r/Lovebirds

Hello, our 2 month old baby lovebird flew away from my shoulder to our neighbor's roof about 2 days ago at my place. He was originally from my girlfriend's place like 3-4 miles away from ours. I just want to bring him to my place but unfortunately, he jumped off my shoulder and flew up my neighbors roof.

We tried to call him the moment he flew up but he didn't chirp back, I also climbed up the roof to check but he wasn't there anymore. Later that night the same day he flew away, we heard his sleeping chirp on a different roof in the neighborhood but unlike the previous roof, I can't climb the roof he was at.

The next morning, I wake up early at 5 am since that is his time to eat. I went back to the place where we last heard him and stayed there playing sounds that are familiar to him and kept on calling his name but I didn't hear nor saw him. I can't keep on searching for him since I still have class for like a whole day.

We live in a subdivision and behind us is a church with a bunch of big trees. I posted a missing bird on our homeowners association Facebook page and I'm going to paste some missing posters of him outside our subdivision and also at the church behind us. In the subdivision, we also have a neighbor who has caged, budgies, lovebirds, and cockatiels where I hope might lure him to them since he also has a cockatiel and budgie companion at my girlfriend's place.

We miss our baby so much and we are worried for him since he is very dependent on us. We don't want to just replace him since we already bonded with him for more than a month now.

Do you guys have any idea on what is the best thing that I can do?

Was just about to go on a walk with my dog and spotted a tropical bird skipping around my driveway. I live in Portland, OR--so, that was immediately out of any sort of norm. I got the crows to buzz off that were definitely harassing the little fella, then gently relocated the beautiful peach-faced lovebird in a spare critter keeper I use for herpetology. He took to the water I provided and was definitely in a state of shock from what had likely been a very eventful day . . .

I'm scrambling to get something with more air flow, and upon returning with a proper cage, I see he is still increasingly lethargic. I place him a small box, with a heating pad set to low beneath it with a towel gently covering part of the box flaps. Within an hour from that point, he passed away . . . I barely got to know the little fella, but my heart is broken . . . I really just hope I didn't do anything wrong during his time of need . . . Thanks for reading and much love to this community.

hi guys I got my lovebird about 3 months ago from this shop he was 7 months old at the time for the first month or so he was fine he barely plucked and it got worse and worse I tried everything his diet is 70% veggies and 30% pellets I got him a bunch of toys including foraging toys, I try my best to stay home all day and give him company I love him so much but he just does not stop plucking and I think it’s selfish of me to keep him this way I think he is lonely and needs to be with other lovebirds I feel awful I don’t know what to do I just want this little bird to be happy and stop plucking I tried my best i’m out of options and I think should just re house him to somebody who has other lovebirds.

Hi, I have a male peach faced lovebird and lately he keeps making this really fast clicking/growling noise and fluffing up right before he head bobs and makes this panting sound. I’m absolutely sick of it and I feel like I’ve tried everything to get it to stop.
He has never had a mirror in his cage, no bells, no cozy huts, no petting his body, and I rotate the positions of his toys and perches quite often. Sometimes I shoo him or tell him to quit it when he starts the regurgitation head bob. He gets 12 hours of covered cage time as well.
He doesn’t actually grind against anything or get territorial, he just keeps doing that damn growl and head bob sporadically. He doesn’t have something stuck in his crop either, this is clearly some kind of mating thing. I house him in a room by himself. There are no female birds in the house either.

I got my love like a month ago and the pet shop owner said he’s a male
I slowly got him to get used he. to be but after 2 weeks when he started to come to me himself (fly towards me) he bites me soooo hard that like my skin breaks he Litr only flies on me to bite me one time he even drew blood he bites everything idk his age but this needs to stop I love him he’s playful b he bites way too hard my hand is filled w bite marks.
I don’t react very prominently I try to ignore it but now it’s getting to bad I say ow or ouch subconsciously

Hi,

My bird is currently at the vet. She was having trouble breathing so I took her in on Friday. The vet said she was very sick, and is keeping her there to keep her stable.

Unfortunately she is not stable enough to do an xray, and has been eating and drinking very little. Currently she is being given antibiotics by the vet. It seems like there may be some sort of blockage as she is not pooing. However it is not a hard egg, from feeling her tummy.

I was wondering if anyone ever had a positive outcome in such circumstances. Am I being too hopeful?

hello.

Ive got a female rosy cheeked lovebird shes about 4 years old.

recently as of march she had began overpreening and drawing blood.

ive tried to intervene countless times but to no avail.

the vet simply prescribed antibiotics but they didn’t help.

a bird expert trimmed her beak and recommended mite spray.

The beak trimming helped heal the wound but just as she was able to regrow her beak and sharpen it she went back to overpreening.

i keep cleaning her cage in case of mites but still she keep injuring herself.

ive tried to put on a cone but she eouldnt let me and caught on quickly and started avoiding it.

what could be the possible cases ?

and what should I do?

TW: death/venting/long post My 15 yo lovebird died last night. I have been anticipating her death for some time now because of her age but man she was still so active. She couldn't fly anymore and felt fragile but she was still happy. I gave her such a good life, we grew up together basically. That being said, I recently had a child and basic up keeping became really difficult for me. I have two dogs and another bird on top of that. I can't help but feel guilty because there would be days I wouldn't change her water bowl. I feel fucking awful man. But I know I gave her a great life before pregnancy. Idk it's so weird. I would also tell my husband I didn't want birds anymore just because I couldn't keep up and I think my baby is allergic to them at the moment. Now I feel so guilty.

