Bird Thread

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Birds are:

>A.) Important
>B.) Not Important

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Can you tell how wound up be is? This is the face of a bird who is about to be in trouble. (and the face I've seen before I got several of my favorite scars.)

>>2246676
Don't know why it played upside down...

>>2246675
>C.) goddamn wonderful

Am considering bird purchase. I've never owned a bird before, what is a good starter bird? I'd like something that is friendly, but won't lose its shit if I'm not around 24/7.

I have one dog, so preferably something that doesn't scratch the fuck out of whatever it doesn't like.

I got my cockatiel about a week ago and since then ive tried talking to him to socialize but a lot of the times he starts screaming and idk if its because hes calling for his flock or what. Ive tried giving him treats through the cage bars but he just backs away i just want him to be my friend ',_,'

Also should i let him out if i cant handle or call him back yet?

>>2246867
It's easier to get them to bond to you from outside the cage than inside the cage.

Is it alright for my African grey to eat bone marrow

It's not much but she really loves it

And she nibbles at meat when we can't chase her away from the dinner table fast enough

>>2246679
Cockatiels

Best starter birds

I would personally recommend a pair of conures but they are fierce as fuck (attacks my African grey on a daily basis)

Reminder that birds (especially single ones) need lots of attention, space and time

>>2246867
Okay this will sound really stupid but just try it like once. Take a small bite out of the bird treat in plain view of your bird, and then try offering it to the budgie. It might just work.

>>2246872
So how exactly do i do that? Didnt find anything like that being suggested while researching this

>>2246909
I did this rn actually and at first he waddled away so i left it between the cage bars, then he came came for it and ate it

Anyone know about fixing broken bones in birds?
Found an Australian raven today with his leg broken at nearly 180 degrees. Took him to the vet of course, but just wondering what his outcome looks like.

>>2246892
Yeah it can eat p much nething homee

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>tfw you fail to save your budgie through cpr
this is a long road i must walk

>>2246925
Is your bird hand reared?

If its from a pet shop it might take a while. Hang some millet spray in the cage for it to nibble on. Eventually try and hand feed it a sprig through the bars.

You should probably wait a little for it to acclimatise and get used to you before getting it out. If you're unable to get it back in it'll be stressful for the bird.

>>2247056
Rest in peace, lil birb. He is now flying at an endless blue sky without getting tired, watching you from above.

What is the life expectancy of a budgie who only eats bird food? My grandparents refuse to give their budgies vegetables or fruit like I tell them. They think seeds and millet are good enough.

>>2247788
Im no expert but probably a little less than usual

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May i beg for your help identifying wich kind of bird is this? Mom pick it up from the yard because it couldn't fly and we don't know what to feed it

>>2248295
What's your location, OP?

Beak makes me think it's a bug eater.

>>2248295
Looks like a Southern grey shrike, but I could be wrong.

New Zealand has sum birds :P

>>2246925
Told you it works

Not sure why they do that, maybe they just want to make sure it's not poisoned or something

>when all the beebs are foraging outside tiel's window and he looks them over and gives his contact chirp, and then a hawk flies by and he shits everywhere

>>2246867
Is it like a constant whine? Mine did that for about 3 weeks after being weaned but then stopped suddenly

>>2249172
Jesus anon clean your room

Just found my cockatiel dead in his cage. yesterday she was suddenly very sick and this morning she just lay there on the bottom.
Just buried her, feel worse than I would have expected.

>>2250198
Im really sorry, I hope youre okay.

>>2250200
i'll be fine, i'm just glad she didn't suffer for long. Now i'm just contemplating when/if to get a new one.

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>>2246675

What are your guys emergency plans? How do you plan emergency disaster plans when you own birds?

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>>2246649

>>2246679
Keep the door open to the cage when you are able
Whistle and talk to him like a friend
feed him millet from your hand
encourage him to explore
dont pull your hand back or yell at him when he bites you

alternately

get him another male friend.

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I was told not to get her at the SPCA because she was an angry aggressive bird.

>>2251962
That is soo adorable

My tiels is most likely dying but I dont have any money to take him to the vet
I can barely even feed him, I share meals with him, that's how poor I am right now
I dont want him to die ;_; what can I do

>>2252010

GoFundMe or some other crowdfunding website? You can't really give him away while saving up.

>>2252010
Take him to the vet and tell them it's an emergency. If they have ethics they'll treat him and ask you for the money once he's safe. Then you can negotiate with them. Better to get in trouble than letting him die.

>>2252010
Wow well maybe he's dying because you can't feed him correctly you jackass. Give him away to someone who can afford to take care of him.

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My parrotlet RIP'd last year. I definitely like smaller birbs more, I just don't get along with the amazon my parents got.
https://youtu.be/Hf26yl4HfYo

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Preface: I know hardly anything about birds

My mom has a pair of budgies, they're fed veggies and a store bought seed mix, they have toys that she rotates out, a mineral block, and their cage is almost always open. The male is 9 and the female is 13. The problem is my mom doesn't believe in taking birds to the vet, so the female has a tumour and the male has a fucked up leg. The female is also very aggressive and is constantly beating the shit out of the male who I believe is mentally retarded from flying into the glass too many times when he was younger. They have zero training and will only go on your hand if they get lost in the house and need to be shown back to their cage.

So these birds are on their last leg of life. She has a bigger cage she found at a garage sale and is planning on getting a couple lovebirds when these two die. How do I convince her that she needs to train her birds and take them to the vet when they have problems? She's not even poor she's doesn't even work because my dad makes a ton of money, she just believes that "they're animals when they die they die I'm not spending money to get a BIRD checked out". I don't live at home so I can't train them or take them to the vet when they need to go. What are some good resources for a tech illiterate mom?

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My birb Poopie. He's eatting a treat on my shoulder. Then eating his little mess!

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>>2253743
>MFW People like this posting their face.

Cool bird

HEY GUYS does anyone have the gif of a birb getting scratched but the owner keeps pulling his hand away and the birb keeps following the hand

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question: i know birds shouldn't be left under direct sunlight since they die/explode/whatever, however sometimes my lovebird likes to stay on a perch under the sunlight (even if he could move to a spot without sunlight). is this ok? should i let him do it?

>>2253409
>for a tech illiterate mom?
is youtube too difficult?

>>2253754
like she has anything to lose

at some point you get hit so many times you no longer feel anything

>>2253946
Yes.. of course it's fine. Birds like the sunlight.

