hi im new, my star finches. update:8/7 now got egg

03 Jul 2011, 07:46

Hi, male 27 norway here, I'm new to finches, but not new to birds, I've had big parrots and budgies before, but after some years brake I now started up again and this time I went for finches, I never was intrested in them before and always just walked right past the finch cages in the zoo shop but suddenly this year I started get interested in them and watched youtube videos and decided I want finches:) and I dont regret it, lovely little birds:) and low noise level. and I don't have to struggle with taming them:p because these birds are more ment to just watch and enjoy and not having them sitting on the finger.
I know they should have big areas to fly in but this cage will do for now, will uppgrade later on when my flock increases.
I got them around 1 week ago, last 3 star finches that were left in store so they've been together in cage there, I think there is 2 males and 1 female, am I correct?
I also put in a nest and nesting material around 3 days ago, hoping for babys, but they haven't started building nest, any idea how loong it can take before I see some activity with the nest building?

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03 Jul 2011, 08:00

Hi and welcome to the forum Proxor.
Great size cage for your three stars.
Once you have made 5 posts you will see a lot more of the forum.

03 Jul 2011, 08:02

G'day and welcome to the AFF.

Proxor wrote: I think there is 2 males and 1 female,

Definitely a pair of red faced but the yellow I'm not 100% sure could be a well coloured hen but I tend towards a male.

03 Jul 2011, 08:09

bluebutterfly213 wrote: Hi and welcome to the forum Proxor.
Great size cage for your three stars.
Once you have made 5 posts you will see a lot more of the forum.

thanks:)
ok dident know that=) good to know, 5 post is on the way:p

03 Jul 2011, 08:13

Buzzard-1 wrote:G'day and welcome to the AFF.
Proxor wrote: I think there is 2 males and 1 female,
Definitely a pair of red faced but the yellow I'm not 100% sure could be a well coloured hen but I tend towards a male.

ok, the yellow faced can breed with the red faced female right? not only red face vs red face? becouse the yellow faced and female seem to hang more together, and the red faced male are mostly sitting alone singing hehe, the yellow face i have seen singing also so it is probably a male.

03 Jul 2011, 08:25

Hello and welcome to the forum, I hope you enjoy your time here.

03 Jul 2011, 08:47

anyone know about the nest question i asked?

03 Jul 2011, 08:56

Proxor wrote:the yellow faced can breed with the red faced female right?

Sorry mate I missed it, there is no physical reason why you can't join them. but true breeders try to keep colours true to type if you do breed them please tell the buyer of the young that they are yellow red head cross regardless of what colour they look like.

03 Jul 2011, 09:16

ok, yeah i will tell buyers that, but the first ones wont be for sale becouse i want more of them myself

but thinking more of my first post, the stuff i asked at the end, "I put in a nestbox 3 days ago, the nesting material i got yesterday so that have only been in there for 1 day, they haven't started building nest, any idea how loong it can take before I see some activity with the nest building?"

03 Jul 2011, 09:30

Proxor wrote:the nesting material i got yesterday so that have only been in there for 1 day, they haven't started building nest, any idea how loong it can take before I see some activity with the nest building?"

Give them time they probably aren't even on a first name basis yet. Not sure what your seasons are over there but you should see interest around the start of spring. The males will fight when the time comes so I'd be looking for another hen before this happens or relocating the spare to a cage right next to this cage unless you find him a friend.