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Battle Pigeon posted:Apparently with me being elsewhere, Inko is so clingy and desperate now he's started (on rare occasions) to fly Seeee, he loves you 
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It's probably more he doesn't like being alone but has become attached to us enough to do something about it sometimes, but I'd like to think there's something genuine there  There's been blood drawn, but only when a human was involved-amazingly Ohtori has been incredibly restrained though visibly aggressive.I bought Inko a shelf perch and a fleece snuggie thing, to make a sort of warm not-nest in a top corner where he can cuddle up and sleep without falling or getting hormonal about it. I hope he likes it, it's going to look really drat cute (Ohtori got a fleece snug too, in Steve yellow) Battle Pigeon fucked around with this message at 04:04 on Jan 13, 2016 |
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Jan 13, 2016 04:02
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Took Pekoe to the vet because his weird constant regurgitating transformed into what looks like constant chewing. Like, hours of chewing on maybe 4 or so pellets. They said his crop felt a bit lumpier than they'd like, so they took a crop sample with a tube, and are sending it off to a lab. It may be a fungal or bacterial infection. Or neither! Won't know for a few days. At least he is still his usual chipper self and full of energy. The vet and staff kept saying what a well behaved bird he was.
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Jan 13, 2016 04:37
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So, this may have just happened:
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Jan 13, 2016 08:00
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Birbs.WMV
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Jan 13, 2016 08:48
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needs more honking. Fun fact! The sound of the alien queen hissing in Aliens is actually a swan! Swans are scary.
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Jan 13, 2016 08:50
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GoldStandardConure posted:needs more honking. They're basically geese, but dressed for their wedding day.
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Jan 13, 2016 08:53
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 interesting choice of wedding dress here
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Jan 13, 2016 10:07
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SaNChEzZ posted:So, this may have just happened: Let's be honest here. Who doesn't want a taco credit card? (I know it's Ritz, shut up.)
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Jan 13, 2016 16:15
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SaNChEzZ posted:So, this may have just happened: Sekkira posted:Let's be honest here. Who doesn't want a taco credit card? So, what you're saying is, he's putting on the Ritz? 
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Jan 13, 2016 16:22
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That.
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Jan 13, 2016 16:23
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Grraarrgghh posted:Which ones? The "KREEEEEE" noises she makes at the beginning she definitely learned from Albert (who did it by default), but the talking and other wacky poo poo I'm not sure about. "Pretty Bird" she could have learned from Albert I suppose. My bird makes none of those noises, though she gets close with her post-bedtime-covering jabbering, but she's much more shrill and squeaky.
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Jan 13, 2016 22:40
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Some photos I've been sent     
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Battle Pigeon posted:Some photos I've been sent My idiot tiels perch in spots like this all the time and then can't figure out how to get off of them
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Jan 14, 2016 02:23
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I love these. It's like a play in two acts. e: "poo poo, steve move you have to get between them" "  OKAY "
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Jan 14, 2016 02:26
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That is exactly what happened and you have to either wait for him to launch himself blindly into space again, find a long perch to reach him, or send Ohtori after himLITERALLY A BIRD posted:I love these. It's like a play in two acts. If you look carefully you can see Ohtori squinting/glaring in the first one, before he huffs away in the second
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Jan 14, 2016 02:27
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Yeah Ohtori has a solid mean mug
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Jan 14, 2016 02:50
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While I am waiting for the test results to come back, is there anyone else who has heard of this problem or experienced it with their birds (paging Pip pip pip!): I am aware Pekoe may have a bacterial or fungal infection in his crop, but why would it cause him to chew extremely slowly? Does it feel easier to digest food if it's been overly pulverized or something?
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Jan 14, 2016 03:25
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Wrecking Ball posted:While I am waiting for the test results to come back, is there anyone else who has heard of this problem or experienced it with their birds (paging Pip pip pip!): It would be a good question for the vet, but I *think* the infection messes up the normal digestion process and food just gets backed up. Either way, Pekoe should be fine after a round of medication I'm sure. With our old budgie - it didn't even lower her energy levels, we only noticed the mush face and her not angrily peeping at everything because she was too busy chewing. She never super liked people her entire life, but the syringe-feeding didn't make her hate us. I miss having a budgie sometimes. Their gibbering is the best
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All I can imagine when I look at these is that he's going "I AM STEVE " "HELLO WALL I AM STEVE "
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Jan 14, 2016 09:06
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Sekkira posted:Let's be honest here. Who doesn't want a taco credit card? Somethings you just can't buy. For everything else there's TacoCard.
