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@@cristobalpacheco4202 Thank you 😁👍

@@user-nm8ql2xn3q In the UK?

Haha it's a lot more simple once you get past the basics & establish a good routine. As we know, you keep water - not fish. There's way less science involved in keeping birds

@@FinchManDave that's a good way to look at it.

No local bird shows around?

That's a bummer. How far are you from Oregon or Idaho? I know of people who have attended shows in those states

30 miles to ldaho.

@@user-nm8ql2xn3q that's not too far then. I'm about 100miles from my nearest main show. Sometimes, it's worth the travel

I ordered them on Amazon US. You'll need to change the adapters though as they're US plugs

Are they wild? Or pets that you house yourself?

Hey Dave. You're very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it & thanks so much for watching 😁

No, my advice would be not to mix hook-bills with small finches. They can easily kill a small finch

I don't have any personal experience with House Finches, or keeping wild finches with domesticated finches - but I do know that they can be aggressive, so my advice would be not to house the 2 together

Yes, Canaries are a type of Finch

Haha glad you like the vids 😁👍

I do, & I'm thankful it shows 😊 Thank you for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it 👍

Not sure. If your birds are on a correct & balanced diet, your birds shouldn't need targeted nutrition like those you mentioned. I'd be more inclined to use more suitable sources of protein (boiled egg, egg food, protein rich veg etc)

I've never owned a Canary but I know they can be territorial & may even be aggressive towards smaller Finches. There are so many types of finches you can own as pets, so care & info for each can be extremely varied in most areas. Diet, housing, breeding etc. The main difference I would say between the two is that Canaries can live on their own, whereas finches are more flock orientated & prefer company

Unfortunately, not. A Gouldian won't survive wild in the UK

Is the finch going through a moult?

Pakistan & Indonesia have some amazing birds, & I bet they have great shows too 🙂

Hey. Quarter inch to half inch is the recommended size. I lost a bird a few years back when I put an incompatible waterer in which widened the bar. It was summer & my bird room windows & doors were open so when I came back it was gone. Absolutely stupid mistake but you live & learn I suppose. It was literally 2 days into quarantine, and I've regretted that decision ever since

Exactly. Still a LOT that goes into caring for them

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I use Poop Off to clean any soiled areas, but it's just a surface cleaner & not a disinfectant.. so I use avian F10 for a deeper clean

You're so welcome.. glad you enjoyed it & thank you for watching 😊

Thank you for the kind words. Glad you liked it 😊

Thank you Natalie. Glad you enjoyed watching 😊

Stafford County Show Ground. The next one is July 🙂

Awesome, David! Good luck with them 😀

Thanks mate. Much appreciated 😀

Thanks mate. Thank you for watching 😀👍

Thank you mate. Glad you liked it 😁

Haha yea, I agree. Best of the worst bunch though to be fair 🤷 And at only a minute or so long, had to loop it. Thanks for watching though. Much appreciated 🙂

You too mate. Was talking to the Mrs about the Parrot finch before. Struggling to get it out of my head to be honest. Horrible to see 😞

Yeah Dave. One of those things you just cant forget, even if you have kept birds for years. Take care and good luck with the new flight.

You too mate! Did you manage to get anything decent?

Two pairs took my time made sure they looked in good shape, long drive back but settled down nicely, sad about the finch that died in front of you though not nice.

@@user-fd5nl3qs8s fantastic! Saw a few nice cock birds in there & was tempted but resisted. Got what I'm hoping is a nice pair of Blue Faced Parrotfinches - fingers crossed. And yep, that poor bird. Not good at all 👎

That’s good did look at some myself but don’t know enough about them so need to look them up, be good if you could do a video on them, not much of a reader prefer watching and learning from people like yourself 👍🏻

@@user-fd5nl3qs8s will do mate. Don't know enough about em yet to do a video on em but definitely one in the pipeline soon 👍

Thank you for watching! 🙂 The move to a new home/surroundings is stressful to our Finches, & catching them to add them to a new enclosure is stressful too. It would be unnecessary to allow them to settle in their current cage, only to have to stress them out to move them again. I'm assuming you're looking to add them to an already empty cage, so I'd move them straight away - providing the new cage is completely decontaminated & cleaned. If you're thinking about moving them into a cage with other birds just yet - that's a different ball game. Please let me know 🙂

You're very welcome. And thank you for watching them 😊

Hey 😊 What Finches are they? Do you have a nest? What age are they? My first piece of advice would be to thoroughly research breeding finches. Read lots of literature. Watch lots of videos. Speak to breeders. Join forums. RESEARCH, REASEARCH, RESEARCH!!! Breeding isn't as easy as some would make out. Your finches should be conditioned first. If they aren't on the correct diet (calcium, protein, vitamins etc) then you could come across issues.

