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Originally Posted by Odysseus
I love that face in the first wet picture...I know the bird is probably just closing its eyes blocking water, but that look is so perfectly a look of elation. I can't wait to get my Lovebird from my breeder!
(My wife is getting more and more jealous of my incoming bird pet because of all the hilarious, funloving personality traits of these birds I keep reading about. She really wants one as soon as her hamster passes on and I always thought a brightly colored Caique would be fun for her to add with my lovebird...but pictures like these have me wondering if a Conure would be better for her. :) )
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Love birds a sweet as well! We actually have three that were given to us from a local breeder at 3 months old. The breeder had sold her home and was moving and decided to just give them away. She had a mated pair that she was going to sell us as well (I think she was only going to sell the pair for like 50.00), but three love birds seemed like enough, two more would just be too much.
The one thing we're learning is that our lovebirds are constant chatters and eat like pigs. I'm thinking that I'm going to have to isolate them in seperate cages to get them "trained" and socialized as keeping them in the cage just seems cruel to them and they just won't get onto my finger, let alone let me take them out without a fight. I want family members, not pets! That and I'm not sure how to clip the wings on the little suckers to keep them from flying off - I think with small birds like that you aren't suppose to clip them are you?
If you're looking for an affectionate conure I have a personal recommendation for you to get a Sun Conure. Now be forwarned that a Sun has a good set of vocals on him/her and is not affraid to use it. But our Sun is the most social, clownish, loving, cuddling bird we have. To this date she has yet to ever really bite or nip at me. She will nibble on my ear playfully to get me to pay attention to or play with her - truely a gift from god! (And I'm not a religious man even...) If all birds acted like her, we'd have 100's of them in our home - honestly.
Anyhow, congrats on your upcomming love birds. They are such clowns as well, but if you get more than one - I would plan on hearing chatter (chirps and squeals) from them quite often - almost non stop/except at night - maybe my experiences are just the exception to the rule and yours will a little less chirpy.
Peace!