gnipper 6,466 Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 I'm having another go with the little birds next year, quality over quantity though so only doing a couple of pairs. I've bred mules so now I'm going to try for hybrids. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leegreen 2,169 Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 They look happy enough. What are they? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,466 Posted October 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Goldfinch and linnet. Linnets are notoriously scatty but she is nice and steady so I'm confident she'll nest in a cage. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leegreen 2,169 Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Goldfinch and linnet. Linnets are notoriously scatty but she is nice and steady so I'm confident she'll nest in a cage. Thought so. Is that not still classed as a Mule or because they are closer genetically they are Hybred? Forgive my ignorance I have never kept birds, I just feed the little critters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 2,986 Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Good luck mate , something I never achieved . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,466 Posted October 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Goldfinch and linnet. Linnets are notoriously scatty but she is nice and steady so I'm confident she'll nest in a cage. Thought so. Is that not still classed as a Mule or because they are closer genetically they are Hybred? Forgive my ignorance I have never kept birds, I just feed the little critters. I suppose it is a mule and a canary cross which people call mules are hybrids too. I don't know why one types called a mule and the others are hybrids. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C.green 3,229 Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 I love a good linnet. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slip lead 862 Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Hybrids are two natives. A Mule is a canary x finch.. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meroman 105 Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Good luck with them Gnipper, the goldie usually doesn't come into breeding condition until mid to late may so if you get an early round of blind eggs dont lose faith in the pair. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Best of luck Gnipper, I have a friend who breeds mules for fun and every year tries about 5 different types of hybrids. In a good year he'll succeed once. A few years ago one of his hybrids (I forget the cross) cleaned up in the shows here. It's a hard thing to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,466 Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, Meroman said: Good luck with them Gnipper, the goldie usually doesn't come into breeding condition until mid to late may so if you get an early round of blind eggs dont lose faith in the pair. I know mate, these are getting left together no matter what happens. I've got another couple of cocks for muling with. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slip lead 862 Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 If you use a white hen canary with your goldies, she will have blue/grey mules. If you use a red eye your get white mules. Good luck for the coming season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,466 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 19 minutes ago, slip lead said: If you use a white hen canary with your goldies, she will have blue/grey mules. If you use a red eye your get white mules. Good luck for the coming season. If only it were that easy to breed white mules but thanks anyway mate. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slip lead 862 Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Never easy fella, you just up your chances using red eyes if your into mostly white mules. One at a show in Ireland the other week, full white, the bloke wanted 400 euros for it but it got out of cage and was flying round the show room. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delboy_187 902 Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Native x native = hybrid . Canary x native =mule Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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