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Terra is the cutest goddamn bird, I've been doing ten hour shifts for the past five days to cover for absent staff and every morning when I get up and get ready, she yells. A lot. So I refill her pellets and water, put my shoes and scarf on and unlock the door. Still yelling. Until I say "bye bye terra I love you", then she instantly calms down, fluffs up and starts beak grinding Birds  
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Feb 21, 2020 11:41
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Kitfox88 posted:Another friend just today had their cat jump into hot gravy they were putting on the table (cat is fine other than tenderness on the paw, they got lots of cuddles). What is it with pets and walking into stuff you shouldn't walk in? My cats have left paw prints in frosting, on cakes, on cookies, flour for kneading dough....ugh such pitas. The birds tho would MUCH rather leave feetprints of salad dressing, applesauce, mac and cheese sauce, tomato sauce etc...(whatever can stain the best at that moment)...then fly to the thing that will highlight their mess the best. I swear to god they are little artists that like to compete to see who can make the most noticeable yet subtle feetprints on the most obvious areas (curtain, clean clothes, jackets etc) and then poop next to it to claim ownership.
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Feb 21, 2020 17:17
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I just had to get a healthy, deeply rooted molar yanked due to wisdom teeth issues. Serra has been snuggled against me nonstop since I got home, being way less sassy than usual. Does she know it’s been a long morning for me?
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Feb 21, 2020 19:42
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Captain Log posted:I just had to get a healthy, deeply rooted molar yanked due to wisdom teeth issues. I'd believe it. Cockatiels can be real dumb but they are empathetic. Today I had to give Ozzy and Sera a time out because they were hungry and tired and tantrumming and they would not eat the food that was right loving there until I shut them in the cage. Today I also had an existential crisis and a crying fit and they both dropped what they were doing (eating, again) to come sit with me, and sing a little, until I stopped. Both of these things are true.
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Feb 21, 2020 23:46
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RoboRodent posted:I'd believe it. Cockatiels can be real dumb but they are empathetic. Good Birbs. 
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ITS TIME FOR A QUIET WEEK pig has wares if you have coin  wait i do have a gofundme if anyone wants a feather mailed. but it's for a discord bot so throw your money at worthier causes. How are customs with random feathers in envelopes during a global viral crisis? iRend fucked around with this message at 04:28 on Feb 22, 2020 |
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Feb 22, 2020 04:21
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Feb 22, 2020 13:52
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iRend posted:ITS TIME FOR A QUIET WEEK They'll definitely get seized in Australia and New Zealand. Wooden objects are regularly taken and any kind of animal bits are going to get confiscated and sender and/or receiver will get very stern letters from customs at the least. If you try sending them to Tasmania they will basically nuke the envelopes from orbit.
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Feb 22, 2020 15:21
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:They'll definitely get seized in Australia and New Zealand. Wooden objects are regularly taken and any kind of animal bits are going to get confiscated and sender and/or receiver will get very stern letters from customs at the least. If you try sending them to Tasmania they will basically nuke the envelopes from orbit. feathers within australia seem to be fine secret santa sent me a box that contained a single feather this year (and another box that had a book)
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Feb 22, 2020 15:50
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Perfect. https://i.imgur.com/pZmGta3.gifv mediaphage fucked around with this message at 21:16 on Feb 22, 2020 |
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Feb 22, 2020 21:00
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Isn't...isn't that sorta...stimulating the bird?
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Feb 22, 2020 21:11
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Captain Log posted:Isn't...isn't that sorta...stimulating the bird? That was kinda my first thought, but if they're just doing quick taps, it's probably fine. Lots of birds like to burrow. Also, did something change in terms of forums or imgur? I used to be able to just timg some mp4s, but now the only thing that appears to work is linking the gifv?
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Feb 22, 2020 21:16
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Asking for a friend (really I am) what's a good size cage and bar spacing for a parakeet?
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Feb 22, 2020 21:20
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1cm width for budgies, size is "larger than the cage the pet shop shows you" Need hopping room, stretching room, a place for chewing things, a place for screm, a place for eat and a place for poop (this is all the places). CARDBOARD TUBES, ALL OF THEM.
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Feb 22, 2020 23:51
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If it's just a single bird I'd say something that's 16 x 18 x 18 inches at least (you can skimp a bit more on the width, but length and height are very important). The main cage I own is just slightly larger and I fear it's not enough room for both my budgies but they spend a majority of their time out of the cage, I have a tree they hang out on. The cage is mainly used for food time, sleep or as a designated safe spot. Also, I wish my budgies were social like Pig. I miss having a pal bird! Pesto and Mayo love each other and just tolerate me. They'll only interact with me directly if I'm holding both birds. Plant MONSTER. fucked around with this message at 00:38 on Feb 23, 2020 |
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Feb 23, 2020 00:32
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I love the budgie on this zupreem pellet/seed mix bag look at this bird, take time to study him
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Feb 23, 2020 00:37
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I agree that a big cage is a good cage, but anytime I put a cockatiel in a "big" cage they just stay up in one corner. I question if they'd really utilize a big big cage, or if they like the perceived safety of a someone enclosed space. Serra is still sleeping on a nightstand next to my bed. Moving her cage is a bitch, but I sleep better knowing I'm right there if she gets scared. I'm single, I can do what I want.  POLL TIME! What does everyone feed their cockatiels? Serra eats a special seed and pellet blend that's approved by the vet. But I'm mentally preparing for her having to get less chonky and would like to hear what works for everyone else. I know it's not her seed and pellet mix, it's my father sneaking her treats --->  
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Feb 23, 2020 00:41
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Zupreem pellets. The fruit flavoured ones. Though right now we're going through a phase where no one wants to eat the banana shapes even though I'm pretty sure they're all the same flavour. They like them quite a bit. They also get a spray of millet a day, various birdy treats as seems appropriate (they go crazy for the nutriberries popcorn), and the occasional bite of what I'm eating.
