Handfeeding finches Can you really do it? Many people over the last few years have asked me about the possibility of handfeeding finches. There are large assortments of questions that usually accompany the handfeeding issue. Most are curious if they will remain tame, others are concerned about the time commitment, the [...]
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BREEDING GOULDIAN FINCHES What Wild Gouldians Can Tell Us by Bill Van Patten with contributions by Mike Fidler In September of 2008, I had the opportunity to travel to Australia and visit Mike Fidler, co-author of the book “The Gouldian Finch” and co-founder of the Save the Gouldian Fund, a registered [...]
A Gouldian Finch Breeding Facility by Peggy Dalrymple Originally published in NCBS Journal. Bird breeders the world over take great pride in their accomplishments. I have seen Gouldian Finches being bred in living room aviaries, cages housed in small rooms, and beautiful outdoor flights. I have been fortunate that many excellent [...]
by Roger & Patty Morris Much has recently been written regarding the intricacies, or not, of handfeeding finches. This article is not intended to be a primer on handfeeding and assumes some knowledge and experience on the part of readers. Many of the current articles in BirdTalk or Bird Breeder indicate [...]
Appropriate Breeding Age (for Society Finches) The following excellent response was posted to the Finchlovers Listserv by Jim. The Question submitted by Ellen: I have another question. Someone mentioned that 7 months is too young to breed the birds. Jim’s Response: Hello Ellen, I am probably I bit behind on this [...]
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