Most lovebird species are easily to breed, which accounts for much of their popularity with bird fanciers. They rank just behind cockatiels and budgerigars (parakeets) in this respect. Generally, you can count on successfully breeding and raising young if you provide your breeding stock with proper housing, feeding, and care. What's more, you'll find a ready market for young, because the demand for lovebirds continues to exceed the supply. However, I urge that before you sell any fledglings (young that have left the nest), you first allow them to develop properly by housing them separately from the older lovebirds and allowing them to fly in a good -sized run for at least 8 to 9 months.
Take careful note of the following advise before you attempt breeding: keep good breeding records. Even if you have a good memory, you can't rely on it to remember all the necessary details of each lovebird. An ordinary notebook will do. Set it up to record matings, eggs laid, hatchings, behavior, health, and other key data. Every time you check on the lovebirds (regularly, but not too often!), record your findings in the notebook. I consider record keeping the foundation of any successful breeding program.
Source: Breeding Lovebirds
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