/r/Conures

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A place to share pictures, ask questions, have discussions, and share articles about our favorite avian, the conure!


The r/Conures Comprehensive Conure Guide!

Welcome to /r/Conures - a place to share pictures, ask questions, have discussions, and share articles about our favorite avian, the conure!


If you are posting images of a sick or injured bird, please tag your post NSFW. This will warn those who are not prepared to view such images, as well as clearly mark your submission as asking for urgent help or advice. Thank you.


Images of birds in dangerous situations - in close proximity to a carnivore (dog, cat), outdoors without a harness, etc - may be removed. See this post for further information.


We welcome images of conure paintings and handmade conure-related items! But please, no promotion of your work for sale. This includes Etsy or other online store links in comments, "find more in my profile", "pm me for details", etc etc.


External links:

Parrot First Aid - Facebook group

Conure Owners Unite - Facebook group


Other great subreddits to check out:

Check out the r/Conures Comprehensive Conure Guide here!

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Mlem

0 Comments
2023/09/23
21:40 UTC

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This is Laszlo. He may or may not be here for your soul.

1 Comment
2023/09/23
20:06 UTC

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I caught him!!!

I was cleaning out his cage and found this. He didnt even care to explain. No regrets

1 Comment
2023/09/23
18:34 UTC

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Parrot lovers are more common than you would think

I was at the dentist last week and the assistant told me his name was Karl. I told him my pineapple conure is also named Karl. He told me he was from Argentina and that his family always had a lot of parrots when he was growing up. Then the dentist, who was from the Middle East, chimed in and told me that she could not wait until she settled down with a permanent job assignment so she could get some parrots. We parrot people are everywhere but we seem to be more low-key about it than dog and cat lovers.

16 Comments
2023/09/23
17:38 UTC

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Making a bunch of stickers from my favorite pics of my birds 😂

15 Comments
2023/09/23
16:51 UTC

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Hand rearing gone wrong!

Help! I decided to give hand rearing a go just for something enjoyable to do - with the intention of selling these two babies! But god damn! I’ve gone and fallen in love with them and don’t think I can bare to part with them!

I’m also super paranoid that whoever I sell them to won’t give them an amazing home, love and attention. That thought is making me sick with worry! I will be demanding photos of set-up prior to selling, otherwise I will keep them.

For those that hand-rear, does it get easier? Or do you own a million birds haha

1 Comment
2023/09/23
16:22 UTC

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Anyone else? Lol

So does anyone else board their conures feathers? It’s like keeping your child’s baby teeth (which I did) and I kept one of my cats teeth when he had to have them removed. It feels wrong to throw them away.

4 Comments
2023/09/23
16:07 UTC

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Whats my fem conure doing?

We brought this conure home a couple days ago now. She was super sweet on the ride home and the day after, even stepping up and sitting on me. She’s suddenly become Aggressive and I’ve no idea what made her change. She started doing this too. She dances and raises her butt by the window (tried to get it on camera). Is she hormonal? Is the why she’s aggressive? Are these behaviours in the video hormonal?? Please let me know what you think and maybe some advice too. TIA 🥲

5 Comments
2023/09/23
14:28 UTC

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I got a new green quaker that is 13 months old. Day 1 was yesterday. It's scared but screams like it's being killed and I have to wear bite gloves. Any suggestions on helping this poor new quaker? I've had black capped and green cheeks. First time with a quaker. Thank you!

3 Comments
2023/09/23
13:55 UTC

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There is a theme

Piper loves vessels for beverages...

(This is water with a splash of elderflower syrup.)

1 Comment
2023/09/23
11:29 UTC

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He's extra cuddly today.

0 Comments
2023/09/23
11:08 UTC

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I got a new mouse

5 Comments
2023/09/23
08:31 UTC

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Will my Green Cheek Conure and Black Capped Conure mate on their own?

I don’t want or encourage mating but I’m not sure that’s even something I should worry about because they’re different breeds.

I’ve had them for 2 months and they’re not even a year old yet but I want to prepare for the future.

Thanks ☺️

9 Comments
2023/09/23
04:57 UTC

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He’s perfect

2 Comments
2023/09/23
01:29 UTC

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What is she doing??

my girl Mark (yes, that is her name) makes these noises that I don’t think (hopefully) are bad but I just wish I knew what it meant!!

6 Comments
2023/09/23
01:18 UTC

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How do you prepare your guests for a bird home?

We have a boilerplate spiel with a few tips: wear your least favorite clothes, no jewelry, our birds are tame and flighted - calmly brace for contact, avoid perfumes and colonges, you are never safe, etc...

We are very committed to letting them live WITH us so they do not usually go into cages unless we are leaving, it's bedtime or a guest is way too frightened. A lot of poeple in our families don't really know how to approach interacting with birds but are open to learning and they do like to visit. Made me curious - how do you prepare your guests to visit? How do you prepare your birds?

Tax included. Sprite (light), Caper (dark)

22 Comments
2023/09/23
01:13 UTC

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severe barbering or something else? info in caption

hi. i would love to bring this bird to the vet instead of coming to reddit, but for reasons a little too personally identifying to share, i cant right now. we’ve had him for a few months, and when we got him, his previous owner said he had a history of plucking (when we first got him, he had a bald spot on his chest, which has now grown back).

i suspect this is severe barbering but i’d like outside confirmation.

more details: whenever he preens, he drops a lot of flakes (almost like dandruff?). 2 years, 8 months old. he eats harrison’s pellets and a piece of fruit (usually banana or apple) daily. out of cage ~8 hours a day, up to 12.5 hours on weekends. doesn’t act sick at all, is a very energetic, silly, cuddly, and naughty guy! im just worried and would like some ideas while i try to get vet stuff sorted

(throwaway account)

13 Comments
2023/09/23
00:35 UTC

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Nobody ever told u it’s rude to eat with ur hands?? 🧐 😂

1 Comment
2023/09/22
22:46 UTC

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Pluto saying “Hi baby bird” after her bath 🥹

4 Comments
2023/09/22
20:49 UTC

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Anyone know why she does this?

15 Comments
2023/09/22
18:06 UTC

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Green cheek is almost 2... and he still has no interest in games or toys

Hey friends! My good boi is almost 2, and for the year and a half I've had him, he has never had any interest in playing with toys or playing games for the most part. Instead, his favorite "game" is to cuddle and get scritches.

Usually I see people with nightmare scenarios in which their parrots are too destructive and too active, but I have the opposite problem. He's just so damn docile and low maintenance. It's great for the most part, but I just worry he has no stimulation. I will clarify that sometimes he does play with a bell in his cage, but if I try playing with a bell or jingly toy with him he doesn't care. The second I get involved, he just wants to be held and sit in my hand.

Any ideas? Or should I just accept the fact that I have a docile parrot who has no interest in playing? I spend 8+ hours a day with him and he just chills the whole time.

Edit: Actually, I will say that maybe once a week he will walk up to my neck, and flip over, wanting me to play footsie with him. But this lasts for maybe 20 seconds.

7 Comments
2023/09/22
14:33 UTC

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Question about rubbing

Good morning all!

For a while I’ve noticed he likes to rub his beak across various things, but I’m the only person he does it to. He’ll do it on bare skin or clothing. Is this behavior something to be worried about?

10 Comments
2023/09/22
10:18 UTC

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POV: You’re petting a dangerous dinosaur 🦖

1 Comment
2023/09/22
06:43 UTC

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