HOW IS 2012 GOUDIANS BREEDING GOING

[TheFinchMan101]

So far so good, out of 6 breeding pairs i have 15+ young on the perch with all birds going back to the nest again. clutches have been very large and success rate very good.

[BOF33]

Hi Nathan,

I think the level of nest inspections is a personal choice....I inspect my boxes twice a week....however I know other breeders who inspect far more than this with no issues (complaints from the birds )...experience and time with your birds will tell you how much is appropriate for you and your birds....generally I back off on inspecting first year birds...sometimes I find they are more nervous and less tolerable to nest inspections....having said that I haven't lost too many nests from inspections, but maybe I've been lucky.

The number of inspections are up to you...but so long as you are doing it often enough to know if eggs are fertile (or not) or to remove dead chicks quickly enough from the box then that is fine....it's balancing this with avoiding the possibility of unsettling the birds.

I also try to inspect my boxes first thing in the morning....(I wake my birds up at 4:30AM and I am normally feeding them at 5AM)...so if I do my inspection at 5AM i find that the hen is normally out of the box having her first feed anyway....if i time it right there is less distrurbance...but I don't stress if this doesn't occur.

Cheers,
Paul

Thanks for your time Paul, thats a great insight and a really great help. I think that the majority of my birds being 1st year pairings, that may be just the case. They are afterall just finding their feet. Ill let you know how the remainder of the season goes...

[gouldianpaul]

Hi All,

Just wondering how others who have started the season off well are going with their 2nd round.

After a good first round I have noticed those pairs that have gone to a 2nd round are producing clutches of 6,7 or 8 fertile eggs....so the season appears to be continuing on strong.

What are other breeders noticing ?

Cheers,
Paul

[ColouredFeathers]

Well paul most of my birds are still on first nests only 4 pair on 2nd nests but you are
right, big clutches of eggs and 90% fertile.I am rapt i got my first Aust/blue fleged nice looking bird
i will post same pics soon,so far i have had the best start to the breeding season for a long time.
cheers flavio

[gomer]

Mine are on their first set of eggs or young only about 8 fledged so far with other young still in nests.Always seems to be a little later here then elsewhere.

[Tiaris]

Still not all first round young out here yet either. 18 young fledged from 4 cluthes so far (3,4,5,& 6), two clutches yet to fledge (4 & 6) and 2 pairs still on eggs. Shaping at this stage as much better than last season by far but anything could happen yet (& probably will).

[wayno.fuller]

Have ended up with 12 healthy youngstres
And some of the older ones parents look like ready to breed again.

[gouldianpaul]

well done Flavio...can't wait to see your pics of the "stronzo back"

[karl]

So far so good, out of 3 breeding pairs i have 9 young on the perch and got 4pairs on egg's

[ColouredFeathers]

Good one paul