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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:That was actually a threat. "Tell me I'm a pretty bird or... *gestures to beak* me *gestures to walnut* your skull *CRUNCH*" "Nice fingats. Would be a shame if anything were to happen to them..."
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Ohtori is biting really hard but he was so happy with me petting him this morning he turned into a squeaky toy  and last night I was a bad owner and got him out to say hi. He flew right into my hands, bit me, tried to feed my fingers, then allowed a hug before going back to sleepSteve just whistled and heart-winged when he saw me, bumped beak to nose, then ran off after Ohtori
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Tea.EarlGrey.Hot. posted:https://featheredangels.wordpress.com/parrot-behavior-and-issues/understanding-your-parrot/bird-bites-they-can-and-do-happen/ im not going to let the birds go on my shoulder anymore
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Jan 20, 2016 09:34
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:afaik any bird excretion that smells strange is cause for concern. esp if it's like, putrid. The last thing I'll say on the matter is that it does smell like what Simon's carsickness vomit smells like. Could it just be Maestro regurgitates from his stomach, like, if his crop is empty (since it doesn't stink every single time, just most of the time)? And I know he's regurgitating because he does the whole head bobbing thing and doesn't fling it around. His activity levels are all the same. In fact, he's actually been flying around more than usual and seems to be incredibly happy all the time. All the birds need check ups soon, anyway, I'm just trying to gauge whether or not Maestro needs an appointment sooner than later.
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Jan 20, 2016 12:46
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schnickety scribe posted:All the birds need check ups soon, anyway, I'm just trying to gauge whether or not Maestro needs an appointment sooner than later. I'd say take him in now-- look at it this way, if he stops for whatever reason before you take him in, you'll never have an answer as to if it's normal for him. So if it happens again you'll be stuck in the same boat of not knowing if he's sick.
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Jan 20, 2016 15:04
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Dreggon posted:im not going to let the birds go on my shoulder anymore You...let wild sulfur crested cockatoos sit on your shoulder? 
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Jan 20, 2016 15:06
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I've had wild corellas, galahs and rainbow lorikeets sit on my shoulders/head before. As long as you keep supplying them with seed, everything is ok...
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Jan 20, 2016 15:49
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Mizuti posted:You...let wild sulfur crested cockatoos sit on your shoulder?
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Jan 20, 2016 16:02
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Mizuti posted:You...let wild sulfur crested cockatoos sit on your shoulder? I would. Cockatoos are the best.
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Jan 20, 2016 16:14
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I would love to let Bonny ride on my shoulder, but I will not. She has ripped some skin off my fingers in the past, but for the most part she is past the biting me phase. Even when she is really mad its not much of a bite, more of a strong pinch. But that does not mean she could not do some real damage with out intending to bite. When I was growing up there was a women down the street that loved to have her Macaw on her shoulder, at Halloween she would always be out front of the house with him, but she had a large scare on her cheek. Her macaw lost its balance and grabbed her face to stay on, taking a large chunk out of it. Another women I knew had to go to the hospital because her macaw had latched onto her noise and would not release, pierced right through it. Think of the measures little guys take to keep their balance, then imagine something much larger doing the the very same thing. Currently, the only time Bonny is allowed on my shoulder is for training to get off my shoulder. The Conan video is great, but a walnut is not even close to testing their beak strength. Bonny's current favorite type of toy are coconuts. She will take the hard shell and break off chucks of it until she gets to the hardware connection point. She really is a wood chipper with wings, its amazing how fast she can rip apart a 2x4". Even lovebirds can rip earrings out of earlobes.  I got her stand  finished My order of vetrap got lost in the mail, so waiting for that to come, and Bonny has figured out how to destroy parts of the PVC connections, so I have to change a few things. She was scared of it at first and wanted nothing to do with it. Now she loves it, and is indicating that she wants us to put her out there. Now that I have made two of them, the next one I want to make is to replace a hand-me-down metal stand that I am using, I think I could make a nicer one that is more appropriate for a macaw. The word back from the African Grey Stand I made, is that its a hit. Took a while but now they love it and spend a lot of time on it. I also finished her shower perch, it works really well, but she is even more scared of it then she was of the stand, and has not moved on past that point. So far I can get her on it, but I have to be in the shower with her leaning over her. Not that big of a deal but I am naked and she is clawing at me trying to step up. It is nice to get her down off the white shower curtain that she is slowly turning green.
