Thanks for sharing and success in breeding your precious birds. They are my favorite finches. I've been raising them for over 10 years and still enjoy caring for these birds.
@birdnerd4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, and thanks for watching the videos.
@rosaliecarpio77683 жыл бұрын
Loved the video!
@rosaliecarpio77682 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, me again. My birds are now molting, so I have removed the 2 nest boxes. I presume I will need to completely clean out the boxes of feathers, etc. so they can start fresh in the spring. Is that right?
@stephaniereaburn52674 жыл бұрын
Okay, I’m confused. How can you tell if a Di-loot is a male and a yellow is a female? I’m new to breeding gouldians and would love to understand how this colouring system works. Thanks
@birdnerd4 жыл бұрын
Gouldian genetics can be complex. You can have both male and female yellows but only a male dilute which is basically saying that the male is split to yellow.
@georgeray6496 жыл бұрын
I appreciate implementing the genetic strategy working really good. pretty excited that I'm going to get a pair of white back yellow headed gouldians this morning.
@birdnerd6 жыл бұрын
Congrats on getting some new birds. Sounds like a good christmas present to me.
@georgeray6496 жыл бұрын
Yeah your hardwork and patience really paid off to success. Good luck and keep up the good work.
@sandipkundu1998 Жыл бұрын
@@birdnerd why my gouldians pair not sitting on egg at night??
@joemaloney88393 жыл бұрын
you dont use fostering, right. What is the secret of your success. Do you give them live food.
@birdnerd3 жыл бұрын
No I do t give them live food. It I do give them egg food 2 times a day while they are breeding and I try to give them as much privacy as I can.
@stephaniereaburn52673 жыл бұрын
What sort of lighting do you use as well on your indoor aviaries? I’ve only had luck with my gouldians breeding outside in my huge aviary. I also had a young gouldian that I believe his parents tossed out of the nest box. Can I hand raise one? It has a strong will to live.
@videshsookram53416 жыл бұрын
Nice video bro get rid of the round sticks and put Square ones or mix it up You know what I’m talking about
@birdnerd6 жыл бұрын
Yes I have been looking into putting some natural branches in there for the birds so they can exercise their feet more.
@finchlecturer76845 жыл бұрын
Very nice video. Which lamp is that one that you have inside the cage of the gouldians? Do they simulate the sun or something?
@birdnerd5 жыл бұрын
I just have regular LED lights installed in the shed to help give light during the winter.
@Im5foot5 жыл бұрын
Hello, I just wanted to now How big should the breeding box be and what should be put in it?
@maartenveekens54406 жыл бұрын
They are doing good, Mary Christmas too you!
@birdnerd6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Maarten, Merry Christmas to you as well
@conradlobo39565 жыл бұрын
Hi, I just got myself Gouldians for the first time ever. I wanted to know how many times a year will they breed and lay eggs? Or rather how often in a year should I let them breed to be in the best of health.
@birdnerd5 жыл бұрын
if you have a bonded pair they may try to breed several times in the year. I try to only let mine breed 2 times each year.
@conradlobo39565 жыл бұрын
@@birdnerd thanks a lot
@georgeray6496 жыл бұрын
Firstly a Happy Christmas eve
@birdnerd6 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Merry Christmas to you as well.
@wporter69585 жыл бұрын
I just discovered your videos. They are fantastic. I have about 50 gouldians and I am learning many new things. Question, Are yellows always female?
@birdnerd5 жыл бұрын
Warren, the answer is no. Gouldian genetics can get complicated If you have a single factor yellow (dilutes, then you can get female yellows and typically male dilutes) If you have 2 yellows together you males and females will come out yellow. as well. There is more specifics that go into it but thats the majority of yellow genetics. Also there is a web site called gouldian genetics calculator. you fill in the colors of your gouldian pair and it will calculate what you should expect from that pair.
@johntoscano23426 жыл бұрын
How old do they have to be for them to raise the baby their cells look gorgeous
@birdnerd6 жыл бұрын
The parents should be 12 months old before you let them raise chicks. Thanks
@akhiruzzamanhabib85364 жыл бұрын
what's your breeding cage size?
@elcazadortaxidermy72195 жыл бұрын
Hi by any chance do you sell any gouldians or do you know where i can buy a few pairs
@georgeray6496 жыл бұрын
But I have a clarification. as I told before the red headed pair is doing great. I too started to provide egg food. initially they were hesitant, but now they are acclimatized to seeing the food and have started to have those as well apart from the soft foods. now that I got my yellow headed pair, is it wise to place them along with the red headed in one single cage?
