1. Their name Agapornis = agapi (love) + ornis (bird) in Greek language. They took their name by the Greek philosopher Aristotelis. The first Agapornis were brought in Ancient Greece by the army of Alexander the Great. Just a tip :) 2. They are not 9 subspecies. The genus Agapornis include 9 different Species and you can separate them in three different groups. The eyering group (Fischeri-Masked-Black cheeked-Nyasa). The dimorphic group (Abyssinian-Canus-Pullarius) and the intermediate group (peach faced-black collared). If you want to include all the different subspecies of them you will end up with more or less 13-14 subspecies. Thanks for the video :)
Jasenka Mada you should get a talking bird.....lol she said they do a screeching call..lol they scream when they want something and they love a good scream in the morning.. they are definitely louder than my Macaw...
Jasenka Mada because saying “your doom approaches” and “I can sense your despair” to two parrots daily would probably concern my husband and child lmaoo
Thank you for getting straight to the point. So many other videos are full of people rattling on for 10 or 15 minutes without providing any useful information. Your video is just the opposite ---- useful and informative from the beginning.
I like how focused you are on giving actual information and you don’t bloviate. Just like the bird’s cage, everything important is accounted for. Sprinkles is probably the luckiest lovebird I ever saw. Thanks for keeping stuff always clean, literally and figuratively! ✌🏽👍💐
I have Peachface, Fischer, Masked, lovebirds. From my experience Peachface make better pets they are more easy going. Fisher and Masked are a bit more skittish a tad smaller and bite harder. They also need to be handled each day or they tend to go wild. I would say they type of lovebird pet you get depends on the time you put into them. Put in the time and effort you will end up with a wonderful pet. For me i have many of them and my peachface are my hands on bird pets and my others are more of hands off. My peachfaced are sweet and i let them out each day but in groups. some do not like each other and will fight big time. My fischer stay in a 32 by 21 flight cage and are 2 per cage so they have room and happy. the reason i dont have fisher as hands on is cause i dont have enough time in the day to spend with them all but they sure are pretty to look at
@@HeXitone the noise they make? no difference there. all sound the same.they are not a loud bird but can make some noise in groups. in the morning and at sunset is when they make most noise but during the day its on and off its not bad. they are not screams but can make some noise when they get chatty but you do get moments of silence too. its about 50/50 but like i said morning and sunset the loudest. but nothing like a sun conure or a macaw cockatoo ect
I have Lovebabybird. He's sassy and demands everything. He's a peachfaced baby bird. He doesn't think he should work for treats, should have all my food (which he doesn't get) and would probably eat salt only (again, he never gets, but he just KNOWS it has salt) given the choice. His name is Herbie. He is a derp.
Same here. I was told she was a boy. A year and a half later she laid eggs. What is interesting is my boys do shred paper, BUT only the females are able to put the paper in their tail feathers like spinkles was. So, now i wonder.
i had one as a teenage. I won''t say how many years but yea i had what i thought was a him. Then one day a large honey eater landed on his cage. Some obviously interesting courting went on and i found a egg in the cage a few days later :) Turns out Richard was a lady
Question for those who have a female lovebird, one that was hand fed when it was a baby...is she territorial or aggressive? I just got one but was told it was a male when it is actually a female so now I am a little worried. Can anything be done to avoid these potential behaviours later on?
@@rachellebayard2569 When i was a mid teen i worked in a Pet shop. Sexing them is the distance between the pelvic bones. They are not outwardly male of female. Also if i recall the distance between the bone and the hole. I am very rusty on the subject. Been 35yrs. But i am guessing a lot of pet shop attendees don't actually know or care what the sex is. From what i have seen a unpaired pair of females will fight aggressively
I have two peach faced lovebirds :3 I got them a couple months apart and they absolutely love each other, so don’t give up if you want to give your birb a partner. You just gotta give them time to get to know each other and make sure they both feel safe and have a safe spot away from the other birb. When I introduced my birds I let them fly around in the same room and after a couple days my first birb let the other one in her cage. They’ve been friends ever since cx
If you want a lovebird to be bonded to you it's best to just get 1 lovebird if you want a lovebird to be bonded to another lovebird then it's best to get 2 lovebirds. In other words you want 1 as a pet or 2 for breeding they won't die from loneliness. People that don't understand bird psychology don't realize that when you have a single lovebird they consider you their flock. But when you have 2 lovebirds they consider their partner their flock and not you, it's really as simple as that and that's the reality.
I luv Sprinkles he's beautiful and so intelligent :-) when he put the shredded toy strings in his feathers I had to laugh he just wants to go clubbing. lol .
OH MY GOODNESS how sweet! My lovebird, Olive, is in the intro from the shot at Big Al’s! She’s the one green one with the yellow head! So cool to see her here! Obviously it wasn’t intentional but thanks for featuring my sweet girl!
My good old best friend (Overlord, a peached face lovebird) died last valentinesday. He was 20years and a half old. I miss him so much. Typing this makes me cry.
I used to download all the videos from 'Species Spotlight' and watch them all the day, these were really very helpful. Learnt a lot from you, stay blessed. And I am rewatching them 😬
I wish there were more warnings to people in regards to the noise issue with lovebirds. If you are sensitive to loud or screechy noises, I don't suggest a lovebird as a generality as they DO make a high pitched screech noise that I found unbearable. Just a heads up!
They do. They do it more when they are calling you specifically. When they're just hanging out it's not as sharp, but when they want out of the cage or want to be with you, they will do their constant sharp piercing call.
