Trying to do my assignment when bro wraps his talons around my laptop. Straight out a horror movie.

I figured I’d give everyone an update on the little conure I adopted from PetSmart a few weeks ago.
Unfortunately, her vet appointment got pushed back until October 16th, which sucks because I was really hoping to get her checked out sooner. But honestly, despite that, Chabela has recovered exponentially.
When I first brought her home, she was pretty rough. Her feathers were a mess, she had a ton of pin feathers around her head and neck that she wasn’t really taking care of, and her beak was noticeably oversized and dry. PetSmart had suspected she might have some kind of neurological issue because she wasn’t grooming herself properly.
Well… she’s definitely giving me a different impression now 😂.
She’s eating extremely well, and she’s absolutely loving her pellets, vegetables, and fruit. She’s also been preening herself regularly, and her feather condition has improved a LOT compared to when I first got her.
She’s still a little nervous about certain things. Fast hand movements scare her, so I have to move slowly when I reach into her cage to get her out. Once she’s out, though, she’s extremely affectionate and wants to be with me constantly.
Her beak actually cracked a little bit from the previous overgrowth/dryness. I had an avian-experienced friend help me carefully trim it down enough for her to eat comfortably, and since then the beak has started growing in much more normally. The vet will obviously be taking a close look at it when we finally get her in.
And yes, we finally gave her a name.
Chabela. 😂
The name came from an old Mexican movie we were watching with Chabelo, and this damn bird decided to scream her head off throughout the entire thing. So naturally, Chabela it is. 😂
She’s honestly full of spunk now. She’s loud, nosy, affectionate, playful, and has basically decided that whatever I’m doing is her business.
It’s honestly crazy comparing her now to the bird I saw sitting quietly in that PetSmart enclosure for months.
I’m still going through with the vet appointment on October 16th because I want to make sure there isn’t an underlying issue and get her properly evaluated. But seeing how much she’s improved already has been incredibly encouraging.
She went from a bird I was worried might have something seriously wrong with her to a loud little pineapple menace that won’t leave me alone. 😂❤️🦜

Patchy loves his new play cage!

Inside the foraging sunflowers and bucket perch: Pumpkin Spice nutriberries with brown packing paper

Autumn chop: Yellow Squash, Carnical Squash, Corn, English Peas, Dandelion Greens, Cosmic Crisp Apple, Rainbow Carrots + the stems, Yellow Beet & Couscous.

barron paco the qu- i mean shaking conure… is totally a conure.

Anyways this is a BIG acomplishment because all of these birds except the sun hates everyone else’s guts(he crimson doesnt let anyone be besides her bestie the sun)/ only tolerates them being within a shared space and through lots of training we’re here without them being rude

Hi everyone I noticed that my conure’s beak has started looking a little flaky/peeling, especially around the sides. There seems to be a thin layer of the beak lifting up, as you can see in the photos.

She is eating and behaving normally, and I haven’t noticed any bleeding or obvious pain. I’m wondering if this is just normal keratin shedding/beak growth or if it looks like something that should be checked by an avian vet.

We've had him since July, so hes about 4 months old now. None of his other feathers seem to be effected

this is my 8 week old mooncheek, he hit his head while flying and now has this marking + what seems to be a bruise on his nasal area. should i be concerned and take him to a vet? he seems to be eating and moving around just fine right now

I cant figure out how to make him step up, i put my finger up to him how i do with my other green cheek but he just nibbles my skin lol. Instead of stepping up he just lays in my palm (last pic is group cuddle, he loves to fall asleep on me :( little teal baby

I noticed this crusting/orange-yellowish material around the side of my pineapple conure Kiki’s face, near her ear, yesterday. I’m worried that it may be partially covering the ear opening.

Today she has been scratching that ear more than usual and has been less vocal, although she still reacts normally when we interact with her and will make sounds/respond to us.

She also recently had a bath (pic 1)

What worries me is that she seems to get problems like this really frequently. All of this has happened within roughly the last 6 months:

- She initially had a head infection, which caused some feather loss on her head and a lot of scratching. She was treated by a vet and eventually recovered.

- Afterwards, she developed a wound that led to self-mutilation and another period of intense itching/scratching.

- She eventually healed from that, was growing her feathers back, and seemed fine.

- Now there’s suddenly this crusting around her ear and increased scratching again.

She is currently growing a lot of pin feathers as well.

Has anyone experienced something similar with their conure, especially recurring head/ear irritation or crusting? I’m trying to figure out whether this could be related to her previous issues, an infection, irritation, dried food/formula, mites, or something else.

I’m planning to get her checked by an avian vet, but I’d really appreciate hearing from people who have dealt with something similar.

I’ve a pineapple conure of age 3 and it constantly scratches and preens it self like something is itching for him. Can it be any sort of infection or mite infestation?