Help!

[merlin]

I breed African lovebird. There are a few questions which rose during the breeding period. They are:

1) Can I spray my fitchers and black masks with dettol in order to prevent germ?
2) Can I put two chicks of the same age for breading? (eg: the female chick being 95 days old and the male being 100 days old)
3) How do I find the sex of a chick when it is three weeks old?
4) How do i get Violet lovebirds?
5) Do I have to Give a rest to the parent
Hope You will give the necessary information that would be helpful to me.
Thank you
Riyazul

[merlin]

Dear Riyazul,

Unfortunately, we are not breeders... and we know nothing about breeding Lovebirds. Please do a Google search for breeders of that species. Here are some links that I picked up for you:
http://birds.about.com/od/breedingbasics/p/lvbirdbb.htm

http://www.lovebirds.co.nz/breeding/index.php

http://lovebirdsinfo.blogspot.com/2007/02/how-to-mate-lovebirds.html

http://www.flyinggems.com/Lovebirds/Breeding.htm

http://www.africanlovebirdsociety.com/breeding/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcFv0VBYfJM

http://www.lovebirdfarm.com/

These links should give you a start. Good luck!
Blessings,
Maggie-

[Lisa A. Bono]

I can add YES you need to give the parents a rest. It is not healthy for the breeder birds or the babies.