SOLD & TRADED

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:53 pm

I had a add on craiglist for A week had A lot of emails about them but not any that wanted to see them Well today I sold my first gouldians two red head purple breast to A local pet shop for 65 each. Happen to stop in there ask if they would want some and sure enough they called .
And then got email about them and ended up trading one gouldian for red throated parrot finch he is beautiful now all I need is a hen.Until I can post picture you will just have to take my word on that

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:57 pm

uh huh - yeah sure!

atarasi · Post by **atarasi** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:25 pm

Good for you! I haven't even thought about what I'm going to do yet. Only one of my gouldians have colored up and two more are on their way. They are 4 months old. The other 9 are a month younger.

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:57 am

Atarasi I hope you have plenty of patience. I have a couple of 12 month old gouldians who still do not have full color showing

atarasi · Post by **atarasi** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:24 pm

Thanks for the heads up Mick, but I'm being optimistic. A week or so before the first colored feathers appear, they fluff up and sleep more. A few more birds are already doing that. So HA!

But, I know no one really has any control on when they'll moult.

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:02 pm

The two that I sold were finished with there moult they had fledge feb. 20 I really don't know if thats about normal or what.Those were the first gouldians that I had bred.
I have some chicks that fledged aprill 20 th they have started to color up but still have a ways to go I would guess another3 or 4 weeks does this sound about right?

atarasi · Post by **atarasi** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:37 pm

I think every gouldian is different. The one that is done moulting was born April 28th. Her sister has her chest, underside and most of her back filled in. Her head is splotchy.

Another cock was born on May 17th and he has part of his chest and underside filled in. I can see 4 tiny red feathers on his head.

A clutch of 6 were born on July 18th and a few of them are just starting to get a few chest feathers in.