Can you safely bring two sun conures together for just a breeding season and separate them after the chick’s have matured enough to be split up or would that be detrimental for the parent and baby birds physical and mental health.
I got a bird off of someone and they had her DNA papers done and clearly says female and we got her at 4 months old but she keeps trying to mate with my hand makes me feel like she a male.. would like to know what you think? Thank you..
My GCC was given to me. The owner couldn’t take care of him anymore. Aaron was very happy, cheerful. Now, very quiet, always on the attack. I really find this idea of hormones a real problem. How long does a Conuse have to stay in this position?
We have a bonded pair of green cheeks, and recently had an egg hatch from a clutch. The second egg is getting ready to hatch, and we have been observing the mother on a camera. She has fed the first baby at least once as we could observe the full crop. We are just wondering […]
I have a conure in a outside cage. Received from previous owner.Very scared and try to taming her. Is it better to bring inside house in a new cage? I also have a male sun conure raised from baby time. not cage bondage. what is best way to handle them?
Hello, I have a bird I brought home two days ago from Petco. They kept it in a plexi glass enclosure, but the woman really teamed it so well he’s very loving but I’m noticing him starting to pluck his own feathers as well as pick at my skin. I’m hoping it’s because he may […]
I read that this could be bad for her but what can I do?
Why is my conure birds eggs not hatching? She laid her first on April 30th which had a slight crack but the rest came within a week after. We didn’t check if there was cracks or not because she sits on them all day without leaving. it’s now currently June 7th. For more information, the […]
Could you tell me why my boy conure Parrott has died I have a boy and a girl conures and yesterday coming back from our caravan he was fine when we left and they have travel this way many times could you tell me what happened. The girl is fine.
i don’t know what’s going on with my bird, the last times i’ve went on any short like 15-40 minute car rides with him in the day he starts panting, i’ve given him water and the panting continued, i’m not sure why he pants, as in he just sticks his tongue out but i’m pretty […]
I am about to adopt 2 conures of 1 or 2 months old. But I have a few questions in mind. 1. When I have to travel for a week or a few days, will they be okay if I left with my family member or friends in a cage ? 2. If yes then, […]
I have 2 conures which are around 1 year as of now. Initially they both were very friendly amongst them and with my family. Recently it’s been around 15-20 days now the male conure is bit aggressive towards the female and now towards the family members also. We usually keep them interactive with toys inside […]
Hey! I recently bought 4 green conures (1 male and 3 females) from the pet shop. They arent tame and scared of me. They all gather in one corner of the cage and move away from me when i move. How can i gain trust with the birds and at least get them on my […]
My bird has laid an egg and has been active after laying the egg, she laid and egg on Sunday and has not laid an egg on Monday and has been making some wired noise for sometime is she in any kind of danger or is she tired. Note that the birds have been mating […]
Hi, I have a male and female conure that are free flying, I have had them both for 7 yrs. And they have never mated before today. I caught them mating and not sure what to do next. Do I get a nest box and if so do they both have to be together in […]
Hello, I had my sun conure for a few years and he was a part of my family, very loving and smart bird. One day he just fell to the bottom of his cage and died a little while later. I can’t help but feel like it was something I did wrong in caring for […]
I was left with 4 Conures. I know little about breeding behavior and was unaware that a nesting box is not necessary. At this point one of the Conures now has two eggs. I am doing daily research to educate myself on this topic but one question I’m having a difficult time finding an answer […]
Hello! I have a black capped conure and a yellow sided conure. Until recently, I thought they were both males, but they have been mating and now it appears the black cap is about to lay an egg. I’ve tried doing some research on whether or not breeding these two kinds of conures will produce […]
My sun conure has started plucking his feather on his chest and back he has ever done this before. Please help
I’ve had budgies and pigeons before but never a conure, and we just got an 8-week-old one last week. She still flies away if we try to hold her and if she escapes and we do catch her she will attempt to bite as well. For the most part I’ve been leaving her in the […]
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 […]
I have sun conures. Previously they had 2 clutches last year containing 3-4 eggs with atleast 6 months time gap between them. Both the times all the eggs were empty. I want to breed them. What is the issue that the eggs were empty? What do i do to get fertile eggs. They had their […]
How do I feed a baby conure, what do I feed him ( green one)
can parakeets eat conures food?
