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Finch and dove breeder from South-africa

Posted: 22 Jun 2020, 07:38
by Adcoetzee
Good day. Been breeding finches for a few years learned from my dad looking to learn more of genetics in finches. Finches we have:
Zebra finch
Star finch( Wild type, pied, yellow red headed,yellow headed and silver/blue)
Plumheads ,normal and fawn
Shaft tail ,normal fawn ,creamino
Daimond fire tail
Double bar/owl finch
Red faced parrot finch pied and seagreen pied
Cuban finch
Lavender finch

Dyboswki twinspot
Pieter twinspots
Blue cap waxbill
gordan blue waxbil
Black cheek waxbil
Violet ear waxbill
Orange breast waxbill
Yellow fronted canary
Black headed canary

Daimond doves. Wild, wild pied,silver,cinnemin, heavy white
Indian green wing dove
Emerald green spotted dove
Zebra dove
Pymy dove
Scaled dove
Passerina dove
cape dove
Tambourin dove
Dont know if i missed a few

Re: Finch and dove breeder from South-africa

Posted: 24 Jun 2020, 11:01
by finchbreeder
Welcome to the forum, from a very jealous Aussie. We can only dream of some of those finches. How many avaires do you have?
LML

Re: Finch and dove breeder from South-africa

Posted: 24 Jun 2020, 11:43
by Shane Gowland
Wow, that sounds like an amazing collection.

Re: Finch and dove breeder from South-africa

Posted: 24 Jun 2020, 13:55
by noah.till
WOW!!!! Amazing collection
Welcome to the forum mate

Re: Finch and dove breeder from South-africa

Posted: 25 Jun 2020, 18:29
by Brisbane_Finches_333
Wow, so many birds you have us Aussies can only think about keeping! Welcome to the forum!

Re: Finch and dove breeder from South-africa

Posted: 02 Jul 2020, 08:14
by Adcoetzee
Thanks guys.
I have noticed by reading some of the post here that there is a few species of witch the numbers are getting down there by you guys.
9 avairies of 3m w by 3m deep by 2m high.
5 avairies of 3m w by 6m deep by 2 m high.
4 avairies of 2.4m w by 3m deep by 2 high.
10 avairesof 1.2m w by 3.6m deep by 2m high.
1 avairy of 6.6m w by 6.6 deep by 2.2m high.

Re: Finch and dove breeder from South-africa

Posted: 02 Jul 2020, 10:04
by finchbreeder
Now I am even more jealous. That lot would not fit on my block, even if I demolished hubbys shed and the house. Sounds like a fantastic set up. Is there a particular formula you use for deciding which birds to keep together?
LML