Comments on: Sun Conure Breeding

By: NORMA TORRES

NORMA TORRES — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:09:48 +0000

Hi, my daughter gave me a female sun conure for christmas, and my brother has the male, we put them together but now the male is the one inside the box… can it be that the male is actually the female?

By: Catherine Downing

Catherine Downing — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:15:26 +0000

I need advice,please. I have a male and female sun conure. The male is not mature, but my female is laying eggs. She lays one egg and has been eggbound with the second. Is this more dietary or psychological. Her nest is unprotected and the male is free and so are the many parakeets also in the “aviary room”?

By: elena

elena — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:34:07 +0000

HI I HAVE A SUN CURE I THOUGHT IT WAS MALE THEY SAID IT WAS WHEN THEY GAVE IT TO ME BUT RECENTLY I FOUND OUT IT WAS A GIRL SHE LAID SIX EGGS THEN I GUESS A WEEK LATER SHE LAID ANOTHER ONE. WHEN WILL SHE STOP? I KNOW THE EGGS ARE NOT GOOD.

By: yvonne

yvonne — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:02:32 +0000

I have 2 sunconures who had 4 babies. 2 of them didn’t make it , very small.I started hand feeding the other two once a day, to make sure there getting proper diet, while the parents take over the rest of the day.I have to chnage the bedding every day as it’s full of poop. Is this normal?

By: connie fiero

connie fiero — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:04:16 +0000

hi, my name is connie

i have two sun conures they had 4 eggs 2 hatch one is 1 week old. i was feeding it this week with formula in the box; at the same time the mommy and daddy are eating the formula then giving to baby, is that okay. there is another bird that just hatch a day ago. is there anything i need to do. and is it okay for giving them the formula mom,dad and baby.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:54:42 +0000

Do Sun Conures Breed with Jenday Conures?

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:29:25 +0000

I have 1 Sun Conure & 1 Jenday Conure. They are together in the same cage. I have had the for 2 1/2 yrs. I am not sure of the sex But I was told that Pebbles My Sun Conure was a female because she use to have a Mate and My Jenday they were told was a Male. Well, They Mate atleast 3 times a Day. I never seen any eggs in 2 yrs. My temperture in my Living room where the Birds are is 76 degress everyday. Do you think the Temperture in the house has something to do with Pebbles not laying any eggs? And do Birds of the Same sex Bond close and try to mate all the time?

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:25:15 +0000

No the Eggs are not fertile Unless you have a Male & Female

By: pete urrutia sr.

pete urrutia sr. — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:57:49 +0000

5 years ago we bought a sun conur, and last year it laid 4 eggs this month it has 2 already. is it easy to say that it’s a girl? and are the eggs any good?

By: sapphyre

sapphyre — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:14:33 +0000

After discussing this with Jerry, we have a few ideas.

For starters though, we never recommend that anyone purchase a baby bird until it’s at least 10-11 weeks. By this time it should be on one feeding a day, and just beginning to ween. However, you do mention that you have handfeeding experience.

We suspect that the bird had slow crop, which will quickly develop into sour crop if left untreated. This is a condition when the temperature of the food is not correct (105-107 degrees). Food takes longer to digest, and bacteria begins to build up. It will eventually spread into the intestinal track.

When it turns into sour crop, you can easily tell by smelling the birds breath. It will have a very distinct sour smell.

The bird thinks it’s hungry and will take food, but it’s not passing through the system. Eventually, if not caught in time, it will result in death.

Another possibility is a blockage in the crop, preventing food from getting through. This is caused by eating something that was a bit big and not digestible (bedding such as corncob, seeds, or even broken pieces of toy).

I would have recommend a necropsy (autopsy) be done on the bird when you took it to the vet to rule this out. If that was the cause, you need to examine your feeding practices and make corrections to prevent this from happening with your new bird.

This also assumes that the bird was healthy when you received it. Healthy birds do not die in a week. Just another reason we always recommend new birds be checked by a vet within 72 hours of purchase.

Remember, our comments are based on just what you posted here, and I sure wish I could have looked the bird over to confirm my suspicions. But there are some other possible causes. For now, pay closer attention to your hand feeding. Watch the temperature of the food. Pay very close attention to the crop to make sure the crop is going down and the food is being digested.