O Dear! When I had one she was pquite quiet, only chirped when she heard me opening the door, so I had to open her cage as soon as I took of my shoes... Then after 2 years I rescued one male... Dear God! No comments 😮
I recently got a pair of bonded lovebirds. I guess they would be peach faced lovebirds, from your descriptions. Yes the little female is definitely more feisty of the pair. I am not sure how much my birds were handled before me and they are still afraid of perching on me. It has only been just over a week and I am retired so I have all the time and patience they need to become my little buddies. They are just under a year old. I love how readily information and advise can be found online. I have come across some great videos and channels so far and I can add yours to the list.
My grandfather died so we inherited 2 Fisher lovebirds yesterday. We dont know anything about birds but they have a huge cage on wheels and toys, house etc. They are in the livingroom and I often sit next to them and talk. I havnt tried to put in my hand yet other than to give food and such since they havnt got to know us yet. I love your video! Please post more even if its just daily interactions and how to care for them. I would love to learn and see how others care for birds!
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Keep him entertained with lots of shredding toys and fresh foods and time out of the cage. Never go to his cage when he screams, go when quiet and give him a treat and or praise.
My female is very loud and screeches If don't pay attention to her, she will purchase and picks at me she acts like she is feeding when I let her out she will not let me hold her she will bite, lf I open my hand she will stay perched in my hand
Wow, I just saw this video of Lovebird. My 1rst 🐦 was a lovebird, 6 mths old and female. Her name is Esmeralda (Emerald in Spanish). Still have her, she's 14 yrs old. Speaks 2 languages like, chop chop, beso (kiss) she loves giving me kisses and i return her 💋, and says cafe (coffee). Love her. Her best friend is also a cockatiel, lol.
I have just rescued two male love birds mine are peach faced also ;) . They are so so cute 😍 I have alot more learning to do though I already own a quaker . The love birds were a literal last second offer and I couldn't pass it up i was wanting a pair anyway later on in the year so obviously I wasn't going to say no ! Have to now go buy loads more toys and accessories for them ;) .
We think our little peachy one is a boy and our peachy lutino a girl. The girl is such a riot, while the boy asks for kisses all day. They're an incredible addition to our flock, but I'm very glad they're not my first birds as they're super smart and require a ton of my attention.
I have two lovebirds my mom got me them it was unexpected, iv gained some of their trust and i have the yellow ones with a orange face, they are 2 months old :D and how you said females are more agressive im starting to get scared of her but shes pretty calm its the male thats like looking and protecting her, i make them listen to music it makes them calm and sometimes they fall asleep, and dont seem to freak out that much because i have spent hours looking at them and playing around with them. Im not a pet expert but yeah im trying my best to become best friends with them! But im only 9 years old and im the one took most likely play around with them and keep them calm my other family members really just do nothing
I just got a lovebird today! He was handfed and almost ate of my hands, he is not there and i will be patient since so much is new to him. Also, the blinking game is very useful for nonverbal communication, he responded very well as we blinked alot at eachother. 5-10 seconds each. Hes been singing abit but very sleepy from the trip and such.
This video came at the perfect time. I have a baby lovebird and she is giving me a run for my money and I have six other bigger parrots! I haven’t watched the video yet but praying it’s helpful because I really have my hands full 😣
I love Love birds. I would like to have one but I already have a sun conure and Hahn's Macaw and six Budgies. I live in a small apartment and wouldn't have room for a love bird and my babies are not caged. They are so smart. Your buy is so cute.
Thank you. You have been so helpful to me...I just bought a baby lovebird. Mine was a rescue and died after 6 years...so we will see..working on socialization..any videos on properly socializing your bird are appreciated. I love the fountain ..it is a must..pellets and real food bowl...working on that now...I dont like just the seed mix...not healthy.
Omg Sprinkle's is sooo adorable and cute ,I have 2budgies I don't have a lovebirds ,I wish to have one but my parents won't let me .he is so active and fluffy when bathing ,good job again love you so much
Awww look we went to pet store and looked at birds they get really expensive so we ended up with something else but still saving up for one they are so pretty thanks for sharing I connected 🌸🌸🌸🤗
Beautiful video. Thanks LoveofPets for all that you do for animals. You can explain very well you work very hard. Congrats on all your success so far you deserve it. Happy Easter to you, the family and all your pets. Much respect.
Hiya, Nice clip, super lovely birds❣ Years ago we had a rainbow lorikeet and then one day I noticed a small yellow bird outside. It came immediately to me when I shook the seed container, so then I covered it with my other hand as I took him inside to safety. I had a spare cage & the birds got on fine. Spent their time mostly out of the cages. Sunny loved shredding paper and it was hilarious to watch him put the shredded paper in his wings. He was a busy little bird, turns out he shredded both sides of the vertical blinds we had which covered a double ranch slider space... he was a delight to have in our home. 🙂 (no response to the ads I placed when I found him, so he stayed on with us)👌🌏💖
Love your video. Wish I had a resource like this 5 years ago! Just wanted to point out though that the 9 types of lovebirds are all separate species. They're not sub-species.
I guess I now know why my lovebird is skittish and not really friendly. I have a par blue black masked lovebird and he was unhandled when i brought him home, I've had him for 7 months now and he is handled everyday he'll step up but he won't stay sitting on me he's much more content sitting on a tv or computer lol. The most he'll let me do is give him head scratches.
Me too haha 😄 I know this is very late, but I am in the exact same situation 😁 I might be getting one so I’m doing all the research I can. So how did it go, did you get one? 🙃
Hi, my lovebird has changed behavior lately. It was always on the cage bottom and shredded his wooden toys to make a nest! This morning, I found out ‘he’ was in fact a ‘she’...I found an egg!! Now I’m perplexed...is there anything I should do at this stage. Great channel, you really are passionate and knowledgeable about your pet birds.
