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I have some wild sulphur crested cockatoos that come to visit occasionally. One of them is a nice friendly fellow who will happily pick seeds out from between my fingers (the rest just bite) except sometimes after I hand-feed him for a little bit and then put seeds down for him, he'll eat the seeds, then flap up to the window, sit on the windowsill and just sort of... peer in to see what's going on. Any idea what he wants? I've tried sitting outside with him while giving him food and he just sat there and ate for 10 minutes until I got bored. Today I tried feeding him, going and doing something else and coming back half an hour later and he hadn't moved  He doesn't let me pet him either. Wild bird and all that.  
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What can I do with a (wild) cockatoo who's really friendly, walks up to me, doesn't back off at all when I go near, and is very eager to eat whatever food I offer - yet bites the goddamn christ out of my finger whenever I directly offer him food? I even feed him out of a cup and he's fine, munch, munch, crunch and he's bit me again  I guess I could just not hand-feed that particular bird but he's not shy or aggressive, just an rear end.
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Nov 1, 2014 11:51
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Oh god, giving a parrot bubblewrap is genius. I gotta see if I have some lying around.
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Nov 19, 2014 14:32
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Any idea how to deal with a MASSIVE PRICK of a cockatoo who bites other birds and tears out their feathers given a chance? He sneaks up behind them too and eats their food.
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Nov 23, 2014 08:15
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Jan 8, 2015 10:26
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Jan 25, 2015 07:43
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http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2392 i like the parrots that have these
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Jan 28, 2015 14:36
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chthonic bell posted:Birds in a nutshell. I too spend a lot of money on scrunched-up bits of paper
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Feb 1, 2015 13:49
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give your bird pieces of trash like scrunched up paper, sticks, leaves, food wrappers, etc. if they're big enough try to find them a pinecone, they love those
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Feb 2, 2015 07:52
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:Many times I'm at my desk my chin is propped up in the palm of my hand. Amadeus has lately decided that two-thirds of the palm of my hand should be his instead. there's so much fluff i can't even tell where his face is
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Feb 14, 2015 08:14
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give them cereal boxes they will go inside the boxes
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Feb 17, 2015 14:56
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does anyone have any really huge birds
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Feb 19, 2015 14:14
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aerialsilks posted:That seems like a bit little, but I could be mistaken. Is letting birds free-feed an issue? I was planning on doing his fruits and veg in the mornings when he's hungriest, and then having his pellets available all day to pick out. Millet and the tropical nutriberries are definitely being set aside as treats, yeah. one of the birds will eat all of the food, take a poo poo on your favourite chair, then want dinner
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Feb 22, 2015 11:49
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Wizard of Smart posted:https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=727643487350299 This is a facebook video of a cockatoo runing around shouting things. It's the highlight of my day so far. LivesInGrey posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgSieJU70BQ it does  how do i tell if a sulphur-crested cockatoo is fat or not? they're huge and fluffy which seems normal
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Feb 23, 2015 02:55
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H110Hawk posted:Mindo has found a new place to poop from: above the clean dishes. Since when can you get toucans as pets? Also do their bites hurt as much as I think they do?
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Feb 24, 2015 03:45
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Pip pip pip posted:In addition to this, make sure you are providing hard wood toys for your bird to chew on. My conure chews on cuttlebones, but they barely remove the "flakes" that form on his beak sometimes. The wood hanging toys and foot toys are really what helps to wear things down from my experience. in my experience cockatoos really love munching on anything resembling flesh, i.e. fingers, toes, etc. see if your friend has any flesh-coloured sex toys lying around (make sure they are hard wooden things) and can trick the bird into biting them
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Feb 24, 2015 15:13
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GoldStandardConure posted:I set up a bird feeder a month or so ago, but all it was attracting was pigeons and willy wag tails, until yesterday. A few new friends have appeared!  that's so coolyou need about 4-5 birds before they'll let you handfeed them, it's like a diffusion of threat due to numbers thing
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Feb 26, 2015 15:15
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Boodge Bum posted:Holy poo poo, that's cool. Make sure you put out THE GOOD STUFF to keep them coming back. sunflower seeds!
