Gouldian housing

[tovis]

Is putting 4 nest boxes for 4 pairs of gouldians in an aviary 4ft x 6ft x 6ft a recipe for disaster or should we take pair out to breed in smaller cages and leave nest boxes out of the large aviary?

[tovis]

Do gouldians breed well together or do they like to be in seperate cages?

[wellingtoncdm]

There are many great posts on gouldian breeding here.
http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12850

Some keep them together and colony breed and some cage breed and then let the birds rest and molt separated by sex in male and female flight cages.
http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14944

Some follow an austerity diet and some don't.
http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=15212

[ac12]

I breed mine separate pairs individual breeder cages.
This is because I want to control which birds breed together for specific color chicks.
Also because of limited space, this allows me to control if and when they breed.
I also keep non-breeding birds separated by sex.

[wellingtoncdm]

Another post on diet and breeding:
http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php ... =austerity

[debbie276]

Is putting 4 nest boxes for 4 pairs of gouldians in an aviary 4ft x 6ft x 6ft a recipe for disaster or should we take pair out to breed in smaller cages and leave nest boxes out of the large aviary?

I would put more nest boxes then pairs in your aviary. It also helps to put all the boxes at the same height so they don't fight over the highest one. I do really well with the boxes with entrance holes rather then half open, it's easier for the nesting pair to defend their nest from intruders.
Good luck

[debbie276]

Do gouldians breed well together or do they like to be in seperate cages?

They usually do fine all together. There are times when you may just have a problem bird, though that happens with any species though.

[tovis]

Is it normal for the birds to nip at one another once in a while? As long as the don't attack or chase one another.

I found some fake grass at Hobby Lobby, the stuff is great. Some of the birds use that to sleep in instead of perches. I'll have to get some more.

[debbie276]

Is it normal for the birds to nip at one another once in a while? As long as the don't attack or chase one another.

Perfectly normal, they are working out their "pecking" order, who's dominate and who's not.