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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...
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WattaBird! Breeding Dominant Pied African LoveBirds

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WattaBird! Breeding Dominant Pied African LoveBirds The objective of this breeding project is to produce  Dominant Pied African LoveBirds . For this project, both materials are  Dominant Pied African LoveBirds . This is the Hen. She is a Violet Dominant Pied Hen . Look closely at the dark pied and beautiful pied markings. This is the Cock. He is a Violet Dominant Pied Cock . The pied markings are not as dark as the hen.  This is one of the Offspring ! This is a Mauve Pied African LoveBird . This is the other Offspring . This is also a Mauve Pied African LoveBird . Here's a photo of the Offspring .  Both are Mauve Pied African LoveBirds . "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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WattaBird! WhiteHood Opaline African LoveBirds

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WattaBird!  WhiteHood Opaline African LoveBirds This is a young  WhiteHood Pallid Opaline LoveBird. This photo was taken to show the back side of this   young  WhiteHood Pallid Opaline LoveBird. This is a very good vantage point to see how  beautiful this LoveBird is. Here's another photo of this young  WhiteHood Pallid Opaline LoveBird . Here's another photo of my  White Hood Pallid Opaline LoveBird . The Parents are as follows: Cock: WF  SeaGreen /Opaline / Fallow x  Hen: WF SeaGreen Opaline / Fallow Gender can't be confirmed yet,  though if this  LoveBird becomes a Cock,  then this becomes split to Fallow. This is a young   WhiteHood Dutch Blue Opaline LoveBird. The Parents are as follows: Cock: WF  SeaGreen /Opaline / Fallow x  Hen: WF SeaGreen Opaline / Fallow . This is a WhiteHood Dutch Blue Opaline LoveBird . Here's another photo of my...
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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 camarader...
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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
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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: Creami...
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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 Al...
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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 ...
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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
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