gouldian finch with red eyes hatched today!

[cplaza]

I have been breeding goulds for a while. I have never seen a day old baby with red eyes.
Does anybody have seen this?
Can a gould be any other color other than lutino or albino with red eyes?
Thanks

[cplaza]

Here's a pic of the clutch. If you notice carefuly, you'll see the lighter color one.
Its hard to spot. But there are five birds in that nest.

[christie99]

My guess would be lutino, or maybe yellow backed, keep us updated.

[red192]

Why do they look like they are sparkling in the light?

[christie99]

Gouldians have neon blue nodules on their beaks to help the parents feed in the dark cavity of a tree. The one in question doesn't have the black contrast, and in my oppinion, will be a very pretty bird when it colors! I would venture that it is female.


What do the parents look like? This will help us determine what he/she is.

Here are 5 normal chicks at about a month old.

[cplaza]

Well, this is what happened. I have a friend that has an aviary with like five pairs goulds and they laid these six eggs. However, we don't know who are the parents of these chicks. Since they weren't sitting on the eggs, I took them home and gave the eggs to societies.
We think the parents are regular goulds. However we cannot say for sure since themx are all together in the walk in aviary.

Is there any other gouldians that is not albino or lutino with red eyes?

[red192]

Thank you for answering my question. I keep looking at it going,,,WTH! I was very puzzled by it and drawn to it too. That's pretty interesting to know.

[cplaza]

Originally Posted by christie99

My guess would be lutino, or maybe yellow backed, keep us updated.

Have you seen a yellow back with red eyes? I havent. I have been searching all over the web.

[christie99]

I have no expierence with yellow back chicks as my single factor male is refusing to mate with either hen I have, so that is just a guess on my part.

[cplaza]

Here's another picture of them. 3 days old. The lighter olor head has the red eyes.