| Title: | Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN! |
| Notice: | INTROS 6.X / FOR SALE 13.X / Buying a Bird 900.* |
| Moderator: | VIDEO::PULSIFER |
| Created: | Mon Oct 10 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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Does anyone know about Cherryhead (red masked) conures?? We purchased
2 - male and female - 7 months old. The owner said they were 7
months old - and could start breeding in about 3 or 4 months. I
haven't been able to find out much about this particular conure.
Any information would be much appreciated!!
Thanks in advance.
Dora
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| 547.1 | Add some patience to this recipe.... | CLOSET::COMPTON | Linda DTN381-0687 ZKO1-2/C21 | Thu Jun 06 1991 14:35 | 11 |
Hi Dora,
That sounds awfully young to breed these....better to wait at least a
couple of years. The young hen might get eggbound unless you are
exceptionally diligent about calcium supplements before breeding and
get a calcium level blood test done at an avian vets to be sure before
you set them up to breed. The young male might exhaust himself and
reduce his growth rate because of having to feed the hen while she
incubated eggs and then feeding her and chicks. Can you wait awhile?
Linda
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| 547.2 | Thanks!!! | CSOA1::DIRRMAN | Mon Jun 10 1991 13:10 | 12 | |
Linda,
Thanks for the info - Yes we can wait - I am not in a hurry. I
was thinking about seperating them for awhile so we could work
with them. They are not very tame - and are difficult to work
with when together.
Thanks again!
Dora
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