Aussie Finch Forum

In the last month I have had parrot finches,diamonds ,painteds,cubans and gouldians fledge how are others going?

Just zebbies since thats all I have! All pure normals, got two cocks colouring up beautifully, and a number of fledglings and babies in nests.
My little fawn has got herself a boyfriend- I believe he's a normal split fawn, but who knows! We'll see if/when bubs appear!

Sounds like all's well at finchman1 and nikis place. Must have been a late clutch for the gouldians finchman1 - mine are almost through the moult. In the last month at my joint these have fledged: TCPFs, diamonds, ruddies, painteds, OBs, cordons, maskeds and longtails.

I have had 3 canaries fledge and probably about 50 zebras fledge. I lost a few Zebras after fledging though.

MadOzzie

Finchman1 wrote:gouldians fledge

SamDavis wrote:Must have been a late clutch for the gouldians finchman1

Either late ones or very early starters. Well done in either case.

I have some BFPF just fledged and others in the nest. Also some emblema just days away from fledging.

Superb wrens fledged today .

Painteds due to fledge any day now.

Chats up to third nest but no joy yet. Longtails laying eggs all over aviary but not in nests .

natamambo wrote:Superb wrens fledged today .

Excellent! Reading AFF has got me thinking, maybe I should get some wrens?

natamambo wrote:Longtails laying eggs all over aviary but not in nests .

Bugger! Are they definitely a pair? Some years ago I had the same issue, and discovered I had two hens in the aviary.

SamDavis wrote:

natamambo wrote:Superb wrens fledged today .

Excellent! Reading AFF has got me thinking, maybe I should get some wrens?

You won't regret it but you need much deeper pockets to keep the feed up to them compared to the seed eaters.

SamDavis wrote:

natamambo wrote:Longtails laying eggs all over aviary but not in nests .

Bugger! Are they definitely a pair? Some years ago I had the same issue, and discovered I had two hens in the aviary.

Yep, had 'em DNA sexed to make sure.

Wild honeyeaters breeding well here. Scarlets just fledged 2 young from a rose myrtle near our lounge room & spinebills fledged 2 from a foambark near our bedroom. Both pairs madly catching insects & feeding on nectar in grevilleas & jacaranda tree in our back garden. Free-range softbills.

I've had two clutches of Painted FInches, two Scarlet-chested (One unsucsesful, one too early to tell), an Orange-breasted Waxbill clutch (Unsucsessful) and my Parrot Finches are getting pretty raucous and I think they might have a nest hidden.