My European goldfinch chick

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nirep
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Hi guys been keeping it quiet but this morning I have to share my first ever fledgling :D .It flew out this morning after it got a scare from me rehanging the cage.There are three more in the nest yet to fledge.Huge reward after a lot of work and patience.
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nirep
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couple more pics
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Cutie! :-)
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mattymeischke
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Beautiful. Good work.
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djb78
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Glad to see all the hard work has paid off, very nice indeed.
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GregH
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Great work. From my understanding most goldfinches in the market are wild caught making them pretty pretty flighty so getting them to breed in a cabinet gains you extra bonus points in finch heaven.
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nirep
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Thanks for the well wishes and kind comments guys.I guess I am the resident Goldfinch man on this forum.I am keen to help anyone out there if they seek regarding these birds.It's kinda lonely with not many goldfinch breeders or keepers in Australia.The love comes from my European background as I was exposed to these birds growing up in Croatia where these birds are very much in their culture.

I think chicory green food has been the key and lucky to have an awesome hen. Expect few more photo's as they come.
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west finch
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Good work well done :thumbup:
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Lukec
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Great Job, its a difficult task to breed Goldfinches like that in Australia.
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Great work. :clap:
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