have four parakeets from the same parents, not same batch, now two of them are mating, will I get good eggs from this mating .
2006-07-10 13:56:23 · 12 answers · asked by birdlady 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
I breed birds and yes it is possible for a brother and sister to mate. But there can be complications as the babies can have minor to serious birth defects. However, the babies can turn out just normal as well. I have had both occur. It is best for both the parents if you seperate them and prevent them from breeding.
2006-07-10 14:01:16 · answer #1 · answered by ness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, you will not get good parakeets from the mating. Since both birds are from the same mother and father, they contain very similar if not identical DNA. Part of the art of breeding animals is eliminating genetic problems to improve the overall bloodlines of the animals. With these two birds mating, they are much more likely to produce birds with genetic defects since the DNA was not mixed with a dissimilar mate.
2006-07-10 21:02:23 · answer #2 · answered by stouty50 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, just like cats and dogs, birds can breed with their siblings. This doesn't make it right. You need to remove any nesting material from the cage, and/or separate the males from the females. Alternatively, oil the eggs thoroughly with vegetable oil and let them sit on the eggs until they get tired of "parenting". Then separate them and don't let it happen again!
2006-07-10 22:27:44 · answer #3 · answered by sugarpine25 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes..they will mate..its called inbreeding. If you didnt know the same with humans and other animals genetic mutations may occur. It takes a few inbreeding before this happens, but it doesn't mean something wrong WON'T happen the first time.
2006-07-10 21:04:15 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your parakeets can mate, but their progeny (the resultant baby parakeets) will be genetically flawed. It is Darwin's theory of natural selection.
2006-07-10 21:02:17 · answer #5 · answered by chance 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first instinct is say "absolutely not!" If you can't sell the babies or if you don't have unrelated birds to put with the babies then I would put the male offspring with the mother and the female off spring with the father. At least then their babies will have some separation of genetics.
2006-07-10 22:20:53 · answer #6 · answered by sittin tight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are now inbred, they are not going to be as good of quality as ones that weren't inbred.
2006-07-10 21:01:38 · answer #7 · answered by hotmama3712 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do not see why not i used raised birds and they just work fine.
2006-07-10 21:20:56 · answer #8 · answered by vina770 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nnnnnnnnooooooooo.
2006-07-19 13:24:25 · answer #9 · answered by sagar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think so
2006-07-19 08:06:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