Cage Placement for our conure

Hi again, this is the continued escapades of my bird
Kiwi and I. Prior to Kiwi’s arrival at our house we
spent a fair amount of time going through the home to
determine what we needed to change as well as where we
wanted to place her cage.Our first thought was to place it in the living room
between our couchand next to the TV. After doing a
little research on birds/conures and theirlikes and
dislikes we decided against this.

The reason being, birds often do not like being next
to big windows as was the case in thissituation. Apparently,
it often makes them nervous as they feel theymust keep
a look out at all time for bigger birds and other predators.

The other draw back to this location was it being right
next to the TV. My wife nor I are night owls but we do
usually stay up until 10pm. Conures and birds in general
need a fair amount of sleep. Typically between 10-14 hours
per day. Not getting this sleep can cause them to be
irritable and cranky just like my wife

So in the end we decided the best place for Kiwi was in
our dining room. here she would be somewhere she could
see all of the household action during the day but still
be put away at night so she could get the beauty rest she
needed!

Great, now we had a place. We were lucky enough that one
of our friends Who owned a bird had an extra cage they
weren’t using and gave it to us. After checking around
we found it was plenty big enough for a Conure.Approximate
dimensions should be 44″x26″x40″.

Tomorrow I’ll talk about our first couple days with Kiwi
the conure and how we realized she was going to change our
life or we were going to have to change hers.
I’ll give you a hint…we live in a condo

Meet Kiwi My Conure

Hello All!  I want to take a minute and introduce myself Jason and my feathered friend Kiwi a white eyed conure.  The reason I am writing this is to do what I can to help educate others about training their birds as well as pass on experiences I’ve had with Kiwi.

 My wife and I purchased Kiwi from a nice couple who were going to be unable to keep her due to a move out of state about a year ago.  While both of us were very excited about the prospect of a new family member we  knew there would be some ups and downs that come with purchasing a juvenile bird. 

Studies show that birds have about the same intelligence as your average 2-4 year old child so this move would not be unlike pulling a toddler out of their home and introducing new parents.  You simply can’t expect this to be smooth from day one.

Over the next couple days I’ll update you on some of my successes as well as my failures in Kiwi’s training.  Now Kiwi is a White Eyed Conure but these experiences can be used with most other domestic birds like, African Greys, Macaws, Cockatoos, Quakers, and even Cockatiels.  I will also share some things that have made owning her much easier.  Hopefully I can include things that will make your bird experience much more enjoyable!