is this gouldian, sfy or double factor???

[Misso]

i had to buy this cock bird in order to buy a rh/pb/sfy hen, and i wanted to know if it was sfy or dfy. cause it has the white chest his back is yellow.

i have a feeling he is sfy, but would like others to confirm if this is right or not??





sorry bout the pic quality, had to take it with my phone cause i cant find the cables to connect the camera to the computer!

i think he is sfy cause of the blue band is ment to be more present in sfy, where as the dfy is white ( I THINK? )

Jarryd

[Cheeseman]

SFY mate, double factor wont usually have that much blue around his mask and bib and DF tends to have a stronger yellow back.

[Misso]

thanks Cheeseman!

Jarryd

[Cheeseman]

To expand on my reasoning, I've two links to images that show the supposed visual indicators of the 2 variations.

This is a SF, note the blue/grey around the mask and bib.
http://www.debsbirds.com/images/gould_R ... Ymales.jpg

This is a DF, note the clean white where the blue/grey exists on a SF.
http://www.efinch.com/birdpix4/gouldian/rhyelogould.jpg

Due to any perceived copyright issues, I won't link the images directly.

Cheers.

[Diane]

I would agree too, those links to the pics show the difference very clearly. The DF looks very clean and crisp, where the SF looks softer.

[Mickp]

there are a couple of great photo's here viewtopic.php?f=45&t=2931&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=10 posted by nixity. the difference really stands out

[Cheeseman]

A good thread to read, nixity is the one responsible for my education on the matter.

[Diane]

nixity is the one responsible for my education on the matter

I agree I have read a lot of her posts and with the help of the genetic forecasters I have been able to see more clearly the way things work....still have to look it up both on paper and the net before I post though....

[nixity]

;)

I try.. wait until you see the information I'm getting ready to upload on my website that will really help ID'ing Pastels and SF YellowBlues (Visually Silver SF Yellow Males) at hatching..

[Cando]

Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge with us gouldian breeders. I love the fact that you also use actually photos too....... a picture is worth a thousand words and for those that can't read ;) it's the only way to get it Love your site.