my new gouldians

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shanny2
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here are some photos
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my new quail
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black and red heads
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i hoped you like them
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Bgould
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Nice birds :clap:
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Jayburd
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nice :) nice quail too.
I would be careful with those rusty wires Shanny, could get metal poisoning?
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shanny2
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thanks i might start breeding the black heads soon
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cool :) just be careful and try not to cross the head colours (yes I'm a purist with gouldians :P )
Julian

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shanny2
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yeah ok and may i ask why what will happen?
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you get splits and the head colours genetically get all mixed up - I doubt if there's a pure head colour gouldian in captivity out there today. SOMEWHERE through the decades they've likely been crossed with another colour.
I like predictability, and I like to know what I'm buying. If I get what's advertised as a "pure" red head pair I don't what black-face young.
Julian

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shanny2
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ooh i did start with 4 red heads and i lost one the day i got them
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shanny2
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is the quail a button or king
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shanny2 wrote:is the quail a button or king
Silver king quail cock (silver is a mutation of the normal brown).
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