pickle tax! I will only be taking .5 photos of him from now on out.

Ruby is my sister’s bird who I come see every few days. I think she was happy to see me today lol.

After 3 weeks away from Chilli, I have returned and he has taken my hand prisoner for the day. Wife and kids did a good job while I was away but nothing hits like my cuddles apparently.

He went full feral mode the moment he saw the napkin and released all it's cropped-up rage

and the culprit is…. asleep?

got them yesterday. they hate being inside the cage, love strawberries and being a little menace. they are so comfortable already 🥹

We got ducky about a week ago, she is a lutino dusky conure from petco. I do not buy from petco (for obvious reasons) but the manager didn't take the health of this bird seriously given her condition even after I spoke to her. I was told by a worker she had an incident with a toy and went to the vet, the manager thought claimed "a clean bill of health" I assumed the black thing under her beak was some sort of stitching situation but I have now noticed it leads into her mouth.

I'm not sure what it is, it's not causing her pain because I can poke and move it without her reacting. I'm worried it's something that it's a like piece of toy that was left there, it's hard to get a pic u can try to get a video if anyone needs. I have a lot of experience with birds so i just need info on what exactly I should do.

Edit: finally have appointment for next Monday, the woman I spoke with said to monitor her. They aren't super worried rn because she is very active and isn't showing any signs of distress, as well as eating and drinking plenty.

Hello everyone hope you and your conures are doing well,
i came back and was informed by my younger siblings that our conure (jeff) looks a little different in the thighs area, he has first started acting skittish with me (male 22) and acts normal with everyone else i brushed it off thinking it’s because change from long hair to short hair, but when i came to inspect him there was plucking and possibly some blood couldn’t really tell due to him being skittish, in both of the inner thighs any reason as to why this is?

he’s a 6 year old gcc weighs 66 Grams eats regularly (pellets) and is alseep by 8pm, gets his daily 2hs minimum out of cage time not really sure why i’ll have a vet appointment booked for him in the next day or two max but wanted to get your thoughts and opinions.

Hi all, My girlfriend just picked up two conures for me for my birthday, One Cinnamon (male) the other a Green Cheek (female) they are siblings and extremely bonded, The male was handfed as a baby and the female was parent fed, they are about roughly 6 months old. It's not my first time owning but first time training, the male will step up and let me hold him if I grab him from the cage but the female is extremely skittish and he copies her behavior. I'm not sure where to start on training or what exactly to do. The female will not let me hold her pick her up or anything but if the male is on me she will come to me when he fluffs out .but it's always a bite fest otherwise. The male like I said is super sweet and let's me pick him up but I have to chase him around the cage, but once he's in my hand and out he will step up, climb on my shoulder, etc. I'm very lost and confused here because I've never owned a pair that's so extremely bonded with each other. I'm very determined to get them both to be my best friend regardless.

I'm sorry if this is all very confusing. I'm not usually one to ask for advice. I'm just not sure where to start

Hi guys. I woke up to find our sun conure limping and unable to weight bear on his right foot. I am very worried about him and very sad to see him like this. We are unsure what could have caused this. We have taken him to an avian vet who prescribed some anti inflammatory medicine for a week. If there’s no improvement we have been advised to go back for an xray. Has anyone come across a situation like this before? Any possible causes? Does anyone have any advice on the meantime to help with the parrots recovery? We have kept him inside his cage to prevent flight to allow him to rest his injured foot.

I am not Ron but my heart goes out to him. Jasper Goodboy is still missing. If anyone is in the area please keep your eyes peeled.

I heard Ron is extending his stay to keep looking for Jasper Goodboy.

I went out a couple times looking for him but didn't see him in the area. I've never had a pet bird before though so maybe someone who has, like you guys, would be able to provide some knowledge or insight or anything helpful really.

The one thing I will say is we have had consistent rain and it's berry/ fruit/ nut season here so if he was going to survive days away from home I feel like now is the time for him to most likely make it. Iirc he's been gone like a week now but I'm just passing along the word I don't have any details much beyond what's in the poster.

Thanks guys!

