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Lovebirds

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Question
Ok my lovebirds had 5 eggs and 4 hatched and all of them come out and jump & fly around the cage, but I want to no how long do I need to wait to give them away. Also should I get a bigger cage, and the dad is still feeding them. They want let me in the cage or let the babys eat from me, now the mom would eat from me and don't want me to feed the dad. It look like the mom is getting ready to have some more eggs, so please tell me what I need to do.

Answer
Hi,
You will need to remove the babies and seperate them into a different cage. If they are flying around the cage, they should be old enough to wean out. Have they been eating any of the food with the parents of just what the parents have been giving them? Please refer to this website as I do not have enough information on the actual age of the babies to help your further.
http://www.parrotparrot.com/lovebirds/handfeed.htm