souwaylier
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- Jul 27, 2023
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Hi there bird lovers, I've got a lovebird case I'm struggling with. Maybe you could help?
TL;DR: I'm looking for a solution to pair a lonely lovebird female with sterile male (so they don't have chicks).
My friend has a lovebird she purchased a while ago; it was supposed to be a male, turned out to be a female (after she produced eggs earlier this year).
Charlie is going a bit crazy (mostly gets into loud tantrums at morning times) and we suspect she needs a mate. Not to mention it's a lovebird, so a mate is recommended by default I believe.
I've read some articles that hybrid males are usually sterile, but we're having hard time finding one. This is our best bet so far, if true.
Do you have any tips? One breeder I called mentioned that if we pair Charlie (whom he interpreted as a Fischer) with Masked they shouldn't have chicks, but I'm having hard time believing that (both seem to cross just fine from what I've read).
Thank you in advance, hope you won't find this thread too chaotic or ignorant.
P.S.
Possibly a very important note; are you guys able to determine what type of lovebird Charlie is? We thought it's either a Fischer or Peachface, but she seems to not have specific attributes (like white borders around eyes).
Photo attached.
TL;DR: I'm looking for a solution to pair a lonely lovebird female with sterile male (so they don't have chicks).
My friend has a lovebird she purchased a while ago; it was supposed to be a male, turned out to be a female (after she produced eggs earlier this year).
Charlie is going a bit crazy (mostly gets into loud tantrums at morning times) and we suspect she needs a mate. Not to mention it's a lovebird, so a mate is recommended by default I believe.
I've read some articles that hybrid males are usually sterile, but we're having hard time finding one. This is our best bet so far, if true.
Do you have any tips? One breeder I called mentioned that if we pair Charlie (whom he interpreted as a Fischer) with Masked they shouldn't have chicks, but I'm having hard time believing that (both seem to cross just fine from what I've read).
Thank you in advance, hope you won't find this thread too chaotic or ignorant.
P.S.
Possibly a very important note; are you guys able to determine what type of lovebird Charlie is? We thought it's either a Fischer or Peachface, but she seems to not have specific attributes (like white borders around eyes).
Photo attached.