How Can I Calm My New Nanday Conure?

Nanday conures are generally calm and friendly birds. But in a new environment, the bird may display signs of stress that can include screaming, pacing and plucking out its own feathers. Removing sources of stress, offering toys to chew and climb on, providing quiet and gentle interaction with the bird and feeding quality nutrition can help your new nanday conure adjust to its new home.

Things You'll Need

  • Quiet, dark room
  • Organic parrot pellet
  • Organic fruits and vegetables
  • Bright and interactive toys
  • Soothing music
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place the parrot's cage in a quiet, dark room. Nanday conures require 10 to 12 hours of quality sleep at night. Move the bird's cage to a place where it won't be disturbed for at least 10 hours at night.

    • 2

      Sit in the room near the bird's cage to read, pay bills or do other quiet chores so the bird can get used to you. Socialization is critical to keep a conure happy. Birds left alone in the cage for long periods of time will become agitated and bored.

    • 3

      Gradually increase interaction with the bird. Nanday conures want to be part of the family and will want to interact with you. Slowly begin allowing the conure out of the cage as it becomes accustomed to you. Birds need to be allowed to socialize and exercise outside of the cage on a daily basis.

    • 4

      Fill the conure's cage with chew toys and toys for climbing. The bird requires exercise and entertainment to feel happy. Conures prefer toys that make noise and are brightly colored. These birds are extremely intelligent and require that new toys be introduced on a regular basis to prevent boredom.

    • 5

      Feed the nanday conure an organic pellet-based diet free from chemicals, sugars and added coloring. A healthy, organic diet will help relieve stress. Also offer fresh organic fruits and veggies every day. Variety in the diet is important, so offer fruits and vegetables in many forms, raw, cooked, chopped and pureed. Choose foods in many colors: conures like dices apples, grapes, pomegranates and any orange fruit. For vegetables, offer broccoli and carrots. You can also occasionally throw in a bit of cheese or boiled egg.

    • 6

      Ignore the bird's screaming. Frightened or bored birds will often scream. Don't let the bird out of the cage while screaming or you will encourage it to scream for attention. Don't punish or yell at the bird when it screams or you will further frighten it and cause it to mistrust you. Ignoring screaming is the best way to deal with the behavior.

    • 7

      Play soothing music in the room with the bird. Some parrot owners have found playing lullabies for birds will help calm them.