They are zebra finches. I have them on a huge flight cage. After watching your video, i introduce them to broccoli and carrots along with your other recommendations. I am planning to put some vitamins on their water and give them some proper nesting materials to use for their nest. I'll follow your advice to continue the research. One last question, if possible, can you show us what is the proper way to catch and handle a finch (to inspect if they are healthy or how to transfer them to a vet). Thank you advance for all your guidance. @FinchManDave @@FinchManDave

@@dionysiosk I can't 'show' you per se - but I can tell you the easiest way I do it. I use a net with a handle. Like a butterfly/fishing net. The reason for this is because I have a large 10ft flight, & a 6ft flight. In cages I use my hands as it's smaller & easier. When I net catch, once they're in I turn the net slightly so they can't escape - plus it makes them lay still & not struggle. Then I get them out by hand. Keep catching to an absolute minimum as it's stressful for them. I only do it to trim nails, check them over, or to transfer them for whatever reason. Others say they're easily caught when wet. Others catch at night when they're sleepy or it's dark. I personally avoid the latter method as you risk missing them & spooking them into a flight frenzy which can end really badly. And you're very welcome 🙂 I'm here to answer any questions you have, providing I know the answers 👍

I appreciate that. Glad you liked it 🙂👍

Im assuming he is wild? If so, removing him whilst he's still being fed by his parents is not advised. He needs to stay where he is until they're done raising him. How do you know he's injured? He may not be able to completely fly yet. Some can learn faster than others. Let's say he IS unable to fly, & that his parents have done raising him to juvenile stage - keeping him on his own can be cruel. Finches need company. I know that your heart is in the right place but this is a tough situation. If he's unable to fly, then he'll eventually be abandoned & doesn't stand much of a chance. If you keep him caged on his own, that's also bad for him as loneliness can cause health & wellbeing issues that could shorten his life. I would suggest contacting a bird rescue, or an avian vet. They may be better placed to give some kind of diagnosis. If you DO end up keeping him - he'll need another bird for company. And you will have that added responsibility of giving them both the day to day care they need. Please let me know the outcome & good luck with this.

@@FinchManDavethey left the nest already but this little guy was on the ground. His wing is almost all missing. They were attacked by myna birds while in the nest. I have a camera pointing to the nest I built for them under our roof. So I picked him up and found a lady that works in a wild bird center here. She said he won’t fly again. They will not keep him because he’s not native. I keep him close to his nest in a box to be fed by his parents who keep flying back. (Cannot return him to the nest because he keeps jumping out and falling to the ground) I figured keeping him after they stop feeding him gives him some life, better than being eaten by a cat on the ground.

@@petranawahine3661 oh of course, keeping him after gives him a better chance of survival. He can't be on his own though as finches are naturally flock animals that need interaction with others of their kind. I would keep him outside to hear others as alarm & distress calls will have a negative affect on him. Plus in a cage outside, he could be attacked by predators or other birds. He is primarily a seed eater so you'll need to give him the correct food (millets, grass seeds etc). Looks like you have a new pet now 🙂

@@FinchManDavedid you mean to keep him outside or not? It’s been a wild ride since I found him. Another thing is that he doesn’t know how and what to eat yet…I thought some finch food, millet etc and he has no clue that he can eat it. Even his parents don’t notice it in the box. I was told that I’ll have to teach him. I’m trying the first feed in the morning before I put him outside. I mash up some finch food and syringe feed once I open his beak, which is a challenge. One dose is good enough for now, but will have to figure out how when he stops getting fed. This is hard! 😂 I really don’t want him to suffer more than he has to 😢

@@petranawahine3661 it honestly sounds to me like you're already do a fantastic job, & I commend you for that. You really seem like you have it all under control. But yes, I meant NOT to cage him outside. Not unless you are with him the entire time to watch over him

You're welcome 🙂

I really appreciate your kind words. I always hope my passion does come across 😀 Glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much for watching

If the cage can't be divided in the center, it's too small to be having birds in. So you'd use a divide. I have a large central divide in my main flight cage, which they can't see through. Personally, my birds don't mind me being in their flight. They're used to it.

I will plan that for the future 🙂

That's absolutely made my day!! Soooo glad she's ok 🙏🙏🙏 Which part of my video helped you out may I ask? And what do you think caused her to become ill in the first place?

I assume it was because she was too cold. the temperature here has been -2 and no matter how much we run the heater the house doesn't seem to stay warm for long. So I moved the cage into our warmest room and set the cage up on a shelf so that it was higher up. The cage was not very clean at all and so I did a deep clean on everything given your advice. I also ran up to the store and bought a humidifier for $13 and placed it in the cage with warm water. I placed her in her house figuring if she is going to die she can at least be comfortable. I also moved the house toward the bottom of the cage in case she attempted to fly again. I didn't want her to try and fly and fall from a high distance which would stress her out all the more. I placed her water down low as well so she could have easy access. Lastly I moved a lot of the riff raff out of the center of the cage so that if she returned to health, she could move more freely in a horizontal fashion. Lastly, I set a space heater on the side of the cage which produced even more heat. @@FinchManDave

No problem, you're welcome 👍🙂