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FIRST AND FOREMOST, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A MALE AND A FEMALE. VERY SIMPLE RIGHT? NOT TOO EASY. THE BEST WAY IS TO dNA OR SERGICAL SEXING. OTHERWISE, PERVIC CHECK THE BIRDS. WHEN THE PERVIC IS VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND POINTY, THAT'S THE MALE. WHEN THE PERVIC IS FAR APART AND A LITTLE DULL, THAT'S THE FEMALE. OF COURSE, IT'S NOT ALWAYS A CLEAR CUT. SOME YOU JUST CAN'T TELL. FOR THOSE, LEAVE THEM ALONE AND CHECK THEM EVERY MONTH. THE PERVIC MIGHT CLOSE DOWN OR OPEN UP. NORMALLY, WHEN ARE READY TO BREED, THE PERVIC BONE FORE THE GIRL IS WIDE OPEN. THE BOYS ARE NORMALLY VERY POINTY AND CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. THE YOUNGER YOUR PAIR UP YOUR LOVEBIRDS, THE MORE SUCESSFUL THAT PAIR WILL BE. JUST REMEMBER, DO NOT GIVE YOUR LOVEBIRDS A NESTBOX UNTIL THEY ARE AT LEAST 10 MONTHS OLD. PLEASE REST THE PAIRS FOR ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AFTER 3 CLUTCHES. OR, IF THEY PRODUCED 10 OR MORE BABIES DURING THE FIRST 2 CLUTCHES. DON'T OVER WORK THEM. YOUR PAIRS WILL LAST A LOT LONGER. ONCE YOU HAVE ENOUGH PAIRS, YOU WILL SEE DIFFERENT COLORS THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE PARENTS. NOW YOU WONDER WHY. WHAT IS GOING ON? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? QUITE EASY, ONE OR BOTH PARENTS HAVE RECESSIVE COLORS. IF YOU WANT TO BREED FOR A SPECIFIC COLORS, YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW THE COLORS WORK WITH LOVEBIRDS. SOME ARE SEX-LINKED, MEANING TO GET MALE FROM THAT COLORS, BOTH MALE AND FEMALE HAVE TO BE THE SAME COLORS. SOME COLORS ARE DOMINATE, MEANING ALL YOU NEED IS ONE BIRD TO GET THAT COLOR MUTATION. SOME ARE CO-DOMINATE. IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, JUST VISIT THE AFRICAN LOVEBIRD SOCIETY . IF YOU NEED MORE BREEDING TIPS PLEASE VISIT PINFARM LOVEBIRDSPINFARM LOVEBIRDS LOCATED IN THAILAND. |

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one of the pairs I am breeding. This pair was pair up since they were
only 3 months old. Right now, they are about 10 months old. They should
be breeding soon. |