Red Suffusion in Peach Faced Lovebirds (2,819 views)

[Casey]

a great thread about the red suffusion in some lovebirds, which is a controversial topic, but a rather interesting one.

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agapornisworld.forumattivo.com/t84-red-soffusion

[marc]

It's hard to understand if it really is a disease or not;
In Italy, the experts state that it is a proven disease but I want to believe it is simply a mutation.
However, mutation or desease, it certainly decreases the lifespan.

[cinnamonbits]

Could it be that it was so inbred to get the color that it shortened the lifespan?

[Casey]

the colour randomly pops up, and mostly it affects lutinos. so i dont think people have really bred for it purposely. its strange and controversial