A Brief Guide to Finch Birds

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A Brief Guide to Finch Birds

All families of finch birds make astounding family pets. How do I know this? I raise and breed finches myself. Through both personal, hands-on experience and studying finches over the years, I know the pleasure of raising finches. I believe that the joy derived from raising finches is worth the labor it takes to care for and feed these small birds. It is my absolute pleasure to share what I know about raising finches with you. I can only hope that my enthusiasm for finches will rub off on you.

In any pet shop selling birds you can securely bet that there will be people gathered around the finches. People find finches magical, perhaps because of their songs and activity. Some, like the Gouldian Finch, are colorful and bold while others, like the popular Zebra Finch, are more muted in coloration but there is no bird of this species that doesn’t in some way catch one’s eye.

Finches are energetic, always moving about their enclosure. You rarely can find them sitting quietly on their perch. Finches in no way seem to run out of vigor as they follow each other around their habitat all day long.

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You should also find that finches are voracious eaters. Each bird will down approximately a third of its body weight in food every day. Mostly, finches consume a diet of small seeds. Like many birds, finches are omnivores, eating diets rich in plant life as well as small insects and pupae. They gravitate to green, leafy vegetables, cut-up fruit, mealworms and other insect pupae.

Their aviary should be big enough for them to fly around, longer than it is wide and without frills. Finches typically take no interest in toys, ladders, mirrors or bells; those are things that parrots and parakeets find thrilling and finches tend to ignore. Oh yes, you should not expect your finch to be tame like a parrot or parakeet either; they mostly will not sit on your finger or eat from your hand. If they take off their enclosure you’ll follow them for hours trying to recapture them.

If you are new to finches and thinking about getting a pair of birds for your home, I recommend you begin with Zebra, Spice or Society finches. These groups of finches are largely easy to care for, tend to be hardy and will be easy to breed at home. They also are the cheapest to buy.

As pets, finches engage themselves with song and motion all day long. While they are entertaining themselves they are also entertaining you. I can sit for hours watching these little creatures live together in peace and harmony, singing to each other, grooming themselves and their mates, splashing around in the birdbath and generally enjoying themselves.

Raising finches comes with a deep obligation to see to the health and well-being of your birds. It is an awesome responsibility but one that is easily carried out when you have the tools to care for these wonderful little birds.

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crazy rainbow lorikeet!?

Question by reptilioman: crazy rainbow lorikeet!?
soo ive got a rainbow lorikeet and i think its crazy? because it can talk and everything but i never taught it anything and i think its agressive because when i go in its cage she bites me i try to put her food and water in but she bites me very hard and when i try to pick her up shell bite me too so when i take her out of her cage she doesnt bite as much she still bites me when i try to play with her with her toys but when shes out of her cage i can pick her up no prob but im afraid shell bite my finger or shell bite my ear of . does anyone have any ideas how can i stop her terrible bitting and tame her.

Best answer:

Answer by Ashley M
aw sounds pretty!!
you are very lucky!!
here is something that i think will work
When your bird is sitting on your forearm and bites your hand or arm, correction is easy. Simply drop your arm straight down about six inches. Make sure the movement is fairly rapid. You want to cause your bird to lose his balance enough that he stops biting, but not so much that he falls off your arm and injures himself. Repeat this every time your bird bites you. Eventually, he will associate biting people with feeling like he is about to fall and he should stop.
Also until this problem is cured dont allow your bird to sit on your shoulder, because he could easily bit your ear.

What do you think? Answer below!

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Jack shakes the toy he likes the sound or he is mad at it?

Five Things To Look For In An Educational Toy

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Five Things To Look For In An Educational Toy

Okay, so you are preparing your children to go to school. You cannot really send them in with no knowledge at all right? As a good parent, you know that they should at least have the basics. The basics would usually include identification of colors, animals, letters of the alphabet, some fruits, shapes and of course body parts. With your children’s natural low attention span, you may not have enough time to teach them everything before they go to school. So, how do you get them to know the basics? Get them some toys. Yes, you read right, toys.

Toys nowadays are not solely built to entertain your young. They are also made to become the first teacher of your babies. For example, with the right toys, you can have your kid learn anatomy as early as one year old! After all, when a child is merely three to five years old, anatomy is mostly limited to the basic body parts. So more and more toy makers are producing body parts toys for all the kids out there.

The plushes are not just decorations or sleeping buddies for your children, they can also give them a clear representation how a bear or a horse or a bunny may look like in real life. Books on the other hand can take care of alphabets and colors. So the question is, with so many choices, how do you pick the perfect learning toys for your kids?

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Here are some guidelines:

Pick an educational toy that can “shoot two birds with one stone”.

The pictures in a starter coloring book for example can help you teach your kids how an apple or orange may look like. Moreover, once your baby starts coloring, you can also introduce them to the concept of colors.

Pick something colorful.

We know that you want your children to learn. But picking something too education and dull may not be a wise idea. You have to remember that they are still kids. The first thing that you have to target is their attention. If your baby is not interested with his “overly – educational” toy, you may have a hard time getting them to focus.

Pick something safe.

This is perhaps one of the most important. Children can sometimes get too curious, they often get fascinated and putts everything they are holding in their mouths. So in picking something off the rack, make sure that they are non – toxic and that they are not small enough to swallow.

Get something that will last a long time.

Quality is of an important value. If your kid gets too excited, he can easily throw their toys around. So pick something that can withstand rough play.

Last but not the least, pick a toy appropriate for his age.

Do not expect your 5 year old to enjoy a shape sorter. His needs are far more sophisticated than a one year old. So make sure that you follow the “recommended age” shown in the boxes. This way you can be sure that your child will enjoy it as much as you think they woul

What is normal behavior for a 2 year old?

Question by Biker Chick: What is normal behavior for a 2 year old?
when he plays with other kids. My son is an only child but he plays with his cousins but more often then not i see him play next to them but not really with them. Occasionally I see them all play together with one toy taking turns but not often. Also he watches them and tries to play with toys the same way they do. When we got to the part he plays chase with them and they slide down the slide together. My niece is 4 1/2 and my nephew just turned 6. Wondering if this is normal play for a 2 1/2 year old. He likes to talk to the 6 year old too. They sit in the back seat together and when the six year old says a word or phrase my son will repeat it like a little parrot. How do your 2 year olds play with other kids?

Best answer:

Answer by Ghost Face
Bad behavior is normal.

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