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Hi,

Welcome back to the Aussie Finch Forum newsletter. This month was a tough one for Aussie finch breeders, with record-breaking hot weather across the country. I hope everyone's birds were able to pull through the heat without incident.

There's not much else to say this month, other than happy Gouldian breeding season, and I'll see you all next month!

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Popular Topics in January

What are your 2019 breeding projects?
What's everyone focusing their breeding efforts on this year?

Endive versus Kale
Which is more nutritious and better enjoyed by finches?

Wild grass seeds
Informative discussion on different kinds of wild seeding grasses available.

Egg & Biscuit Mix

What is egg and biscuit mix, and what's the best recipe to make it?

Bengalese Finch

The Bengalese finch—known as the society finch in North America—is a domesticated finch that is not found in the wild. It’s most closely related to the white-rumped munia, and is believed to be an interspecific hybrid of the white-rumped munia and several other birds from the Lonchura family. Bengalese finches are popular in aviculture thanks to their low care requirements and propensity to be excellent foster parents.

Mallee emu-wren recovering after local extinction

5 years ago we reported on the decimation of South Australia’s Malee emu-wren population after bushfires destroyed much of their habitat. The species was thought to be ‘functionally extinct’ in the state, with only a small population surviving in Victoria.

Photos by AFF Members
This month nicko shared some photos of his nice aviary:
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