A bit about me..........
My name is Scott Golden and I have been raising birds for almost 40 years, with my hobby evolving over time. I started out raising pigeons, bantam chickens and ornamental pheasants. About 25 years ago, I bought my first pair of finches, Gouldians, which soon had several clutches of chicks. From that time on, raising finches has been a great passion of mine.
For the past fifteen years or so, I have focused on a group known as Parrot Finches, which are found on numerous islands throughout the Indo-Pacific. Parrot Finches are striking in their beauty and make very good avicultural subjects. They tend to breed rather well, yet always present opportunities for challenge and learning.
From the early 1990's to 2010, I lived in Los Angeles and, later, San Diego. Raising finches in this warm locale had some advantages. Mainly, the birds could be kept outdoors year-round. However, in 2010 I moved back to my home state of Oregon, replacing the crowds, congestion and sunshine with wide open spaces, trees and....lots of rain!
Since 2003, I have been working very hard to establish the Peales parrot finch here in the US. Prior to that time, they were virtually unavailable in this country. Over the years, I have gotten a number of other aviculturalists their start in this rare species and their numbers are growing. In 2012, I also started working with the Blue Faced Parrot Finch known as black-eyed yellows. In coloration, they look like the lutino Blue Faced. However, with the darker eyes, they tend to be a bit hardier than the lutinos. Getting this mutation established in the US is one of my current endeavors.
In the last couple of years, I have begun raising softbills, including several species of Turacos and Tanagers. These birds are primarily fruit-eating and require a bit more patience and upkeep. They are beautiful avicultural subjects, well-deserving of more attention from serious breeders.
My name is Scott Golden and I have been raising birds for almost 40 years, with my hobby evolving over time. I started out raising pigeons, bantam chickens and ornamental pheasants. About 25 years ago, I bought my first pair of finches, Gouldians, which soon had several clutches of chicks. From that time on, raising finches has been a great passion of mine.
For the past fifteen years or so, I have focused on a group known as Parrot Finches, which are found on numerous islands throughout the Indo-Pacific. Parrot Finches are striking in their beauty and make very good avicultural subjects. They tend to breed rather well, yet always present opportunities for challenge and learning.
From the early 1990's to 2010, I lived in Los Angeles and, later, San Diego. Raising finches in this warm locale had some advantages. Mainly, the birds could be kept outdoors year-round. However, in 2010 I moved back to my home state of Oregon, replacing the crowds, congestion and sunshine with wide open spaces, trees and....lots of rain!
Since 2003, I have been working very hard to establish the Peales parrot finch here in the US. Prior to that time, they were virtually unavailable in this country. Over the years, I have gotten a number of other aviculturalists their start in this rare species and their numbers are growing. In 2012, I also started working with the Blue Faced Parrot Finch known as black-eyed yellows. In coloration, they look like the lutino Blue Faced. However, with the darker eyes, they tend to be a bit hardier than the lutinos. Getting this mutation established in the US is one of my current endeavors.
In the last couple of years, I have begun raising softbills, including several species of Turacos and Tanagers. These birds are primarily fruit-eating and require a bit more patience and upkeep. They are beautiful avicultural subjects, well-deserving of more attention from serious breeders.