When I originally set-up my gouldians I did so in an open
flight aviary. I knew many people who kept their birds
this way. The biggest problem with open flight aviary
breeding is the loss of control.
You rarely know who is breeding with whom...which leaves
a great opportunity for inbreeding and clutches that do
not make it for one reason or another.
After years of working with gouldians I have come to the
decision that although the birds are very happy in this
setting it is not the most productive nor favorable to
propagating the species.
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