Breeding anything new this season?

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Shane Gowland
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In the coming breeding season, is anyone attempting to breed a species they've never kept before?
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I have picked up 3 pairs of Pictorellas, I think I have everything in place for a successful breeding season but time will tell
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arthur
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'Piccies' love whiteants when they have young . .

But . . WILL raise young with only copious supplies of green seed and 'greens' such as celery, bokchoi etc

With a combination of both of the above, you will breed heaps . .





And, they are tough little critters
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No new species, but going to try a new variation. :eh: WA Fancy Zebs. Suspect it could take a year or two to be happy with the results but.
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Since I finished my Aviary in April I have , Orange Breasts, Stars, Long-Tails all with young and Diamonds currently on eggs but i have only had the Diamonds for 3 weeks.

so they are all new species for me.

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Great going Norto.
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Norto wrote: 16 Aug 2018, 07:16 Since I finished my Aviary in April I have , Orange Breasts, Stars, Long-Tails all with young and Diamonds currently on eggs but i have only had the Diamonds for 3 weeks.
Nice! I wanted to try diamonds for a while, how are you finding them in a mixed collection? Not too boisterous?
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finchbreeder wrote: 15 Aug 2018, 23:01 No new species, but going to try a new variation. :eh: WA Fancy Zebs. Suspect it could take a year or two to be happy with the results but.
I should have included mutations in the question too. Good luck with them!
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arthur wrote: 15 Aug 2018, 21:30 'Piccies' love whiteants when they have young . .

But . . WILL raise young with only copious supplies of green seed and 'greens' such as celery, bokchoi etc

With a combination of both of the above, you will breed heaps . .





And, they are tough little critters
Thanks Arthur will be trying maggots as no white ants around here will up the green seed and greens just in case :thumbup:
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Painted Buttonquail & normal Elegant parrot for me.
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