- May 7, 2008
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Hi there,
I have a white chinese and an african - both just under a year old. The white chinese has been laying since last fall (she layed all winter) and the african (much to our surprise - we thought it was a male) began laying a couple of weeks ago. Before the african started laying they stayed together most of the time, but once the african started laying they really seemed to need their own space more.
The odd thing is, just this morning I saw them out in the shallow pond we have for them, trying to mate. First the white chinese was on top (facing forwards and backwards at different times) and was pulling on the africans neck, then the african got on top for a while. The only other time I saw them trying to mate was in the fall and the african was on top - that's why we assumed it was a male.
Is this common in the first year? Are they just confused and trying to get the hang of everything?
Thanks in advance for any comments.
Carol
I have a white chinese and an african - both just under a year old. The white chinese has been laying since last fall (she layed all winter) and the african (much to our surprise - we thought it was a male) began laying a couple of weeks ago. Before the african started laying they stayed together most of the time, but once the african started laying they really seemed to need their own space more.
The odd thing is, just this morning I saw them out in the shallow pond we have for them, trying to mate. First the white chinese was on top (facing forwards and backwards at different times) and was pulling on the africans neck, then the african got on top for a while. The only other time I saw them trying to mate was in the fall and the african was on top - that's why we assumed it was a male.
Is this common in the first year? Are they just confused and trying to get the hang of everything?
Thanks in advance for any comments.
Carol