Roseicollis (Peach faced/Rosy faced/white faced) are slightly larger than the fischeri and personatus (eye-ring) lovebirds. I
hear they are friendlier but I believe that is a myth. As you know, all birds are different.
Lapis and Nube got hormonal at 6.5 months. They were
at it at 7 months. They still had their box to sleep in as they were babies, but once the bonking started, I binned it. They looked around for it, poor things, but now sleep elsewhere and haven´t been
at it since.
Jaime (male) was about 9 months I think. And I don´t know about Sydney. He didn´t have any negative changes, and started humping the boing at about 1 year old.
Females can be much more aggressive than males. But really it´s bird by bird. It´s impossible to label.
The only true way to sex a lovebird is DNA. Pelvic bones can lie - i used this method, but I´m not bothered if my birds are male or female.
Not all lovebirds get cage aggressive.
Usually that can be fixed with a larger cage - but not always.
The only difference is females produce eggs. But some females live alone for 5 years before laying their first egg. Sooo....
I prefer roseicollis, but then I have never been around other lovebirds. Brians bird, Loki, is also Roseicollis.
Sydney is my OG lovebird. Very similar to Loki, snuggly, friendly, quiet etc. but Sydney is very androgynous... I don´t know if male or female, but I think female, yet I´ve not had any eggs. But Sydney presents both male and female traits. I check pelvic bones but it´s too inconclusive.
I will say this: be very careful if you bring home a lovebird, they will have the toes of your budgies in the blink of an eye. You may find best to let them have separate out of cage time. Don´t let the budgies land on the lovebirds cage.
I like roseicollis lovebirds.... but I´m biased as heck!
