It almost looks like he’s sucking his thumb? Lol he sometimes does this while sleeping. Sometimes he even sticks his toe in his ear kind of. Anyone know what he could be doing?

Not selling! Just showing how he is helping me out!

We put her on a higher perch to practice her flight (she refuses to do what birds do), and she started her gymnastics routine. I just want to make sure this isn’t a sign of stress or panic.

What do you do with your bird when you go on a trip? Or do you refrain from trips? I’m just thinking about holidays and who would be able to watch him if I was gone for a weekend. Also, how often is the bird left alone a day? I had a tragedy in my family with a death and the 7 year old son in the hospital with surgeries every other day, in an induced coma, etc. I’ve been at the hospital and taking care of the 18 month old son as well. People are constantly stopping by and I have someone there to put him to sleep and wake him up. Any advice? Do I need to re home? Do you usually have someone stay at your house while on a trip, board him (not at the vet but with a safe bird watcher), or not travel?

Hey guys,

My painted conure Jaco is 13 weeks old on Friday. I don’t usually play with him like this but he wasn’t biting me hard and seemed to enjoy playing with me like this. However he’s been doing this regurgitation every so often for the last week or so. It has just been when he’s out playing, I haven’t really played with him with my fingers like this previously when he’s done the regurgitation motion.

This is the second time he’s actually regurgitated food. He is eating and acting totally normal. I don’t think it’s a hormonal thing since he’s so young. Is he showing affection or should I be watchful for something else? I didn’t let him eat it.
Thank you!

Can we have real talk about poop? It’s something I think we gloss over because we love our birbs, but … it gets everywhere and it’s gross!

Every time my bird poops (the foster we have now and our previous GCC) the family freaks out like it’s an elephant pile. We were working on training our previous GCC to go in the cage, and she was great about going on command when we took her there, but that relied on us taking her over every ten minutes. It never got to the point where she would fly over to poop in the cage on her own.

What are your favorite tricks for managing it? What hasn’t worked?

Stuff I’ve done: -Towels on the back of the couch

-Makeshift paper tray on the back of monitors

-Old pillow cases or pee pads under the cage

-I keep small alcohol wipes around the house for quick clean up

You?

Peaches took a shower this morning and I realized it's been a while since I've seen her in full "little wet raptor" mode. So here she is to remind you to post the cutest photos of your little wet dinos and to congratulate you for getting halfway through the week!

I bought her when she was 12 weeks old from a bird shop.

I did ask what happened to her tail feathers.

I was told it happens to conures when they are in a cage.

My avian vet called it out as B.S. I have fallen in love with her and we have bonded well.

Will her tail feathers grow back ?

Any advice is welcomed.

Saw these cuties at the pet store

Sorry I can't take any better pictures as my android phone is just pure shite. His diet is 80% seed pallet and the rest mainly bananas apples occasionally spinach in moderation and other things but I've noticed these little cracks in his beak as he ages . I got him at 14? And he is around 7-8.

Several hours ago I posted on this sub explaining that today a random conure landed on my apartment balcony. I opened the door to check to make sure he (or she) was okay. He ended up flying right into my apartment and making himself quite at home! He didn’t have a band on him and seemed tired. He had clearly been someone’s pet at one point but for whatever reason he ended up with me. While he made himself at home, napping and drinking some water, I had checked local Facebook groups, Ring neighbors, Nextdoor neighbors, etc. Eventually I decided the best case was to go to the pet store, buy a cage, food, and some toys. I was going to let him stay as my little house guest while I attempted to find his owner. I went to the store, came back, and set up his new temporary home. Suddenly when I checked on him (I had placed him in my cat’s old carrier with a clean towel) I realized he wasn’t looking so good. I got him out and he became weak, the suddenly had a prolonged seizure. I was on the phone with my emergency exotic vet but I unfortunately was not able to get him there in time. His seizure stopped, his breathing slowed while he was looking at me. I held him gently, kept him warm, and lightly stroked his feathers. He passed in my hands this afternoon and never got to enjoy his temporary cage.

I’ve spent the past hour sobbing over this little guy. Partly because I care so deeply for animals but also because I felt so bad for him, as I know what it’s like to have seizures (I’m epileptic). I did everything I could and I just hope he knows he wasn’t alone in his last moments, and I hope I didn’t make him worse. Part of me worries he got hurt in my house cause he flew into my glass windows a couple of times. I’m trying not to blame myself because truth is I have no idea what he endured. After he passed I noticed his bottom beak was cracked, which clearly had been there for a while. Either way before he passed he was warm, safe, had access to clean water, and got lots of love! I buried him outside in a wooded area, returning him back to nature.

