For the past 14 years we have had Gouldian Finches in our lives. We bred them and learned a lot about them. We used them as a hands on study in genetics in Ravenboy's homeschooling by tracing their recessive and dominant coloring patterns after the chicks had their first molt.
Our very last little finch died this afternoon. As a chick he had caught his foot in the woven nest and twisted his leg very badly. I had a difficult time releasing him from the nest and permanently lost his toenail and was forever lame. He was one of the 4 chicks we named for the Beatles (Paul died as a a chick). We will miss having these sweet colorful little birds in our family.
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