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Feb 23, 2020 00:49
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Obviously I don’t have a ‘tiel but we like Hagen’s Tropican. We buy the one with this bird on the cover they’re the smaller pellets: He gets unlimited free pellet feed, unlimited free chop of whatever produce I have that day (I try for one green, one veg, and one fruit in every bowl at a minimum); we also do sprouts for him sometimes. He gets a small bowl of guilt seeds when I have to leave for a while, and we give him single seeds off and on most of the day. He’s been stable in weight for the last year or so. Also, tonight he needed to clean his teeth after the pellets. https://i.imgur.com/w7KYGj1.mp4
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Feb 23, 2020 01:33
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mediaphage posted:Also, tonight he needed to clean his teeth after the pellets.
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Feb 23, 2020 01:55
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My vet recommends Vetafarm nutriblend for budgies, tiels, and lovebirds. He reckons Roudybush is even better but you can't get it in Australia any more (and it was usually only available from bird vets and specialist bird stores before then). He recommends the colourful ones over the brown ones because they produce A Superior Quality Stool and he is very fussy about stool quality, also most birds prefer the colourful ones. They are all made with perfectly bird safe plant based dyes. These two get pellets plus random fruits and vegetables depending on what's in season. They love strawberries, stone fruit, apples, pears, cabbages and lettuce, kale, carrots, and lots of other things. They prefer raw to cooked vegetables and won't touch human food or squishy food like cooked sweet potato, porridge, cheese, etc. They get sunnies for being good birds and millet or treat sticks when they are on a real good sale or I have to leave them overnight or with a friend.
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Feb 23, 2020 02:01
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My budgies are particular about sprouts. They absolutely go bonkers for sprouted broccoli but the store didn't have any for a period of time, so I tried different things like pea shoots, herb sprouts... They eventually started ignoring sprouts altogether until a few weeks ago when they started restocking broccoli sprouts. It took them a few minutes to realize that sprouts were now good once again but now they eagerly demand their sprouts.
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Feb 23, 2020 02:30
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I haven't tried my boys on sprouts. I should. Sometimes I buy them wheat grass and they enjoy that.
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RoboRodent posted:Zupreem pellets. The fruit flavoured ones. Though right now we're going through a phase where no one wants to eat the banana shapes even though I'm pretty sure they're all the same flavour. They like them quite a bit. You've got to be kidding!!! Wandy wouldn't eat the yellow ones either!!! Those made multicolored poops and she, like Serra, got a lot of time out of the cage. I switched her to Harrison's without issue. Wandy wouldn't eat much fruit or veg, because she apparently lived on Cheerios and Cheese Its with the family fostering her. (I know  ) But Wandy would eat any pellet I put infant of her without issue. Serra has been a little more difficult, but I just need to get my Dad with the program. I measure her food every morning and give her a fixed amount. She is sure as hell getting chubbers from something other than what I'm doing. My father is a sucker for Serra doing a little food dance when he gets home. He always says, "She looks like she is starving!" If I can get the vet to talk some sense into him, the problem will fix itself. The vet did say 110-130 was acceptable for a bird with Serra's build. She is 128. Ok, I'll be honest. She does get a TINY piece of my low carb tortilla at night. Tiny, though. Tiny.
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For a while it was the orange pellets that never got eaten. I don't know why that changed. I've never got Ozzy to eat a vegetable, but I suspect he was on a straight seed mix diet before the rescue, which put him on the same zupreem pellets I'd been feeding Sera. He's very suspicious of new foods, but he likes his pellets, and I suppose that's good enough. I've been working on offering him bits of food from my fingers, which is still Scary For Him but he's getting good at it. I've never weighed him but on the rare occasion he deigns to step on my hand, he definitely feels more chonky than Sera.
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We cheat by putting his seed on the scale and he jumps right up after it. I am hesitant to correct a vet but I don’t believe for one second that coloured pellets do anything at all for a bird’s stool. I have to say I always feel a bit blessed with our little dude because he’s really no trouble. Eats all his pellets, always eats a little of everything in his chop dish, almost never bites (and is very careful about it) or screams, etc. I feel pretty birb spoiled tbh. In re sprouts: if you’re going to be feeding sprouts to your birds regularly, I would like to suggest that you just do it yourself. It’s very easy and quite cheap, and you have less risk of bacterial contamination, which is common with sprouts. Plus it makes functionally infinite amounts. If anyone wants any help getting started doing that I can link the stuff I do.
