Melanie.L
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- Jan 6, 2017
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- 2 Conures - Female yellow sided/green cheek & Male pineapple conure
Hi there I am new to parrot forums and have a couple questions about my conures and I am hoping someone can help me out !
So I've had a green cheek / yellow sided conure for about 4 years now, I recently started a new job and I now work longer hours and have less time to interact with her so I decided to get her a friend to keep her company. I got my second conure, a pineapple conure about a year ago now and from day one they got along very well, never fought and they live together in a large cage with plenty of toys as well as a nesting box.
About 2 months ago I realized my female conure was not coming out which I found weird because shes usually the first to come to me and instantly comes running out of the box when she hears me filling their food but she didnt so I decided to look in the box and sure enough there she was with 2 eggs!!!
Since then the male conure has become very territorial and aggressive in terms of handling and even trying to go into the cage. As for the female she NEVER comes out not even to eat or drink, is that normal? is it possible that the male is bringing food into the box for her?
I dont know anything about bird breeding and this is my first time ever seeing or dealing with birds and eggs. I also read on the internet that the eggs should hatch within 18-24 days. If I am right, she must have laid the eggs somewhere between December 13 and 19 however im not sure when exactly she laid them because I didnt even know they were there until after christmas so I am guessing thats roughly when they were laid. its been about 21 days since I discovered the eggs, I check on her daily just becuse she doesnt come out of the box and it worries me.
I checked on her this morning, shes still alive and looks healthy but as soon as i lift open the top of the nesting box she starts bopping her head, does that mean she is getting agitated? should i just leave her alone?
ANOTHER THING I FOUND IS THAT WHEN I CHECKED ON HER THIS MORNING WE OFFICIALLY HAVE ONE BABY CONURE THAT HAS HATCHED &&&& not only did one egg hatch but there are now more eggs!! the last time i checked there were only 2 eggs now there are 5. (1 baby and 4 unhatched eggs)
-----> not sure when the first one hatched only discovered it today. What do i do now? how do i know if she is feeding them? will the daddy bird also take part in bringing food in to her and the babies? Should i remove dad from cage or do i keep the family together? will the other eggs hatch why did only 1 hatch?
I have not candled any of the eggs 1. because i dont want to stress out mom 2. I am scared to handle them and possibly break any and 3. mom and dad are very protective and is nearly impossible to get near the eggs.
PLEASE HELP !!!!
So I've had a green cheek / yellow sided conure for about 4 years now, I recently started a new job and I now work longer hours and have less time to interact with her so I decided to get her a friend to keep her company. I got my second conure, a pineapple conure about a year ago now and from day one they got along very well, never fought and they live together in a large cage with plenty of toys as well as a nesting box.
About 2 months ago I realized my female conure was not coming out which I found weird because shes usually the first to come to me and instantly comes running out of the box when she hears me filling their food but she didnt so I decided to look in the box and sure enough there she was with 2 eggs!!!
Since then the male conure has become very territorial and aggressive in terms of handling and even trying to go into the cage. As for the female she NEVER comes out not even to eat or drink, is that normal? is it possible that the male is bringing food into the box for her?
I dont know anything about bird breeding and this is my first time ever seeing or dealing with birds and eggs. I also read on the internet that the eggs should hatch within 18-24 days. If I am right, she must have laid the eggs somewhere between December 13 and 19 however im not sure when exactly she laid them because I didnt even know they were there until after christmas so I am guessing thats roughly when they were laid. its been about 21 days since I discovered the eggs, I check on her daily just becuse she doesnt come out of the box and it worries me.
I checked on her this morning, shes still alive and looks healthy but as soon as i lift open the top of the nesting box she starts bopping her head, does that mean she is getting agitated? should i just leave her alone?
ANOTHER THING I FOUND IS THAT WHEN I CHECKED ON HER THIS MORNING WE OFFICIALLY HAVE ONE BABY CONURE THAT HAS HATCHED &&&& not only did one egg hatch but there are now more eggs!! the last time i checked there were only 2 eggs now there are 5. (1 baby and 4 unhatched eggs)
-----> not sure when the first one hatched only discovered it today. What do i do now? how do i know if she is feeding them? will the daddy bird also take part in bringing food in to her and the babies? Should i remove dad from cage or do i keep the family together? will the other eggs hatch why did only 1 hatch?
I have not candled any of the eggs 1. because i dont want to stress out mom 2. I am scared to handle them and possibly break any and 3. mom and dad are very protective and is nearly impossible to get near the eggs.
PLEASE HELP !!!!
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