Aussie Finch Forum

only me and a mate breeding blues down hear their is a couple of people i know of in perth breeding them .

You having much success with the blues brad??

do you breed blue to blue? or blue to split, and split to split????

it would be good to see some pics

Jarryd

i breed most of mine blue to split blue also do a couple of pairs of split 2 split and blue 2 normal 2 out cross.
i leave the young in avairy till coloured up, you need draft free well protected aviarys
iam just building new ones for some of my blues for winter
i would not breed blue 2 blue they need to be stronger before you can do that like the australian yellows when they first started now that mutation is strong so you can breed them colour 2 colour i think blues are a few years of that.
brad

I hope your right Brad, it would be great to establish long living healthy blue gouldians!!!! whats the oldest blue you have had? i hear they are lucky to reach 2 years old. do you feed your blues anything diff to your normals ???

it would be kool to see some pics of your blues and new avairies when finished.

Jarryd

brad359 wrote:i breed most of mine blue to split blue also do a couple of pairs of split 2 split and blue 2 normal 2 out cross.
i leave the young in avairy till coloured up, you need draft free well protected aviarys
iam just building new ones for some of my blues for winter
i would not breed blue 2 blue they need to be stronger before you can do that like the australian yellows when they first started now that mutation is strong so you can breed them colour 2 colour i think blues are a few years of that.
brad

oldest i have had was roughly 4 know of a silver living to 5. the problem with blues you have to know the conditions they wear breed in and keeped in and slow get them used of your set up . but they can still fall over for no aparent reason worst period is first molt but are getting better.
i feed all my finches the same .
like when buying any bird the cheapest is not always the best have brought so called bargins but died two weeks later and have brought fostered blues that parent reared great after 1st clutch .
they can be very frustrating but also very rewarding.
brad

Going for a week long holiday to Perth in march!!!!

leave tue 8th arrive home 15th.

staying with my cousins in NorthLake, def planning on seeing a few more things around perth compared with my short trip in 09.

any bird sales, meetings going on in perth during that time?

Jarryd

From the list that I have I cant find any shows or sales Hopefully the WA locals will pitch in with any details about meetings.

Half your luck Misso , Hope you have a great time again.