How to breed love bird

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   Buy or build a suitable cage. Lovebirds need tall cages with lots of perches of different diameters to climb around on. Like other parrots, they use their beaks and their feet to exercise. Make sure your cage is made out of durable, cleanable, nontoxic materials and is at least 20" wide and deep and 24" tall for one bird, and larger for a pair.
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   Find a reputable pet shop or breeder. The shop you buy from should be neat and clean, the animals should be well-fed and have access to clean water, and the staff should not hesitate when you ask them for information about the breeders they buy from.
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   Decide whether you want a tame or a 'look only' lovebird. Generally, hand-raised (tame) lovebirds are more expensive than lovebirds brought up by their natural mothers, but with consistent handling throughout their lives they make affectionate pets. Lovebirds that were not hand raised from a young age can be trained to trust humans, but it is often much more difficult to do.
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   Decide whether you want a single bird or a pair. If you plan to get a hand-raised lovebird, keeping only one is a good idea - as long as you have the time to play with it and keep it entertained. Such lovebirds will form close bonds with their keepers and make affectionate pets. If you would rather have a pair, a naturally raised pair in any combination of the sexes will work fine - litter mates or birds that have lived in the same cage for a while are preferable. Obviously, if you don't want your lovebirds to breed, get two males or two females. Pairs are much more difficult to tame - generally the birds get attached to each other rather than to you.
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   Buy your lovebird. Things you should look for: neat, clean feathers, clear eyes, a clean vent, feet with 'scales' that are tight and clean, and a healthy set of lungs (a quiet lovebird is rarely a healthy lovebird).
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   Bring your lovebird home. Make the transition as stress-free as possible by setting up the cage ahead of time. Buy some of the food your bird was used to getting and put some in the cage along with a dish of water as soon as you get your bird home. As tempting as it is to play with and watch your pet as soon as you put it into it's new home, it is a good idea to cover the cage with some light fabric and let it get used to the new surroundings by itself for a while.
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   Feed your bird a balanced diet. Along with the seed portion of things, it is a good idea to supplement with fruits and vegetables (well-washed to remove fertilizers and pesticides) a few times a week, a cuttlebone for calcium at all times, and millet sprays as treats.
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   Enjoy your pet! Clean the cage on a regular basis, keep the food and water dishes clean and full, and handle your bird whenever possible, and you'll have a wonderful pet for many years.