Yellow Mantled Whydah

[laurab]

Here is a couple of pictures of Rogers Whydah. :)

[chris]

Great looking bird,

are there any hens or is that the only one Roger has?

Chris:wink:

[laurab]

Hi Chris, he has 2 hens but they are not as attractive. They are very much like a hen weaver.

[Waxbillman]

grande bird you 2 have there. i hope you breed from them

Matthew

[Rogerb]

Hi all

whilst I have these lovely birds I don't know much about their nest building habits, can anyone advise me on what I should provide next year for nest building?

Sorry I have not been around for a while, but as you know the NHS waiting list is very long these days, and they have only just removed laura's hands off of the PC :razz:

[chris]

Hi Roger,

i have no experience with these birds whatsoever, but i would hazzard a guess that providing cocnut fibre, hay, and various live grasses (such as elephant grass, pampass grass, miscanthus grasses etc.) should provide the necessary materials.

here's a link i've found, might be of some use, if not it's interesting reading:

http://www.uky.edu/~cfox/Students/Savalli/widows.html


Chris;)

[PAUL HEARN]

G'day Roger,

I'm glad to see you back online matey,;) I hope Laura receives a new pair of hands soon,:D or else you will need to post the next quiz all by yourself mate (you two can put together a bitch of a quiz can't ya).:lol:

Regarding the nesting requirements of the Whydahs, I reckon you will need to follow the actions of Laura with her Weavers, and the advice of Chris of course.
But along with the advice provided so far, I will mention the importance of the greater supply of Livefood for breeding these Birds.

Good luck mate.

Paul.:D