Gouldian colony breeding

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Wirla
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Hi
Setting up an aviary for gouldians as a colony
Could any one recomend the ration of cocks to hens
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elferoz777
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Depends on the size. I usually run 2 to 3 spare hens as some may die. Mire cocks equals more trouble
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Wirla
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thanks
running 4 extra hens at the moment
Which have been showing interest in nests but havent mated wasnt sure if i need a 1 to 1 ratio
Would the cock mate with multiple hens at the same time?
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elferoz777 wrote:Depends on the size. I usually run 2 to 3 spare hens as some may die. Mire cocks equals more trouble
Why is it that hens die so much more frequently than cocks?
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elferoz777
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Egg binding, stress due to laying or other issues....also hens are harder to find most of the time so its typical bad luck that they seem to croak first.
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Seeing Documentaries about birds in the wild, especially about Wrens it was proven that the hen wren had at least mated with 3 different cock birds.
If it works in the wild it work in our Aviaries.
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Wirla wrote:thanks
running 4 extra hens at the moment
Which have been showing interest in nests but havent mated wasnt sure if i need a 1 to 1 ratio
Would the cock mate with multiple hens at the same time?
The rule of thumb has always been an extra cock bird to a colony of gouldians as some hens just won't mate with some cock birds.98% of times gouldians mate in the nest box,how do you know they haven't mated. Craig
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I agree with Craig.
Usually I have a slight excess of cockbirds.
Also I don't find Gouldian hens any more fragile than cockbirds. Look after them and you will get several decent
breeding seasons from them all.
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I work on equal sexs by preference but on the odd occassion a spare bird. The number of birds to size of avairy is the most important consideration but.
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Wirla
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Thanks to every one for there info
My aviary is 3.7m by 1.0m wide by 2.1m high
what would be an ideal number to house
i can also set it up as 3 sections or is it ideal to leave it as one big aviary
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