The only reason people say not to leave them in direct sunlight is because some people would put them outside in the heat with no shade. Birds can overheat easily. You can tell if he's overheated if he is standing with his wings slightly apart from his body and/or he's panting

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Humbly requesting a picture of a green cheek conure holding a loose leaf paper that says 'OP is a faggot'. I've looked everywhere and can't find it.

In return, here is a crazy pootoo

>>2248295
scissor tailed flycatcher

>>2254345
If I had a potoo, I would name it Chip.
Potoo Chip.

>>2248295
feed it bugs

Help! I recently was goven 2 lovebirds and the bigger one is cucking the little one. I was told they are male and female. The small one is all anxious and afraid of his older companion. Here is a video i got https://youtu.be/Q-bbLosw0uM

How do budgies feel when they're left inside a cage 24/7? No anthromorphism, just realistically. I know people who don't let their birds out and it feels pitiful. They just sit on their perch or swing a little on a swing. Don't they get obnoxiously bored, even in duos?

>>2255001
They do get bored. That's why a lot of birds pluck all their feather out or scream all day

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>>2246649
What kind of bird is this? Saw it in my yard earlier this afternoon, it had caught a squirrel and was ripping it before feeding on it. Was pretty chill too, let me get within 5 or 6 meters without feeling threatened while I snapped some pics. Red tailed hawk?

>>2255012

But how bored? It certainly seems abusive to leave them in a cage but there's nothing you can do.

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>>2246649
Have anyone seen this one?
I'm trying to take a pic but can't find it anywhere...

How do you tell if your Parakeet is sick? Is there a way to help them without taking them to a vet?

One of parent's birds is very fluffy looking and unkept. I thought she was molting or it was because she is alone and doesn't have anyone to help maintain her feathers (plus she has no bath), but my parents got a second bird and she's a lot cleaner looking. The contrast is very noticeable. I don't know if she's sick or not. She eats and plays and the like but she seems a bit drowsy. I think. I can't be certain, but it's 12PM and she's still pretty unactive.

There used to be another Parakeet but she randomly died one day. I think she was fluffy too and then one morning we found her dead on the cage floor. That was maybe two or three months ago and we just got a new friend for her this week.

Note, they're my parents birds. Not mine. My parents won't listen to anything I say about taking care of birds; everything is either "too expensive" or isn't worth it for them. They also won't let me handle them. I don't have a job currently so I can't pay for a vet visit myself. I live at home while going to college and I planned on taking them once I moved out. That is, if they survive.

>>2255496
Well ideally you shouldn't get a bird if you plan on leaving it cooped up in a cage all day.

>>2255527
Loose poops and inflamed nares
resting at the bottom of the cage
extreme lethargy
other birds attack and try to drive it away.

>>2255001
They go crazy, which is why good bird owners have 3-4 birds and a large cage, even if you look crazy when you do it.

>>2255531

Most bird owners are bad owners. I have literally met no one who lets their budgies out of their cage.

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>>2255505
Keep looking, that owl it has to be somewhere.

>>2255346
red tailed hawk

>>2255588
This is very true. Birds are probably the most commonly abused pet; people treat them like they're decoration.

>>2255600
Is it an adult or juvenile there?

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>tfw finally feeding lorikeet birb regular fruits, rather than occasional
>now worried I may be feeding too much
He gets 1 ice cube of pureed apple/banana mixed with his Passwell's brand food in the morning. He runs out of this by noon-ish. I'm running out of food faster lately doing this.
Should I instead provide him with dry food access all day and offer the fruit puree on its own in addition to the available food (in the mornings)?

He does get native flowers sometimes because grevillea is the shit.

>>2255663
White on the scapulars, so I'm pretty sure it's a juvenile. Can't really see the tail but it doesn't look red, so that would clearly indicate juvenile

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>>2256227
Don't think I have any images of its tail feathers but they seemed like lightly brownish to me.

What are some good birds for beginners? I've always lived around people who owned them, but never was able to get a hold of my own.

Any of you guys into or interested in falconry?

>>2254300
That's pretty obvious.

Not the same anon, but how do you tell if a bird is too cold? I like to keep it cool in my room, not overly cold (at least not that i can tell), but i don't quite know how cold is too cold. There's no draft or anything, mind you. For reference, he's a Jardine's parrot, so i realize they like it kinda warm.

>>2255585

I noticed some mushy looking blue stuff in the cage and on the perches a day or two ago. I think it might be watery stool but I can't tell. Does it mean anything when she's curled into herself? I see her doing that a lot. She rests her head in her wings like she's going to pick her feathers, except she doesn't.

How would you know if an owl is in love with you? I've seen some videos of them laying on someone's shoulder kind of hugging them.

>>2251940
I'm seconding this question. I live in Illinois and was wondering what to do to prepare for winter related issues like how to keep a bird warm in a blizzard. I have a cockatiel.

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Nobody ever told me this before! What other wild and crazy tricks do birbs have up their feathers?

>>2255346
>red tailed hawk

Yup.

Good looking fucker, too...

>>2254535
Cage is way too fucking small for a single bird, let alone 2.

Regardless, they are not compatible and need 2 cages.

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>>2257647
He/She was ripping apart a squirrel. Thought it was pretty majestic to watch from a distance.

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This is now a bird thread.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure my parent's bird is dying. She doesn't do anything anymore. She just sits on a perch either half-asleep or cuddled up into herself, cuddled into the other bird. I don't know if she's cold or not but she isn't trembling and doesn't feel cold. She has a tendency to just sit on the food tray for hours in that position. She still moves around a little and eats but she seems to spend most of the time sleeping. She doesn't make any noise either; moves her beak a lot but no noise.

My parent's seem to think she's perfectly fine despite her obviously being sick. It's a shame how people are towards birds. None of us have any money for vets anyway though.

Some of the birds that chill @ my window:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL6-qhbJ3c8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1a2KN4GwbU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0d8AgI_gDI

Also, 5 minutes ago I saw a huge buteo magnirostris on the tree in front

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>>2258136

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Innit

>>2258148
i love them and i hope they repopulate :')

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There's a hawk that comes every few days and sits on the handrail on my balcony and stares at my cockatiels through the screen-door. Why does it do that?

