Rabu, 12 Oktober 2011

Separating Breeding Lovebirds

One thing with lovebirds is you never assume anything, two hens will act like a pair even to the point of mating, I would suggest you have them sexed, either by someone who is an experienced breeder or have them surgically sexed by DNA or an avian vet. The fact they have built a nest means nothing, two hens will also do this and they will even lay eggs and sit on them just for the hell of it ;D, so the first thing is for you to do is determine what sex they actually are then take it from there. The DNA came back as a PAIR, so hopefully they will breed soon. It's funny but one is taller and leaner than the other, I thought that was the male but the stumpy one is the male. We called him George after George Cozstanza. I put leg rings on them for the DNA tests. The male does not mind but the female did not like it at all so I removed it.

  1. Will they wait for spring now or is there a chance that they may breed earlier?I put a new nest log in to try that.
  2. What experience do you guys have about whether they breed a few times a year or just once in spring?
  3. We went to the Nowra bird sale and show last week. It was great.

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