parsons

[Rogerb]

:grin: just to say my pair of parsons have built a fantastic nest allways poping in and out of it just to feed and bath I dont think there are any eggs yet so fingers crosed MR B

[kenny]

hi roger
nice to here you are back out with your birds and having a few days in the sun and good luck with your parsons....there is nothing like the sun to warm your cockles mate


ken:lol:

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Roger,

I hope you get to breed from your Parsons after such a long time in waiting mate.;)

All the best chappie, Paul.:D

[Waxbillman]

fingers crossed Mr B

Matthew

[kenny]

hi roger
what do you think of my little purchase then.




ken
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[laurab]

There nice Hecks Kenny. :razz:

[Waxbillman]

:lol: you've been had Ken,

are well i like hecks, there full of character, thats definately an adult in fill condition, going by the beak colour i would say a hen but the bib, is massive

Matthew

[Rogerb]

lovely bird Kenn hope she will do well for you fingers crosed MR B :grin:

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Ken,

I agree that it is a very nice Hecks, but I would say it is a cock bird.

I'm just waiting to be proven wrong now.:lol:

Paul.;)

[kenny]

matt /roger/laura/paul
i only put it on the parsons thread as there isnt one for hecks....and i am afraid paul is right it is a definate cock bird as it never stops singing!as i said my son bought it because it looked lonely and it was the only one there he is hoping to go back as they have said they are getting some more stock in from a private breeder....who cares i didnt pay for it! but it is constantly harrassing the bengies singing to them they dont like it but there is nothing i can do


ken

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Ken,

You may end up with another Elvis mate,:lol: after all that is the result Laura ended up with when one of her Hecks paired up with a Bengalese (or the other way around), as gorgeous as Elvis is, I hope you manage to pair the Hecks you have with a hen of his own kind.

Paul.;-)

[kenny]

hi paul
i do intend getting him a mate i will be trawling round at the weekend to see if any of the places i know have a spare hen as i do want him to have the right mate if possible


ken8-)

[Waxbillman]

hello Ken

there tonnes of hecks knocking about around me, so i'm sure there will some near you

Matt

[kenny]

hi matt
as you sat there are a lot about,i rang the place my son got it from and they said they are getting some more in so i will go down and have a look


ken8-)

[PAUL HEARN]

Great news Ken,

I'm sure you will enjoy breeding the Hecks, they are entertaining and prolific birds, but not quite as intrusive as Zebra Finches, best of all they are worthwhile breeding because you wont have to give the chicks away (again unlike Zebras), £25-£35pr is a good return for your breeding efforts.:D

All the best mate, Paul.;-)

[kenny]

hi paul
i will be a few quid up to start with as i may have to pay for the next one but my son will not take any money for the hecks or the red factor canary wich i have to find a mate for also.he just said they looked lonely so he bought them with them being just one of each i have some pics of the red factor which is a nice bird but i think it is starting to moult as it is losing a lot of feather



ken

[Ladywolf]

Kenny do you give your red factor canary beet juice or beets to keep it's color rich? They do that sometimes here in the USA.

Roxie

[Ladywolf]

Rogerb did your Parsons egg hatch? And is that the Parsons Robin or a different bird altogether?

Roxie

[kenny]

hi roxie
i havent fed it with anything this year! but over hear we can get quite a few colour foods and also carrophyl red which you can put in the drinkers


ken8-)

[Rogerb]

hiya lady wolf thanks for your reply the egg just disappeared no sine of it anywhere my parsons are australian grass fiches to look at much like the hecks grass finch also australian the parson is a wee bit smaller and is shorter in tail length hope this helps

[Ladywolf]

Kenny, I'm sure the USA has things available for the birds now to get them to keep their color. I learned about this when I was a teen....I'm an old teen now LOL.

Roxie

[Ladywolf]

Wow, we posted at the same time there Rogerb. Now that I know what to look for, I'll find a picture on the net of your birds. I mistakingly read your posting...I read Parsons but was thinking Peking Robin...my bad (mistake), But heading off to find pictures of your birds, bet they are wonderful...do they have a great song???

Roxie

[Ladywolf]

Rogerb, saw your birds on the net, as soon as I saw the one I knew it to be a Shafttail...I guess they are one in the same as I read on, neat birds you have there. I bet it takes a real expert to raise some of these new birds I've seen today. Lorikeets, parsons, hecks, goldies, canaries, ect....always learning something new.
Roxie

[Rogerb]

roxie IM far from an expert but thanks for the compement at the moment my parsons have built a nest on ground level under a wooden planter that I made they seem to be very happy to nest there just hope they come up trups for me :-D MR B

[Ladywolf]

Congrads to you Mr. B.....I do hope they come up trups for you...thats a good thing right?

Roxie

[Rogerb]

thanks roxie I got my fingers crossed for a breading this year hope you do well to MR B :grin: :grin: yep just seen it trups doooh