As promised,these are a few photos from my aviary.

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As promised,these are a few photos from my aviary.

Post by mickenglish » Thu Sep 27, 2018 11:45 pm

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Post by Icearstorm » Fri Sep 28, 2018 6:44 pm

mickenglish

Nice! Love the firetails!

Do you have a favorite species?

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Post by mickenglish » Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:03 pm

It is difficult to pin down a favorite. I get enormous pleasure from the antics of the Firetails and Cubans, both species are personality plus, the OBs are just pretty, the Gouldians are always visually wonderful and the Parrot Finch is a nice active member of the community. If I had to choose one species to keep, it would be a toss-up between Firetails and Cubans.
Then there are the double-bars, the Star Finches, St Helenas and King quails. They all have their own charm and of an evening I enjoy sharing some Country music with them over a glass of red.
I guess the best answer is YES. I have a favorite species for every day!

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Post by mickenglish » Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:05 pm

And I forgot to mention the Ruddys. He is spectacular when lit up in the afternoon sun!

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Post by Babs _Owner » Sat Sep 29, 2018 4:26 pm

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Wow!! GREAT photos. Love them!

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Post by mickenglish » Sat Sep 29, 2018 6:05 pm

Thank you

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Post by Icearstorm » Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:14 pm

mickenglish

Hehe, seems like having an aviary would be great!

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Post by isobea » Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:28 pm

mickenglish - can you get your cordon bleus to successfully raise their own babies? If so, what do you feed them? I guess I never had enough live food (or not the right kind of live food), so they eventually tossed/abandoned their chicks.
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Post by lovezebs » Fri Oct 12, 2018 9:02 pm

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Very nice pictures.

Everyone looks great.
~Elana~

Linnies~ Canaries ~ Zebras ~ Societies ~ Gouldians ~ Orange Cheeks ~ Shaft Tails ~ Strawberries ~ Red Cheek Cordon Bleu ~ Goldbreasts ~ Red Brows ~ Owls ~ Budgies ~ Diamond Firetails ~ Javas ~ Forbes Parrot Finches ~

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Post by mickenglish » Sat Oct 13, 2018 3:59 pm

lovezebs wrote: mickenglish

Very nice pictures.

Everyone looks great.
Thankyou

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Post by mickenglish » Sat Oct 13, 2018 4:03 pm

isobea wrote: mickenglish - can you get your cordon bleus to successfully raise their own babies? If so, what do you feed them? I guess I never had enough live food (or not the right kind of live food), so they eventually tossed/abandoned their chicks.
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To date, the cordons have not laid eggs that I know of. They have made a couple of nests together, but for reasons known only to them, they do not produce any young, They are in a new nest again now and regularly getting stuck into the mealworms so I am waiting to see if they will spring a few little surprises on me this time.

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Post by Susannah » Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:59 pm

Beautiful birds - especially like the Gouldian
Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain. Douglas Coupland


4 dogs
3 cats
4 Rosellas
9 Guinea Pigs
7 Rabbits
7 Zebra Finches
2 Bourkes
9 Quails
1 Fischer's Lovebird
1 African Lovebird
1 Green Cheek Conure
3 Indian Ringnecks
12 Cockatiels
32 Budgerigars
1 Galah
1 Gouldian

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