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little_firebird posted:Hello. AaaaaaAAAAAAaaaaaAAAAAAHHHHhhhh More
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Eifert Posting posted:AaaaaaAAAAAAaaaaaAAAAAAHHHHhhhh More will happen, I assure you. Hyde is grunting at me from his cage in the "Lemme oouuuuuuuttttt :((((((" tone of voice but I have things I need to finish up before he can free-roam.
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Oct 27, 2017 20:31
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little_firebird posted:Hello. such a pretty bird!!! Very lovely  Looks very soft....
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Oct 27, 2017 20:54
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I was at the pet store yesterday visiting with Mr. Quaker and some weirdly hard to find baby cockatiels that were adorable. Annie, the cone of shame cockatiel, had just been fitting with the "cone." She was so angry about it, she would just sit in place and quietly hiss if you tried to pet her. She was birb pouting.
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Oct 27, 2017 21:08
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I have always liked pigeons, and Hyde just confirms that. They have such great little faces.
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Oct 27, 2017 23:11
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give me your bird pls
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Oct 27, 2017 23:46
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give me burd also pls
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Oct 28, 2017 00:10
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Parakeet Question for Goon Opinions - My parakeets are getting friendly with each other. Baby making friendly, but no actual mating. I have twenty years under my belt in discouraging the behaviour, but since I'm thinking about adding a proper budgie to their ecosystem, would that help or hurt? Also, any tricks an experienced small parrot guy might not be thinking about? Their cage is fine and their schedule is decent. The only change has been installing a "sun" lamp. The lamp is not left on all day.
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Oct 28, 2017 01:42
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SMASH https://twitter.com/donchan08041/status/923119715492413441 sleep~ https://twitter.com/405Nishichan/status/923464460953513984
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Oct 28, 2017 06:02
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Need some advice for a shrieking GCC... Pico lives in the loving room of the house my roommate and I share. This is new in the last month or so- he used to live in my room. Overall, he seems much happier. More people around and is content being out and just watching us putter around. The trouble comes when it's either lights out time (around 9 pm) or if someone leaves the house with the intention of going somewhere else (car starts or his special bird ESP). If that happens, he uses his special shriek flock call that is not only piercing but slightly "Oh god you're leaving me forever, I'm so lonely and sad." The problem is we leave for work at 5:30 am and sometimes that wakes up the person who's not working. Or who went to bed early. Hints? I've tried a certain saying when I leave, but my roommate isn't on board. I try to not react, but I feel bad that my beast is being loud. Am I just stuck with a flock calling bird?
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Oct 28, 2017 08:00
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Window perch, episode 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrAvNF_HBfk Horn of Arby's posted:Need some advice for a shrieking GCC... Going to suggest the same, introduce some rituals for leaving for a short time, leaving for a longer time, going to bed, and coming back. Your roommate really needs to recognize that parrots are very social and do need that assurance from their flock/family.
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Oct 28, 2017 12:24
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Horn of Arby's posted:Need some advice for a shrieking GCC... Do you cover him at night? Or have a special, smaller night cage for him? Amadeus gets his own 'bedroom' -- a small closet with a shelf that has his night cage, which is customarily covered in a couple towels or blankets to make it even darker and help muffle sound. That sounds a little over-the-top bird crazy, I know, but it makes a huge difference. He loves having his own little safe and secure den; he's happy to go to bed at night and settles down quickly, and is usually quiet and content until he's uncovered and woken up the next morning. After my boyfriend and I broke up this spring, but before I had a new place to live, I spent some time staying at a friend's place. When it came time to settle down for the night Ama was an ENORMOUS butt even after I covered him; shrieking, contact calling, hurling his night-jingly around in a rage until he wore himself out. After three nights of this (and me desperately trying to quiet him down each time) my friend quite tactfully said, "didn't you say he had his own closet at home?" We cleared out space on a shelf in her linen closet and stuck his night cage in there. Bam. Perfect behavior. And the same at the new place. Night cage in a little closet, some towels on top, and he was and is happy as a clam. It might not take immediately but that might help your problem! On days when someone needs to leave very early for work there is occasionally some small plaintive cheeping, but he goes back to sleep soon after and is quiet until whomever's left at home takes him out for the day.
