Goldfinch mule.

[sambo123 676]

Been looking for a goldie mule cock just as a pet to enjoy listening to it sing and yesterday I went and picked "Him" up.

The lad I bought it off sempt genuine and I asked if it was a cock and he said 100%. He had a cock for sale for 50 quid and a hen for 15. He said they were last years birds.

I asked if it sang and he said yes. 

He grabbed both the birds out the aviary, spun them upside down and blew the feathers and vaguely showed me how to sex them. Wether it was accurate or not I don't know he might have been pulling my leg for all I know. 

Before I left he said to be honest mate it's the wrong time of year really to be buying them as they're going into the moult? I assume he meant they'll not sing then? Again I'm a newbie to this.

Anyway I brought the bird back in a little mule cage that he gave me and I've moved the bird into a larger cage with two perches. The bird is very active,especially when I put the cage outside in the sun, it's eating well, having a bath etc. I know I've only had it a day but if it is male how long do you think it will take to sing and do some not sing at all?

The bird is quite vocal making a number of different sounds and completely different sounding 'chirps' but doesn't sing. Would it be best putting it back in the mule cage with less distractions to encourage it to sing as I've put a bath and some greens etc in the bigger cage and it seems preocupied with those? 

Like I said maybe I've been ripped off but I honestly don't know. 

Anyone got any advice? 

Thanks.

 

[loafer 49]

Get a Goldfinch singing on Youtube see if this encourages it they should be singing now mine are.

 

 

 

 

 

[gnipper 6,626]

Its probably moulting mate. My goldies have all gone mute and falling to bits.

[Bangersanmash 4,039]

13 hours ago, gnipper said:

Its probably moulting mate. My goldies have all gone mute and falling to bits.

It's true would you sing at a hen that's in moult lol. An she'll be same with him. Once it gets to birds moulting out the cock birds won't sing much now till next year normally. You'll get odd note now an then but soon as day light starts to change that's it till the nights get shorter an day time gets longer. Unless you've got your birds on artificial light.