my conure will sway like this and puff up a bit and move super slow and i have no idea if its him being a weirdo or if its hormonal behavior that i need to stop him from doing. he’s not aggressive when he doesn’t, he seems content. help!

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Finally got Chabela in for her wellness check today. Dr. David Jeffery said she’s recuperating greatly compared to the photos I showed him from when I first got her early last month.
She’s currently 59g and about 7 months and 3 weeks old. He said she’s developing nicely and recommended a feather/beak supplement to help support healthier feather growth and recovery of her damaged beak.
We also talked about the sudden head jolts she gets sometimes when she’s stimulated by whistling. He said he hasn’t seen that in a GCC before, but based on what we discussed, he wasn’t too concerned and thinks it may just be a little tic she has for life that won’t affect her quality of life. I’ll keep an eye on it, obviously, and I already have her next wellness check scheduled for six months from now to keep track of her development.
She did great with the vet. No nipping, no hissing, nothing. Dude called her a charmer lol.
He also approved of her diet, which is good to hear. She’s eating Roudybush California Blend with fresh collard, mustard, and turnip greens, yellow squash, occasional bell pepper, and a little apple here and there.
Pretty happy with how far she’s come since I brought her home. She wasn’t in the best shape when I got her, so it’s good to hear she’s making solid progress.
Anyone else with a GCC ever notice head jolts or sudden movements triggered by whistling or excitement? Not looking for a diagnosis, just curious if anyone’s seen something similar with their bird.
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I've adopted Frank from a rescue and had him for about a year and a few months now. He loves to dance, scream, and eat his chop. He's very cuddly and he knew all basic commands when I adopted him. I've even taught him how to spin in a circle for treats. I'm always looking for new advice such as new things for him to eat or play with. I'm a little on a budget right now but I always make sure he has everything he needs and more! So any advice is welcome!

Today was my 26 year old sun conure’s annual vet visit. He is overall in excellent health but two things have me concerned:

He’s developed cataracts in both eyes and the vet said his vision will decline over time and that the cataracts are normal with being such an old birb. My concern is that he has free roam of the house with the exception of when someone is cooking or it’s bedtime. I’m now worried about him hitting walls, etc. and getting hurt. Obviously clipping his wings is not what we’d do, but I wish we could bubble wrap him.

The scary development is the vet sent the following follow up email:

One thing I did want to highlight in writing, as I mentioned during your visit, is that I noticed Opie's grip strength in his left foot seemed slightly weaker than his right. You mentioned you haven't noticed this at home, which is reassuring. That said, I do want you to keep an eye on it because in older parrots, decreased grip strength can be a sign of atherosclerosis, a common type of heart disease. With atherosclerosis, plaques build up in large blood vessels preventing blood flow to the extremities. Atherosclerosis can lead to a variety of clinical signs such as lethargy, weakness, decreased grip strength, falling off the perch, fainting, disorientation, seizures, increased respiratory rate/effort, and reduced appetite. Unfortunately, atherosclerosis can cause sudden death without warning.

The important thing to know is that if you notice at home that Opie is gripping with his left foot more weakly than his right — for example, when he perches on your finger — please reach out to us. If we confirm this is happening at home, we would consider starting a medication to help improve blood flow to his extremities. There is unfortunately no way to reverse atherosclerosis once it is present, but medication can help manage signs associated with it.

Anyone have any experience managing atherosclerosis?

Pic of the old man for head scritches…

Thank you!

Anyone else's bird start mumbling late at night? I'm a bit of a night owl but the bird goes to bed before me. Sometimes (like tonight) he just starts mumbling/whispering from beneath the cage cover. Very soft and cute. It's 1230 pm, all the lights have been off, I'm trying to finally sleep, and I start hearing him making little kiss noises and 'I love you's. It's so freaking cute but just curious if others experience this. Do you think he might be sleep talking? Or just waking up for a few minutes?

Peaches got a little too bossy during apple time and kept chasing Mochi away from the food, so I put her back in the cage for a bit.

Meanwhile, Sweetie was perfectly happy getting head scratches while Mochi napped on my hand. Even Bells came over to join the cuddle session.

Peaches, on the other hand, was NOT happy about missing out 😂

Guess Sweetie's afternoon spa doesn't close just because her bestie is in timeout.

I was browsing facebook marketplace when I saw this listing for a “cage” for 600. I think this is some effed up backyard breeder but these poor conures are being kept in terrible condition and are clearly stressed out. I wish I had the money to rescue them, but then i’d be funding this shit. I decided to message him under the guise of inquiring and I started out with asking how their personalities are, he replied “good.” Then I asked if he had more pictures and he said no. I couldn’t help but confront him. I hate people who view animals solely for profit as if they’re just objects. This breaks my heart. “Not for you”, no, loser, not for anyone.

So I have a conure, and she is about..Gosh...6 or 7 years old. She lives in her cage with a couple of budgies, they all get along. The question I have is, my conure has a fascination with licking my nose. No matter the time, what we're doing, any time I hold her, if she can get to my nose, she's licking it. Why? She's so weird.

