About picking my new bird:

MarciaLove said:

Lovebirds make wonderful pets!! Congrats on your choice to get one a peachface is beautiful and there are actually many mutations of peachface but that would be a long discussion lol. There isnt much of a difference between male and female and each individual is different but I tend to prefer female lovies because they are a bit less flighty i have noticed. However during breeding season when females reach sexual maturity they can become very territorial and aggressive they may not but its a good thing to keep in mind they might, they also may start to lay eggs and this can become problematic if they get eggbound ad they will need extra calcium in their diet if the lay eggs. Obviously males can get agressive and territorial as well but usually they arent as bad as females. That being said male or female doesnt matter much in the long run they are both great. Lovebirds are very fun and comical birds always curious and great flyers!

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Lovie said:

About the habits and bad things, lovebirds are pretty typical parrots. They can begin to feather-pluck. Peachfaced lovebirds can also get pretty noisy. Lovebirds aren't as noisy as other birds like macaws or anything, but they're usually louder than budgies (except for some extremely loud ones) and cockatiels.

If your bird starts screaming, it's best to ignore it, and praise it whenever it quiets down. Since we don't even know what your little baby will be like, I won't go too much into detail. If this *does* become a problem, post again, and the forum people will definitely have a lot of advice.

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foxhunter12 said:

Lovie said:

About the habits and bad things, lovebirds are pretty typical parrots. They can begin to feather-pluck. Peachfaced lovebirds can also get pretty noisy. Lovebirds aren't as noisy as other birds like macaws or anything, but they're usually louder than budgies (except for some extremely loud ones) and cockatiels.

If your bird starts screaming, it's best to ignore it, and praise it whenever it quiets down. Since we don't even know what your little baby will be like, I won't go too much into detail. If this *does* become a problem, post again, and the forum people will definitely have a lot of advice.

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Thank you, I hope mine is quieter, otherwise I may have to get another one since my father does 3rd shift and he sleeps most of the daytime. What causes feather plucking? Loneliness? Boredom?

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foxhunter12 said:

Thank you both for the information, but I've heard birds that hurt my ears from other rooms, and I won't WANT to return it, my father will make me return it no matter what It's a small chance it'll be too loud for him to tolerate though Can't wait until late June!

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Sterling1113 said:

foxhunter12 said:

Thank you both for the information, but I've heard birds that hurt my ears from other rooms, and I won't WANT to return it, my father will make me return it no matter what It's a small chance it'll be too loud for him to tolerate though Can't wait until late June!

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Perhaps you can take your dad with you to see the lovebirds and get his opinion on their noise levels? That way if he thinks they're too loud you(and the bird) don't have to go through the trouble and heartache of returning/rehomin because of something the bird can't help.
Just a thought.

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