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Birds for Sale
Our passion is breeding birds, and we love to share this with our readers. Have a look through some of our articles below where we share our knowledge of the finer points of bird breeding.
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Have we been ignoring you?
If you have submitted an email enquiry lately and have not gotten as response, it is not because we are ignoring you. We have just found out that the contact form was not working properly and was not sending emails to us. It is now working as it should, but it could...
New Finches for Sale
We currently have some new birds for sale at Broken Head Aviaries. The following bird varieties are ready to be sold: Blue Headed Cordon Bleu (Blue Caps) Tri Coloured Parrot Finches Yellow Wing Pytilia Finches If you are in the market for these types of finches,...
Original Finch Photos Now For Sale!
It has been a long time coming, but the Broken Head Aviaries Online Shop has now been launched. Ken has been working on his photos, and has been testing the best way to present them. The final product is a print on high quality photo paper in a variety of sizes and...
Red Faced Red Wing Pytilia – Mutation, Hybrid or Unique Species?
In Australia, the Pytilia family of finches are popular members of many collections. Most finch breeders confidently talk about Melbas, (green winged Pytilias), Auroras (Red Winged Pytilias), the Yellow Winged Pytilias, which have yellow wings and a red head, but seem...
New Finch Photos On Website
It has been quite a while since the last update on the website, but I have still been working hard on the birds and bits and pieces. A lot of people often ask when I am going to put new photos on the website, so I have finally gotten around to it. Check out the...
Breeding the Star Finch
Star Finch (neochmia ruficadua) Found across Northern Australia from the Pilbara, Western Australia to Cape York. The Star Finch species is well established in Australian aviculture. Although there are probably several sub-species of this finch, the birds we keep are...
Breeding Gouldians in Sydney and Colder Climates
I got a question via email the other day: Hello. I am enquiring about purchasing some gouldian finches but have been informed that it is too cold to keep/breed them in an outdoor aviary in Sydney. I would appreciate your opinion. Thank you. My first thought was to say...
Red Faced Parrot Finches Sold!
All the birds that have been listed on the Red Faced Parrot Finch page have been sold. I will try and get some more birds for sale up there as soon as possible. Thanks for your business!
Red Faced Parrot Finches For Sale
I have updated the birds for sale section with the latest red faced parrot finches. You will see that they are all young birds, born after January this year. The photos are of the actual birds for sale. They may not be the greatest photos of the bird, but I have tried...
Photos of Finches
It has been a little busy around here lately, but I am finally getting around to working on the site a little more. The winter is starting to die out a little (although today is rainy and cold) and aviaries need to be cleaned out and prepared for the coming breeding...