It is a well known fact that the Eastern Indigo has fertility problems. I was analyzing the facts and here is where I ended up. Possible problems is #1 lack of vitamins in diet. Number 2 lack of genetics and number 3 lack of hormone production in either males or females. My hunch is that it is a hormone issue. Vitamins may be a contributing factor to hormones but I stumbles across one of my stray thoughts so here it goes! What if you were to feed all female mice, rats, quail etc… to your female Indigo’s? What if you were to feed all male mice, rats, quail etc… to your male Indigo’s. In falcons you can alter molting by giving a mega dose of testis from prey items to either male or female Falcons, Fact. It was brought to my attention that pregnant prey items may signal plenty of food to the female Indigo for the survival of her hatchlings. Can selective feeding boost the hormones production in your breeding female or male Indigo’s? If you were to focus on Hormone production there is environmental triggers such as light cycle, pressure drops when storms hit, temperature fluctuations and circadian rhythm “their natural yearly cycle.” Are there Hormone fluctuations based DIET whether it be vitamins or actual hormone transfer from the prey item? I guess I now have one more thing to experiment with, LOL. The last thought is the rogue vitamin. If you Google vitamin D or natural sun it comes up listed as a Hormone. Comments are appreciated.
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