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Are my lovebirds getting ready for eggs?

Posted on February 5, 2012 by admin| 2 Comments

My lovebirds have started to spend alot of time in their nest boxes, with the male mostly peeking his head out or standing on the perch just outisde. i havent seen them prepare a nest, and there is nothing in the box, so i wouldnt think they are. It has started getting hot here (im in qatar, mideast) so maybe they just want shade? i usually leave them outside to communicate with other bird types, they love it. but now they are just staying inside the box. even when i take them in at sunset, they still stay in the box. whats happening?
ive actually just seen them jump out and start chirping, i know its at the other birds, but now theyve went back in.

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Why is my MALE lovebird being mean to the female?

Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

I have two lovebirds. My male lovebird keeps on being mean to the female. Shaire (female) keeps on trying to go get food and Sunny (male) wont let her eat. he will start squawking at her and will peck at her or knock her off, and he will do the whole bow his head down and bring it UP saying that its his spot.
I am getting worried because i didn’t no that they do this.
Also i have a happy hut thing, and the birds wont get in it, how come?
Plus, i have a nesting box and both Sunny and Shaire wont touch it. I don’t know why. should it not be on the ground of the cage? Should i pin it up higher? and what should i put in it?

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African lovebirds new cage setup & Build Nest Boxes.

Posted on January 24, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

African lovebirds new cage setup & Build Nest Boxes.

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are my lovebirds’ eggs fertile?

Posted on January 21, 2012 by admin| 2 Comments

my lovebird, tiki, was put in a cage with 2 others that i have. the other 2 are siblings. at first they fought, but then one of the 2 mated with Tiki 2 times, and the other one stayed in a tunnel – and wouldn’t come out. the next morning, i separated them again because tiki had some blood on her beak. it has been a few weeks since this happened, and she has laid 3 eggs about 1-2 weeks ago. she is sitting on them in her nest box and she doesn’t have a pair. the problem is, i cant tell the 2 lovebirds apart so i cant just take one out for tiki. could the eggs be fertile? can i put the 3 birds back together? is it bad to have a lovebird alone in a cage, sitting on eggs?
thanks.

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what should i do to keep my birds warm?

Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin| 7 Comments

i have 6 lovebirds(3 pairs) that live in an aviary outside. tnight is suposed to be below freezing and we live in socal so they arnt used to this. so i put in 4 nezt boxes. they arnt hung because its dark and i just wanted to get them in ther. i coverd the doors and sides and half the roof with a table cloth material to block the wind. im scared if it gets any colder im gonna wake up to 6 dead birds. so will they be ok? they all know what to do with nest boxes because they are all breeding birds. or should i, against my parents wishes, pull them and put them in a cage in the unused(for cars) bay of the garage. it is really cold and windy..

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My birds Help Please?

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin| 7 Comments

Lets see i have 2 Fischer lovebirds and 4eggs. the eggs have been in the nesting box for over 30 days now and they our cold and the parents our starting to bury them under nesting material. Does this mean the eggs our dead. if so should i get rid of them, because the parents our starting to mate again.
To aaron.

It started out with 6 eggs candled them about 2 weeks later, 4 were fertile.

So they were alive at one point

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Can you mix chickens and parakeets/love birds?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

We have just finished building our chicken coop, and the outside run is huge and completely secure. I was wondering if I could put a few parakeets or lovebirds in with my chickens, obviously with their own nesting boxes, food source, perches, etc. Would they harass each other? Would they eat each others food and cause a problem? Does anyone know of this ever being done? By the way, I live in Arizona so the weather isn’t a problem. Thanks.

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