My two little conures are fabulous and I am madly in love with them. Max, the one year old black-capped conure, once out of his cage will NOT let me out of his sight. I read "Birds off the perch" and the authors discussed the possibility of one's bird playing quietly on their cage top. I would like to be able to move about the house without Max becoming distressed and flying to find me, but that may be an unreasonable behavior to expect of a conure. Gus is our yellow-sided GCC who is two years old (+) and has molted out beautifully this year. His reds are RED, yellows are YELLOW, and blues are BLUE.
When Max flies to find me, the flock effect takes place and Gus usually follows. I don't want to leave them alone in the house for long periods, but just being able to slip into the bathroom or get a drink of water while playing with them and not have them feel the need to follow me everywhere would be nice. Sorry this is all over the place, but I would love some input from conure folks about whether or not one can anticipate a conure to remain on his cage or if that's just not in their nature.
Vanessa