What species do you have?

Post by **Hilary** » Tue May 16, 2006 9:17 pm

Welcome Ladybird! Get Kirk a buddy! (The shelters are always full of parakeets!)

Hilary

christy · Post by **christy** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:01 pm

hi , i have 2 pair of zebra finches and 1 pair of spice finches(well i think the spices are both males though?) and want to get some owls and gouldians
i also have Teddy the cutest cocker spaniel around, Bosco a boxer,
Starbuck, Josie and Willow, my 3 horses
and an aquarium with 4 beautiful angel fish
i would have a farm if i could you know , with swans , ducks, sheep, rabbits etc....

maybe one day......when i win the lottery

Gaviota · Post by **Gaviota** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:33 pm

Hi, newly in this forum. My husband and I have 4 lady gouldians (that are breeding), 2 Shaftail and 2 Longtails. But pretty soon we are going to have lots more of babies. One pair of gouldians already have 5 babies, and the other two have already 3 eggs. The Shaftail pair already did their nest

so for us, this was our lucky month

. Thank you for creating this educational and interesting forum.

Crystal · Post by **Crystal** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:06 pm

Hi, Gaviota; welcome! Did your shafttail pair just build their nest, or did they already lay eggs and raise their babies?

Gaviota · Post by **Gaviota** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:57 pm

Crystal wrote:Hi, Gaviota; welcome! Did your shafttail pair just build their nest, or did they already lay eggs and raise their babies?

Hy Cristal

. Our Shafttail pair had already 2 eggs; they started laying eggs on this Wednesday. Do you have shafttail? Did you see the photos I posted in the forum? I invite you to see it. I just have 5 babies from my gouldians, the other pair of gouldians have already 5 eggs.
By the way the name is use for Longtail was incorrect ( I just made the traduction from spanish to english), the correct name is Pin-Tailed Whydah

, sorry............I'm learning

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Crystal · Post by **Crystal** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:19 pm

It is no problem! Your english is much better than my Spanish!

I saw the photos you added to the gallery; they are great! I might put some of them on finchinfo.com under the species profiles if you don't mind. The thing that really struck me about your shaft-tail pair is how dark red both birds' beaks are. Usually the hen will have a lighter beak than the cock, but if they are housed alone and you see eggs in their nest, I guess you have a true pair! Here is hoping they lay more eggs, incubate, and have babies!

I do not currently have any shaft-tails, but I have had a few pairs in the past. They are great birds! They really make me laugh when they land on a perch and bob their heads. Very charismatic birds.

Gaviota · Post by **Gaviota** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:01 am

Crystal wrote:It is no problem! Your english is much better than my Spanish!

I saw the photos you added to the gallery; they are great! I might put some of them on finchinfo.com under the species profiles if you don't mind. The thing that really struck me about your shaft-tail pair is how dark red both birds' beaks are. Usually the hen will have a lighter beak than the cock, but if they are housed alone and you see eggs in their nest, I guess you have a true pair! Here is hoping they lay more eggs, incubate, and have babies!

I do not currently have any shaft-tails, but I have had a few pairs in the past. They are great birds! They really make me laugh when they land on a perch and bob their heads. Very charismatic birds.

Crystal, Thank you... You're spanish can't be too bad!!!

.

I bought my Shaftail in Pet Supermarket and by the way; the Sales Associate did'n't know which one was the hen and which one was the cock; my husband selected them and we got it

. The things I like about shafttail is the color of the beak and toes and the way they sing. For me the color looks like intense coral red. Of course you can paste all the photos you want!!!!!!!!!!!!!

. Thank You.

tursiopschic · Post by **tursiopschic** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 7:49 pm

Your photos are great!

Gaviota · Post by **Gaviota** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:28 am

tursiopschic wrote:Your photos are great!

Thank you Olivia

.

tursiopschic · Post by **tursiopschic** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 4:09 pm

You're welcome, it inspired me to take some pictures of my own. I added my two nuns to the gallery

Their names are Rowan and Juniper. I have an obsessive compulsion to name everything - birds, plants, stuffed animals

My canary pics did not turn out. (his name is Ferdinand and he is singing now)

Gaviota · Post by **Gaviota** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 4:23 pm

tursiopschic wrote:You're welcome, it inspired me to take some pictures of my own. I added my two nuns to the gallery Their names are Rowan and Juniper. I have an obsessive compulsion to name everything - birds, plants, stuffed animals

My canary pics did not turn out. (his name is Ferdinand and he is singing now)

OK, now I'm inspire to start naming my pets

. I have 10 birds, 5 babies, and 10 more to come, so I have a lot of work finding the right names

. Ahhhhh I forget my 2 turtles, but this two have names. I was looking for names in the Random Name Generator of the forum to see if that helps me

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Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 6:03 am

Why aren't goldfinches that much popular?

Sally H · Post by **Sally H** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:41 am

Here in the States, it's illegal to trap and cage native Goldfinches. While I support the conservation laws, I would love to have a pair. They're beautiful and have a pretty song. I've loved them since I was a kid in Illinois but I don't know if they live this far south or if I just live in a too urban area to see them.

There are Euro Goldfinches in aviculture. They're not the stunning yellow/black but I have heard they're prized for their song, too.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:56 pm

I have several pairs of Gouldians, and Owl Finches. I also have a few Zebras, ringnecks, parakeets, and Parrolets.

mypen · Post by **mypen** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:40 pm

Here is my collection:

8 budgies
1 canary (only a few months out and only sqeaks. How it sings soon.)
1 Jack Russel
3 red eared waxbills
2 society
1 african silverbill (I thought it was a society at first)
1 green singer (looking for a mate for her)
20+ zebras (most are babies but I keep the white and fawn ones; I just love the way they look)

Future birds I wish to acquire: Star, and Lady Gouldians.

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What species do you have?

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My Shafttail have 2 eggs

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