>>2258201
Dinner

I am going to be getting a green cheek conure soon. Anyone have any tips for caring for it?

anyone know if a magpie can get too hot, its over 30 degrees and not sure if this magpie im caring for is going to over heat while outside

SO tell me /an/, how long does it usually like take to get a cockatiel to trust you? Ive had him for about a month now and i talk to him about whatever whenever i get the chance but he wont take treats or play with anything in his pretty large cage. He wont try millet and if i try to give him fruit (i eat some of it myself and then put it in his bowl) he just wont take it. I got him at a pet store if that's important he looked pretty healthy and the shops got a good reputation

>>2258564
Pet store cockatiels aren't tame at all so it could take a long time. I'm surprised he doesn't like millet, every bird I've had goes nuts over it

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this is my bird. i think he's pretty cool as far as birds go.
>>2258564
does he trust you enough for target training?

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these are my lovebirds tinsel and berry. how do i tame them? they're 2 and 3 months old. i had to take them out of the cage and i think they hate me now.

>>2258627
training them is a rly good way to build trust.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqtptXFyb2c

basically do that, but inside of their cage. once they get the hang of it they tend to love chasing the stick for treats and you can work on getting them to follow the stick outside of the cage, and eventually onto your finger to get their food. at that point you can start slowly substituting a command words instead of the stick.

if theyre scared of your hands and dont want to take food from them you can just use a longer stick and hold a whole piece of millet spray. just be very patient with them, respect their body language and try not to push them past their comfort levels. trust can take months to build but moments to damage.

Birdfag here for IDs

>>2246649
Rainbow Lorikeet
>>2246675
Ficedula sp., female (wish it was male). (Old-world Flycatcher). Nearly impossible to ID.
>>2248295
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Take it to the nearest Wildlife Rehabilitation centre IMMEDIATELY. It will die in captivity otherwise.
>>2249172
Cockatiel
>>2250464
European Blackbird
>>2253409
Domestic Budgerigars (Budgies) is a horrible tiny cage
>>2253743
Cockatiel
>>2253946
Lesser Vasa Parrot

Birds often like to bask in the sun. How do you think they survive in the wild, esp. in open deserts. Sunlight is good for birds. Your source is a fucking idiot.
>>2254284
Some inbred captive Rosella
>>2254345
Potoo sp.
>>2255346
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk
>>2255505
Photoshopped Barred Owl
>>2256244
That's because it's a juvenile.
>>2258137
Red-bellied Grackle

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You're in the club and this guy slaps your girlfriend's ass
What do you do?

>>2259016
https://twitter.com/NatGeoChannel/status/794645411919065088

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>>2259016
Boo.

>>2256840
Sorry to break to it you, but he's gonna die.

Unless you take him to a vet ASAP

Standard sick behavior. My old budgie behaved that way before he just died one day

>>2258501
Oh anon, those are the birds I have!

They are sweet as fuck.

My advice
>get a pair
>get them young, hand-feed them
>buy burd store mix, add fresh food to their diet at least 3 times a week
>give them a water bowl to bath
>get them a small wooden box in addition to their cage, mine loves the shit out of it
>find a list of food you cannot give them (avocados, chocolate etc.)

Overall, pretty easy birds to take care of. Let them out often so they can get exercise


Also, I suggest you don't keep them with other birds. They bully my African grey

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>>2258743

My parent's bird magically got better. I don't get how. She looked fluffy and exhausted but now her feathers are normal and she's energetic again.

>>2258564

Any tips on Parakeets too? The birds don't mind my hand in the cage but they don't like me petting them and still move away from my hand a lot. They won't take anything from my hands either.

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>>2259057

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>>2259170
You are a faggot. If you think posting a Montezuma Oropendrola is gonna get me, you can fuck off back to Whatbird.

>I'm an asshole birder who thinks young children that scare birds should be drowned.

>me
>today
>looken for Yellow Billed Loon
>arrived at place
>not much around. Long tailed ducks, murres and shit
>Sanderling flock chilling out
>nigger baby scares then off

I wanted that kids throat slit. Yes they were just Sanderling, but still.

Are finches difficult to keep? I've fallen in love with the way they make beeping sounds, they're so cute!

>>2259679
I don't think so, what type of finch?

Insect-eating birds are harder to keep (imo). Just make sure they have enough space to move around and an appropiate diet and all is well

>>2246950
Cast. My bird broke his leg once, they put it in a plaster cast

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>>2259671
No, I think it's a BAUDO OROPENDOLA (Not Oropendrola)
>Psarocolius Cassini

And I'm just sharing with you some of my favorite birds, chill yer tits

>>2259679
No, they are easy to keep, but you need a trusted vet who is good with birds because when they get sick, they can die very fast.
My friend has them, she lets them out of the cage often and they chill on a little fake tree on her room, cute af.

I know cat loving anons on here hate outside cats, so what do bird bros think of people letting their pigeons fly outside?

>tfw my lorrie birb is plucking his feathers
I've heard it's almost impossible to make them stop.

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This one was a cryptid not so long ago.

Mothman is also largely considered to be a mistaken Barn Owl.

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>>2260551
I thought it was a sandhill crane.

>>2259802
They generally do it out of boredom. Does he get enough time outside the cage and does he have enough toys inside the cage to entertain himself with?

>>2246674
How long has that poor bird been forced to shit in that man's hair?

>>2260605
He lives in an aviary with plenty of toys and stuff.
The thing is he lives with another lorikeet who doesn't pluck at all, and they get along perfectly well. I guess it's just a bad habit or something.

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>>2259671

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i have a question on sexing lovebirds

i have a 10 months old lovebird (i already posted him last thread)
sometimes during a preening session or if i touch his wings he(?) will spread them and lift his tail a bit. Is this a certain sign he's female?
here is a pic of him questioning his gender

How do you tell the difference between molting and illness? My budgie was all puffed up and sleepy for literally weeks. He looked like an unkept mess. I attributed it to the fact he was alone after his mate died. I got a new budgie for him and he still looked puffy so I thought he was dying. One morning I pull up their curtain and he's trim and clean looking again. Did he just molt?

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I think my cockatiel loved the elections, since he got to sit on my shoulder until 2am before putting him to bed
And the moment he heard me get at 5am to get ready for work up he starts calling for me to get him
I love this little fluffy ball of velcro

My little brother wants a bird too, and I thought of an idea today that I'm thinking might be a good idea
>Living with folks for a while while finishing uni and saving up for a house
>Little bro (He's 13 and not really responsible at all) is wanting a bird too
>Have my 4 month old cockatiel that doesn't really like him (How much he likes other people is inversely proportional to how close I am) in a big cage
>Local vet takes in birds that need a home
>Thinking that it might be a good idea to see about getting a bird from her (Like another cockatiel or a lovebird or something) as my bro's bird
>Keep birds together if they get along, separate otherwise
>Bro's bird would be his responsibility, but I'd still help/intervene as needed
>If he decides he doesn't really want a bird, just keep his myself instead of sending him to a rescue
>Otherwise, little bro keeps his bird with him when I move out
Is this an awesome idea or is post-election fever just getting to me

>>2253465
Awewe
Why do chickens try to div on hard grounds?

