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my new gouldians

Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 17:44
by shanny2
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

Re: my new gouldians

Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 17:54
by Bgould
Nice birds :clap:

Re: my new gouldians

Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 17:55
by Jayburd
nice :) nice quail too.
I would be careful with those rusty wires Shanny, could get metal poisoning?

Re: my new gouldians

Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 17:58
by shanny2
thanks i might start breeding the black heads soon

Re: my new gouldians

Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 18:06
by Jayburd
cool :) just be careful and try not to cross the head colours (yes I'm a purist with gouldians :P )

Re: my new gouldians

Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 18:32
by shanny2
yeah ok and may i ask why what will happen?

Re: my new gouldians

Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 18:37
by Jayburd
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.

Re: my new gouldians

Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 18:48
by shanny2
ooh i did start with 4 red heads and i lost one the day i got them

Re: my new gouldians

Posted: 11 Jan 2011, 10:43
by shanny2
is the quail a button or king

Re: my new gouldians

Posted: 11 Jan 2011, 11:28
by natamambo
shanny2 wrote:is the quail a button or king
Silver king quail cock (silver is a mutation of the normal brown).