I watched this video before getting my lovebird. He passed today. Thank you for making this video, mine only lasted 1.5 years unfortunately. I wish he lived longer
Hello! I just got a young lovebird that looks like sprinkles! Mine has red eyes and I was wondering if this meant it has an eye problem or other health problem. Can her eyes darken and turn black when she matures? Thanks!
@@Loveofpets Thanks for getting back to me and for your help! It's good to know that it's most likely just a genetic mutation, it puts my mind at ease. 🙂
@@livinglikefariha1320 She may be eating without you knowing, unless she was hand raised before you got her she wont be tame and it will be harder to hand feed her
Art - N - Animals yeah The person I got her from was feeding her from hands. I try to be near her she gets scared . It’s the second day since I have her and she is not eating. I am worried about her🥴
great video! love your species spotlight. I am laughing a bit about Sky crashing Sparkle's cute PG video by trying to mate with a perch...must be spring! Never a dull moment with budgies, that must be why he likes them.
They are such cute birds. I am making some lovebirds with needle felting and I don't have any photos showing how many toes they have. Do they have two in the front and two in the back? On my photos I can only see one toe in the back. Love your video it was very enjoyable and informative. also I appreciate there was no music which I find distracting when I'm trying to listen to someone talk. Great video!🦜
I have two peach-faced lovebirds that I got as babies. They are brother and sister. When they were babies, I could tell them apart (well, based on what the breeder told me) because the black on their beaks were different from one another. But now that the black has disappeared, I can't tell them apart anymore. I named them Happy and Chipper but now I have no idea which is which so I just say "hey guys!" and they seem fine with that! :) I have a big cage for them and I also let them out everyday. They love flying around my house, hanging out on my shoulders or hands and they also enjoy riding around on the dog. LOL My only issue is, they crap all over the place!!!! I am constantly cleaning it. Also, I clean their entire cage out by washing everything and hosing the entire thing down every couple of days but I still feel like there is a strong odour in the house from their cage. Any suggestions for that anybody? Great video too - very informative! Thank you!
Not sure what the odour is because you are cleaning it. It could be the food or the birds. Sometimes the droppings can smell a bit but if it smells bad then maybe have their droppings tested for parisites or bacterial infections
Potty train them! (You should have already done so while they were still young and still babies enough to learn it quicker). It's fairly easy to "potty" train a bird...... it just takes the *complete* dedication of the bird's owner/person to all the extra time & effort involved in it to do it. (Just like any other training done for and with your bird/s). You can still try to work with them to teach them at almost any age, though..if it's not already taught to them while they're still young enough to learn it faster and easier. Step 1 to get started- Is always *YOU* being dedicated enough to it until it's finally completed and the bird has finished learning it... to always be *constantly* watching your bird/s and their body language during the very early stages of training. Almost *all* birds will poo at least every 10-20 mins or so apart.... The smaller the bird- the more frequent it needs to potty, but less amounts & messy. The larger the bird- the more often spaced apart it needs to go, but larger amounts and *much* more messy to have to clean. (Duhhhhhhh...lol) No matter the size of the bird, though... *ALL* of them will have a particular behavior they do right *before* they potty. Step 2- You just have to always be watching closely for it in order to be ready when it happens!! The majority of birds will always "squat" first- lower their body and raise their tail feathers at the same time and/or give their tail feathers a little SHAKE either right before or after they poo. (You'll just have to watch & learn for exactly what *your* bird's poo behavior is, if it varies a lot differently from tail raising & squating). *THIS* is exactly what you are watching for and waiting for your bird to do at least every 10-20+ mins apart. When it does- STEP 3- You simply go get the bird to step up on to your finger or arm and then take it to wherever/whatever you want it to learn is it's target spot for when it needs to go potty. And then remember to always heap *LOTS* of praise, rewards & head scritches on the bird when it *DOES* make it to the target spot and goes potty there!! After a few weeks..... they learn fairly quickly that by "going potty" *ONLY* at or in the target spot (trash can, bird stand, it's cage, toilet, etc...) will they be getting all that *extra* high praise, rewards AND attention from you when they do it correctly... which they just love and live for!!! FAIR WARNING: During the first early stages of potty traing... be prepared for and *EXPECT* the mishaps & accidents when they can't hold it and wait until they get over the target spot before they poo..... bc it *WILL* happen... and *OFTEN* ... at first, until they start to learn exactly what it is that you expect from them and what they are suppose to do!! And when it *does* happen.... *NEVER* try to punish them for it by yelling, screaming or anything else to them..... this is only counterproductive and will only terrorize the bird...and teach it *NOT* to learn the thing that you are wanting it to learn, or it will only cause it to get yelled at or punished when it *does* try to do it!! It will be simple enough "punishment" for the bird (and affect it a great deal more)...... for it to learn quickly enough that if it DOES "goes potty" *ANY WHERE ELSE* other than the target spot that you are trying to teach it to go to when it needs to poo...... that by doing *THAT* ..... it will only cause the bird to *NOT* get all that extra added praise, rewards and attention from you that your bird craves sooooo much...... because all of *your* focus and attention will *NOW* be going towards having to CLEAN UP the mess it just made, *INSTEAD* of all of your focus and attention being placed on HIM/HER when it *does* wait until it gets to the target spot to go potty. They tend to learn really fast exactly which one will get them the *MOST* attention and rewards..... so don't give up right away and just be very patient and give them time to actually *learn* what you are trying to teach them. And in no time at all you'll have a bird that knows *exactly* what to do and where to go when it needs to relieve itself..... so that by the time a few weeks have past (or months-depending on each individual bird and how quickly it learns things)........ it soon becomes a *Learned Behavior* and the bird will start going to it's own particular target spot that's been taught to it all on it's own..... *EVERY* time it needs to!
