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I received an email from a user of the Breeders Market.
Hello,
My name is alyssa. I am really wanting to breed my white dove with a white or ring-neck dove. I currently have a female and want to buy a male. I am willing to give the interested seller pick of the brood once they’re hatched. My female is an excellent breeder.
Thank you,
Alyssa.
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A study reported at MonstersAndCritics.com states that mothers of baby birds sired by less impressive fathers give the eggs a high level of antioxidants than those of better quality fathers.
This goes against the more popular thinking that the offspring of more impressive male birds would be given a greater chance of development and survival.
This new theory states that the mother tries to make up for her less than perfect reproductive choices by giving them a head start in development.
This could also explain some human reproductions, especially my own beautiful daughter. I always thought she must of got her looks from her mother, but now it seems that it might go a little deeper than I thought…
An interesting article from PhysOrg.com on a study done on the American house finches.
The article states that when the nest is exposed to mites and other parasites, the mother undergoes hormonal changes to alter the birth order of her off spring, to give the more fragile males a greater chance to survive.
Males did more of the development in the egg, thus protecting them from mites and getting them out of the nest quicker.
Could be an interesting discovery for bird breeders and their struggle for parasite control.
An interesting story in the Times (UK) on the fortunes of “Metal Mickey”, a southern ground hornbill in captivity at Birdland, Gloucester.
According to the report, Mickey lost the bottom half of his lower beak mandible in either a fighting or collision accident.
Without intervention, the hornbill would have starved, but staff fitted a stainless steel replacement, and the bird has never looked back.
With proper feeding and lessons, we may see his pop up in a James Bond Movie in the near future.
The Age reports that the Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell will be contributing $3.2 million over two years to saving the orange bellied parrot – including habitat protection, as well as predator control.
The announcements were made on King Island, where the parrot co-exists with the controversial wind turbines – the same turbines that brought the parrot into the news in the Gippsland area in the first place. The Gippsland plant is still waiting on a submission from the developer that will probably include money for the parrot.
There have been no King Island wind turbine related bird fatalities recorded.
Despite the rather tongue in cheek dramas surrounding the orange bellied parrot of late, the plight of the small parrot is a serious one. The orange bellied parrot is reported to number only 200, with only fifty breeding pairs. As The Age states, this is as rare as the Chinese Giant Panda.
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I read a fair few articles around the web, and it makes me a little uneasy when I read some of the American Newspapers online.
There are so many articles and stories describing various breeds of doves – how beautiful they are, how to attract them, and what they look like in flight.
I read a little further. This information is given so that you can easily pick them out and shoot them for sport. I am a little concerned about this, more as a reflection on society than on bird fancying. Is this just an American thing, or do we have a large bird shooting population here in Australia?
I would like to hear from anyone who has an experience in the bird shooting area, and whether or not it happens on such a large scale, or I am just reading the wrong articles.
A report on BirdLife International has given us all reason to continue the support of conservation programs.
A paper studying the effects of conservation on some of the most endangered bird species on the planet has shown that in some cases they have been brought back from the brink of extinction through the conservation programs.
This is good news, but the report also hints at the fact that most cases are rather politically friendly, and do represent only 1.3% of the population. A massive 45% of threatened bird species have deteriorated over the study period.
Habitat distruction, illegal trapping and improper treatment of human societies byproducts are still causing many species to hover on the brink of extinction.
In the end not really a heart warming story, but it does show that if things are done right, conservation is worth the effort.
The American Tri-City News has an interesting article on the American Cowbird and its breeding habits.
The Cowbird (originally attracted to bison, but now to the more common domestic cattle) adapts to its migratory habits by laying its eggs in the nests of other birds, leaving the other species to raise the baby, similar to cuckoo behaviour.
The columnist touches on an interesting point about the changing behaviour of the cowbirds, with some sighting of adults feeding young cowbirds. The theory is that now that cattle are more sedentary, as opposed to the migrating bison, the adult cowbirds no long need to be on the move and can rear their own young.
An interesting topic, and I would be interested if someone knows more about it.
Those that have been following the plight of the orange bellied parrot may rest easy today.
The Herald Sun reports that the proposed wind farm has now been moved to the Colac Region of Victoria. The old Bald Hills project is now moved a little further from the spotlight.
The Colac plant will not effect the orange bellied parrot, although there may be some concern for brolgas…
The Canberra Times has a report on the success of the Canberra Bird Show. The bird show attracted 500 people and a showing of about 800 birds.
Here at the Breeders Market, we would like to not only report on the success of the bird shows around the country, but would love to promote any up and coming events that you would like to share.
If your society or club has a bird sale, bird show or fundraising event, contact us and we will get it posted as soon as we can.
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