Hi Chemal,
Birds will naturally choose a high point to sit. When they are quiet, they are likely just roosting and resting. At 8 months, they are getting close to being adults and may start some hormonal behavior even though they are too young to breed. Keep in mind that if you plan to breed them, they will no longer be pet birds that you can handle. If you want them to remain tame pets, I would recommend having the wings clipped again. They will always grow back with each molt. But when they can fly, and having two together that are apparently opposite sexes, you are going to start seeing some behavioral issues soon. And they are likely to keep getting more bonded to each other and less bonded with you.
How did you determine sex? Was this a guess from the breeder or did you have the blood test run? If you are lucky, they are actually two males – assuming you want them to remain as pets. If one is a female, she might start getting aggressive and territorial in her cage. Although the Dutch Blue mutation does tend to be more gentle than the normal Peach Face. A Dutch Blue is also a Peach Faced Lovebird, but they are a color mutation that was achieved through captive breeding.
If they start to exhibit breeding behavior, you need to split them up until she is closer to 2 years old. If you want to breed them, then they can be caged together again at that time. If she is encouraged to breed too young, she can have issues laying eggs. If you never plan to let them breed, it might be a good idea to go ahead and get a second cage and split them up – they can still be out together when you can supervise them, but they are less likely to want to breed if they are not together all of the time. If they are related, you definitely need to split them up because you should not breed related birds.
Thank you for asking Lafeber,
Brenda
