Finch breeders in the UK

lisalambourne · Post by **lisalambourne** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:45 am

Hi does antbody know how I can find a finch breeder over here, even the petshops have stopped selling birds.........lisa..........

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:46 am

hi lisa
if you buy the weekly paper,cage and aviary birds,its out every thursday!you will find plenty of birds for sale in your area in the personals at the back of the paper...plus you will get a lot of advice about keeping them from the people who you purchase birds from

ken

lisalambourne · Post by **lisalambourne** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:14 am

thats great Kenny thanks, I'd never even heard of it, I will have a look this week see if I can't get me one..........lisa........

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:18 am

hi lisa
if you follow this link it should give you your nearest newsagent who stocks it!

ken

http://www.ipcmedia.com/brands/cagebirds

Hoji · Post by **Hoji** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:02 am

You folks have a weekly paper devoted to pet birds? I wonder if they will mail it across the pond?

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:36 am

hi hoji
i think they do if you go on to that link it will show you the details

ken

Hoji · Post by **Hoji** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:56 am

WOW, $122.75 a year

ouch! Oh well

lisalambourne · Post by **lisalambourne** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:01 pm

Hi Ken thanks for the link, unfortunately it keps saying it doesn't recognose my post code, so looks like I will have to do it the old fasion way...on foot..lol thanks anyway at least I know what I am looking for...lisa.........

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:29 pm

hi hoji
thats the dollar for you!

ken

Hoji · Post by **Hoji** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:56 am

It says that the price a year for the UK is 43.51 (euros?) and 122.75 (dollars) for the US, that's not the same amount, is it? Can't be. I 'll see if I can find an exchange rate some place.

Hoji · Post by **Hoji** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:32 am

Found a rate exchange, it says that 48.51 if euros is = to 64.46 in US dollars and 95.52 if it was in pounds. Not as much as $122.75, but, yeah still pricy.

I guess the UK price is not so bad for a weekly, the New Yorker runs to that too (around $60 I think).

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:54 am

hoji
the price i pay in sterling is £1-40p each mag,so you should pay roughly twice that in dollars...but for a subscription you should get a discount! it works out at $2-75

ken

Hoji · Post by **Hoji** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:19 am

Yikes, that's $143.00 a year!

and $71.50 for you, but with a reduction for subscription it is probably the $122.75 they quote on their web page. This is alot compared to many American subscription rates. If I get a boon I'll subscribe. Do you all like it alot? Do they talk much about finches and canaries? The problem with the American magazines (all monthy) that I've seen is that they are almost totally about parrots & macaws, etc. (I'm happy for them, don't get me wrong, just doesn't do much for me)

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:44 pm

hi hoji
there is a bit of talk about parrots and budgies,but you name it about birds and they talk about it! sometimes its british or softbills but mostly foreign finches..there is a letters page a readers question and answer page you can but anything related to birds seed ,eggfood,cages,cage fronts lighting...also as i said they have a classified in the back where they sell birds and equipment i ma sorry they dont have an actual website about the mag but they are in the throws of building a readers forum for obvious reasons there is not a website otherwise no one would need to buy the mag ...if you like i could post you an old copy to let you see what its like if you e-mail me your full postal address

ken

Hoji · Post by **Hoji** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:08 pm

That would be great, I'll be really happy to pay the postage. I'm not sure about sending my address (I'm at work). I'll try some things and get back to you if they don't work