My lovebirds are mating and i know they will lay eggs soon. Should i keep the cage in an area with a lot of?

Question

light or little light ? Next to a window ? where ? or does it even matter ?

And do they need some special kind of food when the chicks hatch ? Oh yeah and how do you tame birds ? because my lovebirds are mean.

Answer 1

I don't think it matters where you keep the cage, except you don't want it near a draft which might chill the babies, nor in direct sunlight which might overheat them.

I don't remember what we fed when we had lovebirds, except we probably gave them all the little extras when they were rearing young. the parents eat then regurgitate some of the food for the babies so it is already soft for them. I know we gave them extra greens to nibble on.

We got our info from a book from the pet shop. That was around thirty years ago, no Internet then!!!. Try Googling breeding lovebirds.

We called our birds "Cranky" and "Henpecked" because that's what they were. After she laid her eggs, Cranky wouldn't stay in the nest box but came out & spent her time glaring at me, & so the eggs wouldn't hatch. After a few times laying her eggs, i took away her nesting box, so the next time she just laid her eggs on the floor of her cage, and stayed sitting on them so that I couldn't see them and just continued to glare at me. This time one egg hatched. I never could tame the parents, they hated me. So while the baby was very young (her eyes had just begun opening) I would lift her out of the cage while Momma bird screeched at me and got her used to being handled. I did this every day, and she grew up quite tame. Perhaps this is the best way of taming them. Once she was an adult, we would let her out of the cage to fly about the room for a while. Then if we ignored her she would "buzz" us. That is she would fly across the room directly over our heads close enough to catch our hair, but not quite doing it. We called her "Noisy" because that is what she was.

Ours used to mate all the time except for when they were fighting, but didn't necessarily follow up by laying eggs. Sometimes they did & sometimes they didn't.

Good luck with your birds, and enjoy!

Answer 2

your lovebirds arnt mean, they just love each other and protect one another.

Buying two lovebirds means they wont have as much time with you.

You need to keep it mostly dark, but have a good amount of light in there.

yah, next to a window, but curtains covered.

yes, they need like a pea soup, but the parents will work it all out if you wish.

the daddy will make food for the babies.

check it out online

Answer 3

Never directly in front of a window. Near a window is ok for natural light. With eggs and new chicks, they would prefer some privacy though. Somewhere where there isnt alot of noise, or traffic like a door or hallway where people are in or out a lot. Begin feeding the parents well now. They will need to know that the well supplied food source will be there. Offer food like fruits and vegetables, hard boiled or scrambled egg. Unsweetened cereals such as cheerios or shredded wheat. You have some time to read up on this. There is tons of info on the internet and its free. Give water in a bowl as well when they are sitting on eggs, it helps with the incubation and hatching.

Answer 4

It would be a good idea for you to buy a book on lovebird care/breeding so you can become knowledgeable about these birds before the babies come.

Head over to your local bookstore or pet shop and get a book on lovebirds. It will also be nice to have this book around so you can use it as a reference guide if you ever have any more questions:)

Do your research and you will have happy, healthy baby lovebirds to enjoy!

P.s. Windows can cause drafts that may make your birds ill, so in front of or by a window is never a good idea.