Strawberry finches

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:00 pm

There is a Petco near me that has a pair of strawberry finches. They have had them for a while. I posted earlier about these birds. No one knows much about them, if they are related or anything. (what's new?)
It is amazing these pet stores....
Anyway..... I have considered purshasing these birds but they were 60.00 each and I hated to do that know nothing about them.
One of them has a tail that goes out into a sort of fan. Do you think this is some type of deformaty? It is a pretty tail with all feather, but I dont know what is wrong with it.
I talked with the manager and she will discount the birds to half price for me. I am considering it but wondered what all your thoughts were and what you thought was going on with that tail....
Thanks for your advice!

jamezyboo21 · Post by **jamezyboo21** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:08 pm

We have a petco opening up near my house really soon an im going to try and apply there and see if i can work in the bird department so i can actually help people get right answers. Hopefully they give big discounts if you work there because as soon as i see a finch that i like, im snatching them up

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:42 pm

jamezyboo21 wrote:We have a petco opening up near my house really soon an im going to try and apply there and see if i can work in the bird department so i can actually help people get right answers. Hopefully they give big discounts if you work there because as soon as i see a finch that i like, im snatching them up

Oh, I think you have the "finch fever" really bad!

jamezyboo21 · Post by **jamezyboo21** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:50 pm

I eventually plan on stopping once i get the finches i want. Okay here is a list of want i wanted:

Zebra finches
Society finches
Orange-cheeked waxbills
Bronze-winged mannikins
Gouldians
Spice finches
Owl finches
Star finches
Cordon bleu finches
St. Helena finches

i already have zebras,societies,orange cheeks, gouldians, and bw mannikins. i dont really need spice finches but i really want owls, stars, and cordon bleus. And maybe the other ones and possibly parrot finches. After i get them i will be satisfied enough with what i have.

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:01 pm

There is always one more that you will want or [two]

jamezyboo21 · Post by **jamezyboo21** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:13 pm

yeah i actually have a few others on my mined

Post by **Hilary** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:57 am

Personally I'd snatch them up. If you find another "pair" you can switch the mates out to make sure nobody is related. So many people are looking for strawberries and they're so hard to find right now! I still kick myself for not getting a SB hen that was at my local Petco - she looked healthy but needed a little trim on her beak.

jamezyboo21 · Post by **jamezyboo21** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:04 am

i knew someone selling a male strawberry for $100 but i didnt get him because i didnt know the next time i would ever see one again but if she still has him when i have the money i think im going to get him.

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:19 pm

okay, here they are. I went and got them this afternoon.
You can see the tail on one of them sort of fans out.
They look healthy otherwise. Problem is I don't know if they are male
or female yet. Will have to wait and see.

jamezyboo21 · Post by **jamezyboo21** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:53 pm

Wow, i never really got a good look at them before there really nice.

Post by **Sally** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:58 pm

You might want to put different color split bands on them, so then if one sings, you will be able to see which one it is. Enjoy, they are wonderful little birds!

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:09 am

Sally I was wondering about that, but with the tail like it is there is no problem at this point. Will I be able to tell hem from cock by the song?

Post by **Sally** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:16 am

I forgot about the tail on the one, that will make it easy to tell them apart. I only heard my males sing, I think the hens just chirp, but it also took a long time before one of my males sang. So if you hear a beautiful, flute-like song, that will be a boy.

lisamariebrom · Post by **lisamariebrom** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 11:43 pm

your birds are beautiful. keep the pictures coming!

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:12 pm

Sally wrote:I forgot about the tail on the one, that will make it easy to tell them apart. I only heard my males sing, I think the hens just chirp, but it also took a long time before one of my males sang. So if you hear a beautiful, flute-like song, that will be a boy.

I heard the beautiful song. So I know that I have a male!