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Today’s video is all about conures and how I believe using the term “starter bird” in relation to them is really wrong!
Having worked with sun conures in the past, and now having 5 rescue conures of various types I have seen just how much of a rewarding challenge they can be!
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14 replies to "Conures are NOT Starter Birds! | What Are Conure's Like? | TheParrotTeacher"
Yes, every bird is an individual but if you get an African Gray and think it might be as quiet as an English Budgie, you are setting yourself up for failure. I think one piece of advice I would give someone looking for a bird buddy is know that certain descriptions/tendencies frequently have less positive aspects. Entertaining = Frequently gets into trouble and makes a mess. Good Talker = Frequent noise. Quiet = Not a talker. Easy to bond = Potential needy Velcro bird. Not flock orientated = Not closely bonded. Cleaner = Inactive. I have a Parrotlet that is quiet and cleaner and can leave her in the window all day unsupervised. She mostly only makes noise when I leave the room (about the same loudness as a laugh), doesn't like my shoulder but is good with my finger perch. So adorable and sometimes I forget she's there. I got a Suncheek (GCC) Conure about 3 weeks ago. I now have a bird room and my shoulder is rarely unoccupied. I'm absolutely in love with this little pain in the butt bird. I find Green Cheeks highly entertaining and easy to bond with. Great video and advice to do your research first.
My 5 yr old GCC adopted a month ago seems to have a pattern with the biting. He spends a lot of time on my shoulders, but sometimes seems to just decide to bite me. He looks at me, feathers all flattened, a single chirp then goes for the ear. I can protect my ear by tilting my head away, but then he goes after my hair. I shuffle him off my shoulder and he usually acts really strange and screams. I am trying the quiet stare down with him this week.
He wont let my hand near him unless it's when I give him food or first thing in the morning when I get him out of the cage, he will step up onto my finger.
When its bed time, he shuffles under my hand and goes to sleep. Then I can scoop him up and put him to bed. Its a ritual now.
If he bites my finger now or tries to, I just walk away.
They have such precise control of their beak pressure.
He's also starting to make a lot of new sounds.
We call my conures chicken wings they have good moments and bad moments like screaming in the middle of the night sometimes singing them lullaby works and sometimes it doesn’t
The best video on conures Ihave seen
Another brilliant video.Very informative.I have a Quaker parrot & a budgie who get on well when out of their cages.I am getting a conure next year.I love watching your flock but am in love with olive & pickles
There are no starter birds. There is no use to get a budgie or cockatiel that live 10-20 years just to "train" with them and forget about them to get a macaw or eclectus or amazon.
You need to know what kind of parrot suits your personality and life.
In my opinion, many "beginner" species, small common that is, are in my opinion very bad beginner pets as they tend to be flighty and more frail.
For example we have in my country too many indian ringnecks rehomed on selling sites, always 4 years pr much younger, always untamed.
Because they are in my experience VERY slow and difficult to tame and gain trust, they are very nippy too if tveir boundaries are not respected and they have quite massive beak for such small parrot.
I got a female eclectus, also aviary raised and untame it took me couple of weeks to start first stages to pet her and trying on harness even, just on the neck so far tho but I think it's amazing from her.
With my ringneck I have been working for months and he still does not allow touch with hands but already has an effective recall and likes to sit on my shoulder and share food with me.
Small does not mean easy, in so many cases they are way more dofficult it depends on the species and ofcourse individual.
I wish people would stop saying small parrots are easier.
They are NOT they take up less room, they poop less and their beaks do less damage but damn they are not easier quite the opposite.
After choosing what bird can YOU accommodate wether its a budgie or umbrella cockatoo they need and deserve so much research and reality check what suits you.
Also I hate people with parrots saying parrots are terrible pets, feels hippocrite tbh because we who love parrots know thats not true.
Just the expectation of an averige person is so differend from what the reality is that it may come as a shock but that is like me saying dogs are horrible pets because I have not ehat it takes to live with a dog.
I know it is suppose to be a deterrant for people impulse buying a bird but comes across almost as like elevating yourself for having parrots.
I always tell parrots are perfect pets for some just like dogs and cats are for some.
And lets be honest most people that own dogs have not done nearly enough research about diet breed and exercise needs at all and it shows.
Parrots are no differend, people just have more realistic expectations of what keeping a dog is like as they are so common.
Edit about needing size I'm talking about the fact as a former macaw offer that where your home can offer so much flying room for small birds, macaw can only take couple flaps fron perch to perch.
Also a macaw needs their own room, there are no cages big enough for them unlike birds up to amazon size!
I got my green cheek from a family who obviously didn't take time to research the breed, or look after him. He was left in his cage because he "bites".
I have seen a concerning increase in people buying conures without researching.
Posting how they don't like how clingy the bird is or asking how to stop the biting.
I wish sellers would vet potential buyers.
Hello, not sure if you remember the accounts AB's Arts And Crafts And Fun Things and Mitt similar Aviary? Well, they're my friend's account (The videos) but I use them a lot. All those comments were me. Sorry I left, personal things. But I'm back!
I agree! I've had some experience with a green cheek conure and she seemed to pick up things quickly. It's a little intimidating to have a highly intelligent animal looking back at you. This is why for those with zero experience and a hint of fear, go with a cockatiel. You can't go wrong!
Every time I hear the term "starter bird" my heart hurts.Conures are highly intelligent and loving and yes..challenging.They are NOT something to be traded up, like a car. -_-. They have literally everything a larger parrot has to offer, and more.
I tell people that parrots of all sizes are harder to own than dogs just because of the amount of time they take. From diet, to enrichment to training. I did my research on parrots before getting my cockatiel and STILL wasn't fully prepared. I was fed a lot of misinformation which made things worse and I had to fix later. I now have a conure that took only 2 weeks for diet conversation and to snap out of her shell because she was super fearful of everything. Having the right tools is essential and key. Again, all parrots are A LOT OF WORK. If you're the type of person who has a busy social life, a parrot isn't the animal for you unless you have someone else willing to put time and effort into them as well. I definitely recommend meeting more than one species of parrot you're interested in before getting one. Hands on experience is definitely the best.
I shared this video to my Facebook page, in the hope of educating others on the importance of doing their homework and preparing themselves for success with a parrot. I love this video David, and the cheeky little monsters we love, conures💛
Best parrot advice on the internet. I always shake my head slightly when I see bird channels say that conures are good beginner birds. Conures are amazing but a huge commitment!
Me watching this video two years after buying a pineapple conure with negative research on it!!!! Have not been successful at training. He bites everything is so loud and needy!! But he’s my baby and can’t imagine my life without it!