One of our member's mother's canaries passed away that morning, so I let her go home with the canary I had adopted. It felt right and I know she'd care for her just as well, if not better than I would have. So right now I have my gouldian hen and a new zebra male. I also swung by to pick up my cutthroat hen. I was a little apprehensive because when I walked by the booth, all the finches (a mixture of canaries, zebras, societies and one cutthroat) were in one flight cage, and some of the finches were a bit bald...plus a canary. I pulled a member aside to view the flight cage with me and she said that the breeder was pretty reputable and that they were probably picked on during their time together in the cage. She's never heard a bad thing about the breeder though.
I also heard him sell some of the birds, saying "They're all for sale except the cutthroat" haha, he was holding her just for me like promised. I paid for her and learned that a few people wanted to buy her, but he held onto her until I showed up. Good man.
Her head is a little flatter than I'd like, but if she's healthy then she's worth her price. She's of breeding age so I plan on putting JD Barbados with her after her quarantine. I decided to name her Reed.
As for the gouldian hen, I haven't chosen a name for her yet. She appears to have either been picked on, or she's beginning a molt. She had been housed with the canary and the zebra for a year and I know zebras can be aggressive. I think I saw the zebra pick on her a little last night. Anyways, they'll be in quarantine together and after that, I'll put her in with Mihah and toss the zebra in with Bullseye and Decoy. I named him Target so he'd fit right in!
I'll be boiling some egg today to feed some eggfood, and I'll offer them some mealworms. The member I got them from said that they loved mealworms. My guys refuse to touch it, so at least I don't have to waste them!
Heres the gouldain hen and Target
And Reed, my new cutthroat hen
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