Bird Crazies: while he is very clever he is also very stupid

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Captain Log: Oct 2, 2006; Now I am become Borb,
the Destroyer of Seeb

mikerock posted:

We are into the high 4 figures at this point.

Do you still have the GoFundMe website up for Scout?

# ? Jun 29, 2019 23:06

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# ? May 25, 2024 04:22

Plant MONSTER.: Mar 16, 2018; I was watching simpsons at 0.75 without knowing until a scene where homer and bart were getting back massages at a hotel and the noises they were making were super drawn out like a youtube poop

That's good to know. And when you think about it, it's not like Australia is perpetually hot. I'm sure the desert temperatures drop dramatically at night. I've also read a feel-good story about a budgie who was out in -5ishC/23ishF snowy weather. He joined a flock of sparrows (who oddly didn't boot him out and were treating him kindly. Sparrows are usually pretty dickish. But omg they're so cute I want to scoop them up) and they'd feed around this one couple's yard. They managed to get him by luring him with a cage and food and he was good and happy.

anyway birds are so cute they make me want to smash everything

E: I forgot to say this but I'm so happy Scout's seizures have subsided. Definitely an amazing doctor and bird. I vote you use the gofundme money to get Scout a fancy peg leg. :3:

Have you heard anything about Spencer?

Plant MONSTER. fucked around with this message at 23:09 on Jun 29, 2019

# ? Jun 29, 2019 23:06

Tendai: Mar 16, 2007; "When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber."; Grimey Drawer

Please let us know if we can help, if mods are OK with it.

Well, birdmod.

Birdmod only mod :black101:

# ? Jun 29, 2019 23:15

LITERALLY A BIRD: Sep 27, 2008; I knew you were trouble
when you flew in

It is one thousand percent okay and you know it :colbert:

# ? Jun 29, 2019 23:20

theHUNGERian: Feb 23, 2006

*sprints to thread*
https://i.imgur.com/vVTgXbK.mp4

# ? Jun 29, 2019 23:59

LITERALLY A BIRD: Sep 27, 2008; I knew you were trouble
when you flew in

he is perfect

# ? Jun 30, 2019 00:04

Captain Log: Oct 2, 2006; Now I am become Borb,
the Destroyer of Seeb

I'm so used to dopey cockatiels, that the thought of a bird able to do tricks completely blows my mind.

Hell, Serra being semi-poop trained and being able to turn over cups blows my mind.

# ? Jun 30, 2019 00:17

Plant MONSTER.: Mar 16, 2018; I was watching simpsons at 0.75 without knowing until a scene where homer and bart were getting back massages at a hotel and the noises they were making were super drawn out like a youtube poop

I'm very thankful he killed that awful green man!!

# ? Jun 30, 2019 00:43

mikerock: Oct 29, 2005

We're fortunate that we're not struggling with it right now, but the Go Fund me is still active, and donations still appreciated. Although, you guys have done a lot already!

https://www.gofundme.com/scout-thornley-vet-care

theHUNGERian posted:

*sprints to thread*
https://i.imgur.com/vVTgXbK.mp4

!!!

LITERALLY A BIRD posted:

he is perfect

mikerock fucked around with this message at 03:17 on Jul 1, 2019

# ? Jun 30, 2019 01:35

DarkHorse: Dec 13, 2006; Nap Ghost

Captain Log posted:

In all my bird reading and experience, the cold is only dangerous when the temperature drops suddenly. I know some people in parts of the country that get 50-60F with outdoor aviaries. It seems that the birds adjust decently to gradual changes, but not a freeze.

We were always warned about drafts. It's less the temperature and more that they have such tiny mass that they can get overwhelmed quickly. They're warm-blooded after all, so as long as they have food and water and a protected place to escape to they're usually fine.

