Thank You,Winnie I realy wish you could help me with something...What are some things that a young "Gould" do if it's a hen..???and what are some things that a...
Just wondering, they just seem to keep going and going and going. When do they quit? Should I take out nestboxes afer the third clutch or what? Also, this...
Thanks Christine.... He is a "she". I will add her picture to my site, as soon as my computer is fixed :( (I am using my sister's now). Happy New Year for you...
Hi James, Pascal, Fumi and all, As far as I know green gouldians with blue spots or small blue feathers in wings or back exist long before the blue mutation. ...
Daniel This is interesting. I have often noticed chicks in a nest that have a decided blue look about them and wondered if they were split to blue. By the time...
Happy new year to all of you Daniel and James! James, I wrote this mail before Daniel posted. I was surprised Daniel said same idea. I was selecting photos for...
Speaking of split to blue... A few days ago I was looking at the three surviving goulds I fostered out to a pair of my societies, Ringo & Johanna. I started...
Hi Fumi, I can understand your dilemma with 46 "Could be split" birds. I have been in that position myself at times. This is one of the problems of breeding...
Hi Daniël,
I am interested in this theory... I have noticed that some birds have a gre= yish wash but also failed to identify them later on.
In one of my...
Hi GPA101911, We are leaving in the morning for Florida, taking my husband's mother to visit relatives, and returning next weekend. We have experienced and...
Hi again Fumi. Below is a composite photo. The hen on the left with the pale stomach is not split to blue but the one on the right, with the darker stomach,...
I have one split to blue female, and I didn't even know she was until she and a BB male started coming up with blue babies. She has magnificent coloring, dark...
Hi everybody! I'm a new member to this group but i belong to 2 other gouldian groups and quite a few finch groups. I don't currently have any birds because I...
Hi Cynthia, Welcome to our group. We hope you enjoy your stay with us. The moderator is currently on a trip to Florida and won't be back for a week. I'm...
Hello and Welcome Cynthia, As Karen said, Winnie will be back soon. Winnie will certainly be in touch when she gets back. In the mean time welcome. I pass...
Welcome and it's nice to hear from you. I've been sick for 3 month. I hope this 2000mg twice a day antibiotic treatment would be the Last one. I tried to not...
Hi James, <Hi Fumi, I can understand your dilemma with 46 "Could be split" birds. I have been in that position myself at times. This is one of the problems of...
Daniel, Thank you for your comment. I was too excited to look for the answer. Then I realized probably almost all experienced breeders tried to find...
I'm trying help my birds molt better this year. We're using lots of vitamins, and all spectrum lights. They really don't get any natural light. The lights...
In a message dated 1/7/03 6:40:07 PM Pacific Standard Time, thmt@... writes: << My question is, should I start shortening their day length to help with...
Wick, you said that the birds go into molt when ready. Are there any indications that they show that they are ready to start molting? Do you stop giving them...
In a message dated 1/8/03 5:53:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, tmcneil@... writes: << Wick, you said that the birds go into molt when ready. Are there any...
Hi Fumi, You wrote: "I understand some split to blues produce many blues but the others produce less or none. If the split to blue bird could not produce...
Wick, thanks, the reason I ask is one pair is starting to worry me, as they don't seem to be feeding their last fledgling too well. I found one of the older...
Hi, just a short note to introduce myself.Born and bred in England but live and work in Germany.I have Four adult Goulds and 7 fledglings out of two...
shaun welcome to the list. i hope you find it informative. sometimes threads may become rather complicated but dont let that scare you off lolol. there are...
Hi Elsie, If the parents don't feed or not to do their work, I remove them and put them in the dark place. I want to give them good resting time. If they went...
HOI THERE, MY NAME IS ANDRE,44,BELGIAN NATIONAL BUT LIVE IN CARDIFF,WALES,UK I KEEP GOULDIANS,STARFINCHES,BICHENOS AND ZEBRAMUTATIONS. HAVE MY BIRDS IN...
Leonard, I can understand your excitement over having a blue Gouldian. But should you "milk" you bird this way? Do you intend to foster all his chicks or let...