Comments on: Greg Fitzwell – Australian Aviculturist http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/ Your Philippine Online Guide to Everything Finch Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:01:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jackassasin http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/comment-page-1/#comment-2866 jackassasin Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:29:47 +0000 http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/#comment-2866 definitely sir greg we will let you know.OVBRA Bird club is originally based in valenzuela and bulacan areas.in sept 2o,2009 at SM Marilao Bulacan the PAF will be having a bird show and we will be the host club so if you have a spare time im glad if you can drop by.i think some members of BIRDS are formerly belongs to the club under PAF(Philippine Avicultural Federation)likewise our brothers in birds in cebu they will also having their annual birdshow on sept.28,2009. definitely sir greg we will let you know.OVBRA Bird club is originally based in valenzuela and bulacan areas.in sept 2o,2009 at SM Marilao Bulacan the PAF will be having a bird show and we will be the host club so if you have a spare time im glad if you can drop by.i think some members of BIRDS are formerly belongs to the club under PAF(Philippine Avicultural Federation)likewise our brothers in birds in cebu they will also having their annual birdshow on sept.28,2009.

]]> By: Greg http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/comment-page-1/#comment-2864 Greg Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:58:17 +0000 http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/#comment-2864 I'd be glad to give my talk again. Just email me at greghowell@fastmail.fm when the club has is ready and I'll see if I'm free. Maybe you can tell me about the OCBRA Bird Club too as I'm only familiar with BIRDS. I’d be glad to give my talk again. Just email me at greghowell@fastmail.fm when the club has is ready and I’ll see if I’m free. Maybe you can tell me about the OCBRA Bird Club too as I’m only familiar with BIRDS.

]]> By: jackassasin http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/comment-page-1/#comment-2863 jackassasin Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:38:50 +0000 http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/#comment-2863 good afternoon sir greg thank you for your informative advices and recommendations.By the way im a part of a bird club in our last meeting one of my co-member brought up the finchme.com site and he requested the over-all chairman to organize a seminar which they will invite you as a guest speaker for the finches topics.im a member of OVBRA Bird Club we are affiliated to PAF.im looking forward to that event. good afternoon sir greg thank you for your informative advices and recommendations.By the way im a part of a bird club in our last meeting one of my co-member brought up the finchme.com site and he requested the over-all chairman to organize a seminar which they will invite you as a guest speaker for the finches topics.im a member of OVBRA Bird Club we are affiliated to PAF.im looking forward to that event.

]]> By: Greg http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/comment-page-1/#comment-2861 Greg Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:55:40 +0000 http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/#comment-2861 Thanks for the compliments Ariel. I hadn't visited Finchme for weeksas I thought the owner had let the site lapse but it's back. As you may have gathered I don't know that much about forstering as I don't recommend it as a matter of course. Gouldians or shaft-tails that can normally foster their own young are a better economic prospect than feeding 2 or 3 extra pairs of societies in addition to your target species. Of course there are some colour mutant' in Gouldian's that don't feed their young as the nestlings don't produce the right pigments in their feeding nodules to stimulate the adults to feed them ( from memory it's whites and yellows but you'll have to check on that. As for food Gouldians aren't particularly fussy compared to other parrot-finches but the young must have access to higher protein levels that is available from dry seed. I give mine mashed quail egg and green (ripening seed). Gouldian's don't readily take live food but the fostering society finches may not be so particular. While this might fulfil their protien requirement, the fostered young may then require it to raise their young. High levels of protien are required by the laying hen to make eggs or the protein needed for egg production will be mined from her body and if she is run down she just won't lay at all. Calcium and vitamin D3 (if your birds not get natural sun-light) are also needed by the laying hen and certainly calcium for the chicks could be incorporated into the egg food. Thanks for the compliments Ariel. I hadn’t visited Finchme for weeksas I thought the owner had let the site lapse but it’s back. As you may have gathered I don’t know that much about forstering as I don’t recommend it as a matter of course. Gouldians or shaft-tails that can normally foster their own young are a better economic prospect than feeding 2 or 3 extra pairs of societies in addition to your target species. Of course there are some colour mutant’ in Gouldian’s that don’t feed their young as the nestlings don’t produce the right pigments in their feeding nodules to stimulate the adults to feed them ( from memory it’s whites and yellows but you’ll have to check on that.

As for food Gouldians aren’t particularly fussy compared to other parrot-finches but the young must have access to higher protein levels that is available from dry seed. I give mine mashed quail egg and green (ripening seed). Gouldian’s don’t readily take live food but the fostering society finches may not be so particular. While this might fulfil their protien requirement, the fostered young may then require it to raise their young. High levels of protien are required by the laying hen to make eggs or the protein needed for egg production will be mined from her body and if she is run down she just won’t lay at all. Calcium and vitamin D3 (if your birds not get natural sun-light) are also needed by the laying hen and certainly calcium for the chicks could be incorporated into the egg food.

