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Re: favourites
Posted: 29 Jun 2010, 18:09
by crazy cuban
painted firetail would me mine
Re: favourites
Posted: 30 Jun 2010, 10:44
by Diane
As much as I love the gouldians, and all the colours that you can get, I think one of my favourites would be the emblema, they are colourful, the male has an interesting call, they breed readily, and most importantly they are a ideal community aviary inhabitant, accepting and non intrusive of other birds.
Re: favourites
Posted: 01 Jul 2010, 17:41
by VR1Ton
Too hard to choose. I've had all but, Bloods, Red-eared, & Beautifuls, & each has there own merit, so I would have to say ALL

Re: favourites
Posted: 04 Sep 2010, 17:20
by jluna
longtails - that social head-bobbing gets me every time.
Re: favourites
Posted: 04 Sep 2010, 19:25
by Jayburd
jluna wrote:longtails - that social head-bobbing gets me every time.
lovely birds but the most aggressive finch I've ever come across. loved them but hated them at the same time.
Re: favourites
Posted: 04 Sep 2010, 19:29
by jusdeb
emblemas with that over wound spring noise they make , and they kinda walk to the beat of a different drum and I like different.
Re: favourites
Posted: 08 Oct 2011, 13:08
by teg33
Zebras, they are hardy, bomb proof

and breed readily! Then Gouldians, and.......I love the Silver Nuns, even though I haven't kept both

Re: favourites
Posted: 08 Oct 2011, 16:03
by Nathan Morleyy
Jayburd wrote:jluna wrote:longtails - that social head-bobbing gets me every time.
lovely birds but the most aggressive finch I've ever come across. loved them but hated them at the same time.
Are you crazy?! Long tails are not aggressive they get along great with every one else. My faverit native finch is defiantly the double barred finch.
Re: favourites
Posted: 08 Oct 2011, 17:08
by teg33
Nathan Morleyy wrote:Jayburd wrote:jluna wrote:longtails - that social head-bobbing gets me every time.
lovely birds but the most aggressive finch I've ever come across. loved them but hated them at the same time.
Are you crazy?! Long tails are not aggressive they get along great with every one else. My faverit native finch is defiantly the double barred finch.
Yes, I have always heard they are a darling finch to keep!
Re: favourites
Posted: 08 Oct 2011, 17:27
by toothlessjaws
with the exception of a pair of gouldians, which i must admit i find a little dull, i have never kept any australian finches. however the ones that i have considered based on appearance are:
masked - for that big yellow beak
doublebars - for that white face
and emblemas - for the personality and my weird thing for red coloured birds.