tips on getting them to breed

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SamDavis
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I agree that privacy is the key. I've never seen mine building a nest, yet they've built heaps. Whenever I'm about they're continuously looking a bit nervous and checking me out. I have to spy on them from afar to confirm the nest is actually theirs. Mine also love sprouts.
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Jayburd
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Thanks Sam :D I just saw my saint helenas pulling bits of dried grass from one of my Poa Annums :D
working on growing vege and sprouts at the moment ;)
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Tiaris
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With shy birds I want to watch I often stand/sit in front of the adjoining aviary facing into the aviary in front of me but watching out the corner of my eye to the one's nextdoor.
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Jayburd
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well yesterday I made a chook-wire tube, today filled it with hay and in it went... jacarinis, saints, nuns, cordons and yes parrot finches loving it :D hope they will know what to do with it!
Spent half an hour watching them as silently and still as possible until the mozzies came out :roll:
Julian

Birdwatcher and finch-keeper.

Feel free to check out my photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lewinsrail/
And my birding antics here: http://worthtwointhebushbirding.blogspot.com.au/
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lardles
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The only other thing I have found with them after getting 3 clutches of 'clear' eggs last season is to monitor the time when you think they start sitting. If the male is overweight as can be a proablem with TCPF, then you dont want hen sitting for too long on clear eggs or else the 'breeding season-window' we have in the colder states will pass with nothing on the perch.

I understand that it is hard to be accurate with this, but having a rough idea will help, you dont want her on the eggs for 4 weeks for example. I am not suggesting continually inspecting/interfering with the nest etc, but as with all finches there will be a noticable change in behaviour when they have youngsters - if you dont see this in ~ 3 weeks after you suspect they went down then time to re-think.

If your avairy is big enough to give him plenty of exercise then all will hopefully be ok with resepct to the weight issue. Saying that, mine are in a 5m x 2.5m planted avairy, but I am hoping that because they were a young pair that this season (their 2nd) will be better.
They are building a nest at the moment.

Alos found that they go mad for winter grass seed heads, I throw them on the ground for the DB and Masked , and it is the only time I see the TCPF on the ground too. Alos love the leb cucumber ( all finches do).

Cheers
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