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Is there any way to determine the sex of a gouldian before they have completed their adult colours?

lovemyfinch wrote:Is there any way to determine the sex of a gouldian before they have completed their adult colours?

I always know my males by their squeaky little singing.

The reason for asking is because I have Gouldians on my wish list (no I will not be putting them together with the zebs or shaftails). I found someone who has 7 babies not fully coloured up for sale at 50$ each (yes I said 50$, your eyes are not deceiving you). 2 Different pairs not related. I am wanting to jump on this opportunity. But I do want to make sure that I don't end up with 2 males or 2 females. If you know of any other tricks please, please let me know.

i also know someone who's willing to sale me two babies at 40 each. not fully colored yet. but the reason why i might get them is because both have yellow genes in them :=) their dad is green back and mom is yellow back.

Summer - only the males will have the yellow gene with that parentage. The hens will not.

In terms of sexing them, if they have no adult color the main indication is that the males have this squeaky tire sound as they attempt to learn to sing. If they aren't singing, though, it will be really difficult.

If they at least are getting some belly feathers, you can try to guess by that - pale yellow on a normal usually indicates hen, whereas bright yellow would indicate a male.

nixity wrote:Summer - only the males will have the yellow gene with that parentage. The hens will not.

In terms of sexing them, if they have no adult color the main indication is that the males have this squeaky tire sound as they attempt to learn to sing. If they aren't singing, though, it will be really difficult.

If they at least are getting some belly feathers, you can try to guess by that - pale yellow on a normal usually indicates hen, whereas bright yellow would indicate a male.

oh thank you so much for telling me. i did not know that.

NP Barring there are no splits, that pairing would produce 100% Dilute Males and 100% Normal hens.
So any normals will inherently be female!

nixity wrote:NP Barring there are no splits, that pairing would produce 100% Dilute Males and 100% Normal hens.
So any normals will inherently be female!

Tiffany, what if you have a yellow male with a green back hen. will you get any yellows in the off-springs?

summert85 wrote:

nixity wrote:NP Barring there are no splits, that pairing would produce 100% Dilute Males and 100% Normal hens.
So any normals will inherently be female!

Tiffany, what if you have a yellow male with a green back hen. will you get any yellows in the off-springs?

A double factor yellow male and a green back hen will produce yellow females and dilute males.

DVBourassa wrote:

summert85 wrote:

nixity wrote:NP Barring there are no splits, that pairing would produce 100% Dilute Males and 100% Normal hens.
So any normals will inherently be female!

Tiffany, what if you have a yellow male with a green back hen. will you get any yellows in the off-springs?

A double factor yellow male and a green back hen will produce yellow females and dilute males.

thank you.

$50 for un-colored gouldians seems a bit rich to me. I sell un-colored birds for $10

I am now looking into another pair, 1 year old $125 for the couple.

mickp wrote:$50 for un-colored gouldians seems a bit rich to me. I sell un-colored birds for $10

I think the pricing structure is just very different in AU versus the US though.
You would never find a $10 Gouldian here unless it was missing a leg or wing maybe

It's the same here in Canada, most want between $75 and $175 depending on the colour. Pet stores ask for a minimum of $125 each.

I really need to read more closely. I thought the bargain was 50 cents since I'm used to seeing the dollar sign before the amount. $50.00 seems a tad high around here for uncolored Gouldians, but I still like the idea of not knowing what you're going to get until they color up. I love surprises.