Aussie Finch Forum

hi there i need some help with a baby gouldian ive got. i am not sure of wat colour it is im not sure if is a yellow back or what . or is it a new mutaion or wat
the parents are white breasted norm back split blue x to the same hen but not sure if it is split for anything else bought it as a split blue
the cock is one i have bred myself
breeding history is 1st nest 1 pos split blue only had 1 baby,
2nd 4 babys 1 blue 3 pos split
then this is the 3rd nest 2 unknown then 2 norms and i think 1 blue back but not sure died when it just had pin feathers
its head is really whitish silver colour
the pic isnt the best but ill try and take some more soon

any help will be great
thanks chris

If i understand what you have said this is the probable offspring using ggf.



12.5% Male >> Unknown (Head) - White (Chest) - Blue (Body)
12.5% Male >> Unknown (Head) - White (Chest) - Green (Body)
25% Male >> Unknown (Head) - White (Chest) - Green / Blue (Body)
12.5% Female >> Unknown (Head) - White (Chest) - Blue (Body)
12.5% Female >> Unknown (Head) - White (Chest) - Green (Body)
25% Female >> Unknown (Head) - White (Chest) - Green / Blue (Body)

Do you have Gouldian Genetic Forcast?
heres one place you can get it.
http://www.myfinch.com/4.html

yes i have the forecaster and the head colour is yellow
but im am still unsure on the one on the left the mustardy colour one i am still unsure wat it is
thanks chris

Hey Chris, did you have any luck in the colour of the baby gouldian

no not yet but have had people comeing up with ideas wat it could be
some have said Aus yellow but it to mustardy
some have said aust yellow dilute
just european yellow and a couple of others but cant remember them
so im still open for sugestions on it hopefully will get some more photos of them in the next couple of days
thansk chris

It will be interesting to see when it molts out, if you get get some more pics and we will have another look.

Greg

hi there well i have taken a new pic and its been fledged for about a week and a half or so now


any more help would be great
thanks chris

Hey Chris might have to wait for a molt, but its very light colour on the head.

Looks like a single factor yellow to me, but if one of the parents aren't yellow then it can't be. There is a recessive dilute mutation apparently but I haven't seen these in the flesh. Make sure you post us a pic after its first moult.

hi chris
it looks looks like it has aus yellow in it or maybe aus dilute wear did you get the hen from did you get the hen?