Finch me looks like it could do with a new article so I’m posting a quick one.  I’ve just come back from 7 weeks in Australia during which I visited the Kimberly region of Western Australia which is the home of most of the Philippines favourite finches.  I’ve got some nice shots of wild owls, [...]

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 My interest in this subject is fairly new as I thought I was doing the right thing with my birds - they were breeding and I’d overcome the air-sac mite problem that that plagued the female.  The juveniles, who shared the aviary with the adults, had almost completed colouring up but it was the parents [...]

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Recently I’ve been contemplating the origin, practices and future of aviculture in the Philippines. I hope that my philosophy isn’t at odds with the local authorities. I can’t speak as an avicultural or regulatory professional - just as an interested party looking at the information available on the internet and just talking to local bird [...]

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As most regular Finchme readers would know I’m not a local so my way of keeping finches offers a slightly different perspective and I want to share my experience. I have a single outdoor aviary (4 X 2.5 X 2.2m) with a mixed collection.  This certainly saves all the hassle of separate cages especially the extra [...]

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I hope that this post proves less controversial than my last. Everyone on the forum has experience and knowledge that can benefit our common past-time – keeping & breeding finches. I believe that this information should be shared freely – especially with new-comers and aspirants to finch aviculture.  Without growing the past-time we have no [...]

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After a fair bit of prompting I’ve decided to share a bit about my history with and interest in birds particularly finches. I grew up and lived all my life in Australia until I moved here in 2004 as my wife was seconded to a position in Laguna and I went on leave without pay. [...]

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This may be the least popular article on Finchme but I really think that it’s important to know that legally if you keep finches (or any birds for that matter) you are supposed to register with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Legislation to control trade and preserve wildlife in Philippines is regulated and [...]

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