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Jeeves, fetch me my millet. I wish to eat.
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As I'm English may I recommend bungle and George. They were puppets on a 1980s children's TV show called playschool 
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Oct 9, 2015 22:55
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learnincurve posted:As I'm English may I recommend bungle and George. They were puppets on a 1980s children's TV show called playschool  So yes, this.
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Oct 9, 2015 22:57
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Haha Bungle made me laugh out loud. So far that's option 1
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Oct 9, 2015 23:16
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I messed up it was Rainbow. The following was a special version done for a internal BBC Christmas video tape which was leaked to the Internet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgbcQIT7BMc
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Oct 9, 2015 23:18
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learnincurve posted:As I'm English may I recommend bungle and George. They were puppets on a 1980s children's TV show called playschool Dougal and Zebedee/Brian/Dylan Bungle and George/Zippy Or name them after whatever womble fits their personalities best As long as the names are as English as possible
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Oct 9, 2015 23:36
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Bungle and Zippy
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Oct 9, 2015 23:38
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Tendai posted:The first cockatiel my family ever got would do that too, like he was just staring at his own feet for his own weird bird reasons. Battle Pigeon posted:1) Someone or something pet me The best thing about it is that Boop is a Green Cheek.
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Oct 10, 2015 00:02
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Sekkira posted:The best thing about it is that Boop is a Green Cheek. I know-Ohtori does it too, and Inko physically can't but he probably would too
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Oct 10, 2015 00:18
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Free English poofballs?? You got the deal of the decade that will pay YOU with years of burbling and chattering. Mine are currently yelling at the chickadees in the bush outside.
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Oct 10, 2015 00:20
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Wife votes Bungle and Zippy. So the Blue one is Zippy, and the Green one is Bungle
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Oct 10, 2015 00:23
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Aw, was going to suggest Lister and Rimmer.
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Oct 10, 2015 00:31
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I showed this precious baby to my partner and he said "the eagle has landed"
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Oct 10, 2015 01:04
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Here is a sun conure I met at petco today as well. He's easily far and away the happiest bird I've ever seen in there. http://imgur.com/OD8ywZY
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Oct 10, 2015 01:38
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anotherblownsave posted:Here is a sun conure I met at petco today as well. He's easily far and away the happiest bird I've ever seen in there. Aww! He has like.. actual toys to play with and stuff. 
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Oct 10, 2015 02:38
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anotherblownsave posted:Wife votes Bungle and Zippy. So the Blue one is Zippy, and the Green one is Bungle    Tea.EarlGrey.Hot. posted:I showed this precious baby to my partner and he said "the eagle has landed" ...the bird, not your partner. That would be creepy if I knew that.
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Oct 10, 2015 03:29
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CssrRcn-wTc Anyone else's bird do this? We very rarely let them drink from our glasses (and then only when we're drinking water), so Simon has this thing where he licks the bottom of empty glasses, probably just as some misguided "gently caress you, I'm doing the thing." Or maybe he just likes how glass tastes?
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Oct 10, 2015 03:57
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Has anyone ever fed "Versele-Laga" brand seeds? http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/birds/bird_food/parakeet/versele_laga/206852 I don't have a regular type seed mix I use for my budgies so I usually just pick up whatever is pre-sealed at the pet store. When I got home and googled what I had bought, one of the first results was "BUDGIE DEAD AFTER FEEDING Versele-Laga BRAND SEEDS!" So I am sort of.. concerned. The bird owner didn't mention much other than "the only thing that I changed was feeding this diet to and my bird, and then it died." And I understand how delicate birds are, so it's hard to say why their bird really died. I opened the bag and smelled it, and it doesn't smell off per se, but the mixture does definitely have a weird.. fruity chemically smell? The brand is made in Belgium, so I figured it would be a good brand? (I don't know). It was only a $9.00 bag of seed mix so I won't be out too much if I should buy another. Does anyone have any good seed recommendations? My budgies only get 1 spoonful of seeds each per day, and it probably doesn't matter if the mix is mostly millet I guess. They have unlimited ZuPreem pellets all day, and for dinner they get fed fruit, veggies, egg, quinoa, and Harrisons brand mash.
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Oct 10, 2015 05:02
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Wrecking Ball posted:It was only a $9.00 bag of seed mix so I won't be out too much if I should buy another. Does anyone have any good seed recommendations? My budgies only get 1 spoonful of seeds each per day, and it probably doesn't matter if the mix is mostly millet I guess. EDIT: Here's the budgie seed, about $10 for a 5 lb bag http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=5059+5911+5913+29713&pcatid=29713
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Oct 10, 2015 05:04
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schnickety scribe posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CssrRcn-wTc Maybe he's just having fun? My bird doesn't dive into glasses (not nearly graceful enough) but she does like to play in the cabinets and awkwardly climb around. I couldn't find the pictures of her in the cabinet, but have a doof playing around in my mom's kitchen.   
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Oct 10, 2015 06:36
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I'm guessing part of the glass-licking behavior is that you were handling the glass and drinking from it, so naturally your bird becomes keenly interested in it too. Any food or drink becomes extra tempting when mom/dad is consuming it! Stolen from the PYF Schadenfreude thread:  
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Oct 10, 2015 06:59
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Mizuti posted:I'm guessing part of the glass-licking behavior is that you were handling the glass and drinking from it, so naturally your bird becomes keenly interested in it too. Any food or drink becomes extra tempting when mom/dad is consuming it! Cute birbs and crying babies, my favourite things!  I said I would post some Toasts, so here is Toast doing all her favourite things! Sitting on heads!   Fitting in boxes!  (((z)))      Die Pikachu!  This should also be under (((z))) but it deserves special mention.  e: As always, my camera is a potato. e2: Oh and I am rubbish at taking and uploading videos, but here is someone else's video of a baby Macaw being fed, which is roughly how Toast reacts when she gets a spoon of soup, risotto, spinach, yoghurt, etc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9Wef9x6GPk CROWS EVERYWHERE fucked around with this message at 10:53 on Oct 10, 2015 |
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Oct 10, 2015 10:51
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My partner finally cracked, we're officially getting a conure. Looking at cages, perches and toys right now!!
