Why do my pair of love birds doesn't want my newly bought male, peached-face love bird?

Question

I have a pair of love birds and I know they are both females because they have 12 eggs in a clutch. Love birds only lay 4 - 6 eggs. From this, I decided to have a male for them but the don't like him. The are biting and running over him. What should I do?

Answer 1

keep him in a separate cage. obvious neither of them care for him. they are also very territorial and have already bonded with each other. the 3rd bird is a nuisance to them and they do not want him. introductions should be done slowly. education on basic breeding is nessary. ya can't just slap birds together, this breed is known to kill other birds. sorry.

Answer 2

Put the male in another cage.  Birds of every kind are highly protective of their clutches and your birds probably see the male as a potential predator, or at least as an invader.  It doesn't matter that he's also a lovebird.

Answer 3

females can be very aggressive sometimes, i would seprate them,  also are your females peached face lovebirds? most lovebirds only get along with the same speicies, goodluck and check out http://www.parrotcentral.net/lovebirds.h... for good lovebird info

Answer 4

Your hens are bonded to each other and will not accept any other bird.  If you do not keep the male seperate, they will more than likely kill him.

Why do you want to breed love birds anyway?  Breeding birds takes a ton of commitment and if your hens are already laying eggs like mad, they are not healthy enough to safely lay and raise a clutch of chicks without endangering their health.  

You should have quarantined your new bird for 30-60 days from your current birds, by not doing so, you endangered all of their health.  He could have been carrying something that could kil them all.  

Not to scare you, but raising and breeding birds is a huge commitment that should not be taken lightly.  I suggest you seperate the birds into different cages and let them rest up for 6-12 months, then if you have done your homework and are prepared to breed, then start introducing the male to one female in a room away from the other female and see if they can bond.  Be careful though because lovebirds are known to kill their mates.

Answer 5

Remove them to separate cages .  Put one in with him at a time.

Answer 6

take him back or put him in a separate cage cuz ur original pair will get agitated and stressed and they could die (this happend to my budgies).