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My ex's mom decided to throw in the towel on bird ownership. I used to watch them for her when she was out of town so... I just adopted these lovely ladies. They're very sweet. A dove and a finch isn't a pairing I would have selected, but they seem to get along. Last time I saw them, there was a second finch, and the two of them would gang up on the dove, but now that it's just the two of them I haven't seen any signs of aggression and it seems that it's their custom to cuddle up with each other at night  I'm concerned about their health. I haven't identified anything in particular that concerns me deeply, but I feel like the shadow of death is looming; a few weeks ago I got a Betta fish, was very smitten, made a post about it in the aquarium megathread, and then he died the next morning. I was crushed. Furthermore, the previous owner for these two was not very adept at keeping birds alive. I don't know if it was environmental or what, but she'd go through finches at a rate of like two a year. First order of business is going to be a bigger cage. They're in a little round thing right now, which is heinous, and the dove's tailfeathers are all disheveled from the lack of space to maneuver or sit comfortably. One of them laid an egg, which I almost missed; I found the finch eating the last bits of the shell. I don't know if she laid it herself and decided that, for lack of a male or nest, that it wasn't going to be a fruitful enterprise, or if the dove laid it and the finch was being a dick. Anyone have anything to remark upon, about this? I know finches are pretty fecund. I suspect if one of them is brooding that I should be sure to pay attention to their nutrition and make sure they're getting enough vitamins. The previous owner said she'd had some luck handling the dove. After I get them comfortable in a new cage I'm going to try and work with her more and see if she's truely acquiescent to hand-taming. My first bird love was a outstandingly precious parakeet who loved being handled... I won't begrudge these two if they're very hands-off, but I admit I miss having a little feathered companion on my shoulder.
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It's a birdie odd couple!
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Jul 16, 2020 21:53
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Opposites attract.(?)
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I promised I would keep you all in the loop about Serra and her chonkiness - Serra just got her vet check up! Good news - My scale is way heavy. Serra weighed in at 128g at the vet when she weight 136g at home.  Yeah, she has been on a diet for a few weeks, but I know she didn't lost 8g in a hour. Chonk news - She wants to try and get Serra closer to 120g now that she isn't growing juvenile bird. I spoke with her about my father's "treat" regimen, but she made be go get my seed mix and talk to her about that. She identified two things in the mix (I'm blanking on what at the moment) that cockatiels will gorge themselves on. Millet and especially the things that look like little scrolls of paper after they are eaten. ESPECIALLY the little scroll things. She wants me to switch her to a Volkmann's blend and start weighing her food before and after eating. BUT! She told me cockatiels are the fatties of the parrot kingdom and will gorge themselves if you start limiting them. I have to go by tiny increments of weighing her food, weighing it again at night, and doing 5% reductions here and there. Overall, she says Serra is an active, healthy, slightly high strung cockatiel with a little bit of "cleavage." She isn't "obese" by any means. Just a little bit chonky. She blamed the two things in the seed mix more than the occasional bits of cereal she gets out of my Dad, but I KNOW he slips here more on occasion. But I think our talk a few weeks ago helped. Serra, you've gotta lose about 5-8 grams. I'm sorry, you doofus.  Stop looking at my energy drink. You cannot have any. Doctor's orders. 
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Captain Log posted:I promised I would keep you all in the loop about Serra and her chonkiness - 
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Jul 22, 2020 15:55
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In before you find a few 4-gram eggs in mysterious places
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redgubbinz posted:In before you find a few 4-gram eggs in mysterious places 
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SERRA Lady of Chonkbirbs, Stealer of Treats, and Schmoozer of Older Peoples... tell me your secrets of scale manipulation...plz <3
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Disco Salmon posted:SERRA Step One - Clean Butt  Step Two - Do a Stare  Step Three - Hiss Hiss  Step Four - Scritch Scritch 
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Captain Log posted:Step One - Clean Butt ah!
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Jul 25, 2020 14:37
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I love love love watching my tiels preen their tails and it's so hard to take a picture of.
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Yikes! I forgot to update where things were with Pippin. My friend continued to watch him until I found a place to live. I was afraid he’d be so mad at me and be nippy, as green cheeks are wont to do as it is. He was just overjoyed and cuddled up to me right away. He’s been back with me for a few months now thankfully and is just as happy as ever. He still tends to be nippy with others, but he loves me and never bites. I just wish I could get him to be nice to others. He’s such a sweetheart if you know him. And how the heck do you get a bird crazies sticker on your profile? In my best Roger Rabbit ... “ppppppppp ... please!”
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mombot posted:Yikes! I forgot to update where things were with Pippin. My friend continued to watch him until I found a place to live. I was afraid he’d be so mad at me and be nippy, as green cheeks are wont to do as it is. He was just overjoyed and cuddled up to me right away. He’s been back with me for a few months now thankfully and is just as happy as ever. He still tends to be nippy with others, but he loves me and never bites. I just wish I could get him to be nice to others. He’s such a sweetheart if you know him. I can do that. In theory, I haven't messed around with mod powers a whole lot yet. Which one did you want?
