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bettaman
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Dad rang me up yesterday and said he got his hands on a pair of purple grenadiers, I said nice one. He then told me "well didnt get a pair but got a male".

I went around this afternoon to have a look and sure enough he had a male in the cabinet. Sorry for poor photos, mobile camera and in a cabinet with a moving bird its hard to get a good photo.

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If anyone knows somebody with a spare female let me know.
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Mickp
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nice looking bird, well done
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Finch addict and rodent hater.
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gomer
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Very iridescent .like the look of them.
Keeper of Australian Grass Finches
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BENSONSAN
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Nice bird! There apparently pretty agro yeah? Herd stories of them smashing cordons and such.

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Pete Sara
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they are a big bird and the colour has to be seen, a pic just doesnt cut it with the colour of these birds...pete
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yes i have to agree with you there pete
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you can actaually still get them here??????

wow - when can I meet your dad? :D :lol:
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bettaman
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haha my dad is a pretty good bloke, very honest and reliable. He is one of those blokes from the good ol days who always tries to help another breeder/keeper out if he can.

Yeah they are a big finch, there was some Gouldians in the cage above and it almost looked double the size. I think the long tails they have make them look larger too.

He said he is going to put it in with the larger birds. So hopefully it should go alright. I have also heard they are aggressive but usually towards there own kind.
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E Orix
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They are not very agro at all.
Comments like that often originate from people who have never seen the actual specie let alone kept them.
Sadly a few years ago some male Grenadier W/B's were put to Cordon hens which didn't go down to well.
While there are a few around the chances of picking up a spare hen will be very hard indeed but I really hope he succeeds.
Both the Violet Ear and Grenadier W/Bills are great looking species.
Actually I think the Violet Ear stands out in an aviary more than our own Gouldian and thats quite a staement.
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kimberley breeder
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Jealous!! Have always admired these birds. This and the Violet Eared Waxbill. Out of my price range and experience right now though :(
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