I love lovebirds

My lovebirds running on my lap and laptop

In this video they are 12-13 years old.

Some people have been commenting about their feather-plucking, it's just a bad habit, just like people who bite their nails. It's not like I never play with them, I play with them everyday, but they like to pick their feathers nevertheless. I've taken them to an avian vet as well.

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Pets & Animals

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[udaudao]

its a real pain if they make a mess on the keyboard, but for them its all worth it.

[sekisetsuryou]

Usually they know they shouldn't make a mess on the keyboard, but a few times they have... now my down key doesn't work that well XD

[punkgal308]

oh if u wanna stop the feather plucking habit get them a bird pacifire it will stop the habit ask the pet shop ppl and they will show u, it looks like a flower and in the centre of the flower is a bunch of stings and they will pluck the stings instead of their feathers i hope this will help ur birds =D

[sekisetsuryou]

I think I'll try that, I looked at the stores to see what different toys they could play with, but I wasn't sure what would be good..

[yalangyalangmp]

Can lovebirds be trained to talk like macaws?

[sekisetsuryou]

Not really, although lovebirds are smart, I don't think they have the physical capacity to do so. I've seen websites that say lovebirds can talk, but I've also read books that say they cannot. I'm not too sure, but generally it's not a common trait for a lovebird to talk

[RoseTsukiyomi]

actually, there are ways to find out why lovebirds pick there feathers. It can be stress, a skin irritation from fragrences or something in their environment, other kinds of stresses, i do suggest taking them to a avian vetrinarian and asking them because they'll know and also talking to breeders in your area, they can be super helpful and informative.

[deesub40]

Aaaww... Look at them... Soooo cute!

My first lovebird was 15 when he passed away... The one i have now just got 2 and he destroyed my laptop as well... he loves to chew on almost EVERYTHING!!!! Lovebirds.... I just love them!

[sicilian12345]

0:18-0:19 LOL love that cute sound

[superanimallover2010]

why are their feathers plucked? =(

[MRDOWNLOADS]

Nice birds.

[JayLeePoe]

Lovebirds CAN talk but poorly. For example, I've seen a lovebird named Peaches who could say "PEACHES!" But keep in mind that they can't always mimic the words perfectly-- for whatever reason. Birds from a 2nd+ home are especially prone.

As per lovebirds: My ex kept Alfie and I kept Pharaoh (eclectus, not lovebird). Alfie had a mate that would pluck his feathers. One day she died. He has been happy since. Maybe they pluck each other? But it is an issue so don't ignore it forever

[SlipknotPsycho1]

aww! i was wondering if u could aswer this question for me:

If i bought some lovebirds that had been potty trained by their previous owner, would they still be potty trained for me or only for their previous owner?

[CatSqrrlGrrl]

How big is their cage? If they're picking their feathers, they might need a bigger one/more space. :)

Cute vid!

[Reminiscable]

Oh no. They do it more than Susie! And in the same spots.

[WarDawg1986]

That's old for a bird. I hope they live for a long time.

[MiMio]

They're so cute. Mine are getting to be that old. Couple of their babies have developed feather plucking, though instead of it being a bad habit a couple of mine have mild cases of OCD when preening and they over pluck and preen their feathers