Potty training is a good idea but the droppings should not smell. It's best to set up an appointment at am avian vets and get their droppings tested. Sometimes if they are I'll or carrying parasites their poop can smell. Keep up with the cleaning. A playstand is good to have so that can hang out there and poop. When my birds are on me I put them on their stand and they poop there otherwise I have either kleenex or paper towel on hand to wipe up the poop
I have a conure and Linnie and i have decided to get a love bird. I have made room for another cage by removing my large kitchen table out for a really little one. I really want a peach faced one but I'd be happy with any colour. I'm hoping it will eventually get along with my little flock. I really want one but i have also been thinking about another green cheek conure.
Aoa. Sister what is the best procedure to make madagascar love bird from different love bird. Plz explain i m very thankful to you. Abdul waqar from pakistan.
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Wow they are so cute!!!! ❤❤❤
I enjoyed the video a lot!
You did some mistakes but only a pro can tell !!! Well done
Tell me the mistakes. I could of talked all day but the video would be too long, lol. I like to learn and be educated so please share.
1. Their name Agapornis = agapi (love) + ornis (bird) in Greek language. They took their name by the Greek philosopher Aristotelis. The first Agapornis were brought in Ancient Greece by the army of Alexander the Great. Just a tip :)
2. They are not 9 subspecies. The genus Agapornis include 9 different Species and you can separate them in three different groups. The eyering group (Fischeri-Masked-Black cheeked-Nyasa). The dimorphic group (Abyssinian-Canus-Pullarius) and the intermediate group (peach faced-black collared). If you want to include all the different subspecies of them you will end up with more or less 13-14 subspecies.
Thanks for the video :)
Why do people always teach parrots to say something casual instead of "your doom approaches" or "i can sense your despair"
Jasenka Mada my dads cockatoo knows the f word and “heehee”
The parakeet I grew up with used to chant "oh s***" whenever company was present.
Jasenka Mada you should get a talking bird.....lol she said they do a screeching call..lol they scream when they want something and they love a good scream in the morning.. they are definitely louder than my Macaw...
Jasenka Mada because saying “your doom approaches” and “I can sense your despair” to two parrots daily would probably concern my husband and child lmaoo
I wander why
Thank you for getting straight to the point. So many other videos are full of people rattling on for 10 or 15 minutes without providing any useful information. Your video is just the opposite ---- useful and informative from the beginning.
Your welcome. Glad you enjoyed the video 😀
I agree
I just left two distasteful comments on videos that where more to show off the owner than the actual birds.
She is also very passionate and soft spoken and calming to watch and doesnt appear as though she is on a cocktail of various illegal substances.
I like how focused you are on giving actual information and you don’t bloviate. Just like the bird’s cage, everything important is accounted for. Sprinkles is probably the luckiest lovebird I ever saw. Thanks for keeping stuff always clean, literally and figuratively! ✌🏽👍💐
I have Peachface, Fischer, Masked, lovebirds. From my experience Peachface make better pets they are more easy going. Fisher and Masked are a bit more skittish a tad smaller and bite harder. They also need to be handled each day or they tend to go wild. I would say they type of lovebird pet you get depends on the time you put into them. Put in the time and effort you will end up with a wonderful pet. For me i have many of them and my peachface are my hands on bird pets and my others are more of hands off. My peachfaced are sweet and i let them out each day but in groups. some do not like each other and will fight big time. My fischer stay in a 32 by 21 flight cage and are 2 per cage so they have room and happy. the reason i dont have fisher as hands on is cause i dont have enough time in the day to spend with them all but they sure are pretty to look at
That really is true
How about volume?
@@HeXitone the noise they make? no difference there. all sound the same.they are not a loud bird but can make some noise in groups. in the morning and at sunset is when they make most noise but during the day its on and off its not bad. they are not screams but can make some noise when they get chatty but you do get moments of silence too. its about 50/50 but like i said morning and sunset the loudest. but nothing like a sun conure or a macaw cockatoo ect
I just got a Fischer’s lovebird today. Her name is Hazel and she’s really sweet :)
@@belle369 Gratz!
More videos of lovebirds would be awesome! Not many to watch that are in English! Bt your video was very helpful! More Videos of lovebirds plz thax!
suavecito928 I agree
Definitely agree
I have Lovebabybird. He's sassy and demands everything. He's a peachfaced baby bird. He doesn't think he should work for treats, should have all my food (which he doesn't get) and would probably eat salt only (again, he never gets, but he just KNOWS it has salt) given the choice.
His name is Herbie. He is a derp.
He spoiled
I found out my “male” lovebird was female when she laid eggs after a year and a half old!
Wow
Same here. I was told she was a boy. A year and a half later she laid eggs. What is interesting is my boys do shred paper, BUT only the females are able to put the paper in their tail feathers like spinkles was. So, now i wonder.
i had one as a teenage. I won''t say how many years but yea i had what i thought was a him. Then one day a large honey eater landed on his cage. Some obviously interesting courting went on and i found a egg in the cage a few days later :) Turns out Richard was a lady
Question for those who have a female lovebird, one that was hand fed when it was a baby...is she territorial or aggressive?
I just got one but was told it was a male when it is actually a female so now I am a little worried. Can anything be done to avoid these potential behaviours later on?
