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Four on the Floor!!
Posted: 03 Feb 2014, 10:23
by firetail555
I have an "Old Holden" in my aviary.
Anyone have an idea of what built this? It is on the floor and an aussie species
Re: Four on the Floor!!
Posted: 03 Feb 2014, 11:23
by Craig52
Pictorella or WE masked maybe. Craig
Re: Four on the Floor!!
Posted: 03 Feb 2014, 13:09
by firetail555
Craig52 wrote:Pictorella or WE masked maybe. Craig
Nope
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Re: Four on the Floor!!
Posted: 03 Feb 2014, 14:41
by elferoz777
Parrot finch?
Re: Four on the Floor!!
Posted: 03 Feb 2014, 15:18
by firetail555
elferoz777 wrote:Parrot finch?
Nope
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Re: Four on the Floor!!
Posted: 03 Feb 2014, 15:37
by Alf63
Dave,
Looking at the mouth markings I'm guessing Goulds
Re: Four on the Floor!!
Posted: 03 Feb 2014, 16:47
by roma9009
I would say goulds or maybe double bar
Re: Four on the Floor!!
Posted: 03 Feb 2014, 17:16
by firetail555
You got it Davo
Damn things couldnt wait for a nest box so they tried in the brush which I pulled apart (before xmas) and nest thing they were sitting on eggs on the floor
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Re: Four on the Floor!!
Posted: 03 Feb 2014, 18:17
by BOF33
Funny isn't it with birds. I started my Gouldian breeding season on 'boxing day' last year. Had 20+ young on the perch by the second week of Feb, despite the heat.
Might look at doing that again next year as I held off this season. I have 10 young hatched in the last week from two pair so far, others are checking boxes out.
Better off letting the birds decide when to start.. especially by the looks of your aviary
Re: Four on the Floor!!
Posted: 03 Feb 2014, 19:18
by matcho
Wonderful to see that they can build a nest! Have had them use old nests in tee tree of painteds. My aviary at this time is bare, no brush, no boxes, but the goulds are trying to use the vertical brush holders (PVC pipes) as nesting sites. They are fighting with the stars and painteds for the same.
Well done.
Ken