conure

I'm not sure if anyone can shed some insight, but any info would be so helpful! I've had a turquoise gcc for 4 months now, so he's just about 8 months old. I noticed that since I got him, he was constantly scratching at his face and sneezing with clear discharge. A month in to having him I woke...

Hey everyone I want to harness train my 2 green cheek conures but I don’t know what kind of brand is the best for conures that is not too expensive. I wondered if you could tell me what do you use and what’s your advice on choosing a harness and also if you know some things to avoid? Thank you...

Hi all! We got a 4 month old sun conure about a month and a half ago. The breeder we got him from wanted us to do this towel training with him to tame him but it hasn't worked out for us. We stopped the training a while ago but he is still somewhat afraid of us and very independent to where he...

This is Maebel, our green-cheek/pineapple mutation. https://i.imgur.com/Crvzk1W.jpg She was hatched in January, so she's definitely still a bab birb. I will preface this by saying I understand that GCCs are beaky birds. She is awesome! I'm a first-time bird owner, but well-studied, and my...

My conure injured his beak and was bleeding for a few minutes but has now stopped. He seems to be in pain and has trouble eating. Is there anything I can do to help his pain, or clean the blood with? Also I tried to give him boiled vegetables, but he just pecked at it then left it, what other...

Hi! I just got my Green Cheek Conure from someone who couldn't have it anymore. It has an open gold band on it's right leg that has A0002 written on the band. Can anyone tell me what it means? Thanks!

Hello!!! I’ve made a post regarding this issue in the past, but it’s happening again. My 8 year old green cheek conure (whom i’ve had since she was a weeks old) “throws up” these seed like things. I’m a nervous bird-mom, so if she does anything that’s not normal, I freak out. I’ve heard that...

Hi guys! I'm new to the forum, and I'd like some advice. I've only ever had a couple parakeets (plus a LOT of chickens), but recently I've been considering adding a conure to the family. I've done my research and can make all necessary accommodations. However, as is often the case, a lot of...

My nephew graduated from the Univ. of Connecticut and moved back overseas. He was not able to take his parrot back with him. He is a happy little bird that loves to sing and play. We are offering him free to a good home along with his cage, toys, vet records and food. Please message me if you...

Hello! I have taken in a green cheek conure named Romeo 3 weeks ago. He's a goofball and a sweetheart honestly, and he has adapted fast, caring for all members of the family. The thing is he clearly has a preference for my dad. He doesn't bite or anything but if my dad's in the room he prefers...

Hi everybody, I am surprisingly new to this forum, and I say so because I have been the proud owner of a cockatiel for 6 years without being aware of your existence :52: I seriously need some advice and a friend suggested me this forum. Two days ago our family acquired a new member in the form...

Hello, My conure is cuddly. Yes he is, trust me and I won't elaborate on that. However after show when still wet, he always wants to be alone and won't step up or interact. He becomes cuddly again when he is complete dry.. Just wondering if this is a common thing or do I need to have it...

Hello, I am writing because my green cheek seems to have injured her foot. She is only 2/12 months old, and currently weighs 63g. My wife says the bird was on the top of the cage as she was opening it ( it's a top open cage, that has a perch that braces the doors open.) and as she bent down...

So I'm looking for advice for the future with my green cheek conure, Haku. For some background, he is my ESA in college and as such lives in a dorm room with me and my roommate. Because we both are in the same room and are considered "homebodies", one/both of us are in the room all the time. As...

Hi all! We just got a new pineapple conure today and we already have a GCC. The hope was that they would be friends but the pineapple is ruthlessly attacking our GC. Is there any hope of fixing this or should we return her because of her aggressive behaviour?

Let me tell you a story.. Once upon a time there was a little bird.. he'd bounce and he'd thrash and occasionally he'd do the monster mash. At times a bit shy, he really was a sweet little guy. Even if sometimes a bit devious, he could also be seemingly quite serious. ..Other times he was just...

I currently own a 7-year old Green Cheek, gender unknown. She is my first parrot, and I had owned her since she was 2 months old. She’s very attached to me, and doesn’t seem to like many other people. Ever since she was little, she has had problems keeping her feathers. I have changed her diet...

I just joined this site. My name is Stacie and me and my husband have 2 lovebirds, a pineapple conure, an African Gray and 2 parakeets. Looking to learn and share with everyone :):blue2: :green::greenyellow::greenyellow::grey:

I do sfx on occasion, quite close to my bird cage, What I use is scar wax, liquid latex and blood I was wondering if any of the fumes off of these things could potentially harm my gcc

Hey everyone, I am trying to look for a new home for my two bonded Green Cheek conures ( preferably someone who already owns birds). I have had them for a year and now it has come to the point where my marriage is about to end because of them. My husband and in law’s absolutely hate them...

