half capped weavers?

[dave85]

hey all,

Seen 4 of these for sale, 1 cock & 3 hens for £50 the 4.

Unsure what species they are as ive searched the name their listed as but nothing much comes up.

Does anyone know what the more common name is? and is this a good buy?

Thanks
Dave H

[kenny]

hi dave dont know about half capped weavers ,but there is a half masked weaver mate ,(ploceus vitelellinus) or viteline(masked)weaver see if you can find pictures of these and see if they tally


kenhttp://www.feathered-friends.co.uk/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=83&stc=1


did they look like this this is a masked weaver,not a half masked weaver

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Dave,

I agree with Kenny, the Birds on offer are likely to be Half Masked or even more likely to be Masked Weavers.
In my opinion the price of the Birds would be a fairly good deal, but only if you feel you can provide the correct Environment to breed from this group of Birds.

Paul.:wink:

[kenny]

hi paul,

they must be rare as hens teeth,as i could not find a picture of a half masked a drawing yes but not a photo,

ken

[dave85]

Is this the species chris has? or not?

Thanks
Dave H

[jimmy]

Is this it.??

http://www.feathered-friends.co.uk/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=90&stc=1

[PAUL HEARN]

Great photo Jimmy,

Dave the Birds Chris has are Half Masked (amongst quite a few other Weaver Species these days:lol: ), Dave please tell me you are going to buy these Birds the offer is a great one and far too good to be missed!!

Paul.:wink:

[kenny]

hi jimmy

that looks like a masked weaver to me but they are very similar are they not paul


ken

[kenny]

hi

paul found a drawing of one but its not very good but at least you can see the difference

ken
http://www.feathered-friends.co.uk/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=92&stc=1

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Ken,

The Half Masked Weaver lacks the black marking on the forehead.

Paul.:wink:

[kenny]

hi paul

the one in the top right hand corner of that page of weavers is the half masked

ken

[chris]

great!:grin: now i've finally got a good picture to compare my weaver cock to. i always thought they were lesser masked weavers but it definately looks like the second weaver photo aka half masked.

Dave, if you want to start out with the weavers i really wouldn't pass up the opportunity to buy those birds you'll only regret it if you do trust me!

also i'll dig up a photo of the weavers i have

Chris:wink:

[chris]

Hi dave,

if you don't buy these birds, please let me know who's selling them as i will try and arrange a pick up at stafford. as i've said in the previous post, great deal and i wouldn't pass it up

Chris:wink:

[kenny]

hi chris ,nice birds there mate noticed you have got gren singers there mate are their songs out of this world or what i really love them apart from a nice roller canary of course


ken

[chris]

Hi ken, there aren't any greensingers in any of my photos on this topic, there are a few hen golden bishops which like greensingers have the yellow eye band, maybe that's what you saw at a glance?

i do have greensingers in the aviary, there songs are great, but wait untill you here one of my greensinger canary hybrids sing:grin:

Chris:wink:

[kenny]

hi chris

your right there mate,i am sorry it was just a cursory glance after looking at the weavers, they do look like them though sorry mate makes me look like an ameteur.

ken

[jimmy]

Yes it does :razz: :razz:

[kenny]

when you go to sicily i have got relatives there that will make you an offer you cant refuse it includes horses and beds and a few chickens


ken

[PAUL HEARN]

Now now Ken:shock: ,

Jimmy was right in agreeing with you in the fact that you made yourself look an amatuer (and even in your admittance you spelt the word wrong:lol:), but that doesn't excuse the mention of what the Sicillians do in bed with Horses and Chickens on a Family Forum.:roll:

Paul.:grin:

[kenny]

your right paul i hold my hands up and apologise i will have to get some new glasses these varifocals are a pain and its not like me to mispell anything it must be my sausage like fingers i keep hitting the wrong keys thats my excuse and i am sticking to it.but i know jimmy can take a joke anyway.:grin: :grin: :grin:


ken

[jimmy]

Hi Paul,

I also noticed the spelling mistake by Kenny, i've told him about this before but he takes no notice, so now i don't bother, you can normally work out what he means. :) :)

When he mentions he has relatives in Sicilly i think he means the Isles of Scilly, he sometimes gets a bit confused. :razz: :razz:

[dave85]

hey paul/chris,

I emailed the person selling the weavers as soon as i seen it but i have not heard anything from them.

heres the email - dandfwilks@tesco.com - and the guy is called david, if contacting him refer to his advert on birdtrek.

if anyone is interested.
Having never heard of the species there selling i thought someone could show me what they look like.
Thanks
Dave H

[dave85]

hey paul/chris,

Also im getting my trio of orange bishops - end of the month :P 1 cock - 2 hens.

While on the subject are orange bishops & red head finches ok with other finches?

Thanks
Dave H

[kenny]

hi dave ,

i have had orange bishops in an aviary with zebs and bengalese they do get a bit aggressive when they are nest building but all in all mine didnt really attack anything with any great enthusiasm but maybe others have had problems i think they are ok if they have plenty of room .

ken