Hello everyone
I have a pair of nesting Gouldian finches the male looks to be lacking size and has a narrow build. In an adjacent holding flight I have a better male I should have used. If after the current nesting I swap the males around with the better male in the aviary and the poorer male in the holding cage ( this male would be able to be sighted by the hen, would the hen take up to the new male and hopefully breed?
Changing Gouldian mates during breeding season
- Shane Gowland
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Have never attempted to do this, but given that Gouldian pair bonds aren't particularly strong, it may work. Especially since it's so early in the season.
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No idea, as I haven't tried it. But think of it like this. Do you want lots of chicks from an inferior bird. Or the chance of 1 round from each of 2 different cocks the 2nd of which is better?
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I know this is late but I completely agree with garyh. I have had mixed results with swapping partners but if they are bonded and are within hearing proximity they will almost certainly not breed.
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At this early stage of the season there is nothing to lose by trying it to see if the new pairing can click. If you have a clearly better bird to use I would definitely do it. Far better to make every attempt to breed better young than to just turn out more inferior ones - there are already far too many of them around due to unfocussed pairing choices.