Starter softbills

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Painted4
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Purely for future reference, What would people say is a good 'starter' softbill? (if there is such a thing :lol: )
Thanks, Painted4
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Craig52
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Silver eyes,crimson chats, banded chats is what i recommend but silver eyes are the easiest to maintain and breed. Craig
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Painted4
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Craig52 wrote:Silver eyes,crimson chats, banded chats is what i recommend but silver eyes are the easiest to maintain and breed. Craig
Thanks for that, from what I can gather, I think i'll need a Specialist licence to keep any sort of Chat (unless i'm reading these rules wrong).
Would Silver Eyes co-exist peacefully with other finches?
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Craig52
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Painted4 wrote:
Craig52 wrote:Silver eyes,crimson chats, banded chats is what i recommend but silver eyes are the easiest to maintain and breed. Craig
Thanks for that, from what I can gather, I think i'll need a Specialist licence to keep any sort of Chat (unless i'm reading these rules wrong).
Would Silver Eyes co-exist peacefully with other finches?
Perfectly but require fruit to survive and livefood to breed,they also enjoy sprouted seed and soft foods that finches eat. Craig
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VR1Ton
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Superb Blue Wren, very easy to keep & breed, will take larger amounts of soft food compared to other Wrens.
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