Orange Breasted finches ?

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:52 pm

Can anyone tell me about Orange Breasted finches not sure exactly what they are saw a ad in paper for 60.00 pair ,I will call about them in the morning,passive or pushy ? thanks

the.puppeteer · Post by **the.puppeteer** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:25 pm

Hi,

if it's Orange-breasted Waxbills they are very passive. Cute little birds, not much of a song - the male has high pitch trills and both give high pitch chirps.

I don't know how much they go for in Fl. sorry.

-Julie

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:56 pm

Thanks for reply not sure if they ment waxbills or not but I'll find out fri.I like the waxbills I have a pair of silverbills,and cb's one more pair would be good.

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:31 am

here are a couple of links that should contain some info on orange breasts

http://www.waxbillfinchsociety.org.uk/index.html
http://www.nfss.org/Birds/Fnchmain.html

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:41 am

I have a pair and they are great little birds. I think the price is good.
The only thing is that they are very small and fit through some bars so you will have to make sure that your cage doesn't have large spacing.

They are not agressive. When mine had eggs I would see them run other birds off, but nothing serious. I think you should get them!

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:50 pm

Well I took your advise and got them they sure are cute but they sure are little things will try to get some pictures soon

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:12 pm

yeah!!! Did you get a male and female? The male has a really orange breast, but not the female. Yes, they are very small.

Can't wait to see a picture of them.

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:13 pm

Yes i think they are male and female,I think they are really good looking I think they like mealworms just what i need more mouths to fed worms thats hard to get,I put a few pictures in gallery I have a very hard time getting good pic.,They look better in real time.

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Post by **Sally** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:39 pm

I checked out your pics in the gallery, and you definitely have a male/female pair. The dead giveaway on the male, besides being more colorful, is that the males have a red stripe like an eyebrow, and the hens do not. That is how I sexed my juvie Goldbreasts.

I adore these little birds. I offered mine mealworms when I first got them, but they didn't go for them, even when they had babies to feed, which is great with me!

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 2:20 am

mine love their mealworms and seem to prefer cucumber over any other fresh food I give them

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:13 am

mickp wrote:mine love their mealworms and seem to prefer cucumber over any other fresh food I give them

It is so strange how some will eat things for some and not others. Mine will not eat cucumber even though I offer it almost every day to the others. But they love mealworms. I think they only bite off the head though.

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:07 am

The only thing I seen them eat so far is seed, but I try all kinds of things will try cucumber.I gave them mealworms but they never ate. They sure fly fast and look like they can hover,I like watching them very neat bird. Not in hurry to have babys but if they do they sure must be small,checked out the links that mickp posted it said they breed fairly easy.

Geordie · Post by **Geordie** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:17 am

I don't have much time to sort through the gallery so can you post a link to the pics, I would love to see them.

Also, how big are they? I sometimes have trouble estimating the size of some birds in pics if there is nothing to compare them to.

(Riff & Raff these days are too big to hold in one hand, must be the biggest Javas ever I think)

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:38 am

Geordie
I don't know how to do that ,But if you go to gallery there is a place to clik on last up loads that will bring them up there not as good as your pictures but you can get idea what they look like.They look better than my pictures

Almost forgot about size about 2 1/2 to 3 in. maybe half the size of society finch they look small and dainty

Post by **Sally** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:41 am

Geordie - if you go to the gallery, just above the picture groupings is an index in blue. The last one on the right is a search button. Then you can put in the author's name, check all the boxes, and it will pull up only the postings by that person. It is the only way I can use the gallery, as otherwise the photos are just all scrambled together.

Also, the Goldbreast is about the smallest finch in captivity. According to the NFSS, hens often measure less than 3"!