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Hi all! I'm new to these forums and fairly new to conures. I'm very familiar with birds since I've grown up with them, but this is my first time owning something bigger than a budgie. Juno is only 4 months old, and is doing really well with training so far! I am just starting a job where I will...

I just adopted my first [green cheeked] conure yesterday! :green2: Its name is Guac (guacamole), and I already love him so much! I got lots of questions though, so if you know the answer to any of my questions, please help me out! :) 1. Guac seems to be grooming himself a lot... is that normal...

Hi everyone, Approximately three months ago i bought my cockatiel "Cutey" who i thinkkk is female from what the avian vet told me - she just speculated. She is 10 months old with grey with a yellow crest and faded orange cheeks. Today i bought another cockatiel i called "Ashes" who is grey all...

Hello everyone! My name is Adrienne, and I have had my lil guy for 2 weeks now. He is 5 months old and I am a little concerned. I read that green cheek conures are very cuddly and playful. However "Stinker" isn't that much. Actually, he doesn't play that much. His favorite pass time is...

Hello fellow conure lovers! I have an 8 weeks old baby sun conure that I've had with me for almost a week now. She's constantly chirping, flapping her wings, & bobbing her head even after I've fed her. She continues to do this when she's falling asleep... is it normal? She'll close her eyes but...

Help!! PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS!! I am a new owner of a blue crowned conure. I got it Friday and it is now Sunday. It's previous owners did not even know what kind of bird it was or the age and sex of it. When it would scream they would spray it with water. It will take treats out of my hand and...

Hi, I need some advice/help: My uncle, Kevin, has had a yellow-naped Amazon, Andrew, for 21 years. He has spoiled this guy rotten--he went to Starbucks every morning for a banana nut muffin, would go to brunch all the time, and even on bike rides and trips in the convertible. He's always been...

Hello everyone. Like the title says I'm thinking of getting a bird, and so I was wondering a lot of things. I have a whole laundry list of questions to ask so I will just start off with a few. First off, I was thinking of getting a Cockatiel since I heard they were social with their human/s...

Hello everyone of Parrot Forums! I have been poking around for quite some time and finally decided to make an account for myself considering I just got myself a wonderful bird. I found most of the things I needed to know right here. Well, my name is Kaitlyn. I'm a college student majoring in...

I am a new owner of an adopted pink and grey galah and this is my first question.... She makes a HUGE mess when eating/mucking about with her food. She doesn't really seem to eat, but often just bites and drops it without anything seeming to be kept in her mouth or swallowed. When I have her...

I just got a new Green Cheek conure from PetCo. The people there were helpful but I'm not sure I trust all of their information. They told me my conure, Mia, is around 11 months old and this is my first ever bird so I have a few questions. It looks like her wings have been clipped but she is...

I haven't posted in the introduction threads yet, but new to the forums here and also new to Conures. I've owned Parakeets and hand raised some wild Starlings that I rehabilitated and re-released (just the Starlings were reintroduced to the wild, not the parakeets obviously), but this is our...

Hello, I am Jade, And my little peach face love bird is Mihik (meh-eek) were new to each other, he was born in late October of last year. I absolutely adore him. But, as much as I love my little bundle of feathers, I have no clue what i'm doing. Until last week I couldn't get him to take a...

I've had morgan for about a week now and boy is he a riot. Yeah, he nips occasionally and doesn't like the rest of the family yet but he's a sweetheart. When ever someone is having a conversation he feels like joining in giving his input. LOL The neighbors were yelling for someone and I guess...

Ok so I just got a sun conure on Sunday night so I have had him for two full days. Yesterday he was really aggressive and scared whenever I would try to take him out of the cage and he bit me so I decided to leave him alone. I don't want him to bite me anymore so I tried to leave him alone...

Hi, So on my quest to find the right bird species for me, I found that I had a few questions regarding Sennies. What is their personality like? I have read that they go through a hormonal phase at 1-2 yrs (understandably this will not put me off the species) but I've also seen that they can...

Hey guys! Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Liz and I've just rescued a Yellow Naped Amazon almost two weeks ago. His name is Chuffles and he is 10 years old. He is my first "large" parrot and so far no regrets! He's becoming more and more relaxed each day - as well as more vocal...

Hi, I'm (hopefully) getting a bird in January but have a few questions! I'm looking at Eclectus & Senegal Parrots as well as Indian Ringnecks. My family are excited about the idea of me having a bird but I am concerned that I may be moving to London in August next year. I am hoping to take my...

Hi! I am in the market to get an exotic bird, preferable a medium-large to large bird, like a Patagonian Conure or an Umbrella Cockatoo. Even though I have never owned an exotic bird, a good friend of mine has an African Grey and whenever I'm around him we get along very well and he seems very...

Hello, I have found this forum and it has many knowledgeable people here. A month or so ago I was visiting my local pet store to pick up things for my rabbit and I got to meet a Meyers Parrot there, and I fell in love. I wish I could get that specific bird but it wouldn't be possible for me...

Hello everyone, I just got a baby Sun Conure on the 10 of Dec. The Breeder I bought "it" from didn't say how old she was, so I just kinda estimated that tequila, that's its name, was about 4-5 weeks. But I am still unsure about the age, but tequila has most of her feathers except for some under...

I'm new to bird ownership and it has been quite challenging. Four weeks ago I adopted a 4-week old scarlet macaw. So far, it is doing great, but I am somewhat sleep deprived. After I got it, we went to the avian vet, and everything seemed fine. A local breeder who has been very helpful with my...

A month ago I purchased a slate masked lovebird his name is Tolkien. He has his wings clipped, I bought him at the pet store so he wasn't hand raised. I live in Newfoundland so it is very hard to find a breeder of any sorts. They told me he's about 4 months old. He's adorable but the only...

I have a new Senegal parrot that we just got yesterday. She was previously owned by a very sweet lady who said she is very tame and has never bitten anyone. We got her all set up in her cage yesterday and I took her out today and she bit me really hard and broke the skin in four places. She bit...

Aloha to all the crazy bird people like me, I took home a baby Blue Headed Pionus 5 days ago. A bird of my dream for years and years. I have been completely fascinated and obsessed with birds, parrots especially, ever since I met my first bird, Coconut a peach faced lovebird 10 years ago. She...

Hi All! I live with my husband and two children (8 & 10) in a condo in MD. We lost my son's pet canary a couple of months ago and have been shopping for a new bird. I was raised in a household that had a Blue-Front Amazon, two lovebirds, two cockatiels, and a parakeet. (Not all at the same time...