Conure randomly attacking me

[Dartman]

Unfortunately he escaped one day after he'd been here probably 7 years and eventually something scared him away. I just hope someone who likes taco bell found him and he's happy. I had a lost ad up for 5 years and that's how we got Pippen.

 

[Emma&pico]

Unfortunately he escaped one day after he'd been here probably 7 years and eventually something scared him away. I just hope someone who likes taco bell found him and he's happy. I had a lost ad up for 5 years and that's how we got Pippen.

Oh no I hope someone found him and loved him
How did you need up with pippen through a lost ad sounds like an interesting story

 

[Dartman]

There is a thread about it but basically 5 years later I got a call that this guy had Lurch sitting on his shoulder right now as he was talking to me. He saw my ad and Pippen was green so she must be my lost bird. I said probably not as it's been years but what does he look like etc.
Finally he told me he had two cats and dogs so I said we'll be there as soon as we can and there was a tiny yellow sided Green Cheek Conure sitting tight on his shoulder looking tired and hungry. This was at about 10pm at night on a Sunday and he was working in the warehouse when she flew in at 7pm and decided he looked like a safe place to land on and then she refused to leave his shoulder. I gently picked her off his shoulder and she barely complained and didn't bite. Then I showed her a cup of food and she dove in while we talked. She's been here over two years now and is a very fiesty girl. She was also a bird of the month here so you can check that out too if you want

 

[Birblover7]

How anyone could hit a bird is beyond me

 

[kayzee]

I am hoping someone can help me. I have two green cheek conures that around about 3-4. One of them has now started to randomly attack me out of nowhere. He will act completely normal and sit on me, kiss me, and then attack out of nowhere. Not just one bite but repeated attacks where I have to fling him off to stop or wrap him in a towel. I have tried to remain as calm as possible, but it’s actually terrifying me. He’ll then try to attack my other conure when he can’t get to me. They usually get along fine otherwise.

Any suggestions please? I want him to be happy, but at this point it’s not even safe for him to be out of the cage because he will come to me, act normal, and then randomly attack. I can’t trust him and I’m truly afraid he’ll seriously hurt me.

I feel your pain, literally. My 5 year old conure was like that - lovey then, BAM, vicious bite. I was crying on a daily basis because honestly, you start to feel like maybe its just not going to work out.
I was having her get hormone shots and letting her sleep in my sweater for hours at night before putting her in her night cage.
My vet told me to stop the cuddling. He said what someone else here mentioned - she needs 12+ hours of solid sleep (not on me watching tv or talking/moving.)
Also, you didnt mention if there are other humans living there. I have learned that I need to really pay attention to her if anyone or any other pet is around. Basically get her to a different location. My conure has only attacked me once since I started to be really mindful of her “vibes.” She just does NOT like the kitchen. She likes the other people, but she doesn’t like multiple people crowded into the kitchen. Last month I forgot everything she has taught me. I marched into the kitchen with my parents cooking and doing dishes and I flung open the fridge to prove to my Mom that we had what she couldn’t find … and I got a reminder that if you dont change your ways to conform to your birds weird quirks, youre gonna get scooled Seriously though, the sleep, the reading the littlest signs and the sensitivity to other people/animals all made a significant difference in her behavior.

 

[WillowQ]

Ouch.