About the blue/turquise ring round a red heads head

[finchbreeder]

Mother and I just sorted all our gouldians to see what we had between us in Orange head, Red head, Hens, Cocks. And to do some swapping so we both wind up with single head colour pairs, who are unrelated.
Well in the process she caught up the "old" Red headed cock (he's not all that old just the oldest) and the blue ring round his head is Cobolt in comparison to Turquise on all the other cocks we seem to have.
Anyone seen this before? Any suggestions why?
He's definately getting a new young mate and staying.
LML

[Mickp]

if he's staying where's a pic of the old bloke?

[finchbreeder]

Got Mum to take some and will get son to put them up for me when he gets home for the Aussie Day break (lucky local govt employees shuffling work hours and having long weekends).
Don't forget I'm a techno failure.
LML

[finchbreeder]

Well while we were moving the Gouldians from one property to another today we may have answered our own question.
But I need you to check your Goldians and feed back so I know for sure.
"Old" Red headed boy has a cobolt ring round his neck, young Red headed boys have turquise, young Orange headed boy has cobolt.
Is it colour related as we know the "Old" boy is a split Orange? Please check yours and feed back.
Is it because the young Orange is the "Old" boys son? He's staying too and is going to one of the young hens I got from Chris/Fincher.
P.S. Chris you got 6 out of 7 right but still not 100% sure of the sex of the last one.
LML

[finchbreeder]

Here are the pics of the gouldians

Older bird

Younger Bird


What do you guys think?

LML

[finchbreeder]

Please - please - please
Can you go and check your Gouldians and see if the "blue" section on their heads is cobolt or turquise and report back.
I really want to know if this is a possible mutation.
Come on - you know you want to be nice to me.
LML

[Diane]

I have checked my boys and they all seem to be the turquoise.

Edited.....just reread your post about the Old Boy being RH/YH so Im off to check more closely my RH/YH boys

Nothing as deep blue as your boy.

[finchbreeder]

Thanks Diane
He's Mum's actually, we both have Gouldians.
I have the Orange headed son, who is not quite as blue, but more blue than the "normal" unrelated red.
Any one else???????????
LML

[Mickp]

cant help with this. my birds are all breeding so I wont be catching any to look at for a while

[Jayburd]

nup, my bird's turquoise.

Maybe PM crazy Cuban? I hear he has a weird gouldian with interesting blue colouring up ATM.

jay