Worlds First Ever ALL RED African Grey!

How the Red African Grey was bred.

By breeder Hennie Diedericks

In the late ninety's a lot of African Greys were imported by Jaco Bosman, at that time the biggest exporter and importer in South Africa. All birds with red feathers were taken to Vonk van Antwerpen who then selected the ones he thought carried the red genes.  He then bred these birds to one another and came up with some birds with red feathering.

Some of the birds had just a few red feathers, which he called 'Single Factor'

One thing to remember is the  challenges a mutation breeder of African Grey’s faces. The birds take a long time to reach maturity before they can be paired up for breeding. It will often take up to three or more years before an African Grey can be paired.

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