Any Guesses-photo update Oct. 9th

[lovemyfinch]

So I am now already wondering what colour these little ones will be.? I know that Tiffany has a method of knowing their colours in the nest. I would appreciate any ideas.

Mom= BH PB BB
Dad= RH PB GB/BB

[L in Ontario]

They do look a little more 'pink' than the orangy colour of Green Gouldians, though the pics can be deceiving at this distance. You would be able to tell better from the colour of the centre nodule on each side of their beaks. If it is pure white - then they are Blue Gouldians. If it is yellow then they are Green split to blue since one of the parents is Blue. If you can zoom in on the pics and keep it clear - that may give you the answer.

The Genetic Forecaster says you have a 50/50 change of getting Blues or Greens split to Blue.

[lovemyfinch]

I will try and get another pic in another couple of days, for now I am going to leave the parents to do their job. They appear to be white -like the eggs- on the one closest on the bottom....the other I just can't tell-wasn't looking up at the camera.

[nixity]

It's hard because the photos are dark and far away, and I can't zoom in on them.
When I first glanced at them on the GouldianKeeper group I thought one looked like it might be blue.

I've had my own trickster baby that showed every indication of being a blue and turned out to be a normal.

I know some people have claimed that /Blues will have white nodules - but I have produced gobs of /Blue babies and they have NEVER had white nodules... ever.

I photograph and inspect my babies enough that I would have not missed that before.
Maybe it's rare, or maybe it's connected to something else - but Luna was pink, and Luna had white nodules.

They have another baby now that looked just like Luna - minus an additional oddity at hatch.

I am reluctant to really share her story until she fledges or at least finishes feathering because every day I am still a little shocked she's even alive.

Either way - if you can get a clear close up shot of the babies with proper lighting, it might help - or you could just wait until they are a bit older so you can remove the nest without risking the parents abandoning (when the chicks are between 5-6 days the chances are very slim that the parents will abandon at that point)

[GOULDYGIRL]

Janine if you can try and magnify the original pictures you took, you might be able to see the nodules more clearly. In my photo program I am able to magnify the pic up to 200%. I am able to see every wrinkle and skin pigments, lol! If not, you'll have to wait till you can get better pics later.

Renee

[lovemyfinch]

I played with the picture as much as possible without distorting. Will take new pics when the opportunity arises, with the zoom.

[L in Ontario]

Could be my monitor but I see the centre nodes as yellow. I love green split to blues too! I love all finches... obviously!

[GOULDYGIRL]

I tried zooming in on my computer and it's hard to tell. It could be white, I wouldn't say yellow 100%. From my computer it looks more white then yellow but the pic is a bit dark. Wait a few more days and try to get a close up. When I took pics of my chicks and I noticed the white nodules for the first time, I had to take the nest out to get a clear up close shot. Anyway, make sure the parents are taking care for a few days at least, you don't want to take a chance.

Renee

[lovemyfinch]

I would like some blues, but as everyone pprobably knows I am just tickled pink to have baby gouldians finally. Checked on that last egg this morning, still no baby so I'm guessing that chances are probably thinning out. Great news though, both crops are full - what great parents

[L in Ontario]

Great news though, both crops are full - what great parents

That's the BEST news! We LOVE full crops by the parents!

[nixity]

I am guessing they are both normal/blue - which is still nice And you still potentially have two eggs to go!

The baby on the right where the nodules are visible look yellow to me. The one that is upside down obviously you can't really see them, but his skin looks yellowish, though it could just be the exposure

[lovemyfinch]

Not the clearest I know but I would like as much input as possible. As far as my eyes can tell this little one seems to have white nodules as well as when I look at them he seems to be much pinker than the others. Is this just my imagination or does anyone else see the same thing

[CandoAviary]

I see it, I see it Looks pink and white....A blue for you? I hope so, seems blue is the color of the season. Everyone's getting them

[L in Ontario]

Looks pink and white from over here too! Keeping everything crossed for them all!

[dfcauley]

ahhh Janine, how exciting!! Can't wait to find out!