Sunday Conures?

Question

I have a baby girl coming home and would like to know any information about the conures that you could give me. Like what diet is good for them(name), what should there cage first look like. Remember she is 4 weeks old at this time.

I am not stupid and did do some research
I am just looking for more opinions on the health for her if you don't mind lady.

Answer 1

I prefer to feed parrots real food rather than pellets. My parrots have always eaten a combination of nuts, seeds, grains, dried fruits and veggies, fresh fruits and veggies, a bit of whatever healthy food the family is eating and occassionally very small amounts of meat. You can buy a pellet mix and then add other healthy foods to it for a complete diet for your new friend.

A small amount of pelleted food (Harrisons, Roudibush, Zupreme, etc.) is okay, but it's a boring diet, and it's super processed. Parrots are brilliantly intelligent birds and interesting food is good for them, both intellectually and for their physical health.

It is a good idea to use foraging toys- those toys that they have to manipulate to get the food out.

Get a lot of toys and rotate them in and out of the bird's cage as he gets older. At his young age he may not interact with them a lot just yet, but make them available to him.

Make sure your bird gets a bath every day. Initially you can just dribble a little warm water onto his back to get him used to the idea. My parrots love bathing in the sink. (My quaker requests baths by saying, "Wanna take a bath?") Most birds love showers and bathing if they're made used to them from a young age, and it's VERY good for them. Make sure they can be dried in a warm place during winter, though- they can get sick if they are too chilled.

My sun conure loved getting inside my shirt to ride around, but some are just as happy to get under a hand towel to play. Hopefully your little bird will have been hand fed and will be ready to be handled as soon as you get him or her.

Conures are noisy little birds. Sun conures are particularly noisy, Jendays are pretty darned noisy, and Sunday conures (the offspring of a Jenday and a Sun) can be anywhere on that spectrum- there will be noise! They will scream when you leave the room, for example. It's called contact screaming. They will probably squawk in the morning and evening. Ours screamed when he lived in his first home, but when we brought him home where we had another parrot of his size, he got much quieter.

Fortunately they can be quite affectionate and friendly- they are good pets.

Conures are also destructive. They tear up their wooden toys. Expect this and don't be upset by it. I don't use chemicals in my yard so I provide my birds with chunks of wood from my own yard for free. You can slice a small branch into slices and drill holes through them, or you can provide a twig with the leaves still on. Give him a variety of things to do every day to prevent behavior problems.

Parrots are messy- ALL pet birds are messy. Expect this and just plan on having daily cleaning tasks to do for the next 25 years of his life. There will be feathers, poop and shredded wood and toys to pick up. Ours always threw his food out of his dish, so the floor and walls always needed cleaning. The tray in the cage will need daily cleaning. Of course the water will need changing daily.

My friend trains sun conures for a professional show and they can be wonderful little students. I'll include a link to her website for you to get some ideas:

www.avi-train.com

Answer 2

4 weeks is a little young- they wean after about 6. they need a special parrot handraising formula (i dont kno where u live so couldnt tell u a name) talk to your local vet or petshop. your better off finding a someone who knows about this sort of thing to show u how to feed and wean your conure. it doesnt mtter what the cage looks like as long as it is at least 50cm wide and breadth and about 2 foot tall. have her vet checked as soon as you get her. all parrots need more vege then seed. plenty of fresh fruit and pricelessparrots.com have an excellent amount of information available on things toxic to birds. i own a greencheek myself. she tends to be nippy if i dont give her lots of attention (at least an hour or so on a busy day) and give your bird fresh water evryday even if it doesnt look dirty. also yes they do screech but its only in the morning and when they get excited. they are very special and demanding birds. dont get impatient if she bites or nips. saying OW makes them think its a game and will keep biting you. hope ive been helpful-email me for any info. also clean the cage with a mild disinfectant/detergent and rinse and dry it well once a week. birds are prone to bacteria infections. have fun with your bird-they are very affectionate and may or may not talk. they are smart and like rolling on there backs lol.

Answer 3

Zupream is a really good diet, also many toys to play with and chew on conures love to play and amuze themselves all day long,fruits and veggies are important, and seeds should be no more then 1/3 of their diet.

Answer 4

Zupreem also has a baby formula for half feeding as well as baby seed feedings Get a Large Cage. when you finish paper towels save the rolls cut in half for forging. provide proper toys graduate up. Yes they are noisy at Sun up and Sundown but in the daytime they engage in Lots of play. Also introduce veges early I can't remember what type . Millet's as a treat. Oh Yes ENJOY Jehovah's creation what a beautiful baby you will add to your family. Also ignore any neg. comments.

Answer 5

You should have done this research BEFORE you got the bird.
Talk to the breeder, or whoever you're getting her from.
Really, you need "hands on" training. See if you can get advise from the person you're getting her from.
Oh, and, you know Conures scream right?
LOUD
They can't be trained out of it because it's instinctive, territorial behavior.
I once heard a Conure over 12 barking dogs from across a parking lot. He was kept in a cement block building in a kennel where I went to school. Every morning you could hear him screaming through the walls, over the dogs, and across a parking lot the size of a soccer field.
Have fun with that.

Answer 6

I have a 5 week old and I have been (bottle) hand feeding her for 2 weeks, when I brought her home I her in s small box with a t-shirt of mine,,(so she smell me on it) and at night I put her in another shirt and rap it around and she sleeps on my pillow snuggled up in my hair.by the way if you do this right and pay attention to details, Like timg her she will not pooop on your pillow or you..

Answer 7

'ruthlee' wrote: "he sleeps on my pillow snuggled up in my hair."
NEVER EVER SLEEP WITH YOUR BIRD. THAT WAS HOW MY SWEET GREEN-CHEEK CONURE DIED: MY CRUSHING HIM TO DEATH. I have NEVER FORGIVEN myself and NEVER WILL, Do NOT do this, EVER.

'Sundays' are loud, and they need to be kept busy, They like to chew so give it plenty of soft wood (like pine) and toys that they can really attack and make a huge racket with (bells). They really have a blast attacking their toys, Also, provide foraging toys so they can be kept busy that way, Also, if you can find one of those toys where they hit a button and it plays music - THAT is a particularly engaging toy for them. Conures are HIGHLY intelligent; you will be AMAZED. They are also very very affectionate and very sweet.

Answer 8

i fed my sun zupreem pellet food for small parrots
she is 12 and my ex has her
the marron belly is 25 and eats the same thing
he has him too