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confirming sex of my alexandrine aprrot baby of 5 months.

by Rohan
(India,Maharashtra,Thane)

At what age approx can one understand the sex of an Alexandrine parrot baby?

Apart from DNA testing is there any other method to confirm the sex of this bird at the early age,even I am aware that at a certain age a male gets a ring which a feamle doesnt?

Can I take a risk of putting my Alex male along with my friend's Indian ringneck femaale in the same breeding box?

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Nov 08, 2011

confirming sex of my alexandrine aprrot baby of 5 months.
by: Linda

If the people you spoke with have much experience with the Alexandrines, then they may be correct in that the 5 month old baby is a male. I do not hve such experience with this type of bird, so do not know.

As for breeding Alexandrine with the Ringneck, I do not think this is a good match. The reason for this is the babies from this breeding will be hybrids, and hybrid breeding is not recommended because of genetics. You may wish to do some research on Hybrid birds because what happens in this type of breeding is a number of "recessive" genes can come together from both birds of different types and produce babies with many weaknesses in their genetic makeup. Simplified, this means babies can have physical and/or mental problems which will probably not show up until later. It can also result in deformed babies as well. So, even if the babies look normal at birth, they may be carrying very damaged genetic material that can be passed onto their young. In other words, keep to what nature intended when breeding birds, and you'll be okay. Never breed birds that are closely related as this will result in many physical and mental abnormalities and is called in-breeding. Each generation of inbred birds or hybrids grows weaker than the last. To have strong birds for the future, breed same to same making sure they are not related as in brothers/sisters, mothers/sons, fathers/daughters or even cousins.

The object of breeding birds is to keep the gene pool clean and pure so we can have them in their natural forms for later on. Whether we are ever able to introduce birds back into the wild or not, we are the keepers of their genetic material when they are bred in captivity. This is a responsibility, and it is recommended that we breed Alexandrine to Alexandrine and Ringneck to Ringneck.

Here is a link to some articles on breeding hybrids and other types of breeding that will help to explain what I cannot here. You'll see that my recommendation is sound and that you need to not breed these different types of birds for many reasons.

http://feistyhome.phpwebhosting.com/genes.htm

Thanks for writing, and keep the ringnecks and Alexandrine's separate as for breeding.

Linda

Nov 08, 2011

thanx linda
by: Anonymous

hey Linda no the bird about whom am talking to put in the aviary with my friend's indian ringneck female is not my 5 months old alex but my 3 years old alex.he is now fully matured and always tries to go near her to which since 2 months shez only showing aggression towards his move........is there any trick or way by which a male and female will get bonded they eat from same plate drink from same bowl but when he approaches her only that time she gets to bite or growl at him...please help me..otherwise my 3 years old alex and my freind's 5 years old india ringneck female are very good friends.

other thing is here in india the local breeders say that the male chick has a big round head his tail is long he has dark red beak and the maroon shoulder patch is dark and all this compared to female is small and light........when i selected my baby from a box there were 5-6 more in that and he said this baby is the only 1 with all the above features so take it it has to be a male and will start getting it's ring around 1 1/2 years.......is that true?????

last thing if at all my alex and irn gets mated is it safe for 2 different breeds of parrots to mate and how will be the results?

Nov 05, 2011

confirming sex of my alexandrine aprrot baby of 5 months.
by: Linda

5 months old is way too young to even be considering breeding. Your bird has to be at least a year or better before this could take place. Do not put this bird in with another bird of any kind and when it is old enough to breed, you have to introduce mates slowly. Quickest way to have dead birds is to shove a strange bird in with aother strange bird. You need to do a lot of study before considering breeding.

The only way to sex a bird this young is DNA testing by an Avian Vet and a lab that does this.

Linda

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