Male/female flight for zebras

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Male/female flight for zebras

Post by minori » Sat May 12, 2012 8:04 am

So this is my plan: I have two Prevue flight cages, ideally I would like to put all my males in one and all of my females in the other. All of my chicks are now weaned, 5 of them are 2 months old and 4 of them are about 6 weeks old. Do you guys think this is an OK age to start separating them into male/female flights?
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Re: Male/female flight for zebras

Post by ac12 » Sun May 13, 2012 1:37 am

I keep the juvs together while they are coloring up.
Until I see a male try to mate with his sister, then I move the male.
He gets moved either to the male community cage or on the other side of a divider so he can see but not touch his sister.

In your case I would wait till you have at least 2 males ready to be separated, so the one moved is not alone. Then gradually as you identify the males, separate them from the females.
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