I was told that the dark headed smaller one was a male, and the larger violet white face is a hen....is there any color markings that tell you the difference in love birds? I was also told they were around 7 months old & from the same clutch... BTW: I messed up on the cage, it's bar spacing is too large and Ricky tends to try to stick his little head thru the bars. Off to get another cage tonight....bar spacing advice please...??
I usually keep to about the same as a budgies or at least no more than 5/8 ". I know there is no definitive way to sex lovebirds without DNA testing. Over the years I have noticed a few things though with my limited experience the pelvic bones of my lovebirds have been different depending on sex. The males seem to have one sharper than the other side so you can feel the difference while the females are always rounded on both sides. Also my females often perch different than my males females seem to perch with their legs farther apart and lower to the perch. I notice my males usually perch with their feet closer together making them sit taller on the perch. I don't keep my loveys in pairs but I have witnessed them housed together and I have never personally witnessed the female feed the male only the male feed the female. Just my observations.
