Yellow Gouldians

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cranberry
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I have posted before how I have been getting mystery yellow babies in my aviary of 7 pairs of Gouldians. Of those, 10 are normal and 4 are yellow (possibly a combo of Sex linked yellow and Aus Yellow). Anyway, it's happened again! I have found a pair of yellow babies in a nest to a pair of normal parents. This makes it 3 different pairs of normals to have yellow offspring. Now either 1 of my yellow males is having fun with 3 different hens or my normals are disguising yellow (which I doubt). These yellows look a bit darker though. The wings already look a golden/brown colour, not creamy white like my other yellow babies. Anyway, time will tell what they will look like when they fledge. This is half the fun hey!
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TheFinchMan101
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Its odd hey?? Youll have to post some photos of them once they fledge. :D :D
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POLAR GOULDIANS
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Hi Cran,
from your description it is likely that they will both be single factor males.
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gouldianpaul
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hI cranberry...i agree with polar gouldian...sounds like you have some PB single factor males in your flock...can you post a pic of one of these males that have yellow babies in the nest...cheers, Paul
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okiebirds
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So what is the difference in a yellow and a aus yellow? Could someone post a photo showing the difference?
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