March 2014 Finch Bizz

Editorial

I hope you are all well and surviving this roller-coaster ride we are having with the weather. One minute excessively hot, next moment pouring rain. I stand still for more than two minutes in my backyard; the grass almost grows over my head. I seem to be standing behind the mower continually at the moment. A concrete backyard is looking good at the moment.

How’s your breeding season been, as I said last month, local breeders are reporting mixed results. Some of our local Gouldian breeders reported very good results. Longtails, Nuns, Stars are some of the species that I have been offered in numbers, however foreign waxbill species have been far and few between.

Orange bird sale has come and gone, unfortunately due to ill heath I didn’t go this year which I was disappointed about as I look forward to Orange each year. Reports from others were a reasonable selection of finches there and they cleared well.

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February 2014 Finch Bizz

Editorial

How’s your breeding season travelling, I’ve had mixed comments by many some doing extremely well, right down to dismal. I was talking to one breeder last weekend who said he has never bred so many Stars, Blue Faced Parrot Finches and Painted’s, however he bred next to no foreign finches.

Why not write a small note on what’s done well for you, and what you might have changed in your routine that may have helped. Don’t forget that our competition is on again, one for juniors and one for us old fogies’ as well.

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