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Parrot finches fledged

Post by MariusStegmann » Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:46 am

A pied parrotfinch cock that I got about 2 months ago just fledged 2 chicks. The one looks like a definite pied. The father must be split for seagreen because both chicks also look like seagreen.
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Re: Parrot finches fledged

Post by lovezebs » Mon Dec 10, 2018 10:03 am

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Lovely babies Marius. Looking forward to seeing them grow.
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Post by MariusStegmann » Thu Dec 13, 2018 6:05 am

Thx Elana. I see that I was wrong about them being seagreen. They both have red tails as opposed to the orange tails of the seagreen.
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Re: Parrot finches fledged

Post by lovezebs » Thu Dec 13, 2018 2:11 pm

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At least your guys are breeding. They're beautiful babies by the way.

My 2 pairs of Forbes Parrot Finches have been together for over a year and nothing so far. I have the 2 pairs housed together, maybe that's the problem...
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Re: Parrot finches fledged

Post by wildbird » Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:07 am

Beautiful birds, Lovezebs.

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Re: Parrot finches fledged

Post by lovezebs » Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:33 am

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Thank you.... now if they would only do me the favour of breeding, and presenting me with some babies.
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Post by MariusStegmann » Fri Dec 14, 2018 7:17 am

Yes Elana they are beauties. Here in South Africa, we call them tri-coloured parrotfinches. We have only 3 species of parrotfinches available locally. One of my friends breed them in cabinets of about 2 meters long. He sells them for R3500 a pair. They are far too pricey for me.
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Re: Parrot finches fledged

Post by MariusStegmann » Fri Dec 14, 2018 7:44 am

Elana, are you sure they are a pair? Both birds look very colourful to me. The hen is a bit duller in colour than the cock. Like this one.
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Post by MariusStegmann » Fri Dec 14, 2018 8:23 am

lovezebs I think you have 2 cocks. I am posting a picture of my friend's chicks. I have circled the hens with a red marker and the cocks with blue. The hens on the left are completely coloured up and a a light blue, not the bright blue of the cocks.
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Post by MariusStegmann » Fri Dec 14, 2018 8:25 am

lovezebs I think you have 2 cocks. I am posting a picture of my friend's chicks. I have circled the hens with a red marker and the cocks with blue. The hens on the left are completely coloured up and are a light blue, not the bright blue of the cocks.
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Re: Parrot finches fledged

Post by lovezebs » Fri Dec 14, 2018 9:30 am

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Definitely 2 pairs....2 males, 2 females. Yes, the girls are more pale, just not showing it as much in the pictures.
Just too busy being silly flitting around, rather than settling down. Going to seperate them into two separate flights today.
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Post by MariusStegmann » Fri Dec 14, 2018 10:00 am

Good. The people that I know, breed them alone in an aviary or a large cabinet.
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Re: Parrot finches fledged

Post by lovezebs » Fri Dec 14, 2018 10:26 am

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It's going to be 'fun' :roll: trying to catch them. They're extremely flighty, nervous little guys, and boy are they fast #-o .
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