ssteves 51 Report post Posted August 23, 2016 hi,i don't come on here as much as i used to as i don't keep zebra finches anymore,but i thought i would put a few photos of some of my new birds all of which are new to me this year these are my indian silverbills its my first year keeping and breeding them so far i have bred four chick,i have bred african silverbills before blue faced parrot finches so far know chicks red faced parrot finches i have bred six chicks so far forbes parrot finches these are my favorite of the three types of parrot finches i have as they are stunning photo does not do them justice,i only have one pair at the moment but have bred nine chicks i hope you like them steve 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart whiting 48 Report post Posted August 23, 2016 Very nice steve, to be onest I don't really keep that many zebras meself, more so just something easy to breed i personally specialise in breeding and exhibiting waxbills, youve done very well in breeding the parrot finches especially the Forbes, well done mate hopefully see yer a bit more on here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssteves 51 Report post Posted August 23, 2016 thank you stuart i was finding it a job to sell me zebs thats why i stopped with them,i had a few waxbills but swapped them with mark dancer for some parrot finches as i want to consentrate on them,hopefully working my way on to peales and pintails once i have a bit more experiance,i do have a gold breast hen left and i am picking up a cock bird tomorrow for her steve 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart whiting 48 Report post Posted August 23, 2016 Hi steve, have a very good look at parrotfinches.com by Graham Lee , Graham is probably one of if not the biggest parrot finch breeder in the country from Essex, I know Graham as I've actually stewarded for him in the past, if yer after parrot finches Graham I'm sure will be more than likely be able to help if yer seriously interested you can always send him an email Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssteves 51 Report post Posted August 23, 2016 hi steward i was around grahams a few weeks ago i dropped of the birds for mark and picked up my parrot finches from him,he has a brilliant setup and first class birds and kevin rudd makes a good cup of tea ,when i am ready i will get some more of him,i have book marked grahams site and often read it, thank you steve 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart whiting 48 Report post Posted August 23, 2016 1 hour ago, ssteves said: hi steward i was around grahams a few weeks ago i dropped of the birds for mark and picked up my parrot finches from him,he has a brilliant setup and first class birds and kevin rudd makes a good cup of tea ,when i am ready i will get some more of him,i have book marked grahams site and often read it, thank you steve Nice one steve, yea I think Graham's a nice and genuine fella I'll be going up there meself and with an old freind within the next month or so , im hoping to be up at the foreign bird league on sept 18th, if you going I may perhaps see you up there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssteves 51 Report post Posted August 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, Stuart whiting said: Nice one steve, yea I think Graham's a nice and genuine fella I'll be going up there meself and with an old freind within the next month or so , im hoping to be up at the foreign bird league on sept 18th, if you going I may perhaps see you up there he is a lovely person,he made me feel very welcome if i was you i wouldn't take to much money there are to many birds to tempted you to part with it i was thinking of going as its not that far from me,do they sell birds there or is it just a show steve 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart whiting 48 Report post Posted August 24, 2016 5 hours ago, ssteves said: he is a lovely person,he made me feel very welcome if i was you i wouldn't take to much money there are to many birds to tempted you to part with it i was thinking of going as its not that far from me,do they sell birds there or is it just a show steve Oh I know exactly what you mean, na being onest mate I know exactly what I'm after and if I don't see em I won't bother buying anything, been there done it all before buying c##p that isn't really needed yea mate they certainly do sell birds there, they should have a sales class there as the same as most shows do, they may well have a few breeders tables there aswell, defiantly worth a look I'll most probably be going meself as I'm a member of the foreign league 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssteves 51 Report post Posted August 24, 2016 i have never been to a show or even any of the big sales i thought about joining the foreign league hopefully i might see you there then 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daisymay 64 Report post Posted August 24, 2016 what gorgeous birds you have, i hope you have a lot of success with them 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssteves 51 Report post Posted August 24, 2016 thank you daisymay 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart whiting 48 Report post Posted August 24, 2016 7 hours ago, ssteves said: i have never been to a show or even any of the big sales i thought about joining the foreign league hopefully i might see you there then Amazingly you've never been to any shows or sales before but you've been and seen what is probably one of the best parrot finch set ups in the country you need to seriously visit some large quality shows like the foreign bird league and the national which is run by the parrot society, these shows will most certainly open yer eyes up if you've never been before, im sure you'll love it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssteves 51 Report post Posted August 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Stuart whiting said: Amazingly you've never been to any shows or sales before but you've been and seen what is probably one of the best parrot finch set ups in the country you need to seriously visit some large quality shows like the foreign bird league and the national which is run by the parrot society, these shows will most certainly open yer eyes up if you've never been before, im sure you'll love it i keep meaning to go to one of them but nerves and energy levels have stopped me,i was involved in a head on a few years ago and it is painfull to drive to far,i am suprised myself by driving to grahams so hopefully i will get to st neots and may be stafford Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart whiting 48 Report post Posted August 24, 2016 1 hour ago, ssteves said: i keep meaning to go to one of them but nerves and energy levels have stopped me,i was involved in a head on a few years ago and it is painfull to drive to far,i am suprised myself by driving to grahams so hopefully i will get to st neots and may be stafford Oh right, ok mate, I can fully understand in what yer saying, yer health and courage is most important, have a little scan on the net and you might find a few normal cage bird societies that gave a few shows and perhaps be a lot nearer to you, also look in cage n avairy paper as they'll probably advertise a few in there aswell 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
