Hi there, I'm Diom, mom of two lovebirds.
These are Apple (fischeri, male) and Blueberry (Personata [Black Mask], female).
Apple's age is unknown, we (being me and my partner) got him this year july from the petstore. He is clipped and not ringed. We're very anxiously waiting for his second molt (not implying he has had one already, since we don't know, but in size he looks like an adult lovebird) so he can get his flight feathers back so he can fly with Blueberry.
Blueberry is female, ringed, fully flighted and is approximately 6-7 months of age as of now (she has been ringed since april, according to the breeder). She came to me in August with a beak deformation, but that has settled nearly immediately after staying with me. No clue why it settled, but obviously I'm happy for her.
I have read a big part of the forums before actually registering, taking tips about letting them experience the full sun cycle from dawn to dusk and slowly adjusting their diet (as they refused any food but seed mixes and spray millet, like with other people on here) and currently they accept carrots, broccoli, dandelion leafs and madarin oranges as well. Still have to introduce them to the famous "gloop" once I find a store that sells whole grains without additives.
Now, both Apple and Blueberry are extremely nippy and aggressive with anything and everything, sometimes even eachother, so I'm wondering how long they will keep on being hormonal after changing up their lifestyle slowly (I haven't gone from only seeds to fruits, veggies and greens during the day and seeds for dinner immediately, I added small pieces of veggies to the seeds increasingly over the span of 2 weeks. Also I adjusted them to the lightcycle over the span of a week, putting them to bed 20 mins earlier at a time.)
Also, what are the chances of them to become tame at all at their age? The person I usually ask for advice told me they are irredeemable, however I did read several times that with proper feeding, sleeping and training they are able to be tamed even at an adult age, is there any evidence for either of the sides?
Thanks for having me