Just Finches & Softbills Magazine

A bird keeping magazine devoted to the management and breeding of finch and softbill species, primarily focusing on Australasia, with each issue being released every 3 - 4 months.

Issue 25 -

Feature articles on:

• Encounters With African Seedeaters
• Painted Firetails
• Overcrowding
• A Close Look at the Birdroom and its Features
• Feeding Greens to Our Finches
• Fostering - To Be or Not to Be ?
• Livefood for Softbills & Finches, Part 1 The Bug Room
• Breeding with the African Citril
• Better Breeding Comes With Research and Observation - Interview with South African Breeder Simon Espley
• Auroras verses Melbas - Contrasts and Similarities
• The Warm Temperatures of Mildura Presented Challenges for Jamie - BREEDERS PROFILE - Jamie Robinson, Mildura, Vic
• Questions and Answers

Issue 24 -

Feature articles on:

• Aviary Breeding The Gouldian Finch
• So You're Gunna Build a Finch Aviary Then ? - Part 2
• Cutthroat Finches
• Breeding Cutthroats in Box Cages... Without Livefood
• A Surprise Collection in South Australia - BREEDERS PROFILE, Bob Lowe, Loveday, S.A.
• Madagascars - Weavers or Foddies ?
• Latest Report on the Search for Shelly's Crimsonwing
• Exhibition Gouldians Housed in Compact Backyard - BREEDERS PROFILE, Peter Bradbury, Coolangatta, N.S.W.
• The White Eared Grassfinch - Part 2
• Using Bengalese as Fosters - An Alternative to Loosing Species
• The Third Annual Wyndham Gouldian Census - 5th to 10th September 2010

Issue 23 -

Feature articles on:

• The Grey Singing Finch
• Black Crowned waxbills
• Lilac Breasted Gouldians
• A Variety of Finches Enjoyed by Gary at Warilla Finches - BREEDERS PROFILE, Gary Southwell, South Coast, NSW.
• Bird Watching at The 'Arid Lands Botanical Gardens' - Port Augusta, SA
• Breeding Diamond Firetails on a Large Scale
• Lavendar Waxbills
• The White Eared Grassfinch - Part 1
• The Best of Both Worlds - More than Just Birdkeeping
• The Red Faced Parrot Finch

Issue 22 -

Feature articles on:

• ******* SPECIAL ISSUE - FEATURES ON SOFTBILLS *******
• An Introduction to Softbills
• Kingfishers
• Combining Finches, Weavers, Whydahs and Softbill, Not a Problem for Vic. BREEDERS PROFILE - Vic Lyndsay, Adelaide, S.A.
• Popular Small Australian Softbills
• Gorge Road Wildlife Park
• Dusky Woodswallows
• Places to Visit - Birding in the Bunya's
• New DVD "Keeping and Breeding Softbills - A Preview
• Managing the Mixed Finch Aviary for Breeding
• Birdroom Proves Worth Its Weight in Gold
• New Mutations Being Developed in Vince's Aviaries! - BREEDERS PROFILE, Vince Gauci, Coolangatta, NSW.

Issue 21 -

Feature articles on:

• Rufous Backed Mannikins
• Yellow Throated Scrubwrens
• How A Solitary Feather Proved a Species Wasn't a Waxbill !
• Cordon Bleu Waxbills
• Preparation and Presenation - The Keys to Successfully Displaying Your Birds at a Bird Sale
• A South African Aviary Tour - Part 2
• New Aviary Complex Works a Treat for Graham - BREEDERS PROFILE, Graham Bull, Coffs Harbour, NSW
• Red Faced Pytilias
• A Little Bit of Science
• New Initiatives for Serin Breeders

Issue 20 -

Feature articles on:

• Gold Breasted Waxbills
• The Genetics of Head Colour in Gouldians
• New Species Present a Challenge for Glenn - BREEDER PROFILE, Glenn Bowden, Tamworth, NSW
• Breeding the Red Eared Firetail
• Keeping Java Sparrows (or any birds) in Cages - The Pros and Cons
• The Red Avadavat
• A South African Aviary Tour - Part 1
• The Enigma of the Florida Fancy and the European Isabel Zebra Finch
• Fitting Out a Finch Aviary - Part 2