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GPA101911· Gouldian Preservation Association 101911
Hi all, I do not breed this mutation, therefore I don't have any good knowledge about it, but I one got a white-breasted bird, and on his second moult he...
Hi Dawn, ... I wanted to ask again about the term "pouted breast" and now the term "cobby" appearance also.(sorry that I am still somewhat confused with the...
Hi everyone, If you go to the following URL, you will find a superb photo of a blue breasted Gouldian. http://surf.to/erythrura Does anyone breed these birds...
Hi William, Thanks for you quick reply and your thoughtfulness in adding the pictures so I could better understand what we were discussing. I do understand...
Hello James, It seems that I am confusing you more than I am helping you. Not at all. I am just tying up any loose ends and that usually means causing others a...
Hello James, In the section that starts with........ ... I ran your search and came up with many articles and they claim that lutein will cure all known...
Hi William, A while back on one of my groups a lady sent in a pic of a georgeous blue brested hen. She had waited for her to color up and when she saw her she...
Hello William, I found the information about marigolds to be interesting. However, the insect deterring plant is probably Chrysanthamum (?) but I don't know...
Hi Theresa, ... in the cages with eggshell, oystershell, a mineral gravel mixture, charcoal and dried alfalfa leaf from the organic bird food place. The ...
Hi William ... It' the tea leaf size, from what I read alfalfa is good for the immune system. ... The brocolli is grated raw, or hung up in heads on the cage...
Hi William, I have been reading the posts between you and James reguarding the lutein in the blues. I wanted to comment on your repeated statement ... But the...
Hi Dawn, You wrote.... I would be interested in what the rest of the diet contained that this Dutch breeder fed his birds. The addition of Vitamin A to the...
Hi Dawn, Thanks for the warm welcome. There is a picture of my yellow hen posted in the photo section. I'm probably going to get this all wrong, but someone...
Hi William ... well ? I guess you could say that. In reality it is blue, but mixed with the reddish-brown of the phaeomelanin, it shows as purple. Perhaps we...
As a Gouldian Breeder of many years.I have always been concerned at the number of names (descriptions) given to the different mutations. Throughout the world...
Hi Craig, I understand that Professor David Bellamy OBE went to Mareeba Tropical Savannah and Wetland Reserve on 3/11/02 to release the first Gouldian finches...
We sometimes ask ourselves, just what is a perfect Gouldian? To answer that question, we have to consider a measuring guide or standard. Some of us do not...
Hi James, ... I guess you could say that. In reality it is blue, but mixed with the reddish-brown of the phaeomelanin, it shows as purple. I do not follow...
Hi Lisa, Welcome to GPA 101911 and congratulations on your wins at the 2002 CAAS SHOW held at Montgomery, AL!!! Saturday....August 31..judge Paul Williams (92...
THANKS WINNIE, HAD A GREAT WEEKEND AND WAS VERY PROUD OF MY "KING EDWARD". MY HUSBAND NAMED HIM AFTER THIS PAST WEEKEND !!! IT IS ALWAYS NICE WHEN OTHERS SEE...
William, I am thinking of the lilac mutation. Lilac is a lighter shade of purple. And I agree with you in saying that this is likely to arise from a 50%...
Hello James, I bought Blue and Split blue Gouldians from the Dutch breeder several years ago and a year after that I decided to stop birdkeeping because I had...
Just curious if anyone from this group will be attending this SHOW/Fair next month? I'm trying to round up more people so to make the NFSS show more ...
Hello William 1. Have you got the Lutino Gouldian mutation [ with red eyes ] in Australia ? Is it sex linked or autosomal ? Do these birds have any eyesight...
Hi GPA 101911, Apparently there have been some changes in USA governmental control of birds. Does anyone have any comments on the AFA message and inspections...
Hi Craig, I had not read how many Gouldians were released back in the wild of Australia. 200 Gouldians in the release is a significant number when some people...
Hi Jeanette, Welcome to GPA 101911 and thanks for posting and including links. The four links which are listed are some of the very best in the world of...
Hi Billy, Thank you for prodding the members of GPA 101911 concerning the NFSS show at Nashville, TN to be held on October 5th and 6th. I think it would be...