# ? Jun 30, 2019 02:45

Halloween Jack: Sep 12, 2003; I WILL CUT OFF BOTH OF MY ARMS BEFORE I VOTE FOR ANYONE THAT IS MORE POPULAR THAN BERNIE!!!!!

RoboRodent posted:

During this past semester, I was trying to pull together sources for a research project on penguin preening behaviour, and I came across a (not ultimately useful) paper on captive cockatiels' apparent comfort levels in extreme temperatures.

And yeah, the conclusion was that they're from Australia, they cope quite fine with temperatures up into the high thirties so long as they have a good source of water.

This was a bizarre study for someone to make but I read it anyway.

We had a couple nasty prolonged power outages last year and my cockatiel started seeming uncomfortable until the temperature was back up above 50 F. She's old, though.

# ? Jun 30, 2019 04:34

GoldStandardConure: Jun 11, 2010; I have to kill fast
and mayflies too slow; Pillbug

i found a handy chart for mister bibs:

# ? Jun 30, 2019 07:15

RoboRodent: Sep 19, 2012

Age can make a difference, in fact. Look, I found the paper again. 2015, from a Brazilian veterinary journal.

quote:

The environmental conditions studied significantly interfered with few of the behaviours exhibited by the birds. Compared to 25°C, the high temperature caused the birds to remain more often on the perch instead of on the floor of the cage. This can be explained by the fact that the animals prefer well-ventilated areas, facilitating body heat dissipation (Kenny and Jay, 2013). Behavioural adjustments can occur quickly and at a lower cost than physiological adaptations. Thus, the behaviour of animals represents a direct tool that a wild bird has to defend itself from dangers in the surrounding environment. Parrot species that are kept as pets often exhibit behavioural problems, such as escape attempts, panic, and aggression, that are considered typical in captive environments (Meehan et al., 2004). In the present study, behaviours that indicate physiological stress were not observed, suggesting that the temperature was not high enough to damage the health of the birds.

The surface body temperature of the cockatiels increased when the ambient temperature was increased from 25 to 35°C. Increased skin temperature is a result of a high ambient temperature or increased blood flow at the body surface (Simeone et al., 2004). Previous studies indicate that birds have the ability to adapt morphologically, physiologically, and behaviourally to achieve thermal homeostasis, but factors such as feather coverage, sex, age, and degree of acclimatisation can interact with high relative humidity to define responses to high ambient temperatures (Balnave, 2004). In the present study, behavioural changes, such as remaining on the perch, were more important in maintaining thermal homeostasis.

Whole thing is here, if you like. It's open source, a rarity in academia.

# ? Jun 30, 2019 07:19

Captain Log: Oct 2, 2006; Now I am become Borb,
the Destroyer of Seeb

GoldStandardConure posted:

i found a handy chart for mister bibs:

I need to post that near the bird cages.

# ? Jun 30, 2019 07:37

redgubbinz: May 1, 2007

mikerock posted:

We're fortunate that we're not struggling with it right now, but the Go Fund me is still active, and donations still appreciated. Although, you guys have done a lot already!
https://www.gofundme.com/manage/scout-thornley-vet-care

The link doesn't work for me, I think you need to take the "manage" part out of it.

https://www.gofundme.com/scout-thornley-vet-care

e: look at that face :kimchi:

redgubbinz fucked around with this message at 17:13 on Jun 30, 2019

# ? Jun 30, 2019 17:06

SuperKlaus: Oct 20, 2005; Fun Shoe

Sinbad is 25. I've known him since he was a hatchling. Far as I can tell I've kept him healthy. Awful lot of those 90 years of avocado shrieking left...

Peanut butter treat

SuperKlaus fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Jun 30, 2019

# ? Jun 30, 2019 19:12

Plant MONSTER.: Mar 16, 2018; I was watching simpsons at 0.75 without knowing until a scene where homer and bart were getting back massages at a hotel and the noises they were making were super drawn out like a youtube poop

Hahahaha! You kissed a bird!!

