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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:
In case you are at all worried that these alerts are becoming too frequent: they are not! You got some good photos, too. I never know how anybody does it!
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:
My lovebird would crawl into shirt front pockets and sleep
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Jul 2, 2015 14:01
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I'm pretty sure if Judah tried to wedge himself in a sleeve he'd get confused halfway through and then just yell till someone shook him out  I want a cuddly little fruitbird 
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Jul 2, 2015 14:11
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nielsm posted:This morning Pion seemed to sneeze several times in a row, and afterwards begin scramble around and squeak in a way I haven't seen before, with seemingly no provocation. It's probably nothing but I can't help to be worried. It also seemed to stop after she found the food again. Sounds normal, sometimes they can get really furious at the world because they can't stop sneezing or yawning and it's hilarious to watch (tip for new birb owners-rub around their ears, it causes them to yawn reflexively and you can make them do it non-stop if you get it juuuuust right)
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Jul 2, 2015 14:34
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Battle Pigeon posted:Sounds normal, sometimes they can get really furious at the world because
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Jul 2, 2015 14:58
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Battle Pigeon posted:Sounds normal, sometimes they can get really furious at the world because they can't stop sneezing or yawning and it's hilarious to watch Yep everything was fine and normal when I got back home. Said bald spot:  She can see the entire living room. Also those little eyelashes  
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Jul 2, 2015 15:26
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nielsm posted:She can see the entire living room. Also those little eyelashes 
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Jul 2, 2015 15:36
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https://twitter.com/hukuloucoffee Look at this owl and kitten Look.
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Jul 2, 2015 17:45
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Has anyone here ever bought a used cage? I'm looking at a large parrot cage for $95, but I don't know what the warning signs would be if there were any. Edit: ^^^^
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Jul 2, 2015 18:03
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nielsm posted:Yep everything was fine and normal when I got back home. Cacatuidae all have bald spots back there. That's just how your bird is built. If he lets you, preen the casings on those feathers above the blood.
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Jul 2, 2015 18:36
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I have a third nipple from letting a bird crawl up my sleeve inside my shirt. The scar has been there next to my sternum for nearly a decade now. You are all very brave.
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Jul 2, 2015 21:21
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 I hope the forum gods will forgive a meme/image macro for once for this GREAT OPPORTUNITY. I accept denominations between $20s and $100s 
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Jul 2, 2015 22:02
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Does the sweet cash come with the bird? If so I'm in
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Jul 2, 2015 22:11
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thanks mr skeltal
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Jul 2, 2015 22:22
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Why do baby parrots have such big, dark eyes? It's so cute it's unfair!
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Jul 2, 2015 22:30
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In potato news, Daisy passed her wellness checkup with flying colors and is only moderately pissed at me. Annnnnd now I want an electus parrot. They're stunning
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Jul 2, 2015 22:44
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Mizuti posted:Why do baby parrots have such big, dark eyes? It's so cute it's unfair! anotherblownsave posted:In potato news, Daisy passed her wellness checkup with flying colors and is only moderately pissed at me. Annnnnd now I want an electus parrot. They're stunning One of the best moments with a parrot that wasn't mine was finally getting to hold a male eclectus after only seeing them online He was stunning and so mellow, we just chilled together for about a half hour as baby cockatoos quietly tried to gnaw my fingers off.
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Jul 2, 2015 22:53
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So I'm a lazy butt who got a fabulous birb plush a few weeks ago but I am so lazy I have taken pictures on my phone and simply haven't uploaded them. UNTIL NOW. DUN DUNDUUUUUN. The first thing I did was have it terrorize my poor roomie.    Super cute! Would recommend as a great bird. Very pretty, will snuggle whenever you want and most importantly doesn't scream and doesn't try to rip my fingers in half. I shall continue to live vicariously through you folks and through Ivan updates at his new home.
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Jul 2, 2015 23:14
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That is absolutely amazing
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Jul 2, 2015 23:47
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I'm watching my bird play with a bottle cap. It's incredibly cute (and I keep hoping he ends up with it on like a hat) but he also keeps dropping it off the cage and looking at me like "Chop chop." I also went and played with the blue crown conure at the pet store and am having serious second bird thoughts. If you'll excuse me, I have to go get a bottle cap.
