Breeding Green Cheek Conures

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These birds are extremely easy to breed. All you have to do is provide a large cage which would allow the pair enough room to stretch their wings and preferably fly from one branch to another. My breeding cages are 4 feet long and 4 feet tall by 4 feet wide. You want to generally put up a nestbox with the same dimensions as those used for cockatiels and place it in the highest parts of the cage. Allow no light to enter the nest box since this can deter the breeding pair from thinking that the box is a safe place to go to nest. The breeding cage should also have at least two nice limbs for perching placed in it. The limbs should be different widths to allow the pairs' feet to get adequate exercise, and should be secure and unmoving or else you could end up with infertile eggs. You must also supply a good diet for breeding pairs. I usually supply boiled eggs, sprouted seed, raisins, sliced apples, and cucumbers. You of course can experiment with what you supply your birds with. Mine happen to be picky eaters and will reject any other types of fresh foods I try to supply them with. Also, you must make sure that you supply calcium and other nutrients all year long but especially during the breeding season. The female will need this boost in vitamins and calcium due to the production of eggs. Without the added nutrients she can have serious health problems which could eventually lead to death. Keep supplying the fresh foods and boiled egg mixtures even after chicks are hatched because they will benefit greatly from having this prime source of nourishment. I NEVER clip the wings of baby birds until after their first molt. If you clip the wings too early it can result in under developed muscles in their chest and backs and can ultimately limit the birds potential to develop correctly. Remember these basics and you should be able to have your birds raise a nice clutch of young.