the only way i've came up with getting Lutino White faces (and I've done it a million different ways) was like this
Male :White Face Lutino
Female: Lutino Split to white face
off spring
Males:
50% White Face Lutino
50% Lutino Split to White Face
Females:
Same as males
Or of course the easiest way is both male and female be white face lutino then your offspring would be 100% white face lutino - if neither parent is split to anything.
I've heard of Lutino Cinnamon, (saw them on ads for sale but of course they never had a picture)
this is what i was able to find about the main question
QUESTION
I have heard that when you breed a Lutino cockatiel to a Cinnamon
cockatiel you can get "dirty" Lutinos. Is this true? Also, does this
theory apply to just Cinnamons and Lutinos, or Cinnamons and
Lutinos that are also Pearl? Just wondering. Thanks.
Tristan
ANSWER
Hi Tristan,
First, I must point out that breeding a Lutino cockatiel to a Cinnamon
cockatiel will not produce the cross mutation Lutino Cinnamon unless
each parent has the correct genotype (i.e., all the necessary color
genes in its genetic makeup). Because both the Lutino mutation and
the Cinnamon mutation are sex-linked, the following will hold true:
1. A sex-linked sire will produce visual sex-linked daughters and split
(non-visual) sex-linked sons
2. A sex-linked dam will produce split sex-linked sons and non-linked
daughters (non-linked daughters neither show nor carry the mutation).
We would have to know the exact pedigree and which mutations each
parent showed or carried in order to accurately predict or chart the
offspring expected.
Now, on to what I believe is at the heart of your question. In the short
answer, yes, it is true that in some (but not all) bloodlines, there is a
possibility that some Lutino Cinnamons will "bleed through." Bleeding
through, in essence, means that the Lutino gene is unable to totally
suppress the Cinnamon gene. Therefore, a weak Cinnamon cast to
the feathers - usually the back, flight and tail feathers – can be seen.
This break-through of a cinnamon tinting, according to current show
classifications, is not desirable and therefore such birds are penalized
on the show bench.
To answer the second part of your question, yes, Lutino Cinnamon
Pearls can also show a cinnamon tint to their plumage. Some
aviculturists find it quite attractive as the cast accents the pearl
lacings in this triple mutation. However, again, at this point in time, any
“break-through” of cinnamon color would be considered a fault and
therefore would be penalized on the show bench.
From this website:
http://www.cockatielsplusparrots.com/mutations-l-c.html
