Re: Peachface Lovebird Personality...
Hi Seeker and welcome!
I have three peachies and the first was totally by accident. I'd never had a bird so I have nothing to compare lovies to except for other lovies. My first boy, Oliver, is older and I adopted him over 2 1/2 years ago.....very spur of the moment, he needed a home and I had one! He was and remains very, very tame. Not playful and not curious but not knowing what formed his present personality makes me wonder why he is kind of fearful of toys. Probably had an accident with a toy somewhere a long time ago but I'll never really know. Anyway, he gets along well with all family members but definitely prefers me because I give him 90% of all the attention he gets. I added to more, DNA'd brothers, last July. They were handfed and also very tame. And active!!! So much fun and full of themselves and they love to play, climb and swing! They showed me how typical lovebirds behave but even the two of them have very different personalities. "Big Boi" is very loving (bites the crap out of me but is not mad when he does it) and "Shy" is kind of aloof but really the easiest of all my birds because while he likes to take a ride on my shoulder, he's also happy when he's not on me. Neither of them are friendly to my husband and two sons but that is because they haven't taken the time to play with and handle them. They aren't mean, I don't mean that but they are scared of most people other than me. The one time I did leave them with my husband for a couple of days, it went very well and they did step up for him so he was able to give them out of cage time, etc. while I was gone. I love and enjoy all of them and all of their differences.
I can't compare them to any other species since they are all I know but I will say that I'm very happy that I accidently ended up with Oliver and would always want lovies first. Good luck in your decision. I think you're going about making it in the right way!
Last edited by Janie; 03-19-2006 at 04:49 PM.
Janie
Oliver, RIP
Big Boi
Shy