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I found a story on reddit relevant to this thread. AITA for unintentionally teaching my parrot to say "what the f***"? quote:I recently bought a parrot and it made clicking sounds but I never knew it was able to talk. I've had this parrot for a week and I don't remember swearing in front of it, aside from one moment where my brother took my charger for my iPhone while I left it to charge overnight to bring to school. I was mad when I woke up and it wasn't there and my phone was dead, so I think that was when I swore infront of the parrot. Well fast forward to last night when my extended family came from Chicago to Canada and I had my little cousins sleeping in my room. The parrot starts swearing "what the f****" and making these weird head motions. My parents hear the commotion after my aunt gets mad, and things turn messy. My parents want me to give away the parrot now, and it's not my fault. This is the worst fking timing. AITA for swearing infront of my parrot and having him copy what I say? In the comments about how people have heard about this scenario with toddlers: quote:Makes sense, as parrots are basically flying toddlers with wood chippers on their faces. The comments are full of great rear end in a top hat parrot stories.
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Cythereal posted:I found a story on reddit relevant to this thread. Aw c'mon, you can't just leave us hanging like that!
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Suntan Boy posted:Aw c'mon, you can't just leave us hanging like that! quote:My friend's grandmother had a parrot that could perfectly imitate her voice, and call the dog to its cage... and bite his nose. Then say 'oh, poor boy'. You'd think the dog would learn to keep away from the cage after a while, but apparently he didn't. quote:NTA. Parrots need to only hear something once to pick it up, and they will pick up what you least want them to. One time my husband and I were gifted a terrible kitchen island that came in pieces and was a bastard to get together. As my husband tightened the screws in, it would make this terrible squeal sound. My husband was very obviously worked up and agitated the whole time he worked on that drat thing. quote:NAH. Parrots are weird and pick up everything you don't want them to. My parents parrot still yells "go to bed" and calls my dad an rear end in a top hat, yet cannot for the life of him say hello. Another bird they use to own would whistle like a cop siren because my mom use to sleep with the tv on and cops would play late at night. He would go on for an hour straight and had to be separated from the other birds because they started plucking him for being annoying. Congrats and welcome to the life of bird ownership. quote:BAHAHA. I have a conure and she calls my mom a dirty bitch every time she sees her. quote:http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/pets/andrew-jacksons-pet-parrot/ quote:parrots pick up words/sounds hearing it once some times. there are two things that might work in you and your birds favour 1) parrots move on pretty quick, s/he will find a new sound/word to say over and over and over, s/he will remember the word but they wont say it as much. My african grey still coughs like my dad and he's been dead since 2004. 2) there could be a trigger for the parrot swearing, my parrot swears when people are fighting or he will do the fire alarm when someone goes near the oven.
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Captain Log posted:Step One - Clean Butt I'll have to try that...my Dr has been harassing me to lose the grams (haha) to try to get my sugar lowered so no meds. Hopefully, with Lady Serra of the Perpetual Snacks watching over me with that stare...I might get it lol
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RoboRodent posted:
A Fearsome Borb Warrior (scritches plz) I caught Serra right after she floofened herself up and yawned. The picture is CHONKY. 
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a smol reminder of what budge in slow motion is https://youtu.be/KYq8CvGyn58
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Sinbad isn't much of a talker. I've never pushed him to do it but for a few short, simple words. He doesn't say anything that I don't think he's heard hundreds of times so the stories of parrots repeating slips of the tongue are pretty far from my experience. He absolutely does do things he hasn't been actively trained to do, though, like snickering. I guess every bird is different!
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I think the thing with parrots in particular is that, like humans, they're used to complex vocal communication. There's a big language barrier, obviously, but they'll remember and use sounds that get a reaction they want. (again, like toddlers)
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RoboRodent posted:I can do that. In theory, I haven't messed around with mod powers a whole lot yet. Which one did you want? Really!? Thank you! I guess the one like yours that says bird crazies. Or surprise me! Thank you! mombot fucked around with this message at 11:16 on Jul 28, 2020 |
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SuperKlaus posted:Sinbad isn't much of a talker. I've never pushed him to do it but for a few short, simple words. He doesn't say anything that I don't think he's heard hundreds of times so the stories of parrots repeating slips of the tongue are pretty far from my experience. He absolutely does do things he hasn't been actively trained to do, though, like snickering. I guess every bird is different! I dare you to leave your phone recording and leave Sinbad alone in a room for a bit. I bet he's learned more than he lets on.
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mombot posted:Really!? Thank you! I guess the one like yours that says bird crazies. Or surprise me! Thank you! Done! Anyone else need a gangtag?
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i birb myself today to see if i still screm
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RoboRodent posted:Done! Anyone else need a gangtag?
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Halloween Jack posted:I would like one, can we have multiple ones You can. Presumably there's some upper limit to how much poo poo you can fit in your title, but I'm honestly not sure where it is.
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RoboRodent posted:Done! Anyone else need a gangtag? Ack! Thank you so much!
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From a friend who just got a puppy: "Listen up! This is how it's gonna be: I'm the boss around here! Got it?!"
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SuperKlaus posted:From a friend who just got a puppy: Ahahahaha, oh God that's amazing. That's some Peak Cockatiel, right there.
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Oh how I love random Amazon acquisitions -  They are those little peel off arrows for contracts and the like. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N5I8C2W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Look at what just got a new frame.  This is still one of the most thoughtful things anyone has ever done for me. This piece of art is a treasure to me. If the goon would like to identify themself, I'll let them. But if not, I'll say this - they are a truly kind hearted person who helped pick me up when I was down.
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It's so well done too, captures the essence of boodge
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Oh, it's so good. I love it!
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What a lovely painting In pookie news, I just balanced a small box on her back and she was so surprised she left it there for about 5 seconds. I tried to take a picture but that just told her I was messing and she threw it right to the floor. She is a smart girl.
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