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This is Mickey.  Mickey is my GCC. I say "my" but we're really his. Mickey Perching on it;  Perching in it;  And so much more. Mickey loves to eat with you. In fact, he'll have what you're having. Straight from your mouth, thank you. We're trying to slowly break him of that and I think it's going ok. Mickey loves to snuggle and be held, but refused to step up when we first got him. He responded really quickly to positive reinforcement and praise, though. So we're currently trying to tackle potty training. At night, once he's covered, he stands on his perch and clutches his mirror and says "pretty biiiiiiiiird, baby biiiiiiiiird." pros He's super snuggly and loves us a lot. He quickly picks up new information and responds well to being loved on. cons We got him from petco (which I normally wouldn't have done but) because he'd been there for more than six months and nobody really paid much attention to him. He started barbering his feathers. Barbering is a behavior similar to plucking, but the feathers are bitten off and not pulled out. So he looked like this  . I wouldn't go back for the world though.
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Oct 30, 2012 01:52
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After being gone all day (Mondays at my school  ) Mickey climbed on my shoulder and started berating me in whatever bird language he speaks. But every time I said "pretty bird" he stopped mid-tirade and gave me kisses. birds.
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Oct 30, 2012 05:23
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mikerock posted:Yeah I would go for a rescue bird. Our previous bird experience is 4 finches and now our GCC. Having had two Greys in our family, my experience is that they eat about a half a baby, or a chunky kitten per day. They also really love chewing on the bone from a t-bone steak. (seriously.)
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Nov 5, 2012 08:34
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Deadly Chlorine posted:Oh my god there's an adorable hawk head parrot at a pet shop nearby! Must resist bringing him home... SEND HIM TO ME!
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Nov 6, 2012 12:10
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With Mickey and new foods, I have to take a nibble and then let him have it out of my mouth before he'll trust it on it's own. v v I dunno. Birds.
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Nov 14, 2012 09:19
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Holy crap Amaya! Those are so awesome. I'd love a print of Mickey being silly.  On another note, I know there was a lot of cage discussion in the last thread - but I've gone back several pages and can find it. I'm looking to upgrade Mickey's cage to one he can be in for a while during my upcoming long school hours. (It sucks, I know, but nursing school. ) his current cage is fine as a sleeper, though it's a bit small for my preferences. The ideal cage would have a playtop assembly and one of those nifty seed collecting skirts that funnel debris into the tray underneath. Thanks in advance for the help.Also on an even different note; Mickey has started chewing up his food bowl and I don't know how to get him to stop it. I don't want him swallowing plastic pieces 
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Nov 29, 2012 19:16
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Speaking of defective conures; how did ritz's tests come back? Ive been wondering since you mentioned it sanchezz and I don't think you've said.
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Dec 5, 2012 19:30
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BitchKitten posted:Haven't posted in here for awhile. But I am wondering, if anyone else's conure/bird does this as well? Mickey does this and it's hilarious, I thought he was broke. He'll hold onto his tail while trying to do other things sometimes too.
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Dec 10, 2012 01:32
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:Amadeus and I have a little routine, whenever I go out of town for a weekend. For the first couple hours after I return he hunches happily on my shoulder, mumbling "pretty bird!" and "cutie" and giving me kisses. If I don't give him enough kisses he says "hey, baaaby!" until I remember I'm supposed to be begging forgiveness and go back to lavishing attention. This is probably the cutest thing I've ever heard and the people in my MWO lance channel are confused as to why I was "awww"ing because stupid voice activated microphones but still. Birds.
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Dec 10, 2012 11:58
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SaNChEzZ posted:Awful app quoted the wrong post I'm still using the old one until the new one gets it's poo poo straightened out. Pile of Kittens posted:Soak him in warm water for a bit, then towel him and flip him over and reveal his butt end. Then you should be able to gently clean him up with a wet-wipe or something without the chance of him hurting himself in his struggles. He will find this extremely undignified and disrespectful considering his age, and he will let you know with furious warks. To be sure that you're doing it right, you should post a video so we can all Also yes. This is exactly step by step the thing to do. Especially the video.