I’ve asked for advice on this situation before but again have found myself in a conundrum, here’s my situation: I currently own 3 conures, I’ll reference them as 1,2 and 3 to stop confusion but don’t be worried, I genuinely love them all very much. 1 is the birdie I got first, 16 months ago when...

I recently picked up my three month old sun conure. I was told they were done with hand feeding and eat on their own. I forgot to ask if the people started my bird on pellets or seeds. Tata (sun conure I’m taking about) enjoys the chopped veggies I gave them but doesn’t touch the pellets. I...

Hi everyone! My name is Maggie and I’m bird mom to an 8 month old violet English Budgie named Morty and a 3 month old Rosy Fronted Conure named Loki! I’m also mom to a wonderful 9 year old daughter named Lily, who is Morty’s bff! We brought Loki home today and he or she (we find out in a few...

I'm an experienced bird keeper, I've kept cockatiels, budgies and quails, as well as volunteering at a rescue where I've interacted with many species, and I feel like I'm ready to get a companion bird again. I originally got my boy cockatiel Tinsel and he was handraised. Unfortunately he...

A few months ago I had my GC out and out of nowhere he started biting me like crazy. I'm talking repeatedly trying to tear chunks out of my finger. He's about 3 years old and I've heard of them hitting puberty late, but he isn't showing any signs of wanting to mate with anything at all. At this...

I went into Petco for budgie food and walked past the birds for sale...there was the most amazing sun conure that ran right up to the glass and begged to be scratched...I asked to hold her and well, now she's sitting on my shoulder eating a snack. I was planning on getting a green cheek and...

I’m not quite sure what Sonny’s squawking means. Can anybody help me out? :confused: sonny squaking - YouTube

Hello, I have two Sun Conures one is named Sonny they have been bobbing their head up and down for the past two days. They also flap their wings out of nowhere really quickly. I’m not sure how old they are because we kind of rescued them. I’m worried that they’re sick and I’m not sure what to...

Hi all! My GCC hurt his foot somehow within the last day. Earlier this year he got his toe broken by a poorly trained groomer and I took him to the vet. They gave me Metacam and it said that it expired 7/31/19 and I don't know if I could get a refill for it. Is it a bad idea to give him the...

Hi all! My fiance and I are going to visit a rescue and two birds in particular have stuck out to me: an IRN and a special needs cockatiel. We already have a GCC and an African Grey. I've never owned a bird like an IRN so does anyone have any advice on meeting this bird or owning this bird...

So I have three conures, one black capped and two green cheeks (one pineapple and on yellow sided). I’ve had them well over a year and after being slowly introduced they all got along. Now for some reason really out of the blue, two of them can’t stand each other and fight. Not just like a slap...

My GCC is about 6 months old and has recently started exhaling kind of oddly. He will exhale similarly to a very small cough or as if he has something in his throat. Is this normal? This is my first bird and I just want to make sure everything is okay. Thanks!:gcc:

Hello, I am new to the forums and new to the parrot owning world. We just got a nanday conure two days ago. She is almost four months old. I call it a she but I dont actually know. She was acting fine, or at least as far as I could tell, but yesterday she started being fluffed up all the time...

So I got a dusky conure on the 11th he's 7 months old and was quite nippy when I first got him because no one wanted to see him due to the other brighter colored birds, which is a damn shame he's such a sweet little guy now but I digress a bit. I tamed him by quite a large margin he doesn't bite...

So my bird Valentine has been this way for a while now, he hasnt really gotten better but he also hasnt gotten worse. He came to me all scraggly and had a lot of stress bars in his feathers but since May (purchase date) he has moulted and his feathers have gotten a lot less black and a lot...

Hey there everyone. Im new to the forum so bare with me. Ive gotten a new Conure about a week ago and now this isnt my first conure but it is the first time the conure didn't become attached to me the first day. Lol I guess you can say I got lucky. His name is Phoenix. Now i know ive only had...

Hello! New to the forum, nice to meet you all!:p Hubby and I have 2 parrotlets and recently got a green cheek conure! (No name or DNA results yet). We were wondering about some behaviour and can't seem to find a straight answer. GCC is very well behaved, 3 months old. We notice when we have him...

Hello Hello! Well I have never had a conure before, we recently got a Green cheek conure, we named him Merlin. In preparation I watched some videos, read some articles, etc The one woman I followed said for the first week not to touch your conure. Not to put your hand in his cage etc - 7 days...

Hello, I recently got a new baby turquoise GCC. He is about 3 months old according to the breeder. I've been having a hard time interacting with him. Not because he is afraid of me. He would fly to my shoulders as soon as I leave him. He enjoys me petting him on the cheek. He also steps up...

I have 3 little conures and they’re all at different levels with regards to how much they trust me. My most tame bird has been a bit aggressive but I put that down to hormones and she’s (unsexed) has become much friendly again. My least tame never shows aggression to me, we’ve got a good bond...