Grooming a African Love Birds | Violet in India is less about appearance than about catching problems early. Ten minutes with your hands in the coat finds the tick or the hot spot while it is still nothing.
Nails, beak and perches
Overgrowth of either usually means the perches are wrong. Varying diameters in natural wood keep feet healthy and beaks worn.
Planning for about 12 years
A African Love Birds | Violet is with you for about 12 years. Budget and routine both need to survive that, including the last quarter of it when a tiny bird needs more veterinary attention than it did young.
The hot months
Coat thinning, hydration and protection from hot ground. A tiny bird will keep going past the point it should, so the limit has to come from you.
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.
Bathing and feather care
A shallow dish or a light misting a few times a week - let the bird choose, and never submerge it.
Plucking is a symptom
Boredom, poor diet, low humidity and illness all cause feather plucking. It needs an avian vet, not a remedy.
The monsoon
Damp is the whole problem: fungal skin trouble, ear infections and bedding that never quite dries. A drying routine that is actually followed prevents most of it.
