About the Author

The author has accumulated 25 years of breeding experience with a wide variety of estridid finches, including amandavas, firefinches, waxbills, cordon-bleus, twinspots, pytilias, seedcrackers, Australian finches and several munia species. For many years, he has been a strong advocate of parent-rearing in the breeding of estridid finches. The results thus obtained have been published in many breeding reports. In addition, he has published dozens of other papers in various club bulletins. He is an active member of several breeders’ associations and served for many years on the Committee of the Dutch Society of Breeders of African Estrildid Finches.

This book has been written by an experienced breeder for breeders. A justified handbook has been accomplished with indications of a bird feeding expert, a biologist and a bird veterinary surgeon. Everything there is to know about keeping Estrildid Finches is mentioned in this book. The text is supported by approximately 120 full colour photographs. Most of them were made in the birdroom of the author.

In the book Breeding Estrildid Finches you will find the answers on the following themes:

• What do you have to know before starting this beautiful hobby
• What is important for the well-being of the birds
• What nutrition do these birds need
• What are the aid substances
• Which and how many birds are kept
• In what way reproduction takes place
• What diseases can the birds catch and what to do when that occurs
• What are the birds called in Dutch, English, German and their scientific names
• What there is to know about breeding Estrildid Finches
• Recommendations about the birds stay based on the birds stay of the author

This book is not intended for identifying these birds. See the explanation on the page "ESTRILDID FINCHES IN THE PICTURE".

The book contains 200 pages with approximately 120 full colour pictures of birds and birds stay. To order please click on this link.