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Jan 20, 2016 17:01
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Mirthless posted:The initial terror phase seems to have come to an end: He is so cute. Its not that small, just needs a few more perches and stuff, and if you have him out all the time, not that big of a deal. I miss having a Budgie, last one I had used to love talking in his food dish, would go over and mumble unknown horrors into it. Names Crepe, croissant, scone,waffle, maple, ham
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Jan 20, 2016 17:10
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Yeah i used to try showering without putting the bird away, there was an incident with slipping and landing on delicate bits that definitely are not claw friendly. The bird goes away now.
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Jan 20, 2016 17:13
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Mirthless posted:Status update on the new budgie: For quarantine, they should be in different rooms. Not that this is always possible, but you want them to be as far as possible from each other. As with most things, there are extremes on how far you take things. Its about how much information you have on your new bird, and how much of a risk are you willing/able/required to take. http://www.birdchannel.com/bird-diet-and-health/bird-care/quarantine-new-pet-birds.aspx quote:Ideally, the bird(s) being quarantined is completely isolated from existing pets; keeping the new bird at a neighbor’s or friend’s house is ideal if they are open to that. If this is not possible, the pet bird should be placed as far away as possible from any other pet birds, preferably in a room with a separate airspace to prevent the possibility of airborne contamination. 1500 fucked around with this message at 17:19 on Jan 20, 2016 |
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Jan 20, 2016 17:15
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A Saucy Bratwurst posted:Yeah i used to try showering without putting the bird away, there was an incident with slipping and landing on delicate bits that definitely are not claw friendly. The bird goes away now. My dad used to walk around the house naked, probably still does when I'm not there, it was never explained exactly why - it was just normal to us to have dad running to the bedroom when the doorbell went, and having to check if he was in and give warning if we wanted to bring friends into the house. Anyway, the man was so truly committed to the cause that he actually trained his cats not to go for his balls instead of putting on underpants, and yes when they first got the black Siamese kittens there were several occasions when we would hear screaming and dad would be removing a kitten hanging on to his balls with it's claws. Yeh. I only just realized how really loving weird my dad is after writing that down, 10 year old me didn't clock that. Holy poo poo.
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Jan 20, 2016 17:35
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I mean, cat to the balls is one way to learn to wear pants.
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Jan 20, 2016 17:42
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A Saucy Bratwurst posted:I mean, cat to the balls is one way to learn to wear pants. I have never known pants to provide much protection from cats.
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Jan 20, 2016 18:14
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I played Falco's Rock Me Amadeus to its namesake today and not only does he still dance like an adorable moron but now he yells HEY every time he hears his name 
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Jan 20, 2016 20:13
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《Eyes glaze and focus slightly into the distance》 You will record Amadeus dancing along to his namesake and post a link to it here.
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Jan 20, 2016 20:43
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Unfortunately taking my phone out means it's time to stop dancing and start mugging for it instead. 
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Jan 20, 2016 20:50
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:Unfortunately taking my phone out means it's time to stop dancing and start mugging for it instead. Gross-rear end potato
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Jan 20, 2016 21:15
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Put the phone behind a piece of cardboard with a hole for the lens cut out >_>
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blackflare posted:Put the phone behind a piece of cardboard with a hole for the lens cut out >_> Lessons on how to perv on your birds.
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Though Alexis hams it up a little bit for the camera sometimes, mostly she doesn't really care that I'm holding it. It works even better if I put it on a tripod so I can interact with her directly (or leave the room so she'll do stuff on her own). Auri doesn't care a whit as long as I don't invade her personal space.
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:I played Falco's Rock Me Amadeus to its namesake today and not only does he still dance like an adorable moron but now he yells HEY every time he hears his name Bonny starts dancing when every I pull out the Guitar and practice, she really seems to like it. I have gotten into the habit of putting on cartoons for her when I leave the house, she sings along to the My Little Pony theme song.
