Archives: Finch Info
Finch Info
Hygiene & Care
Posted onHygiene & Care in Finch Aviculture by Barry Pollock MSc, PhD (Zoology) Legal and Ethical Aspects of Caring for Finches in Queensland People who keep birds including finches have an […]
Breeding – Nests and Brush
Posted onby Peter Stanley The types of nests provided or made vary with the materials used and shapes and sizes preferred. Wooden Boxes: Most are simple one chamber rectangular boxes. They […]
Breeding – Nesting Materials
Posted onNesting Materials by Ian Brown, Brisbane All finches require some sort of natural material to construct or line their nests. Back to Basics Chapter 8 describes the types of nest […]
Buying Birds & Transportation (in compatibility)
Posted onby Sheena de Jager Miles Before buying any species of bird the prospective owner needs to do some homework. Perhaps the most important part is to read up and find […]
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Back to Basics – Livefood & Supplements – 2 articles by Gary Fitt (Brisbane)
Posted onBack to basics: livefood By Gary Fitt, Brisbane Nutrition is perhaps the most important component of successful finch breeding. At least it is the main area where we as aviculturists […]
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Diet – greens
Posted onby Peter James Can you remember when you were young you mother told you to eat your greens because they were good for you. The same can be said […]
Diet – seed
Posted onby Ray & Wendy Lowe (photographs by Narelle Robinson) There are already in existence many sources of information, articles and books about seed for birds listing all the types of […]
Aviary Furniture
Posted onby Bryan MacCarthy Like most of us newbie bird keepers, most of us are returning to the hobby after having either kept birds at an earlier time in our […]
