Rid Mite 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2015 Hello all I've been breeding canaries for quite a few years but decided to try with Australian finches,I will be looking for a few brains to pick to help show me the ropes,thanks in anticipation. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emmy 528 Report post Posted February 23, 2015 Welcome tot he forum Mike. Just ask and the members here will give you all the help you want. A lot of our members breed canaries too I've got my canaries and my zebra finches together in my aviary. What colours of finches are you thinking about getting ? Emmy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fetchingfinches 17 Report post Posted February 23, 2015 Welcome! Emmy is great, and I am always happy to help... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy M 3 Report post Posted February 23, 2015 Hello Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clare L 175 Report post Posted February 23, 2015 Hi Mike, Welcome to the forum. You will soon be hooked. Clare Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rid Mite 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2015 Hi all,thanks for the warm welcomeEmmy at the minute I have 20 irish fancy,4 pair gouldian+13 young,4 pair zebra+2 cocks+5young,2pair star,1pair cherry,1pair parsons and 1pair bengalese.Zebra colours hens 2fawn,1fawn penguin,1white,cocks 5normal grey,1 cfw,young 2fawn cocks,3normal grey hens.( 2fawn cocks means that their father is a normal/fawn)so once I get a couple of mutations I can start having some fun.I'll keep you all posted as I go along.Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emmy 528 Report post Posted February 24, 2015 Wow!! you have a nice variety there- and I thought I was bad with the variety I have My latest acquisition is a pair of Baroband parotlets. I've not had a lot of luck with my gouldians. Lost a few (adults) but the pair I have now had eggs in their nest (their first clutch) but weren't incubating them - eggs didn't look fertile. But he has built another nest so I guess it will be a waiting game to find out if there will be the flutter of tiny wings in the future. At the moment I've got 12 zebra finch chicks just fledged some BC there and I think there is a cream as well. ( don't know how the cream chick happened ) Thanks for sharing Mike be nice if you have any photos (you could enter three into the photo competition that is every month . you just email your photos to Andy. This is his email address: andy.nethercott@outlook.com Emmy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fetchingfinches 17 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 @Emmy What is this photo contest I keep hearing about? Do you need submissions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emmy 528 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 Hi All you need to do is choose 3 photos of your birds that you have photographed yourself and email them to : andy.nethercott@outlook.combers and they will be entered into the competition No names are attached to the photos so members will only recognise their own (You can't vote for your own photographs) Then the members are asked to vote for the photograph that they like the most. the photograph that gets the most votes gets put on the front page of the forum until the next months competition winner is chosen (new competition each month) If you click on Forums on the menu bar and scroll down until you come to the section Photo Competition you can read about it there. Also if you click on ZFF Gallery on the menu bar and at the right hand side you'll see Categories below that you will see Photo Competition click on that and you will see the photographs that have been entered for the competition Hope that helps. Emmy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee Pycroft 155 Report post Posted March 2, 2015 Hi Mike, Welcome to the forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