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Bit of an odd question, but would an owl be able to safely swallow and compact a wedding ring into a pellet, or should one only be inserted artificially? The pellet needs to look undisturbed, but more importantly, the owl has to be safe.

A friend of mine is planning to propose, and their soon to be fiancée really likes owls.

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>>2261070

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>>2260812
>dacnis hartlaubi
Nice file name buddy

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>>2261070

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>>2261088
>>2261102
>>2261189
This was a serious question. I thought it'd be a sweet way to propose, definitely better than putting a ring in a glass of champagne, but I don't want to hurt the owl. I figure, owls can swallow mice hole, and they don't digest the bones, so it'd be relatively safe, but I'm not certain. I've heard household birds are sensitive to things like pots and pans, but is there any risk of poisoning with pure gold or silver?

>>2261195
Clearly at least one of you has access to an owl, so why not have the owl hold the ring somehow?

>>2261195
>owls can swallow mice hole
I would somehow put the ring into the mouse

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>>2260989

>>2261155
?

We're moving with our quaker parrot and need to get her banded for the new state we'll be in. Where can I get this done? Can the vet do it? Google has been surprisingly unhelpful.

>>2261357
I've never ever ever ever ever heard of someone trying to "re-band" their bird. It's only done when they are chicks..

>>2261357
If not a vet, they might know a breeder who bands their chicks who could help you out

>>2261460
Quakers have some fuckey shit going on with them legally, I think because they're threatened where they originally came from and some other shit, and some states require them to have bands

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>>2261070
>importantly, the owl has to be safe

then use an owl shaped box

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Hey guys, I took in a parakeet a few weeks ago, I have two questions. The first is that the bird already had a male name when I got him so I assume they knew he is a male, his cere is also blue, which is apparently indication that he is a male. I wanted to post a pic to see if maybe anyone can tell for sure because I want to get him a little girlfriend. Pic might not be very good, I'll try to get another if that's the case. Also, I want to get him some kind of perch or something like in this video at about the :38 second mark, here is the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYjdjQDS5Hk

I figure I could probably even make something myself so it would cost little to nothing. But I just want to give him something so that he can get out of his cage and he will have somewhere to go. I try to open his cage and let him fly around but he won't do it.

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This is Zorro. She thinks the cat is a big fuzzy blanket.

>>2262147
Be careful. I know you might think your cat is friendly but cats are extremely unpredictable and you never know when they'll decide to be assholes. One tiny scratch is all it takes to kill your bird.

>>2258743
>inbred rosella
Sorry, what?

>>2262072
Anyone help me with a perch here?

>>2262345
Just buy one.

>>2262365
Yeah but what should I get? I was thinking maybe something fairly good sized like in that video.

>>2259106
>get a pair

I was planning on only getting 1, and having it bond with me. I have a lot of time to give to the bird. How important would you say getting a pair is?

>>2258627
Well the thing is if you have 2 lovebirds in a cage,and they get along well they dont usually give a damn about you.

For how long do you have them at your house?

Does the temperament of fancy conure differ from that of a green cheeked one?

>>2262480
Birds are flock animals. I personally think its cruel to keep a bird around only humans. Then again if you are NEETish and can spend all day with a bird you might as well get a cockatoo and have a devoted friend.

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>>2263321
>get a Cockatoo

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Also if anyone wants to ID this guy, I'll share a Male+Female Eclectus or some smaller birds like finches and what I believe to be a Northern Red Bishop.

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>>2261807
Part of it is quakers are one of the few parrots from a temperate climate, and they're the only parrots to build stick nests instead of living in holes on trees, so they actually stand a risk of being an invasive species. They have pretty sizable populations in a few places in the northern US (including Chicago and New York), despite living through some pretty nasty winters.

How do I get my cockatiel to eat other stuff? He's like over 10 weeks old and is still eating formula, everything I tried to hand feed him he just rejects it and keeps whining while flying on top of me. I got some shredded apple and he did eat some until he stopped and kept whining for the formula.

>>2264018
Have you tried pretending to eat what you are giving it?

>>2263109
Fancy is just a color mutation of a standard Green Cheek, so no. Be aware of what you're getting if you want a "Fancy" Conure, as the name is supposed to refer to a Yellow-Sided GCC with some pink on its chest but big pet stores often slap the name on any slight mutation so they can mark up the price 50-100$. Fully mutated Yellow-Sided/Pineapple/Cinnamon/Turquoise do command a higher price regardless of source but not every color is priced equally so it's best to get your birds from a reputable breeder and know your mutations so you can be sure you're getting what you pay for.

>>2264018
'tiels are infamously picky eaters, pray it never gets sick because if you think food is hard medicine is far worse. In any case repetition and and imitation is key - birds are far more likely to want to eat what you're eating than some foreign substance in its food dish. Try eating an apple with him on your shoulder and keep a knife handy to slice off a little bit if he shows interest since tiels aren't terribly strong biters and needing to put in effort may deter him.

So this is just a thought but lets say i became a breeder of some sort of bird. Could that be a good business standpoint selling healthy hand weened birds. I thought about it considering that there werent any bird breeders in my area.

>>2264348
Breeding is largely a job dominated by old fogies that want to be productive and nurture something that won't die before they do and won't also burden their children.

It's an expensive business to start up, rarely makes any money back in the first year, and can have any profits you do make wiped out by vet costs should disaster strike.

Somewhat safer than breeding pets is breeding a showbird and getting stud money, but even that takes a good bit of time and skill.

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>>2262268
Different birdfag here, that looks like a juvenile Crimson Rosella.
Gorgeous birds, but god if their feathers don't clash something awful while the red is coming in.

>>2263499
Superb starling? And share away!

