Hi, All:
Well, I'm puzzled (again).
Still waiting on my first-ever clutch of Gouldian babies to start their head-molt so I know sexes and so forth. It's still pretty obvious that I have 1 blue-back and 3 green-backs. All breasts should be purple.
However... you know how the green-back babies usually are olive-green with greyish heads, and kind of buff-colored bellies? Well, one of my little green-backs does not have the greyish head. Its head is green, like its back. Does this indicate that it will have a different head-color? I've also noticed that its green (on the back and head) is more yellow-green than the other 2 babies' olive green. His belly color is also more yellow than theirs. It's almost as if his back, head, and belly are all overlaid with a slight yellow filter, as compared to the other 2.
Ideas?
Thanks,
Green-headed Gouldian?
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Re: Green-headed Gouldian?
Can you post a picture?
What are the parents genetics?
What are the parents genetics?
Debbie
long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
Blue
SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
Pastel Blue (Yellow Blue)
GREAT articles on avian lighting:
https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56
long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
Blue
SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
Pastel Blue (Yellow Blue)
GREAT articles on avian lighting:
https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56
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Re: Green-headed Gouldian?
I'll try to get a picture of the babies.
The parents are RH green-backs; hen has PB, cock has WB. They are obviously both split to blue, since one baby is blue. That's all I know, which is more than their breeders knew. They were both colony bred, so who knows.
The parents are RH green-backs; hen has PB, cock has WB. They are obviously both split to blue, since one baby is blue. That's all I know, which is more than their breeders knew. They were both colony bred, so who knows.
Rebecca
Societies, Gouldians, RC Cordon Bleu's, Orange-Cheeked WB's, Spicies, Red-Throated Parrot Finch, Blue-Faced Parrot Finch, Forbes Parrot Finch, Lavender Waxbills, Shaft-Tail Finches, Fire Finches, English Zebra Finches, and Buffy, the Lone-Canary-Hen-Who-Sings.
Societies, Gouldians, RC Cordon Bleu's, Orange-Cheeked WB's, Spicies, Red-Throated Parrot Finch, Blue-Faced Parrot Finch, Forbes Parrot Finch, Lavender Waxbills, Shaft-Tail Finches, Fire Finches, English Zebra Finches, and Buffy, the Lone-Canary-Hen-Who-Sings.
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Re: Green-headed Gouldian?
My first time to try and post a photo, and I'm pretty tech-challenged. I don't see a way to browse my hard-drive to upload the photo. Only a form in which I need a link to the photo. Does this mean I need to open an account with one of the photo-sharing sites to post them here?
Rebecca
Societies, Gouldians, RC Cordon Bleu's, Orange-Cheeked WB's, Spicies, Red-Throated Parrot Finch, Blue-Faced Parrot Finch, Forbes Parrot Finch, Lavender Waxbills, Shaft-Tail Finches, Fire Finches, English Zebra Finches, and Buffy, the Lone-Canary-Hen-Who-Sings.
Societies, Gouldians, RC Cordon Bleu's, Orange-Cheeked WB's, Spicies, Red-Throated Parrot Finch, Blue-Faced Parrot Finch, Forbes Parrot Finch, Lavender Waxbills, Shaft-Tail Finches, Fire Finches, English Zebra Finches, and Buffy, the Lone-Canary-Hen-Who-Sings.
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Re: Green-headed Gouldian?
From the pair you should only get RH.PB/WB.Green, RH.PB/WB.Green/Blue and RH.PB/WB.Blue
Probably just different tint of color. It's amazing how many different hues you can get, they rarely are exactly the same.
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Probably just different tint of color. It's amazing how many different hues you can get, they rarely are exactly the same.
To post picture you need to click "POSTreply" below the last post
Debbie
long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
Blue
SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
Pastel Blue (Yellow Blue)
GREAT articles on avian lighting:
https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56
long time breeder of lady gouldians:
Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
Blue
SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
Pastel Blue (Yellow Blue)
GREAT articles on avian lighting:
https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56
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Re: Green-headed Gouldian?
Egret Here is a thread that explains three different ways to add a photo to a post:
http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=22710
http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=22710