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An article written by Sean Fitzpatrick. JANUARY/FEBRUARY. As far as bunting management is concerned, these months are pretty straightforward. A basic diet of plain-canary seed, supplemented with millet-sprays, is sufficient to keep the birds happy during this relatively dormant period. While it isn’t always available, I also feed screenings. Alternatively, wild seed is available from a number of seed-merchants. I am also trying to get them feeding on “complete diet” pellets from Verse-laga, with some success. Fresh drinking water is always available, but also, buntings are especially f
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Thanks for the comments lads. Yes its a shame to see so much information being lost. I've saved a good few articles from NBTMH and have asked for permission from the people who wrote them to post them here.
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This is another article written by Dave Henderson. Inbreeding, Line-breeding, Out-crossing and Pedigree Analysis. By Dave Henderson. I’ve always been fascinated by patterns of inheritance and it’s link with genetics. Over the years I’ve not only read just about every book I could get my hands on regarding these topics but I’ve observed the breeding results within my own stud of birds and those of the many friends I have in the fancy. My father and grand-father both kept racing pigeons throughout their lives and I learned much from both of them. My friendship with Duncan
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I cant argue with that Ramblers. Nearly fifty years of selective breeding has made the greenfinch very different from its wild counterpart.
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In my experience once you get used to using the mk3 it is far more accurate than its predecessors when it comes to digging. If it reads three foot on the led display then you can be sure its three foot. No exceptions. The only downside it has for me is that I find the collar battery runs down too quickly and I've been caught out once or twice.
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Another article worth a read Breeding and exhibiting the Greenfinch by Dave Henderson. In modern times Greenfinches have probably won more awards at specialist British Bird Shows than any other hardbill species. The main reason for this is that Greenfinches are easy to breed and exhibitors have been able to develop them to a phenomenal extent through selective breeding. In this article I’ll give my personal views of what to look for in a greenfinch and outline the methods I use when breeding them. WHAT DOES GOOD LOOK LIKE? The exhibition standard for the Greenfinch calls for
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Thanks for that fireman
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Dave Henderson has kindly given me permission to post his article on going light. GOING LIGHT. By Dave Henderson. Most, if not all, breeders of our native finches will be familiar with the wasting disease which is generally known in the fancy as “going light”. It affects young birds during or shortly after they are weaned. What are the symptoms? The classic symptoms are the young bird appearing slightly puffed up with the feathers across the whole body having a slightly raised appearance. The bird will usually sit listlessly and there will be little movement evident. Feedin
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Fireman its nice to see fellow birdmen helping each other out when they can...
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The cock goldie in the second photo is a lovely bird, great colour and drop to a square blaze, good tannins too. Best of luck with your birds for the coming season...
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This is an article posted on a native bird forum about four years ago by a man called Paul Harrison (R.I.P) He was a well respected man in the hobby and was a wealth of knowledge when it came to keeping Norwich canaries & Natives. I am not sure if this article was actually written by him, it may have been written by an Avian vet who was a friend of his but that aside I think it is worth a read... Calcium, or much more often a lack of it, causes more problems in bird keeping than any other nutrient. Yet most of people still believe that cuttlefish bone is a great source of this mi
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Really informative thread for those who keep natives and have access to wild food... Thanks for the time & effort put in.
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There could be a variety of reasons the eggs were broke, the two that come to mind are that one, if a hen's nails are overgrown they can pierce the egg when the hen is getting on and off the nest and two if the hen has a calcium deficiency she may eat the eggs.. Is the cock bird in with her? He could be the culprit breaking the eggs to drive her to nest again but this is usually not the case with canaries, it can happen with natives though. I've had chaffie cocks that threw the young out of the nest to drive the hen back down....
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Best of luck with your new set up....
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Judging by the photo I'd say its a goldie x canary whose parents were both buff birds... If there was redpoll in it the bird would be more cobby in my opinion...
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I agree with that but be careful not to overdo it... From January until April I add 15ml of wheatgerm oil to 1kg of seed mix then stop it. It can bring cock birds into condition way ahead of hens and result in the cocks driving the hens hard to nest and create problems.
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As Fireman & Gnipper have already said as much wild food as you can give them is the best way to bring Goldies into condition. You mentioned you have wild seed from last year so that will work but generally speaking at this time of year the dandelions and chickweed have not appeared yet but grounsel is starting to flower around now and it too is a great weed to feed your Goldie.
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Siberian Bullfinch Seems To Be Gasping
Meroman replied to david jones's topic in Cage and Aviary Birds
I hope your bullie gets back to form. You mentioned intradine in your first post, I'd just like to say that intradine(brand name) is a sulpha drug used as a preventative to stop greenfinches going light (coccidiosis) and is very effective in that respect but will not cure various ailments associated with native birds. -
I keep a few pairs of siskins and goldies... I've a pair of chaffies I hope breed for me this year...and a few pairs of canaries...
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Nice birds, in the last photo on the right the goldie on the left of the shot is a cracker, lovely square blaze with a big drop to it...They are scarce...
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Thats a fine set up you have Tuffty....
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You hit the nail on the head there delboy, its only a market where dealers and people selling on their rubbish birds go every sunday morning...
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Check out www.bbia.co.uk
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Nice bullie hen....
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A nice gesture fireman, keeping natives is a declining hobby so its good to help out newcomers to the fancy...
