There is a trend now to be certain that the nest is kept as clean as possible. I
prefer nests made of solid timber and to use wood shavings for nesting
material. Many people are finding they can get away with minimal nesting
material. I do believe in the very near future that they will be like the
Budgerigar and will breed on bare wood. They are now becoming so
domesticated and are such a prolific breeder that they will just about breed
anywhere and in anything - tins, logs, boxes; I have known some of them to
breed in a patch of grass in the corner of the cage.
They can be quite an aggressive bird and it is not uncommon to see a bit of
blood in a colony. They seem to be able to cope quite well with the tips of
one or several toes missing.
They do prefer to roost in their nest box, but in the hot months (December, January and February) I take the
nest box out so that they will not breed. I try to breed them in the cooler months so these three months
without the nest box gives them a break and allows them to breed in the other nine months of the year.
When I was a young boy, the Masked and the Fischer's were easy to breed and the Peach-face was difficult,
but now it has turned around and the white eye-ring birds are harder to breed than the Peach-faced.
However, I maintain that the Nyasa Lovebird is the most prolific breeder of them all.
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