Help!!!!!!

[joinia02]

so, my lovebirds are fighting a lot! the boy is very protective over the girl when i try to separate them. He's feeding her a lot. I don't have any nesting stuff in there... should I be concerned about babies?

[sassy3n8fan]

Birds will not usually breed without a nest box. I would not put one in though. There are so many birds out there now without homes or with bad ones that I would not add to the problem. They will go through this stage during mating season, but it will pass.

[joinia02]

I sure hope so because it hurts when trying to feed them. I already have homes for babies if they do have some. They had two eggs before and a friend said she and her boyfriend wouldn't mind having one, and another friend said she wanted one. I just don't want the extra stress of babies. The girl layed two eggs at the bottom of the cage hmm, I can't remember how long ago. It was about Thanksgiving time I think. It really worries me though that they spend all their time in the bottom of the cage. They eat, drink and everything normal. They just fight really bad. I had to separate them for an hour last night before they would appreciate being together.

[wiccabrat]

They very well can and will have babies without a box if they want to. If you really don't want babies and have extra cages seperate them. Put the cages right next to each other so they don't get to lonely but they can't mate.

[lasergrl]

I suggest getting a grate on the bottom of the cage as that will deter them from laying down there. Move the cage to a different area at least twice a week. Just a note, lovebirds are VERY aggressive, and the hen can and often will kill the male if they want to breed or dont want to breed and the male does. The best thing to do is get them out of mating mode by moving the cage, making the floor not accessable, and decreasing the amount of light they get in a day. Even if they seem to love each other, this mate murder comes out of no where and is not uncommon.
Tiffany

[joinia02]

Thank you for your help. I came home tonight and hadn't read the last two replies yet. The boy had a big gash on his head so I separated them. I think I will try moving the cage and everything. Thanks again.

[joinia02]

Well, she layed three eggs. Two of which were cracked when I found them the next morning and the third is still fine. They cuddle around the egg. It's so cute the way they cuddle around it. I know it might not hatch, but it's still really cute.

[Mari]

I am happy you got an egg, but I would like to agree with whoever posted the thing about lovebirds being very aggressive...

I used to have a female lovebird a while back, that was given to us by a neighbor. We knew nothing of lovebirds, when my grandma decided it would be a good idea to buy her a friend. So she went out, got her a buddy...( which I know now was a mistake, I researched why afterwards..)

they were together for about a month....when we come home to find the male dead on the floor.

IF you already found the male with a gash on the floor...it might be in your best interest to separate the two if you see any more fighting going on.

Though as I just realized...the male needs to be there for the female while they have the egg...by the way, did you ever get a nesting box for them?

I would just keep a close eye on them...real close if I were you

[joinia02]

They haven't been fighting anymore. A few little chirps and flapping of the wings but no attacks. The two came together when I got them. My mom's best friend wanted to get rid of them because of the noises they make. So I took them and have had them about a year now. They are still orange and green and haven't grown in to their coloring yet. The girl is starting to but the boy seems young still. They cuddle around the babies and seem to like each other. Like I said no fighting anymore.