HE'S GONE... HE'S GONE.... BOO- HOO -HOO!!!

[isobea]

Elana - they are so cute! Congratulations! I love those little guys. Just sold my pair to a girlfriend on 12/6. I had only had them for several months but they were staking out a territory in the far corner of my (16 ft.) aviary. You would think there was enough room for everyone to coexist. But the male was beginning to chase the black-crowned waxbills and the strawberries out of that area so I had to choose.
A few years ago I had another pair and they never chased anybody. That just shows you once again the different personalities they can have. I remember that the new fledglings were tiny and could have fit through my 1 cm (square) wire. In fact one of them was halfway out and I got there just in time. Promptly went to Home Depot, bought a big roll of mosquito screen and encased the whole aviary until they were big enough that I didn't have to worry anymore.
Something else I just remembered: they needed LOTS of live food for the nestlings. One day the subterranean termites were emerging from in between some rocks and there I was, on my knees, with tweezers picking them up as they showed up. I put about 80 at a time into the food dish and the gold breasts gobbled them up in minutes.
Just so you know what you are in for. No, seriously, they are lovely little birds and I think you will really enjoy them!
Iso

[Barb]

Love bird??

[Barb]

Oops, sorry--I didn't go to last page...

[MiaCarter]

Wow!
Gorgeous!

You frightened me with your post! I saw "he's gone" and I read orange head and I thought "Oh god! Not Jaxom!!!!"
Then I realized you meant the lovely pet shop boy. LOL

I LOVE these guys! I'm dying for a pair myself. They're so pretty and they have the best personalities. So curious and sweet.

[Atbird]

Congratulations, they are beautiful.

[inchofstar]

I looked at some gold breasts this week too. So beautiful!

[lovezebs]

isobea
These guys are oh so cute, Iso. So far all is well, and they are settling in nicely. I offered some succulent meal worms, but they showed no interest .

LOL, if they cause problems, maybe the Zebra flight

As to the Chocolates. ... I make a point of never refusing chocolates , and never saying no when they are offered. Chocolate Is one of those enjoyable things in life, that one should well... 'enjoy'.

~Elana~

[delray]

Good job Sally !!!! Never second guess yourself. That's what I have learned when I take tests lol. I a,ways change my first answer and the original answer was almost always correct!!!!

@lovezebs congratulations!!!! You really drew it out! Lol, but worth it.

[lovezebs]

Barb
LOL Barb. I saw your post saying 'Lovebirds', and my first reaction, was 'Oh hell no!!!' Then I had a chuckle.
I had Lovebirds for some twenty years or more, and I almost swore off birds. They were loud and aggressive and oh so mean to their children. I would not have them again.

~Elana~

[Sam007]

They are gorgeous! Congrats!

[lovezebs]

Atbird & Sam007 & delray

Thank you.
New birdies are always exciting. And these, are just so tiny, and so pretty. I wonder if at some point, I'll get tiny, tiny babies from them.
I mean Zebbie and Socie infants are small,, these guys must be just iddy-bitty little munchkins.

~Elana~

[lovezebs]

inchofstar

They are quite lovely really. They are so tiny however, that very often I think people overlook them.

~Elana~

[lovezebs]

MiaCarter

Hi Mia.
Sorry to have put you into a panic about Jaxom. Our pretty boy is doing very well indeed, singing all day long to an audience of juvie goulds, who listen with their beaks up in the air and a dreamy look in their eyes.

Regarding the Gold Breasts. I hope you find a little pair at some point. They are little pretties that one has to look at closely to appreciate.

~Elana~

[Sally]

I love Goldbreasts, should have gone with my first instincts! Yes, the babies are so so tiny, you will have to watch out for fledglings to get out of the cage. Mine only tried to escape when I would reach into the cage, then they would try to squeeze through the mesh to get away from me, the big bad monster! You will love them, congrats!

[khut]

Congrats! They're beautiful!!!!!