Aussie Finch Forum

I'm relatively new to this mutation (2 seasons) but I've got plenty young now so I can be picky and choosy over which ones I keep and which ones to move on.
What are the good points to look for with this mutation? Should I be trying to get the backs as clean and clear yellow as possible or should I be keeping the freaks that are half green - half yellow, half white breast - half purple breast, half black head - half white etc. I've got both ends of the spectrum covered.

ok theres a couple way u can go some peole like to have a fair bit of green in the back some dont nd just like the clear yellow i like both. with the purple breast ones i beleive these are the lilac breasted which are still sort of new in the Aust yellows if u look at this site u can see the many different styles of Aust yellows http://users.skynet.be/fa398872/engoulm08.htm
soo its sorta upto you in which way you want to go

Hi Matt

In my experience Australian yellows which start off with some green on their backs will lose it all in their second moult, and will then look similar to a European yellow. So for my part I don't think it matters how much green they have in their first year. As for the white/black headeds, these are just the normal black headed birds with the double Australian yellow genes. The amount of black showing differs from bird to bird, but for my part I prefer less black since they otherwise can end up looking pretty muddy and a bit odd if there is too much black. As I say though, that is just my view and I am sure others will differ.

By the way, how is your season going?

Regards

Craig

Thanks for the reply fincher and Craig.

It's been a pretty good season. Haven't done a final count but I've bred somewhere around 70 goulds this year. After discovering a couple of birds from two seperate lines were split for aus yellow, i now have around 60 splits and coloured birds.

I think I will keep a couple of lines going. One with the cleanest yellows I've got and the other with the patchy looking ones.

I would be defineatley trying for a aus yellow bloodline going on the way the few breeders around here hoard their stock and only sell to breeders that will enhance the bloodline , fair enough I spose .

I prefer the clean backed yellows like the european yellow but finding them hard to find, most I have seen for sale have the odd green or brown feather on their backs or tail which to me indicates they have mixed european & austrlain yellow genes.

Is there a difference between the Australian Yellow and the European Yellow? Also is it possible to breed S.F Yellow cocks from the pairing of D.F Yellow cock to Yellow hen? Thanks
Regards Bob

thewaxbill wrote:Is there a difference between the Australian Yellow and the European Yellow? Also is it possible to breed S.F Yellow cocks from the pairing of D.F Yellow cock to Yellow hen? Thanks
Regards Bob

Yes Australian yellow is a separate mutation to the euro yellow ( lots of posts on this forum about the 2 mutations )

and No you cant get single factor cocks from that pairing

misso

Thanks for the reply.
Bob

Australian yellow is an autosomal recessive mutation with a predominantly yellow back (most birds also have some fine green streaking on the upper back/neck area) and a white breast (separate to the white-breasted mutation). The usual black areas of a normal Gouldian are white on AY birds. This mutation was first established by Don Crawford in the very early 1980s from wild phenotype stock which were split to the mutation and is now very well established in Australia.