Conures won't breed a second time

Abeed02

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My conures bred over a year, but they don't breed a second time. I keep thinking they are gona breed cause they eat lots of calcium and feed each other then randomly stop. I've tried increasing lighting, giving supplement, things to shred. But they are not breeding. Any advice?

Btw I have bred budgies before and a year and a half ago, I sold the budgies and decided to go into conures. I've only got a few pairs until I am confident with breeding them.
 

Laurasea

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A rich and varied diet filled with lots of veggies, leafy greens, occasionally fruit and nuts.

An active life , room to exercise, explore forage, you, chewable stuff. Stressed birds won't breed. A well balanced life is important.
Increase distance from breeding pairs.

We all want and have parrots. So somebody has to be breeding them. But many of us have uncounted or imagined horror stories of how the breeding pairs are kept. I try to only take on rehomed birds as there are a devastating need. But when I chose a breeder fir a weaned bsby a few years ago. I made sure to choose one who had large cages and avairy, filled with toys, who really cared for the adults. They're were rotated to a screened in porch she had turned into an avairy. Her burds were very happy. So I hope that is what you are aiming for too.
 

SailBoat

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There is no assurance that any pair will breed or at least breed with consistency. The gold standard in breeding is the 'proven pair' that have successfully laid, hatched, and weened five years in a roll. The point is, just because they had been successful last year, does not assure that they will this year or in the future.

There are no assurances in the breeding world.
 

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