Is breeding sibling cockatiels okay?

Answer by  Sakkano (129)

Breeding sibling birds is possible, but in doing so, the breeder needs to be aware of an increased risk of recessive traits and birth defects. However, not all recessive traits are negative, and could possibly lead to interesting color variations or albinism. Negative traits might include an increased chance for cancers, and/or physical deformities.

Answer by  Scott93 (119)

Breeding siblings is never a good idea. It is referred to as inbreeding, and carries with it a greater risk of genetic abnormalities in offspring. Offspring are more likely to show effects such as higher infant mortality, more genetically inherited diseases, impaired immune system functioning, a slower growth rate, and lowered reproductive capacity.

Answer by  HannahTheWitch (45)

I would not recommend it. Breeding closer relatives can cause medical issues and I think Breeding Is sick especialy InBreeding

Answer by  Ashli (251)

Inbreeding any animals has its positives and negatives. The positives include the fact that you will be able to encourage desirable traits in your animals. However, one of the big negatives is that inbreeding will have a much higher risk of producing genetic mutation, due to the higher likelihood of two recessive genes pairing together.

Answer by  Emtb (33)

It's a bad idea to breed siblings because there is a chance that they have the exact same genes, and, as a result, breeding them together can bring about undesirable recessive traits and diseases. There is also a chance that they have none of the same genes and it is perfectly fine to breed them.