whydahs

[arthur]

Also read of them parasitising Stars . . can't remember where (sign of the times??)

But if they favour Saints, why not use Saints, which tick all of the boxes

If it ain't broke . .

[Danny]

Danny
This interests me greatly.
In the past I have only come across one person who said he had bred them under Tri Nuns.He didn't convince me though.
I can't dismiss what you have said as I know your ability .This really interests me,can you let me know how many pairs of Saints were available compared to other species and were the aviaries that they were bred in small in size.
Following the other persons claim I housed the Pintails with St Helenas and upward of 30 pair of Tri Nuns and each time the Pintail young were raised under St Helenas.Even today there are large numbers of Tri's available and still not a chick reared by them.The period now would span at least 9 years.

They were about even numbers of saints and others (8 pairs of each) but the saints just had one of those years when they never went to nest so I guess the whydahs had no choice in the matter (any port in a storm will do).

[Tiaris]

I know a bloke who has had them reared by Tri Nuns and Orangebreasts as well as Saints.

[E Orix]

I wonder if he actually saw the Orange breasts feeding the young Whydahs.
Did he live a little south of your place.