# ? Jun 30, 2019 19:16

LITERALLY A BIRD: Sep 27, 2008; I knew you were trouble
when you flew in

SuperKlaus posted:

Sinbad is 25. I've known him since he was a hatchling. Far as I can tell I've kept him healthy. Awful lot of those 90 years of avocado shrieking left...

Look at that loving Sennie face :kimchi:

I would love to have Charlie out on my shoulder more, but I've been spoiled by a potty trained bird and Charlie is still working on that. Sometimes I ask him to take his poop and he stares at me with his big yellow eyes and I put him back on my shoulder since I don't want him to strain himself trying to go if he doesn't need to.

Then he poops on my shirt.

# ? Jun 30, 2019 20:36

Elmnt80: Dec 30, 2012

Plant MONSTER. posted:

Hahahaha! You kissed a bird!!

He kissed a birb and he liked it, the taste of her millet chapstick.

# ? Jun 30, 2019 21:01

theHUNGERian: Feb 23, 2006

https://i.imgur.com/ZRrh2Ya.mp4

# ? Jun 30, 2019 21:32

Captain Log: Oct 2, 2006; Now I am become Borb,
the Destroyer of Seeb

theHUNGERian posted:

https://i.imgur.com/ZRrh2Ya.mp4

Oh mah gawd!

What camera is that!? :stare:

It looks...real.

# ? Jun 30, 2019 21:45

Captain Log: Oct 2, 2006; Now I am become Borb,
the Destroyer of Seeb

Serra has a new joy in her life - Velcro.

https://youtu.be/qZrNz2Czkrc

Edit - That watch band has now had the tiny rubber pieces punched out, and it's hung in Serra's cage.

It's her velcro watch band now.

:stare:

Captain Log fucked around with this message at 22:45 on Jun 30, 2019

# ? Jun 30, 2019 22:27

Karma Comedian: Feb 2, 2012

SuperKlaus posted:

Sinbad is 25. I've known him since he was a hatchling. Far as I can tell I've kept him healthy. Awful lot of those 90 years of avocado shrieking left...

Peanut butter treat

Ohmygod I love him he's perfect

# ? Jun 30, 2019 23:14

theHUNGERian: Feb 23, 2006

Captain Log posted:

Oh mah gawd!

What camera is that!? It looks...real.

Not mine, so I don't know. But being a photo geek (not a video geek though, so I am am not entirely sure) I think most recent APS-C or larger cameras will give you this as long as you record in 60 or 120 fps and use a format with the least amount of compression.

# ? Jun 30, 2019 23:19

mikerock: Oct 29, 2005

redgubbinz posted:

The link doesn't work for me, I think you need to take the "manage" part out of it.

https://www.gofundme.com/scout-thornley-vet-care

e: look at that face

Thanks! Updated.

# ? Jul 1, 2019 03:17

HEY GUNS: Oct 11, 2012; FOPTIMUS PRIME

Rotten Cookies posted:

This might seem like a silly question, but do you not have screens in your windows?

not in europe--i was in vienna once and saw an apartment with a pair of cats in it; the owner had built makeshift screens themselves with wood and chicken wire. that was the only window screen i saw. apart from that, windows are entirely open when you open them

HEY GUNS fucked around with this message at 09:08 on Jul 1, 2019

# ? Jul 1, 2019 08:04

Pookah: Aug 21, 2008; 🪶Caw🪶

theHUNGERian posted:

https://i.imgur.com/ZRrh2Ya.mp4

Near the start was that a sneeze or a hiss? (Also :3:

)

Years ago, Looloo managed to get a millet shell half-trapped under her eyelid, which I would imagine was extremely uncomfortable. After a couple of attempts to scratch it free, she sat perfectly still with her face tilted up so I could use my big dumb monkey fingers to pull it out. I felt so proud that she trusted me that much.

