Colony breeding

[clarissa]

Just wondering if someone can help me with finding out which finches are better colony bred and which are not. I have cordons, gouldians, blackhearts, african fire, painteds, orange breasted waxbills and cubans. Also interested in finding out what finch types are better suited to sharing an avairy.

[finchbreeder]

Anything where the sexs are hard to discern by eye. Which means most nuns/munias, Double bars. Get a flock of 6 or more and let them do what comes naturally. Sure others will be able to add to this. But remember with your nuns/munias to pick your favourite type and concentrate on them. Don't want any accidental hybrids.
LML

[jusdeb]

Leg rings and proper record keeping would be a must do in this situation . I agree with finchbreeder in the more the merrier , ive found this with the D/bars.

[southy]

In my experience no birds are better colony bred.Some will breed in a colony some will kill each other.As previously stated the only reason you would breed birds in a colony is because you could not sex it & then even if they are all pairs generally only the dominant pairs will breed.
Of the birds you mentioned cubans will kill each other. Cordons will fight & the blackhearts will disturb everything else.
But it is all fun best of luck

[clarissa]

At the moment i have blackhearts and gouldians in their own avairies and they do well, but curious as to what else bred well when in colonies. Any ideas as to what goes well with Cordons and painted firetails??

[finchbreeder]

Have Gouldians, Painteds, Cubans, African Fire and Orange breasteds in the same avairy. But am inclined to a pair of each.
LML

[VR1Ton]

I have found Diamond Sparrows to breed better in a collony, 3-6 pair depending on aivary size.