Distinguere alessandrini mutati puri da ibridi con il collare

[cunnein1988]

Scusate se mi intrometto, ma più o meno quanto può valere un soggetto ibrido?

[Sovral]

Santissime parole Luca!
Teoricamente un ibrido non avrebbe alcun valore, nè economico nè protezionistico, dal momento che non sarebbe mai impiegabile in riproduzione (non genererà mai prole pura, neanche dopo molte generazioni) e non rappresenterebbe nessuna delle due specie da cui è stato generato.
Al massimo potrebbe avere un valore affettivo, ma in ogni caso non vedo perché si debba acquistare un ibrido, quando possiamo disporre di bellissimi alessandrini puri e ancestrali.
È il classico soggetto che non terrei nemmeno se mi venisse regalato!
Ovvio che poi c'è sempre chi ci guadagna...

[Sovral]

Per chi fosse interessato all'argomento, ho trovato questo articolo su internet (purtroppo in inglese), in alcuni punti non condivisibile, ma comunque interessante.

Recently there has been a debate, where some people expressed concern in about crossing different species of parrots from the same family. In this article we are talking about the Alexandrine parrot with the Indian ringneck. This has been done for decades and is still continuing. In the wild you will also see the same thing occurring. It's true that you need to be careful about what birds you choose to breed. The offspring need to be carefully selected and only the best offspring are kept for further breeding. These birds have to breed back to the pure species to enhance their colours and size, so that their real characteristics of species are not lost.
You need to be aware that you will breed lots of unwanted offspring in your aviaries. These birds need to be culled to prevent breeding, so the true species of parrot don't get ruined with inferior offspring. Culling birds is not for the faint hearted; however it is necessary if you want to protect the quality of the birds you are breeding.

We have been breeding and establishing our stunning mutations of alexandrines for the past 26 years. This is not a get rich quick scheme. The parrots take three years to mature and then the colour mutation is mated back to a pure, good size Alexandrine. This encourages strong colours, size and characteristics of the Alexandrine parrots.

We are now up to the 7th generation in crossing alexandrines. Some breeders don't understand the time it takes, people believe after they have crossed their birds once that this is a third or fourth generation bird. They might have been breeding for 5 years and skip generations as they start calling the 1st cross already 15/16 or even 31/32. These crosses are impossible to achieve in that time frame.

We have learned a lot during these 26 years of breeding. A lot of obstacles have been faced. We have learned to overcome some of them and are still learning every year. Some problems are infertile eggs, problems with hatching, feather picking of young in the nest, escaped birds, storms and tropical rains.
You really need to be dedicated and look at the end product that you may achieve. The pleasure one gets in seeing a new colour in the offspring must overcome the bad experiences.

I would like to share with you some of the stunning mutations that we have achieved. They don't look like ring necks but have some of the bright shoulder patches and long elegant streamlined bodies.

[cunnein1988]

Grazie mille Sovral... era solo per curiosità

[marino di lorenzo]

guarda di alessandrini lutini c enera uno a reggio l anno scorso. voleva 2000 euro.

[Sovral]

Beh, in caso di un soggetto puro ci sarebbe anche stato...
Ma ho i miei dubbi, le fregature sono sempre sotto l'angolo.