Red headed finch Update Feb 7th

JohnBoy · Post by **JohnBoy** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:01 am

Glad to hear all is well with them. Large birds do eat alot. Feeding all my javas keeps me poor.

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:54 am

They appear to be in full adult color/plumage to me. Did the seller say they would get more extensive red covering or brighter red?
They look to have good coloring from my monitor

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:11 pm

Candace, they just are at the very tail end of a molt. A few tiny feathers on the head of the one female and both males to go.

I barely know they are in the other room, their calls and song is so soft.

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:36 am

Ok, now this is is to much!!!!

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:50 am

Ha ha ha ha! Nice comparison!

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:51 am

Sorry guys, I kept walking by the S&P shakers and could not resist!!!!

JohnBoy · Post by **JohnBoy** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:29 pm

Are you hand rearing the chickens?

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:35 pm

I have a French/Italian country kitchen, I started off with a chicken statue with chicks and people started giving me chicken accessories!!!!

I don't display them all just my little original piece with the hen and chicks.

Back a few years ago we hatched out chicks at school for the children in my class to see...I got to take 13 chicks home with me. They stayed in a big box in the newly decorated laundry/pantry room. That was an interesting weekend!!!

Post by **Sally** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:23 pm

That is too funny--they look like they are related to the s&p shakers!!

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:28 pm

Sally, I kept thinking that when I saw the pair in the cage sitting like that!

JohnBoy · Post by **JohnBoy** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:00 pm

Domenic wrote:Nice!! I prefer them to cut throats also. Cut throats are just too gory for me.

Poor things look like they were attacked by Mike Meyers.

I love Cutthroats. They are really very nice birds. My collection of finches would not be complete with out them. I just wish they were easier to breed. Two fledglings in a year after many many failures.

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:08 pm

Well John, if we both get babies from our RH finches then we can swap and bring the Red Headed Finch back!!!!!! A project!!!!

Now I have to find Pekins!

MLaRue · Post by **MLaRue** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:48 pm

JohnBoy wrote:
Domenic wrote:Nice!! I prefer them to cut throats also. Cut throats are just too gory for me.
Poor things look like they were attacked by Mike Meyers.

I love Cutthroats. They are really very nice birds. My collection of finches would not be complete with out them. I just wish they were easier to breed. Two fledglings in a year after many many failures.

I love the Cutts too! I love to watch the male sing and love the markings on them! I only have one pair and wondering why we aren't seeing them again now that I'm thinking about it.

I hope we don't loose them again.

MLaRue · Post by **MLaRue** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:51 pm

cindy wrote:Well John, if we both get babies from our RH finches then we can swap and bring the Red Headed Finch back!!!!!! A project!!!!

Now I have to find Pekins!

Amen!! Where are the Pekins? I would like to have them too! From time to time I see them on this group:

http://www.softbillsforsale.com/softbills-sale.asp

MLaRue · Post by **MLaRue** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:52 pm

I just posted that link and there is a pair right in NJ - right now!!!

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