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i just candled the persa buffoni or BUFFONS turaco egg i put in the incubator last week.... they are still in holding cages (huge macaw cage) and laid this egg in the food bowl!

and guess what.......

That's awesome Chase!! Congratulations and best wishes!

Is this the bird that laid the egg? If so...they are very unusual and interesting! Congratulations!

almost! that is the PERSA turaco...

this egg is from the VERY VERY rare subspecies called the BUFFONS!

only real physical difference is that the persa has two white eye lines and the buffons has one!

from different ranges. and have a few other small color differeces



i also have 2 pairs of the persas btw

Gottcha...is this it? The first time I googled this: persa buffoni or BUFFONS turaco and the first bird came up...this time I did just Persa turaco.

Both are stunning birds!

Since they are rare are you involved in any breeding programs for zoo's with avairies?

Congratulations!!! What a gorgeous bird! I'm so excited for this egg. I have a question though - how do you plan on hand-feeding this baby? I'm thinking a society finch will probably not be the greatest foster choice. And what will you feed the chick when it arrives?

bugaboo5 wrote: I'm thinking a society finch will probably not be the greatest foster choice. And what will you feed the chick when it arrives?

Too funny!! Well... you never know.... those society finches are pretty good sometimes! Please tell us more about this bird.

Great news!!!
good luck

Beautiful bird I am looking forward to following this one

Havin a good giggle trying to imagine a society feeding that huge baby! LOL

They are fruit eaters. Stunning birds though. Good luck with your egg.

Perhaps a Trio of societies would work ;)
(Probably need all three just to cover that egg alone !)

Congrats! Stunning birds!
How did you get started with them, and what is your aviary set up for their needs (whatever those needs may be

That is fantastic news, Chase! Such incredibly beautiful birds. I wish you much success with them. Are there other breeders who are working with this species in the U.S.? Also, I'm wondering if this shouldn't be in Off Topic, since this bird is in a different family from the Passerines.

Congratulations! That is a beautiful bird! I will have to do some research since I've never heard of a
Turaco. Hope we get to see a baby soon!

How awesome is all I can say
Wonderful you have a fertile pair... how big of an enclosure would a pair of those need?

Sigh.... Stunning bird! I hope the egg hatches for you. Keep us informed -- so interesting!