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Lukec
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Be Great if they made a come back as they are Beautiful bird in Real life.

I saw a breeder last year that has 4 pair, 3 of which he had lent out as a part of a breeding program, but they werent doing real well so he was looking at getting them back.
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HARVEY123456789
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what do theses finches look like ? ca u post a few pics?
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Myzomela
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Hi Harvey,

If you Google "green avadavat" or "green strawberry finch" you should get a good idea of what they look like- not spectacular but a very nice bird when well feathered.
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almost every Green avadavat I have come across either in person or in pictures in books, seems to have a bald nape - why is that??
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seen a 1pair & 1 hen of green strawberries in ................ of brisbane a few months back
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Myzomela
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Jay,
They have a reputation for plucking when overcrowded.
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ahhhh..... thanks Myzo.
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HARVEY123456789 wrote:what do theses finches look like ? ca u post a few pics?
Hi Harvey, the late Tom Gibson from Weston near Cessnock had some of these birds, like the Peale's Parrot Finches, Grey Singers, Pintail Parrot Finches, Blue-capped Cordons, Red Siskins etc. Isn't anyone in or near Cessnock keeping the Peale's Parrot Finches? I believe Ray and Wendy Lowe are possibly keeping them but can't say for sure. The blue Royal Parrot Finches are also bred by some. I might have been one of the last with the Redpolls in NSW. The Grey Singers bred well while I had them, incredible, I had two hens laying eggs and sitting in one nest together.
I believe the Saffrons are just about gone as well!
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