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any blues here
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:13 am
by wildbill
hi
these young are from a double factor yellow/blue cock and a yellow/blue hen. thought the one on the left may be blue - any comments appreciated.
Re: any blues here
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:57 am
by lovemyfinch
I am not much help with the colour, but , they do look healthy and well fed congrats

Re: any blues here
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:32 am
by L in Ontario
I'm not sure if any are 'pink enough' either. Congrats on the chicks though!
Re: any blues here
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:45 am
by nixity
Doesn't look like they're from a DF Yellow though.
You have a baby in there (bottom) that looks dilute and/or normal - which would be impossible if the male was DF.
Likewise - you wouldn't get any blues from this pairing, if he was truly DF the only "blue" possibility would be Silvers.
Is the yellow male white breasted?
The smallest baby far left looks yellow to me.
Re: any blues here
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:30 pm
by wildbill
i just took this photo of him next to his pastel father.
Re: any blues here
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:53 pm
by wildbill
photo of the male
Re: any blues here
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:54 pm
by wildbill
from behind
Re: any blues here
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:24 am
by atarasi
I think the hen wasn't being faithful to him then!
Gouldians seem to be polygamous when bred in colonies.
Re: any blues here
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:25 am
by lovemyfinch
atarasi wrote:I think the hen wasn't being faithful to him then!
Gouldians seem to be polygamous when bred in colonies.
I was thinking the same thing as Jordan
It is possible that although she went to nest with this male, she had been having an affair of the heart with another.

One of the complications of colony breeding.