This is where my questioning of her death comes in. Earlier today I went to go clean her cage. I've done this for years without a problem. I'll take the cage outside with her in it (she's very stubborn/territorial when it comes to her cage so I'll just leave her in there.) Once outside I always give her a mist because I live in AZ. I spray the cage down (of course avoiding her) and I put her in the shade afterwards while I finish cleaning other things. This is where that guilt comes in. My baby starts crying inside and my husband is in the bathroom so I have to rush inside. Once my husband came out of the bathroom I told him to wheel the birds back in. Later that night she died. Yes she was old but I can't help but think I contributed. Could it have been heat stress?

That being said, this morning even before cleaning her cage my husband had mentioned she was more "quick" than usual. I kind of agreed. But she had her really active days so I didn't think much of it. The crazy part is, an hour before she died she was playing with my niece from inside her cage. She seemed really happy, more active than usual for sure. Then an hour later, my husband heard her fall to the bottom of her cage, he told me to come (I was with my baby) my lovebird was at the bottom of the cage struggling, losing her balance and all. I picked her up and she felt so fragile. That's when I knew she might not make it. She died in my arms within 5 mins.

Maybe I'm looking for answers, or wondering if anyone else had an experience like this. When she was dying, she was vomiting a lot of seeds. I could see her turning blue. She was shaking really bad too. Could she have possibly been choking? Did her organs fail due to potential heat stress even though I make sure she's cool and have done this so many times before without a problem? Was it just age? My family was over too when this happened and my mother in law told me she saw my bird eating excessively. Which is odd because every answer online I have seen is a bird who has an illness doesn't eat and is lethargic. But she was opposite of that. I know the only answer is necropsy but I don't think I could do it. I know birds hide illnesses really well. I'd like to think she died of age but why so sudden. It’s like she had a burst of energy before passing. I can't help but think I contributed to her death and it feels awful :(

Hi everyone. I adopted a pair of lovebirds a week ago. I have watched many videos and read alot about these birds, but I want to hear from you guys. For the past week, I have been replacing their food and water every day as well as cleaning their cage. 2 days ago, I moved them to a bigger and better cage (i wanted to transfer them slowly, but my dad grabbed them and put them in the new cage, but they seem to be doing fine now). Every day, I will put my hand inside for a couple of minutes just to get them used to my hand, but whenever I do that, they go to the farthest corner of the cage and stay there, frozen, waiting for me to move. They also do this when I walk past too close to them, or when replacing their food and water. They will fly to the furthest corner and stay there, freeze, and watch my movements.

I am not forcing them to interact with me. Whenever I replace food and water, I do it slowly. I always ensure that my hand movements are slow and predictable. When I lay my hand on a perch to get them used to it, I make sure im not close to them so they dont get scared.

Am I doing the right thing guys? Please give me advice

Btw, I forgot to mention that they have been raised by humans, and spent their life with good owners. They are around 3-4 years old

Thanks all!

Peach faced mango female, laid a clutch of 5 eggs. First sign of trouble was when a newborn dropped out of her nest and was found at the bottom of the cage. Thankfully it was still alive and we replaced it in the nest, but she did not seem to care.

A few days later, she was found pushing her unhatched eggs out of the nest. Replaced it in the nest (it was not broken) and she repeated it again. Then yesterday we counted the eggs and babies and there was one missing. On closer inspection, it was found dead at the bottom of the cage. It was tiny and likely less than 48 hours after hatching.

So now there are 3 unhatched eggs and 1 baby that appears to be growing well, so probably still being fed. The mother had 2 previous clutches before where nothing dramatic happened, just that she would not feed any more than 4 babies so any that hatched after that would die. What is the cause of this behaviour. Is there something i can do, or is it personality related, like how some women are just irresponsible as mothers?

(A little warning, my English isn't that great. I'm not from an English speaking country)

Context : I don't plan to buy birds really. I know that right now my resources, money, etc. (I don't have a job) aren't the best to take care of a pet. One day I came home from college to find that my parents had bought three birds : two lovebirds and one orange-headed thrush. They had them in small cages. From what I heard, my mom told my dad that it's okay to keep it that way. I've been telling them to get a bigger cage, preferably a wider one but they won't listen. Plus, our living spaces are quite crowded and somewhat small despite having two floors, not sure where to put the cages if we were to buy a bigger cage. I even suggested to buy toys for them. My dad then replied with "animals are not like humans. They don't have a mind to reason. They will not take revenge on humans." (Although, I might heard wrong. That's essentially what he said)

Next morning, I saw my mom played bird noises near the three. I'm not sure if that's good for birds but from what I've heard online it caused them stress (?). I advice her to probably let the birds adapt and it might be better to not disturb them with bird noises but she said they bought the birds for their voices.

I felt awful. I've had pets died, put into adoption, or get abandoned on the streets (cats), just because we cannot took care of them and I was a little kid without proper education about pets. Now that I've grown, I've learn a lot about animals and I want to make this comfortable for them. I want them to be happy and well...but I'm not sure who to ask. My country is a bit behind on animal educations and wellness...I'm trying to save up to secretly buy cages and toys for them..However, I'm not even sure that the online shop items are even the best for them (again, country is a bit behind about pets). I don't have a lot of money as a college student but I'll gradually buy their essentials and bond with them (it's going to be a little hard, since I don't go home often. I stayed on the boarding house near my college and can only go home during weekends or the holidays).