I currently have two pairs set up and I'm noticing both of them demonstrating the same behavior and curious to see if anyone else has witnessed this or knows...
Hi All, My 2nd pair gouldians have three babies!! Three out of the six eggs hatched so far!! The other three eggs look good, so hope tommorow a few more will...
Congratulations Jerry! Hopefully more will hatch and soon you will have so many babies you don't know what to do with them all:-) I have 45 gouldian babies...
Hi Tiffany! Yes, I have seen this and then I have had the hen lay eggs in a plastic nest box that has little to no nesting material. I just keep putting in...
Thanks Terri!! 45 babies wow! I can only dream about having that many!! No more hatched this morning, maybe tommorow? Jerry ... have so many babies you don't...
Thank you Terri! Could it also be that the females aren't necessarily ready to breed? Should I just leave the nest boxes and nest material available and let...
Hey Jerry, Really they should all hatch within 24-36 hours of each other. Any longer than that in my experience have all be dead-in-egg babies.. ... But three...
Hey Jerry, Let's hope so otherwise late hatchers can be a problem. Sometimes, depending on the parents, it doesn't matter but often after the 3rd day and the...
There is four babies!! Another one hatched today! She is a real good momma! Very protective of her babies, she will not move from them. I snuck a peek when she...
They tossed the baby that was hatched yesterday. You were correct. They are feeding the other very well. I call them, Tom, Dick and Harry. Jerry ... depending...
Sorry for the delay in response! Definitely a dilute male.. but thanks for the advice on the eyes, I didn't even think to check that! Unfortunately this guy...
That sucks...well three is good. I lost 4 of my hand feeding babies! That really sucks, not sure why either...I think maybe yeast. I have one smaller one...
Three is good for first time parents! The babies look good and well fed. My other pair seem to be getting along famously, considering the male is a replacement...
These birds can be frustrating and heart breaking! I found another baby dead, empty crop. It looks like the biggest get fed first. I know this is there first...
Hi Everyone If i were to pair a SFY Hen with a SFY Male do i then have the possibility of obtaining double factor yellow cocks?????? thanks jarryd :)...
Hi Jarryd, You did not state head or breast color so I used RH,PB. This is what you will get: 25% Male >> Red (Head) - Purple (Chest) - DF Yellow (Body) 25%...
Thanks Tiffany, Ya it's sad. Out of six eggs, five were fertile. One chick dead in the shell and four hatched. But one by one they all died. Yesterday I took...
I am just getting into gouldians and I have a question about genetics. Hope someone can help me. I am wanting to get Blues. Some people say you shouldn't...
Hi Robyn, I have been breeding gouldians for 2 years now and I had the same question and it seemed there were several opinions. My take now is that you...
If you are just getting into Gouldians I would do blue and a split to blue. ... From: Robyn Bear <jovi-girl@...> To: GPA101Genetics@yahoogroups.com ...
In a message dated 6/30/2008 4:36:27 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jovi-girl@... writes: I am wanting to get Blues. Some people say you shouldn't breed...
Thank you to everyone who wrote back regarding blue to blue breeding. I have decided to blue to split to blue. Last night we picked up our new baby. He is BH...
John he has a dark purple chest. In the picture it looks lighter than it is. His chest is as dark as my other males. Is this what you are seeing that makes...
I thought the same. He looked like she? Fumi ... From: "jwilson153@..." <jwilson153@...> To: GPA101Genetics@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2008...
Why does he look like a she?????? He has a dark purple chest. Are you guys seeing something that I am not seeing? Robyn Snuggles (Sun Conure) 12-25-06 Echo...