@@rachellebayard2569 When i was a mid teen i worked in a Pet shop. Sexing them is the distance between the pelvic bones. They are not outwardly male of female. Also if i recall the distance between the bone and the hole. I am very rusty on the subject. Been 35yrs. But i am guessing a lot of pet shop attendees don't actually know or care what the sex is. From what i have seen a unpaired pair of females will fight aggressively
I have two peach faced lovebirds :3 I got them a couple months apart and they absolutely love each other, so don’t give up if you want to give your birb a partner. You just gotta give them time to get to know each other and make sure they both feel safe and have a safe spot away from the other birb. When I introduced my birds I let them fly around in the same room and after a couple days my first birb let the other one in her cage. They’ve been friends ever since cx
If you want a lovebird to be bonded to you it's best to just get 1 lovebird if you want a lovebird to be bonded to another lovebird then it's best to get 2 lovebirds. In other words you want 1 as a pet or 2 for breeding they won't die from loneliness.
People that don't understand bird psychology don't realize that when you have a single lovebird they consider you their flock. But when you have 2 lovebirds they consider their partner their flock and not you, it's really as simple as that and that's the reality.
I want a bird that will say, "Don't stand too close to the glass, Clarice." my favorite quote from Silence of the Lambs
lol thats funny😄
Poor bird.
Really love your pace of speaking clear and so much love exudes in the way you speak of those little beings ❤️
I luv Sprinkles he's beautiful and so intelligent :-) when he put the shredded toy strings in his feathers I had to laugh he just wants to go clubbing. lol .
OH MY GOODNESS how sweet! My lovebird, Olive, is in the intro from the shot at Big Al’s! She’s the one green one with the yellow head! So cool to see her here! Obviously it wasn’t intentional but thanks for featuring my sweet girl!
OMG! That's amazing! Yes the birds were from big Al's. Now your Lovebird is a movie star.
Im going to mabe get my 1st ever a Lovebird at Big AL's next week or so!!!
Give the bird a guitar...he will shred all day❤️
Tut dut ta
:)
O my gosh lol
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I just got 2 yesterday and they are still warming up to me but I'm hopeful that soon they will get more friendly after time :)
So how is it going?
@@tangypumatm3562They are still getting used to their owner
He’s so cute, checking your thumb to see if it’s edible. Such a busy little guy. He’s my favorite of your birds.
My good old best friend (Overlord, a peached face lovebird) died last valentinesday. He was 20years and a half old. I miss him so much. Typing this makes me cry.
Sorry for your loss 😓
I used to download all the videos from 'Species Spotlight' and watch them all the day, these were really very helpful. Learnt a lot from you, stay blessed.
And I am rewatching them 😬
Thanks for watching them. I will be adding another species spotlight video soon.
I wish there were more warnings to people in regards to the noise issue with lovebirds. If you are sensitive to loud or screechy noises, I don't suggest a lovebird as a generality as they DO make a high pitched screech noise that I found unbearable. Just a heads up!
This! 👆 Mine used to be able to make your ears ring, i always figured he was swearing at me lol
They do. They do it more when they are calling you specifically. When they're just hanging out it's not as sharp, but when they want out of the cage or want to be with you, they will do their constant sharp piercing call.
O Dear! When I had one she was pquite quiet, only chirped when she heard me opening the door, so I had to open her cage as soon as I took of my shoes...
Then after 2 years I rescued one male... Dear God! No comments 😮
I recently got a pair of bonded lovebirds. I guess they would be peach faced lovebirds, from your descriptions. Yes the little female is definitely more feisty of the pair. I am not sure how much my birds were handled before me and they are still afraid of perching on me. It has only been just over a week and I am retired so I have all the time and patience they need to become my little buddies. They are just under a year old. I love how readily information and advise can be found online. I have come across some great videos and channels so far and I can add yours to the list.
This video continues to help me so much. I watched this before and after owning my lovebirds for a year!
I JUST LOVE LOVE BIRD'S, THANK YOU FOR VIDEO 💛
My grandfather died so we inherited 2 Fisher lovebirds yesterday. We dont know anything about birds but they have a huge cage on wheels and toys, house etc. They are in the livingroom and I often sit next to them and talk. I havnt tried to put in my hand yet other than to give food and such since they havnt got to know us yet. I love your video! Please post more even if its just daily interactions and how to care for them. I would love to learn and see how others care for birds!
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There needs to be more videos about lovebirds! Im so glad you made this video! Very enjoyable and very cute bird!
Glad you enjoyed my video 😊
My lovebird is loud. My neighbors could hear her 😬
Oh no! Hope the neighbors are okay with the noise.
@@Loveofpets how do I teach my bird to you know, shut up sometimes?
Keep him entertained with lots of shredding toys and fresh foods and time out of the cage.
Never go to his cage when he screams, go when quiet and give him a treat and or praise.
My female is very loud and screeches If don't pay attention to her, she will purchase and picks at me she acts like she is feeding when I let her out she will not let me hold her she will bite, lf I open my hand she will stay perched in my hand
YO MINE GOES CHIU CHIUUUUUUIIU all the time it breaks my eardrums
Wow, I just saw this video of Lovebird. My 1rst 🐦 was a lovebird, 6 mths old and female. Her name is Esmeralda (Emerald in Spanish). Still have her, she's 14 yrs old. Speaks 2 languages like, chop chop, beso (kiss) she loves giving me kisses and i return her 💋, and says cafe (coffee). Love her. Her best friend is also a cockatiel, lol.
