Dancing Babies!

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MiaCarter
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Dancing Babies!

Post by MiaCarter » Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:53 am

Oh. My. Goodness.
I just saw the cutest thing!

One of my little gouldian juveniles, Finley, is very clearly male, as he's decided he's a lean, mean finchey dancing machine!
He thinks his dad is a fine specimen, as he keeps following him around, doing his silly head waggle and hoppy dance!

I saw him doing it once the other day. But today, he's just non-stop!
I got the cutest video; uploading now. So funny!

@Lovezebs - are any of your guys dancing yet?

Finley is the one whom I suspected may be male as he fledged with a yellow belly.
Pickle fledged with a white belly, so I'm thinking female?
Holden has a tinge of yellow on his/her belly, so not sure. Probably male?

I guess we'll see! I was delighted by this, as I was thinking I wouldn't really know gender until around 6 months when they're colored up.
I'm awful at deciphering gouldian gender by vocalizations. Male and female sound so similar to me.

I also got a rare moment with Clara and Avery, the parents, out of the nest so I popped my candling light in there and it seems we have 2 fertile, 1 possible, 2 clear. So that made me happy. I was not loving the idea of 5 babies in a back-to-back clutch of 3. So I'm happy it's a smaller number.
Humum to....
13 Zebra Finches....and 2 squeeps!
3 Society Finches
6 Gouldians
1 Weaver
1 Pintail Whydah
2 Cockatiels
2 Parakeets

....along with 1 MinPin, 1 Pug, 1 JRT, 1 Yorkie, 2 Chihuahuas and 15 cats.


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Re: Dancing Babies!

Post by Sam007 » Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:14 am

Normally my male juvenile gouldians start to sing at very early age before their first molt.
I love Gouldian Finches.

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Re: Dancing Babies!

Post by sundancekid » Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:34 am

I want to see this video!! That sounds adorable!
Finches: Blossom and Bubbles

Parakeets: Frankie and Joey

RIP Buttercup
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Re: Dancing Babies!

Post by finchmix22 » Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:43 am

Congratulations! Waiting eagerly for the video!
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Re: Dancing Babies!

Post by Teagarden » Sun Oct 26, 2014 3:31 pm

Mia - Sounds like lovely gouldian juveniles to watch. I would love to see the video.
Mary

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