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anotherblownsave posted:So it was a really rough weekend. Finn was sleeping, and I guess he freaked out, and hurt himself. Finn, checked out fine at the vet, they gave us antibiotics to give him, and took x-rays of his wing. There were no fractures or anything, just the broken feather. I went out last night, and came home, and he was dead. I had him less than a week. I'm really upset about it, it just doesn't make any sense to me. I called the vet, and they're going to do an autopsy to figure out what happened. I don't even know what to do now. I feel like such a horrible bird owner, Daisy is really upset, and she keeps yelling loudly at Finn's cage. I'm so sorry  As others have said, it wasn't your fault. You did everything right but birds can be so very fragile.
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Oct 5, 2015 18:32
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Why would you let something that wants to cuddle then kill you into your house? Fake Edit: Actually, that's basically my wife :/
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Oct 5, 2015 18:35
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Thanks everyone  and Neilsm holy crap thats the most birds.jpg post ever. It also made me laugh, so I definitely appreciate it.
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Oct 5, 2015 19:21
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Oh. I thought it was only my grey tiel that was openly plotting my death. The fact that she was imported from Russia and only seems to respond to Russian when I don't speak it is not helping our bonding process. Edit: I've got as far as pree-vyet petashka (hi birdie) which makes her do a little head shake in surprise. learnincurve fucked around with this message at 19:47 on Oct 5, 2015 |
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Oct 5, 2015 19:40
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My local paper had an article this week about Iko, the lovable, bitey whitey, who apparently counsels prostitutes into changing their lives. Iko is a French Quarter staple as he's always there to greet you when you pass. The article: Iko the bitey whitey
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Oct 5, 2015 20:50
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Potato Salad posted:Why would you let something that wants to cuddle then kill you into your house? When they miniaturized Bitey Whiteys™ into cockatiels they had to get rid of some features for space reasons and to make it cheaper for the budget-minded consumer. So features such as basic cognitive abilities and homicidal urges got cut.
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Oct 5, 2015 21:23
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Where are you guys getting your bird crazies tags?
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anotherblownsave posted:Where are you guys getting your bird crazies tags? No freaking clue how that works. They aren't smilies, right?
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Oct 5, 2015 21:49
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Potato Salad posted:No freaking clue how that works. They aren't smilies, right? You buy a new avatar and include the tags for the bird crazies tag along with your avatar. They used to give out gang tags but people basically buy their own now.
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Oct 5, 2015 21:52
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There is no adequate way to describe the video in this link, so you should just click on it: http://tumblr.becausebirds.com/post/130416922722/thebestoftumbling-x-tube-face 
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Oct 5, 2015 21:55
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Shirec posted:You buy a new avatar and include the tags for the bird crazies tag along with your avatar. They used to give out gang tags but people basically buy their own now. Is it code you put in with your text? Or do you just pick one?
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Oct 5, 2015 21:56
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anotherblownsave posted:Is it code you put in with your text? Or do you just pick one? Yeah, you put it in your text. Not quite sure what the bird crazies code is but I'm sure someone has that knocking around. Or maybe you can pull it out of the website itself?
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Oct 5, 2015 22:05
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Staryberry posted:There is no adequate way to describe the video in this link, so you should just click on it: Oh my god, I won't try to describe it either but echo the sentiment that people should stop reading this and click right now.
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Oct 5, 2015 22:09
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anotherblownsave posted:Where are you guys getting your bird crazies tags? The avatar and gang tag fairies (and possibly I have a "free" one from the thread tag thread but since I already had the one on offer dunno if it could be offloaded to someone else) Staryberry posted:There is no adequate way to describe the video in this link, so you should just click on it: The nibbles on the bottom of the tube from the harassment prior to giving up and allowing it for the camera
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Oct 5, 2015 22:41
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https://twitter.com/kanmiQ is probably the best bird-related Twitter account, if I had any idea how Twitter worked I'd link some of the gems but browsing works too.
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:https://twitter.com/kanmiQ is probably the best bird-related Twitter account, if I had any idea how Twitter worked I'd link some of the gems but browsing works too. There is only probirdsrights birds rights activist  https://twitter.com/ProBirdRights
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Oct 6, 2015 01:05
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I got my bird crazies tag from another wonderful bird crazies poster: it magically appeared under my name! The more you post, the more chance you have of getting one.
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Oct 6, 2015 02:57
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Just like an STD!
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Battle Pigeon posted:(possibly I have a "free" one from the thread tag thread but since I already had the one on offer dunno if it could be offloaded to someone else) That seems fair. anotherblownsave you have a tag incoming . But to answer your question most of the pet island/bird crazies tags floating around are prizes from contests I've run, or from contributing something special to PI. ie Velvet Sparrow got hers because she runs Chickam every year. If you don't mind spending :5bux: though anybody can get a tag by buying a new avatar and adding code:
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Oct 6, 2015 03:39
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DarkHorse posted:There is only probirdsrights birds rights activist https://twitter.com/BirdsThoCo These are dispatches from directly inside the head of a bird. @probirdrights is pretty amazing though. I just caught up on their twitter and "His Holwheatness the Pope" made me lose it
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Oct 6, 2015 04:04
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Scout cuddling with my wife this morning  
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Oct 6, 2015 06:47
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Oh jeez that first and last one with that squinched up happy-sleepy parrot eye
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Oct 6, 2015 06:55
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:That seems fair. anotherblownsave you have a tag incoming . Awesome you guys rule. Those Scout pictures are adorable. How old is Scout?
