ideal blue crown weight?

[thermodynamic]

I've looked up about 7 websites devoted to BCCs. Each has something different to say. From "110 to 130 grams" up to "150 to 190g" being normal.

Mine currently weights 153 grams (stable, 2 days' readouts 2 days apart show the same weight). So it could be normal or it could be grossly overweight.

Looking at it face on, it looks like she might have a small belly, but if she's overweight it not by a massive margin yet. (She's back on pelleted foods, which she surprisingly took to right away... )

I also need to stop feeding the zupreem flavor with the red dye. Some of her poo looks the same color red... but I don't think it's a problem as previous food was all brown or green and droppings looked normal.

The vet will likely do bloodwork to be sure, of course...

Thanks!

 

[JamesC]

110-130 sounds way low to me. My Senegal is 140ish and he is a smaller bird than the blue crowns. My blue crowns are 180-190ish for Rosco. Tootsie was on a very poor fatty diet before I adopted her and she has fatty deposits that I never can seem to get off her. Her weight is normally 210-220ish which is definitely overweight for a blue crown. She is on a healthy diet now but the weight just won't melt off. I suppose an old bird is like an old human, just can't seem to get rid of the weight in the middle.

 

[SweetPeasFriend]

If it's in her poop, wouldn't that mean it's going through her? Mine likes the colored stuff too, but we use it more as a special treat if he behaves himself and doesn't get cage defensive when offered a hand near his cage. Once I fed him too many black raspberries and he pooped out one completely whole. That would have been a nasty trick to give someone lol. He also is obessed with water, and when he is playing in his water dish with his toys will sometimes drink too much shouting the whole time, "Oh that's good!" He poops out a watery mess within 10 minutes if he does that. I believe he is 150. He was a little less when we first got him, but has been consistent since he got a little heavier. He is 2.5 years old.

Ask your vet. If she gets lighter or heavier suddenly, that's when to worry I would think.

 

[ruffledfeathers]

I know this is an older thread now, but i just happened to weigh Gilbert and wanted to see what some others were saying about their blue crown's weight. (I actually weighed Gil because he is such an eating machine, and i want to make sure he doesn't gain too much weight--he seems active and playful enough that he is using what he is eating though!) Gilbert weighs about 150 grams (i used my inexpensive kitchen scale but it is close enough!) I have also read of blue crowns being quite long (14-15 inches head to tail). Gilbert is nowhere near that large. I guess some blue crowns are just more slight?? He is between 12-13 inches head to tail and 150 grams. He is definitely way more 'robust' framed than my sun conure was.

 

[weco]

The reason for the disparity in published weights around the internet is that there is no optimum weight chart published by any authority like there is for we humans. The various weight data has been compiled from various sources, including weights that come through a veterinarian's clinic, any of the plethora of studies done by students in the various veterinary schools worldwide and self-study data posted by breeders. Of the weights you find on many of the individual/personal websites, if you check, they probably came from Rosemary Low's Rosemary Low’s 1992 Parrots In Aviculture.

A parrot’s sex, their diet, type of housing and age all have an affect on an individual bird’s weight, as does their lineage. If Pesky is active, climbing, playing and flying, he will most likely be somewhat lighter than another male sibling from his clutch that is not as active. Also, males are generally heavier than females. Extreme variations have been recorded within a given species, so if your feathered friend is heavier or lighter than my Pesky Parrot, you may find their weight to be normal for them.

Keep in mind that an individual bird’s weight can vary up or down from any published averages. Beginning a health journal of Pesky before or shortly after you bring your new companion parrot home will help you establish a baseline for determining Pesky’s average weight.

Anything between a small hen at 85g to 165g would probably be viewed as normal.....

 

[MonicaMc]

Not to mention, there are different blue crown conure subspecies... so their ancestors will also influence the birds weight, size and color.