How I Met My Conure

Our members and visitors share the story of how they found a conure to love.

If you have a story that you would like to share with us, please send us an email with your story. Be sure to include your name, your conure's name, a photo, a list of questions that are frequently posted on our message board. The answer is a summary of the best advice given in response to the question by our members.

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Pulling at My Heart-strings: As a first time exotic bird owner, I had recently just purchased a Grey Pearl Cockatiel...

We Love Our Little Petey: I met my blue-crowned conure, who is twelve years old, when we heard his owner admitted neglect for over a year...

Thank You for The Love You Give Me: I have just retired and have no one living with me. I have always wanted a bird, but felt they would be neglected with 3 kids and work...

His Bite Is Worse Than His Bark! I received a call to surrender a sun conure who was in our system before but had been adopted out for 18 months...

Riley's Story: About a year after we got our cockatiel, I began thinking about getting another bird...

The Christmas Conure: It was December 22nd, and the household was busy preparing for the 25th. The house consisted of a mother, and her two daughters, age 13 and 16...

A Match Made In Heaven: When I first saw him in the cage for the first time he was walking like a duck and kept bobbing his head up and down. At first I thought he was crazy...

The Story of Sunshine: We came upon our Jenday one day while working in the garden when she flew onto my husband's head...

Fate and a Small Green Bird: I noticed this small green bird in a cage and asked about it. It turns out it was a maroon-bellied conure. A conure? Oh, they are too noisy. I could never have one of those, I said to myself...

TJ and Cyrus: TJ came to school right away from Petco. Our afternoon class had already walked over to the store twice to visit him and the second time we all sat very quietly on the floor and took careful turns with TJ...

KC and Gator: When I was a senior in high school, I wanted a 4th bird and decided on a green cheek conure...

Bringing Joy to Her Flock: I noticed an unlit cage with just a little black beak against the glass I got curious. The sign said NOT FOR SALE. Well, me being me, I asked about the little bird attached to the beak I could see...

Dakota Comes Home: As I looked in the little box, they were stretching their necks squawking, falling over one another. I knew right away which one I wanted ... the loud one (he he)...

My Birthday Surprise: I stood up and put my hand next to the glass and he tried his hardest to climb on my finger. I knew we did not have the money for him so I was trying to tell myself not to get too close...

My Special Gift: Noah is a Lesser Patagonian conure who came to live with me in October of 2000...

Once in a Lifetime Birdie: I would like to tell you about a very special female Nanday Conure Parrot named "Muffiepuff." She is an angel with feathers and the queen of my heart...

Moonbase One Comes Home: I remember the day I made my second last payment on Moonie. The hand feeder let me hold this little guy. Moonie was so calm. He just sat in my hands, quiet and still as a green pillow...