silver gouldian finch breading question

Viiicky · Post by **Viiicky** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:59 pm

fairestfinches wrote: When you breed her watch her closely, as silver hens have more trouble laying than other Goulds typically do, or in other words breeding seems to be harder on them.

Sean

Thank you for the tip , I will surely check on her regularly, wouldn't want to loose her

Viiicky · Post by **Viiicky** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:03 pm

Hilary wrote:
So Viiicky, if you want the chance of getting blue chicks from your beautiful silver girl, make sure the breeder can prove that the male you get really is split to blue.

I might just buy a blue boy, would that be better ? It would definitely be safer

fairestfinches · Post by **fairestfinches** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:14 am

Yes, she's still a silver regardless of her breast color because she inherited one "pastel" gene from her father for body color and one allele from each parent that produces the blue body mutation.

Is her head a light beige color or almost pure white? It's hard to tell from the pictures.

Michele

Viiicky · Post by **Viiicky** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:37 am

She is almost pure white !

Can I ask the question again, does the silver's beak turn black when she is ready to mate ?