love bird

I’ve been having a lot of issues with my lovebird becoming egg bound, so one of the things my vet recommended is putting her on a strict light schedule - 8 hours of light and 16 hours dark. I really want to do this, but my work hours are very inconsistent. Sometimes I work morning, sometimes...

alright so about a month ago i bought a couple of lovebirds (named them victor and victoria) in a faily decent sized cage then two weeks later and out of nowhere victoria he female bird passed away nd was left with just victor, i felt like he needed company so i bought another female love bird...

I have a female peach faced lovebird that has discovered the joys of masturbation... will this behavior trigger egg laying? She does not have a cage mate but has been exhibiting hormonal behavior and just today discovered how to self-love on her perch. If she did lay an egg it would be...

Hi Y'all! SUPER excited to be apart of this website!! I am about to be a New Bird-Mommy to-be! I NEED ADVICE!!! I have a very well-sized cage : maybe about 2.5ft H x 1.5ft W x 2ftL (est.) I have two perches somewhat lower to the cage- not at the bottom One perch dish for water (I plan on using...

Hi guys, first post here, anyway i'm getting a new baby in 3 days and I wanted to get an avian light for him because as far as I know they're important, problem is I can't find any for sale near me, none of the bird specialist shops i've found have them and none of the lights on amazon ship...

Hi everyone!!!! Okay, so it’s been about 3 months since I lost my Sonny bird. He was a cockatiel. I currently have a male budgie and a male lovebird. I was just wondering if I got a baby GCC to my flock if they would be able to interact with each other? We let our birds free-roam 10 AM-10 PM...

I have just recently purchased a male lovebird from a bird store two days ago. The vendor said he was still a baby so it would be easy to train. He said in order to train it I have to grab it from its cage and take it outside and get it used to my hands? I am skeptical about this because the...

hello. I just got two love birds a few months ago there both fairly young only a few months old and one looks like she has blood and a dent on her head they were flying around but they didn’t hit anything to hard...I’m really worried please help. Thanks . -mirah

I have a 1 yr old male lovebird who is a little testy. He's really protective of his environment. He nips at my fingers when I attempt to go into his cage. He's a good little guy and I really care for him I have had a conure before very sweet. Any help would be appreciated in helping to...

Hi guys! About 3 weeks ago i bought a 7 week old love bird, but sadly we are still not bonded. I spend time with him at least 4 hours a day, but I don't touch him much since he dislikes that. PLUS SADLY he has started to bite. Moving on, today, i bought a cockatiel, but separated their cages...

Hi Everyone! I would really, really appreciate some advice as I have no idea what else I can do to resolve my problem. (please bear with me as the names of my birds might confuse you with their sex). -First I bought Mr White (blue fischer who is a MALE) and Mr. Blonde (green/yellow/orange)...

Hello everyone, I just had some questions concerning my newest baby. I've raised many different baby birds over the years, even a red face lutino love bird. However , hes in that stage that they seem to go through where he is refusing formula. like he refuses even if his crop is completely...

Hello, I got a new hybrid amazon today, haven't named it yet. I already have a lovebird, my lovebird flies all around the house and is very tamed and social. My worry is, will they get along together?! My amazon is tamed and home born and raised. He's now 8 Months old. Hew new to the house so I...

So it's been a bit over 8 weeks since Kumo joined the flock, and I couldn't be happier with the little one. He came out of quarantine recently and the girls have taken well to him. Haven't let them out together yet though. He's very timid, for sure. But I'm willing to give the little one as...

Hello, I have a pair of love birds that I have been breeding. The female is a blue Fischer and the male is a peach faced. I have found conflicting information about breeding them. Some say not to, that it will lead to the offspring being confused and infertile as adults and others say it's...

Hello, I'm new to the forum. I have lovebirds and a cockatiel. I noticed one of my two green and red lovebird puffy yesterday on the perch sleeping but I noticed it was puffy trough the day Saturday and even mentioned to a family member that he seemed odd/different to me because he was all...