few gould questions!

tammy w · Post by **tammy w** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:52 am

Hello,Im excited to say I have 4 gouldians fledged 3 weeks ago and doing fantastic! This has been my first clutch and i am so pleased with them.
Now my question,I have been lucky to find another finch keeper in my area that will swap some youngsters with his once everyone is all coloured up. I will be swapping mine for a female to go with my partnerless spare male,he is 3years. Will it be a problem that she will be so much younger then the male? Or is it better to find an older female? Also is it advisable to stick to same colour type or can mix ,eg red head with a black head? Thankyou in advance

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:56 am

You can mix the head colours and breast colours when breeding Gouldians.

However some say it's a "no-no" to breed blue-backs to blue-backs, and some say it's okay if they are (of course) unrelated and of strong genetic make up (simply meaning strong and healthy, I think). Though I'm not sure how you measure the "strength" of a finch.

poohbear · Post by **poohbear** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:51 am

Blues with a 'normal' every time...or a split for blue.There are complex reasons why not blue to blue.Trust the advice from Gouldian breeders worldwide...it is not wise.

Reubenvg · Post by **Reubenvg** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 1:02 am

Is it ok to do DF yellow back male to yellow female ?

or would you be better doing a dilute (sf yellow) to yellow female ?

atarasi · Post by **atarasi** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:33 am

Reubenvg wrote:Is it ok to do DF yellow back male to yellow female ?

or would you be better doing a dilute (sf yellow) to yellow female ?

Depends on what you're trying to produce.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:07 am

Yes you can breed yellow to yellow. Of course all breeding is of unrelated birds.

gomer · Post by **gomer** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:05 am

I always try to keep head colours together though beak colour is just as important.you get better quality head colours over generations.As far as body colour, I think you get bigger birds if you have green backed with yellow backed,Chest I always keep white to white.But basically if you put a cock with a hen you should get of spring.Different people have different ideas you have to decide what you are trying to achieve.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:58 am

gomer wrote:But basically if you put a cock with a hen you should get of spring.

What? Did I miss something here?