painted nest???

[elferoz777]

Was doing the rounds this morning and stumbled across the nest below.

Doesnt look like a typical nest in brush.

The other birds I have in this aviary are goulds, ruddies and OBs...Does it look like a nest they would build? or could this be my newly purchased painteds at work.

the rest are cup nesters.

I dont have time recently to sit and see though I am curious..

I have never seen a nest built with so much firm grass and twigs. it is lined with feathers.

[Jayburd]

Looks a lot like the nest my painteds have built

[elferoz777]

not sure if its a good thing or not though.....

My birds dont have much colour as they are only a few months old...

How young can they reasonably start breeding I wonder...

Haven't seen them around the nest too often though when I am at work they seem to add to it.

Hope they breed as they are fast becoming my favourite aussie finch

[tonytoast]

My guess....Ruddies! Too neat for Painteds and given their age, unlikley. But, expect the unexpected.

[finches247]

I think its a Ruddy Nest.

[SamDavis]

My vote goes to Ruddies then maybe OBs but the entrance might be a bit big for OBs. Looks way too tidy for Painteds.

[elferoz777]

My vote goes to Ruddies then maybe OBs but the entrance might be a bit big for OBs. Looks way too tidy for Painteds.

if its ruddies it would be that rooster you sold me at the last finch meeting in Wollongong.

He is 2/3 coloured up so may be a little young......The OBs you gave me were more mature though it as you mentioned doesnt seem like an ob nest.

An egg was laid in it this morning ( I peered in during my weekly clean up)

resembles a zeb egg

[elferoz777]

And the winner is painteds!

I thought the OBs were the owner as I caught them in the act getting funky...they then moved on the fluff up a nest that I previously though belonged to one of my cup nesters.

I then noted the painted "renovating" before climbing in....as for my female ruddy...I haven't seen her in awhile and hope she is on eggs and not dead.

So it seems I have a nest of TCPFs, OBs and painteds....not too bad just hope they all hatch healthy

[emmo]

My Painteds first build a solid platform using twigs, stones and dirt, then a grass nest on top with a front entrance.