Lost 3 conures last week.

[Josh123slater]

Hi,
Looking for some advice.
I had 1 spare **** conure along with a breeding pair of conure.
I feed them fresh fruit and veg every morning and they have there seed in the night. They have calcium powder on top of their food twice a week and have clean water daily.
However. I lost the clock at the beginning of the week and now I have lost the breeding pair today. They were in their nest box when I found them dead.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[noodles123]

Do you use Teflon/ptfe/pfoa/pfcs ? These are very deadly to birds when heated and can kill them suddenly (even on a separate floor from where the PTFE/PFC/PFOA/Teflon use occurred)..What do you use to clean your house? Did you have a necroscopy performed to determine the cause of death? You can get a necroscopy done if it isn't too late...store the body in a plastic bag in the fridge and bring it to the vet- they will be able to tell you if too much time has passed.

They also need more than seed....

 

[Laurasea]

So sorry for this tragedy!!! Horrible!
Info that might be helpful, where in rge world are you located? Are these outside or inside
burds.
Because they both died at the sane time, contaminated food or water, ( tap water can have contamination sometimes) or as noodles said an air born fume of something toxic
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Gas leak....

I dont know about calcium poweder, not something i would use this as a proper diet will provide.

And their are some diseases that can cause rapid death
This is an odd one, but because I have sern before I will throw it out there
SARCOCYSTOSIS

Reprinted from: Schubot, R., et al. 1992. Psittacine Aviculture: Perspectives, Techniques, and Research. Willis Printing Group, Inc.; Loxahatchee, FL.

SARCOCYSTOSIS IN PSITTACINE BIRDS

Susan L. Clubb

Sarcocystosis is a disease which affects psittacines, primarily those of Australian, Asian and African origin. It is caused by a protozoan parasite (Sarcocystis falcatula) which is introduced into the aviary by opossums (Didelphis virginiana). It is not infectious from one parrot to another; however, cases tend to occur in clusters because the infected opossum seeds the aviary grounds with infectious sporocyst. Diagnosis in the live bird is difficult primarily due to the hyperacute (rapidly fatal) nature of the disease. A treatment program has been developed for birds in which the disease is tentatively diagnosed. Prevention and control of the disease must be aimed at eliminating opossums from the aviaries and adjacent grounds

 

[Ira7]

How long did you have them, and how were they housed?

Doesn’t make sense that the breeding pair would die at the same time.

 

[Noahs_Birds]

Sounds like a possible rat attack to me finding 3 birds dead during the week and finding them dead in the nest box...........Was there any wounds?

 

[Scott]

Very sorry for your tragic loss of three conures. Excellent ideas above, hope you find answers and prevent this from recurring.

 

[Josh123slater]

I had them for 2 months. They are housed in an indoor flight in the bird house. No there weren't any wounds. I don't use any chemicals to clean their housing.

 

[Scott]

As noodles123 inquired, might they have been inadvertently exposed to toxins or fumes from cooking? To lose all three suggests catastrophic illness or some sort of poisoning.

If you have a local certified avian vet and have preserved their bodies in refrigerator, the only method for solving the mystery may be a necropsy. (autopsy)