In a true pair, the cock helps to incubate, bu tspends much of his time guarding the nest box entrance. When the eggs hatch, both parents feed the young. Provide foods that are easy for the parents to digest, such as dry high-protien baby cereal, oat groats, lukewarm oatmeal, or nestling food. The babies fledge in five to six weeks and the parents continue to care for the young until they are weaned two weeks later. If your birds allow the eggs to cool, or the young to die, be understanding.
Parenthood is a shock to the bird with no prior experience to draw upon.
By the second or third clutch, they should be able to care for their young. While love birds will, as a rule, rest themselves, limit pairs to two, possibly three clutches of young per year. Parenthood is hard on a bird. This article only touches on the basics of selecting and caring for Love Birds. There are more complete publications available from your local pet store or library.