its been awhile

[haydn92]

its been awhile since i was last on AFF, i have 12 birds in total 3 tiels plus 2 babies,2 indian ringnecks, 2 rainbows, 1 budgie,1 princess parrot and a galah

[finches247]

Sounds like you have a nice small collection of Parrots and Welcome Back.

[haydn92]

i've had other parrots last year but they passed away, but i am looking forward to get some more birds but i have never bred finches before, yeah i have had euro goldfinches but they were wild caught, what are some good finches for beginners other then the common zebbies

[elferoz777]

Zebras, painteds, bengalese, ruddys and orange breasts I would say will start you of nicely

[haydn92]

i'll search up on them mentioned but my twin brother is getting back into finches after year away from finch keeping, he is going back to his zebbies. i rather get something other then zebbies. what is the price range of the finches mentioned?

[Jayburd]

hey there Haydn
Painteds $40
Longtail $50-60
Orange Breasts $40-60
Gouldians $25-40
Bengalese $<10
Ruddies $40

[haydn92]

Painted: nice red an yellow colours

Longtail: just looked them up, nice little fellas but i need a license for them

Orange Breasts: reminds me of red brows

Gouldians: nice birds but arn't they hard to breed an i think they need alot of special supplements

Bengalese: nice zebra like bird

Ruddies: gorgeous

do any of these breed year round of do they breed in period of the year.

[Jayburd]

A yes I'd forgotten you need a license in NSW.
Gouldians aren't hard to breed given the right conditions. A well protected aviary in colder areas, that's about it for special treatment. Mine just get fed what the others get fed, and they've brought out seven this year
Most of those will breed in the springtime. Bengalese anytime, gouldians in the winter.

[haydn92]

i am thinking of starting with a mixed aviary 1 pair of ruddies,painteds,orange breasteds and maybe blue face parrot finches
i have a few questions:
can they live together without fighting plus when breeding comes around?
do they have the same diet?
what nestboxes should i use for when it comes?

this might not happen yet but these are the pair i like but i am gonna get another galah first.

[Jayburd]

Sounds like a great collection
One pair of each of those, I can't see any fighting problems. What size aviary were you thinking of?
They all have similar diets. Good seed mix + greens + live food in the breeding season. None of those species are actually dependant on live food to breed, but usually produce better on it. If you're not going to feed them live food, try and buy them from breeders who haven't either.
All of those will readily use brush, but will also use cane nesting baskets, and half open nest boxes. A mixture of all three would be good