Pin-tailed whydahs

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Mattyboy
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Mating display:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdx6lApy ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpLAKsrbBqM
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gomer
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jeez with all that efort in courtship.Its a wonder he has any energyt to mate.
Keeper of Australian Grass Finches
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Mattyboy
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Throw in a number of very dramatic costume changes each year, and you can see why he doesn't have the energy to raise his own kids.
I wonder what her excuse is for being a deadbeat mum, though?
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:lol:
no further comment from me for once, not going to risk offending any of our female members this time
Mick.
Finch addict and rodent hater.
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Mattyboy
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Straw-tailed whydah:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPTWeFrd15w
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Mattyboy
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Pin-tails for sale here:

http://www.petlink.com.au/Classifieds/sale/1312986.html
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E Orix
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Mattyboy
Sorry for the late answer the amount of young from a hen Pintail depends on how many breeding pairs of St Helenas you have. I would expect from 8 to 10 pairs of Saints you could expect 4 to 8 young Pintais to maturity and I would be happy with that.
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Mattyboy
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Thanks for that. Do you know if there are still any paradise whydahs in Oz?
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E Orix
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I had them years ago but I was trying to build my business up and had limited time so they were sold.I wish I had them now. I do not know of any but you never know what is tucked away.
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Mattyboy
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Have you ever had your pintails lay in the nests of birds other than Saints?
I was just reading online that in the wild they are also known to use red billed fire finches, bronze wing mannikins and orange cheeked waxbills, but more commonly orange breasts.
There's also some reports of feral birds allegedly using spice finches in California, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
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