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Dec 17, 2012 12:58
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I got Mickey to stop barbering but I think he may be plucking under his wings which makes no sense to me because he has literally all day play time out of his cage and is lavished with attention and is on a good diet of fresh veggies and pellets, with the occasional treat of potatoes.  stop it bird I love you
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Horn of Arby's posted:I think my head is going to explode. So pardon my rant. I live just north of Portland in Vancouver, and while I'll have to discuss it with the fiance, we may be able to take her in for a bit. PM me if you'd like. EDIT: Delta lets you take them on the cabin for like $150 bucks without a note as long as the cage fits under the seat. Karma Comedian fucked around with this message at 03:30 on Dec 31, 2012 |
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Amaya posted:Hey guys, zomo and I are working on a little project... I thought you would like to see our protagonist! That is simply amazing.
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Dec 31, 2012 09:53
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There's a parrot trainer around this area that has his birds fully flighted and lets them fly around his reserve at home. It scares the crap out of me to think about that.
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Jan 4, 2013 04:06
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The Doctor posted:Just turned around because I heard my cage shaking furiously...all I could see was three birds sitting quietly...and Cirrus vibrating slightly. On closer inspection he was flapping his wings so fast I couldn't see them moving. Humming budgies
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Jan 13, 2013 02:59
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This is probably the cutest cockatiel video I've seen in a long while. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGhVXgMoz4g
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Jan 13, 2013 15:56
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Oh Jesus I think I might buy this book.
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Jan 18, 2013 09:23
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Amaya posted:Guys, I think I'm buying another bird. This is like a sickness. On a whim we stopped at a pet store that was called like "Wet pets and friends" or something. I saw some bird cages in the window and figured it was worth a shot. Well, this guy is AWESOME. He buys from local breeders and all the babies are hand raised and sweet as hell. They have a pineapple conure that's two months old and sweet as pie. I was holding it for a really long time and it kept cooing and fluffing up its feathers for head scratches. Only if you name the new bird Jake. Bassguitarhero, I'd love to see some of those pictures if you'd care to share.
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Jan 23, 2013 21:46
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Amaya posted:If it's a girl we're naming her PB, if it's a boy his name will be Marshal Lee, obviously!! These are also both acceptable. (get a new bird )
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Jan 24, 2013 18:42
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DarkHorse posted:Ohtori is the best bird, I'm always happy to see the little Froot Loop I shared them with her. She loved them. Of course she also loves LABs tattoo. And wants one of her own now 
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Jan 30, 2013 22:19
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:Amadeus prefers Top Gear, every time an engine roars he gets all big-eyed and trills back at it. Michaelangelo and Amadeus, separated at birth.
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Feb 8, 2013 05:52
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I get the fear. A lot of pet island forum subthreads have really terribly judgmental people who will jump down your throat and call you hitler for not using their preferred food brand. (I'm looking at you, house bunny thread  )
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Battle Pigeon posted:Steve was preening, and ended up shrieking and hissing at his own rear end for a few minutes (the pain shriek, not the fear one) before taking off and flying as fast as he could to escape his behind. Every time he landed, he'd shriek again before taking off and flying around some more. The way he was yelling made me wonder if he'd broken a blood feather, but there was no visible blood and he was zooming around so much it was better to just wait and let him land rather than chase and stress him out. Eventually the longest tail feather fell out as he was flying, perfect and no blood or anything at all. It must have just felt weird. Steve: The story of 
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Steve, just lightly pull on the drat thing next time.
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Deadly Chlorine posted:Oh my god that's adorable. I had a cockatiel that just learned how to play dead on his own. I'd hold him in my hand on his back and say "be dead bird!" and he'd lay there, then beak my thumb and I'd say "dead birds don't bite!" and he'd move his head like "oh yeah!" and play dead. seriously cute.
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Feb 26, 2013 19:47
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GUYS I MAY BE ADOPTING A SUN CONURE I"M EXCITED
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SaNChEzZ posted:
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Feb 27, 2013 03:28
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Carbon Thief posted:You aren't going to be able to sleep in over the sound of it either! Who needs sleep anyway?  SaNChEzZ posted:Yayyyyy sun conure buddies! Is he/she nice? So far he's very nice! We think we've settled on Jack for the name. Also this is happening. 