@birdnerd6 жыл бұрын
That depends on how big your cage is George Ray. First I would quarantine the birds in a separate cage away from all of your other birds for a few weeks just to make sure they are healthy and wont bring in any outside diseases to your current bird flock. If it is a smaller cage then I wouldn't advise putting the pairs together. If your cage is sufficiently large then you could probably put them together and just keep a close eye on them to make sure they don't fight with each other. I have bred Gouldians in a colony setting with success but you have to make sure that the birds have enough space so they don't fight.
@georgeray6496 жыл бұрын
I thank you for the advice. I have an extra big cage and would set the yellow headed in it and would watch how they are doing for about 3-4 weeks. and then decide whether to group them together in one cage.
@ErwinWabe6 жыл бұрын
Are you from US or Canada? Coz here in Canada I talked to some of the breeders and their breeding cycle is around June to Septmber and it seems that your cycle is different. I'm asking this question coz I'm a newbie and my pair bred this month but all the eggs are infertile.
@birdnerd6 жыл бұрын
ErwinWabe, I am in the US, but Gouldians can be trained to breed at different times of the year. I have trained mine to breed during the winter months because I breed indoors where i can control the surrounding heat. Im sure that most of the breeders that breed in the summer months is because they either breed outdoors or they don't provide enough heat during the winter for the Gouldians to breed successfully. There could be a number of reasons why your finches eggs weren't fertile. How long have you had the pair for? What is their current diet? What does their cage setup look like? Many times one of the birds isn't quite ready to breed which could be a reason why the eggs aren't fertile.
@ErwinWabe6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your reply. How do you train them when if their breeding condition is dependent on their beaks color and behaviour, how do you influence their behaviour is by food? Thanks in advance.
@birdnerd6 жыл бұрын
For Gouldians the best way to get them to breed when you want is based a lot on their diet, temperature, and their yearly molt. There are some great books and articles on the internet that talk about gouldian diets and how to prepare them for breeding. Here are a couple of websites that hopefully will help you out ladygouldianfinch.com/features_seasons.php ladygouldianfinch.com/features_breeding1.php www.fabulousfinch.com/breeding-gouldian-finches.htm Hopefully you can get some valuable information from some of these websites.
@rcggonzalez6 жыл бұрын
i been thinking of doing a set up like yours but im worry its going to take long time and be expensive could you tell us about how much it will take. (estimate)
@birdnerd6 жыл бұрын
I can make a video showing all that I did, and give a rough estimate of what it costed to build
@DimondCompanions6 жыл бұрын
@@birdnerd it will be helpful
@goncalomateus15896 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you doing more videos. :) do you keep the babies together despite the sex? or do you separate males and females?
@birdnerd6 жыл бұрын
I keep the babies together for the first couple of months until I can see which ones are females and males and then i will put them into separate flights of the same gender. Right now they are too young to try and breed or to start chasing females so they get along very well together
@gn87246 жыл бұрын
Just curious about the containers with the holes cut out the top. What are these used for.
@birdnerd6 жыл бұрын
G N, those are my seed containers, they have lids on them with holes on top so the finches can stick their heads in the holes to eat, but it helps to keep the birds from spilling the seed out and keep their cages a little cleaner.
@gn87246 жыл бұрын
birdnerd What a great idea. I'll be trying that in my cages. Thanks
@danieldiaz47996 жыл бұрын
I wanna know,who incubate the eggs,femile or male
@birdnerd6 жыл бұрын
Typically both males and female will take turns incubating the eggs. The female will usually incubate overnight with the male in the nest box with her or he will sit outside the nest.
@Topeng14 Жыл бұрын
Amazing ❤️🥰🌥️🕊️🇵🇭
@luisvega24256 жыл бұрын
Hi my name is luis I have a pair of yellow back in nothing happens any recommendations
@birdnerd6 жыл бұрын
Luis, this could be because of a number of things with your birds. Whats the birds age? Whats their Diets? What temperature are the birds at? Have they had their yearly molt yet and when was it?
@NDesignTM6 жыл бұрын
Hello I'm from Morocco I want to buy Guldian finch
@birdnerd6 жыл бұрын
Sorry N Design, at the moment I don't ship my birds.
@videshsookram53416 жыл бұрын
Or else they’ll have Problem with the feet and is pretty bad