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My new addition
Posted: 30 Aug 2009, 20:29
by Page0044
I know they arn't finches but i have been after some for a while and manage to get a pair at the right price, here is a pic of the male which is 8mths old and was han raised from 2 weeks old
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Here he is pulling the hairs out of my fingers
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Re: My new addition
Posted: 30 Aug 2009, 20:37
by fincher
the cock bird looks good greg. have u got a pic of the hen. pity they trake to long before they mature.
Re: My new addition
Posted: 30 Aug 2009, 20:46
by Page0044
They take about 4 to 5 years before they look like breeding, but the gangers and the red black are my choice in the cockies. I will put up a pic of the hen tomorrow
Re: My new addition
Posted: 30 Aug 2009, 20:54
by Mickp
nice looking bird Greg, good luck with them

. pair I had took almost 8 years to breed successfully, hope you arent kept waiting that long
Re: My new addition
Posted: 30 Aug 2009, 20:55
by fincher
yeh i new they took 4-5 years to mature.there nice. out of the cockies i like the blacks(includen the glossy) gang gangs the majors, me uncle breeds the major has had 1pr for the last 23yrs now and out of that they have bred bout 20yrs out of those and most of the time double clutchen
Re: My new addition
Posted: 30 Aug 2009, 21:03
by Page0044
Nice, the majors are also very nice. Mick i hope i don't have to wait that long, i would like to see them go down before i move on to that place in the sky

Re: My new addition
Posted: 30 Aug 2009, 21:06
by Mickp
only the good die young Greg, sorry to say that you have a hell of a long time to go yet

Re: My new addition
Posted: 30 Aug 2009, 21:07
by Page0044
Have you been talking to my mom again

Re: My new addition
Posted: 30 Aug 2009, 21:09
by Mickp
she called yesterday, apparently worried about the amount of kfc & macca's you've been eating lately

Re: My new addition
Posted: 30 Aug 2009, 21:24
by Page0044
Dam it hard to keep a secret