Large cluth of gouldians

[rip64]

7 fledglings will be removed from parents this w/end as hen is sitting on 7 more eggs and dad is fully focused on guarding area around box (they are all eating well) will be her last then till spring.

[Craig52]

I've had 7 fledge and all survive a couple of times but strangely not in the last 5 years or so. No doubt those who've had 8s, 9s and more are also keen fishermen!

Sam, i'm talking about twenty years ago,and yep i am a keen fisherman and yep the big ones always got away.

[Diane]

Got 6 babies in the nest at the moment, can hear them calling from here! The hen is gold star mother, its always her I see in or near the box. She is a keeper.
In the past have had a clutch of 7 from different birds.

[E Orix]

I can remember way back my Father in Law having a pair of Gouldians fledge 9
This was a major thing because keeping Gouldians alive in Melbourne 30 years ago was most difficult.
The Gouldians in those days were wild caught and were very soft or maybe we were expecting too much.
One thing is that the wild birds consistantly had big clutches by todays standards.
I am not sure if it is because the Gouldians of today are totally domesticated and require far less attention to keep the alive
and breed. These days I am impressed if I fledge a 5,mine mostly push out 3.

[Craig52]

I can remember way back my Father in Law having a pair of Gouldians fledge 9
This was a major thing because keeping Gouldians alive in Melbourne 30 years ago was most difficult.
The Gouldians in those days were wild caught and were very soft or maybe we were expecting too much.
One thing is that the wild birds consistantly had big clutches by todays standards.
I am not sure if it is because the Gouldians of today are totally domesticated and require far less attention to keep the alive
and breed. These days I am impressed if I fledge a 5,mine mostly push out 3.

I totally agree David,you took the words right out of my mouth(wasn't that a song) Us old farts no about breeding birds years ago Cheers Craig

[E Orix]

Forgot to add.
Early 70's the wholesale price of Gouldians was $36 doz ex Perth and we used to complain that they put Pictorella is as a filler bird to make up the numbers of the shipment ,they were $24 a dozen From memory the supplier/trapper was named Long