Breeding Cage - Laraine's Lady Gouldians
A breeding cage is merely an extended version of a regular housing cage with a few exceptions and additions. Use the information here to help you decide what system is best for your own birds, and see how I've set up mine!
Part 4: Gouldian finch breeding - Planet Aviary
Do you colony breed or cage breed them in selected pairs? This question is probably best answered with a pro’s and con’s style response as there is no clear right way or wrong way to breed your Gouldian finches.
Part 6: Paul’s Gouldian finches - The British Gouldian Finch Club
There are x4 double breeding cages that are encased under the lower section of the 8ft x 4ft smaller aviary flight and run the length of it. These cages are used for holding purposes and are especially useful when I have Gouldian finches at different stages of …
Breeding Gouldian Finches
To maximize your breeding opportunities, Gouldians should be bred in single pairs to allow them to focus more on breeding and less on defending territory and competing for resources. If you are unable to provide an individual cage or flight for each …
Gouldian Finches - zebrafinch.com
For several years in the early 1980's I did not keep any Gouldians, but since 1985 I have been breeding a variety of Gouldian Finches. These are bred in individual cages (I did some flight breed from a while but no longer do it). I always encourage the Gouldians to raise their own young, so almost all of the offspring I produce are parent ...
Breeding Finches - the basics please - lady gouldian finch
To start off, putting a pair of finches in a cage and giving them a nest probably won't result with a stellar breeding season. In fact I suggest you put a pair in a nice big cage, provide an enriching environment, diet, and then let the pair have a month or two to bond properly.
Cage and Aviary Finch Breeding\\n - NFSS
Cage breeding of color mutations of Gouldians or Zebras (Poephila guttata) may be preferable to aviary breeding for more predictable results. Aviary breeding may work better for more temperamental species such as the Crimson Pileated, Scaley Crown Weaver (Sporopipes aquamifrons) and many of the small waxbills.
Let The Breeding Begin - lady gouldian finch
Once one or the other of your Gouldians begins the molting period, all breeding ceases. The nest box can be removed until next year. Remember, don't short them of all the same foods that you were providing during their chick rearing days, because it is now their turn to produce a new and beautiful rainbow coat of feathers.
Breeding Gouldians | Laraine's Lady Gouldians
Gouldian finches inhabit an area where they usually breed when adequate grass and seeds of other plants, as well as insects are available...” Matthew M. Vriends, PhD, 1937. Light - Lady Gouldians need 13+ hours of sunlight to trigger their breeding instincts.
Breeding - Grasslands Gouldians
Each of my breeding cages contains second or third cutting grassy hay as bedding and a five inch or larger wooden nest with a round hole entrance and a perch underneath the hole. My best results have come when the nestbox holes are invisible from the cage door opening so that the birds have optimal privacy.
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