I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

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Re: I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

Post by lovezebs » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:38 pm

kyle

Hi Kyle.

Yes, I do like that colour combination, although I could have wished for a lighter face, but I'm not complaining.

As I mentioned to Debbie (above), there was a white faced blue boy there, to die for........ but alas, I need some girls now, and two blues, was a little more than I could afford today... Maybe next time :-).

A split to blue boy? That might be on the wish list, lol.

For now I'm just enjoying looking at her.

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Re: I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

Post by Babs _Owner » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:45 pm

lovezebs

Maybe in a year or so I (after I have mastered being a good keeper for the societies), I want to move on to Gouldians.

If she falls for one of your males, please be sure to do a thread for those like me who would love to see the whole process!!

Very excited!!

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Re: I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

Post by wildbird » Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:25 pm

Very pretty bird! Love the gray masked face trimmed in black. Good luck with her.

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Re: I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

Post by lovezebs » Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:35 pm

Babs

You will master Socies In no time at all, lol, seeing as you'll get 'loads' of practice in the next little while.

Gouldians, are lovely little birds. Beautiful, peaceful, friendly and inquisitive.

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Re: I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

Post by lovezebs » Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:37 pm

wildbird

Thankyou. She is a pretty little girl.

Elana
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Re: I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

Post by Babs _Owner » Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:55 pm

lovezebs

Thanks for the confidence in me **sticking my chest out**. Im gonna have loads of photos of progress or failures the next weeks. Ill get some more pics and progress reports tomorrow.

I would LOVE a documentary on your gouldian breeding here to come in the next weeks :D Hard to learn everything if the threads just stop in the middle.

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Re: I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

Post by Arama » Sat Aug 15, 2015 11:21 pm

lovezebs

What to say that hasn't already been said. She is gorgeous.

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Re: I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

Post by kyle » Sat Aug 15, 2015 11:28 pm

Hi Elana. I hear that.. It would have been easier if they only had her. Lol. And may have turned out in your favor. You shouldn't pair to blue backs together anyway. Like I said before it was serendipity. :D

babs, you will love the gouldians. You will probably enjoy their tiny little song.
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Re: I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

Post by lovezebs » Sat Aug 15, 2015 11:55 pm

kyle

I know not to pair two blues :-).

There was also a very pretty white faced, yellow bodied girl there, which was very tempting, but....

Sho looked something like this one below.

This one however is in town here, and if she hadn't sold today, I may still consider her as my extra girl (maybe.... a definite maybe... :wink: )


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Re: I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

Post by lovezebs » Sun Aug 16, 2015 12:36 am

Babs

Right at the moment, I am not breeding anyone.

However, if you wanted to follow a Gouldian clutch, here are a few Posts of mine, that should give you a pretty good idea.

1. Tiny and Sharra Are Going To Be Mommy and Daddy
2. Pleas Don't Try This At Home
3. The Fabulous Five
4. Today Is The Day
5. My Beautiful Babies
6. Is This Youngster goibg To Be A White Belly?

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Re: I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

Post by kyle » Sun Aug 16, 2015 1:35 am

What a beauty I certenly can understand not passing that up! Once you start looking at all the colour possibilitys it's hard not to have the entire set. Lol. I'm not certain and correct me if I'm wrong, but I think she would be concidered black headed. (even though her head is white). Just had to put a pic of my yellow boy.
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Re: I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

Post by lovezebs » Sun Aug 16, 2015 2:15 am

kyle

He is GORGEOUS! Now that lad would have definitely caught my attention, had I seen him anywhere. Where does he come from, or did you breed him?

I know what you mean about all the colour varieties (mutations) in the Gouldian nation. It seems that every time you turn around, there is some new combination that is quite striking. There are some, that I don't find as attractive as others, but some others are just so beautiful, that you find yourself thinking, wow!

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Re: I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

Post by debbie276 » Sun Aug 16, 2015 6:31 am

I'm not certain and correct me if I'm wrong, but I think she would be concidered black headed. (even though her head is white). Just had to put a pic of my yellow boy.
The Pastel gene prevents the color black from being produced so you are correct, she is a Black Head.
Looks like your Yellow Head male is Single Factor. He's gorgeous!
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Green
SF Pastel (SF Yellow)
Pastel (Yellow)
Blue
SF Pastel Blue (SF Yellow Blue)
Pastel Blue (Yellow Blue)

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https://mickaboo.org/confluence/downloa ... ummary.pdf
http://www.naturallighting.com/cart/sto ... sc_page=56

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Re: I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

Post by finchandlovebird » Sun Aug 16, 2015 9:08 am

Beautiful bird. VeeVee is one of my granddaughter's nicknames; we've called her that since she was born :D
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Re: I Went To Feather Fest Today.....

Post by lovezebs » Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:11 am

Arama

Thank you Trisha :-).

Elana
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