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Winston Watson Update
Written by Jeffrey R Hilton
Winston and Watson are doing well. Well fed, well groomed and well amused and playful. A container of warm water is put into their cage now regularly, and they almost always get in and bathe, one at a time with Watson enjoying a higher pecking order and going first. Sometimes they get impatient for another bath and I've seen Winston climb right into their water cage cup and proceed to bathe, often leaving the cup near empty when finished.
The birds are provided with fresh hay every few weeks and they always go to work immediately and don't stop stuffing it into their main nest until every piece is either used or on the floor beside the cage, perhaps rejected by quality control. I'm surprised that the nest hasn't burst yet with half a bag of hay inside.
There's 2 new kids on the block around here that go by the name of Bandit, and Bella. They are the latest addition to the Finch club. Bengalese, or Society Finches.
Winston and Watson didn't seem very pleased at all to have a new room mate and Watson was a bit mean and attacked bandit a few to many times. They got along a bit better for a few days, but since, I've had to go out and buy another cage as the Zebra Finches are just to aggressive towards the others and won't let them settle into the cage. they were also chasing their new room mates out of their own nest. Problem solved.
Bandit's chirp resembles a remote for a car door. He sings very well already for a youngster. He can walk up and down the bars and hang on them anywhere, including the roof. He's even happy to sing while hanging on the side of the cage. Society Finches are not found in the wild and were domesticated many centuries ago by mating a breed of Finch with perhaps a Mannikin ( Waxbill )(Lonchura,family )
There's 2 new kids on the block around here that go by the name of Bandit, and Bella. They are the latest addition to the Finch club. Bengalese, or Society Finches.
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| From left to right, Winston, Watson, Bella, Bandit |
Winston and Watson didn't seem very pleased at all to have a new room mate and Watson was a bit mean and attacked bandit a few to many times. They got along a bit better for a few days, but since, I've had to go out and buy another cage as the Zebra Finches are just to aggressive towards the others and won't let them settle into the cage. they were also chasing their new room mates out of their own nest. Problem solved.
Bandit's chirp resembles a remote for a car door. He sings very well already for a youngster. He can walk up and down the bars and hang on them anywhere, including the roof. He's even happy to sing while hanging on the side of the cage. Society Finches are not found in the wild and were domesticated many centuries ago by mating a breed of Finch with perhaps a Mannikin ( Waxbill )(Lonchura,family )
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