Gouldian ?

17 Jan 2013, 15:27

I have a couple of gouldians in my flock that have white heads. Are they a specific type ??
I have added a pic of the 2 & a pied I breed last year, it has a white head with a streak of red in it.
I'm not up with mutations.

My white head 1.jpg

17 Jan 2013, 15:54

il give it a go, BH-YTB/PB/SFY

17 Jan 2013, 18:10

Misso is right, it's a BH which loses the black when it's Euro Yellow. However it's not SF or it would be light green, it's DF. and yes, it has a yellow beak which means its also genetically a yellow head being masked by the BH.

17 Jan 2013, 18:18

natamambo wrote:Misso is right, it's a BH which loses the black when it's Euro Yellow. However it's not SF or it would be light green, it's DF. and yes, it has a yellow beak which means its also genetically a yellow head being masked by the BH.

it would be light green if its a male, but this is a female, so it is SFY

17 Jan 2013, 19:23

Very interesting bird loz,but to me it looks more like a half sider,not in sex but colour if that is possible,it seems to have black on one one side of its face with red on the other and most of the yellow is on its RHS. Craig

17 Jan 2013, 19:27

could the yellow hens you have be aus recessive dilutes?

il post a pick of a bird that looks very similar to your ( Pied ) gouldians, does your bird have a grey chin??

brb, off to ask owner to allow me to post photo of pied on here.

misso

17 Jan 2013, 20:10

sorry about the sml pic, this bird also has red and yellow feathers in the head, yellow markings thru the back and white markings on the tail feathers.

what colour were the parents loz?

misso

17 Jan 2013, 20:19

The one you has posted is a beauty Misso. Loz any chance of a front on of your pied? Have not seen anything like it and like to look from all angles. The 1st pic is indeed a Black headed sex linked Euro Yellow.
LML

17 Jan 2013, 23:16

Misso wrote:
natamambo wrote:Misso is right, it's a BH which loses the black when it's Euro Yellow. However it's not SF or it would be light green, it's DF. and yes, it has a yellow beak which means its also genetically a yellow head being masked by the BH.
it would be light green if its a male, but this is a female, so it is SFY

Time to recalibrate my iPad screen

. Looked too bright on belly so figured it was a cock.

17 Jan 2013, 23:21

crocnshas wrote:Very interesting bird loz,but to me it looks more like a half sider,not in sex but colour if that is possible,it seems to have black on one one side of its face with red on the other and most of the yellow is on its RHS. Craig

As head colour is sex linked, it could well be a half sider, that would also explain the yellow. Female "portion" of bird BH EY and male "portion" RH SFEY.