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The
breeding of Curiós and Bicudos
of high quality has basically 3 components:
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Genetic
- Origin of the females;
-
Breeding
Process / Management oriented for
the song;
-
Learning
Process of the Song.
1-
Genetic
We have
preferred male and female that already
have produced good birds or that at
least they should be descendants, ascending,
brothers or sisters of Curios that already
had great results in championships (song
and passion). After long studies and
years of practice in the breeding of
Curio, we had the conclusion: It is
impossible to breed a champion Curio
without a deep research of their genetic
and behavior. In this way we have drawn
a reproduction plan. Several breeders
have obtained to do the genetic map
of all their females, facilitating the
hard choice of the male. However
we have not defined yet which genes
are connected to the voice and the repetition.
Important:
Begin the breeding with the best possible
genetic. In the future you will
have a great lineage defined.
2-
Breeding Process
To
breed the female needs the stimulus
of the male singing and the nest
must be available and nesting material.
They should preferably be kept separate
and not see each other but only
hear each other’s callings
and the male song.
During
the breeding season we have housed
the Curios in special breeding cages.
The Curio female cage measures 18.9
inches in length, 14.2 in height
and 11 in width. The Curio male
cage measures 15 inches in length,
14.2 in height and 11 in width.
The male and females cages have
an opening on both ends laterally.
The
females usually lay 2 eggs (occasionally
3). She will incubate them and take
care of the hatchings all the time
on her own, without needing the
help of the male. Incubation
lasts 12 days from the day the female
start sitting on the eggs (after
she lays the second egg) and the
baby bird will fledge at 12-14 days
after hatching.
The
female hatches from 3 to 5 times
per year.
60%
of the responsibility in the success
of the formation of High Quality
Curió and Bicudo depends
of the BREEDER. The bird begin to
learn his song between third and
the seventeenth day of life.
The 40% remainder divides between
genetic and health.
3-
Learning Process of the Song
Approximately
30 days of age the
babies birds can be separated from their
mother. They
are housed in cages and brought to an
environment where they hear only the
song
desired by the breeder. At this time
that happens between 45 and 90 days
of life the babies birds scratch, in
other words, they develop their syringe.
After
the first whistle the babies birds are
separated and put in the acoustic boxes.
In this
acoustic boxes we play only the song
desired. After this step we accompany
their development until the song is
ready.
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