This can be a challenging behavior to teach lovebirds. The main reason it can be difficult is that lovebirds tend to defecate quite often. The first rule of potty training is to know when your lovebird needs to be given the opportunity to poop. The first step is to get an idea of how many minutes pass between each time your lovebird poops. Once you know this time frame, begin to take your lovebird to the cage or play-stand when you know it is about time for it to poop and give a verbal cue, such as "Go poop." You may want to find a phrase that is a little less obvious, but you get the idea. Continue to do this for a number of days. It can be somewhat tiring at first, but many lovebirds will get the idea that they are supposed to poop on the cage or play stand rather than on you. You should also observe what sort of behaviors your lovebird exhibits right before it poops. Most lovebirds will lean back or even step back a bit and then crouch right before pooping.

If you do this sort of training, you may find that your lovebird gives you a little warning right before it has to go. If you are observant, you will recognize these signs. Some lovebirds will do a little dance before backing up to let you know it is time for them to go. You can then move them off your clothing and to a place where you want them to defecate. Never force your lovebird to hold its poops for long periods of time. This sort of training can result in a situation where the bird is so well trained it simply will not go while it is on you. Giving such a bird regular opportunities to go to the area where you want it to poop is only fair. This would be akin to making sure your pet dog has opportunities to go outside when it needs to go.