Nancy Vasquez wow that awesome! 14 years old! Hope my baby peach can make it too!
I have just rescued two male love birds mine are peach faced also ;) . They are so so cute 😍 I have alot more learning to do though I already own a quaker . The love birds were a literal last second offer and I couldn't pass it up i was wanting a pair anyway later on in the year so obviously I wasn't going to say no ! Have to now go buy loads more toys and accessories for them ;) .
We think our little peachy one is a boy and our peachy lutino a girl. The girl is such a riot, while the boy asks for kisses all day. They're an incredible addition to our flock, but I'm very glad they're not my first birds as they're super smart and require a ton of my attention.
I have two lovebirds my mom got me them it was unexpected, iv gained some of their trust and i have the yellow ones with a orange face, they are 2 months old :D and how you said females are more agressive im starting to get scared of her but shes pretty calm its the male thats like looking and protecting her, i make them listen to music it makes them calm and sometimes they fall asleep, and dont seem to freak out that much because i have spent hours looking at them and playing around with them. Im not a pet expert but yeah im trying my best to become best friends with them! But im only 9 years old and im the one took most likely play around with them and keep them calm my other family members really just do nothing
You havr the cutest relationship with your pet.. love it
I just got a lovebird today! He was handfed and almost ate of my hands, he is not there and i will be patient since so much is new to him. Also, the blinking game is very useful for nonverbal communication, he responded very well as we blinked alot at eachother. 5-10 seconds each. Hes been singing abit but very sleepy from the trip and such.
This video came at the perfect time. I have a baby lovebird and she is giving me a run for my money and I have six other bigger parrots! I haven’t watched the video yet but praying it’s helpful because I really have my hands full 😣
@8:36 i couldn't help but notice the budgie mating with that stick toy 😂😂🤣🤣it's so cute and funny ..
Love birds are such amazing pets!
I love Love birds. I would like to have one but I already have a sun conure and Hahn's Macaw and six Budgies. I live in a small apartment and wouldn't have room for a love bird and my babies are not caged. They are so smart. Your buy is so cute.
God bless you for keeping all of hose birds in a small apartment
Wow they are so beautiful. The colors 😍.
Thank you. You have been so helpful to me...I just bought a baby lovebird. Mine was a rescue and died after 6 years...so we will see..working on socialization..any videos on properly socializing your bird are appreciated. I love the fountain ..it is a must..pellets and real food bowl...working on that now...I dont like just the seed mix...not healthy.
Limit seeds. Pellets are better and fresh food daily. I don't have any videos on socializing yet but may make a video on it soon.
I'm thinking of getting 2 lovebirds on this December♥♥I'm in Love with those masked lovebird
lfh smh how are they
I got a masked or Fischer’s lovebird today
@@user-iv2df5ed4y I ended up not getting them :')
@@belle369 WOOOOA, IM HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!
Allif Hasnan sad :(
I have a peached face lovebird I only have one and he littlerly spends the day with me x
Omg Sprinkle's is sooo adorable and cute ,I have 2budgies I don't have a lovebirds ,I wish to have one but my parents won't let me .he is so active and fluffy when bathing ,good job again love you so much
Thank you, I told Sprinkles that you said he is adorable, he blushed, lol.
@@Loveofpets awwww thanks 💋💋😘😘😘😘😘😘😍😍😍😍
Love your bird rooms and that birdie bath... so cool!! 😁😎💖 Your birds eat so healthy and I LOVE the tropical wall murals!! 👍
Hi! Glad you like my mural, I love it to although I wish I had a real jungle, lol.
Perfect video very educational. I didn’t know much about lovebirds before this video.❤️(first)
I didn't had the slightest idea they can be like this. Thank you!
Lovebird is pretty and cute.
Thank you for making this video. I learned so much about Lovebirds. The Madagascar lovebird looks so cool!!
Yes the Madagascar Lovebird is stunning! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Awww look we went to pet store and looked at birds they get really expensive so we ended up with something else but still saving up for one they are so pretty thanks for sharing I connected 🌸🌸🌸🤗
Lovebirds are pretty cheap here in India.
Beautiful love bird.
Sprinkles is so cutee!!
Aww Love the home you gave them. So many toys and fun
A good to the point video, ...I learned a lot ...Thank you ...Two thumbs way up
Beautiful video. Thanks LoveofPets for all that you do for animals. You can explain very well you work very hard. Congrats on all your success so far you deserve it. Happy Easter to you, the family and all your pets. Much respect.
Happy Easter! Thank you.
0:23 is agapi (αγάπη), and yes, it means love in Greek. (I am Greek).
Και το ornis (όρνιθα) σημαίνει πτηνό στα ελληνικά ;)
I have an Pet Love bird He is pretty Good When I got him I did not know about His Species But thank You I learned so Much
Hiya,
Nice clip, super lovely birds❣
Years ago we had a rainbow lorikeet and then one day I noticed a small yellow bird outside. It came immediately to me when I shook the seed container, so then I covered it with my other hand as I took him inside to safety. I had a spare cage & the birds got on fine. Spent their time mostly out of the cages. Sunny loved shredding paper and it was hilarious to watch him put the shredded paper in his wings. He was a busy little bird, turns out he shredded both sides of the vertical blinds we had which covered a double ranch slider space... he was a delight to have in our home. 🙂 (no response to the ads I placed when I found him, so he stayed on with us)👌🌏💖
aww so cute but was he a lovebird?
I have my lovebirds name baby & sunny.They like eat veggies & fruits. I talk to them like my children.They are very smart ❤️
Love your video. Wish I had a resource like this 5 years ago! Just wanted to point out though that the 9 types of lovebirds are all separate species. They're not sub-species.