>>2264366
Thanks for letting me know

>>2264370
Ueaj. I know it's a young crimson rosella, it's my bird after all. I don't know why the other anon called it "inbred", though. It's a perfectly healthy specimen, albeit being a teen acts like a retard like in that pic

>>2258136
how can u get so close to them?

do you feed them or why dont they fly away

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Anyone have any luck/suggestions for training their bird to not chew certain things? I understand fully that birds love to chew, and I've got a cockatiel that likes to chill on my shoulder all day but I don't know how to get him to not chew on certain things. The biggest problem is wires, if I have any wires within reach he makes a beeline for them and doesn't give a damn about chewing on anything else (Even wires on my chew-toy necklace) or eating.
I assume most of the reason he wants to chew on them is because I don't let him chew on them, but I would like to not have to put him in his cage whenever I have to do anything involving electrical stuff.

Pic unrelated, but a beautiful blue mutation Eclectus

>>2264319
Fucking hell, the ones at my local Petsmart go from $300 to $600.

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Sleepy birb

>have sensory issues, doing therapy with food
>cockatiel sees me struggling to keep down food
>jumps on the table
>flips the plate over
>figures the problem is solved and walks away
How do people NOT own birds?

VERY COOL!

>>2263499
African Superb Starling.

Where was this?

>>2264608
>do you feed them
Not at all,
I even scare them away sometimes because it's annoying how the window frame is all full of bird shit.

I also wonder why they started coming here. Ive lived here my whole life and this just started happening like two years ago.
Very weird. Sometimes even huge parrots and hawks also come and slam against it

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>>2264020
>>2264321
Thanks for the tips.
Finally after these days he's been eating his seeds, I feel like he's weaned now, he doesn't cry about the formula, just asks for food when it's time and he gets excited seeing the seeds, he flies up to my shoulders and then tries and jump into the seed jar. Also eating crackers and been getting him into eating veggies and fruit too. He always picky like you said but he'll eventually bite the food and start eating it. I'm so happy!

>>2266336
aaww cute birb

How can I get my budgie off of a mixed seed diet? Ever time I try to feed him spinach or other leafy greens, he shows no interest

Why are birds always attracted to crumbs?
It's like they have some kind of instinct about eating crumbs of anything, even if it could be potentially poisonous for them, but as far as I can think there's no crumbs in nature. only man-made food can be broken into small crumbs, so it can't be an evolutionary trait

>>2266778
Maybe because they look like seeds?

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>>2267021
They don't, though.
Not to me, at least.

>>2266778
I dont know about other birds, but looking at crumbs to see if its edible is part of foraging behavior for Cockatiels, and the sign of a healthy happy bird.

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Some common friendly birds I met while I was out

If you work a 9 to 5 job, are birds a good option? Never owned one before, I feel like they often get shafted as, "low maintenance because kept in cage."

>>2267576
I have a cockatiel that's working out pretty well. During my work day he's on his own, and from when I get home until his bedtime he's perched up on my shoulder happy as a clam.

I'd love to bring him to work even, but he's so attached to me that he wouldn't be content to sit in a cage or on a perch as long as I'm around, and I can't let him ride around during all my back and forth throughout the day

>>2267588
Neat. Mind if I ask a couple questions?

First, how is the noise level? I know birds make noise, which, when alone in a house, can be both a blessing and a curse. Does he make a lot of noise at night, or does he let you sleep fairly soundly? Or, is it a, you get used to it and it becomes background noise, kind of thing.

Second, how's the shit? Can they really not control when and where they go? Is being pooped/peed on a real issue with a bird? Does their shit travel outside the cage? I've only heard them described as poop demons, but it often seems rather exaggerated.

Third, how intensive is the diet? I assume, based on experience, that what is sold in pet stores for them is not really what they need to eat.

Finally, any good resources/websites/books to get good information on husbandry? Especially ones that helped you out in your own experiences.

>>2267599
Fine by me
>noise level
As a cockatiel, he's not jackhammer loud like bigger parrots can be. Apparently my cockatiel is a bit abnormal, because he doesn't make a single sound except for calling for me when I get home
Sometimes when I put him to bed he'll practice whistling for a few minutes, but doesn't bother calling me because I've made it a point to be very strict about bedtime. I live with my folks/brothers for a while, and they tell me that even when they're home he doesn't make a sound until I get there. Also, for the most part the females are quieter than the males, and I don't actually know if mine is a boy or girl until results are back in a few weeks but he's a spitting image of his dad, a pied coloration

>the shit
Cockatiels poop often, I'd say once every 30 minutes or so when he's on me. Birds (for the most part) don't pee, and when my cockatiel poops on things it's incredibly easy to clean up as long as it doesn't get squished and rubbed into stuff. I personally just keep paper towels around all the time, and when he poops somewhere I rip off a small piece, pick it up in said piece, then toss in the trash and it's like it never even happened. He also does make an effort to not poop on me even though I haven't tried to potty-train him whatsoever, so it's even easier to deal with when 90% of the time his poop either hits a tile floor or the plastic mat under my desk

>diet
Ideal diet for them is pellets, with seeds as snacks. Stuff in petstores are good as far as I can tell, though my little guy is picky and won't eat pellets so he's been eating a cockatiel seed mix without sunflower seeds (The most unhealthy of the bunch)

>husbandry
I got my little guy by speaking with the local avian vet about wanting to adopt a bird, and from there being introduced to a local cockatiel breeder. Also, Facebook groups help a TON, especially when it comes to questions from new/potential new owners

>>2267576
>If you work a 9 to 5 job, are birds a good option?

Most birds are social animals that live in flocks, and being alone to them is a lot like solitary confinement for humans...pretty torturous.

People do it because they never learned about the social structure of the birds they buy, or they simply don't care.

You can offset this issue by allowing them to have a partner, but they'll be harder to tame since they'll look to each other for companionship than you or your family.

>>2260881
>12 days and 7 hours ago
yeah most likely a girl. Lovebirds are horny as hell. Had a female that would do that and even harass one my male lovebirds when she didn't get any. She'd practically push herself under him a do that

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>>2267686
thank you! mine had a "horny" phase too some months ago, she wouldnt stop rubbing herself on a toy i gave her. i took it away because i was afraid she would ruin her feathers with the constant rubbing.

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Birds have, and will always have, the least offensive and frankly the cutest butts of all species.

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>>2269081
Pics of birds pooping is the funniest shit ever, though. I don't even know why, but I find it hilarious.

So a few weeks ago my tiel had a night fright and lost a few blood feathers. I had a minor panic attack but the 3 feathers we found that fell out came out whole and there was no excess bleeding. However a few days ago she was making these squawking sounds out of no where. She only does this when preening, so my question is that if a bird is moulting and they preen can they irritate themselves or could it be a broken blood feather that didn't bleed but hasn't come out? Do broken blood feather come out on their own? If so how long would that take?
Tldr: tiel lost blood feathers a while ago, started squawking recently, could it be a broken blood feather?

