Pin-tailed Parrot Finch&

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

Our experience differs from most.  While we have had our flock sit for months or even years doing little, at other times breeding activity is intense.  We conclude that under the right conditions Pin-tailed Parrot Finches are prolific breeders

For instance, 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 - lean season as strived to change diet, upgrade aviaries, cages and to parent-rear

Now, thanks to help received in response to this web-site particularly from a Dutch breeder who wishes to remain anonymous and immense support from Graham Lee ( arguably the best UK Parrot Finch breeder) we are beginning to parent-rear

Christmas 2003 - rat gnawed hole in side of aviary.Fourteen Pin-tailed died.
Now have only four birds left.

Christmas 2006 - gave away last remaining cock.  Only one nest ever with eggs after rat attack

October 2010 - acquired 3 young cocks and four hens