Sad story, need help

[ijtorresg]

PICTURES: now that i see this pics, i realize they're not Conures, most of the conures that ive seen have the white ring surrounding their eyes....well lets just say these are alien birds:P...the lovebird is my other bird, his name is "Perico" wich means parakeet in spanish, is not a real name but...hahah well enjoy the pics.

[pchela]

Hmmm... could be this... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brown ... 9_-pet.jpg

I must know what these guys are!

[lzver]

Hmmm... could be this... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brown ... 9_-pet.jpg

I must know what these guys are!

I think you got it right this time pchela. It's still hard to tell because they are so young, but I think you're right.

[pchela]

I was iffy but I just found this juvenile St Thomas Conure photo and they look pretty darn similar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arati ... -8a-3c.JPG

Here is more info on them... http://www.avianweb.com/brownthroatedconure.html

[ijtorresg]

wow, i doe look alot like a St thomas Conure, time will tell us if they are:P....thanks alot for the help...another question....what else can i give them besides oat meal? cuz i gave them seed (sunflower) but they still struggle to open the shell and eat the seed...idk to me its just wrong to only feed them with oat meal

[pchela]

Can you get baby bird formula? Kaytee Exact is a good brand. Also, Whole Grain Cheerios, frozen mixed veggies warmed up a bit, cut up bits of fruit, nuts out of the shell, whole grain bread etc.

[Kim S]

To help them learn how to peel seeds (something the parents usually do) you can crush some seeds between two spoons. That way the shell gets broken and they dont need to make much of an effort opening them.

[ijtorresg]

UDPATE: Dio just died...suddenly he just stopped eating...idk why, i let the birds out of the cage to feed them, but Wendy was the only one that ate...i tried to give Dio some food by opening his beak but he shakes his head and theres food everywhere...i really dont know what happened. I fell guilty for this, idk know what i did wrong...well.

About wendy, shes doing fine, shes starting to eat all sort of seeds, its funny cuz she grabs them with his foot and eats them...shes getting a little scared of humans tho...maybe ill start feeding her when i want to so she gets out of the cage and step up

[skeetersunconure]

oh thats sad have you tried basic training/taming like target training that should help some and i think pchela is right i think its a st thomas conure

[Banksie]

ijtorresg - if the birds you bought didn't/couldn't eat seeds when you bought them then they weren't weaned. This is the first major mistake you made on the road to Dio's death. A parrot is a animal that requires specialist care, a lot of dedication, is a massive commitment and should NEVER, for ANY reason, be bought "on a whim". I realise you had good intentions, saving them from what you perceived as cruel treatment, but ultimately Dio would have been better off staying with the breeder until fully weaned. When someone weans a baby parrot they are basically teaching it to feed itself - you were woefully unprepared and ill-equipped to do this task and unfortunately Dio is the one that paid for it. The breeder should not have sold you the birds, granted, but had you taken EVEN a simple 5 minutes to check the internet you would have realised that the birds were unweaned and that you should not have purchased them. It's so sad, but your inexperience killed Dio. If anything good can come of his death it is, again, the harsh reminder that would-be bird owners should not purchase unweaned chicks and I hope that this is a lesson to you not to even consider it again?

That leaves Wendy. If she eats happily on her own then you may have just fluked weaning her. As soon as you possibly can, take her to an avian vet to have her checked out. Due to not being weaned in the correct way, she could be malnourished or poorly developed - for your own peace of mind and the birds health, please do this. Promise?