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WattaBird! Unlocking the Palette: Breeding African Lovebirds for Mesmerizing Mutations!

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WattaBird! Unlocking the Palette: Breeding African Lovebirds for Mesmerizing Mutations! Breeding African Lovebirds to create new mutations can be an exciting and rewarding endeavor for aviculturists. Here are some potential breeding combinations to produce new African Lovebird mutations: Lutino x Lutino: Breeding two lutino African Lovebirds can result in offspring with a higher chance of being lutino, which is a beautiful all-yellow mutation. Lutino x Pied: Crossing a lutino with a pied Lovebird can produce visually striking pied lutinos with patches of yellow and other colors. Turquoise x Blue: Pairing a turquoise Lovebird with a blue one can produce visually appealing turquoise blues, which have a combination of turquoise and blue feathers. Violet x Blue: Breeding a violet Lovebird with a blue Lovebird can result in visually striking violet blues, combining the violet and blue colorations. Opaline x Normal: Crossing an opaline Lovebird with a normal one can produce opaline offspring

WattaBird! Breeding Dark Platinum Opaline African LoveBirds

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WattaBird! Breeding Dark Platinum Opaline African LoveBirds  Here is another project ( Dark Platinum Opaline LoveBird )   that I am trying to replicate.  This is a first of its kind mutation that Tom's LoveBirds Farm  in Riverside California was able to produce.  I'm currently sourcing out the pairing materials for this project. So far, I'm able to see that there are possible material for the Cock, though I need to be very sure about the color shade.  On the other hand, it is challenging to source the Hen since the mutation seems not yet available or may be scarce in the Philippines. In such case, I may have breed to produce the Hen.   You may just come back for the update on this project. I'm hoping that I already have some progress when you come back. "The main objective of WattaBird.com is to promote African LoveBirds Breeding as a hobby, share breeding experiences, tips, techniques, best practices, and most importantly, to promote camaraderie among LoveBirds

WattaBird Gallery! Fisher African LoveBirds

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WattaBird Gallery! Fisher African LoveBirds Just showing some photos of the offspring of my Breeding Programs (Fisher LoveBirds). Fischer African LoveBirds (Pastel) Bulls African LoveBirds (Yellow and White) Fischer African LoveBirds (Olive and Green) "The main objective of wattabird.com is to promote African LoveBirds Breeding as a hobby, share breeding experiences, tips, techniques, best practices, and most importantly, to promote camaraderie among LoveBirds Breeders." - WattaBird.com

WattaBird! Breeding White African LoveBirds

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WattaBird! Breeding White African LoveBirds White LoveBird This project is aimed at producing  White  LoveBirds . In technical terms, these are called  Turquoise Ino  or  Blue Violet Ino  mutations. I got this breeding program from  Tom's LoveBird Farm in Riverside California . I requested from Tom, permission for me to use the information related to his breeding projects, which he willingly gave his approval and I'm very much thankful for his generosity. The  projected offspring  for this project is a  LoveBird (Agapornis Roseicollis), which is  almost all white with a yellow tint on the wings and head .  The rump also will have barely yellow on it. For the rest of this article, I will be addressing this as a  White LoveBird . I'm very much excited about this breeding project, and looking forward to my first White LoveBirds ! OPTION 1:  First  Generation  Pairing: Creamino (Cock) x Blue Violet (Hen) First Generation Projected Offspring: Daughters  

WattaBird! Breeding WhiteHood Opaline African LoveBirds (Pair 2)

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WattaBird! Breeding WhiteHood Opaline African LoveBirds (Pair 2) The objective of this breeding project is also to produce  WhiteHood Opaline Lovebirds . This is my second breeding pair projected to produce WhiteHood Opaline . For this breeding project, the Cock is a   White-Face Blue Split to Opaline   while the Hen is a   White-Face Ino Split to Fallow . Both parents have White-Face lineage, and the Cock is split to Opaline. These are the common denominators used so we can produce a  WhiteHood Opaline LoveBird . The Cock being split Opaline, while the Hen being Non-Opaline will result in the following projections. Breeder Pair:  Cock:  Split Opaline LoveBird  x Hen:  Non-Opaline LoveBird Projected OffSprings: Opaline Genetics 50% Sons are Split to Opaline 50% Sons are Not Split to Opaline 50% Daugthers are Visual Opaline 50% Daugthers are not Opaline Projected OffSprings: Ino Genetics All Sons are Split to Ino All Daughters are non-Ino Project OffSpring: Color Muta

