I have a little pearly conure who I've always had trouble keeping weight on. She hatched one baby several years ago but I've been able to keep her from laying since then. This year she wasn't having it and I finally just let her sit on an egg to try to get her to stop laying because I was worried about the effects it was having on her little body. But it seems as though she has lost even more weight- her keel bone is very obvious and she is so skinny
She has a good diet of Harrison's, gets nuts and sunflower/safflower seeds (recommended for helping to put weight back on her) and is on a liquid calcium supplement. She's eating but just not reconditioning and I'm at the end of my rope of how to help her.
We do not have avian vets nearby and honestly every time I've brought my babies in I've been charged an arm and a leg to be told "we don't know", and have had to rely on internet advice and prayer...
So, does anyone have any experience with this, or advice that they can offer? Thank you
She has a good diet of Harrison's, gets nuts and sunflower/safflower seeds (recommended for helping to put weight back on her) and is on a liquid calcium supplement. She's eating but just not reconditioning and I'm at the end of my rope of how to help her.
We do not have avian vets nearby and honestly every time I've brought my babies in I've been charged an arm and a leg to be told "we don't know", and have had to rely on internet advice and prayer...
So, does anyone have any experience with this, or advice that they can offer? Thank you