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Aren't they precious?

They are like a Christmas presents that S..L..O..W..L..Y unwrap themselves!!

Beautiful!

Love the colouring.

They amaze me at this age.

They look so nice JohnBoy....and the greenery is nice too.

Like a rainbow! Beautiful!

Yes, they truly are!!

They look great, Johnboy!

Thanks everyone. I feel like I am the proud father.

I never imagined I would love Goulds as much as I do.

JohnBoy wrote:Thanks everyone. I feel like I am the proud father.

I never imagined I would love Goulds as much as I do.

I remember the days when you called them "gaudy" and that you prefered the black and brown natural colored.... Yep, Another finch keeper captivated by the spectacular gouldian

I never thought I would ever specialize in gouldians...but never say never as here I sit adoring my "gaudy birds" I really fell in love with their calm personalities, not to mention those varities of colors.

Your chicks look great, happy and healthy

CandoAviary wrote:

JohnBoy wrote:Thanks everyone. I feel like I am the proud father.

I never imagined I would love Goulds as much as I do.

I remember the days when you called them "gaudy" and that you prefered the black and brown natural colored.... Yep, Another finch keeper captivated by the spectacular gouldian

I never thought I would ever specialize in gouldians...but never say never as here I sit adoring my "gaudy birds" I really fell in love with their calm personalities, not to mention those varities of colors.

Your chicks look great, happy and healthy

So Candace, You remember me thinking that they are gaudy.
Good memory.

I do love the earthtones also, and still love bl & wh birds.
I think their gentle nature and readiness to breed captured my interest. I remember in the 70's goulds were not easily bred and often died for unknown reasons. I remember having them years ago and the birds I bought at a bird fair had air sac mites. At that time you would put the birds in a paper bag and put malathion in the bag. You would then blow the malathion around using a straw. The birds would breath the powder and it was suppose to eventually get rid of the mites. But it usually got rid of the bird. I think with all the new meds for these conditions has made keeping goulds a lot easier. Also I believe the bloodlines are a lot stronger today than yesteryears.