-Determining the age of the breeding ostrich

– Diagnosis of the age of the breeding ostrich

Ostrich chicks begin to change color in their feathers from the age of 14 to 18 months.

The feathers of the male ostrich will turn black and the female will turn gray. This is the first sign of maturity. But it does not mean that it is breeding. Black feathers are also seen. And the female bird also has brown feathers among the gray feathers. These brown feathers are a sign of prenatal that the female at the age of 3 years and the male at the age of 3.5 years completely lost brown feathers and ready They mate and lay eggs.

It is important to note that the female begins to lay eggs from 18 to 24 months of age, but this is still called the pre-reproductive period. .

Males always reach maturity later, so males should be about six months older than females. In general, the age of breeding birds is desirable in females over three years and in males over four years. Before this age, birds are not record birds. Because the sign of a good breeder in a female is one day between laying eggs, and therefore the desired female breeder lays about 80 to 110 eggs during a year.  The male should mate twice a day during the mating season and be responsible for at least two females so that 80 percent of the eggs are fertilized. This will be achieved at the age of 4 years for the male and 3 years for the female. Do not buy a generator instead of a generator.

Also, to determine the age of birds can be determined by the wrinkles of the bird’s legs. The more wrinkles on the legs, the older the age.

Another way is through the bird’s wing nail. At the end of the wing feathers, there is a place where the last nail feather grows, which is hidden under the feathers and grows with the age of the bird. It reaches a size of 1.5 cm.
Another way to determine whether a male bird is ready to mate or not is that the male bird’s penis should make a ninety-degree rotation when defecating. If this rotation is seen, the bird is ready. The male sits on the ground and dances. These are signs of readiness to lay eggs. However, note that the most experienced people are not able to guess the age of birds accurately. and some estimates are made.

The important thing to note is that the female bird lays about 5 to 15 eggs the first year she lays eggs. The second year she lays 20 to 40 eggs and the third year she will reach her record. It can be diagnosed at the age of three years and older when there is a record.

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