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Did I get a boy and a girl or was I wrong?
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 12:45 pm
by StodOne
So I went and bought me a pair of gouldians , I am not sure if I bought a boy and a girl so I need some responses , here are the pictures:
I think that this is a girl because it had the paler purple chest , compared to other purple breast goulds that I've seen and also a black beak and a red head.
This is what I think is a boy.
The breeder wasn't there and had given a job of keeping the birds while he was away to someone else that does not know much about birds , so he told me if we made a mistake we can always replace the bird. I so hope I wasn't wrong because I feel bad if I change a pet
Oh yeah and don't worry about the small cage it is only a temporary cage .
Thank you!
Re: Did I get a boy and a girl or was I wrong?
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 1:10 pm
by Babs _Owner
StodOne
GB looks like a hen, YB looks like a male to me.
Re: Did I get a boy and a girl or was I wrong?
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 2:00 pm
by StodOne
Babs Thanks, thats what I wanted to hear
**Exhales and relaxes** xD
Re: Did I get a boy and a girl or was I wrong?
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 2:04 pm
by debbie276
RH.PB.Green is a hen the other is most definitely a RH.WB.SF Pastel male
Re: Did I get a boy and a girl or was I wrong?
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 2:25 pm
by StodOne
debbie276 So I did find a pastel one xD , I am so glad haha , I will check how the mutation will look in a second.
Re: Did I get a boy and a girl or was I wrong?
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 2:29 pm
by debbie276
StodOne wrote:
debbie276 So I did find a pastel one xD , I am so glad haha , I will check how the mutation will look in a second.
Well, its a Single Factor Pastel.
If it had a Purple Breast the body color would be light green but because of the White Breast the body is visually yellow.
Re: Did I get a boy and a girl or was I wrong?
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 2:33 pm
by debbie276
You will get all RH and PB chicks
The males will be either SF Pastel (visually light green bodied) or Green and the females will be either Pastel or Green
Be sure to keep us posted on how they do.
The hens beak looks black so she may be coming into breeding condition.
Re: Did I get a boy and a girl or was I wrong?
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 2:53 pm
by StodOne
debbie276 That is the mutation I was going for , although I had planned to buy , RH/PC,GB cock and RH/PC,YB hen , so it would give RH/PC pastel gouldians , I think I said that right xD But since it will give somewhat the same results I am very pleased , thanks for response though !
Re: Did I get a boy and a girl or was I wrong?
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 5:37 am
by StodOne
I've heard the SF pastel's courtship song , so he is a male for sure ..
The supposed hen only made a high pitched beeping sound , no courtship song.
Re: Did I get a boy and a girl or was I wrong?
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 10:23 pm
by Sam007
Congratulations on your new gouldians!
Re: Did I get a boy and a girl or was I wrong?
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 4:26 am
by StodOne
Sam007 Thanks!
Re: Did I get a boy and a girl or was I wrong?
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 9:46 am
by monotwine
Congrats on your new pair of Gouldian.
Your hen looks to have a very nice turquoise green type sheen to her back too. Instead of the usual solid green. Pretty.