Spice Finches, also called the Nutmeg Mannikins, are excellent for the beginner. Besides being gentle and hardy, they are inexpensive and adjust easily to cage or aviary life. They are easy to keep and will live for many years.
Lemony - 2019-12-07 Looking for 9 Spice Finches 7 Males called Joseph, Goldenrod, Scales, Honey, Arrow, Lightning and Tundrice 2 Females called Toffee and Paint
Maggie - 2017-02-04 I bought a Spice finch abt 18 months ago to keep my male Zebra finch company. The store could not tell me if he was male or female as they all looked alike. It turns out that he's a male, and he has the prettiest song & chirp, although he's mostly quiet. They get along famously. Sometimes they preen each other. It took abt a year for the Zebra finch to convince the Spice to get right into their bath. He would always perch on the side & just dunk his head in. Now they both take turns jumping in & splashing around. they love it. I provide clean, warm water in the winter months & cold water during the very hot months. Sometimes I will put an ice cube in it & they peck at it. They are in a wide finch cage so they love to fly back & forth & chat with each other.I wish I knew what they were saying to each other! I cover their cage at night & they quiet right down until morning. Overall, they are great pets to come home to every day :)
Kathy Pratt - 2006-09-30 Right now I'm looking out my window and watching 12-15 Nutmeg Mannikins feed from my feeder. They've been here the last three years and are breeding. Each year there are more and more. There are several juveniles that are just starting to turn the darker color on top and get their striped feathers underneath. They're adorable little birds. They arrive in a large flock to feed in the mornig and again in the afternoon and early evening. I live in Fullerton, California.
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Jon Lee - 2016-04-17 I'm having the same experience in Santa Barbara. It seems that the cute little nutmeg mannikins can make it just about anywhere. Lucky us.
Linda - 2015-02-22 I have two spice finches. I have had them for over a year. I also have two Gouldian finches that keep laying eggs but won't incubate them. They are fertile eggs because i did put some in the incubator and they got a blood vein in them. I wonder if i put them in the spice finch nest if they would incubate them and then raise them. Has anyone had any such experience?
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Clarice Brough - 2015-02-24 Not sure if they will work, because the Spice finch is not as social as some of the others types. Even in a cage or aviary the Spice Finch is sometimes aggressive to other finches. The Society finch is often used for fostering because they are highly social and will usually feed any baby finch with a beak.
Spice Finches, also called the Nutmeg Mannikins, are excellent for the beginner. Besides being gentle and hardy, they are inexpensive and adjust easily to cage or aviary life. They are easy to keep and will live for many years.
Looking for 9 Spice Finches 7 Males called Joseph, Goldenrod, Scales, Honey, Arrow, Lightning and Tundrice 2 Females called Toffee and Paint
Looking for 3 Spice Finches 2 Males Called Pinto and Goldenrod and a Female called Lyla
I bought a Spice finch abt 18 months ago to keep my male Zebra finch company. The store could not tell me if he was male or female as they all looked alike. It turns out that he's a male, and he has the prettiest song & chirp, although he's mostly quiet. They get along famously. Sometimes they preen each other. It took abt a year for the Zebra finch to convince the Spice to get right into their bath. He would always perch on the side & just dunk his head in. Now they both take turns jumping in & splashing around. they love it. I provide clean, warm water in the winter months & cold water during the very hot months. Sometimes I will put an ice cube in it & they peck at it. They are in a wide finch cage so they love to fly back & forth & chat with each other.I wish I knew what they were saying to each other! I cover their cage at night & they quiet right down until morning. Overall, they are great pets to come home to every day :)
Right now I'm looking out my window and watching 12-15 Nutmeg Mannikins feed from my feeder. They've been here the last three years and are breeding. Each year there are more and more. There are several juveniles that are just starting to turn the darker color on top and get their striped feathers underneath. They're adorable little birds. They arrive in a large flock to feed in the mornig and again in the afternoon and early evening. I live in Fullerton, California.
I'm having the same experience in Santa Barbara. It seems that the cute little nutmeg mannikins can make it just about anywhere. Lucky us.
I want to buy a spice finch female or a female with male
I want male and female spice finches
looking to buy male spice finch
Need male and female spice finch as love birds
hi does anyone in brisbane area , have any spice /nutmeg finches forsale ? thanks .
I have two spice finches. I have had them for over a year. I also have two Gouldian finches that keep laying eggs but won't incubate them. They are fertile eggs because i did put some in the incubator and they got a blood vein in them. I wonder if i put them in the spice finch nest if they would incubate them and then raise them. Has anyone had any such experience?
Not sure if they will work, because the Spice finch is not as social as some of the others types. Even in a cage or aviary the Spice Finch is sometimes aggressive to other finches. The Society finch is often used for fostering because they are highly social and will usually feed any baby finch with a beak.