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So I got a Red Rumped parrot yesterday and it started displaying this behaviour.

is it doing what I think its doing

>>2270000
it kind of looks like it's trying to take a shit and failing, do you see droppings on the bottom?

>>2270000
is it trying to lay an egg??

>>2270032
also take to a vet

>>2270027
Yeah, there are droppings.

>>2270032
It's been sexed as male.

>>2270034
I havent even had him 24 hours, he'll be going directly back to the previous owner for them to take to the vet.

>>2270036
>Yeah, there are droppings.
did he let the beat ......... drop?

Do yall let your birds watch tv? I put on Rio, that animated movie for birds, for my tiel and when i played it again for him (hes new and not tames yet so i still have him in cage) he mimicked one of the bird noises

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But why?

>>2270364
>some men just want to watch the world burn

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Here's my new bird, Louie.
(I cleaned up the poop on his perch after I took this picture)

I bought him at Petsmart.
The first day he didn't speak, but in the morning he started to chirp and move around more.


It's his third day and so far he hasn't eaten things from hand (like millet sprays etc.)
when I put the treat on the ground, he went down and started eating.

Right now he's listening to music. Can't tell whether or not he's ok with it, he isn't puffed up but he isn't moving either.
A larger cage is on its way so for now he's in a travel cage. It's coming tomorrow hopefully.

>>2270364
This bird must be awesomely intelligent.
What a great video.

>>2270364
If cockatoo crests are like tiel crests, than that bird is FURIOUS at the existence of stacked cups in her house. Imagine being stuck with a roommate who knows you hate stacked cups, it's against all your beliefs, but that motherfucker keeps doing it.

>>2267151

This picture has a really errie vibe, like the birds are coming for you.

>>2270745
Not that anon, but I switched my petstore budgies from a water bowl to a bottle a year ago and they caught on really quick. Tap on the ball bearing a few times to wet it if they don't seem to get it at first.

>>2270364
Haven't you ever pretended to be a giant monster?

>>2270364
>but why?
Cockatoos hate everything.

>>2270745
yeah, when he was in the cage display, he had a water bottle like that, I saw him drinking out of it a few times when he came here
Also whenever I clean his bottle daily, I check to see if water is coming out.

He was able to take a single step when I held out a stick, so that's a good sign.
I'll feed him veggies and fruits when he eventually becomes comfortable with my hand.

>>2270367
>>2270429
>>2270669
>>2270805
>>2271033
The raised plume is a genuine sign of aggression right? Like that's fight mode isn't it ?

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Okay, just got these two. They are blue and white opaline, but here's the thing: the people told me they are peachfaced lovebirds. I don't think they are. I think they are Fischer's lovebirds. Am I wrong? Can I get some help? Do they look hybrid at all? Their white heads make their eye rings very hard to see, but they are definitely there.

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>>2271352
without flash

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>>2246649
I hate that kiore were intially brought with polynesians as emergency food :-/

Mole ducks were real, id want to raise them, they seem like playtapus

>>2271352
>>2271355
definitely not peachfaces. may be hybrids

>>2271167
Aparently, no
http://cockatoo-info.com/behavior/use-of-crest/

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Could I get some advice? my girl keeps flying away from me every time she sees a mirror, I think because she's my only bird. I can't stay around her 24/7, and it gets really annoying when I do try to spend time with her or I try to put her back in her cage, and she flies back to the mirror. What should I do?

>>2270000
It's either constipated or masturbating... I'd listen to >>2270027 and check the cage for droppings. How old is your bird?

>>2271931
First off, just remove the mirror and bribe her to stay with you more often with treats like millet. Second, your girl is actually a boy, judging by his bright blue cere (nose).

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Currently living with partner's family, this happened a few hours ago:
>get home today and check on my lorikeet
>astonishingly, I find his food dish full of birb seed/dry fruit instead of his lorikeet dry mix (a powder) and his water dish is overflowing and has fruit bits in it
>get fucking livid b/c straight up bird seed and dry fruit isn't a lorikeet diet, I reserve that as a treat
>also because I don't like people feeding my pet without my knowing
>rant off at partner to vent, I suspect his mother as it's something she'd do
>he agrees but is defensive because I am ranting at him at mach II
>he doesn't understand how someone can be so mad about an animal

>later turns out it was the social worker that helps his dad in the mornings
His dad has cerebral palsy. Worker thought it was too hot and my birb's dishes were empty (I change food/water each day but lorikeet bathes in the water sometimes)
>told the dad I was sorry for him hearing my mad rant and I did appreciate the concern
>told him not to let the workers change his food, but they can change his water all they like

Reason I suspected the mother was because she does not know how to care for animals. She has an old golden retriever that she once overfed to obesity (apparently before I was in the picture), and more recently allowed the same dog to become underfed and emaciated because she still doesn't know how to feed him.
He also has severe tooth decay and she only took him to the vet when we continued to rant to her about it (she kept telling us to stop stressing her out when we brought it up). His teeth were loose and wobbly and stunk, he ended up needing heaps of teeth out, vet told us he would have to have been in immense pain for a long time for it to get that bad.
Same dog now has skin rash and they think it's "just old age."

>tfw after all this dog bullshit she said my bird was fat

Thanks for letting me soapbox, sorry that got a bit off-track and not birb related.

>>2271974
That's a cute birb. People think owning an animal makes them a beast Master. My mother in law refused to put her cats on a diet or at least feed them at certain times. Instead she had a huge bowl that she would fill up and let them eat whenever they wanted. Surprise surprise she has 4 obese cats now, and yet she laughed at me when i explained that birds shouldn't eat seeds alone. I cant wait for her dog to finally get lost because she wont train it to stay and wont put it on a tie out when she lets it out.

>>2271978
Oh it's fucking infuriating. When we had to transition the dog to the new vet-recommended dry food (from the cheap supermarket logs of which he only used to get only 400g a day), she immediately gave him a full serving of both foods instead of a increasing percentage of new food per day (as the vet had said). She also wouldn't feed him the meat log in the mornings because "oh he never gets log in the mornings" and would just give him a full bowl of the new food.
When partner and I tried to take control of the feedings during this transition week she would get ultra mad. Because apparently only she can feed the dog.

Fuck it feels good to vent about this, doesn't it?

Today I realized that my bird can recognize drawings of his own species even if they're chibi or unaccurate, as he clearly reacts to them with special interest.
How smart is that compared to an average parrot?

