Kendar
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- Mar 17, 2017
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- Parrots
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1 female green cheek conure (Bailey)
1 female pineapple green cheek conure (Loki)
Hi there! I'm going to try to make this as short as I can, so sorry if it ends up being a bit long.
We just found out that our 4-5 year old male conure, is in fact, a female. SURPRISE! (Got her from an old friend from school that didn't want her anymore and she didn't have any paperwork for her, which kind of frustrates me. But that is another story).
I was in the bird room spending time with them and she laid an egg. it's still weird to call her a her.
They have taken a liking to the aviary and had been spending most of their time behind there. Come to find out that they were nesting behind there. I figured that since they have chosen their nesting spot, I would leave them be.
I had to get rid of the first egg because it was not viable, it was soft and one of them poked a hole in it, so I chucked it. Plus, she stopped showing interest in it pretty quickly.
She has since laid another egg. They are both sharing the responsibility of it. Bailey (male) is being a good papa and protecting that egg with everything the little guy has. I learned, the hard way, not to put my hand even near the nest if he is around. Loki (female) is a little more lovey towards me and comes out to see me and spend time with me, but still very interested in the egg. They only really come out to eat and try to graze off the floor.
Is there anything that I should do? Should I move the egg to somewhere else? I don't think there is anywhere they would feel more safe. Should I just leave them be? Should I be feeding her anything special? I tried making her scrambled eggs in coconut oil, with the shell, but she does not seem interested in any sort of calcium I have tried giving her. I would really like to accommodate them, so any help would be greatly appreciated Thank you so much!
So much for this not being long hehe
We just found out that our 4-5 year old male conure, is in fact, a female. SURPRISE! (Got her from an old friend from school that didn't want her anymore and she didn't have any paperwork for her, which kind of frustrates me. But that is another story).
I was in the bird room spending time with them and she laid an egg. it's still weird to call her a her.
They have taken a liking to the aviary and had been spending most of their time behind there. Come to find out that they were nesting behind there. I figured that since they have chosen their nesting spot, I would leave them be.
I had to get rid of the first egg because it was not viable, it was soft and one of them poked a hole in it, so I chucked it. Plus, she stopped showing interest in it pretty quickly.
She has since laid another egg. They are both sharing the responsibility of it. Bailey (male) is being a good papa and protecting that egg with everything the little guy has. I learned, the hard way, not to put my hand even near the nest if he is around. Loki (female) is a little more lovey towards me and comes out to see me and spend time with me, but still very interested in the egg. They only really come out to eat and try to graze off the floor.
Is there anything that I should do? Should I move the egg to somewhere else? I don't think there is anywhere they would feel more safe. Should I just leave them be? Should I be feeding her anything special? I tried making her scrambled eggs in coconut oil, with the shell, but she does not seem interested in any sort of calcium I have tried giving her. I would really like to accommodate them, so any help would be greatly appreciated Thank you so much!
So much for this not being long hehe