how big of a problem is it for birds with the same parents but from different clutches to breed? still brother and sister, right?
2007-02-22 14:36:37 · 5 answers · asked by oops 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
Still brother and sister and still inbreeding.
Many breeders inbreed their birds when they have a new / rare / desirable mutations (eg. colour). This helps to gain more genes of the mutation and build up dominance. They do not inbreed too many generations as this causes genetic problems and weak stock. They may also develop health problems.
If you want to just breed these two, it should be fine, but having more genetic diversity is always the better choice in animals.
2007-02-22 14:46:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing to do, if you are going to breed within the same family is to wait about 5 clutches in between parents if you can. If you take a male from one clutch and a female from the next, whatever bad habits they have will be magnified in their babies. Just wait until they are very distant brother and sister.
2007-02-23 05:17:38 · answer #2 · answered by Angela P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If they have already bred, boil the eggs! This is serious inbreeding and leads to all kinds of health problems!
No matter what, if they have the same parents, or even one parent, it is too close. They will share genetic information and that makes the problems show up. That is why you see so many problems in "pure bred" animals.
2007-02-22 14:48:20 · answer #3 · answered by Christie D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are still brother and sister
2007-02-22 15:37:56 · answer #4 · answered by Lori 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a usuall thing in bird "activity".....I have seen it a lot at my job. I work for a bird breeder. Just so you know I am not makin this up.
2007-02-22 14:41:11 · answer #5 · answered by Mark S 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