Lovebirds: Everything About Housing, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, and Diseases : With a Special Chapter, Understanding Lovebirds (A Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

As the owner of six new love birds, I found Matthew Vriends LOVEBIRDS A Complete Owner's Manual relatively helpful. I knew little about love birds when I read the book and know a only a little more now. The book did not answer many of my questions, though it raised a few points about love birds I would never have asked. For example, the caption of one photograph says the coloration of the peach-faced lutino lovew bird is sex linked, however, I could not discover which sex was linked. This book is not nearly as comprehensive (or thick) as the title leads one to believe nor is it filled with as much information as other books in the `Barrons' series on parrots including the Senegal and African Grey, however the book is filled with lovely photographs and a number of illustrative drawings.LOVEBIRDS includes text and maps describing the origins of various types of birds in the family. Vriends apparently owns love birds which he maintains in an outdoor aviary. He includes a good deal of information about keeping love birds in outdoor aviaries, so some of his information such as dealing with frozen toes and vermin that attack birds living aviaries (ticks, rats, mice, etc.) as well as raising love bird babies, may be less than useful for folks like me who keep birds indoors and want to understand "beak fighting" know in advance that clipping their little wings may make it difficult for them to move around an aviary. Although these cute little guys are accused by some of being less than loving, my short experience has shown me that plenty of seed cups and members of the opposite sex alleviates some of the rivalry.

Faith, our Peach-faced Lovebird thanx the author, Matthew Vriendsmany times over for writing this book. Small in size, easy on the pocketbook, yet filled with a wealth of wisdom about raising & caring for these precious creatures of God.From hand feeding to housing, playing to protecting, care and concerns, how to, don't do, in simple language, "Lovebirds" is a winner!The information on illness, disease, & what to do, was invaluable. In fact, we were able to proceed in Faith's best health interest before the Vet's visit.Buy it, highlight, read, & reread this wonderful owner's companion.

This author takes a professional rather than the usual "home pet" approach to bird keeping, and the book is packed with good tips. I find it a good resource, very informative and helpful, and recommend it to everyone who takes home a baby lovebird I have hand-raised. For it's small size and very modest price it contains a wealth of solid info. Although I emphatically disagree with the practices of banding and wing clipping; and don't believe in 'casual' breeding, Mr. Vriends' preventative and first aid info is very good - and EVERY bird owner should put together and keep handy his first-aid kit. Be sure to read the Preface; and the "Understanding..." and "..Species" sections at the back are especially interesting. So are the photos and diagrams. Basically a practical and more well-rounded offering than most of the dozens of books I've bought and read.

i liked the book because when it explained something it showed a picture of how it should be done. It had a lot useful information in it. It is a good refrence book to have around for anyone who owns lovebirds. i liked how it put in pictures but not to many.

hi, my name is Bassam. how are u? i want to buy that book of yours, i hope i will know everything about lovebirds. i got two love birds in my house, a male and a female. so i want to learn their behaviors and how they breed etc...so please i want to order u're bookbuy.