Blue Gouldian Finch

[TheFinchMan101]

hey guys. im new to this forum and im not 100% sure what im doing right now but i hope its right. im only very new to breeding gouldians and the past few months ive been breeding the australian yellow and has gone fairly successful. but lately i have been really interested in breeding the blue gouldian as well. i just wanted to know how much they would cost, the benifits of breeding them and how common they are particularly in australia. thanks

[Buzzard-1]

I wouldn't recommend breeding blue's until you get some experience up your sleeve. As yet they are still a bit fragile for a beginer. The price of them I would hate for you to loose them and become disheartened

[Jayburd]

agreed though your enthusiasm is enviable
blueies are beautiful birds, though I reckon they can't compare to a normal RH male
they are currently not particularly common in Aus, that is reflected in their price, and the reason is their difficulty in breeding. I must say I can't understand why they are difficult, they are gouldains right??? oh well mine is not to reason why. or is it...

[TheFinchMan101]

thanks for the reply. i was kinda expecting a response similar to that, considering ive only been breeding them for a few months, i will try and post some photos up of my current gouldian finches

[Buzzard-1]

Would love to see your bird pics, Here is a link that may help.viewtopic.php?f=61&t=53" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[TheFinchMan101]

thanks for the link but i had a problem with it loading it said that i was not authorised to read it or something. is there another way i could post photos up

[Diane]

1 more post should solve the problem.
I for one would love to see your gouldians.
Im just starting out with the blues myself and Im champing at the bit for them to get a move on.

[TheFinchMan101]

good luck with the blues, from what ive heard they are hard to look after, is that happening with you

[Buzzard-1]

Sorry about the bum steer , Now you have 5 posts you can access photo's link

[TheFinchMan101]