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Jan 14, 2016 10:27
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how does the bird even decide to do this
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Jan 14, 2016 11:11
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My red rumps do this on the door frame, but that's more to do with net avoidance.
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Jan 14, 2016 11:26
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Dreggon posted:how does the bird even decide to do this I don't think he thought this one through to be honest.
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Jan 14, 2016 11:35
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Goldfish crackers would be a use-sparingly junk food for love birds, right? My formerly-birdmocking friend texted me at some unholy hour and I don't want to lead him or his bird astray.
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Wrecking Ball posted:While I am waiting for the test results to come back, is there anyone else who has heard of this problem or experienced it with their birds (paging Pip pip pip!): I've been having a similar problem with my budgie. When he eats his pellets his crop bulges out and he has to chew and adjust his crop for a long time afterwards. My vet called it a crop motility problem and gave me an iodine supplement since apparently budgies develop iodine deficiencies easily. Between that and switching him to smaller pellets he has improved a lot and only has the weird crop bulge after eating the bigger pellets (and it's much less noticeable). My vet wanted to try the iodine first but said if it didnt help she'd test his crop for infection and put him on an antibiotic.
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Dreggon posted:how does the bird even decide to do this must be on the highest perch
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Dreggon posted:how does the bird even decide to do this
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High quality morning flirting
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Trebuchet King posted:Goldfish crackers would be a use-sparingly junk food for love birds, right? My formerly-birdmocking friend texted me at some unholy hour and I don't want to lead him or his bird astray. As long as it's small pieces given infrequently that should be okay, I think. Whole crackers are probably a bad idea for such a small bird because of the cheese and sodium content. I gave Ama a piece of goldfish cracker the other day and he liked it, so I went to give him another and he bit my finger really hard 
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:As long as it's small pieces given infrequently that should be okay, I think. Whole crackers are probably a bad idea for such a small bird because of the cheese and sodium content. I love this BUT IT WILL MAKE ME FAT Y U DO DIS!
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Meyer's parrots. Cuddly, more-interactive versions of cockatiels? More independent versions of conures? Quieter than both? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u23IDomN6Uw My SO's heart is asploding. Edit: Metal Gear Cockatoo: Tactical Espionage Screaming Potato Salad fucked around with this message at 21:10 on Jan 14, 2016 |
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Jan 14, 2016 21:07
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Potato Salad posted:Meyer's parrots. Cuddly, more-interactive versions of cockatiels? More independent versions of conures? Quieter than both? Meyer's can be pretty drat loud, we've got one at our local bird club that doesn't speak quietly.
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Potato Salad posted:Meyer's parrots. Cuddly, more-interactive versions of cockatiels? More independent versions of conures? Quieter than both? I dunno about Meyer's but Sennies are basically hyper-intelligent cockatiels that don't mind gnawing on wood all day while you work. Though that might be because mine has pet cockatiels and they've rubbed off on him.
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Phone call just before bird bedtime: "Steve is in the bathroom singing alone and I have a conure on each arm and things are going great  "Phone call about twenty minutes later, after bird bedtime: "So yeah Ohtori attacked Inko when they both landed on Steve's cage but it was just superficial no bleeding also Steve was in the bathroom singing the whole time"
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My Nanday just bit me in the face For some reason she hates it when I drink somethingBattle Pigeon posted:Phone call just before bird bedtime: "Steve is in the bathroom singing alone and I have a conure on each arm and things are going great I love the adventures of Inko, Ohtori, and Steve. Steve is my favorite 
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Battle Pigeon posted:Phone call just before bird bedtime: "Steve is in the bathroom singing alone and I have a conure on each arm and things are going great  You go Steve.
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Dreggon posted:how does the bird even decide to do this You're making a pretty big assumption about the degree of agency a cockatiel has. I mean, I'm pretty sure something goes on in those derpy little heads, but I'd be hard pressed to call it thinking
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DarkHorse posted:You're making a pretty big assumption about the degree of agency a cockatiel has. Cockatiels exist. They exist and enjoy it. Except when there is something that makes them not enjoy it. Then they get mad at the thing until it goes away.
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