Thanks for all the clear info! Your such a great animal person, I learnt so much from this video. Thank you. 💕
-From A Small Channel 💕💕
you are so cute!! so are your birds!, Please don't stop making videos
What a Sweet Lady...👍🙏
AWW..if he was in the wild he would probably put that papper in a nest, birds like to find things to build a nest, he so beautiful😃
I guess I now know why my lovebird is skittish and not really friendly. I have a par blue black masked lovebird and he was unhandled when i brought him home, I've had him for 7 months now and he is handled everyday he'll step up but he won't stay sitting on me he's much more content sitting on a tv or computer lol. The most he'll let me do is give him head scratches.
This video came at the perfect timing!! I am maybe getting a lovebird soon and i'm doing all the research i possibly can to be a great bird owner :)
Me too haha 😄 I know this is very late, but I am in the exact same situation 😁 I might be getting one so I’m doing all the research I can. So how did it go, did you get one? 🙃
I have a yellow one and a gray one there so cute and also two green boy ones
Good video - thanks for sharing 👏😀
Thanks for watching!
I am getting a lovebird tomorow!!!!! Hee! I am so excited!!!!!😄😁😍😍😍😍😘
Another awesome video again. 👍 keep it up
I am still considering which bird to get. Or making an aquarium or both really help full video. Sprinkles is really a sweet bird.
Same
Wow he is BEAUTIFUL!
Hi, my lovebird has changed behavior lately. It was always on the cage bottom and shredded his wooden toys to make a nest! This morning, I found out ‘he’ was in fact a ‘she’...I found an egg!! Now I’m perplexed...is there anything I should do at this stage. Great channel, you really are passionate and knowledgeable about your pet birds.
I am getting a black masked lovebird from an aviary near me that hand feed them I can't wait to get him
I just got two love birds today and they where hand bred and feed. They’re very cute. They’re brothers and they’re black masked lovebirds.
@@hearts3530 what color are they
Laura Pulda one is blue and grey and his brother is green orange yellow with a black head. I love them so much they’re so cheeky
@@hearts3530 aw they sound so sweet and cute
I watched this video before getting my lovebird. He passed today. Thank you for making this video, mine only lasted 1.5 years unfortunately. I wish he lived longer
How is your die?
Thanks for your very informative video about Sprinkles, your beautiful lovebird 🙂🦜
I just got two peach face lovebirds, I just love them.
Congratulations on your new Lovebird's. Enjoy them and give them the best life that you can.
Thank you for the informational video the information not go to waste
Luv these birds.....so pretty!
Have 2 Blue blk. masked males. Tango & Cash. My babies! 😍
Nice names!
I'm watching this to get more info. I'm thinking abt buying my daughter who is 24 a bird like these beautiful ones.
Thankyou for info. They are a beautiful bird.
Hello! I just got a young lovebird that looks like sprinkles! Mine has red eyes and I was wondering if this meant it has an eye problem or other health problem. Can her eyes darken and turn black when she matures? Thanks!
Hi, its probably her genetics. Some color mutations have red eyes. If they are red now then most likely will stay red.
@@Loveofpets Thanks for getting back to me and for your help! It's good to know that it's most likely just a genetic mutation, it puts my mind at ease. 🙂
I love your love birds very beautiful
I have a 7 week Nyassa, he's the sweetest little guy
i just got a 5-week-old, he is so cute!
I got a 5 week olds I try to handfeed her but she doesn’t eat. I try to leave food for her in the cage she doesn’t eat and poops so much. Help🌝
@@livinglikefariha1320 She may be eating without you knowing, unless she was hand raised before you got her she wont be tame and it will be harder to hand feed her
Art - N - Animals yeah The person I got her from was feeding her from hands. I try to be near her she gets scared . It’s the second day since I have her and she is not eating. I am worried about her🥴
@@livinglikefariha1320 time for a vet trip! Rather be safe than sorry.
What method are you using to feed her? She is not weaned yet and needs hand feeding formula. How come the breeder sold her at such a young age?
my lovebird is so loud hahah compared to yours. super excited all the time and hyperactive
great video! love your species spotlight. I am laughing a bit about Sky crashing Sparkle's cute PG video by trying to mate with a perch...must be spring! Never a dull moment with budgies, that must be why he likes them.
Lol, I was wondering if anyone would notice what Sky was doing.
The net he’s climbing in at 8:24. Where did you get that? My lovebirds would love one...
My two lovebirds are VERY LOUD. Definitely different to your little cutie.
male or female? which species?
@@duck8681 both genders are loud
Forget to tell you ! Love your video and I love birds !
thank you for answering all my questions.
Great video! Heartwarming and super informative ❤️❤️❤️😘😘
They are such cute birds. I am making some lovebirds with needle felting and I don't have any photos showing how many toes they have. Do they have two in the front and two in the back? On my photos I can only see one toe in the back. Love your video it was very enjoyable and informative. also I appreciate there was no music which I find distracting when I'm trying to listen to someone talk. Great video!🦜
I have two peach-faced lovebirds that I got as babies. They are brother and sister. When they were babies, I could tell them apart (well, based on what the breeder told me) because the black on their beaks were different from one another. But now that the black has disappeared, I can't tell them apart anymore. I named them Happy and Chipper but now I have no idea which is which so I just say "hey guys!" and they seem fine with that! :) I have a big cage for them and I also let them out everyday. They love flying around my house, hanging out on my shoulders or hands and they also enjoy riding around on the dog. LOL My only issue is, they crap all over the place!!!! I am constantly cleaning it. Also, I clean their entire cage out by washing everything and hosing the entire thing down every couple of days but I still feel like there is a strong odour in the house from their cage. Any suggestions for that anybody? Great video too - very informative! Thank you!
