totally new to owning conure/birds

[hexed]

there was an old nieghbor of mine who gave me her conure and parakeet. whenever i visited her the conure was very loud, and not affectionate to anyone. she never even perched on a finger.

i got her in october, adn i remember her eating just about everything i gave her. now she seems picky. she used to bite me too, but instinct told me to hold her if she does that, and knowing i could be bit again thats what i did. eventually she stopped biting me because i'd hold her on her back. the screeming has also stopped. in fact she never screems anymore unless i go yay and clap my hands after she poops in her poop area otuside of the cage. she's pretty much potty trained now too. she was quite neglected with the last owner, the owner before her was abusivie.

although she has come a long way and i got her to go on my fingers, and shoulders, there was some unusual behavior that she did today. normally i initiate her goign on me. today she came on me, but she didn't just go on my shoulder. i was sort of laying down, and she went on my chest. she stayed there and her eyes were opening and closing. for a moment i thought she was dieing, but after a while of sleeping on me she flew back to her cage. she also cuddled in my neck and had her head against my chin. this was the first time she was this affectionate and i'm kind of worried. right now she's in her cage sleeping. here are teh things that has happened before this behavior.

she layed eggs, and my mother slept over last night. a few weeks ago was the first time in her life that she laid eggs, she laid three. i kept them in the cage until she lost interest then took them out. then a few days ago she laid more, but already become uninterested in them . so i removed them. she seems ot be okay with that. i took the new eggs out today and without causing her any stress. she has turned into a completely different bird today and is so loving, but for some reason that worries me. i dont think she has any eggs in her now becuade i didn't feel anything. if anyone can give me some ideas as to why sh'es changing so much would be greatly appreciated. oh. also i want to add. when i first got her and let her out of her cage she did fly on people, but now i have to keep the cage closed when company comes because she will attack. she attacked my mother and took a chunk out of her neck, and when she's in the cage and anyone walks near it she'll open her beak.

if anyone can help me i'd apreciat it.

[swanwillow]

I wonder if she would play the blinking game that eclectus' play with us.
landofvos.com :: View topic - PDR - The Blinking Game

as for the eggs, add extra calcium in the way of a cuddle bone, or veggies that have high amounts of calcium

[hexed]

yea i have been scraping cuddle bone in here people food like oatmeal and cottage cheese. for some reason i have to hand feed her the cottage cheese she wont eat it unless it's from my finger. my question i wanted answered was why is she being so affectionate and clingy?

[Lightwing]

You might want to stop feeding her cottage cheese, there are plenty of other things you can feed her. From what I understand, dairy isn't digested by birds, which can upset their system. I think yogurt is ok, but I'm not sure about anything else.
It sounds like she's settled in pretty well and has bonded with you. One thing you can do to try to stop the egg-laying is cutting her light to about 10-11 hours. They are very sensitive to the amount of light they get in a day, which can trigger "breeding mode", no matter that she has no mate. You can get her a sleeping cage (great idea) to put in an out of the way room where she can go at night to have quiet and darkness. The cage doesn't have to be big since she will only be staying in it overnight to sleep. I would also recommend a cage cover, which can be a sheet, light blanket, or something you buy for the cage. If you do limit her daily light it should help quell her need to breed.

I'm putting a link in to an article on chronic egg-laying for you to visit.
Chronic Egg Laying in Parrots | QuakerParrots.com

Good luck with your new baby,
Stephanie