I know there are posts similar to mine, but I am so excited about getting my baby I just had to post my own thread. I am getting a baby sun conure from a breeder in AR. I am located in MI. The baby hatched 9-6-11 and is not yet weaned. Once the baby is weaned, she will be shipped to me via Delta airlines. I have wanted a bird for years, but I knew I never had time for one. A little over a year ago I finished school and now I have a stable schedule. I decided it was time to get a bird. There is a sun conure at the local pet store that I absolutely fell in love with. I really wanted to get this bird, but it is way over priced. In many ways I hope I have not made a bad decision in getting one from a breeder out of state, since I really don't know the temperament of the baby bird. I can only go by what the breeder tells me. The breeder hand raises his birds and has assured me that all his birds are very tame. I have some pictures that the breeder has sent me and that's about all. My baby should be weaned sometime in the next two weeks as an estimate, but of course this isn't something easily predicted.
I am all set and ready for my baby to arrive. The cage is cleaned and set up with lots of perches, play things, a sleepy hut, ladder and food dishes. I have a variety of seeds, pellets, treats, millet spray and a cuttle bone for him/her. I have been researching these little guys for a while now and I hope I have made the right choice in getting this breed of bird. My only concern is the screaming and teaching the bird to love my children and my cats. I have an 11 year old and a 5 year old. Does anyone have any advice in introducing a bird into a home with children and cats?
I am having difficulty deciding on a name for my baby sun conure. So far the only names that I like have to due with fire, since sun conures are the colors of a fire (yellow, red, orange, blue, green). I like Pyro, Flame, and Torch. Does anyone have any suggestions? They don't have to be fire related.
I am also having a hard time deciding whether to have my birds wings clipped or not. The breeder seems to be against it. I have read that they bond better and are easier to train with clipped wings. I have also heard that they should be allowed to fully learn how to fly before clipping their wings. This way they will know how to coast down verses falling and possibly hurting themselves. At this point I think I will try keeping my bird flighted and if it doesn't work out, then I will clip the flight feathers.
Does anyone keep special full spectrum UV lights for their birds? I have read that this is best for the birds and their feathers will be dingy without it. My breeder disagrees and doesn't use special lights and says he doesn't know anyone that does.
I am also wondering about the shipping of my bird via Delta airlines. Does anyone who has done this have any suggestions/advice to prevent stress on the bird?
Well this is all I can think of at the moment. Any advice is highly appreciated.
The picture I attached is the most recent picture of my baby from the breeder. The baby is 7 weeks old in the pic and now is currently 8 weeks old.
I am all set and ready for my baby to arrive. The cage is cleaned and set up with lots of perches, play things, a sleepy hut, ladder and food dishes. I have a variety of seeds, pellets, treats, millet spray and a cuttle bone for him/her. I have been researching these little guys for a while now and I hope I have made the right choice in getting this breed of bird. My only concern is the screaming and teaching the bird to love my children and my cats. I have an 11 year old and a 5 year old. Does anyone have any advice in introducing a bird into a home with children and cats?
I am having difficulty deciding on a name for my baby sun conure. So far the only names that I like have to due with fire, since sun conures are the colors of a fire (yellow, red, orange, blue, green). I like Pyro, Flame, and Torch. Does anyone have any suggestions? They don't have to be fire related.
I am also having a hard time deciding whether to have my birds wings clipped or not. The breeder seems to be against it. I have read that they bond better and are easier to train with clipped wings. I have also heard that they should be allowed to fully learn how to fly before clipping their wings. This way they will know how to coast down verses falling and possibly hurting themselves. At this point I think I will try keeping my bird flighted and if it doesn't work out, then I will clip the flight feathers.
Does anyone keep special full spectrum UV lights for their birds? I have read that this is best for the birds and their feathers will be dingy without it. My breeder disagrees and doesn't use special lights and says he doesn't know anyone that does.
I am also wondering about the shipping of my bird via Delta airlines. Does anyone who has done this have any suggestions/advice to prevent stress on the bird?
Well this is all I can think of at the moment. Any advice is highly appreciated.
The picture I attached is the most recent picture of my baby from the breeder. The baby is 7 weeks old in the pic and now is currently 8 weeks old.
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