Pintail Whydah questions

hfentj · Post by **hfentj** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:40 pm

Have read that in order to raise babies you need St. Helena with the Pintails. Will other waxbills work?

fairestfinches · Post by **fairestfinches** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:11 am

I've never heard that St. Helena would foster. I have a hard enough time getting them to sit and feed their own. We have always been tolb that you need the Melba finch to foster Whyda eggs and chicks.

Sean

hfentj · Post by **hfentj** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:33 pm

Thank you fairestfinches for the info, I've never heard of Melba finches.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:56 am

Pintail Wydahs are parasitic on St Helena's. Melba's and Aurora's are used for Wydah's also but I think it may be for another species, maybe Paradise Wydah, not sure as we don't have them here anymore that I am aware of.

Pintail Wydah breeders will generally have a large avairy with many pairs of St Helena's in a colony and a trio of Pintails. This setup is certainly one of the things I plan to achieve in the not too distant future.

fairestfinches · Post by **fairestfinches** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:32 pm

Matt,

You, learned me something new.

One of the great things about this forum is getting input from around the globe and hearing how things are done everywhere else.

Thanks.

Sean

cntrymeadow · Post by **cntrymeadow** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:27 pm

I saw my first Whydah at the local pet store today..
only had 1 at $75.00.
Was pretty cool and I would love to have a pair but I cant really find too much info on them.
Are they hard to breed?