Like most pets, it isn’t too expensive to get started with finches. What is important is to buy the right gear: The cage, the food, and other accessories can make or break your experience with Gouldians. Let’s take a look at what you need to get started. Cage Many people start out with a cage…
What to expect Many people breed their birds without having a clue what baby Gouldian finches are like, or how to care for them. So then they have these naked, squirmy things– with strange dots on their mouths, no less — and they’re clueless. ???? Here I’ll try to give a nice overview to help answer…
A lot of first-time Gouldian parents are disconcerted when they see the mouth markings, or nodules besides their babies’ mouths. “should I scrape them off?” “What are they??” “Do they hurt?” Mouth markings are simply nature’s way of taking care of the flock. If you look at other Estrildids’ mouth markings, theirs look weird too, although each…
From Part 1: When keeping animals, it’s always a question whether we’re going to follow the “in the wild” habitat as closely as possible, or are we going to do our own thing. After all, they are already being held in an artificial environment – so why not change it up to suit ourselves. Let’s…
…and whether we’re going to follow them When keeping animals, it’s always a question whether we’re going to follow the “in the wild” habitat as closely as possible, or are we going to do our own thing. After all, they are already being held in an artificial environment – so why not change it up…
So you’re taking home some of our birds. Congratulations! A few tips to make a smooth transition for your Gouldians… These birds have been indoors so if you are putting them outside please take time to acclimate them. Birds that are flapping their wings or panting are way over hot and may die. Please make…
Finches are often an impulse buy at the pet store. I don’t blame you if you bought some this way. What’s not to like? They’re bright, pretty, intelligent, and curious. We fall for them easily. But some people say Gouldians are not beginner birds…. What the Pet Store Probably Told You… Gouldian finches are only…
You may have purchased your Gouldian finches thinking that you could put them in the same cage as your other birds. You may have hookbills, finches, or a combination. You may have an aviary, and you’re thinking that’d be an awesome place for a few Goulds. But Lady Gouldian finches are very calm, quiet birds…