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this isn't a question, per se, but I didn't know where else to put it,,,

but I just wanted to thank everyone here,,,,in just a couple days, I've learned so much about my babies that will make them so much happier,,,

I've learned about diet, and how to feed veggies and fruit to vary their diet,,,what to watch for with mites and illness,,,

I've learned I need a larger cage (getting one tomorrow),,,,

there's just so much I've learned, that I had to thank you all for this wonderful site, and all your efforts to support it, and keep it a wonderful place to learn,,,,,

and thanks especially to the mods!

I'm so happy I found you all,,,,,

back to your regularly scheduled program,,,,

Thank you very much! I moved the post into Finch Chat, since your saying Thanks. We're happy we can be helpful!

Glad you have been helped! That's what I love about this forum, it is a place where someone brand-new to the hobby can ask questions and not feel intimidated. We were all newbies once.

This forum truly is amazing . Thanks Crystal Sally Hilary Finchmix22

I echo your remarks, CommaHolly!

I've learned SO much here! FinchForum has some true birdie gurus!
And it's great sharing what limited knowledge I *do* have.
Some of my knowledge was acquired the hard way, so it's always nice to help others avoid the same hassles.

I've had birds all my life, started with budgies as a kid. In fact, there has been very little time in my adult life that I have not had at least one bird. At one point I had a dozen parrots, from parrotlets to Greenwing macaws. I am a birder (bird watcher) as well, and I have my property certified as a wildlife habit....for birds. BUT, I never had any finches until last fall. I love Google, because it brought me here. I have learned a lot since then, and it all ties in with the bird husbandry I already know, plus all the birding field experience that I've had. It makes it almost like birding in my own living room.

I never really considered finches before, because, well, they weren't "real" pets, no, not like the parrots. I didn't think they would be very satisfying. But life happens, and I had to rehome all but one of my parrots, my beloved African Grey, Beau. He ended up flying into a wall one day and experienced brain damage, had seizures and eventually died. I thought "No more birds." We went for two years birdless. My partner finally talked me into getting the linnies and senegals. But they are hers. I miss my Beau, but cannot bear to get another grey parrot. I'm still very sad about it. Then one day we went to a bird show, and I saw all these finches. So many pretty finches.

On a wild hair, I bought three pair. I admit when I first got my finches, I was thinking, oh, how hard can it be to take care of these little birds, and I got the most exotic ones I saw. I never even considered I might get babies from them, so that has been a plus. Thank you little owl finches. I feel like it's a National Geographic episode in my own house. Pretty cool. And I think it's very satisfying

Great people, great advice! I can't imagine my life without my finches and I know my finches wouldn't all be here without the advice I've gotten in the last 2 1/2 years.