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My male RH, PB dilute male and female OH, PB, GB have their first clutch that are almost ready to take the leap. There are five in the nest. Their feathers are so silvery?? Is this color normal for this pair?

If the parents are split to blue and you may have some silvers in there
However, It looks to me like there are some yellowish feathers on the back...hard to see from this photo. I would say that one is a yellow hen as is the one underneath her and the one to the left. The one to the bottom right is a dilute...like Dad. Congratulations on new chicks

WOW CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BEAUTIFUL CLUTCH!!!!!,

candace that abiloty to tell what gouldians are is uncanny and totally AWESOME!!!

tt101 wrote:
candace that abiloty to tell what gouldians are is uncanny and totally AWESOME!!!

Everything I know on baby colors I learned from Tiffany (nixity)

The baby on the top of the pile is definitely a yellow - I can see the yellow in the feathers
I see two little yellow girls and a dilute boy - I can't tell if there's any other babies besides those three though
Maybe another yellow girl off to the left hidden by the nest box front?

So cute...Congratulations!

nixity wrote:I see two little yellow girls and a dilute boy - I can't tell if there's any other babies besides those three though

Wow! How you know the sexes just by looking at them, now that's talent!! I am beyond amazed.

Congrats! Such pretty colors starting to show.

Congrats! They are beautiful healthy looking little chickies!

Dayna wrote:
Wow! How you know the sexes just by looking at them, now that's talent!! I am beyond amazed.

If you go to the genetic calculator and insert the parents information it will tell you what the color chicks and sex of them are... with Johnboy's pair (hen green back, male single factor yellow back) the only yellow birds will be hens. Hen's only need one factor to be yellow... if the male gets one factor of yellow then it will be a dilute or proper term single factor yellow. For males to show yellow they need 2 factors. To show lemon/ lime yellow they need one factor of yellow and a white breast or a lilac breat.
Calculator:
http://www.amadinagouldove.cz/gouldian- ... e/english/

tiffany and candace you guys are amazing at this!!! i hope to be nearly as skilled someday. im going to try my hand at a dilute and yellow pair next time around and see what i can do!!!!

awww congratulation...love the picture

WOW!! Congrats Let me know if you'd like me to take any off your hands.

Such a great clutch for first timers, congrats