Amadina Gulda

Amadina Gulda (gilded amadin) comes from Northern Australia. They were discovered by the British naturalist John Gould inbeginning of the 19th century. And he called them by his name not because of vanity, but to perpetuate the memory of his wife, Elizabeth Gould, who accompanied him on trips and died a year after returning from Australia.

Amadina Gulda - very colorful birds about 11 cm long (without tail). There are three varieties of guild amadine - Blackheads, redheads and yellowheads. Blackheads are found most often in nature, and yellow-headed ones, on the contrary, are very rare.

Young chicks are painted in a monotonous manner, in a lime color, with colored plumage they acquire in 7-9 months. The females are paler than males. In addition, males, in contrast to females, beautifully sing. But Gould's Amadins are not songbirds like canaries, but decorative, despite a rather melodic voice, they can not be taught to sing.

Amadins Gould was first domesticated in Japan at the beginning of the last century, and now they are already spread all over the world. If you provide amadinam with good care, then They will be able to live 10 years and even more.

But keep in mind that Gould's Amadins are tender birds, demanding of conditions of detention. They need warmth, so The minimum room temperature should be 25 ° C, and during the breeding season - 30 ° C. To maintain normal temperature and humidity, box-type cells are often used, they have three closed sides and a half-closed facade.

This bird needs a cage quite spacious, not less than 60 cm in height and 70-90 cm in length. As for the perches, preference is best given to plastic rubberized, so the likelihood that your pets injure their paws will be minimal.

Required A drinking bowl, water in which it is necessary to change daily. Before pouring a new portion of water, you should thoroughly rinse the water tank in hot water. If you do not do this, mucus, harmful to birds, may form on the sides of the drinking bowl. Amadins Gould very fond of swimming, so every day should be hung in their cage bathing.

Amadins Gould - schooling birds, so it is better to keep not one bird, but several. But if you do not plan to receive offspring, it is better not to plant the opposite-sex birds together, but to buy two males or two females.

If you buy a new bird and want to add it to those already living with you, It takes a month to keep it in quarantine in a separate cage. This is done because many infections haveincubation period, and even if the bird seems healthy, there is a possibility that it is sick and can infect others. If after a month it turns out that the bird is really healthy, you can populate it with the rest. In the quarantine, the bird is fed only a grain mixture.

Feed guild amadine need a grain mixture of red, yellow and white millet. It is preferable to give the birds a shallowmillet of light varieties. Also, Gould's Amadins need a germinated grain, it contains the vitamins and nutrients they need. Still need to give them greens (cabbage, lettuce) and fruits (pears, apples).

If you want to provide your amadina with a balanced diet, you can buy at a pet store ready fodder for exotic birds. They contain several varieties of seeds, as well as the addition of minerals and vitamins. There are additional feeds, they can be added to the feeder along with the main feed.

In addition, in the cell you need to hang mineral stone - Gould's Amadins use it to sharpen the beak. Need birds and in special sea sand, it serves as a source of calcium andmineral salts, improves digestion. It is especially important during the breeding season, as females need calcium for normal shell formation. Both mineral stone and sand are sold in pet stores.

If you are interested in Amadin Gould, and you want to buy yourself a bird, it is best to contact the breeders. So you can be sure that the bird is healthy,besides this, you will not slip an adult bird instead of a young one. You need to buy only a completely transfused bird after the first chick molt (this corresponds to the age of 4-6 months).

Amadina Gulda - very bright and unusual birds. Contain them is not easy, but it's worth it, because not everyone has such funny exotic pets.