what a pair!!!

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avishoot
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Location: upper hunter valley
Location: hunter valley

had this pair of cordons for 4 years . each year they have had 3-4 nests from sept- april and without fail fledge 5-6 young every time. check out the young cock birds red cheek patch already showing , only fledged two days ago.
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Diane
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nice to have reliable birds


Avishoot.......Can you fill in your general location in your profile please :thumbup:
Diane
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awesome! well done and such cuties :D
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GregH
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Beautiful Birds - was drooling at the same species in Birds R Us today while I was in the lower Hunter. Don't let that strain die out
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Congrats and keep up the good work Avishoot.....
the cuban looks less than impressed :wtf:
do you feed termites?

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Aussie finch tragic.rodent/snake terroriser.
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Congratulations. That's a bloodline to keep, being reliable and steady is good.
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avishoot
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have been feeding frozen ants for over 18 months now . best thing ive done in 25 years of breeding finches. used to feed live ants but due to mines buying up all the properties i had access to. i now travel upto 1.5 hours each way to get ants . i knock the ants out and store in plastic food containers then store in freezer for up to 3 months. benefits are that you get 100% of the ants you collect , easier for others when they are looking after your birds , less time required in morning to feed, and most importantly the birds breed well, including melbas & auroras .
I realized that If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.
Charles Lindbergh
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kimberley breeder
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Can you send me a couple hens :)
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toothlessjaws
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ditto on the hens!
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gomer
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Thats a great pr you have.I wonder how much longer they can keep it up for,since they are atleast 4 years old.
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