Aussie Finch Forum

Bloody butcherbirds, I had a pair of lovely little white finches that have had 5 babies. They are all grey and fluffy and had put them in a cage as next week I was giving the lot to a friend who has a nice new aviary. Outside I always cover the cage with shade cloth and peg it down. Having a cup of tea and enjoying watching them the phone rang, I was on the phone for 10 minutes and when I came out 3 babies and dad were dead. I had not covered the front of the cage up went I went in. There was a butcher bird on top of the cage he had pulled the heads through the wire. I was so upset as I am so fussy in looking after my birds. This has taught me a very hard lesson it only takes a few minutes for a butcher bird to cause so much destruction.

very sorry to hear that!!!

yes the B----y damn butcherbirds can be a very very big pain. I know someone who lost their entire collection to currawongs. those are also pains.

sorry about your loss.

Yes never underestimate them , they would have been watching and waiting for an opportunity to attack .

Bl**dy feathered rats.

Very sorry to hear about your loss......pesty ferals they are...

Shame their a Native, extermination would be a pleasure. About 15 years ago I had a Grey butcher bird kill my male King Parrot & take the eye out of the hen in one go. She survived but never breed again. I do stress that it was a Grey Butcher Bird though, I only have trouble with the Pieds when they are young, the adults don't bother the birds for some reason, not that I'm comlaining, they are a beautiful bird.

sorry to hear about your little ones.Glad there are none of those birds around here.

Sorry to hear of your loss. Cunning Ba*tards. Touch aviary, i havnt had the unfortunate experience to date.

Not good lyn! I saw one eyeing my birds off the other day..lucky my dog patrols.

Ben