"MOPSY" my adopted society finch (BABY PHOTOS)

lovemyfinch · Post by **lovemyfinch** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:51 pm

Congrats on the eggs, looks like a verrry happy ending or beginning depending on how you look at it.

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:54 pm

LOL... tweat, tweat... you got to love it

Good luck with the clutch. I took a few pics of my crested babies. I will post in species tonight.

cindy · Post by **cindy** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:56 pm

I can't wait to see the little ones. Your Mopsy and her new hubby are really adorable.

raghavan88 · Post by **raghavan88** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:27 am

They do look like a male-female pair considering the beak size.It would be best to breed crest to non-crest.And btw do they eat lot of paddy rice?My Societies ignore the millet I offer them and consume mainly paddy.

franny · Post by **franny** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:19 pm

raghavan88 wrote:They do look like a male-female pair considering the beak size.It would be best to breed crest to non-crest.And btw do they eat lot of paddy rice?My Societies ignore the millet I offer them and consume mainly paddy.

What exactly is paddy rice? Is it just regular white rice, freshly picked, or is it the rice you buy in the stores? The rice we buy in the supermarket is so hard, I can't imagine feeding it to the birds as is. Do you cook it first? I have a society finch, and am always looking at things to offer her to eat, but wouldn't want to give her something that could hurt her by mistake.

So let me know how you prepare it/serve it please.

raghavan88 · Post by **raghavan88** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:00 pm

franny wrote:
raghavan88 wrote:They do look like a male-female pair considering the beak size.It would be best to breed crest to non-crest.And btw do they eat lot of paddy rice?My Societies ignore the millet I offer them and consume mainly paddy.
What exactly is paddy rice? Is it just regular white rice, freshly picked, or is it the rice you buy in the stores? The rice we buy in the supermarket is so hard, I can't imagine feeding it to the birds as is. Do you cook it first? I have a society finch, and am always looking at things to offer her to eat, but wouldn't want to give her something that could hurt her by mistake.

So let me know how you prepare it/serve it please.

Paddy Rice is the normal unhulled rice which is brown in colour.My Societies love it a lot.I also have started feeding them groats since they love large seeds.Their beaks are adapted for this.

franny · Post by **franny** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:52 pm

Thanks. Didn't mean to hijack this thread

- but I will be looking for unhulled rice, if such a thing is available around here. Maybe in an organic/health food store?... hmmmm

isabird · Post by **isabird** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:32 pm

At least 3 have hatched probably more. Mom and Dad will not leave their nest. Should I give them a shove so I can have a look?

The only bummer is they are not in as big of a cage as I would like. I have a 36 X 18 inch cage that is empty, is it too risky to move them? I figured it would be at this point, but at point could I move the family to the bigger cage? After they fledge?

Pictures to follow!!!

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:40 pm

Congrats on the hatchlings. I would wait until they fledge before moving to a new cage. Societies can handle crowded conditions for a short while without much stress.

ac12 · Post by **ac12** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:34 pm

It is a bummer when you run the thru quarantine in a small quarantine cage, and they mate in there. That has always been my worry when I get a male and female and take them thru quarantine at the same time.

lovemyfinch · Post by **lovemyfinch** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:44 pm

Congrats on the new babies.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:53 pm

ac12 wrote:It is a bummer when you run the thru quarantine in a small quarantine cage, and they mate in there. That has always been my worry when I get a male and female and take them thru quarantine at the same time.

No nest in quarantine = no babies (hopefully).

lovemyfinch · Post by **lovemyfinch** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:04 pm

L in Ontario wrote:
ac12 wrote:It is a bummer when you run the thru quarantine in a small quarantine cage, and they mate in there. That has always been my worry when I get a male and female and take them thru quarantine at the same time.
No nest in quarantine = no babies (hopefully).

Unless of course they are zebras, and you decide to feed them with in a seed cup

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:08 pm

lovemyfinch wrote:
L in Ontario wrote:
ac12 wrote:It is a bummer when you run the thru quarantine in a small quarantine cage, and they mate in there. That has always been my worry when I get a male and female and take them thru quarantine at the same time.
No nest in quarantine = no babies (hopefully).
Unless of course they are zebras, and you decide to feed them with in a seed cup

Exactly! That's why I had to include a qualifier

isabird · Post by **isabird** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:26 pm

It is a bummer when you run the thru quarantine in a small quarantine cage, and they mate in there. That has always been my worry when I get a male and female and take them thru quarantine at the same time.

I have one large indoor cage and one 18x18 cage that was given to me with Mopsy. The larger cage was being used for a bird that was sick and had to be removed from the aviary. I bought a second large cage, but not before my societies laid eggs and started sitting. My new larger cage is ready for them to move in as soon as the babies fledge in a few weeks. After that into the aviary

There are 5 babies out of 6 eggs!

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