We’ve had a baby conure hatch and it has reached 2 weeks. What should i be expecting and what should i do as it grows?
My friend has a 15 year old conure that screams a lot. She was never let out of her cage. I built a large cage and she loved it at first. Lots of toys, a pool for her bath. Has her original cage inside for her to feel secure. She just won’t stop screaming. If […]
Hello, My sun conure who just turned one died with no prior signs or symptoms of any illness. He was eating, flying around, playing in the morning, and all of a sudden he made a few noises and died in the afternoon. We were still hand-feeding him baby food and other than that he would […]
Hi there, I recently got a dusky conure and I feed her your pellets! I was wondering on average how much you feed daily or a morning/night routine. Also do you feed any toppers or extra mix in such as seeds, fruit blend, and so on with the pellets or if there’s anything extra I […]
How long before eggs hatch
Hello, looking for some advice on 2 green cheek conures I got late past December. I had no idea on their sex until I did a gender/DNA test and found out I have a male and female. Both are starting to show interest in each other in which I will have to prepare for eggs […]
This month’s Lafeber Global Spotlight takes us to the village of Karasabai in Guyana, which is the only place wild sun conures (Aratinga solstitialis) can be studied in their natural habitat. Local rangers, with support through One Earth Conservation, are braving towering heights to study these raucous parakeets to document behaviors that can help shape conservation efforts for these eye-catching birds.
Join us February 9, when Dr. Lamb kicks start her new Lafeber webinar series: Species Spotlight! This first episode sheds a spotlight on the Patagonian conure, the largest of all conures, and a species she had the opportunity to see in the wild!
I bought my Jenday Conure three weeks ago. He was six months old and seemed very healthy. We were bonding well and he was very loving. Suddenly this morning, he squawked and fell to the bottom of the cage moving around erratically. I picked him up and he just died in my hand! I’m in […]
I have a hand fed1 and a half year old male green cheek Conure, he recently (about three weeks ago) flew away, we were lucky enough to retrieve him safely but now it appears to have lost interest in his cage and toys, we started bringing him downstairs more and he starts to fly away […]
I had 3 Lovebirds, 3 Conures and 3 Cockatiels. The Lovebirds all died, one Conure and 1 Cockateil. What am I doing wrong?
I am looking ahead in incubating my sun conure eggs as there are about to lay now I have an automatic incubator and wanna know what is the temperature and humidity required Need assistance before i start please help out
I have 4 GCC. Mom, dad and their two babies from their first clutch in 2017. Every Sep/Oct they start nesting behavior. I’ve used dummy eggs in the past but I feel so bad seeing my girl, Opal, lay two clutches every year as she gets confused I think. My two bonded pair will mate […]
Hi, I have a question about my greencheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura Molinae). He is 3 years old and started plucking at bis feathers last March (about 7 months ago). He plucks mainly on his back, untill it’s totally bold. Then he stops and the feathers gewoon back. What is most weird is that he does this […]
I recently rescued a dusky conure from a persons home. She looks fairly young due to her size, but she could be just small in stature. I can’t gauge her age, but her eyes are no longer grey in color; they’ve changed to that beautiful white/super light blue color. Her eyes don’t seem to be […]
My 6 month old conure and 3 yr old conure have finally begun to preen each other . The young one began bobbing his head today when they were preening. He also got very hyper and actually laid on his back . What’s going on ? Is he playing by laying on his back when […]
Good morning My female conure laid an egg, in her outside cage that day. night came and brought them into their night cage in the house and also brought the egg and put it in their night box. Since I did that, they have ignored the egg completely. Don’t know what my next move should […]
I would like to know if my Sun Conure always lays eggs but the second time there were no Babies so they eat the eggs for nutrition full of protein and also now she has eggs and they are not hatching we don’t know if they have babies.
