A African Love Birds | Fallow typically lives 10–15 years. Most of what determines whether it gets there is routine care rather than anything dramatic.
Air and environment
Fumes from non-stick cookware, incense, aerosols and smoke are genuinely dangerous to birds.
Keep the records
Booster schedules run from the original dates, and a new vet asks for the history first.
What “social” means day to day
The African Love Birds | Fallow is described as social, feisty, affectionate. Of those, social is the one that shapes an ordinary day most. It is easy to read as a selling point and harder to live with than the word suggests, because it does not switch off when you are busy.
Balancing social against feisty
Breeds described as both social and feisty need the two managed together rather than separately. With a tiny bird that usually means a predictable routine first and training second - the routine is what makes the training stick.
Find an avian vet before you need one
Many small-animal clinics do not treat birds at all. Establish who does, in your city, in the first fortnight.
The annual check
Once a year for an adult bird, and book it before the hot months rather than during them.
Birds conceal illness
A bird sitting low, fluffed up and quiet, or with changed droppings, is already unwell and needs to be seen quickly.
