more male than female ?

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Lois57
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I have 1 pr of red heads, the male of which is stunning :)
They also do not seem to be interested in each other, :shock:

So anyway, I have the chance to pick up some more males @ $15 ea (from the same breeder I purchased from before.)
Now my question is, should I have an even ratio of male to female or can I go ahead & buy some males only.

It would mean that I only have 1 female!!
But since I am not really fussed about breeding???

Will the males fight over the female?

There is my pair of Zebs in the cage with the goulds and I am trying to keep them from breeding for summer, very hard to do! hahaha
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Lois,

I am no expert but through my experiences I find that having more hens is the way to go, also odd numbers in pairs tend to work best. There will be a dominant male/pair in the colony. Extra hens help with the inevitable occurrence of egg binding during the cold season which goulds tend to breed in meaning late Feb through to September or so in the southern states. After all, extra hens are a bonus. Good luck.

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Lois57
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Well I don't really mind about the breeding side of things, I only have a patio avairy and I just want some more pretties!! lol

I might contact the breeder & see what he says :)
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If your not interested in breeding and you want more birds in a relatively small cage, I would swap the hen for a couple or a few cock birds.

Cheers Ian
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Still early days for the Gouldian season. I wouldn't panic yet. Has the hen's bill turned black yet?
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As a West Ausssie I can tell you that my birds are not breeding. They are just starting to come into condition. And show minor interest in the nests. And that is only a small percent of them. Birds come into condition according to the weather, and the supply of goodies. This very hot weather we have been having, and no rain. Till yesterday. Is not conducive to breeding, generally. If you have a small patio avairy a pair each of Gouldians and Zebs may be the go. Or if you do not care about breeding a trio of male birds of each type.
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Lois57
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Decided to sell the gouldians.

After much reading and talking it over with hubby, decided I'm better off sticking with Zebs :)

Thanks for the imput though ppl :)
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