Finches still nesting

20 Mar 2009, 20:22

Well i have a pair of painteds have laid, I think my yellow stare have laid as the female is always in the nest and it looks like i have 2 lots of black throats on eggs, and last my pair of cordons have been checking out a nest.

21 Mar 2009, 16:17

good luck with the cordons.
I have found young cordons very prone to building laying then leaving or quitting the nest after the eggs have hatched no matted what age the babies might be. both my pairs of rccb's are approx 18months old now so I am hoping for more success next year

21 Mar 2009, 16:21

Thanks Mick, i will keep my fingers crossed as this is the first time they have been interested, i have seen them mating and both have been checking a nest sight out.

Summert85 · 28 Mar 2009, 11:34

Good luck with the cordons. Keep us posted with them. Are they in a cage or aviary?

28 Mar 2009, 11:39

Hi Summer, they are in a planted aviary 4.5mx3.5m, I have 2 planted aviaries with 2 pair in each

Summert85 · 28 Mar 2009, 11:51

page0044 wrote:Hi Summer, they are in a planted aviary 4.5mx3.5m, I have 2 planted aviaries with 2 pair in each

Very nice.

I bet they're very happy *all that space to fly around*. I don't have an aviary yet. So my pair of Cordon are currently in a 30x18x18 breeding cage. As well as my other finches. And I do know they breed so much better in a large flight cage or Aviaries.