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Everything here comes out of running a real Bangladesh aviary: how to price from your own records, how to read a COI number, when to pair, and how to stop losing money on birds you priced from memory.

Inbreeding risk · Wright's coefficient
SafeCautionHighDo not pair
First cousins6.25%
Half siblings12.5%
Full siblings25%
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How to price a lovebird chick without guessing

Most breeders price from memory and lose money doing it. Here is the method, step by step, and the mutation floor table you can build from your own sale records.

AS Ayaan Ahmed ShohanKinBird Aviary, Dhaka 2 Sep 2026 11 min read
Genetics

What a COI number actually means for your clutch

COI is a probability, not a verdict. What 6.25% and 12.5% really predict about hatch rate and chick survival.

7 Sep 20269 min read
Genetics

Sex-linked mutations, explained without the jargon

Why a hen can never be split for lutino, and how that single fact lets you sex part of a clutch at feathering.

7 Sep 202610 min read
Selling

Why a pedigree certificate raises what a buyer will pay

A documented bird and an undocumented one are different products. What the paperwork removes from the transaction.

7 Sep 20268 min read
Business

Which of your pairs actually earn, and which just eat

Cage space is the real constraint in a growing aviary. A method for finding the pairs that are not paying for theirs.

7 Sep 20269 min read
Business

How to collect dues without losing the customer

Part payments are normal. Forgotten balances are where aviaries quietly lose money, and the fix belongs at the sale.

7 Sep 20268 min read

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