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Birdy43
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Joined: 10 Mar 2017, 10:00
Location: Goolwa SA

Have had 33 fledge from 4 breeding pairs, with another nest with week old chicks.
Nice to get 5 blues to the perch, hopefully all make it through to the moult.
Bred 3 blues last season, but sadly lost 2 of them earlier this year - my one blue hen still good, though didn't pair with anyone this season.
Also my Painted finches appear to be on the nest - first time breeding for this pair and me.
Pretty happy with this season
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Shane Gowland
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Birdy43 wrote: 31 Jul 2018, 22:28 Have had 33 fledge from 4 breeding pairs, with another nest with week old chicks.
Nice to get 5 blues to the perch, hopefully all make it through to the moult.
Bred 3 blues last season, but sadly lost 2 of them earlier this year - my one blue hen still good, though didn't pair with anyone this season.
Also my Painted finches appear to be on the nest - first time breeding for this pair and me.
Pretty happy with this season
That's a great effort. Shame about the blues, hope they do better for you going forward. Be great to see their availability in SA improve.
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mikes
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Joined: 16 Nov 2013, 11:38
Location: Ipswich Qld

I live in Ipswich, QLD and have had another good season. I specialise in maintaining a stock of normal gouldians rather than mutations and have about 140 - 150 birds all up. I've started removing breeding boxes as fledglings come out to stop them breeding as the aviaries have become overstocked. I'll need to sell a lot of birds before I can ever put nests back in next season.
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vettepilot_6
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Out of 3 cracking looking pairs of pure normals. ...ended couple dozen young...so will hopefully be adding a few more great birds for next season. ..
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