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Amazons have the most distinctive speaking/singing voices, even when they don't do one of those "brztWHRR" noises in the middle of speaking  also 
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Ozzy is becoming a chonk. A handsome chonk, but a chonk.  Are you hogging all the food????
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Nov 18, 2020 19:49
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RoboRodent posted:Ozzy is becoming a chonk. A handsome chonk, but a chonk. "Aaaayyyyyyyyyyy." idk why your bird reminds me of the fonz
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Nov 18, 2020 20:01
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mediaphage posted:"Aaaayyyyyyyyyyy." Well, I think I managed to catch him in a wink, so that might help.
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Nov 18, 2020 20:21
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Nov 18, 2020 20:50
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In my experience, that is the closest an african grey gets to dancing. They are not exceptionally musical birbs.
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Nov 18, 2020 21:40
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me and my buddy enjoying looking out at the christmas lights tonight 
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Nov 19, 2020 01:22
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Miss Broccoli posted:I am home: Good news my gf is freeeeeeee from bad abusive housemate, bad news his birds are not. Loki the green eclectus adores me and I didn't even get to say goodbye to him  Inject it straight into my veins!
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Nov 19, 2020 02:28
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What is the general feeling in this thread about sharing stuff about an ongoing experience raising a small wild passerine bird that is not conventionally kept? This wasn't a thing we wanted to do necessarily -- the raptor center near us was closed due to the pandemic; the alternative was to let the baby die on the scorching concrete. It has been a unique and amazing but very hard (and rightly not recommended) experience that might be interesting for some here, maybe?
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Nov 19, 2020 18:40
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So uh, starberries make Rain look like some sort of vampire bird monster. Bow just ends up with some rouge on his cheeks.
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Nov 19, 2020 18:41
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Masonity posted:So uh, starberries make Rain look like some sort of vampire bird monster. Bow just ends up with some rouge on his cheeks. Look at those CHEEK SPOTS!!! That budgie is an absolute hunk to other budgies.
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Nov 19, 2020 18:51
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Plastic Pal posted:What is the general feeling in this thread about sharing stuff about an ongoing experience raising a small wild passerine bird that is not conventionally kept? This wasn't a thing we wanted to do necessarily -- the raptor center near us was closed due to the pandemic; the alternative was to let the baby die on the scorching concrete. Yes please, with obvious asides that it shouldn’t be done except in the most extreme circumstances
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Nov 19, 2020 18:52
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Pookah posted:Look at those CHEEK SPOTS!!! That budgie is an absolute hunk to other budgies. She's a cross between a standard and a show budgie. And I nearly called her Rorschach.
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Nov 19, 2020 19:06
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mediaphage posted:Yes please, with obvious asides that it shouldn’t be done except in the most extreme circumstances
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Nov 19, 2020 19:11
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Masonity posted:She's a cross between a standard and a show budgie. And I nearly called her Rorschach. We had an English show budgie with a lesser, though still impressive level of cheek spottage, and the other budgies in the shop were literally queuing up to preen his glorious cheeks. Budgies are insanely impressed by cheek spots, so that girl is a goddamn supermodel crossed with a superhero in budgiedom.
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Nov 19, 2020 19:15
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I'm a little worried actually. Someone replied to my imgur upload of that pic saying she didn't look healthy. She looks / acts / seems completely fine to me. Am I missing something or is it likely a troll or someone not getting that her beak is meant to be half hidden like that?
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Nov 19, 2020 19:19
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Masonity posted:I'm a little worried actually. Someone replied to my imgur upload of that pic saying she didn't look healthy. She looks / acts / seems completely fine to me. Am I missing something or is it likely a troll or someone not getting that her beak is meant to be half hidden like that? What was their worry? I don't see any problems. In my experience, especially with the Serra video going to drat near 250k views, is someone will ALWAYS say you are doing something wrong. As I heard in the south growing up, "If one person says you look like a horse, ignore 'em. If two people say you look like a horse, at least check the mirror." Translation - If a bunch of people are worried about a particular thing, double check it. But don't let it be a source of too much worry. Animals, like all hobbies and poo poo, attract their fair share of crazy folk.
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Nov 19, 2020 20:40
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i had to find a way to view webp images but now i agree, birb looks fine (and beautiful!)? you're going to be the one the knows your buddies better than anyone else. if they're eating, not overweight, seem perky and happy, etc., chances are they're totally fine. diagnosing illness, whether animals or people, is the internet's favourite pastime and they're almost always wrong.
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Nov 19, 2020 20:50
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I posted something about Serra getting a wing trim on the Portland Facebook parrot group. Firstly, Serra gets wing trims when she has trouble with night frights, which she does. She had bloodied herself badly three times, with each instance requiring a trim to remove some problem feathers. Also, when she is trimmed, she doesn't have frights. My vet, the only avian certified one in the state, is the one who recommends her staying trimmed until she stops nearly killing herself. Two people, who were extremely established posters, went all knives out on me. Posting that I shouldn't be allowed to keep and abuse a bird - because it is abuse to - - Trim wings - Keep a bird in a cage (WTF?!) They both ended up banned over how they acted, with my friends and the parrot shop chiming in to say, "Funny, Person X and Person Y, you've both brought your birds in for wing trims AND bought cages from us. Why are you saying he doesn't deserve a bird over those two things you do?" tldr - People love to get all screaming mad when they're behind a keyboard. Animals being the subject seems to multiply this factor by 1000%.
