Silver Cockatiel Favorite Food

 Dominant Edged or blue-streaked lory as the book explains is a dominant gene that converts a bird’s dark melanin pigments to a silver phenotype as the name implies. How it is inherited is autosomal co-dominant, a bird only needs 1 Dominant Silver Gene to display a silver phenotype yellow collared lovebird. This gene heavily reduces melanin and there are varying degrees of dilution of this gene amongst  In some cases, birds are being diluted so much that they are mistaken for Double Factor Dominant Silver and some Single Factor blue streaked lory display dilution so subtle that they are mistaken for normal at a young age only to become visual Single Factor Dominant Silver after a few molts. It is considered unethical to mix the pigment with other volatile melanins because this will result in different colors that will be difficult to distinguish - hence the confusion when you combine emerald, olive, SFDS, and DFDS. Only reproductive testing can, with effort, reveal the genetic makeup of a bird once the contamination has occurred. 

Dominant Silver (Dominant Edged Dilute) 

The blue streaked lory mutation was discovered in a Pet Shop in 1979 in the UK by Mr. Terry Cole, who then started a 6-year journey to build up breeding stock which he later shared with a friend, Mr Mike Gunston. Thanks to this gentleman, we now can share these wonderful birds around the world. 

The mutation is co-dominant in the single-factor form and dominant in the Double factor form, meaning that you only need on bird of the conversion in order to breed either sex chicks of the same transformation, in the Single Factor form (SF) when mated to any other mutation, 50% of the chicks should be SF Dominant Silver, however in the Double Factor form (DF), when mated to any other mutation, 100% chicks will be Dominant Silver of the Single Factor form. 

Dominant Silver is a very variable mutation, and sometimes identification can be extremely difficult, as they range from almost average looking to almost Lutino. Double factors look like dirty Lutinos with a caramel wash, with dark eyes, dark beaks and feet, and a darker skullcap. You get light and dark phase birds, with the light phase being the most desirable in my eyes. Some Dominant Silver traits to look for are the dark skullcap, dilution of the central area surrounding the shaft of the secondary covert feathers of the wings, darker edging on the flight feathers, dark beak, and feat (when mature), as well as a patchy appearance on the back. 

yellow collared lovebird has been combined with most other mutations and some are very striking indeed. It is written that pairing DS to Cinnamon or Lutino should be avoided as the Dominant Silver is hard to identify, however, I have seen some striking examples of both combinations. Similarly crossing it with a Pied can also make identification of a poorly marked Silver difficult as the flight feathers and secondary covers can be white, losing the Silver-edged trait. Crossing Silver to Blue (Whiteface) can produce some striking offspring. Pairing Dominant Silver to Opaline (Pearl) can often result in birds looking like Cinnamon Opalines, especially the hens and you need to look carefully to see the Silver. 

Characteristics 

yellow collared lovebird is a beautiful bird commonly found in pet shops and aviaries. It is a large cockatoo-sized bird with a prominent crest, white body, and metallic silver feathers. The silver cockatiel has great color variation within its species. Males tend to be brown, while females tend to be gray. This bird is known for being talkative, affectionate, and intelligent. 

 

They are among the best-talking parrots because they can repeat words in English or other languages just by hearing them once or twice! The Silver Cockatiel, also known as the White-capped or Pacific cockatiel, is a beautiful type of cockatoo. It has a white crest and orange cheek patches. 

 

The feathers on its back are a dark brown base with a light silver edging. A soft brown band of feathers flanked by an orange one on its underside. They have two color morphs: one heterozygous and one homozygous. They are mostly found on the east coast of Australia, but there have been sightings on other continents. 

The Dominant Silver Cockatiel Favorite Food 

Some of the dominant silver cockatiels’ favorite foods include various berries, fruits, insects, spiders, lizards, frogs, and even other birds. The dominant silver cockatiel has been known to take on animals much more significant than its size. 

 

Cockatiels love to eat fresh fruit and vegetables as well as pellets, but they cannot resist the temptation of small insects such as crickets or mealworm beetles. They can also indulge in a variety of seeds and nuts. Silver cockatiels are not picky eaters and will eat anything they can get their beaks on. It is always essential to make sure your bird has plenty of fresh water at all times, as well as a variety of different food options.