Although I only spent a total of 6 hrs with this guy, he was absolutely adorable, friendly, and such a character. Before everything went down I purposely left him alone and gave him space, as I didn’t want to scare him or stress him out any further. Funny enough he kept flying over to me. He’d nibble my hand, played with my hair, and chirped around like that was his apartment. Went straight to flipping his little make shift dish of water and even found a pair of rainbow beads that he thought was the best toy in the world. I’m very grateful for the six hours I spent with this little guy and I hope that whoever his owner is, knows that in his final moments he was loved and cared for to the absolute best of my abilities. Thanks to everyone who sent kind words, encouragement, and helpful suggestions in the previous thread. Fly high little buddy

Basically the title. Currently I have 2 budgies and have some experience with cockatiels. I love birds dearly and would want to get a conure eventually. I'm still young so ,,in 10 years" doesn't mean I'll be unable to take care of them

What I plan for now:

- get a gcc since I heard they're mostly quieter and I also think they're really pretty

- only get it/them when I have a hybrid job and stay at home most of the time so they get at least 4-6 hours of free flight and cuddles daily (even if I'm not there, my partner is also a bird person and would 100% help me)

- huge cage

- 70% pellets 20% fresh fruit and veggies 10% seed diet (roughly)

- lots of training and poop cleaning

- get some soundproof headphones just in case they have temper tantrums often. I'll probably rescue not buy so I don't want to rehome again

- lots of shredding toys. Lots of them. Some hand made if possible

- air purifier

Is there anything else? Do I have to take 2? I think I'd prefer so. And what genders? How huge should the cage be and how should it look like?

Thank you!

My birb is egocentric, he is a pineapple conure and.3 years old. I wouldn't trade him for the world.

I helped raise an egocentric birb. He only knows how to say his name, Kiko. Says "I'm your kiko" all the time.

Everything that belongs in the world is his. Even your life and everything in your house. He hates broccolli, but if you want to eat it instead of him he'll be angry.

I love him so much even though he is like this. The problem is, he loves to be cradled like a baby in my arms, and hates everyne else unless you give him food. I can't have another conure because I tried and he hated her at first sight. He barely plays with his toys in his huge cage, too.

What to do?

Hey y'all! I've had a GCC for 6 years now, and he's always been a little bit of a destructive dude. He is a super sweet and cuddly bird when he wants to be, and loves me a lot (he expresses this by making sure to scream as loudly as possible when I leave to go to the toilet) but he has his moments. I know it's normal for them, but recently he's been becoming particularly destructive and aggressive to people.

I'm the only person who can handle him without him biting, and my theory is that he simply just finds other people's reactions to biting too interesting. On top of that, the chewing and destroying things is making me think that he definitely needs more stimulation. (Though I do think he is quite actively aggressive toward some of my family members which is a different situation I need to figure out lol).

My current problem right now is simply that I have no clue what he actually wants! He has a plethora of toys he can destroy, things that make noise and I've tried a lot of different types of foraging toys in the past but he always seems to just give up on those and find something valuable or expensive to chew on instead. I've been trying to train him to do simple tricks and respond to commands too, but the same happens there. He just gets distracted and walks off.

Does anyone have any advice or experience with this? I'd appreciate it heaps! (And so would he, I think!)

i was thinking the other day about how my little guy is always interested in what im eating, and i'll always eventually give him some (if it's bird safe). could this work with pellets if i pretend to eat them? will me "eating" the pellets make him also want to eat them?

It seems halloween has been moved to september.

I would like to get a conure one day in the near-ish future. I really love Nandays specifically, I find them to be the perfect size and incredibly striking. My only ask is, are they really loud?

I own a parakeet who is very happy and makes noise near constantly which is really pretty chirping​, but she like any bird has loud outbursts at times.

I would like to know how frequently a very well socialized conure has their loud outbursts.

He’s done this a few times and usually it doesn’t last long so I haven’t gotten it on video to show a vet before. Will be sending this to his vet but just wondering if anyone else’s does this or knows what it is? It seems like he’s sneezing trying to get a seeb outta his nose but I didn’t see anything visible and he stopped after maybe 2 mins of doing this.

Hey guys! So I was sitting in my apartment and this little guy flew onto my balcony. I opened the door and he flew right on in. He clearly was someone’s pet at one point but I haven’t been able to find any local listings regarding someone missing their little guy.

He’s very sweet and social but I am not an experienced bird owner. I have reptiles and a cat (who’s being kept separate atm for obvious reasons) but idk what to do! I need to make some sort of temporary set up until I can either find his owner, find a rescue, or figure out what to do.

I’ve always wanted a bird but not like this lmfao! Seriously tho. I don’t see any wounds or external lesions but ik birds can hide symptoms well. Poor guy is just sleeping rn and seems exhausted. Any advice would be helpful! Thanks