WattaBird! My African LoveBirds Fischer CHICKS (Gallery)

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WattaBird! My African LoveBirds Fischer CHICKS (Gallery) Just sharing some of my African LoveBirds Fischer Chicks.  These are some of the first batch of offsprings from my African LoveBirds Breeding Pairs.  These photos were taken back in the early days when I was just starting with African LoveBirds breeding. These are African LoveBirds from the Agapornis Fischeri family, also known as eye-ring or African LoveBirds 2 (ALBS2). These photos popped in my Facebook Memories, reminding me of these beautiful African LoveBirds Chicks  that I have in my mini-aviary 12 long years ago! “If You have any questions, suggestions, or topics to discuss, please leave a comment below.” This is a Lutino Fischer Chick  (Parents: Bulls White Fischer Cock x Bulls Yellow Fischer Hen) These are Lutino and Albino Fischer Chicks (same clutch) (Parents: Bulls White Fischer Cock x Bulls Yellow Fischer Hen) This is a Green Fischer Chick (Parents: Green Fischer Cock x Olive Fischer Hen) This is a Green Fischer Chic
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WattaBird! African LoveBirds Breeding Projects

 

African LoveBirds Breeding Projects 



“If You have any questions, suggestions, or topics to discuss, please leave a comment below.”


Consider these points for your African LoveBirds Breeding Projects

1. Know what mutation you want to breed.

Do you want to produce Opaline LoveBirds? Euwing LoveBirds? New mutation?
Or any others reasons you may have for breeding African LoveBirds.

It is very important to know what mutation you want to breed because this will be your basis for getting your breeding pair.

Knowing what mutation you want to breed will keep you guided and focused on the end-results of your African LoveBirds Breeding project.

Else, without any end-result in mind for your African LoveBirds Breeding projects, you will end up with breeding whatever is available and will keep you distracted on whatever mutations come your way.

I am not saying it is a bad thing, but what I am saying is from a personal preference and point of view.

Having an end-result in mind requires me to do further research on the materials I will use for a particular African LoveBirds breeding project.

This way I am guided with the information I have when I start sourcing out for my African LoveBirds Breeding materials.

Sample Breeding Pair: OPALINE (c) x NON-OPALINE (h) 
PARENT: COCK IS OPALINE (DAD)
PARENT: HEN IS NON-OPALINE (MOM)
Offspring: All Sons are SPLIT-OPALINE
Offspring: All Daughters are OPALINE

Please refer to these related articles:  

Understanding the Peach-Faced African LoveBirds Mutation 
Opaline Breeding Chart
INO Breeding Chart
Understanding Split-Opaline


2. Understand the characteristics of the mutation you want to produce.


African LoveBird mutations have different inheritance characteristics.

It is best to understand the inheritance patterns to help you identify what to use for your breeding pair in order to produce your targetted offspring. 

Verify the breeding charts to check what mutations you can use for your breeding pair.

There are a lot of possible pairing combinations that will give you possibly similar results.

This is where the inheritance pattern reference will be very useful for sourcing your breeding materials.

Have this pairing combinations handy to help you make an informed decision.

You can also easily adjust if the exact breeding pair you need is not available.

Please refer to these related articles:  

Recessive Inheritance 
Sex-Linked Inheritance 
Factor



3. Get your African LoveBirds breeding pair from a reputable Breeder or well-known Aviary.

This may be more expensive, but you will be sure that you are getting good quality materials for your African LoveBirds breeding pair.

If you have budget constraints, ask around from Friends, Facebook Group, or from your local African LoveBirds club. They can recommend a good Breeder or Aviary.

"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

 


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