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a newbies view

Penny W

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Well, I got my first 6 finches at Stafford in October - just before my birthday - I didn't know that I wanted to take up bird keeping as a hobby but there it was - my birthday present! My partner used to keep budgies but gave them up when he got divorced but wanted to get back into the hobby. His thoughts - if he has budgies and I have finches I can clean out his cages when I do mine (a typical man!). So there I was, the proud owner of 2 cock and 4 hen zebra finches.

I spent the next few weeks looking up genetics, colour variations, diet, breeding advice and anything else I could read - if anyone had told me a year ago - even 2 months ago - that my spare time would be spent googling finch information I would not have believed them!

I joined the Zebra Finch Society and have ordered my rings for birds born next year so am carefully keeping males and females separate until December - I don't want any accidents! (I am a family planning nurse - I am fully aware that accidents happen!!)

Today we trekked up North and acquired another 10 cocks and 10 hens, I'm not sure that we meant to end up with that many................

I'm now studying the birds I have for colours, shape etc to make sure that I make up the best possible pairs. I bought a set of 8 breeding cages so will just put down 8 pairs at first - but which ones........ I'm very excited to see what comes out!

My partner will be building me an outdoor aviary ready for the spring, I am very excited to see it al come together. We are imminently going to move house (solicitors permitting) and so the new bird room has been made and dismantled in kit form so it can be reassembled in a few hours - very exciting.

I tried to upload some pictures but my compute crashed! Maybe another day.........

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well done an good luck. and same as above hope to see you at some of the shows. pairing up is difficult !!!!!.  you think you have made your choice then you think well I will just try him with her just for a look and you have to start all over again. I have changed my mind 3 times already. then yesterday my farther came(ex champion from yester year) we went  through my pairs!!!! an yes you guessed it he talked me into something different. I think the main thing for us newbies is just to get some chicks on a perch.

 

Andy

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Penny that sounds really great what you are planning. Had a wee laugh to myself when you said you bought more and now you will have 26.  One thing for sure re the breeding -soon, if you let them breed you will be able to add a '0' onto the 26  :lol:.

Is that 3 of your birds? If they are they are beautiful just love those colours.

Hope all goes well with your aviary.

Emmy

 

 

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Hi penny , just had a quick look through your newbie blog and have to say that you've got some outstanding zebras,

if exhibited as novice I feel you may do rather well :good:

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