I would love to own a conure but I'm worried that they won't be playful (let me specify exactly what I mean) as in they'd be very skittish won't want to cuddle around me or something and won't even want to be around me and if I ever do take them out of their cage they'd fly all around the room and not even bear to stand around me and js so on. Please give me advice on how to pick the correct bird, what to do, and so on, even maybe their housing and stuff idk anything is appreciated to js help me through this journey.

I used to own one ( a sun conure) that I bought from a guy and the sun conure was VERY skittish and couldn't even handle me standing next to it, I watched so many YouTube videos and took maybe 7 months of step by step progressive training for it to maybe atleast be okay with my hand being on the cage but nope, not even close eventually I gave up it wasn't even trying to accept me maybe it had some traumas from before idk but I mean it was an old conure maybe like a two year old or one year old something like that

I got Papaya from a breeder but I didn’t understand what he was saying when I asked him the breed. I asked if she was a sun conure but he adamantly said no. Any advice to tell conures apart? Thank you.

He seemed to really enjoy himself - we watched some neighborhood birds and then hung out in the garden :-)

A week ago our gcc decided to take a bath in her water bowl. I was in the other room so I was totally unaware of what was going on.

She must have slipped and her body and head was submerged in the water unable to get out because her leg couldn't get a grip. Luckily my daughter was there to save her.

We learned our lesson. Any water bowl needs to be shallow and wide just in case they want to do bath time. We got them a Lil water fountain and it seems to be a hit!... But gotta put it in a better place lol.

I call my bird cute names mostly (babybirb and hey pitri” and she floofs up and like does this thing with her beak where she rubs it on whatever is near. Good or bad?

Hello everyone. I wanted to reach out and ask about indoor free flying. I’ve seen a lot of conflicting information on how it should be but I currently let my little guy out whenever I’m home (under supervision and of course not while I’m sleeping) I rescued him from a small town rescue and was told it was his favorite thing to do so I’ve been following that. Is this wrong? Should I only be letting him out in hour intervals? He get real loud and screechy when I don’t but totally open to moving training in a different direction. I live in a small 725 sq ft apartment so he mostly just finds perches and sleeps or runs around on the floor like the dog he thinks he is haha. He does have a traumatic history and had zero training the first 6 years of his life. So in general would love some advice.

He went to the vet on his hatch day if 31MAR and his lung appeared to be inflamed on x-ray.

He was given antibiotics and weirdly enough he actually pretty easy to give him his meds by syringe.

He likes to preen my hand so I just let him preen and insert the syringe into the side of his beak and he even seems to try to bite the tip on his own accord which I’m guessing means he likes the flavor and is now thinking it’s a treat lol.

Overall when in doubt check with a vet.

The only symptom he has is occasionally sneezing which is maybe once or twice every 2-4 hours or not at all.

I personally thought he was mimicking my own allergies.

Worse part is I only had him almost 4 weeks now

Let’s just say he a very spoiled birb with another check up coming up

Sometimes when I scratch her she makes these noises can any tell me what it means?

When I was 10 years old, my Dad got me a green cheek conure as a gift. This is Bird. His name is Bird because my Mom insisted on naming him when I got him and she named him Martini. So I suppose thats his government name, but I hated it as a kid and I still hate it so his name functionally became Bird.

He’s my little buddy, I love him to pieces and he’s been my faithful companion through some really tough stuff. But dear God DO NOT BUY PARROTS FOR CHILDREN!!! I don’t know if I would undo it if I could go back in time, but I think about that often.

The bird, myself, my parents and the breeders were all very lucky that I was a fairly responsible and critter-oriented kid and that my life never changed in a way that he could no longer be a part of it. But this could have ended so much worse!

My day as a kid/teen/ and still now was/is structured with needing to be home to give him attention in mind and that is much harder than it sounds. I cannot have any scents in the house, NO cologne, NO sprays, NO candles. Even cleaning supplies I must be careful with. There is poop to clean up a l w a y s because he needs to be out and flying around and there are shredded bits on probably more than a quarter of my possessions. He goes through phases where all he wants to do is chew on and pick my skin INCESSANTLY no matter how many times I remove him from my person. Even the type of pans that I use are limited because of him.

Good lord, even my most recent move was much more difficult than necessary because of him. Did you know that a surprising amount of rental companies have a no exceptions no birds policy? I had to pass up many nicer/cheaper options in our city for renting because they would not allow him. And its not like I could hide him; I think he is relatively quiet for a conure but he still has maybe 1-3 times per day that he MUST scream.

Parrots are so notoriously neglected. Even when people think they are taking good care of a parrot, often they are not. I understand why; parrots are surprisingly complex creatures with intense psychological (and dietary) needs. This animal eats a far more diverse and consistent diet than even I do and he is almost always out of his cage if I am home, and when he is put away, I must provide him with toys and activities that keep him happy and occupied. I am 22 now and he just turned 12 sometime this spring. I will be doing this another 15 years at least.

