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Lovebirds breeding

I have 6 lovebirds I keep 3 pot but one lovebird only going to 3 pots it’s why

Hi,

The problem is you can’t breed lovebirds this way. You should only have one pair of lovebirds per cage for breeding. Lovebirds are very territorial and if you try to breed them as a group, they will eventually start killing each other. Right now, my guess is one female is claiming all three nest boxes. The females are actually more territorial than the males. If the other females try to take one of the nest boxes, they will fight to the death over it. You need to either remove the nests and not breed your birds, or separate the pairs to three cages, with each pair getting a single nest box. Your birds should also be at least 2 years old before you try to breed them.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda