my cuddly finch!

[ann]

hello! i meant to take pictures sooner, but i was afraid to disturb the parents. I started handling him once he began to grow feathers. now he is fledgeing and i have been handling him for a few days. i took some pictures so here they are !

 

[Molcan2]

Awwwww, so cute!

 

[FutureDVM]

How adorable! Is he a society finch? I used to have a colony of finches and they were lots of fun!

 

[ann]

yep, he/she is a society . the his parents are chocolate pied, and chestnut self. hes sorta a mix, he has a chestnut head and belly, but a chocolate pied tail and wings.

 

[Rio Mom]

Adorable!

 

[ann]

hes a real sweet heart too! i can pet him and give him kisses, he even hops on my hand he is parent raised though, and i dont expect him to stay this tame, but who knows . he gets scared when i reach in the cage, because he follows his parents reaction, but once hes out hes fine.

 

[kc_y0]

Awwww cuteness overload haha!!!

 

[ann]

im really gona miss him! he is going to my best friend for her 16th birthday. she is more of a sister and she takes great care of her pets, its not a suprise and she knows what shes doing, so hes in good hands . at least i can visit him often :0)

 

[cdog]

Aww, that last pic is so adorable!
I love finches, but so does my cat so I won't be having any!

 

[ann]

Aww, that last pic is so adorable!
I love finches, but so does my cat so I won't be having any!

lol mine too, they watch them like mice with wings .

 

[cdog]

My cat tries to catch the wild ones but she's too fat to get one(she is 17lbs).

 

[IcyWolf]

Soo cute! You're doing a wonderful job with him Ann! And just because he is parent raised doesn't mean he won't stay friendly, as long as your friend isn't keeping him caged with other finches and continues to handle him he should stay just as tame as he is now

 

[ann]

My cat tries to catch the wild ones but she's too fat to get one(she is 17lbs).

oh my gosh lol, my dog is pretty chubby too. shes a dachshund and has quite the appetite. she allways goes for the cat food

 

[ann]

Soo cute! You're doing a wonderful job with him Ann! And just because he is parent raised doesn't mean he won't stay friendly, as long as your friend isn't keeping him caged with other finches and continues to handle him he should stay just as tame as he is now

good point. he is scared of me in the cage, but he follows his parents. if they fly away, so does he. once he's out, hes just fine to sit on my hand or be pet on the head :21: he also hasnt really "mastered" flying yet. he kinda hops and flutters before plopping on the floor and peeping lol, but hes getting there . as soon as he is eating on his own, i will move him to a separate cage so he wont be influenced by the other finches, and work on keeping him tame

 

[Remy]

Cute!

One time I met a woman at the vet's office, and she told me she'd had a friendly finch. The parents didn't feed him, so she ended up hand raising him, and he bonded with humans instead of people. Even though he was caged with finches, he strongly preferred the company of humans, and would throw a fit if he wasn't getting attention!

 

[ann]

Cute!

One time I met a woman at the vet's office, and she told me she'd had a friendly finch. The parents didn't feed him, so she ended up hand raising him, and he bonded with humans instead of people. Even though he was caged with finches, he strongly preferred the company of humans, and would throw a fit if he wasn't getting attention!

hand fed finches are really cool! i almost bought one, but then i got a parrot instead . i was planning to hand raise this little one, but didnt have time so i left it to the parents. hand raised finches grow slower so he wouldnt be weaned by the time i went back to school.

 

[DannyA93]

Cute!

One time I met a woman at the vet's office, and she told me she'd had a friendly finch. The parents didn't feed him, so she ended up hand raising him, and he bonded with humans instead of people. Even though he was caged with finches, he strongly preferred the company of humans, and would throw a fit if he wasn't getting attention!

Lol! he bonded to humans instead of people??