First RFPF's of Spring

MariusStegmann · Post by **MariusStegmann** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 3:42 am

I checked today, my first Red Faced Parrot Finch babies this Spring has hatched. Yes, I have couple of clutches of diamond firetails, canary babies, long tail grassfinch babies, and a multitude of Bengalese that happened by accident, but the Parrotfinches are my passion. My gouldians drive me to distraction, I have about 6 nests for the 2 pairs, and they can't decide which nests to use. The one gouldian cock is a bit too young for breeding still, but hopefully he will mature quickly. I also put 2 pairs of RFP finches in their own aviary, with 4 nestboxes. They promptly built nest all four of the nestboxes, and now it is wait and see for me.

Smurf · Post by **Smurf** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:10 am

Congrats, sounds like a very good start to season, hopefully plenty of chicks on perch to follow

debbie276 · Post by **debbie276** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:41 am

Congratulations and best of luck

MariusStegmann · Post by **MariusStegmann** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:43 am

Smurf Thx Padraic. The bloody weather is just crazy at the moment. Today is a very nice 20 Celsius, but yesterday, it was 11 Celsius. It is quite annoying that it can't settle into a nice average Spring temperature of 22-25 Celsius like it used to do in the past in spring. I don't want to loose birds due to cold.

Christiaan · Post by **Christiaan** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:56 am

MariusStegmann
We had 9 degrees this morning. So far three canary chicks and a masked lovebird did not survive.
Last week we were in the 30-ies...

Christiaan

Jen · Post by **Jen** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:15 am

Good luck and keep us posted! Hope the temps level out for you. I definitely relate to what you are talking about. It is the hardest thing to deal with an outdoor aviary. We are heading into fall/winter here in Texas. Rainy cool nights, warming up in the daytime, then dropping again.....makes me nervous!!!

MariusStegmann · Post by **MariusStegmann** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 4:32 pm

Thx guys and ladies. The next post from me on this topic would hopefully be a picture of the little RFP finches when they fletch.

Post by **Babs _Owner** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 7:19 pm

MariusStegmann

I cant wait to see pictures of the RFP finch babies! Think positive! Good news in the future! They built their nests ASAP, that HAS to be a good sign!

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 2:20 am

Congrats Marius, you are off to a great start!

monotwine · Post by **monotwine** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 4:54 am

Good start to the season. Look forward to seeing those little babies with bright blue mouth guides. Loves them at that stage.

My birds are still all in a full very heavy moult.

I can sympathise with the weather changes... it was so promising and then bam it brings in a chilly cold front. Lost a new split blue gouldian the other day with the sudden change in weather or something. Was perfectly healthy the day before.

MariusStegmann · Post by **MariusStegmann** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:41 pm

monotwine I spoke too soon. I looked inside the RTPF nest and it looks like there are 2 dis eggs and 1 well-fed chick. Maybe just maybe there is a 2nd chick.

monotwine · Post by **monotwine** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:48 am

holding thumbs for two chicks.

MariusStegmann · Post by **MariusStegmann** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:25 am

monotwine And today, the chick is dead, still with food in the crop. A classic example of parrotfinches that leave the babies alone at night too soon. If they are a few than they keep each other warm, but a single chick without any feathers doesn't have much chance to keep alive alone at night.

Post by **lovezebs** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:50 am

MariusStegmann

Oh dear.....

MariusStegmann · Post by **MariusStegmann** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 10:07 am

lovezebs Yes, ^&*%$# Grrrrrr

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