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My other birds are apathetic at best about cameras but Archer seems to enjoy it and is pretty photogenic.1500 posted:Bonny starts dancing when every I pull out the Guitar and practice, she really seems to like it. I have gotten into the habit of putting on cartoons for her when I leave the house, she sings along to the My Little Pony theme song. Charlie doesn't care much about music but loves it if someone is singing. The cockatiels will sometimes sit in front of the speaker and fluff their face feathers up when I play music though so I guess they're enjoying it. Shark Sandwich fucked around with this message at 22:08 on Jan 20, 2016 |
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Tendai posted:I feel like at this point any missing body parts are going to be Dreggon's fault and not Gaston's. Halloween Jack fucked around with this message at 22:12 on Jan 20, 2016 |
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Jan 20, 2016 22:09
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:I played Falco's Rock Me Amadeus to its namesake today and not only does he still dance like an adorable moron but now he yells HEY every time he hears his name Potato Salad posted:《Eyes glaze and focus slightly into the distance》 oh dear god...you KNOW what you have to do now!! Is it creepy that I want to sneak in your house and watch Ama being all cute and stuff? 1500 posted:Bonny starts dancing when every I pull out the Guitar and practice, she really seems to like it. I have gotten into the habit of putting on cartoons for her when I leave the house, she sings along to the My Little Pony theme song. and that goes for you too...but watching Bonny instead of Ama :P We expect video of cute birbs!
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Inko likes his new corner shelf but is wary of his snuggie (or whatever they're called), is still sleeping on the floor under his paper towels Ohtori did not like his, and Steve flirted with it when offered Also I'm still not at laptop to get the photos, but hats were tried on and photos were taken LITERALLY A BIRD posted:I played Falco's Rock Me Amadeus to its namesake today and not only does he still dance like an adorable moron but now he yells HEY every time he hears his name Please find a way to stealth record this, my heart can't take it 
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Mirthless posted:Status update on the new budgie: hello, i have thought of a breakfast name for your budgie, the name is English because english is a type of breakfast and budgies look very english, i hope the name is acceptable
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Dreggon posted:hello, i have thought of a breakfast name for your budgie, the name is English because english is a type of breakfast and budgies look very english, i hope the name is acceptable Crumpet!
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Jan 21, 2016 01:26
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Omelet could be a good bird name. Edit: Also LAB I just noticed your mod star is a bird.
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Slaughterhouse-Ive posted:Edit: Also LAB I just noticed your mod star is a bird. Yeah, zdr did it for me 
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I'm more concerned about your title  Of my 99 problems, a bird is at least like... 5. 6 if he's noisy that day.
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oh yes, he ain't one because he's thirty you see  e: jk i love my dumb birb. he is like 3 max. LITERALLY A BIRD fucked around with this message at 02:56 on Jan 21, 2016 |
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Jan 21, 2016 02:48
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:Crumpet! seconding this
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Tendai posted:I'm more concerned about your title Tendai, I think you're cockatieling wrong if it's more than like 2. Or maybe I'm cockatieling wrong...
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Slaughterhouse-Ive posted:Tendai, I think you're cockatieling wrong if it's more than like 2. Or maybe I'm cockatieling wrong... And etc.
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Tendai posted:You know that thing where they're all "hurr Eskimos have 900 words for snow" well it's like that but with noise. Problem 1: Judah screaming. Problem 2: Judah screaming because it's snowing, lending a particularly irritating pitch. Problem 3: Judah screaming because I, or the cat, or some combination thereof, has left the room. Or entered the room. Or considered rooms as a concept. Hahaha. I was just busting your chops. Judah is such a sheltered momma's boy though (in the best way possible). Edit: I know Archer would totally be the same way except he's got Ellie to impress and Charlie to troll him.
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HE IS NOT oh god yes he is. But he likes to pretend that he's a dignified middle aged man.
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Another consideration we have been throwing around: Other ideas: Sugar or Creamer, since they go in Coffee. (incidentally, we have a cat named Coffee. She would be delighted to eat this little baby.) So a little background on the budgie baby; I get toys for Skillet from a feed store in our area, and they have a tank full of untame ten dollar budgies. In fairness to the feed store, they apparently do socialize their birds, but I doubt the budgie tank residents are getting a lot of individual love so I figured it was going to be a crapshoot! I went up to the store on my lunch break and looked over the birds and had a few promising looking birds - I was looking for budgies that were clearly still babies, didn't look sick, were attentive to my presence by the cage but not clearly afraid of me. I was paying most of the attention to the birds that were closest to the window but I noticed a little white and slightly pastel blue guy hanging off the wall looking at me. After a second he got bored, crawled into the cuttlebone holder and started scritching himself with it. I made a mental note and came back after work, and while I was agonizing over which bird I was going to pick I noticed the little guy and remembered the cuttlebone thing and thought I'd take a chance.Well, he's been home for three days, and he's just as happy getting a scritch from a finger as he is a cuttlebone holder. I won the budgie lottery. LITERALLY A BIRD posted:Crumpet! This is under consideration and on the short list Mirthless fucked around with this message at 07:25 on Jan 21, 2016 |
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