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Pippu is eating Harrisons adult lifetime. He seems to enjoy it. Gets some seed mixed in on the weekends and plenty millet for snacks most days (when he behaves). was eating the high potency blend before to get used to pellets. The first pellets we bought him he wouldn’t touch. Need to order some more food supplies soon. Reckon pippu will get more Harrison’s. A whole other question is what to give the finches. They were on a Harrison’s diet for a while, but their stomachs didn’t cope well. Extremely runny poops and both of them started looking a bit ruffled after a while. Now they’re on an all seed diet (there’s pellets in the mix but they wont touch them). They look really nice and healthy, but I think the hen is starting to get overweight again... need to find a better mix or something... any suggestions?
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Nicky eats Roudybush california blend. She prefers it to the point of now rejecting zupreem and tossing it out of her bowl when we give her a mix.
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Hi! I figured I'd ask for the thread's opinion on a subject before making any decisions. I have a fifteen-year-old cockatiel and so far I've managed to do a good job of keeping him alive, despite his best efforts. Whenever I've lived somewhere, his well-being has always been a priority (mainly a good window on a second or third floor) and he's always had a room to himself in my office or bedroom. That being said, the time has come for me to buy a condo and within my budget, sacrifices have to be made. 1) Current bedrooms on new units are small and I won't be able to squeeze him in - this means he'll be in the main area of, say, 300-ish square feet, shared with a kitchen. I only use aluminum pots and cast iron (enameled and not) to cook - nothing with nonstick coatings. Assuming he is at the opposite end of the room, he should be fine, no? I don't go high heat very often. Worst case scenario I do have an air purifier that can cycle the air in a 400 square foot room in 20 minutes that I can break out as needed. 2) Even though they're considered foragers, would something garden-level be too stressful for them, more so with passers-by, or is this an "every bird has their own tolerance" kind of thing? Additional care would be made to make sure, say, he's not getting a face full of street pollution (example, having a window facing the courtyard), the window and view are of adequate size and that he's gets to bathe in the sun as much as his heart desires. He has a massive flight cage (about 32"x28"x60") with toys I rotate in and out, but he likes looking out windows more. Thank you for any opinions! Anywhere I buy is going to be a downgrade for him since he's been spoiled but it's a sacrifice he'll have to make to make sure his owner doesn't get priced out of the market this year. WorldWarWonderful fucked around with this message at 13:13 on Feb 24, 2020 |
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Feb 24, 2020 13:09
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Just make sure he has a way to hide from the window and you should be okay. My two 'tiels love looking out the window, but sometimes they just need to flee from a passing crow or dog.
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He'll be fine in terms of cooking. In terms of positioning, every bird has their own comfort. What I do for my Auri (who is not a cockatiel) is her cage is in front of the window, but about 1/3 of it is in front of closed blinds, so she has privacy if she wants it (doesn't feel like the world is watching her while she naps). You can do something similar with a blanket over part of the cage or something similar.
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WorldWarWonderful posted:Hi! I figured I'd ask for the thread's opinion on a subject before making any decisions. First off, we need pictures to ensure you actually have a bird. I've had cockatiels most of my life that live next to parakeets. Here are my take aways - 1. I live in a small, single level condo because I have a leg disability. But, I've lived in far smaller apartments. I've always found that cockatiels thrive getting to be in the "hub" of the house. The get to interact with everyone, see everything, and have a quite place when the house goes to bed. I'd think a nice position in the main living area would do just fine. I cook a minimum of twice daily and have for a long time. Most unsafe pots and pans have to get heated to over 500-600 degrees to release unsafe particles and the majority of American ovens aren't capable of that. Still, better safe than sorry. I'd imagine cracking a window with your oven hood running would do the job just fine. 2. You are absolutely right - it depends on the bird. The only time I ever had a bird right up next to a window was my last cockatiel after she got pretty ill and decrepit. It was a third story apartment without any nearby perches for anything predatory. Wandy, the bird, liked to look out the window when I was gone at work. But, I normally keep cockatiels within view of a window, but not right up against one. I had an issue with an rear end in a top hat pigeon terrifying my birds, who would look through the window like a stalker. Just keep your antenna up and see how the bird does and adjust accordingly. I still wouldn't think too much about it, cockatiels are hardy birds that thrive in a lot of conditions. But, this could all be moot. Where are your bird pictures?
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 Bonus snapchat filter edition when my ex would play with him if I was having a late worknight:
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BRB figuring out “what is Snapchat?” and “what is a filter?” and then taking a bunch of fat Serra pictures.
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Feb 25, 2020 03:01
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Feb 25, 2020 22:18
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mediaphage posted:he really loves the fridge That birb is saying, "Go away! I'm doing important things!" Serra is still a glorious (chonk) beast. When she gets happy, she turns rounder. This is her right when she got out for morning playtime, so she is quite happy and round. 
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Captain Log posted:That birb is saying, "Go away! I'm doing important things!" Thiccatiel more like
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Tendai posted:Thiccatiel more like I'm getting really partial to Chonkatiel.
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