";s:4:"text";s:2659:" moulting gouldian finches . When we have a Gouldian finch sick, we must isolate without delay in a proper cage, such as a nursing cage. The blue Gouldian mutation was established through poor breeding practices, in highly controlled environments; using medication and inbreeding to quickly produce large numbers. Lady Gouldian Finch care and breeding success.
Selective breeding has also developed mutations (blue, yellow and silver instead of a green back) in both body and breast colour. Especially important for breeding Gouldian Finches. The cares. Simple ways and good housekeeping works best. Gouldians have a breeding season which means they are not free breeders. Gouldian finches' heads may be red, black, or yellow. Contrary to popular opinion, the Gouldian finch is not a colony breeder. Breeding Blue Gouldian Finch. Gouldian Finches have a reputation for being trickier to breed than some finch species but this varies depending on breeder experience. Nursing in a cage we make sure to provide proper care without interfering with the rest of the Gouldian finch we have that potential disease is not spreading to the rest. Gouldian finches are about 125–140 mm long. Following are his current practices in keeping and breeding Lady Gouldian Finches at the Save the Gouldian Fund captive research facility including expanded and new information not included in his book. Some breeders use foster parents such as Bengalese to rear the young Gouldians while others have no problem producing parent reared birds. Reading finch bird books and surfing the web about lady gouldian finches had helped me a lot to be a successful breeder of what we call normal lady gouldian finches. This can be fed in the same conatiner as the live food above. Egg and Biscuit formula – A good addition to your Gouldians diet all year long especially when breeding. These finches are referred to as splits and cannot be visually distinguished from a bird that does not carry the blue gene. BREEDING GOULDIAN FINCHES .