>>2272008
how did you realize that?

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This dumbass crashed into my house last night.. GREAT HORNED OWL?????

>>2271966
Well, she isn't brooding, and I read that female budgies that aren't brooding have light blue ceres. Also, thanks for your advice :)

How do i bond with my new tiel? Ive had him for about a month and ive made little progress like hes not as scared of my hand as he used to be but he wont let me touch him should i just keep putting my hand near the door of his cage and go on from there?
Also whats a good diet for tiels seeds and pellets or no seeds at all

So, I am looking through google right now but I also want your guys input on this matter. We rescued a lovebird from a woman who is an absolute retard with animals, only to find that she is selling more birds because she doesn't want them. The one we have is a female, and the one she is selling is also a female. We don't know the age of them, but they both seem to be matured lovebirds. Will they get along? We wouldn't want to have to find another home for a bird.

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>tfw mio sees thread

>>2250357
This happened to my grandfather's brother, he had a sun conure that cleaned under his nail with its beak and he didn't think twice about it. He got sick and died really fast the next day. They can get sick from all sorts of stuff, don't let them clean your beard either. Definitely get a new one, you can't give up!

>>2272282
What? Did it get sick by cleaning your grandpas nails?

>>2272061
>as he clearly reacts to them with special interest
He usually only reacts to pics or vids of birds from similar species to his.

>>2247023
what

>>2272366
His brother but yes, that's the story I heard. He's always kept multiple small birds and none have ever done it to him before, so he didn't know any better. He also killed all of his birds at once one time when he accidentally left his nonstick pan on the burner when he went to work. House was fine but the fumes poisoned them

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>>2272106
Google is your friend and all buuut...

Interact with him through the cage's bars, if it accepts treats from your hand, target train it with a chopstick. I strongly advise buying a clicker, it works wonders with mine.

Eventually, you should be able to target him to different places, your hands included.

Don't rush anything and be patient.

Pellets with fresh fruits and vegetables, though tiels are notoriously picky about those, keep leaving some in his cage, even if he doesn't eat them at first.
I'd assume your is store-bought, so you might have to transition the seeds out of his diet, you can keep them as treats, though.

>>2272159
If they don't get along, just keep them in separate cages.

Anyone have any experience with pet store birds? Maybe you couldnt find anywhere else or an impulse buy. How long did it take them tame the bird when you got it?
I remember when i was like 12 and coudnt find a breeder and even if i did my mom wouldn't have let me go anyway so i got a parakeet from petco. He would step onto my finger and he was really cool. Rip mario

So my mom rescued a cockatiel yesterday from some cats. It lost some feathers off its back. We bought a cage, food and a cuttlebone the same day.

Looked around to see if anyone was searching for a lost bird. Nothing. It was eating and drinking. Didn't huff at us as much when we found it.
I was looking up vet number to call when it started thrashing about. I should've just taken it to any vet right away. I was gonna call it Sasha.

>>2272990
:(

On a related note, every time I hear about someone else's bird dying or getting sick it makes me very worried about the same thing happening to my cockatiel. The thought of losing my little guy is horrifying to me.

This is what being a parent feels like, isn't it?

>>2265117
buy wires

gib wires to bird

cover real wires with fake wires

>>2256605
Yes, at least on days ending in "y."

>>2261070
My red-tail's castings tend to not be the best smelling thing in the world. I would rather be shit on desu. Also that's pretty weird yo.

>>2273371
Ah so that's why I been seeing desu so much.

>>2248295
scissor-tailed flycatcher. TAKE IT TO A WILDLIFE REHABILITATOR NOW. it will die if you don't.

save this birb

>>2253409
makes me angry when degenerates like this own pets. these birds are kept in a tiny cage, never taken to get medical help when the need it, allowed to bully each other. this is ABUSE. remove them from your mother's house.

https://youtu.be/so6LSuM3BhI
Birds are nature's dinosaurs.

>>2273465
>those penguins watching it happen
Lmao

I just came back from the vet today, and my <1 year old budgie has a mild case of face mites, and has to be quarantined for the next month while he's treated, since I have 3 other budgie birbs.
I feel bad because I just started taking him out a lot more, and now I feel like he'll be left out. How can I make the little guy feel included?
Feel even more bad because I had to throw out his favorite ladder because the mites might have burrowed into it. He's been moping all day, so I at least cheered him up a bit by giving him millet.
Should I invest in plastic toys, since they're generally easier to clean?

Can someone post pictures of plucked feathers? (Not a bird who has plucked, but the actual feathers that have been plucked). I have a rescue quaker (neglected, not abused) who had plucked a decent bit before we got her in April, and we're worried that she might be plucking again, but it's hard to tell since she already has bare spots. I've read that plucked feathers will look more mangled than regularly molted ones, but I haven't been able to find any pics of what plucked feathers actually look like to compare with the ones in her cage. Thankfully, there's not very many feathers in her cage, and they don't look particularly mangled to me, but I want to be sure.

>>2272106
can you at least get him to stand on your shoulder?

>>2274368
Nope i got him at a petstore so he wasnt tamed but after a month hes gotten used to my hand being left at the door to his cage but other than that no

>>2269471
That's poop assisted launch.
Birds about to slingshot forward at a truly frightening rate of speed.

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Look at this adorable little fucker.

>Fell into the Walking Dead's trap
>Cockatiel's bedtime is 8, but TV is in same room as his cage so gets to stay up late while show is on
>He's struggling and failing to stay awake once it gets to be about 8:30

On a bad note, I had some work this weekend so I took him up to my office to see if I could make it a regular thing, but he was too amped up while in his travel cage on my desk and not on me.

is it weird if my lovebird takes naps throughout the day? is he not getting enough sleep?

>>2274376
but you let him out of the cage yes?

>>2253946
y do bord have shroom?

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>>2259818
Oh fuck!!
Run Nigger! It's Clockwork!

>>2274838
I let his cage open so he can come out whenever he wants but hes only voluntarily come out once

>>2263321
..dogs are pack animals....wassup bish

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What's this little guy?

Alright so I live with my wife and since we are both infertile take care of animals. She works at petco and I take care of our cat, dog, two fish, and three ferrets during the day. So I am home 24/7.

Now we have been interested in getting a single cockatiel but there are some questions we have. First of all will it be okay to walk around a cat and an old dog who sleeps all day? The cat is fine with both the ferrets and the dog so it shouldn't be a problem right?

