Nancy Alcott
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- Nancy Alcott
My amazing eight-year-old daughter has been begging for love birds for a long time. I was told there were no hand fed, handrails love birds in the bay area, so we went to a breeder that had non-hand fed lovebirds. We now have a pair, no we're not positive if they were matched while they were growing up, should I have them in a cage. They are apparently a year to a year and a half old. i've been getting conflicting information from different breeders, but stores, and information online. I've had them for a week, I have not let them out of the cage because they are in-flight, and our house is all windows. I've been told that in one week I should have their wings trend, so I can let him out of the cage and they don't hurt themselves. But they're only eating a little bit of the seed that I was given, but they won't eat any of the other fruits or vegetables that I've provided. They are very fearful of me, so I simply sit by the cage for a few hours a day and talk to them in a soft voice. I have all the patients in the world for these beautiful little birds, but I'm not sure if they're happy. There are chirping constantly, and I think that's a good sign… But at what point should I put my hand in the cage to see if they want to come to me?