What colour are young yellow gouldians before moult?

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What colour are young yellow gouldians before moult?

Post by finchbob » Fri Sep 03, 2010 5:30 pm

When a yellow gouldian is young, still in the nest, with some feathers, what colour will they be? Yellow from the start or green first?
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Re: What colour are young yellow gouldians before moult?

Post by L in Ontario » Fri Sep 03, 2010 5:34 pm

Pale yellow. Easy to tell from green chicks.
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Re: What colour are young yellow gouldians before moult?

Post by nixity » Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:22 pm

All the photos you'd ever need to see of yellow baby gouldians :)
Includes comparisons with Silvers

http://www.gouldiansgalore.net/yellows.html

And the main Identification Page:
http://www.gouldiansgalore.net/mutations.html
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