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Oct 6, 2015 11:06
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:That seems fair. anotherblownsave you have a tag incoming . Hey, thanks! I got mine as a gift so it seemed fair to gift one along. Bird mod best mod mikerock posted:Scout cuddling with my wife this morning Hnrrghhh so drat cute envy levels rising, rising
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Oct 6, 2015 13:34
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I never got a tag because I don't post here much, I just lurk a lot. One of these days I might get around to actually buying an avatar, then I'll add the gang tag.
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Oct 6, 2015 13:34
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i had some black cockatoos in the garden then the white ones showed up and the black ones left progress??
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Dreggon posted:i had some black cockatoos in the garden then the white ones showed up and the black ones left Gentrification, at least. Hey, I'm gonna be moving across the country sometime in the near future, possibly, and have been kind of worried about how birb-butt is going to handle the drive. It'll be like a 5 day drive. I haven't really put a ton of thought into it so far aside from "Cover her cage so she doesn't freak out". Are there resources I could read about how to safely transport parrots on multi day trips?
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Oct 6, 2015 13:54
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Dreggon posted:i had some black cockatoos in the garden then the white ones showed up and the black ones left Black cockatoos have a scary as gently caress beak, its massive, but I have found them to be a lot less mental than white cockatoos.
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Oct 6, 2015 14:01
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When I moved interstate some years back with a cockatiel, I had it out in the car most of the time during the trip because it was more calm checking out the scenery than stuck in a box.
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Oct 6, 2015 14:04
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SquadronROE posted:Gentrification, at least. Actually when we moved cross country we just put Teeka in the back seat and propped his cage on a bunch of stuff so he could see. Dude was happy to just chill for most of the day, and when he got loud in the evening we covered him because you don't want to have a cockatoo full on yelling in a car. He handled it quite well, a bit of nervousness at the beginning, but after half an hour he accepted his fate. We unfortunately had to house him in the travel cage for a day or two beforehand, so maybe that helped him get accustomed to it before the actual car ride.
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Oct 6, 2015 14:09
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That makes me feel better. Captain Conure doesn't seem to mind trips to the vet in her travel cage if she can be close to your hand (on the cage) but they're very quick trips. We're planning on having her in her night cage in the back seat so that she is in somewhat more familiar surroundings. I'm not sure about letting her out of the cage during the drive, that sounds incredibly risky considering the car is gonna be full of boxes and stuff.
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Oct 6, 2015 14:12
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Some birds can get travel sickness too, so maybe talk with a vet beforehand in case there's anything you can get and give to bird if it happens.
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Dreggon posted:i had some black cockatoos in the garden then the white ones showed up and the black ones left GoldStandardConure posted:Black cockatoos have a scary as gently caress beak, its massive, but I have found them to be a lot less mental than white cockatoos. Also if they are black palm cockatoos PICTURES DREGGON GET ON IT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMBFhaxUIew Eejit posted:Actually when we moved cross country we just put Teeka in the back seat and propped his cage on a bunch of stuff so he could see. Dude was happy to just chill for most of the day, and when he got loud in the evening we covered him because you don't want to have a cockatoo full on yelling in a car. He handled it quite well, a bit of nervousness at the beginning, but after half an hour he accepted his fate. We unfortunately had to house him in the travel cage for a day or two beforehand, so maybe that helped him get accustomed to it before the actual car ride. As long as he can see someone he's alright.
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Oct 6, 2015 14:48
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Sekkira posted:I never got a tag because I don't post here much, I just lurk a lot. If I could I would give everybody in this thread a bird tag and proceed to give everybody in every other thread a PI tag but the admins would put a stop to my madness pretty quickly
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Oct 6, 2015 14:58
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I forgot to post about it, but the property manager who was harrassing us about the birds and not being in an approved location and the snakeproof wall thing around them got rekt by her boss and we have a new property manager now. She issued us a breach notice, as it would turn out, her boss was very not-happy with us giving her a counter breach notice under Australias pretty great quiet enjoyment laws. She nearly got her and the real estate company a fine for what turned out to be 100% illegal bossing around. No birds in birdcages in a permanently damp permanently dark corner under the verandah here. 
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Oct 6, 2015 15:11
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Tendai posted:Cockatoo appropriation (that doesn't even fit I just wanted to say it) Its probably these birds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-tailed_black_cockatoo We get 3 types of black cockatoos here in Perth, two of which are endangered  You only get palm cockatoos right up the top end of Queensland.
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I wanted to take a photo of his chest since the potentially-pearl markings are quite vivid and easy to see today (apparently not with my shite camera tho) and he was not putting up with it for once   Hedonism bird  Please check your conures for the melt button. It works on both Inko and Ohtori-wings droop out, eyes mostly-to-fully close, stop moving, they start licking the inside of their beak for some reason It's in a specific spot, in the very middle on the spine, about as shown in photo 
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mikerock posted:Scout cuddling with my wife this morning oohhhhh....I saw these earlier when my husband (woke me up) got up to get ready for work. Chased him down in the bathroom at 4 am and made him look at them while I sat there going LOOK AT THAT OMG SQUEEEEEEEE He just laughed and went "That is too adorable for me to comprehend at this time of the morning, but that is one happy little bird,...he even has a smile on his face" I am living vicariously though you atm... post moar pics please! Birdie love = much <3
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