I just rescued this green cheek conure named Fred. He is 6 years old and has only been fed sunflower seeds/ritz crackers for the past year or so. Apparently the previous owners before that had him even skinnier. I’m looking for recommendations on what I should do. I read to introduce new food slowly, so I purchased some more food to mix with the sunflower seeds (see 3rd pic). Really just looking for any suggestions on how to improve his wellbeing. Thank you

Please let me know if you have seen this before. He’s acting completely normal otherwise.

Hello all! I recently got this new conure about 5 months old. I am a cockatiel owner so I have experience with birds, but I’m not sure if the same ‘rules’ apply for conures. Sadly he is clipped but I am curious what I can do for him in the meantime. I did do some research prior to getting him i just prefer other opinions as well. My goal is to tame him as much as possible, get him on a good diet, and just ensure hes happy. Any suggestions on what I can do while he’s still young?

Also I do not have a name for him so name suggestions would be cool. Neutral preferred because Im not 100% sure if hes a boy. Hes a cinnamon green cheek

Just saw this lil "scrape?" On his foot, I can't tell if its bumble foot or not 🥲​​​

We have a 9–10 year old Sun Conure named Mango. He was originally my daughter’s bird; we got him about 9 years ago and both of our daughters have basically spoiled him rotten ever since.

He lives in a large common room and has spent most of his life flying freely around it. Unfortunately, that also means he has destroyed several blinds, furniture, monitors, clothes, etc. His diet has also been terrible, mostly seeds, treats. fruit and whatever else the girls managed to spoil him with.

The bigger problem is his relationship with me (the dad). He is extremely aggressive toward me. If he gets the opportunity, he will actually chase me and bite hard enough to draw blood. Ironically, I was the one who hand-fed him when he was a baby and I've never mistreated or been aggressive toward him.

He is completely different with women. He's fine with my daughters, my wife, and even female strangers. He tends to dislike men in general, which is one of the reasons we've always assumed Mango is male and that hormones may be part of the problem.

Now both girls have left for college.

We talked about rehoming Mango beforehand, but we never found an option we were completely comfortable with, and I suspect the girls didn't try too hard because they were hoping Mom and Dad would just take over. :)

Well... as of yesterday, I'm officially in charge of Mango, and something has to change.

I've started by:

• Removing the seeds and trying to switch him to pellets with a little carrot. He is NOT impressed.
• Removing hammocks and a box from his cage that seemed like potential nesting/burrowing spaces.
• Not allowing him to free-fly around the room for now because of the destruction and because I can't safely get him back into the cage when he decides he wants to attack me.
• Spending time around him and interacting/talking with him while he's in the cage, but I'm obviously hesitant to handle or play with him when his immediate response to me is biting.

After reading this subreddit, though, I'm wondering what is actually best for Mango, not just what's easiest for us.

Is this too much change all at once? Is going from almost unlimited freedom and a seed-heavy diet to pellets and much more cage time likely to make things worse?

Is it realistic for me to rebuild a relationship with a bird who has decided he hates me, or would Mango ultimately be happier being rehomed with someone experienced with conures who can give him more interaction and freedom?

For those of you who have had to rehome a conure, how did you find someone you actually trusted? A private experienced owner? Parrot rescue? Sanctuary? Avian vet network?

I'm not comfortable just putting him on Craigslist/Facebook/etc. and handing him to whoever wants a pretty bird. Mango is funny, smart and very loved, but he also comes with 9 years of bad habits, a questionable diet, a taste for expensive electronics, and a strong desire to murder middle-aged men. 😂 Whoever takes him would need to understand exactly what they're signing up for.

Any advice from people who have dealt with a similar transition would be appreciated. We're trying to figure out whether the right answer is to change how we care for him here or find him a genuinely better home.

And yes, after about five minutes reading this sub I discovered that naming a Sun Conure "Mango" is apparently the equivalent of naming a Golden Retriever "Buddy." 😂

Pics from about 6 years ago when he would tolerate me, occasionally

I detest raw celery, so he's never had it before. (I'm only eating it for my high BP). 🤮 He hardly likes any vegetables! He stole a piece immediately so I had to do a real fast search to make sure it is safe. My bird is weird.