Got New Silverbills Today

[ranchnanny]

Went to Bend today with the intention of buying 2 Silverbill Finches ended up buying 4. They are so pretty and sweet. Will be posting photos tomorrow.

[DanteD716]

Pictures!!!

[ranchnanny]

Ok DanteD716 its very dark but I took a photo. Will take more in the morning.

[6finchfriends]

Oh, They're beautiful! Congratulations on the new cuties!

[LuxandLolita]

they are beautiful! now i want some!!! RAHH!!! haha so pretty. sadly i have 11 animals and i guess there is a limit!

[ranchnanny]

Thanks Trish they are very pretty. Two of them have been picked at and have some feathers missing from the back of their heads. I am going to get them back to normal in short time. They are all getting along well in that cage. They will be in there until Tues. when I get a new flight cage for the CB's then I will switch them to the CB cage.

[ranchnanny]

LIMIT!!! I don't know what that word means

[LuxandLolita]

WAIT!!! I NEED TO CORRECT MYSELF!!! i have twelve as of this morning and two more coming this week!!!

[DanteD716]

They are beautiful! Are they Indian? I wanted a pair of Africans but they all got sold. Also, I added "Dante" to my signature so everyone can call me by that. I hope you enjoy them! I heard they breed very easily. Good luck. Also, I do not think there is a limit with finches, I set one for myself sometimes, but after a while there's no point because it always gets broken,

[ranchnanny]

Dante why do we put limitations on ourselves when it comes to Finches???????

More photos of the Silverbills. I think there is one male cause I heard singing a pretty song and its not any of the finches I already have. I don't know if they are Indian or African Silverbills maybe someone out there will know.

[DanteD716]

No idea! And African, the close up photos made it easier to see. Some Africans look alot like Indians

[ranchnanny]

new photo's of the Silverbills One is sitting in a small finch nest the other three are sitting in a coconut shell swing.. So far I saw 2 singing.

[gaz]

hello ranchnanny, they are indian, indians have white rump feathers, africans black, indians also have light barring on chest, africans dont, ive got a pair of africans that i bought from someone selling up, i didnt particually want them at the time, but i only paid 5 english pounds for them in june 2011, they have 14 babies since then that i have sold for 8 pounds each, happy days, they are so docile and EASY to breed.

[ranchnanny]

Thanks Gaz for that info. I have been researching them online but could not determine which I had. You say they are easy to breed well one is already sitting in a nest for most of the afternoon. Interesting!!!!

[ranchnanny]

Holy Cow!!! I figured out that I have 2 males and two females how lucky is that??? Checking the flight cage out just a few
minutes ago I noticed the two hens nesting in the coconut swing. How cute I thought went back by the flight and they had
flown out of the swing but one of them left something behind AN EGG!!!!! How cool is that. Keeping fingers crossed.