Gouldian & shaft tail

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Gouldian & shaft tail

Post by athens.asad » Sun Sep 04, 2016 9:48 am

Hello,
Can Gouldian finch & shaft tail co exist . Also would like to know if they can breed .if yes Will the offspring survive .

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Re: Gouldian & shaft tail

Post by jimenezl » Wed Sep 14, 2016 1:52 pm

Males, females, pairs? If the cage (or aviary) is big enough, they'll be ok. You mean inter-breed? Not sure they can.
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Re: Gouldian & shaft tail

Post by Paul's Amazing Birds » Wed Sep 14, 2016 4:42 pm

Hi Athens
I have about 20 of each species in a mixed aviary and they have never interacted with each other at all except for maybe territorial behavior around an active nest. The size of your space is a factor but I wouldn't be to concerned about it unless you actually see some courtship or mating going on.

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Re: Gouldian & shaft tail

Post by cindy » Wed Sep 14, 2016 4:45 pm

Shaft tails can be territorial over nest, perches and may be to much for gouldians. it all depends on the size of your enclosure. what are the measurements?

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Re: Gouldian & shaft tail

Post by debbie276 » Thu Sep 15, 2016 4:51 am

Size of cage is everything. Keep in mind, in nature the shaft tails compete with gouldians for nests and will take over if they can.
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