I finally have a pair of black bellied.
I would love for them to breed .
Hopefully that happens .
I still have yup separate them from the society cage.
Any tips on the breeding?
Are they good patents?
Will I need society finches for foster patents?
Black bellied fire finches
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Re: Black bellied fire finches
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I honestly don't know anything about them. However, I don't think Socies would feed waxbills, but I could be wrong.
I honestly don't know anything about them. However, I don't think Socies would feed waxbills, but I could be wrong.
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lovezebs thanks. I'll soon find out maybe.
Meanwhile I'll envoy having them.
Meanwhile I'll envoy having them.
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Re: Black bellied fire finches
Good Luck.
I have/had 2 pair.
- pair #1 went many years with no egg, both died of old age
- pair #2, 2 years so far and no eggs.
So I am doing something wrong.
I have/had 2 pair.
- pair #1 went many years with no egg, both died of old age
- pair #2, 2 years so far and no eggs.
So I am doing something wrong.
Gary
gouldians (GB,YB,BB), blackbelly firefinches (trying to breed), societies (foster parents).
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gouldians (GB,YB,BB), blackbelly firefinches (trying to breed), societies (foster parents).
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Re: Black bellied fire finches
Ideally, you should enable the parents to rear their own young, rather than automatically thinking of putting them under societies.
Waxbills need livefood to raise their chicks, and that means LIVE, not dead/dried stuff. A few easier species/individuals will compromise and accept eggfood etc, but the Black-bellied Fires are not among the easy ones. They are also more difficult than the more common Red-billed fires.
Societies should only be used as last resort, and then they should be given special rearing food as the seed-heavy diet societies can rear their own young on is not sufficient for the young waxbills.
Having seen you ask on another thread whast livefood means, I really think you need to read up on these things a bit.
I strongly recommend the following book, which despite being cheap is amazingly complete, and even includes a full page specifically on Black-bellied fires:
https://www.amazon.com/Finch-Handbook-B ... 0X3MMHRFRS
Waxbills need livefood to raise their chicks, and that means LIVE, not dead/dried stuff. A few easier species/individuals will compromise and accept eggfood etc, but the Black-bellied Fires are not among the easy ones. They are also more difficult than the more common Red-billed fires.
Societies should only be used as last resort, and then they should be given special rearing food as the seed-heavy diet societies can rear their own young on is not sufficient for the young waxbills.
Having seen you ask on another thread whast livefood means, I really think you need to read up on these things a bit.
I strongly recommend the following book, which despite being cheap is amazingly complete, and even includes a full page specifically on Black-bellied fires:
https://www.amazon.com/Finch-Handbook-B ... 0X3MMHRFRS
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ac12 that sucks your pair didn't breed.
With your 2 year pair you should try doing
Something different....
Maybe you'll have better luck.
With your 2 year pair you should try doing
Something different....
Maybe you'll have better luck.
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w.l.
Yes I just like that I found a red and black bird. So I finally got my male a friend. I was hoping they breed to have some more. I guess that's why they are a bit pricey. Thanks for that suggestion. I'll definitely give that book some time and learn something on this firefinch.
Yes I just like that I found a red and black bird. So I finally got my male a friend. I was hoping they breed to have some more. I guess that's why they are a bit pricey. Thanks for that suggestion. I'll definitely give that book some time and learn something on this firefinch.
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