swee waxbill
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:49 am
how small is a swee waxbill?
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:38 am
Well usualy they are 9-10 cm long.
Re: swee waxbill
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:29 am
They are about the same size as a gold breasted.
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:41 pm
I have a pair of Swees and a pair of Goldbreasts in the same cage, so I can compare very easily. They are very close in size, but the Swees have a more round body shape, while the Goldbreasts are much more streamlined. Maybe my Swees are overweight! 
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:02 am
Overweight? I figured the little guys metabolisms were so fast that that was a physcial imposability with finches? (sorry about my spelling, I'm not very good at that...)
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:34 am
All birds have very fast metabolisms, but when they are confined to a cage, as mine are, they just can't get the exercise they need. My Red-headed Parrot finches are very fat! And I have been told that fat birds produce infertile eggs....hmmm, wonder why? 