Golden Crowned or Peach Fronted Conure
Characteristics
Length: 28 cm (about 11 1/4 inches). Crown yellow-orange, bordered with blue. Orange eye ring. Dark green neck and rump. The balance of the bird primarily pale with a yellowish-green belly. Eyes orange to brown, beak and legs grayish-black. The young resemble the parents. They are not shy. These birds may become rapidly attached to their keeper and can even be taught to speak a few words.
Social Behavior
Prefers to be kept in pairs or colonies. Young birds may to speak a few words.
Diet
All parakeets and parrots, including conures, need a large variety of fresh, healthy foods, whether on a pellet or a seed diet. Beneficial foods include dark green, leafy vegetables like kale, broccoli, dandelions, and chard, as well as carrots, sweet potatoes, and squash. Healthy table foods like cooked eggs, corn, beans, pasta, and rice can also be offered. Remove perishable foods after a few hours and at bedtime. Grit, gravel, and oyster shells should never be given. A seed-only diet will result in malnutrition. Eventually, a conure should become acclimated to a diet containing specially formulated pellets. An AVIAN vet can help with more information.
Cleaning
Tray liners should be replaced every day and the cage bottom, fittings and dishes regularly washed with hot water and soap. Once a month, disinfect the cage with diluted bleach and rinse thoroughly. Line the tray with black and white newspaper or paper towels. It is unsafe to use pine/cedar shavings, corn cob or walnut bedding.
Fertility
Two broods per season are possible. The female lays 2-6 eggs in a nest box about 35 x 22 x 25 cm with entrance diameter 8 cm. Both partners incubate the eggs for about 26 days. After 50 days the young leave the nest box. After the young have left the nest, remove all fellow species from the aviary, because the male will very actively defend his young. May hybridize with Petz’s, Janday, and Sun conures.
Health
All parakeets and parrots, including conures, should be examined by a qualified AVIAN vet at least once a year or ASAP if any bleeding, injuries, or other signs are noted. It can be hard to tell when a bird is ill, and by the time you notice a problem, the sickness is usually well-advanced. Delaying a visit with an AVIAN vet or using over-the-counter or human medicines may be fatal.
Warnings
All parrakeets and parrots, including conures, have very sensitive respiratory systems and should not be exposed to cigarette smoke, aerosols, harsh cleaning products, or other toxic fumes.
