Good afternoon.
Decided to create a separate topic of great manikinah. Began to show his bad character for the rest of its neighbors. Prepared them to a separate room.
Already accustomed to the new building.
Spermestes fringilloides
- wagga
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Do the Magpie Mannikin's become aggressive only during breeding season only or is it only certain pairs. Magpie Mannikin ( Lonchura fringilloides) is is the same bird as yours. They were available in Australia many years ago but I think they are all gone now.
Life in Port Macquarie is the ultimate Aussie sea change lifestyle.
- arthur
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I had 3 pair (well I had 6 birds anyway) in 1973. They were purchased from a Maltese(?) breeder/dealer who operated 'Lane Cove Aviaries' in Sydney. Paid $70 per pair, which was quite a bit of money in those days . . A new Holden station wagon was $3 600
I exchanged birds for another MM from a different source later that year . . and when it arrived it was a hybrid. Obviously one of its parents was MM but the other one certainly was not . . not happy, Jan and he did not get to join his half-relatives
Anyway They were housed in a large aviary about 40' x 20' (13 x 6m).
A pair of Madascar Weavers, which I was assured were peaceful and would be 'no problem' with the MM's as they were both robust species, was purchased
8 birds in a large heavily planted aviary. They got along well for about a fortnight and then in one day the 2 Maddies wiped out 6MM's while I was at work
I have never seen MM's advertised since . . and if they were anywhere they may have been in SA which was home to some great old bird breeders and was the last refuge of a number of finch species that are no longer withus
OOPS . . got my metrics a bit wrong
I exchanged birds for another MM from a different source later that year . . and when it arrived it was a hybrid. Obviously one of its parents was MM but the other one certainly was not . . not happy, Jan and he did not get to join his half-relatives
Anyway They were housed in a large aviary about 40' x 20' (13 x 6m).
A pair of Madascar Weavers, which I was assured were peaceful and would be 'no problem' with the MM's as they were both robust species, was purchased
8 birds in a large heavily planted aviary. They got along well for about a fortnight and then in one day the 2 Maddies wiped out 6MM's while I was at work
I have never seen MM's advertised since . . and if they were anywhere they may have been in SA which was home to some great old bird breeders and was the last refuge of a number of finch species that are no longer withus
OOPS . . got my metrics a bit wrong
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Good luck with them
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So are they reasonably easy to get in Europe? And how is sexing?
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Good luck hope you breed them