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3 conures

I had a female conure, adopted two males and all three became very close. The female mated with one of the males and all three started nesting behavior and the second male was acting like the protector of the flock. The female ended up with an egg stuck in her, and had sn operation to collapse the egg and get it out. The Two males were not handled before and I could not handle them at that point except train them for what ever I could to get them to get in and out of the cage and they were v
Good at listening but I could not touch them. After the female’s operation I separated her from the two and put the tow in a cage next to hers. Since I cam handle her I let her out and she hung out around their cage and theu would preen each other through the bars. I’m having a hard time keeping the two males locked up, they hate it but I can’t control them and I can’t train them either because I can’t get one out without the other following. Someone suggested putting them up for adoption, but I worry if I send the males away that my female will not be okay or get sick or depressed. I need advice please

Hi,

You do have a complicated situation, and as long as you have the males around, she may be triggered to lay eggs again. If she is tame, then it may be best to rehome the males. She will be fine as long as you plan to keep handling her and interacting with her. It’s unusual for 3 birds to get along the way they did. If they are Green Cheeked Conures, they are a bit different. We had a webinar on them recently, so you may want to view it to help you with your decision. If you keep them all, you may end up needing to put her in hormone treatment to control things.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda