Pintailed Parrotfinch parents with their fledglings
 

This beautiful Parrotfinch is considered difficult to breed, often proving unwilling layers

We disagree.   We have had our flock sit for months, doing little, but at other times breeding activity is intense.  Under the right conditions Pin-tailed Parrotfinches are prolific breeders

Foster-rearing produced a total of 20 young on the perch, from 59 eggs laid by wild imports - 3 hens & 5 cocks - in 11 months of 2000/ 2001

 
cock Pintailed parrot finch

2002/ 2003 was a lean season as strived to change diet, upgrade aviaries and cages with the goal to parent-rear

In 2012, Graham Lee finally got interested.   He acquired new blood from various sources

After much experimentation he has been very successful, both foster and parent-rearing, with the adults as single pairs in cages


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This beautiful Parrotfinch is considered difficult to breed, often proving unwilling layers

We disagree.   We have had our flock sit for months, doing little, but at other times breeding activity is intense.  Under the right conditions Pin-tailed Parrotfinches are prolific breeders

Foster-rearing produced a total of 20 young on the perch, from 59 eggs laid by wild imports - 3 hens & 5 cocks - in 11 months of 2000/ 2001

2002/ 2003 was a lean season as strived to change diet, upgrade aviaries and cages with the goal to parent-rear

In 2012, Graham Lee finally got interested.   He acquired new blood from various sources

 
cock Pintailed parrot finch
 

After much experimentation he has been very successful, both foster and parent-rearing, with the adults as single pairs in cages


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