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Nov 19, 2020 21:01
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They didn't give any details. Just "the grey one looks unwell tbh". She came over onto the table for millet, has been attacking her fruit mix even more since the pics, and is basically acting her usual lower energy than Bow but braver and chilled self. So I think she's fine. Just making sure I wasn't missing anything as they are still young and we've not even had them a month yet.
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Nov 19, 2020 21:46
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Masonity posted:They didn't give any details. Just "the grey one looks unwell tbh". Yeah, ignore that person. If they were saying (I'm making this up), "The cere looks to be a shade darker than normal with an unusual discharge. Has that been checked out? It could indicate whateverthefuck." it might be worth a thought. But just an "unwell" is literally meaningless and could be coming from a ten year old who thinks "Sleepy = Sad = Unwell."
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Nov 19, 2020 22:26
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She looks like a happy boodge to me. With a very dirty face. Birds are weird and honestly most people don't know how to read their body language. I wouldn't worry.
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Nov 19, 2020 22:56
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Captain Log posted:Yeah, ignore that person. If they were saying (I'm making this up), "The cere looks to be a shade darker than normal with an unusual discharge. Has that been checked out? It could indicate whateverthefuck." it might be worth a thought. But just an "unwell" is literally meaningless and could be coming from a ten year old who thinks "Sleepy = Sad = Unwell." RoboRodent posted:She looks like a happy boodge to me. With a very dirty face. Thanks. They are new enough that it was just... worrying. And excuse me, she also has a dirty neck, chest and maybe even belly. She properly enjoyed those strawberries! :') It's a shame they are only allowed them as occasional treats. Edit: they got back to me. They thought she was bald below her beak, where her white feathers are completely stained by strawberries. Masonity fucked around with this message at 23:18 on Nov 19, 2020 |
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Nov 19, 2020 23:00
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Masonity posted:Edit: they got back to me. They thought she was bald below her beak, where her white feathers are completely stained by strawberries. 
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Nov 20, 2020 01:56
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Plastic Pal posted:What is the general feeling in this thread about sharing stuff about an ongoing experience raising a small wild passerine bird that is not conventionally kept? This wasn't a thing we wanted to do necessarily -- the raptor center near us was closed due to the pandemic; the alternative was to let the baby die on the scorching concrete. I'd be into it
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Nov 20, 2020 02:08
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gently caress i hate this avatar
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Nov 20, 2020 02:09
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Masonity posted:Thanks. They are new enough that it was just... worrying. ahahahah i mean they probably could have explained themselves better but at least it seems to have come from an earnest birb friend
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Nov 20, 2020 02:14
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Miss Broccoli posted:gently caress i hate this avatar Lowtax is gone, it’s safe to give the forums money again.
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Nov 20, 2020 03:12
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Finally got grace to be comfortable on my shoulder...with a bribe 
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Nov 20, 2020 19:00
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Aww. Pesto only goes on my shoulder if I'm holding millet or Mayo but especially if I have both of those on me. He gets really out of sorts if he sees Mayo enjoying millet, lol.
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Nov 20, 2020 19:52
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The only time Ozzy has willingly gone on my shoulder was when we all went to my sister's for a few days while they sprayed for the neighbour's bedbugs, and he was just so incredibly distraught about the entire experience of a car ride and then a strange room in a strange house that he flew to my shoulder and cried a lot about everything. I still sometimes think about how prior to that, probably every car ride he ever went on ended up with him being in a strange place with strangers and never seeing the old place again, because after that experience he's been incredibly calm about car rides. More frequently, he likes the top of my head, but only for brief periods.
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Nov 20, 2020 20:55
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RoboRodent posted:The only time Ozzy has willingly gone on my shoulder was when we all went to my sister's for a few days while they sprayed for the neighbour's bedbugs, and he was just so incredibly distraught about the entire experience of a car ride and then a strange room in a strange house that he flew to my shoulder and cried a lot about everything. aw! linnies are generally extremely social; alex's favourite place in the world is your shoulder. he likes to sit on the back of your collar and preen you, too, haha. i'm hoping grace will slowly get friendlier as she gets to know us more.
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Nov 21, 2020 02:20
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It had to be done. It was a threat to national security.
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Nov 21, 2020 02:53
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There is zero guilt on that bird's face because they know it's your fault for leaving them alone with the toilet paper roll.
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Nov 21, 2020 03:10
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Nov 21, 2020 08:56
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Captain Log posted:Lowtax is gone, it’s safe to give the forums money again. How's that
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Nov 21, 2020 09:21
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Captain Log posted:AfricanGrey.jpg they’re so proud, too Miss Broccoli posted:How's that He’s saying if you were holding off on changing your avatar because the forums were owned by a known domestic abuser, that’s no longer an issue
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Nov 21, 2020 09:29
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mediaphage posted:He’s saying if you were holding off on changing your avatar because the forums were owned by a known domestic abuser, that’s no longer an issue Oh, I think she was saying "how's that" because of the brand new kitty avatar!
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Plant MONSTER. posted:Oh, I think she was saying "how's that" because of the brand new kitty avatar! Oh ho, I am not very observant, ty. Speaking of plants, you might be interested in one of the orchids that blasted its buds the last three or four cycles/years in a row. My so was going to toss it but we decided to give it another chance after threatening to resign it to the compost heap 
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