]]> By: jackassasin http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/comment-page-1/#comment-2859 jackassasin Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:52:37 +0000 http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/#comment-2859 good evening sir greg i hope you dont mind if i will ask some of your secrets and techniques in breeding finches.im having a hard time with the sizes of my youngs.im using fostering method with societies.their sizes was a little bit off with their biological parents which they must inherit.i can also say that the society that im using is not that active interms of feeding them as much as they can.by the way im talking about my gouldians stars and shaft-tails...is there any possible way that i can interms of supplement or vitamins? im hoping for your recommendations and favorable advices... im also hoping that someday i can meet you personally....thank you in advance and more power!!! ariel of bulacan 09275799460 good evening sir greg i hope you dont mind if i will ask some of your secrets and techniques in breeding finches.im having a hard time with the sizes of my youngs.im using fostering method with societies.their sizes was a little bit off with their biological parents which they must inherit.i can also say that the society that im using is not that active interms of feeding them as much as they can.by the way im talking about my gouldians stars and shaft-tails…is there any possible way that i can interms of supplement or vitamins? im hoping for your recommendations and favorable advices…
im also hoping that someday i can meet you personally….thank you in advance and more power!!!

ariel of bulacan
09275799460

]]> By: benji http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/comment-page-1/#comment-192 benji Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:58:26 +0000 http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/#comment-192 thats quite an interesting story you got greg. hpoe to meet you personally and exchange ideas and stories about birds specially finches. benjie 09209072305 thats quite an interesting story you got greg.
hpoe to meet you personally and exchange ideas and stories about birds specially finches.

benjie
09209072305

]]> By: THE WARLOCK http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/comment-page-1/#comment-134 THE WARLOCK Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:04:34 +0000 http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/#comment-134 wildbirds, bro 840 25 38 / 0928 590 7068 that's my landline, give me a call wildbirds, bro 840 25 38 / 0928 590 7068 that’s my landline, give me a call

]]> By: Greg http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Greg Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:36:40 +0000 http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/#comment-129 Thanks for sharing the photo. Sorry to hear that you'll have to give up the birds – I hope that it’s temporary or you can just reduce the numbers. I hope to get my aviaries finished by December and so I would like to acquire some Zebras especially if you have some pure normal lines. The range of mutations in Zebras is amazing and it defies logic that a bird as domesticated as the zebra is still considered wild-life and not livestock by the authorities in Australia. On the plus side, as far as registration goes, there is a list of common species that are exempt from registration and the zebra is amongst them as re gouldian’s. The latter species is exceedingly rare in the wild now (est population is only 2500) but common in captivity. On the other hand common species like the red-browed and double bar (owl) must be registered as they don’t breed that readily in captivity and consequently they cost more than a normal Gouldian. Thanks for sharing the photo. Sorry to hear that you’ll have to give up the birds – I hope that it’s temporary or you can just reduce the numbers. I hope to get my aviaries finished by December and so I would like to acquire some Zebras especially if you have some pure normal lines.

The range of mutations in Zebras is amazing and it defies logic that a bird as domesticated as the zebra is still considered wild-life and not livestock by the authorities in Australia. On the plus side, as far as registration goes, there is a list of common species that are exempt from registration and the zebra is amongst them as re gouldian’s. The latter species is exceedingly rare in the wild now (est population is only 2500) but common in captivity. On the other hand common species like the red-browed and double bar (owl) must be registered as they don’t breed that readily in captivity and consequently they cost more than a normal Gouldian.

]]> By: seonadancing http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/comment-page-1/#comment-128 seonadancing Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:55:17 +0000 http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/#comment-128 The pic didn't open. Here are the links to some pictures of my zebras. http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture064qm7.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture086jh9.jpg http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture058yc7.jpg http://img522.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture049rt2.jpg http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture045vc0.jpg The pic didn’t open. Here are the links to some pictures of my zebras.

http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture064qm7.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture086jh9.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture058yc7.jpg
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]]> By: seonadancing http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/comment-page-1/#comment-127 seonadancing Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:52:17 +0000 http://www.finchme.com/2007/10/21/greg-fitzwell-australian-aviculturist/#comment-127 It's good to know that we can still import from Netherlands. I would surely like to have some of Jan Pastoor's zebras. Unfortunately, i'm forced to leave the hobby soon. Here are some of mine, I hope the pics would open. If you want to look around for zebras, you're free to visit my aviary. <a href="http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/5373/picture064qm7.jpg" rel="nofollow">Picture</a> It’s good to know that we can still import from Netherlands. I would surely like to have some of Jan Pastoor’s zebras. Unfortunately, i’m forced to leave the hobby soon. Here are some of mine, I hope the pics would open. If you want to look around for zebras, you’re free to visit my aviary.

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