Gouldians don’t build great nests, so put some material in the nest to get the parents started. The box is preferred because the finch can’t accidentally catch a toe in the woven straw, and the box is also easier to access. They prefer to nest in a small, covered space, like a wooden nest box or covered basket. Goulds should be at least a year old before they are bred. Some Gouldian pairs do make decent parents, however. You can put plastic eggs beneath the Gouldians as the eggs are removed to be placed with the society finches. Societies are marvelous parents and will be happy to foster other species. People who raise Gouldians usually keep society finches as well to serve as foster parents for eggs and babies. Gouldians are among the most difficult finches to breed successfully because they are not wonderful parents and have a tendency to abandon both eggs and babies, or even refuse to nest at all. They aren’t recommended as first birds because they are delicate and can be overcome in extreme temperatures and are prone to a variety of ailments that a novice bird guardian may not recognize until it may be too late. Gouldians aren’t the easiest finches to keep, being much less hardy than other popular finches, like the zebra finch and society finch. Six years later the species made its way to Europe, and quickly caught on with pet fanciers. The Lady Gouldian finch looks like a handcrafted statuette, with seamless feathering and brilliant, painterly hues. In 1841, English ornithologist, John Gould, named these impressive little birds after his late wife, Lady Elizabeth Gould, and decreed them the most beautiful finch in the world. Approximately one percent of wild individuals have an orange head. There, most Gouldians have a black head, and only a small percentage have a red head. In the wild grasslands of Australia, where they originate, they do not vary as much in color as they do in captivity. For example, the black-headed, the red-headed, and the yellow-headed Gouldian are some of the available types, though some of the other mutations are distinguished in name by body color. It occurs naturally in a variety of striking colors, and is generally differentiated in name by the color of the head. The Gouldian finch, also referred to as the Lady Gouldian finch and the rainbow finch, is prized primarily for its gorgeous plumage.
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