I have 2 bird, a crimson belly conure and a green cheek conure. The birds get long great and we all are together a lot, they eat right, have dedicated time outside their cage and everything I can provide them. Problem is my GCC has been very aggressive the last 48 hours, today she latched […]
My Green Cheek conure, layed a clutch of 4 eggs in April & they hatched in May. Towards June 10th we noticed her closing her eye or feeling weak & then she layed one new egg on June 13th to our surprise.(she was quite on a protein diet for the chicks) .Post which she seems […]
We have 3 green cheek conures and one of them has become lethargic. He’s about 6 months old. We took him in and fecal exam, physical evaluation, cbc, organ function and x-rays all look good. He went on antibiotics and anti-inflammatory meds on Monday and Wednesday seemed better, but Friday only wants to sleep. I’m […]
So after my conure was bitten which was at 8pm in the night I took her to the vet the next morning,it was hard trying to find a avian close by and the closest one to me was about an hour away.The doctor examined her and cleaned the wound and gave her injected antibiotics and […]
Could I turn candles on at home with my sun conure being in the Livingroom
Hello, is it normal for my 23 year old gorgeous Sun Conure to still lay eggs at this age?
Hi, so I have a Sun Conure, she’s about 1 year old, and she quakes when I put my fingers near the sides of her beak. She isn’t aggressive, nor does she bite, she just quakes, or shakes. Her head just moves up and down really fast, like she’s regurgitating almost, but she’s never puked.
Hi there! I have a 22 year old pair of Nanday Conures. They have been together since 6 mos old. I am the 2nd owner and have had them for 5 years. Danielle has laid eggs only once prior about 2 year ago. None hatched and after about 30 days she abandoned the nest. I […]
Can a quacker &green cheek conure mate
I recently got a Sun Conure, he was barely over 11 weeks old when I got him from the breeder who hadn’t tried to teach him to step up to much. So he was still a little wobbly on his legs. So the first night I let him sleep in his cage, but when I […]
My green cheek conure used to always be affectionate towards me, and now he’s not. I’ve raised him since he was 36 days and this year he’s turning three, so I can tell he is definitely a very affectionate bird and especially towards me, his owner. But in October 2022 he started to fear my […]
I got these two Conures for three years now. They have always been very loving and kind to each other. The last two days, the male conure has become very aggressive towards the female conure. He tries to grab her by the neck and bites her feet as she tries to run away from him. […]
My green cheek conure is having his foot amputated in the morning. I’m so worried for him as he eats with his feet, holds his food with one, I’m not sure how he will eat well without it and how he will move around.
So I’ve got two green cheek conures they are about two years old, so I believe they’re about ready to breed. My question as a new bird person is how might I best facilitate breeding behaviors. I have a large cage with a nesting box inside. Is there anything I can do besides wait? Should […]
I have a problem with my sun conure. Background, my male conure become so aggressive to his partner. Its been a year they become bonded and even during their free flight days. I decided to breed them and so far everything is ok. They take bath together, kissing, etc. yesterday, i saw the male so […]
I have a conure that i rescued a year and a half ago, we were bonded and so close. I had to rescue a conure couple and my conure seems lost because they are a couple and he is alone, they preen each other and play sometimes but I feel like my connection with my […]
We recently found a green cheek & it has black feet. Someone is claiming to have lost theirs & sent a picture. Theirs has pink feet. Does the feet color ever change over time? Thanks in advance.
This month’s Lafeber Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight takes us to Brazil, home to the grey-breasted parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus). This beautiful species of conure is critically endangered, with its humid mountain forest range reduced to a mere 13% due to habitat destruction and poaching for the pet trade. To combat their dwindling numbers, AQUASIS, a non-profit organization formed in 1992 by a group of university students, founded the Grey-breasted Parakeet Project in 2007. Learn more about the grey-breasted parakeet and the conservation work AQUASIS is stewarding to give these birds a fighting chance.
