benganese (going mad)

[gouldian4]

hi guys i just cant seem to get started in breeding my benganese finch. every bird ive purchased has been promised to be a female but when i get home the buggers start singing. all i want to do is breed these birds. if any body has a female benganese finch that has bred before and is deffinately a female i will pay up to 50 bucks for her

[gomer]

Hope you find one.did you put a add in petlink ?
http://www.petlink.com.au/Classifieds/B ... index.html
if you are really keen put in the add top dollar paid.

[Mickp]

if only you lived closer you could take all of mine, have about 12 to give away

[gomer]

thats another option.if you could get them cheap enough, freight them.you need somone who is close to a airport and is willing to feight at a cost.usaully around $80 anywhere in Australia.

[fincher]

yeh normaly around $80 but then in WA you also need a import permit from DEC and that costs $20 then also when you know when the birds are comming in you need to ring WA Quarintine to organise a inspection at the airport when you go to pick them up.

[brad359]

just give me a ring been a bit snowed under last week or so but have a guy in perth that has good bangos no need to pay
high price this guy is good at sexing and has the type of bid you what

[gouldian4]

brad that would be sweet. sorry i didnt answer your call was at dinner with the mrs mum. if you could ask him for 2 femlales that would be great or if you give me his number that would be good 2 cheers

[finchbreeder]

Brad, if mine don't wind up laying eggs soon I might have to get that guys details off u 2.
I only have 7 now and 4 are definate cocks. And none of them have laid an egg in the last year. Maybe the couple I lost were the only hens. Will hang in there a bit longer though cause the 2 newest ones I got have made a nest.
LML

[Fischer]

They all build nests, the little B's, some breeders in Europe use only a pair of cocks to rear what ever their fostering, but here's a method of sexing an old breeder once told me about, If you look at the underside of the lower mandible he said there is a difference between the sexes, one has a u shaped and one has a v shape..he did show me on his birds and there was a difference but I'm buggered if I can remember which is which...If you have a couple of known cocks I guess its worth a go, you'll see if its a v or u

[cranberry]

Here's another method but you need a good ear. The hens chirp with a distinct R sound. The chirp is duller than the cocks who have a higher pitched call. Apparently the upper beak has more of a curve/bump on the cocks as well. If you have good eyes and ears you should be able to pick up the differences.