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Oct 28, 2017 21:48
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Horn of Arby's posted:Need some advice for a shrieking GCC... This is a lark on my part, but Chuck the parakeet would actually watch my iphone if I put Hulu autoplay on and left it on her cage. Tito did the same thing. It could sometimes help them settle down when they went into full blast featherstorm mode at nine at night. I think Wandy the Cockatiel was a little dim by cockatiel standards. She would just beak the phone to see if it was food, then shove it out of my hands or off the counter. I would play her youtube bird sounds when her calls got ridiculous. The parakeets liked Parks and Rec. 
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Oct 28, 2017 22:28
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I got to pet a cockatoo today. She was like a soft cloud  Then she put her head down like she wanted scritches and, while I scritched her, masterfully plucked out and threw away my earring then laughed my my ear.  Mr. Ana got to meet an eclectus. 
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Oct 28, 2017 22:51
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Closets are great as bedrooms for birb. My avian vet suggested putting them in a nice roomy, dark closet at night, in a smaller cage than their day cage. It has really helped with getting Crouton and Galbedir more hours of darkness and sleep They aren't awake at 4.30 when it starts to get light and the lorikeets are calling, and I can be awake at 10pm without having to disturb them. They are more relaxed and not squeaking when neighbours are trying to sleep.
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Oct 28, 2017 23:48
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:Closets are great as bedrooms for birb. My avian vet suggested putting them in a nice roomy, dark closet at night, in a smaller cage than their day cage. It has really helped with getting Crouton and Galbedir more hours of darkness and sleep They aren't awake at 4.30 when it starts to get light and the lorikeets are calling, and I can be awake at 10pm without having to disturb them. They are more relaxed and not squeaking when neighbours are trying to sleep. I’ve always thought about that! Can you give details about ventilation? That’s what always worried me.
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Oct 29, 2017 04:23
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Bird experts, I have a question if that's welcome here. What species of bird is Big Bird from Sesame Street?
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value-brand cereal posted:Bird experts, I have a question if that's welcome here. What species of bird is Big Bird from Sesame Street? he's a big bird edit: the more serious answer is that it's a contentious question without clear response. the most consistent answer is that he's a bigus canarius The Narrator fucked around with this message at 04:39 on Oct 29, 2017 |
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Oct 29, 2017 04:37
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The Narrator posted:he's a big bird You... You mean....   I can't believe he's a canary. But I thought he'd be something else since he's flightless? Perhaps he does not care for flying, or simply ate too much mash potatoe
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Oct 29, 2017 05:36
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Clearly big bird is an albino moa
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Oct 29, 2017 06:17
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A woman from Iowa, who was having the bird I was interested in DNA tested, flew in for him or her. At least I know Mr. Terror will be somewhere he is loved. Damnit. Time to start from square one. At least they have five "rare" baby cockatiels to pester! I got one out the other day that wasn't hand trained but refused to bite. Good sign.
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Oct 29, 2017 09:13
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Two birds sleepily crunching on my shoulder
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Oct 29, 2017 10:03
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Also bedtime/good bye/morning rituals are good for birds. Think of pretty much any TV show for very young children, and it'll probably have a very set "hello" "time to do X activity" "good bye" ritual. Teletubbies is a good example with an intro and outro ritual that is pretty much identical every time. It's very soothing for little kids, especially special needs kids.
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Oct 29, 2017 12:54
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You know when Sesame Street was in pilot they experimented with dubbing vocals for a live cassowary as a cost cutting measure. It didn't go well.
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Oct 29, 2017 15:11
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Eifert Posting posted:You know when Sesame Street was in pilot they experimented with dubbing vocals for a live cassowary as a cost cutting measure. Yeah, cassowaries are unionized and demanded better pay.
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Oct 29, 2017 16:27
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Ugggh, I uncovered the cage this morning to find Ozzy barfed* everywhere. Scouring a cage when your SI joints are trying to murder you is not a fun start to a Sunday. *I SUSPECT he was regurgitating on/'feeding' this new toy that I put in the cage recently, and it looks like he then proceeded to smear it all over the cage bars to get leftovers off his beak. There was just a lot more of it than last time this happened. New toy is gone, now I get to watch him for any weird behaviors for a little bit before I decide to make a vet appointment  Ozzy please just be disgusting but not actually sick.
