Breeding cordon blues any tips

[Flyinhigh]

Recently purchased a pair of blues and love any tips for breeding ,housing boxes and special diet they would prefer thanks

[finchbreeder]

If you go to the search button up the top right corner and type cordon blue, you will get lots of info.
LML

[Spitfire]

My Cordons like building their nest in brush or in hanging brush baskets.

[shox]

I find they require livefood, I use maggots. They like to build nest in tea tree or similar. Do not go near there nest they do not like disturbance of their site. As with most finches, leb cucumber, endive, cos lettuce etc. are a good addition. I know of few breeders that put a little drop of aniseed oil onto their live food, to give the smell of termite, they believe it greatly assists, I never done it. Best of luck.

[BOF33]

I find they require livefood, I use maggots. They like to build nest in tea tree or similar. Do not go near there nest they do not like disturbance of their site.

I agree with all of the above. They like a lot of space and privacy. Give them space and don't go anywhere near their nesting site. Mine are housed with Gouldians, Orange Breasts, Longtails and Tri-coloured Parrot Finch, all with no issues whatsoever. They are flighty birds, They are the first finches calling out the "alarm call" when you enter the aviary.

Good luck.

[dano_68]

They will need live food, but at least 2 varieties is best eg: Maggots and Mealworms.

Mine are serial nest builders. They may build up to 5 nests before they decide to settle down and start laying.

Mine build in wire cylinders and wicker nest baskets only.

They go nuts over November Grass (I think they call it Swamp Grass down South), and a few white feather or emu feathers are valued.

They will not tolerate more than 1 pair per cage. Even a spare hen will be hunted down and killed.

I usually get 4-5 chicks per nest. They are usually very dedicated parents.

[Chisso54]

All the above is true and valuable information. Only thing I can add is that they prefer early morning sun and will always nest in brush that gets the first sun of the morning.
Cheers

[Masterfincher]

Mine prefer the cane nests, lots of coconut fibre, and they LOVE termites - mine land on the dish as I put it into the aviary through my feeding door; they are that keen when they have young in the nest. I have a spare male in the aviary (along with about another 30 different finches) and they don't seem to bother each other. Beautiful birds.

[Spitfire]

dano-68, why is it that you want to perpetuate a myth. Cordons have been known to be aggresive to their own kind, if kept in small cages/ small aviaries,
but definately tolerate each other in larger type aviaries. Only the odd skirmish. I keep 2 pair in 1 of my avieries and 3 pair in the other, all happy nesting at the moment.