My hybrids are fertile

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My hybrids are fertile

Post by MariusStegmann » Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:57 am

I have OC X red-ear waxbill hybrids that in the past just sat on infertile eggs. I nearly fell on my back when I saw the chicks in their nest last week. And yes, the chicks definately belong to them.
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Re: My hybrids are fertile

Post by Fraza » Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:36 pm

MariusStegmann no way !! You have basically created a new species of finch, imagine if there chicks are also fertile
FINCHES I HAVE
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid



PETS IVE HAD
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Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
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Canary’s

My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader


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Re: My hybrids are fertile

Post by Icearstorm » Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:52 pm

MariusStegmann

This is an interesting development... I wonder if the hybrids will breed true or if their offspring will each have a different mixture of traits from each species.

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Post by isobea » Wed Jun 19, 2019 8:56 pm

MariusStegmann - Hi Marius, very interesting! I can't wait to see what they will look like all grown up.
In the 1980s, in Germany, I had canaries and Alario finches produce hybrids (unintentionally). If I remember correctly the females were fertile (a friend of mine convinced me to test them by setting one up with a male canary).
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Re: My hybrids are fertile

Post by Dave » Thu Jun 20, 2019 8:58 am

What is 'OC' ?
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Re: My hybrids are fertile

Post by MariusStegmann » Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:20 pm

Dave Here are a couple of abreviations commonly used in the finch community Dave.
oc = Orange Cheek Waxbill.
cb = Cordon Bleu waxbill
gb = golden breated waxbil
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Re: My hybrids are fertile

Post by Dave » Fri Jun 21, 2019 10:01 am

Thanks.

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Re: My hybrids are fertile

Post by Sheather » Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:47 pm

Most birds within a genus will produce fertile hybrids - in wild settings, this occasionally produces a third species if the hybrid population continues to breed within itself. Update on their appearance when grown!
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Re: My hybrids are fertile

Post by MariusStegmann » Tue Jul 02, 2019 3:26 am

Unfortunately, we had a narsty storm with high winds. The wind caused the roofsheets to bang on the aviaries and lots of my birds abandoned their nests during that night. The hybrids also did it and the chicks unfortunately died.
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Re: My hybrids are fertile

Post by Fraza » Tue Jul 02, 2019 7:48 am

MariusStegmann omg no way that’s such sad news I hope your remaining chicks/birds are ok
FINCHES I HAVE
Bengalese
zebras
Java sparrows
Silver bills
java x beng hybrid



PETS IVE HAD
dogs
Fish
Cocktiel
Doves
Hybrid cherry x Bengalese
Stars
Heck’s
Canary’s

My favourite is COCO my grey pearl society cock been here since the start my flock leader


YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://m.youtube.com/results?q=fraser% ... de101&sm=3

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Re: My hybrids are fertile

Post by Sheather » Tue Jul 02, 2019 4:23 pm

They died, at that stage of development, in just a few hours???
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Re: My hybrids are fertile

Post by MariusStegmann » Sat Jul 20, 2019 6:26 am

Another senario is that the parents abandoned them. I heard that there was going to be a storm with high winds and put a fibreglass sheet on the outside of the aviary to protect the nest from getting flooded. Maybe the parents didn't like it and never sat on them during the night.
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