Diamonds are a girl's best friend! (videos)

[dfcauley]

Those birds are beautiful LIz.

I have seen them many times at the bird mart. But certianly not a bird for an aviary.

I guess it just all depends on the individual birds.

Very true. I have come to the sad conclusion that I am going to have to stop adding species to my aviary though I do not want to over crowd it and I am pusing it now.

[L in Ontario]

I'm now reading so much conflicting information about these Diamond Firetails on the internet. One site says they are fine in a mixed aviary as long as they are the only pair of DF's and another site will say they have to have a cage to themselves.

One site says they are fine breeders and raise their own and will tolerate nest inspections and another site says you need to remove the young as soon as they are weaned and adults are intolerant of nest inspections.

Another site says once bonded they are great for breeding and another site says they may get very agressive.

How bizzare - makes me wonder where all the sites are getting their info and which is right and which is wrong? I suppose there is only one way to find out for sure!!

[B CAMP]

Liz
Your just going to have to do it the way you always do and hope for the best your's don't sound like there going to be aggressive just have to wait and see good luck with them

[L in Ontario]

You're right Bill. I'll be bringing them out of quarantine this weekend. There's really not much for them to get aggressive about anyway being the only pair in the breeding cage. Shouldn't be a problem.

Thanks Bill!

[CandoAviary]

I think you may be right Liz. I bet it depends on the individual birds. That would explain the conflicting information.
Also probably depends on their enviroment. I have 2 male bishop weavers and 3 female. The 1 male is mean as a snake(even to his mate sometimes) the other (kept with 2 of the females) is sweet as can be.
The aggression gets worse with breeding.....and he has yet had fertile eggs
Hopefully yours will stay sweet.

[lea]

does this "peeee" in reality hears like in video?
cause i'm planing to buy a pair of diamonds, but i think not every body would like that sound

[L in Ontario]

It does sound like a siren starting up but much quieter of course. It's not really an annoying call - I've heard worse.

[lea]

ok, so if compared with zebras female call sound, it is louder, right?

[L in Ontario]

ok, so if compared with zebras female call sound, it is louder, right?

A little louder, yes - but not something that makes you cover your ears.

[lea]

ok, so if compared with zebras female call sound, it is louder, right?

A little louder, yes - but not something that makes you cover your ears.

understood, thanks