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Battle Pigeon posted:D'awww. They're going to get on better than Ohtori and Steve ever did So far he's smart and curious, but mostly gentle and nice. He knows when it's his bed time and insists we let him sleep when he's tired. Unlike a certain green cheek who will stay awake talking nonsense to himself for hours no matter when he's put to bed. As far as age, the vet said he was a "young adult," so whatever that means in sun conure parlance. This morning, though, he started his peeping "hey attention please!" thing, but I ignored it and when he stopped and was quiet a bit I uncovered him. He kind of woke up (pulled his head out of his happy hut) looked at me as groggily as a bird can, and yawned. BIRD YOU DONT GET TO ACT TIRED.
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I just spent a bunch on toys, then realized I had to spend even more so Mickey didn't feel left out. Oh burds.
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 I tried to get both birds on one hand but it was a disaster 
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Mar 1, 2013 04:26
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 This is what I get for trying to play stompy robots at home. And he likes to wark into the mic when I talk. 
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Enigma posted:That kind of sounds like what my GCC, Bruce, would do whenever my mother-in-law, Cathy, visited. She's very boisterous, and I think he hates that. When she was over, he get to where I couldn't even handle him, but in kind of a nervous aggressive way. Like, while chomping on me, he never took his eye off her. My only guess is that maybe Jack is doing something similar? As Bruce got more and more used to seeing Cathy, he stopped being quite as bad. She still is at the bottom of his list of favorite people and he can be nippy, but he's not inconsolable anymore. If Jack isn't acclimated to Wizard, that may have something to do with it. It's not this, because Jack pretty much seems to adore me. He heartwings at me and does his excited little high pitched squeak. If I leave the room and Jack is out on top of his cage he usually flies to me in that funny way conures do that seems like they suddenly forgot how to fly as soon as they take off. Eejit posted:Does he do this and then attempt to go to Wizard? Also, have you guys tried coordinating so that you can have Jack off of you when he comes in, and then trying to handle Jack after Wizard is already in the house? Also does he do this on sight or sound, and will he do this for anyone entering or does he just do it for Wizard? He does try and go to me. If I come home and hes not on Wombat she can't handle him at all. As far as I can tell he doesn't do this if I'm on the phone with her. It seems to be only when I'm in the house. And yes, I can handle him. I want them to get along because she loves that silly bird. Karma Comedian fucked around with this message at 20:58 on Mar 8, 2013 |
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SaNChEzZ posted:So we took Ritz to the vet on Saturday for his annual checkup, doc said he looks great and was very impressed with his dietary habits.  I'm here for you sun conure buddy
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electricgoat posted:I'm scared to even hold one because they just look so delicate and I don't want to hurt it. I'll gladly talk to a bird and feed it, but gosh, I'm scared of handling one and playing with one. While your roommate being ill prepared is a terrible idea and is a pressing issue, I found this part of your post very  because I had just been doing this: And then he heard the camera noise: 
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electricgoat posted:I have told him that the breeder's goal is just to make little baby birdies and sell them, so they may not know what's best. Coming from a breeder background, I can confidently say that this is, sadly, mostly true. Though if you find a good breeder they will be very very interested in the set up and not let a bird go to where it will die. especially if they have hand raised the little guys. If I were you I'd try and talk to the breeder and ask them the same questions you're asking us. If the breeder has even a clue, I'd express concern over the future habitat of the little guy in question. Maybe if the breeder turns him down, it'll occur to him he's a giant manbaby and not capable of correctly caring for an intelligent and fragile animal.
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A good way to possibly find out the breeder is to act like you're down with the whole thing and ask if he's got one picked out and to show you pictures. He may take you to the specific breeder's website. In other news, Jack makes a weird hissing noise at random. Not like a cockatiel *hisshiss there's a scary thing hiss* but more like a releasing of air. What the hell bird? You're not a tire.
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Official Bizness posted:
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Eejit posted:I love that you guys can hold your birds near your face and not worry about losing half of it. It's really quite adorable. To be fair I wouldn't dream of doing this with the cockatoo.
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