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Jul 3, 2015 03:36
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:
I am so jealous. LOLA the Lovebirb does not understand cuddles or snuggles and hands are super scary. Unless the hands are typing then it's time to sit on them a puke up whatever good poo poo was shared for dinner. Yesterday dinner was pizza crust and red Zupreem! Edit: I love her so much. I love all the other birds too but looking at LOLA makes my brain short circuit and next thing I know I'm yelling HI WHOS MY LIL JELLYBEAN and waiting for her CHIRP. Tasty_Crayon fucked around with this message at 04:17 on Jul 3, 2015 |
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Jul 3, 2015 04:15
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Bitey was perched in his second favourite spot, atop his cage (his top favourite is in my hoodie sleeve) and started scratching his head with his claw, fell over on his butt, and is now glaring at me accusingly.
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Jul 3, 2015 06:46
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Today I sang to Bitey for half an hour or so, which made him sit happily on my hand/tummy/chest during a Mandatory Cuddle Session. Later he spent a bit over an hour chilled out in my shirt. Now he's hanging out in his cage eating millet (he loving loves millet), playing on his swing, and playing on his new palm frond, which seems to be a new favourite (I got it on my way back from grocery shopping). e: Back in my sleeve
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Jul 3, 2015 09:02
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:Today I sang to Bitey for half an hour or so, which made him sit happily on my hand/tummy/chest during a Mandatory Cuddle Session. Later he spent a bit over an hour chilled out in my shirt. Now he's hanging out in his cage eating millet (he loving loves millet), playing on his swing, and playing on his new palm frond, which seems to be a new favourite (I got it on my way back from grocery shopping). Might want to cool it on the millet - it's great as a treat, but you should rotate with other healthier snacks like fruit or whatever you're eating (vegan food, no avocado) because he wants to share food with you. Millet is super fatty and you might be surprised how fast fatty liver can catch up with a wee bird. My bird's bloodwork came back with elevated liver enzymes from just half a spike of millet a week, but she's a lightweight. Pretty sure my vet didn't believe me when I said that was all she was getting. My boyfriend maybe sneaks her more? Millet: a sometimes food.
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Jul 3, 2015 09:14
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Pile of Kittens posted:Might want to cool it on the millet - it's great as a treat, but you should rotate with other healthier snacks like fruit or whatever you're eating (vegan food, no avocado) because he wants to share food with you. Millet is super fatty and you might be surprised how fast fatty liver can catch up with a wee bird. My bird's bloodwork came back with elevated liver enzymes from just half a spike of millet a week, but she's a lightweight. Pretty sure my vet didn't believe me when I said that was all she was getting. My boyfriend maybe sneaks her more? Yeah, I'm giving him this millet for now and not planning to add a stick of it once he's finished it. It's mostly there for now because he got a very millety seed diet with his previous owner and to make his new cage feel like a nice place. He was on a seed diet with bits of fruit and veg but I'm switching him slowly over to pellets with fruit and veg. He likes sharing the fruit and veg I eat so far - carrot (I shred some for him as well as giving him my carrot ends), corn, cauliflower, celery, peas, ???mystery lettuce??? and spinach (I love spinach) (cooked and raw), pear and apple cores. I think millet is going to be a really good treat for when I'm teaching him to do tricks, he REALLY loves it. Despite the fact that he drops more than he eats 
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Jul 3, 2015 09:24
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Also, how good is a parrot's sense of smell? I know most birds are meant to have poor senses of smell, except for vultures and other carrion birds, seabirds, etc. What about parrots?
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Jul 3, 2015 09:33
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:pear and apple cores. Just in case you didn't know, the seeds of these are unsafe for parrots to eat (since you mentioned cores specifically)
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Jul 3, 2015 09:55
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:Also, how good is a parrot's sense of smell? I know most birds are meant to have poor senses of smell, except for vultures and other carrion birds, seabirds, etc. What about parrots? Birds are never gunna smell you coming and know you are there like a dog or cat will.
