Help with untame Sun Conure?

[Risukuri]

So, I am 19 years old and have wanted a sun conure for years, I got a cage setup and was currently searching for a hand-fed baby(I wanted a more cuddly attached bird since I have plenty of time and attention for one). But before I could locate a breeder my father sadly got me one from a bird show, which to my knowledge is not good.. well they didn’t ask any questions about the baby so all I know is they are 3-4 months old. That’s all :/

I suspect they were parent raised and not socialized as they are pretty scared of humans. I’ve had them a few days and they will eat millet out of the palm of my hand but if I try to touch them at all they fly away and they REFUSE to step on me at all even if i bribe them with food.

I know all birds are tameable.. but I fear because they had no socialization at all seemingly until now they will always be more skittish and not-cuddly and will not seek out human affection. Which is sad because I do really want that.

Can anyone help? What do I do? Will they ever want to cuddle with me and interact like a hand fed socialized baby would? I don’t know what to do I’ve only owned a green cheek before a long time ago and they were immediately bonded to me from the car ride home.

 

[Wardy]

A few days is a short period of time and your bird is adjusting to a new home it can be a overwhelming experience for them try to allow the bird to settle without overwhelming it.

I’ve had them a few days and they will eat millet out of the palm of my hand

This is positive as they are choosing to take the millet from your hand continue doing this as this will help in gaining your birds trust.

if I try to touch them at all they fly away and they REFUSE to step on me at all even if i bribe them with food.

I would stop trying to touch them they are flying away " they dont want to be touched at the moment " give them some space and time allowing them to settle and get used to you and then look at doing some training with the bird. start with target training and then move onto step up training but be patient and allow as much time as is needed.

Whilst both of my conures where hand reared they where then kept in the aviary as the breeder was unable to sell them at the time once back in the aviary there was minimal socialisation one was in the aviary for approx five and a half months, she has always been a lovely bird but didnt bother with people however after a lot of patience and her starting to trust us she is landing on us now and is stepping up this has taken just under a year to get to this point. The other had been in the aviary a couple of months she was a lot quicker to trust me but still took a couple of months of just spending time with each other and doing training daily she has happily climbed all over me since then so with time and patience you can develop your relationship with your bird.