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LOVE BIRD - FOOD

Lovebirds have hooked beaks which means they can eat a variety of seeds and nuts but that is not all you should feed them as feeding them only seeds and nuts can lead to vitamin deficiency.

You should always feed your birds a mixture of seeds, fruits and vegetables to insure a healthy lovebird.

Every day you should offer your lovebird a mix of the following seeds...
Niger, silver millet (not a millet spray), flax, peas, oats; you should also add some canary or budgie seed mix as well

I choose to by my seed and bulk and mix it myself instead of buying the premixed seeds at pet stores so that I know what goes into my lovebirds.

You should also give your birds fresh fruits and vegetables each day in addition to the seed which will give your lovebirds a healthy balanced dietA

MANIA

Lovebirds, you want to know about lovebirds? Well you came to the right place.

Lovebird Mania is a website dedicated to lovebirds and only lovebirds.

If you are a new lovebird owner then this is exactly the kind of website you have been looking for, even if you are not new to lovebirds you will still learn a thing or two about lovebirds by visiting Lovebird Mania.

LOVE BIRDS IN HOUSE

Housing and environment

Lovebirds require an appropriately sized cage or aviary. Recommended space per bird is min 1m×1m×1m. Lovebird's beaks are made of keratin, which grows continuously. Chewing and destroying wood toys and perches helps to keep beaks trim. Cuttlebones help provide beak-trimming. Natural perches and special rough surfaced perches of varying diameters placed at different levels in the cage will allow greater climbing mobility and gives them a choice to select the most comfortable spot to roost. They also require plenty of toys, such as willow branches, swings, tunnels, boxes and safe things to chew on and play with.

Lack of toys, keeping the birdcage covered too many hours, and lack of companionship or social stimulation may lead to boredom, stress and psychological or behavioral problems (nervousness, aggression, feather-plucking, screaming, depression, immuno-suppression). Lovebirds are extremely social birds and will enjoy several hours of interaction a day. Without this interaction, daily exercise, a roomy cage/aviary, and many toys to play with, they may resort to feather-plucking, or screaming, and both behaviors can be difficult to cure. It is suggested that if you must leave the house (to go to work for the day, for example) that you leave a radio or TV set playing, to provide sound. Lovebirds are intelligent, and if a relationship is to form they need a human who will dedicate lots of time with them. Lovebirds enjoy baths and like to sun themselves daily.

Description

Lovebirds are 13 to 17 centimeters in length and from 40 to 60 grams in weight. They are among the smallest parrots, characterized by a stocky build, a short blunt tail, and a relatively large, sharp beak. Wildtype lovebirds are mostly green with a variety of colors on their upper body, depending on the species. The Fischer's Lovebird, Black-cheeked Lovebird, and the Masked Lovebird have a prominent white ring around their eyes. The Abyssinian Lovebird, the Madagascar Lovebird, and the Red-faced Lovebird are sexually dimorphic. Many colour mutant varieties have been produced by selective breeding of the species that are popular in aviculture.

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ABOUT LOVE BIRD

A Lovebird is one of nine species of the genus Agapornis (Greek: αγάπη agape 'love'; όρνις ornis 'bird'). They are a social and affectionate small parrot. Eight species are native to the African continent, while the Grey-headed Lovebird is native to Madagascar. Their name stems from the parrots' strong, monogamous pair bonding and the long periods in which paired birds will spend sitting together. Lovebirds live in small flocks and eat fruit, vegetables, grasses and seed. Black-winged Lovebirds also eatinsects and figs, and the Black-collared Lovebirds have a special dietary requirement for native figs, making them problematic to keep in captivity.

Some species are kept as pets, and several color mutations were selectively bred in aviculture. Their average lifespan is 10 to 15 years.