tame bullfinch

[scothunter 12,609]

[lamping-lad 160]

very nice. had a few bullys meself

[scothunter 12,609]

very nice. had a few bullys meself

 

there amazing wee birds the more i watch of the british birds the more i see things i never noticed before.no going to rush it but cant wait to get set up

[J Darcy 5,871]

Fantastic link. Thanks for sharing.

Some years ago i had a very tame bully hen and she would eat a banana out of my hand and sit on my finger too. Lovely bird she was. Must dig the photos out.

[Malt 379]

Love the bullies, my granddad used to have a pair about 15 years ago. :thumbs

[Meroman 105]

Bullies are a lovely bird and I've kept them in the past but they are prone to a disease that is known as the gapes and can be difficult to keep alive at times, I think its a disorder in the digestive tract with can be treated with a drug called tylon which cures the bird for a while but always seems to come back and kill them, in my opinion its a lack of some nutrient they get in the wild that when kept in captivity is not available to them.

Fatty seed like hemp and sunflower hearts seem to bring this on and the strange thing is they love these seeds

[bunnys 1,228]

plenty wild seeds in the autumn mountain ash berries rose hip wild dock a great favourite spring time hawthorn buds sow thistle loaded with black fly for the youngsters meat and vedge for the bullies helps ta keep them healthy