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Hey all, I’m going to be moving into my boyfriend’s house very soon (2 months or less) due to me needing to get out of my home situation. His family is very supportive of me and bird and are willing to do what’s necessary at home to keep him safe which is awesome. What’s not awesome, is that my boyfriend lives in the basement of his house. My bird LOVES to look out the window of my current house and I feel so bad taking that away from him. Also, his bedroom is significantly smaller than my current room and I worry of him being bored.

Are there any recommendations you guys have for keeping him entertained in this new, significantly smaller space?

Talon is 6 months old and weighed 68 grams at the wellness check on Oct 8th. I think these pics are 2-3 weeks apart. I was looking at the Aviator harnesses and per their weight it looks like the mini would be the size. Would they size out of it? I’ve never sized a harness before. Input welcomed.

Ik herplaats mijn vriend, ik heb hem al meer dan 10 jaar, en ik kan momenteel gewoon niet slapen. Constant gehuil.

Ik had nooit gedacht dat die dag zou komen, maar ik woon bij familie en mijn grootouder heeft momenteel alzheimer, waardoor onze woonsituatie onveilig is. Ik heb hem niet zo vaak uit zijn kooi kunnen halen als vroeger; hij is ook super bang voor mijn grootouder, iets wat nooit eerder gebeurde. En ik denk echt dat het hem is gaan opbreken, omdat ik niet eens meer bij zijn kooi in de buurt kan komen zonder aangevallen te worden. Hij ging van een vogel die de hele dag wilde knuffelen naar een vogel die me niet eens meer laat om hem aan te raken. En tot nu toe zegt de dierenarts dat het goed gaat met zijn gezondheid.

In mijn hoofd is dit de beste beslissing, want het klopt dat hij een betere plek verdient. Hopelijk bij andere vogels, zodat hij kan floreren en zijn sociale behoeften goed worden vervuld. Maar emotioneel kan ik dit niet aan. Mijn familie is blij dat ze hem "kwijt" zijn.

Ik denk dat. Ik heb geen steun, en ik hoop echt op advies: is dit echt de beste optie, of maak ik een grote fout? Ik ben bang dat hij er slechter aan toe is, maar ik voel dat hij de afgelopen maanden thuis een hoop kwaliteit van leven is kwijtgeraakt. Ik weet dat dit Reddit is en dat ik waarschijnlijk spijt ga krijgen dat ik dit heb gepost

EDIT: I've found a very temporary placr for him. I'll be able to visit.

So I recently repainted my room and my bird stays with me, when/how long should I wait till putting my conure back in?

The way he runs as soon as the treasure has been secured 😂

Just recently brought home an ~3-4 month old green cheek conure. I've realized he has two faces:

1. I'm such a cute sweet adorable happy baby bird!!!

2. Watch it. Or I'll stab you!

Are these all the faces or am I all caught up. Feeling like I'm all caught up

Edit: couldn't figure out how to edit and attach pics so I replied with a kiwi happy/grump collage

Hello! This is my 4 year old Green Cheek conure Millie. Don't be fooled by her cuteness!

I'm having an issue with sudden aggression directed at me specifically. There are 3 people in my house that take care of and spend time with her, including myself, but she lives in my moms room and in turn spends the most time with her, but we've always made sure she doesn't get too attached to one person.

It started about a month ago, I was laying on the bed with her just watching videos on my phone when she started biting my ear lobe really hard. Normally she gently preen's the inside of my ear. I wear glasses and have worn them for about as long as we've had her and there's never been any issue, but it seems like she's scared of and or simply doesn't like them and ends up redirecting to my ear lobe. It got so bad that she had jumped on me when I was already not in a good mood and bit me so hard that blood ran down my ear and needless to say I yelled at her and put her in her cage for a while.

I'm not proud of that and I know you have to be calm with them, but that's the hardest she's bit me and it was especially painful on that part of my ear. It's at a point now where I can't even pick her up or she bites me either immediately on the hand or after a few minutes of holding. I'm normally the one who watches her, along with my dog (who is also scared of her) when the rest of my family goes out of town. They'll be heading out next weekend and I'm sort of stuck in a difficult position because she wants attention, but I can't give her any if she's going to clamp down.

I'm not sure why she suddenly doesn't like my glasses and there's nothing I can't afford to change them out. I should note my sister doesn't wear glasses, but she's been getting bitey (not as much as me) after she has her for 10-15min, but doesn't bite my mom who does wear glasses at all. She's able to pick her up and do all of the things we were all able to do before with no issue.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to show her that there's nothing wrong with them? I've never been quite sure what to use treat wise for training purposes as she's very picky about what she likes to eat.

she keeps sticking her beak out from the middle of the bars of her cage, and trying to reach out with her tongue and bite something...?

at first I thought it was something cute and funny but now she has a very slightly visible redness on her tongue and idk what to do. she won't stop. unlike usual conures she isn't very prickly but she bites if I try to stop her

Just today morning, the sun, Kannur vomited a little bit of food that it eat in the morning. I gave it 0.2 ML of a medicine that was suggested by NEVN weight and after half an hour, it vomited that medicine out as well.

Any suggestion, what I should do?