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 White African LoveBirds

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 will be Creamino split to Turquoise Ino
  • All black-eyed chicks will be Male that are split to Creamino and Turquoise Ino
From the above First Generation Offspring, take a Cock and use for the next pairing.

How White the Offspring will really be, will depend on color of the face of the parents. The more white the faces are, the more white the offspring will be.


OPTION 2:

First Generation Pairing: Blue Violet (Cock) x Creamino (Hen)

First Generation Projected Offspring: 
  • All Male Offspring will be split to Turquoise Ino
From the above First Generation Offspring, take a Cock and use for the next pairing.

How White the Offspring will really be, will depend on color of the Head of the parents. The more white the heads are, the more white the offspring will be. 

STATUS: 

Still sourcing for the Blue Violet LoveBird Cock

Creamino Hen LoveBird is already available and being conditioned for this breeding project. 

I initially thought I got the Cock, but apparently, upon consultation with Tom, I actually got a Cobalt and not the required Blue Violet LoveBird.


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Breeding White LoveBirds Gallery


This is the projected offspring, a White LoveBird.
Photo courtesy of Tom's LoveBird Farm in RiverSide California.


Here's another photo of a White LoveBird.
This is also known as the Turquoise Ino LoveBird.
Photo courtesy of Tom's LoveBird Farm in RiverSide California.


Here's my Creamino Hen LoveBird in waiting.
She is currently being conditioned for this project.

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Found out that the cock I got was 
not a Blue Violet LoveBird, but a Cobalt!


Wrong Mutation! 

This is not a
Blue Violet LoveBird, but rather a Cobalt!
It is important to get the correct pairing mutations,
otherwise, the offspring will be different and will not be as what is expected.

Now back to sourcing for the Cock!

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Please come back for the updates on this project.


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Comments

  1. I have been breeding white (snow white) lovebirds for the last 3 years. It started by accident and i now have 6 pairs. They mix and match with yellow or green mates.
    Muriel. Cape Town. South Africa.

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  2. Hey thanks a lot for the info i am a beginner

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  3. after First Generation Offsprings, take a Cock and use for the next pairing. next pairing with which bird

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  4. If i have a turquoise Ino bird? what should i pair it with to get turquoise ino offsprings?

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  5. How to produce a df violet peach using green violet bird

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  6. Very Interesting...I was gifted a Creamino, Opaline (cobalt), Lutino (rd eyed) male. The only way to know--of course, whether Male or Female is to get a genetic test. However, we are 90% sure it is a male, as my husband is the Chief Ornithologist in the UK, and after observing our Magnus's behavior.) He has been banded...at birth, as it is a solid band--also the band itself is 'luminescent', looks like the ring was sprayed in opal, and of course..it is in Asian, just like his previous owner was when she absolutely had to give him up, as she needed to return to Asia for an emergency, and she had to find him a home.
    When we discovered how rare he was, especially the fact that we found pictures that looked like him were far and few, and especially being a Lutino as well..we found limited info on him.

    If anyone can tell me more--especially this project--I would be very interested in our little spitfire Magnus. Again, his feathers are white, and pale yellow. He has a tuft of 'ginger' feathers on his vents, and interesting cheeks coming in. I was told he was just over a year old, and we have had him for 6 months now.Any input would be appreciated.(I will be following this blog to see...
    Cheers! Sadie Rae

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  8. Very Interesting...I was gifted a Creamino, Opaline (cobalt), Lutino (rd eyed) male. The only way to know--of course, whether Male or Female is to get a genetic test. However, we are 90% sure it is a male, as my husband is the Chief Ornithologist in the UK, and after observing our Magnus's behavior.) He has been banded...at birth, as it is a solid band--also the band itself is 'luminescent', looks like the ring was sprayed in opal, and of course..it is in Asian, just like his previous owner was when she absolutely had to give him up, as she needed to return to Asia for an emergency, and she had to find him a home.
    When we discovered how rare he was, especially the fact that we found pictures that looked like him were far and few, and especially being a Lutino as well..we found limited info on him.

    If anyone can tell me more--especially this project--I would be very interested in our little spitfire Magnus. Again, his feathers are white, and pale yellow. He has a tuft of 'ginger' feathers on his vents, and interesting cheeks coming in. I was told he was just over a year old, and we have had him for 6 months now.Any input would be appreciated.(I will be following this blog to see...
    Cheers! Sadie Rae

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