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Re: African Finches List
Posted: 02 Mar 2009, 19:58
by gomer
Have not currently got,Red eared,beautiful,painted or zebra.Plan on getting emblemas next month.Am currently building bird room with two very small aviarys in it.And the red eared and beautiful will go in the three 12m x4.8m x 2.1m aviarys.That are the next ones to build.
Re: African Finches List
Posted: 02 Mar 2009, 20:01
by Page0044
Sounds like your going to have your work cut out for you, nice big avaires and they should do well in them.
Re: African Finches List
Posted: 02 Mar 2009, 20:42
by fincher
very nice gomer
here are some pics
pied cordon
yellow winged pytillia male
red headed pytillia pair
will have to get pics of me melbas saints and orange breast
thanks chris
Re: African Finches List
Posted: 02 Mar 2009, 20:46
by gomer
thats the first pied cordons i have seen.there different.
Re: African Finches List
Posted: 02 Mar 2009, 20:55
by Page0044
The pied cordons are a lovely finch, i think i would rather them instead of the blue caps.
Re: African Finches List
Posted: 02 Mar 2009, 21:04
by fincher
yes the pied cordons are nice. me and a mate of mine are trying to breed a white one which will still have the red cheecked on the males but the rest will be white. it has be done before but they have died out. a old mate of mine was the first to breed them 20 years ago.
thanks chris
Re: African Finches List
Posted: 02 Mar 2009, 21:08
by Page0044
That would be nice, good luck with the breeding program.
Re: African Finches List
Posted: 02 Mar 2009, 21:13
by fincher
yes thanks greg
chris
Re: African Finches List
Posted: 03 Mar 2009, 08:26
by Mickp
great pics.
Re: African Finches List
Posted: 04 Mar 2009, 12:33
by fincher
well i was able to get another african finch its the orange breasted or goldbreast
thansk chris