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sun conure died suddenly

by Lori
(Hastings, MN, USA)

Cleaned my sun conures cage last night. She was active and walking on the floor and chatting as she usually does. When I came home from work tonight, I started to put fresh food and water in the cages for my birds. When I went into my sun conures cage she was sitting on the bottom with two bloody eggs. I picked her up right away and noticed a considerable amount of blood around her bottom. she was listless and breathing hard. I quickly wrapped her in a towel and turned on a heating pad to warm her a bit, but I was to late.

I examined her cage and found a third egg, which I know is normal, but they were very bloody. I am wondering if perhaps her death is related to laying her eggs so close together with no rest period. I thought they usually laid one every other day.

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sun conure died suddenly

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Feb 06, 2010
 Loss of parrot
by: Lynn

So sorry for your loss, for I certainly know how you feel. My precious 13 year old Quaker, Pogo, died suddenly in the early morning hours of December 27....I am still devestated. (http://www.parrot-and-conure-world.com/quaker-parrot-seizure.html) It is awful to be so helpless when it comes to our little feathered babies.

Lynn
Feb 05, 2010
 Sun conure laid 3 eggs
by: The Avian Vet

I am so sorry to hear that you have lost your bird.

It is not physiologically possible for a bird to produce and lay three eggs in one day. It is possible that she became egg bound, the three eggs backed up in oviduct, and the straining and other injuries caused bleeding from the reproductive tract. If your bird is not eating a diet that is mostly pellets, then nutrition is the key in this problem. Putting birds on pellet diets will prevent this tragedy from occurring. However, there may have been other complicating factors that may have exacerbated this condition.

Do you have a veterinarian that you can take your birds to? You should have a necropsy (animal autopsy) done on this bird and have your other birds examined to be sure they too are not ill. Most important, is to get them on a pellet diet if they are not already. Harrison's is the best choice. This should make up 80% of the diet and the rest can be any treats.

Dr B
Feb 05, 2010
 Lovebird died suddenly
by: Kim

I am really sorry for your loss. My lovebird Dino died suddenly yesterday. My husband got home from work and she was at the bottom of her cage next to her favorite bell dead. She was only two years old. She was the love of our life. We are so sad. I don't understand what happened to her either. It doesn't make any sense. She was active, social, and robust. She acted her normal when I had her out of her cage that morning before work. It sucks.
Feb 05, 2010
 Sun Conure laid 3 eggs in one day
by: Tracie

I am soooo sorry to read this!! It must be very hard for you. Dr B should answer within a couple of days.

I think you are correct, I think laying that many eggs in one sitting killed her. I have never heard of this happening. I hurt for you.

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