WattaBird! Fisher African LoveBirds

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WattaBird! Fisher African LoveBirds Here are some of my Fischer African LoveBirds Breeding Pairs and  some of the offspring. Picture 1 Proven Breeder Violet Fischer (Back to Back) Picture 2 Proven Breeder Bulls Yellow (C) x Bulls White (H) Picture 3 Proven Breeder Green Fischer (C) x Olive Fischer (H) Picture 4 Proven Breeder Pastel Violet Fischer (Back to Back) Picture 5 Family of Five Parents: Pastel Violet Fischer (Back to Back) Picture 6 Pastel Fischers (Young) Gender: Unknown | Age: 3 Months Parents: Pastel Violet Fischer (Back to Back) Picture 6 Pastel Fischers (Young) Gender: Unknown | Age: 3 Months Parents: Pastel Violet Fischer (Back to Back) Parents in Picture 4 Picture 7 Fischers LoveBirds Albino, Mauve, Olive Fischers Gender: Unknown | Age: 5 Months Albino Fischer Parents: Please see Picture 2 Mauve Fischer Parents: Please see Picture 1 Olive Fischer Parents: Please see

WattaBird GALLERY! Baby Fischer African LoveBirds

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WattaBird GALLERY! Baby Fischer African LoveBirds Baby LoveBirds Agapornis Fischeri / Fischer LoveBirds This is a baby Olive Fischer LoveBird . This is an offspring of my breeder. The Father Cock is a Green Fischer LoveBird, while The Mother Hen is an Olive Fischer LoveBird. These are baby Pied Fischer LoveBirds . This is an offspring of my breeder. The Father Cock is a Bulls White Fischer LoveBird, while The Mother Hen is a Mauve Pied Fischer LoveBird. "The main objective of wattabird.com is to promote African LoveBirds Breeding as a hobby, share breeding experiences, tips, techniques, best practices, and most importantly, to promote camaraderie among LoveBirds Breeders." - WattaBird.com

WattaBird! Breeding Pastel Fischer African LoveBirds

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WattaBird! Breeding Pastel Fischer African LoveBirds The objective if this breeding project is to produce Pastel Fischer LoveBirds . There are several different combinations to produce Pastel Fischers, but for this breeding project, I used two Pastel Violet Fischers .  Breeding Pastel Fischer LoveBird Gallery Here's a family portrait. The Mother Hen is the one in the left-most side.  The Father Cock is the second bird from the right.  Both parents are Pastel Violet Fischers . Here's a photo of my Pastel Violet Fischer Breeder. The one on the left is the Hen. This Breeder has produced three offsprings. Here's one of the offsprings. A Pastel Fischer LoveBird. Here's the second offspring. A Pastel Fischer LoveBird Here's the third offspring. It is a Pastel Albino Fischer.  The feathers are generally white  with some tinge of dark violet (mauve). Here's another family portrait. Taking a group shot for birds is such a tedious task, as you can't give inst

WattaBird! Breeding Bulls African LoveBirds

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WattaBird! Breeding Bulls African LoveBirds The objective of this breeding project is simply to breed the Bulls LoveBirds . The Bulls LoveBirds belong the the Fischer LoveBird group. For this breeding project: The Cock is a Bulls Yellow LoveBird . This bird is yellow with an orange hood and black eyes. The Hen is a Bulls White LoveBird . This bird has white feathers and black eyes. OffSprings:  Yellow Bulls  (This will be the result of this breeding pair) White Bulls  (IF the cock has Split-Blue, then White Bulls will come out of this breeding pair) Please see pictures (Lutino and Albino) at:  http://wattabird.blogspot.com/2010/06/wattabird-gallery-002.html Breeding Bulls LoveBird Gallery This is my Bulls Breeder.  At the top is the Cock which is a Bulls Yellow LoveBird. At the bottom is the Hen which is a Bulls White LoveBird. This is the Hen. It is a Bulls White LoveBird. This is the Cock. It is a Bulls Yellow LoveBird. "The main objective of wattabird.com is