Every year, the world of lovebirds experiences shifting trends in mutations, from single to complex combinations. The latest mutations may also be a consideration when completing the collection in your aviary.
Not only will you benefit from the sale of your breeding stock, but it will also keep your aviary up to date with the
mutation trends of the year.
In 2023, several new mutations were registered that attracted attention worldwide. There are aqua, yellowface,
pallid, and sapphire. Some are already undergoing very rapid mutation combinations.
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In this article, I will select lovebird mutations you can grow, multiply, or even transmute to get other variants within one particular mutation.
You should have the 5 lovebirds' color mutations in 2024 and the best crosses.
In the world of lovebirds, to keep up, you have to follow the trend of high-class mutations or the latest mutations
that are still rare, which is good in terms of profit.
However, you can also create trends by combining mutations not commonly done by other breeders outside. Although the
process will take a while, you will benefit in the long run.
The 5 lovebird mutations you should have in
2024 are blue2 fischeri, NSL ino Opaline, Yellowace fischeri, aqua fischeri, and pallid fischeri; let's discuss how to
combine them.
1. Yellowface Fischeri
Yellowface is
the latest mutation from Indonesia. From a business point of view, this is very potential because this phenotype is
still relatively rare. You can immediately buy yellowface green to cross with other high-class mutations such as dun
fallow and bronze fallow.
Also, cross with opaline mutations to get a complete combination and variation in yellowface, which is still limited.
Yellowface is native to Agapornis fischeri, although sometimes there are some hybrids. You can also transmute
yellowface to Agapornis
personatus, Nigrigenis, and Liliana Nyasa for long-term progress.
2. Aqua Fischeri
This mutation was discovered in Indonesia and later exported to the Philippines and other Asian countries. There are two variations of aqua: Aqua Blue1 and Aqua Blue2. Some claim that there is one more variation, Aqua Homozygote, but it is unimportant.
The mutation combinations of aqua are quite complete, most recently I saw a social media upload of the aqua opaline
dun fallow combination at its peak.
You can cross with these high-class mutations, but you can also choose alternatives that are not too many
combinations of aqua with dilute, greywing,
pallid, pale, and others to get more variety and, of course, an advantage in the future.
Another interesting option is transmutation to other sub-species, and this only exists now, even if only hybrids are more inclined towards aqua personatus.
The most extreme option is crossing aqua with the red factor. The red factor is a carrier of a genetic disorder that
completely changes the intensity of red psittacine.
In aqua, there is still red psittacine, although not as intensive
as in the wild type. With this cross, you can expect aqua to have a more intense reddish-orange or dark-orange
phenotype.
3. Pallid fischeri
Pallid is also found in Indonesia; this phenotype is characterized by dilution of the mantle feathers, resembling DF euwing. Some people combine it with melanin mutations such as fallow or pale. That is a silly idea; you will only wash the chicks, and they will get thinner.
Pallids should be crossed with psittacine mutations such as parblue/blue1blue2, aqua, yellowface, and blue1. You can
also cross with opaline, violet factor, and Euwing to complete the combination. The red factor might also be
interesting.
Transmutation is also necessary if you have long-term progress. Until recently, pallid personatus, pallid nigrigenis,
and pallid lilianae nyasa were rare.
4. NSL ino Opaline
This is an old mutation combination, but who wouldn't be enamored by the phenotype of a yellow bird with reddish-orange covering the head. The NSLino Opaline or lutino opaline came back when the aqua mutation appeared.
The NSLino aqua blue1 and Blue2 opaline have unique and exotic color combinations. To get a tight and perfect mask
color on NSLino aqua opaline, you should cross between aqua and NSLino opaline.
For this reason, NSLino Opaline has again become the hunt for breeders to cross with aqua. NSLino Opaline is also the most important part if you have worked with Yellowface Fischeri. You will get a yellowface
NSLino with a perfect mustard yellow mask up to the nape border.
5. Blue2 fischeri
The emergence of the aqua mutation in Agapornis fischeri has changed the established order quite a bit. Blue2 was recognized after a long period of research and breeding tests. It is a blue lovebird that we have known for years but is genetically different from the real blue.
And blue1blue2 (formerly parblue) is a combination of blue1 and blue2.
The combination of blue2 x aqua also produces the phenomenal aqua blue2; there is no other way to produce aqua blue2 without these two mutations. So, you will benefit by having fischeri blue2 in the cage.
Thank you. Have fun creating and imagining new color variations in lovebirds.