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Jul 3, 2015 09:58
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Battle Pigeon posted:Just in case you didn't know, the seeds of these are unsafe for parrots to eat (since you mentioned cores specifically) I've been making sure to watch him while he's eating it so he just gets the fleshy and fibrey bites. He usually gets bored or it dries up by the time it gets that far too! I've elected for that reason not to leave apple or pear cores in his cage, in case I forget to take them out before night time. I've stuck a couple of little apple and pear slices around his cage though for him to nibble on. e: Yessssssssssssss I have a shoulder parrot  e2: Bitey got to experience the fun of a fire alarm (a neighbour was cooking toast). He seemed more curious than frightened about it and now seems ready to have a sleep. CROWS EVERYWHERE fucked around with this message at 11:24 on Jul 3, 2015 |
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Jul 3, 2015 10:07
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:I've been making sure to watch him while he's eating it so he just gets the fleshy and fibrey bites. He usually gets bored or it dries up by the time it gets that far too! I've elected for that reason not to leave apple or pear cores in his cage, in case I forget to take them out before night time. I've stuck a couple of little apple and pear slices around his cage though for him to nibble on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLMJpHihykI
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Jul 3, 2015 11:24
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I'm under the impression that most birds have a next-to-nonexistent sense of smell and/or taste - wild birds will happily peck and eat at anything halfway resembling food (loose airsoft balls and/or paintball balls look like berries, for example). Case in point, chili peppers; the burning taste is there to keep non--avians away, while birds will happily chow down on them and then, er, deposit the seeds later. Fact that we humans like to think of the things as delicacies is just a design flaw on our part.
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Jul 3, 2015 11:29
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It varies a great deal from species to species. I'm pretty sure no parrot has a better sense of smell than a human, though. As for the chili peppers thing, they are specifically immune to capsaicin (the molecule that makes chilies hot) and it has nothing to do with the sense of smell. My dad has anosmia but feels the burn quite well 
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Jul 3, 2015 11:50
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I've been anosmiac all my life and I can barely stand mild spice. It's definitely not a smell thing because I've never had a working nose
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Jul 3, 2015 11:53
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I heard recently that some birdologists think that some migrating birds navigate by smell.
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Jul 3, 2015 12:25
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This stupid . Unable to find the water bowl if hanged from the side of the cage. However placed 5 cm below on the cage bottom happily hops over and takes a drink. Sits right in the middle of the food bowl, despite being able to balance on the edge. Result is poop in the food, and massive amounts pushed out onto the cage bottom. Also re. smell, not sure about that, but they definitely have some idea of taste. Why else be such a picky eater?
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Jul 3, 2015 17:08
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I just had to cut my idiot bird out of one of his toys. He has one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0043U2VNC/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me= I came home today to find him chewing on the strands at the top. He seemed quite engrossed with them, so I left him to it for a while. When I opened the cage door, he stayed there. I had a closer look, and he had somehow managed to get the strands tied around his neck and twisted into a noose. I had to cut him free, then unwrap the remaining strands from around his neck (which he wasn't too happy with me doing). He's now perched on my shoulder, and is super clingy in what I can only assume is a 'thanks for rescuing me' mood.
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Jul 3, 2015 20:02
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I stumbled across a fantastic collection of birb videos and Vines. It's mostly parrots, but it also has owls, finches, pigeons, ducks, and more.  I'm dying from a cuteness overload. Forsythia fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Jul 3, 2015 |
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Jul 3, 2015 20:34
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Charlie just had a poop that - while color and consistency seemed normal - didn't clear the vent all the way. It hung there for a bit until he ran around enough from me trying to grab it that it fell. This has me super worried now 
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Jul 3, 2015 20:54
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Right when I'm deciding that no, I can't buy that super cute blue crown, my friend texts me and one of his high school friends is wanting to give away their Nanday, and wants to know if I'm interested. What? How did this happen? Any Nanday owners here?
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Shirec posted:Right when I'm deciding that no, I can't buy that super cute blue crown, my friend texts me and one of his high school friends is wanting to give away their Nanday, and wants to know if I'm interested.
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Jul 3, 2015 21:34
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