Help please
- Roony47
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My gouldians have 3 eggs that were laid around the 5/2. She had two on this day and went on to have two more. They were going great till I found dad dead in the cage yesterday morning. She had continued to sit on them until this afternoon when she hasn’t been near them for at least two hours that I have been home. Any tips please? Two eggs at least still have heart beats.
- finchbreeder
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Do you have any other Gouldians you can foster them under? Any other finches of any kind you can use as fosters?
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- Tass
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I had a hen whose mate left her for another, she sat on and hatched 2 eggs on her own, raised them on her own and there where a few times i thought she abandoned the eggs.
so if you can foster them good, if not ,she may pull it off on her own , its summer
so if you can foster them good, if not ,she may pull it off on her own , its summer
- FinchGirl
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Welcome Roony47 and I hope your Gouldian situation is now improved.
Gouldians are a bit tougher than they seem. I have one little hen that must run on Energisers as she not only raised a clutch of 5 by herself 2 years back (lost the cock bird to cat disturbance), but now goes around feeding everyone else’s chicks too. Best of luck in your future clutches.
Gouldians are a bit tougher than they seem. I have one little hen that must run on Energisers as she not only raised a clutch of 5 by herself 2 years back (lost the cock bird to cat disturbance), but now goes around feeding everyone else’s chicks too. Best of luck in your future clutches.
- Darkangel1977
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How did it go? Hope it was a good result
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- Darkangel1977
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Sorry to hear that. Finch breeding can be heartbreaking sometimes
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