First of all, I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Pine and I am a proud owner of a Sun Conure and Green Cheek Conure. Neither of which are DNA tested.
I bought the Sun Conure from a family on craigslist who no longer wanted the bird. I could tell he was abused, neglected, and malnourished, so I decided to take him home. The woman who owned him said he was about 5 years old, and that she was "pretty sure" he was a male.
The sun conure was very lonely, and I don't believe he has ever seen another parrot in his entire life. We decided to adopt a second conure to give him a friend.
The Green Cheek was sold to me by a breeder as a weened 3 month old chick. The breeder told me that it was a female, and that she was certain of it because she knows how to tell the difference between male or female birds by feeling the vent opening. Although she was very confident about this, I know that vent-sexing isn't always accurate.
Note that the two birds lived in individual cages for several months. They would commonly visit each other, and whenever I brought one out of its cage, I would always bring the other. However, after some time, they became hard to separate. Constantly preening each other, snuggling, taking naps together, talking to each other across their cages, and now, regurgitating.
I recently moved, and due to lack of space I was forced to move both of the birds into the same cage.
I know, bad idea.
They are now exhibiting mating behavior.
I have a large cuddle hut inside of the cage. The green cheek sleeps in it but not the sun conure. I was wondering if this would encourage nesting?
I don't want hybrid babies, as I am aware of the potential defects. I do not encourage mating. However, at the same time, if my conures lay fertile eggs, I do not feel comfortable boiling or killing them. They contain life and deserve a chance to live.
I bought the Sun Conure from a family on craigslist who no longer wanted the bird. I could tell he was abused, neglected, and malnourished, so I decided to take him home. The woman who owned him said he was about 5 years old, and that she was "pretty sure" he was a male.
The sun conure was very lonely, and I don't believe he has ever seen another parrot in his entire life. We decided to adopt a second conure to give him a friend.
The Green Cheek was sold to me by a breeder as a weened 3 month old chick. The breeder told me that it was a female, and that she was certain of it because she knows how to tell the difference between male or female birds by feeling the vent opening. Although she was very confident about this, I know that vent-sexing isn't always accurate.
Note that the two birds lived in individual cages for several months. They would commonly visit each other, and whenever I brought one out of its cage, I would always bring the other. However, after some time, they became hard to separate. Constantly preening each other, snuggling, taking naps together, talking to each other across their cages, and now, regurgitating.
I recently moved, and due to lack of space I was forced to move both of the birds into the same cage.
I know, bad idea.
They are now exhibiting mating behavior.
I have a large cuddle hut inside of the cage. The green cheek sleeps in it but not the sun conure. I was wondering if this would encourage nesting?
I don't want hybrid babies, as I am aware of the potential defects. I do not encourage mating. However, at the same time, if my conures lay fertile eggs, I do not feel comfortable boiling or killing them. They contain life and deserve a chance to live.
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