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Eris won't go near me.  Not even if I'm holding food. Not even if I'm holding food that's on a stick or similar.Any tips on what to do?
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Nov 8, 2015 20:03
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So I've been pretty negligent in cleaning out Albert's room the last bit. If anyone is interested in seeing how much Pois enjoy chewing wood, well here's what she went through (in her day-cage, not including play stand and whatnot) in a bit over a month: About 3 inches tall.
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Nov 8, 2015 22:15
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At the chain pet store at the mall today, there were a pair of cockatiels in this awesome huge cage, bigger than Ohtori's cage, and there was a big nestbox inside with the female peeking out. She hopped out, I squinted in-and there was a baby cockatiel in the back in the darkness staring out ahhh. A store worker said it was their first clutch, and there were two babies originally but they weren't very good at the whole raising thing yet. Also that the male was very possessive of baby and kept preventing the female from helping, and we did see him run to block the entrance to the nestbox when the female tried to get back in It's two weeks old  painted bird posted:Eris won't go near me. I'll write some stuff up in a bit, though take it with a grain of salt or whatever considering after almost three (?) years Inko still hasn't stepped up on to a hand yet He did however flutter the whole 10cm ish from cage top to arm of my desk chair yesterday, and I'm about 80% certain it was deliberate  Other progress-he lets me lift and open his wings, I can touch his legs and stomach now, he lets me preen some of the left side of his face which he's much more wary about. All of course with the usual threat of bite if he loses patience or doesn't want it.
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Nov 8, 2015 23:05
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painted bird posted:Eris won't go near me. Sorry I am new, what type of bird is Eris? If you know what treats he really likes, then try placing it between you and backing up, if he still does not go for it, back up a little more until he does. Then the place another peace, and stay a little closer. Keep doing this until you can stand next to him. The idea is to get him comfortable with you being closer and closer, and conditioning him that you being near means he gets treats. If he does not like treats then hahaha, good luck, I am trying to figure that out with a family members Grey that could not care less about food.
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Nov 8, 2015 23:34
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After 6 months one of my potatoes didn't flee to the back corner of the cage when I put my arm in with food but sort of hung around on a perch waiting. This is a massive step forward and a personal best - at this rate I might be able to touch one of them in a few years. It's the difference between being hand raised and constantly handled from birth and being aviary bred, both have advantages and disadvantages. I might never have a YouTube relationship with my birds but in my case it was aviary bred or no birds at all. Turns out it suits us because they are just perfectly happy to chill and entertain each other provided they have enough toys and music on, but dear god have I had trouble when one of a bonded pair has just decided to die on me, which has happened twice, once through old age and the other because I swear that budgie was possessed by the devil and did it out of spite. As my posting has shown I had a lonely canary that wouldn't shut the gently caress up and then a lonely budgie that was dying of a broken heart, until he decided to take matters into his own wings and just move in with the potatoes and nothing on earth will get him to move out of that cage now. It's quite sweet really he sort of chills on his own in there but if he thinks I'm getting too close to the cage he runs to Loki and smooshes himself into her side like "protect me from the human massive grey coward!"
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Nov 8, 2015 23:40
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Visited this guy again this afternoon. He loves head scritches and his face turns red if you keep up the scritches long enough. His puppy play fighting is freakin adorable and he even has this little growl he does when he's beaking you. I was looking for a small parrot like a conure, cockatiel, or even a parrotlet, but that severe macaw is making a strong argument for himself.
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Nov 9, 2015 00:23
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He is a juvenile, that behavior will diminish as he grows older. Not that he won't remain playful and cuddly, but birds definitely are like kids where they change a little at puberty. Also not to discourage you from getting a big bird, but it's a lifetime commitment and they require a lot more everything than a cockatiel or conure. Just do a lot of research and some soul searching before making what is in actuality a decision only a peg down from having kids. That said, big birds own so if it works out for you, it can change your life for the better. And he sounds awesome and is absolutely gorgeous.
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Nov 9, 2015 00:29
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i poop fire posted:Visited this guy again this afternoon. He loves head scritches and his face turns red if you keep up the scritches long enough. He's blushing Happy birds blush just like people do, it's easy to see on macaws and conures. Amadeus blushes if I rub my nose in his face feathers.
