How to pair gouldians

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How to pair gouldians

Post by ann » Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:47 pm

I'm not sure how to go about getting a pair together. I have an older female gouldian in with 2 male societies. In the same room are 2 other cages, each one holding 2 male gouldians. They are all calling back and forth to each other. I think she may be too old to breed, but she seems interested. How would I go about introducing her to one of them?
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Re: How to pair gouldians

Post by ac12 » Sat Nov 05, 2016 12:40 am

I pair my birds so I have the best chance of getting a color combo that I want. Does not always work well. Sometimes it takes the birds a LONG time to bond.

I would just pick a male that you want to pair with her.
Set him up in a cage with a nest for a few days, so he finds the nest and is comfortable with the cage.
Then introduce the hen a few days later.

I would give them liquid calcium at half dose then put crushed egg shell with the egg food. That method seems to work for me, and keeps them from overdosing on calcium.
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Re: How to pair gouldians

Post by lovezebs » Sat Nov 05, 2016 10:59 am

ann

I have always let my kids choosevtheir own mates.

How old is your girl by the way?
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Re: How to pair gouldians

Post by ann » Sat Nov 05, 2016 12:16 pm

I can't remember how old she is. Even if she is too old, I thought this might give her something to do. And I thought since she seems so interested maybe something will come of this.
2 owls
2 red-faced parrot finches
1 parrot finch hybrid
4 societies
7 gouldians
2 canaries
2 cocker spaniels

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Re: How to pair gouldians

Post by lovezebs » Sat Nov 05, 2016 1:10 pm

ann

If your girl is old, the chances of getting egg bound and dying are much higher then with a younger bird (that's why I asked about her age) .
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Re: How to pair gouldians

Post by ann » Sat Nov 05, 2016 1:37 pm

:shock: I wasn't thinking about that. Maybe we'll just skip this. Thanks for the heads up!
2 owls
2 red-faced parrot finches
1 parrot finch hybrid
4 societies
7 gouldians
2 canaries
2 cocker spaniels

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Re: How to pair gouldians

Post by lovezebs » Mon Nov 07, 2016 9:30 pm

ann

You're most welcome.
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