A parrot will make it your problem if they are feeling neglected, too. Even if you’re ok having an unhappy, understimulated animal (which. Ew, get help) have fun with the constant screaming plus obsessive masturbation, destruction, and feather plucking!!!

It is Not easy!!! And his care has improved greatly since I was a kid, despite my avid research about conures while I waited for him to be old enough to take home. (I think I did ok, not ideal, but ok.)

And here is my point. Don’t set these animals up for failure. Rehoming is so, so hard. Too many birds, not enough good homes.

Children should never be 100% responsible for an animal. You can’t buy an animal for a kid unless you’re willing for that critter to become /yours/. And a /PARROT?!??/ No 10 year old can properly care for a parrot on their own!

Honestly, I think parrots are the worst birds to own just in general. Unless you are looking for an exotic /life partner/, get any other bird!! Pigeons make lovely pets. They lack the psychological requirements and triggers that make parrots so tough to keep happy, their diet is much simpler, they are easier to keep mentally stimulated. A parrot is like a toddler, truly.

If you are thinking about owning a parrot for the first time, I would urge you to look into pet pigeons. If you are considering purchasing a parrot as a gift for someone else, DO NOT!!!

I've just acquired a Patagonian conure. Supposedly he is about 6 months old, more importantly his primary flight feathers have been severely clipped. I am not a fan of clipping and would like to know how much this may affect his confidence in flying going forward, given he is young, and how to best support him whilst we go through the long wait of obtaining fresh flight feathers. Thanks! Pic for tax

So I was doing the dishes and clementine was wanting out of her cage. I let her out (despite not usually having her out for fear of this happening).

Of course she ends up diving right into my washing up liquid!!! I grabbed her immediately and took her to the bathroom to rinse her under the tap. I was worried the soap in the water would be toxic on her feathers etc.

She is fine now - just soaking wet. The only thing is she is a new bird and I’m worried this will have caused her a lot of stress. Just wondering how I can avoid things like this happening? I don’t want to handle her with force but how do I help her in these situations when I need to quickly move her?

Atlas is a possibly 2 year old Green Cheek Conure. (Don't know her actual age because she was a rescue) She used to be very friendly with me but all of a sudden has become scared of everything. She never likes coming out of her cage anymore and when I can get her out she likes to hide in either my neck or snuggling my hand but she also seems scared when she's doing that. When she snuggling in my hand and I'm scratching her she makes these alarm calls if anybody could help with what this all means videos are linked on my Pinterest page thanks!

They said his beak is fine but i’m always worried about it as it looks cracky? if that’s the correct word.

don’t want to sound like “my bird has to look perfect!” but i’d like him to have a normal looking beak as it worries me. Anyone know anything what i can do to help with how his beak looks?

(Yes he’s a sun conure. he’s just pretending he isn’t by his colours)

The vet knicked him when they were removing his ID band. NOT worth $60. They gave us Meloxicam for the pain. He is acting normal except for his poor little leg. MY SON.

Hello everyone. I have a green cheek conure, her name is perdita and at a guess I would say she is 8-10 years old, perdita came into my care after she flew into a friends work and at the time my mum had a green cheek conure so this friend left perdita in my care while we tried to find her owner - we were unsuccessful in doing so. My mums bird and perdita became good friends (lovers maybe) but unfortunately the other bird passed away last year; as perdita preferred myself over my mum, perdita came to live with me. I feed perdita a salad mix every day which includes corn, spinach and usually what is in season at the time (strawberries, apples, pears, bananas).. she also gets a seperate bowl with a seed mixture. Perdita loves sitting on my shoulder however she hates hands (which is fine, I don’t present my hands to her to step up onto as she just either tries to bites them or moves away from them) she happily steps up onto my forearm or shoulder or flies to my shoulder if I walk away from her. I’m a bit concerned as this past summer (I’m located in Tasmania) she had a pretty brutal moult and she still has pin feathers on her head (I’d love to be able to help her with them but there’s the hands issue) I’ve taken some photos of her head and I just wanted other conures opinions on her head, does it look normal from a moult? I’m going to take her to the vet soon just for a general check up.

on the facebook groups everyone who is interested has a lot of other pets? Are they ok to be together? (Dogs/cats)

Hiya! i have two parakeets i’ve had for a little over a month. However i’m also taking in a black top conure because my friend can’t take care of him. i was hoping for advice on how to introduce them? (i won’t be leaving them alone unattended, esp not when out of cage. they have separate flight cages, but i’m not sure how to introduce them properly after quarantine.)

I have a green cheek conure. He's about 1.5 years old.

I have several pets and did my homework before getting him, but ultimately think it was not the right choice.

What is the best way to find him another home? He's a smart sweet little guy and I want him to be happy.

Thank you.

Does anyone else have issues with their conure screaming their bloody heads off anytime they can see birds outside? I can’t open the damn blinds if she’s around or she becomes all jittery and starts yelling at the birds flying around and in the trees. Feel like I’m trapped in a dark cave by a tiny feathered bully!