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Have been after a pair of Java sparrow for ages,not seen any for sale near me and those that have been have been old(would like to breed them) anyway,a guy i know is moving and seling of a lot of his stock so have just picked up a young pair(2010 bred)
Pics to follow once they have settled in

cant wait to see the pics
Best of luck!!

That's great news Toby
I'll be watching for those pics.

Congrats I also had a mission in finding my young Java pair. I had to travel 40 miles to the coast (at least the weather was nice) to a private breeder. You will enjoy them, they are great birds with such funny characters. I look forward to seeing the pics.

Thanks
Will try post some pics tomorrow.
I know what you mean Dan,all the pairs i saw for sale were 3year+ and being sold because they were not good for breeding,usally that wont stop me buying birds if i like them,but as i have limited space for time being and would like to breed some Java i wanted a young pair,luckily i only had to drive to the village next to me for this pair

That's cool! Love to see the pictures!

As promised,a picture of them
They are in the isolation cage for a few weeks just to be safe

They are handsome little young ones, congrats

My goodness they are gorgeous! They look very large in the picture -- how big are Javas?

I would say around twice the size of a zebra, from what I have read they can be aggressive/dominant but I love the colouring and look of them

Nice looking Javas m8! They look pretty settled in their new home.

Yea, they ain't too agressive in an avairy, but in a cage it can be a diffrent story. Long time ago i tried having four (3 hens, one cock) in a large cage and it didn't work out. They started fighting instantly (especially the male), and givin that Javas have large beaks i wasn't gonna take any chances of them getting hurt, so i separated them.

thanks Dan, they will be kept in a flight cage so will stick just one pair until I get a aviary built(money permitting lol)

I love Javas; they're so striking looking, and they seem very intelligent and playful.

I work part-time at a bird store, and when we had Javas, they were the only finches who actually tried to bite me when I had to handle them. Sassy little guys.

So pretty! Congrats!!

Thanks
I agree summer,I love the way they watch me trying to work me out and see what i am doing every time i enter the birdroom and can see them trying work out if to trust me or not, love the noise they make as well,have not heard any bird like it before,not like a finch chirp at all (IMO)