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hello! its my first day on here, so still learning i have my first pair of goulds lay 3 eggs only one hatch 10 days later the mail started his mating dance and i could tell his not feeding the baby every time he went in becasuse the crying didnt stop like it would if he was trying to swallow and the female wouldnt go in the nest at all so i stuck my camara snap a picture and i saw he had very little food so i went to work at 9 am came back at 12:00 to check on it to see if i was gonna have to hand feed it and it was to late, they tossed it out, i found it dead, i was so sad i was really looking forward to see it soon out of the nest i hope it wasnt my fault . its been a week the lay to eggs already on a new very private nest i build with a camara ( i guess not to private) but at lease they only see me when i change there food and cleaning every Saturday wich i do on slow motion! . but the question i have its about owls. i got a pair almost tree weeks ago from the bird expo in Orlando Florida and they turn out to b males they both sing and sleep in the same nest at night but during the day one doesn't let the other near the nest .question, im looking for some one near central Florida to trade a male for a female, if anybody can help me it will b appreciate thank!

Hi William! Sorry to here about your gouldians! But welcome to the forum. I know there are a few members with owls, Cindy is in Florida and has a few for sale. I don't know if she trades, you can ask. Everybody should chime in.

thanks you for the welcome dante!

welcome to the forum

@pretty bird, thank u!

Hi William and welcome.

I have both Gouldian and Owl pairs. They get along super together and are such a delight. Very sorry about the tossed baby. Hope you find someone to trade an owl with.

How old are your birds?

where you feeding the parents good too feed babies?

Also welcome

William I also got owls at that same show and they wound up to be both males. Did you get them from Yandry at Palenzuela? They were a seller that had beautiful owls and I am wondering if all they had were males. Cindy may be going to the April show and she also has beautiful owls. Welcome to the forum.

Welcome William!!

Yes, it is just the first 5 posts that need to be approved before they appear. You're almost there. Enjoy the fourm!

I usually do not trade owls since I have about 18 offspring approximately 8 months old from two different clutches, mostly males.

Who did you buy your owls from and exactly how old are they? I am a bit leary of bringing in stock from other breeders unless I know their practices. Eaither your birds were to young to sex or the breeder did a visual and guessed.

My comment would be is to call the breeder and ask if you can make an exchange for a female since in good faith you bought what you thought was a pair.

Rule of thumb...owls should not be sold young, they are not like zebras who are mature at 3 months. Owls should be in all fairness to the buyer be mature enough to sex. They should not be bred until at least a year, I found with mine they did great at 1 1/2 to 2 yrs of age. If in doubt when you get them and suspect they are young, wait and let them go through a molt to see if the adult colors show. If a breeder ever tells you that a 3 month old or anything less than 6 is ready to breed keep in mind they are only in it for the $$$$$'s.

I hold onto mine to make sure the males sing and both sexes are in adult color and most importantly that they are not sold at a young age to someone who is told to wait until they are a year then turns around to breed them. And yes some breeders do make honest mistakes and sex olws wrong and sell what looks like a pair, it can happen. They are not easy to sex especially young, I have had a few that look male but turn out to be female closer to 8 months.

Liz has an excellent website on sexing owls (Liz...what can I say I love your site)

http://www.gardenessgardens.com/OwlSexing.html Spot on Liz!!!!

Bluebonnet wrote:Hi William and welcome.

I have both Gouldian and Owl pairs. They get along super together and are such a delight. Very sorry about the tossed baby. Hope you find someone to trade an owl with.

How old are your birds?

thank u! i dont know how old this birds are, i didnt think of asking the guy when i bought them. i didn't know any better.

L in Ontario wrote:Welcome William!!

Yes, it is just the first 5 posts that need to be approved before they appear. You're almost there. Enjoy the fourm!

thank u l in ontario!

@ikheather, hi ! i have a good mix of seeds ,dry egg food , blue grit, egg shells that i bake and then crush and they eat it. but i tried boil eggs, all kinds of greens and they dont even look at it . the owls would eat everything i put in there!

hello Angie! i got them first guy on your left as soon as u walk in (feathered wagon inc)