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Feb 27, 2015 02:06
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SaNChEzZ posted:doesn't even like sunflower seeds. What's wrong with you bird! Thoughts? I think you have a dog
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Feb 28, 2015 01:43
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:Hahaha, he's just not a bird person! He likes quiet, low-maintenance pets and I think we can agree that a GCC is certainly not that. buy him a potted plant your bird will destroy it and establish dominance
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Mar 3, 2015 02:13
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only if it screams loudly at random intervals i have seen a small child cry because of how loud cockatoos are
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Mar 5, 2015 06:02
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Sociopastry posted:Welp. My birds are indeed loving. Jesus, guys, it hasn't even been a week. do birds get neutered or are you going to have a bunch of little baby birds
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Mar 8, 2015 16:47
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can birds be gay?
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Mar 9, 2015 03:23
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Tasty_Crayon posted:Does the Pope poo poo in the woods? i don't know? it's not something that's ever come up, he's a pretty down to earth guy i'm sure he would yeah
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Mar 9, 2015 07:40
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you need to be really careful if you have a person beard that is larger than your bird beard because they take it as a challenge
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Mar 15, 2015 15:26
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you have to talk to them in an australian accent otherwise they think you're a foreigner
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Mar 16, 2015 03:06
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what the gently caress is that
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Mar 16, 2015 14:54
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how do i get a raven's attention? i have food he's just a huge pussy and stays ~500 metres away (i know he can see me they have good eyes)
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Mar 22, 2015 09:35
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one of the cockatoos is a retard and keeps eating my beef
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Mar 22, 2015 14:31
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Eejit posted:Gonna let you know that all of the cockatoos are dumb idiots, not just that one. They are omnivorous birds though, hth oh ok, i thought they ate seeds and maybe the occasional grub i assumed that this one particular bird (who is stupid) was eating meat because he didn't realise he's not supposed to
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Mar 23, 2015 03:37
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GoldStandardConure posted:The galahs I have attracted into my yard have decided that rather than eat the seed in the bird feeder, they would rather eat the bird feeder itself. Bastards. fyi if you have any heavy objects outside on tables and such they will drag them off the tables so they smash on the ground to get your attention
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Mar 23, 2015 06:43
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chthonic bell posted:So Hubris is bullying Gnosis. I think I've posted about this before - he shoos Gnosis away from food (so he can eat first). After he's started eating, he lets Gnosis join in, but I'm becoming a little worried. Is this like, just normal bird social hierarchy stuff or should I be doing something to discourage him? you need to get another, bigger bird, who is able to scare your first bird away if you have two sets of food then the first bird will eat from one set then scare your other bird away to eat from the second set. the second bird will then eat from the first set. it is an adequate setup
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Mar 24, 2015 04:55
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aww ickle babbies too scared to be bit by small parrot put your finger in that bird's mouth and let it bite you, it's the bird's finger now
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Mar 25, 2015 16:05
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:Amadeus likes to be included when I take selfies by flying over to my shoulder and then being adorable. Lately "being adorable" means he styles my hair for me. if you stick your nose in their feathers they either preen your hair or bite your nose 50/50
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Mar 27, 2015 00:34
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DarkHorse posted:Oh hai guise, something showed up in the mail... that's awesome i love your bird's facial expression "oh god what is that"
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Mar 27, 2015 15:32
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Tadhg Dall posted:I apologize for the potato quality of these pictures but it is extremely hard to take pictures of the back of your own head. lmao legit how does that actually happen and how is the bird not falling out
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Mar 28, 2015 12:42
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Grraarrgghh posted:Yeah keep them as isolated/with fresh air as much as possible til the house airs out sufficiently and they should be okay. he keeps calling it a boy but it's a girl cockatoo 
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Mar 29, 2015 00:05
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why do cockatoos eat mud out of the drainage pipes
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Mar 29, 2015 15:03
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chthonic bell posted:Gnosis and Hubris ignore like 70% of their toys, too. just give it random poo poo lying around the house and save $200 pets are always more interested in that important paperwork on your desk than the custom-made chewtoy
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Apr 3, 2015 02:24
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Tasty_Crayon posted:are the worst. that bird is cute
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