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Oct 10, 2015 11:50
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Wrecking Ball posted:Has anyone ever fed "Versele-Laga" brand seeds? http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/birds/bird_food/parakeet/versele_laga/206852 If you can get hold of vitakraft http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/birds/bird_food/parakeet/vitakkraft/193667?rrec=true then that's the best one. I make my own mixes for the bigger birds by buying bog standard cockatiel food and adding various vitakraft luxury bags, the budgie food, and pellets to it, the budgie picks the bits he likes out of the pots. Thor, the less stupid of my two potatoes has always enjoyed flipping upside down on the ropes and flapping his wings, Loki, the timid one, copied him yesterday. I'm so proud. Of course then the budgie decided to have a go and Loki got a bit frightened and hid in the flat perch in the corner of the cage.
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Oct 10, 2015 12:13
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painted bird posted:My partner finally cracked, we're officially getting a conure. Looking at cages, perches and toys right now!! Weren't you already? Like, you picked out a breeder, were looking at cages, went to a bird market, etc? Unless I'm misremembering Did you pick a name that went with the budgie's names yet? (Now you need to start working on him in regards to getting a potato) Tea.EarlGrey.Hot. posted:Maybe he's just having fun? The bravest birb!
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Oct 10, 2015 14:49
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We were planning on getting a conure, but it was a nebulous thing where he indulged me while I looked for a breeder, went to bird markets and so on. This is him finally giving in and letting me buy a cage so we can actually buy the bird. I have my eye on three breeders in total -- one doesn't seem to have non-paired Pyrhurras right now, one has young birds from 2015 and one's status is completely unknown, but he's very local and I'm hoping he does indeed breed conures (and has some). A cockatiel is unlikely, as one of the conditions of getting a conure is that I wouldn't get a fourth bird.  But who knows what'll happen in the future?EDIT: The main contender for the conure's name right now is Aegis, "shield".
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Oct 10, 2015 15:55
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painted bird posted:A cockatiel is unlikely, as one of the conditions of getting a conure is that I wouldn't get a fourth bird. I believe Battle Pigeon was literally telling you to buy a Yukon Gold potato and put it in a cage with a speaker playing cockatiel warks.
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Oct 10, 2015 17:07
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painted bird posted:My partner finally cracked, we're officially getting a conure. Looking at cages, perches and toys right now!! Have them committed.
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Oct 10, 2015 19:21
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Oh my goodness toast is so cute. 
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Oct 10, 2015 19:36
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Apparently I forgot to quote/post earlier but yes Toast is adorable and has a great name. Slaughterhouse-Ive posted:I believe Battle Pigeon was literally telling you to buy a Yukon Gold potato and put it in a cage with a speaker playing cockatiel warks. Exactly this. And then later you can swap it out for a cockatiel and no one will ever know the difference.
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Oct 10, 2015 19:51
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Also hey: what should a birdie first-aid kit contain? I'm going to put one together and besides "syringes", I have no idea what I'd need. P.S. more potential conure names: Eris, Artemis, Hermes, Herakles.
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Oct 10, 2015 19:53
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painted bird posted:Also hey: what should a birdie first-aid kit contain? I'm going to put one together and besides "syringes", I have no idea what I'd need. Maybe you'll find these useful: http://www.tailfeathersnetwork.com/birdinformation/firstaid.php http://www.tailfeathersnetwork.com/birdinformation/planningforemergencies.php Aegis is nice, but Artemis and Hermes could be appropriate in their own ways.
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Oct 10, 2015 19:58
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British budgie update: Bungle and Zippy are adapting well to their new home, enjoy doing everything together from eating to sleeping. http://imgur.com/ity27M7
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Oct 10, 2015 20:50
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Guard dogs may still be a thing, but there's apparently a promising future for guard parrots...
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Oct 10, 2015 21:09
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anotherblownsave posted:British budgie update: oh my goodness
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Oct 11, 2015 01:32
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I like Toast and also Bungle & Zippy and all the other birds in this thread Even the attack conure. You go, attack conure.
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Oct 11, 2015 01:38
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Cythereal posted:Guard dogs may still be a thing, but there's apparently a promising future for guard parrots... This is what Taco is like when some of our friends come over. The only thing funnier than Tacos impotent fluffy rage is my friends actually cowering in fear at a 120 gram orange bird.
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Oct 11, 2015 02:44
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Other people's birds can be scary! Even if you know general parrot body language that is no guarantee that your friends bird is going to come up to you out of curiosity and not bloodlust. I still remember being terrified by an umbrella cockatoo at somebody's house when he jumped from his owner's shoulder onto their kitchen table and ran across it straight at me. His owner seemed entirely unconcerned but I was real nervous for a moment until he put his head down and begged for scratches. That cockatoo gave actual hugs. He would lean against you and lay his head on your chest and lift his wings so you could put your arms around him and scratch his back.
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Oct 11, 2015 03:05
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Agent355 posted:That cockatoo gave actual hugs. He would lean against you and lay his head on your chest and lift his wings so you could put your arms around him and scratch his back. 
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First place cockatiels at the local fair http://imgur.com/w20UGMp
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