Not sure what the odour is because you are cleaning it.
It could be the food or the birds. Sometimes the droppings can smell a bit but if it smells bad then maybe have their droppings tested for parisites or bacterial infections
Potty train them!
(You should have already done so while they were still young and still babies enough to learn it quicker).
It's fairly easy to "potty" train a bird......
it just takes the *complete* dedication of the bird's owner/person to all the extra time & effort involved in it to do it.
(Just like any other training done for and with your bird/s).
You can still try to work with them to teach them at almost any age, though..if it's not already taught to them while they're still young enough to learn it faster and easier.
Step 1 to get started-
Is always *YOU* being dedicated enough to it until it's finally completed and the bird has finished learning it...
to always be *constantly* watching your bird/s and their body language during the very early stages of training.
Almost *all* birds will poo at least every 10-20 mins or so apart....
The smaller the bird-
the more frequent it needs to potty, but less amounts & messy.
The larger the bird-
the more often spaced apart it needs to go, but larger amounts and *much* more messy to have to clean. (Duhhhhhhh...lol)
No matter the size of the bird, though... *ALL* of them will have a particular behavior they do right *before* they potty.
Step 2-
You just have to always be watching closely for it in order to be ready when it happens!!
The majority of birds will always "squat" first-
lower their body and raise their tail feathers at the same time
and/or
give their tail feathers a little SHAKE either right before or after they poo. (You'll just have to watch & learn for exactly what *your* bird's poo behavior is, if it varies a lot differently from tail raising & squating).
*THIS* is exactly what you are watching for and waiting for your bird to do at least every 10-20+ mins apart.
When it does- STEP 3-
You simply go get the bird to step up on to your finger or arm and then take it to wherever/whatever you want it to learn is it's target spot for when it needs to go potty.
And then remember to always heap *LOTS* of praise, rewards & head scritches on the bird when it *DOES* make it to the target spot and goes potty there!!
After a few weeks.....
they learn fairly quickly that by
"going potty"
*ONLY*
at or in the
target spot
(trash can, bird stand, it's cage, toilet, etc...)
will they be getting all that *extra* high praise, rewards AND attention from you when they do it correctly...
which they just love and live for!!!
FAIR WARNING:
During the first early stages of potty traing...
be prepared for and *EXPECT* the mishaps & accidents when they can't hold it and wait until they get over the target spot before they poo.....
bc it *WILL* happen...
and *OFTEN* ...
at first, until they start to learn exactly what it is that you expect from them and what they are suppose to do!!
And when it *does* happen....
*NEVER* try to punish them for it by yelling, screaming or anything else to them.....
this is only counterproductive and will only terrorize the bird...and teach it *NOT* to learn the thing that you are wanting it to learn,
or it will only cause it to get yelled at or punished when it *does* try to do it!!
It will be simple enough "punishment" for the bird (and affect it a great deal more)......
for it to learn quickly enough that if it DOES "goes potty"
*ANY WHERE ELSE*
other than the target spot that you are trying to teach it to go to when it needs to poo......
that by doing *THAT* .....
it will only cause the bird to *NOT* get all that extra added praise, rewards and attention from you that your bird craves sooooo much......
because all of *your* focus and attention will *NOW* be going towards having to CLEAN UP the mess it just made,
*INSTEAD*
of all of your focus and attention being placed on
HIM/HER when it *does* wait until it gets to the target spot to go potty.
They tend to learn really fast exactly which one will get them the *MOST* attention and rewards.....
so don't give up right away and just be very patient and give them time to actually *learn* what you are trying to teach them.
And in no time at all you'll have a bird that knows *exactly* what to do and where to go when it needs to relieve itself.....
so that by the time a few weeks have past
(or months-depending on each individual bird and how quickly it learns things)........
it soon becomes a
*Learned Behavior*
and the bird will start going to it's own particular target spot that's been taught to it all on it's own.....
*EVERY* time it needs to!
@@r.sanders8448 thank you so much.
Potty training is a good idea but the droppings should not smell. It's best to set up an appointment at am avian vets and get their droppings tested. Sometimes if they are I'll or carrying parasites their poop can smell.
Keep up with the cleaning.
A playstand is good to have so that can hang out there and poop.
When my birds are on me I put them on their stand and they poop there otherwise I have either kleenex or paper towel on hand to wipe up the poop
@@r.sanders8448 Is it possible to potty train a canary?
I have a conure and Linnie and i have decided to get a love bird. I have made room for another cage by removing my large kitchen table out for a really little one. I really want a peach faced one but I'd be happy with any colour. I'm hoping it will eventually get along with my little flock. I really want one but i have also been thinking about another green cheek conure.
Aww such an informative and cute video
I love this video so great
Thx am buying 2 tomorrow or today so this really helps, hope they get along with my budgies
Aoa.
Sister what is the best procedure to make madagascar love bird from different love bird.
Plz explain i m very thankful to you.
Abdul waqar from pakistan.
I have a peach faced love bird and right now he is 12 years old 🦜
Very informative and fun. thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
I got 2 peached faced lovebirds today I love them so much
Congratulations!
Hi I want to buy a love bird. At what age would you recommend to buy them 🤔?
Mahenur Ahmed around newborn or 3-5 months as they need to get us to their new home, mine are still getting use to their new home!
Good video, Good info. Thanks.
Lovebirds are excellent