Conure advice

[Conure1991]

Hi I have a three year old conure who’s laying her first ever clutch she has not left the box for two days and came out today looking like she’s been attacked is this normal or should I get her to the vet ASAP pic below

 

[Wardy]

I would take her the vet personally.

@Ripshod @Zara

 

[Marisa K.]

I'll suggest taking her to the vet, too... A friend of mine had her yellowside laying her first clutch of eggs last year. She did pull down her belly feathers for the nest, but she wasn't this bold.

 

[BirdLady13]

I assume she wasn't a plucker prior to this. Does she have nesting material?

 

[Farlie]

PLEASE buy her some nesting material, ASAP.

 

[Conure1991]

I assume she wasn't a plucker prior to this. Does she have nesting material?

Thanks for your reply No not a plucker just the usual preening and yes I put bleached and sterilised feathers coconut fibre and wood shavings

 

[Conure1991]

PLEASE buy her some nesting material, ASAP.

I had Put bleached and sterilised feathers coconut fibre and wood shavings she also took some of my hair off the brush and laid that in the nest aswell then after the 3rd egg she plucked her belly like that

 

[Conure1991]

I'll suggest taking her to the vet, too... A friend of mine had her yellowside laying her first clutch of eggs last year. She did pull down her belly feathers for the nest, but she wasn't this bold.

Will that interrupt the laying process or is it a case of it’s better to risk the clutch or then her witch id be more then happy to loose the clutch rather then her get sick and die ? She’s eating drinking bathing she comes out every day for 10 mins eats drinks washes and plays for a few minutes then back in the nest ?

 

[expressmailtome]

Is she housed with a male?

I would personally remove all of the nesting material that you have put in. Hair is extremely dangerous to use as it can easily wrap around a foot or toe and cut off circulation. This has happened to a few members here over the years. Since it is so thin the only way to be sure that it is all removed is the throw out all of the nest material and start over. Wood shavings are all that you need for conures.

 

[Conure1991]

She is with a male and I’ve done as you said moved everything out and put only wood shavings in