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Nov 9, 2015 00:31
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Grraarrgghh posted:So I've been pretty negligent in cleaning out Albert's room the last bit. If anyone is interested in seeing how much Pois enjoy chewing wood, well here's what she went through (in her day-cage, not including play stand and whatnot) in a bit over a month: Ha, Charlie is the same way. I have to buy comically huge toys for him because all the smaller toys are meant for conures and he'll destroy them in a day.
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Nov 9, 2015 00:36
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Went to Omar's for some pellets and toys, came out an hour and a half later after touching all the birbs. Who wants a photo dump?         
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Nov 9, 2015 01:51
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Suntan Boy posted:Went to Omar's for some pellets and toys, came out an hour and a half later after touching all the birbs. Who wants a photo dump? I too went to Omar's today! Got snuggle attacked by two Goffin's at the same time, then latched onto by a 5mo old catalina macaw that didn't want to be put back Omar's rules.
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Nov 9, 2015 02:21
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oh my god that li'l baby grey.
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Nov 9, 2015 02:42
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Suntan Boy posted:Went to Omar's for some pellets and toys, came out an hour and a half later after touching all the birbs. Who wants a photo dump? Ahhhh what an amazingly gorgeous girl! I am in love 
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Nov 9, 2015 02:46
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Trebuchet King posted:oh my god that li'l baby grey. I really need to get the baby pictures of my grey from my mom and get them scanned. The natural state of an African Grey.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:24
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Battle Pigeon posted:At the chain pet store at the mall today, there were a pair of cockatiels in this awesome huge cage, bigger than Ohtori's cage, and there was a big nestbox inside with the female peeking out. She hopped out, I squinted in-and there was a baby cockatiel in the back in the darkness staring out ahhh. A store worker said it was their first clutch, and there were two babies originally but they weren't very good at the whole raising thing yet. Also that the male was very possessive of baby and kept preventing the female from helping, and we did see him run to block the entrance to the nestbox when the female tried to get back in The cockatiel sub on reddit has been giving me some seriously good potato baby fixes lately.Eejit posted:He is a juvenile, that behavior will diminish as he grows older. Not that he won't remain playful and cuddly, but birds definitely are like kids where they change a little at puberty. LITERALLY A BIRD posted:He's blushing  "HE'S ALLERGIC TO ME" but then someone explained because I guess they saw me staring in a vague sense of horror at the scarlet macaw on my arm.Trebuchet King posted:oh my god that li'l baby grey. ~ Current Judah status: Got a fruit stick, eating eagerly and making little "oh man this is so good do you know how good this is?!" wurbles between bites (I would take a picture but to be honest I'm too high to move right now I'm sorry)
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Nov 9, 2015 03:54
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"yep" triggered
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Nov 9, 2015 06:27
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Pft that's a love bite, look at those big dark baby parrot eyes 
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Nov 9, 2015 07:00
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Yeah, that's just a beak over the finger and a firm but gentle squeeze.
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Nov 9, 2015 07:27
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I can understand why people impulse buy greys now That babbu
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Nov 9, 2015 10:12
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Sekkira posted:Yeah, that's just a beak over the finger and a firm but gentle squeeze. on the tendon
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Nov 9, 2015 10:34
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:I can understand why people impulse buy greys now also their sassiness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNEFoL8nQHE
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Nov 9, 2015 10:42
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Babby Grey and 'too are the best of the bestLITERALLY A BIRD posted:He's blushing I didn't know conures did it too-how can you tell with all the feathers?
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Nov 9, 2015 14:55
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Battle Pigeon posted:Babby Grey and 'too are the best of the best
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Nov 9, 2015 15:15
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Couple of quick questions: - What's a good treat for training Senegals? They eat so slowly that giving him a little of what he usually eats means a couple of minutes of waiting for him to finish (if he doesn't drop it before then). - Should I take him to the vet for an initial check-up or is it not worth it?
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Nov 9, 2015 15:22
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Tendai posted:So true. Baby greys remind me of like, human infants with how intense they watch things and try to figure things out, it's always kind of cool to me to watch since their intelligence is so loving obvious. Baby cockatoos are just loving adorable plush toys who want to do nothing but love you, in my experience I've never been lucky enough to interact with baby Greys/toos in person (those Omar stores look AMAZING there is nothing like that here at all), I just want to hug the toos and give the Greys toys to play with and just watch them work that poo poo out Noxville posted:Couple of quick questions: What are you giving him now? Give him tiny slivers of nut, really small pieces. Vet-if he's not registered and in their system already it might be worth it to have his details on file, you could make it a positive first visit for him, if you wanted you could get him tested for the most common issues (like Beak and Feather Disease) if the breeder didn't do that already. It's really up to you.
