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sefton New user 31 Posts |
Following the death of it's mate, my female dove has successfully bred with one of its offspring. The resulting chick seems o.k and is now almost fully grown. However, is such inbreeding safe, or am I likely to finish up with something out of "Deliverance"?
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Sam Tabar Inner circle Austin, Texas 1050 Posts |
PM Bob Sanders regarding this. He's a member of this Café. He might be able to help you.
"Knowledge comes from finding the answers, but understanding what the answers mean is what brings wisdom." - Anonymous
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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 4849 Posts |
Sefton, it's a chance you take. I've heard horror stories although fortunately, I never had any of them happen to me. Things like deformity are the usual results if it's going to happen. Several of my birds are results of inbreeding, not done on purpose, and they are my best performers.
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Bob Sanders Grammar Supervisor Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama 20504 Posts |
Sefton,
I wish I could say it's rare. But I doubt it. It simply does happen and the doves don't appear to know the difference. The only problem for doves I have ever had any reason to believe came from this is hemophilia and I have no proof of that. Given a choice, find an unrelated mate. Either way, it looks like you get doves! Good Luck! Bob Magic By Sander |
sefton New user 31 Posts |
Dave, Bob.
Many thanks for your comments. Once the chick could fend for itself I moved it and the offending male out to separate cages and introduced a different mate. So far, there has been lots of "Foreplay" but no real "Action" so to speak! Perhaps it is early days. Thanks again, B.Sefton. |
Jimeuax Regular user 199 Posts |
Chicken breeders (Show chickens) routinely inbreed stock to get particular feather patterns and body types. Some farms haven't had new stock in them for 30 years. Its kind of weird, huh? Doves may be the same, I don't know--------Jimeuax
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rhinomax Regular user 188 Posts |
My doves have inbred with disasterous consequence one dove was born with a deformation this bird had to be removed from the aviary asthe other birds would hurt it it never flew and died within a year
NEVER UNDER ESTIMATE THE POWER OF THE FEW TO CHANGE THE WORLD "THATS USUALY HOW IT WORKS" MARGRET MEAD
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