Comments on: Successful Breeding Over the Chrismas Break http://www.finchme.com/2010/01/12/success-over-the-chrismas-break/ 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: Greg http://www.finchme.com/2010/01/12/success-over-the-chrismas-break/comment-page-1/#comment-3013 Greg Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:56:07 +0000 http://www.finchme.com/?p=754#comment-3013 Yes - If you have captive bred Chestnut Munias already then you have conquored more than half the battle. The chestnut munia breed readily in Australia because the ones there are selected for and accoustomed to captivity but here I still haven't gotten then to even make a nest. I should devote more resources to this but there is only so many ways I can cut the cake as we say in Australia. I've now go 2 pair of Javas breeding so I'm confident with them now. One thing with munias is that tehy tend to interbreed if housed together so make sure you separate the species if you put in a serious effort but since they are nearly impossible to sex you need to start off with at least 3 pairs in order to ensure one true pair. Please keep in touch with your progress. Yes – If you have captive bred Chestnut Munias already then you have conquored more than half the battle. The chestnut munia breed readily in Australia because the ones there are selected for and accoustomed to captivity but here I still haven’t gotten then to even make a nest. I should devote more resources to this but there is only so many ways I can cut the cake as we say in Australia. I’ve now go 2 pair of Javas breeding so I’m confident with them now. One thing with munias is that tehy tend to interbreed if housed together so make sure you separate the species if you put in a serious effort but since they are nearly impossible to sex you need to start off with at least 3 pairs in order to ensure one true pair. Please keep in touch with your progress.

]]> By: jave*finch* http://www.finchme.com/2010/01/12/success-over-the-chrismas-break/comment-page-1/#comment-3012 jave*finch* Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:15:29 +0000 http://www.finchme.com/?p=754#comment-3012 this is a bit off topic but, if you said you might have been able to breed wild birds with captive bred ones..then this means it is possible for me to breed my wild chestnut munias with captive bred ones right? this is a bit off topic but, if you said you might have been able to breed wild birds with captive bred ones..then this means it is possible for me to breed my wild chestnut munias with captive bred ones right?

]]> By: Greg http://www.finchme.com/2010/01/12/success-over-the-chrismas-break/comment-page-1/#comment-3004 Greg Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:44:01 +0000 http://www.finchme.com/?p=754#comment-3004 Well I think my sterile period is ove. Yesterday I had 1 shaft-tail and 2 stars (all parent reared). In another aviary I have 2 6 day old cut-throats and ain another cut-throats on eggs. I tore down my 8th Diamond Firetail nest today to find the usual 2 sterile eggs. The male never gives up though as he had reconstructed a a lartge part of the nest again by the afternoon. Unfortunately I think I brought somebody else's problem as he's obviously sterile. It may be time to try another male (not that you can tell them apart) Well I think my sterile period is ove. Yesterday I had 1 shaft-tail and 2 stars (all parent reared). In another aviary I have 2 6 day old cut-throats and ain another cut-throats on eggs. I tore down my 8th Diamond Firetail nest today to find the usual 2 sterile eggs. The male never gives up though as he had reconstructed a a lartge part of the nest again by the afternoon. Unfortunately I think I brought somebody else’s problem as he’s obviously sterile. It may be time to try another male (not that you can tell them apart)

]]> By: jackassasin http://www.finchme.com/2010/01/12/success-over-the-chrismas-break/comment-page-1/#comment-2985 jackassasin Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:05:21 +0000 http://www.finchme.com/?p=754#comment-2985 hi sir greg! im glad that your medication or your sterile period is over.hoping that your baby java is a good sign of a fruitful and smooth season for your aviary.likewise to all bird enthusiasts and bird lovers. im also hoping that the drought occurs in many aviaries caused by the unstable climate change and other undetermined caused of death and infertility would come to an end. i myself is a victim of this unexplainable circumstances and may be short on luck too. from november to december no fledging in my aviary except on the last week of dec im suprised that my fostered star eggs run down before the year end.sadly this last wednesday an incident happen that caused my only december production vanished and massacred by a cat.its just part of experience and learnings hoping for the best again soon...with some luck on the side could be great!!!!!! Jackassasin of bulacan hi sir greg!
im glad that your medication or your sterile period is over.hoping that your baby java is a good sign of a fruitful and smooth season for your aviary.likewise to all bird enthusiasts and bird lovers.
im also hoping that the drought occurs in many aviaries caused by the unstable climate change and other undetermined caused of death and infertility would come to an end.
i myself is a victim of this unexplainable circumstances and may be short on luck too.
from november to december no fledging in my aviary except on the last week of dec im suprised that my fostered star eggs run down before the year end.sadly this last wednesday an incident happen that caused my only december production vanished and massacred by a cat.its just part of experience and learnings hoping for the best again soon…with some luck on the side could be great!!!!!!
Jackassasin of bulacan

]]> By: Greg http://www.finchme.com/2010/01/12/success-over-the-chrismas-break/comment-page-1/#comment-2968 Greg Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:29:25 +0000 http://www.finchme.com/?p=754#comment-2968 Just up dating the post. One of my baby Java's fledged on Day 29, post hatching but the other look about a week younger and ist still in the nest still in the nest. I will try giving it supplimentary feeds via crop syringe and hope the parents continue to look after it. I noticed a lot a baby Javas (splits and wild-type - literally wild that is!) at Cartimar yesterday (Jan 14) so December/January must be their normal breeding season here in central Luzon. I also hears som babies calling in the main aviary this morning so my sterile periiod may be over. I've no idea what they could be (candidatesare Stars, Shaft-tails, Owls or Zebras). My plans to totally clean out the aviary, replace the soil, brush and plants are on hold until they fledge put perhaps it's unnecessary now. Just up dating the post. One of my baby Java’s fledged on Day 29, post hatching but the other look about a week younger and ist still in the nest still in the nest. I will try giving it supplimentary feeds via crop syringe and hope the parents continue to look after it.

I noticed a lot a baby Javas (splits and wild-type – literally wild that is!) at Cartimar yesterday (Jan 14) so December/January must be their normal breeding season here in central Luzon.
I also hears som babies calling in the main aviary this morning so my sterile periiod may be over. I’ve no idea what they could be (candidatesare Stars, Shaft-tails, Owls or Zebras). My plans to totally clean out the aviary, replace the soil, brush and plants are on hold until they fledge put perhaps it’s unnecessary now.

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