Gulf Coast Finches

When Vicki Taylor sent a couple of pictures of her "Gouldians on The Green Day Diet" this week to one of the Yahoo groups (Feb. 2011), I immediately emailed her asking if I could post the pictures here. With a nod, I did, and it made me think of a few other photos that have appeared on groups or sent to me directly. The commonness of seeing finches and canaries bred on the diet by different people appealed to me, so here we go with a new addition to the website. I will be asking around for more photos and since I don't know everyone using the diet, if you are using it and have some of your birds you'd like to show off, please send photos to me: gulfcoastfinches@yahoo.com

Don't be intimidated by some of the "professional photographers" in the group. A snapshot or two will be fine. We simply want to see healthy subjects with some good color. I know there are more than finches and canaries being fed the diet, so no telling what we eventually may have in the collection.

For people who are new to the diet, and are perhaps results-oriented, this broad picture of what the diet does to help each of us, should be enough incentive to make them consider a healthy diet of greens and egg food, knowing what to expect.

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Vicki Taylor, California

Well known as "audio51" on many groups, Vicki is active in the groups, helping breeders. Here is the photo that started this section.

Gouldian juveniles

Gouldian parents keeping their eyes on the juveniles from the grown-ups' dining area

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Stephani Spruill, Texas

Stephani is specializing in Zebra mutations, and with her husband's help building her a photo box, she masters the moving subjects at their best.

Zebra Phaeo Hen

Zebra Phaeo Male

Zebra BF Male

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Sally Porter, Texas

Sally is working hard to bring up numbers on the dwindling Strawberry finches. Here are some fledglings, out of the nest 5 days and eating on their own.

A healthy 17-day-old Strawberry eating on its own

Early weaning is common on the diet. More Strawberries

Rhonda Russell, Colorado

Although she breeds some favorite Zebras, Canaries seem to beRhonda's forte.

Before the Fact(or)

Red Factor Canary Hen and offspring

A fledgling, eating and bathing on its own

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Mary Ann Boehm, Maryland

"The diet really works," Mary Ann tells us. "Their feathers have a great sheen to them."

Red Head Gouldian

Black Head Gouldian

Red Head Gouldian