of maggot/mealworm bred one's would make life a little easier breeding them. Craig

Craig52 wrote:Well done Sam, they would be a great surprise without termites. A strain of maggot/mealworm bred one's would make life a little easier breeding them. Craig

The hen is from Joe Cavill and was bred on maggots. Joe breeds reasonable numbers of good size on maggots.

I think if more breeders are changing to maggots it will give others a chance with all of the pytilia's Craig

Congratulations. Glad you got the boy a mate, and that they got it right.
LML

Just spotted a goldwing fledgling today - just over a year since the last ones based on posts above. Pretty sure there's more based on the parent's behaviour. I have 2 adult pairs at present but would be great to get an established colony going properly.
Here's a crap video. Late afternoon with light in totally the wrong the direction.
https://youtu.be/8KHIoh7s6IQ