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Oct 29, 2017 19:23
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GoldStandardConure posted:Yeah, cassowaries are unionized and demanded better pay. Australia - Home of All the Ridiculous Death Animals, and Parrots.
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value-brand cereal posted:Bird experts, I have a question if that's welcome here. What species of bird is Big Bird from Sesame Street? Per Sesame Workshop he is modeled after a canary. Though he is a bit proud to admit that and has referred to himself as a "golden condor" which is not a thing.
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Apart from Kermit and Miss Piggy are any other Muppets supposed to be real animals? Also what species of frog is Kermit?
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Oct 29, 2017 22:48
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Tsaedje posted:Apart from Kermit and Miss Piggy are any other Muppets supposed to be real animals? Rolf is a dog, Rizzo's a rat, Pepe is a prawn, and then there's Sam Eagle
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I'm not a Muppet expert, clearly. Big bird is a big bird, does it need to be more specific?
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Oct 29, 2017 22:59
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Tsaedje posted:I'm not a Muppet expert, clearly. Big bird is a big bird, does it need to be more specific? There's a reason this thread isn't called bird reasonables.
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Oct 30, 2017 00:14
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  ready for his close-up
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Gonna make a Hatoful Boyfriend mod featuring that birb 
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little_firebird posted:
Your bird in an anime. It happened. - I was in the bird store today meeting birds. They have a large play room for all birds above parakeet sized to play on during the day. But the birds get cycled in and out. Important Side Note - I'm on a blood thinner and simple bites could make me have an irritating ER visit. I walked into the bird room alone and got stink eyed by an Amazon. This amazon is apparently named Pretty Bird. I waltzed over and picked him up and played with him for about five minutes. I left him on my shoulder. Cue an employee seeing me and her eyes going dinner plate wide. She said, "Are you...alright?" "Sure, this bird is great," I say putting him back on a perch. Apparently, the bird is so possessive and aggressive, it has to be towelled around the store unless the old owner is present. He was not. I let a human can opener play with my ear. Ack! - I think if we all combined forces with some other birb goons we could become a hit TV show of bird whisperers.
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So, once upon a time, Mookie the giant umbrella 'too bit the poo poo out of the base of my thumb. On the way to the grocery store, I stopped by the ER I worked at to grab some skin glue, so I wouldn't bleed all over the produce. Co-worker #1: Hey man, that looks pretty bad. You ok? Me: Yup, just another bird bite. Just grabbing some glue. Co-worker #1: I dunno man, it looks kind of swollen. Hey (co-worker #2), check this out! Co-worker #2: Oh man, that looks pretty bad. What happened? Me: Bird bite. Co-worker #2: Maybe we should have the doctor check it out. Me: No, really, it's fine... ER Doc: Man, that's pretty swollen and ugly. Let's have the surgeon check it out. Me: But... Ok, I'll be in the break room. Surgeon: Your thumb and wrist look kind of like a sausage, this is probably a job for the orthopedic surgeon! Orthopod: Looks like it goes pretty deep, I'd like to do a fasciotomy. What happened? Me: Bird bite. Orthopod: That's it? Me: Wait, his pellet mix changed. It has peanuts in it now, which I'm hugely allergic to. Maybe he had residue on his beak, which got jammed into the deeper tissues? 2 nursing staff and three doctors crammed into a break room the size of a closet sigh in disappointment Surgeon: Makes sense. Later! ER Doc: Here's a Benadryl, see you on shift. Orthopod: I'm going to put you in a splint anyway. Can I do a case review on you? I guess what I'm saying is that I can be the well-meaning idiot that adds some bloody drama to Captain Log's bird-whispering adventure. little_firebird posted:
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Suntan Boy posted:So, once upon a time, Mookie the giant umbrella 'too bit the poo poo out of the base of my thumb. On the way to the grocery store, I stopped by the ER I worked at to grab some skin glue, so I wouldn't bleed all over the produce. You're in! When I inevitably end up purchasing a bird store in five to ten years, you are all invited.
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Oct 30, 2017 04:55
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I may or may not steal the greys.
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Sekkira posted:I will definitely steal the greys.
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