# ? Jul 1, 2019 09:38

SuperKlaus: Oct 20, 2005; Fun Shoe

smh if u dont kiss birb

# ? Jul 1, 2019 22:01

Plant MONSTER.: Mar 16, 2018; I was watching simpsons at 0.75 without knowing until a scene where homer and bart were getting back massages at a hotel and the noises they were making were super drawn out like a youtube poop

pesto spawned pidgey

# ? Jul 1, 2019 23:00

MisterBibs: Jul 17, 2010; dolla dolla
bill y'all; Fun Shoe

https://twitter.com/AlexTheHonk/status/1145824012506808320?s=19

# ? Jul 1, 2019 23:41

LITERALLY A BIRD: Sep 27, 2008; I knew you were trouble
when you flew in

I am glad this precious baby's heart is ok because mine has burst, I am dead. Slain. This Spix has murdered me

# ? Jul 2, 2019 09:23

GoldStandardConure: Jun 11, 2010; I have to kill fast
and mayflies too slow; Pillbug

baby macaws are the best

# ? Jul 2, 2019 09:35

Pookah: Aug 21, 2008; 🪶Caw🪶

I just clicked on that Buttons meets the baby video again, and when he started yelling, Pookie shushed him twice. She obviously does not approve of loud birbs.

# ? Jul 2, 2019 10:15

Suntan Boy: May 27, 2005; Stained, dirty, smells like weed, possibly a relic from the sixties.

Oh my God the baby.

English birb goons, how do you not go insane at Heathrow? Getting through this place is only marginally less difficult than swimming to the mainland.

# ? Jul 2, 2019 14:25

Tsaedje: May 11, 2007; BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE

Suntan Boy posted:

Oh my God the baby.

English birb goons, how do you not go insane at Heathrow? Getting through this place is only marginally less difficult than swimming to the mainland.

Not really much help to you though, sorry

# ? Jul 2, 2019 14:34

Disco Salmon: Jun 19, 2004

Suntan Boy posted:

Oh my God the baby.

English birb goons, how do you not go insane at Heathrow? Getting through this place is only marginally less difficult than swimming to the mainland.

I've had to go to Heathrow a few times since my husband is from London...and I liken it to a salmon swimming upstream. Take a deep breath and SWIM SWIM SWIM (come up for air occasionally)

Its dreadfully awful

but at least his mum doesn't live terribly far from it so it's a decently quick ride back to the house. But its the getting TO the car that the issue! lol

# ? Jul 2, 2019 17:11

RoboRodent: Sep 19, 2012

I am not accomplishing anything today, because I'm sitting leaned back, resting my left foot on my right knee, and there is a bird there.

In fact, he actively complains about being anywhere else. Of course, this means I can do nothing. Oh well, too bad.

# ? Jul 2, 2019 19:09

Captain Log: Oct 2, 2006; Now I am become Borb,
the Destroyer of Seeb

RoboRodent posted:

I am not accomplishing anything today, because I'm sitting leaned back, resting my left foot on my right knee, and there is a bird there.

In fact, he actively complains about being anywhere else. Of course, this means I can do nothing. Oh well, too bad.

Bwaaah! Adorable!

Serra was extra hyper this morning and not obeying at all.

I got a towel and swaddled her like a baby. (I do this a few times a week so toweling for a trim doesn�t freak her out)

She is calm now. :derptiel:

# ? Jul 2, 2019 19:40

Tendai: Mar 16, 2007; "When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber."; Grimey Drawer

LITERALLY A BIRD posted:

I am glad this precious baby's heart is ok because mine has burst, I am dead. Slain. This Spix has murdered me

Too baby.

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# ? May 25, 2024 04:22

zcrow: May 6, 2014; Ah.. yeah... um... tup tup tup tup tup.. this is something we'll add down the line

Captain Log posted:

Oh mah gawd!

What camera is that!? It looks...real.

60fps video is pretty standard on most modern cellphones, afaik.

# ? Jul 2, 2019 21:36

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