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Nov 9, 2015 15:33
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Battle Pigeon posted:Babby Grey and 'too are the best of the best Alexis' cere turns visibly pink.
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Nov 9, 2015 16:18
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Battle Pigeon posted:What are you giving him now? Give him tiny slivers of nut, really small pieces. Vet-if he's not registered and in their system already it might be worth it to have his details on file, you could make it a positive first visit for him, if you wanted you could get him tested for the most common issues (like Beak and Feather Disease) if the breeder didn't do that already. It's really up to you. I started out with just giving him a pellet but it takes long to eat and I guess it's not really a treat so I tried sunflower seeds but he often drops it. I know he like almond flakes so I'll use those.
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Nov 9, 2015 16:31
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Kenshin posted:Alexis' cere turns visibly pink. Inko's is white so that should be easier to see, if it happens, but Ohtori's is dark grey. Gonna go grab him in a bit and try Is it really noticeable?
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Nov 9, 2015 17:00
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Battle Pigeon posted:Inko's is white so that should be easier to see, if it happens, but Ohtori's is dark grey. Gonna go grab him in a bit and try Sorry, I forgot that GCCs have a dark cere. Dusky conures have white, so the blush is easy to see.
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Nov 9, 2015 17:48
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Kenshin posted:Sorry, I forgot that GCCs have a dark cere. Dusky conures have white, so the blush is easy to see. Nah you didn't forget, GCCs have white, Ohtori isn't a GCC. Here's the results of my first test, unfortunately it's dark and lovely weather here atm so crappy light with crappy camera Target acquired  C'mere you, time for scritches  Yep that's right  No not from him leave him alone  Before  During    After  Results: No idea
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Nov 9, 2015 18:35
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Battle Pigeon posted:Babby Grey and 'too are the best of the best ohtori yeah his cere and the white around his eyes turn pink.
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Nov 9, 2015 18:43
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I see it in the middle during picture now dawwww
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Nov 9, 2015 18:49
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Something slightly creepy, actually viewable in that middle during picture-you can see his eyes through his eyelids. So even when his eyes are fully closed if you look closely you can see them staring back at you, forever Gonna try Inko now, probably won't be able to get photos of him though (Edit: nope he's too busy with a toy to come out), so other posters should fill in for him (hint hint everyone) Do cockatiels do it? They have the capillaries in the same places so they must be physically able to flush, like when overheating, but has anyone noticed their 'tiel doing it too? Years later and still learning new stuff from Bird Thread (best thread) Battle Pigeon fucked around with this message at 19:03 on Nov 9, 2015 |
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Nov 9, 2015 18:53
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Bonny is still at the bad hooker stage, she lets me give her affection but shows no signs of liking it and expects to be payed afterwords.
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Nov 9, 2015 19:22
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I could not handle this, cursing parrots are one thing but this... https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153084735892875&pnref=story 1500 fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Nov 9, 2015 |
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Nov 9, 2015 19:56
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1500 posted:Bonny is still at the bad hooker stage, she lets me give her affection but shows no signs of liking it and expects to be payed afterwords. They are called Hook Bills for a reason!
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Nov 9, 2015 19:58
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Staryberry posted:They are called Hook Bills for a reason! You are a dork.
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Nov 9, 2015 20:26
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Battle Pigeon posted:No not from him leave him alone (I seriously just love those two interacting)
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Nov 9, 2015 22:57
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I wanna scritch Ohtori so bad
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Nov 9, 2015 23:18
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Battle Pigeon posted:I'll write some stuff up in a bit, though take it with a grain of salt or whatever considering after almost three (?) years Inko still hasn't stepped up on to a hand yet That'd be helpful 1500 posted:Sorry I am new, what type of bird is Eris? She's a green-cheek conure! She sits close-ish to me (about one metre away from my face) and looks at me very intently but she doesn't come any closer. She's also still not playing with any of her toys, but I'm not too worried yet, because she's been talking with the budgies a lot and hanging out with them when everyone's having out of cage time. Today, the budgies sat on our hands and ran up our arms without being lured by seeds (we gave them seeds afterwards, though). I can get my hands very close to their faces now and they don't mind. Progress!
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Nov 10, 2015 00:07
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