Lovebird sits in one spot all day

[thebubbleking]

I can tell you its my hen baby boos twin!!! notice the coloring of the beak and the ring around its eyes? You have a hybrid ficher / peachfaced lovebird (green series)
Good and bad news depending on your plans are hybrids are not fertile (think mules) but if i understand correctly they can be fertile with other eye rings just not fertile with peachfaced (i could be wrong on the fertile with eye ring but linda can tell you for sure)
That being said since if he/she is a hybrid i would not breed it with an eye ring as the babys very well will have health and instinct problems).
Wow a twin of boo hopefully it does not become the landshark my hen is lol a very pretty bird indeed!

[emma_421]

I'm not interested in breeding him. I got him as a companion for me. I also don't think it would be safe to pair him up again anyways because he killed his mate. That's a good thing to know though. Thanks. I was wondering why he had so much more color than the ones I have been researching. Combining would be an obvious answer.

[thebubbleking]

check out my posts of flock pictures in the photo section has a few of boo you wouldnt belive how they looke exactly alike!!!

[emma_421]

LOL. Yep. Identical twins we have here.

[michael]

Originally Posted by emma_421

....... I have to grab him to get him out of the cage, but he likes my shoulder. I don't want to give this up. Do I really have to? The only way to get him out is to grab him. But I always do it quick and right to my shoulder. In his cage he doesn't get any exercise or stimulation.

Emma. .. I agree with you 100%, he needs exercise and stimulation. .. And of course, having him shoulder perched sounds like a positive interaction for "both" of you. .. Unfortunately, grabbing him could place limitations on trust. .. Work with him for awhile yet. ..Even if he refuses to come out on his own, I think it would be well worth the effort if his actions became mostly voluntary. .. Have you tried offering a sprig of millet?...Or a dollar bill? .......

[emma_421]

No. I havn't tried. I'll pick up some millet when I can make it to the store. He seems happier today. He's cleaning himself and singing a lot. I've been whistling to him everytime he makes a noise and he really seems to love it. It's helpful to know that this is progress and things take time with a lovebird. Not like cats and dogs. 3 weeks and they are completely settled in. I havn't had many birds. I had a parakeet as a child and bought my 2 daughters each a parakeet about 6 months ago. They were easy to tame. That's all the further my bird experience goes though.

[emma_421]

OMG! It was so cute. I offered him some millet in his cage, but of course he didn't want to come by my hand. I made sure he saw me put it in his food dish and when he went over and ate it, he went to the front of his cage and flapped his wings looking at me and squaking. I think it was his way of saying thank you.

[michael]

OK!..You definitely gots his attention!......Now just try not to SPOIL him by offering too much millet ...... Maybe half a finger at a time. .. Have you tried offering any treats in the palm of your hand? .........

[Decolor]

A trick I used to tame down my budgie, and earn the trust of my lovie, was the "inching up" millet trick. Offer millet by hand, the longest sprig you can get first, and slowly, and I do stress slowly, inch your fingers up to be closer, and closer to the bird. If the bird starts to get wary, back off a bit, or simply don't go closer. Offer it often but briefly throughout the day, don't spoil too much, and move up maybe an inch or at the most two a day. I'd not even "move" much the first few times, wait until he's nibbling confidently at each level. Who knows, it may help.