Aussie Finch Forum

Yes parsons are on my list , but at this point I have to many hands in the cookie jar let alone to many eggs in one basket...pete

they're really nice. I got a nice white rump pair for my friend, and work just acquired some nice chocolate parsons courtesy of mickw.

So exactly when is the breeding season? Mine all built nests, some laid eggs and refused to sit, nests fell to bits. All that happened in sept / oct and no sign of any action now.

natamambo wrote:So exactly when is the breeding season?

Mine don't seem to have a season, they breed throughout the whole year and just seem to stop for a month or two every so often.

Jayburd wrote:How big are your aviaries?

Finch breeding aviaries: two are 4m by 4m with 7 pairs of different species in each. Another is pretty exposed and heavily planted - 8m by 3m with 10 pairs (I think) - 2 pair of some species in this one plus god knows how many king quail. Also have a holding aviary so I catch young regularly to keep numbers down in the breeding aviaries. This year I plan (hope) to extend the 8m by 3m aviary into one roughly 12m by 6m with alot of sheltered covered areas.

SamDavis wrote:

natamambo wrote:So exactly when is the breeding season?

Mine don't seem to have a season, they breed throughout the whole year and just seem to stop for a month or two every so often.

Well that explains why my wife caught one pair doing the wild thing this morning.