After much pain, and with the assistance of a generous stranger, the old phpbb board has finally been updated and is available now at archive.finchforum.com! All user permissions have been set to read only, and all visitors are free to search the board and browse it at their leisure.
The FinchForum phpbb board is a library of avicultural insight with post history spanning from 2006 to 2019, loaded with pictures, tutorials, and memories from beloved users. We’re thrilled that it’s been saved!
A very amazing individual with php/phpbb as a hobby has taken up the task of repairing the old FinchForum board, free of charge! He’s doing an excellent job, and the board should be back up and running in due time. Thank you all for your continued patience!
~Webmaster
I’d like to extend my deepest and sincerest apologies to those of our members expecting the archival of our old phpbb web board. I understand there’s tons of useful data stored on it, and I’m trying very hard to get that board posted back up as quickly as possible. Rest assured, I’m just as frustrated as some of you may be.
Unfortunately, we’re experiencing issues getting the board updated and thus eligible for rehosting. Phpbb as a platform is indistinguishable from rubbish, and the same unfortunately goes for their support team. It is excessively complicated to troubleshoot, and support unfortunately gives answers just as vague as your local fortune teller.
I’ve been in and out of support over a two week period in an attempt to troubleshoot, and will continue working on it in the coming days.
Thank you for your patience,
~Webmaster
We here at the FinchForum would like to wish all of our members a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
<3
=)
~Webmaster
Over the course of the next few weeks, I will be working to update the php version of the old green FinchForum board. Dreamhost, our web host, no longer supports the version of php the board uses. This may result in a loss of the old FinchForum gallery, as the framework responsible for the gallery will not be supported by the forum’s php update (updates tend to break things instead of fix them these days, as you can see). I have the gallery backed up, and hopefully I’ll find an updated version of an add-on that would restore the gallery when the board upgrade is complete.
Expect periodic downtime for archive.finchforum.com as the days roll by.
~Webmaster
Hand-feeding is a popular topic and a problem many encounter when owning finches.
The key to hand-feeding is attentiveness and accuracy; with this comprehensive guide, you’ll develop the skills it takes to channel your inner mama-bird!
The #1 rule is to keep babies in a warm brooder while feeding until they’re fledged. Do NOT remove the babies and do NOT play with them.
So lets start with formula. Always heat the formula from between 95 to 106 degrees Fahrenheit.
Use Kaytee Exact Hand Feeding Formula; you can find this formula at a wide variety of pet stores or sites online.
1-3 days (1 part formula to 3 parts distilled water - soupy/watery) brooder @ 95 degrees Fahrenheit
4-7 days (1 part formula to 3 parts water - wet grits ) brooder @ 92-95 degrees Fahrenheit
7-15 day (1 part formula to 2 parts water - like oatmeal ) brooder @ 80-85 degree Fahrenheit
15-23 days (mix formula thick like pea soup) brooder @ 75-room temperature (set to room temperature if there’s more than one chick, they will cuddle to keep warm).
**Brooder and formula mixing methods in video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tP-oVIibYo&list=PLeMsN_o411tBkPb9yfqu6kao3MVd9nqdK
**Feeding finch chicks from hatch to wean is covered in this documentary:
Hatched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFWNCHDNQXg&list=PLeMsN_o411tBrLMP8AB2aLI_PudMlri6d
Day 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFWNCHDNQXg&list=PLeMsN_o411tBrLMP8AB2aLI_PudMlri6d&index=1
Day 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxSlE9x2uJw&list=PLeMsN_o411tBrLMP8AB2aLI_PudMlri6d&index=3
Day 17: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTse5yTtJOU&list=PLeMsN_o411tBrLMP8AB2aLI_PudMlri6d&index=4
Day 17 to Fledged at 23 Days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YFFHoKRyGk&list=PLeMsN_o411tBrLMP8AB2aLI_PudMlri6d&index=5
DreamHost has brought the old FinchForum board back online to give me some time to update it. You may access it here: www.archive.finchforum.com
The board is running on an outdated version of phpbb, and if I upgrade, it is possible that the gallery may be lost.
Once again, if you need to backup anything from the board, write down contacts, or especially save contents from the gallery, do so immediately and register an account on our new board. The old green board will no longer be accepting user registrations.
In the meantime, I’m going to try to figure out how to keep the gallery during the updating process. We have about a month to keep running the outdated version of the board until DreamHost will no longer support it.
If you experience any issues retrieving your data, please contact me either here, or PM me on the new forum here.
Webmaster
archive.finchforum.com is now live! Navigating there will still give you an error, as the original green FinchForum needs to be upgraded to a newer version in order to go live again on DreamHost. I’ll be working on that now. Stay tuned!
Webmaster
The green board is finally being reuploaded. It’s going to require a php update, so this may take some time. Once again, it has not been, lost!
Don’t be afraid to register on the new board and start posting!
Woohoo! FinchForm.com now points to our brand new site! Please don't worry, as the old phpbb forum has not been lost. It has been backed up, and I am still working with DreamHost in order to get it back online for users to retrieve any necessary data!
Webmaster
Our Dreamhost domain is under the process of connecting to this brand new site! Squarespace says it can take between 24 - 72 hours, so patience is a virtue. <3
For now, our FinchForum.com domain will redirect here and keep us cozy!
I’m still waiting for those hooligans over at DreamHost to get back to be regarding the green forum.
Webmaster
The green board over at FinchForum.com is currently down due to a php update issued by Dreamhost. I’m in contact with Dreamhost right now managing the situation.
Hang tight, and feel free to register and open discussions on the new forum here.
Webmaster.
Hello all! This is the Webmaster speaking, and as you can clearly see, some stunning new developments are underway here at the new FinchForum website. Right now, this area has one of the ugliest, and un-bird-related URL’s imaginable! (Don’t blame me, please! I never chose it!)
Fortunately, when the move is complete, our new address will once again be restored to the beautiful, and elegant FinchForum.com. Hurray!
Whether you’re a guest, a recent member, or a longstanding veteran of our phpbb board, it is vital that you register an account here on our shiny new board. Do it sooner rather than later, and secure yourself a username, because you will be required to register on this new board once the domain has shifted, and our old green board will be permanently locked and archived!
Feel free to snoop around on the website, but with all the construction, watch out for dead ends!
Regards,
Webmaster