Next up on the list is when we get a cage for it would it be okay to let the cage door open for most of the day? I don't intend for it to be out the same time the ferrets are. Will it bite cords or sockets? I can keep my eye on it most of the time since as I said I'm home 24/7.

Beyond that is there anything I should definitely know? I think I got the diet already laid out and toys too. Will it be fine wandering into rooms if say I let it out of my vision to watch a YouTube video or something?

I plan to talk and pet it most of the day

>>2275051
Cat and bird is no go unless you keep a REALLY close eye on them together. As for the door, same thing keep an eye on the cat you never know what itll do

>>2275052
How long do you think it would take for them to become acclimated with each other? A year? Never?

>>2275054
Not sure maybe someone else can answer but this is a pretty slow board. Sometimes i dont even get replys on generals here

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>>2246649
Bird is love

>>2275056
Well I'm used to slow boards. If it doesn't get a reply I will simply try again next thread as I google more.

>>2275054
Don't trust a cat with a bird. Cats are naturally aggressive, even if you think they get along you will regret it when the bird dies from an infection from a scratch or bite.

>>2275051
>>2275101
Also don't be surprised when it kills your ferrets. Why are catfags so irresponsible? Please don't get a pet bird just to make it bait for your shitty cat, that is cruel.

>>2274728
I've two birds and they both take short naps once or twice a day.
I don't think there's any problem with that.

>>2275102
Right because that was my plan all along. To simply feed a live bird to my cat.

>>2274728
>>2275133
Mine take one or two naps a day too. They're supposed to get the 10-12 hours and they don't usually get that much (undisturbed) at night time so they make up for it during the day.

>>2275141
Your plan was to let the bird and the cat roam the house, which is the same as feeding the bird to the cat.

>>2275143
No my plan was to ask strangers on a Mongolian finger painting site to see if it was a possible thing that could happen. To ease what ever slight worry I will say I will not do it.

>>2275051

Cats, and ferrets, are predators that eat birds. I wouldn't bring a bird into that circus. All it takes is ONE mistake on part of the cat, or the ferrets, and you've just killed your bird.

It's irresponsible to bring a bird into that environment, dude, so don't.

Can someone give me some general advice on budgies? I've recently gotten two of them, they have a nice cage food and water plus things to play with and climb on. So I was just wondering on any specific things to keep them safe and healthy birbs.

Hey, I'm the Rosella guy.
One of my birds (specifically this one >>2254284
) has a weird habit. Once or twice a day he'll come to me and start making a continuous chirping sound, completely different to his usual chattering a whistling. When he does that, he seems to like getting his beak and cheeks petted, but he also stays in some kind of "mount me right now" pose if I pet him. This doesn't make sense since the breeder said that he's a male and even if he wasn't he's around 6 months old. Then again, it does look 100% as if he wanted to get the sex.

Any idea what could this mean?

I wish the bird general was more active. I wouldn't even mind blog post

>>2275507
Where did you get them from

My tiel makes these really loud screams (im assuming its a flock call) for no reason sometimes even when im talking with him a bit far away. Im going to a bird expo this Saturday and i was thinking maybe getting him a friend would quiet him down. Would that work or no? Google was no help

>>2276388
If your tiel is like mine, he's calling for you because he wants to be closer to you (ie. on shoulder or the like)
Mine is crazy attached to me though, so I don't know how correct my guess is

And from everything I've gathered, getting a friend for a bird is an absolute crapshoot if it makes them quieter or louder

>>2276425
The thing is though im in the process of trying to tame his since i got him from a pet store

>>2276425
Yeah it is a crapshoot. When I got another tiel my first tiel was definitely PUMPED but they are very loud and rambunctious together haha

>>2276426
If you're still taming him I would probably wait to get him a friend because taming him will be much harder with that distraction. He may be bored, he may want you to be closer, or he may be doing it just because it gets a reaction. Or he could just be a noisy bird.

>>2276429
Yeah ill wait till hes tamed and maybe then ill get him a friend

This bird on the right is sick and hardly moved in the last five minutes. Is there anything I can do?

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>>2276509
The only thing you could really do is ether take it to a wildlife rescue or a vet but they must be an avian specialist.

>>2260900
Nigga got it in, is all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTT8Lxjh0Cg
My favorite birb video, bonus for Attenborough

>>2260992
Because that's a hot plate it's being forced to stand on.

>>2272077
Well, if he crashed into your house he can't be very great.

>>2272077
Why is your house so fucking green?

My birb fucking loves the Christmas tree, and wants to be held up to it at all times. My dad lit it up while I was gone, and instead of him being pissed at me being out, he seemed to instead be excited to show me the tree.

>>2276526
Carlos!!

>>2260932
Don't get your brother a bird if he can't 100% take care of its needs on his own. I don't mean buying things for it, assuming he has no income himself being 13, but proper feeding, cage cleaning, interacting with, ect. He might get too used to your help and that bird is left with a shitter when you move out.

>>2261195
I love owls but in no way will I think pulling a wedding ring out of an owl pellet is romantic.

>>2265433
>make my bird a nice mixed buffet of seed, raisins, and assorted nuts
>bird takes a single raisin
>flips the plate onto the floor
>laughs at me

I love birds.

>>2275558
male and females do the same ritual

To those tame tamed an untamed pet store bird, how long did it take to tame it?

>>2273923
Yes, plastic toys are fine

>>2276736
How does he laugh at you?

>>2277256
Depends on the bird. Might never happen, might happen fast

Will help if you had another bird beforehand though.

Try hand-feeding it first, and then take it out

>>2277256
I meant those that tamed an untamed bird sorry im drunk and this cockatiel doesnt love me

>>2277258
Not him, but mine (African grey) imitates our laughter whenever he acts like an asshole

>>2277259
This is my first bird ive had him for about 2 months now. He almost took some millet from my hand but backed away at the last minute. I guess thats progress?

>>2277263
Eh, it's something.

Try it using his favourite food

>>2277261
Thats so cool. Are african greys nice birds to keep? I was thinking of getting one a long time from now since ive always wanted a big bird

>>2277265
He really likes sunflower seeds but he never takes them from me

>>2277266
Define 'nice'

They are easy to keep as in they aren't noisy, but mine is a nipping asshole that chews on everything in her path

Oh, and she is a picky ass too, refuses to eat bird feed and steals our food instead

>>2277269
So they're really smart but also not so loud. Im guessing each AG is different in personality

>>2277267
Just keep trying, like holding it between cage bars or something. My budgie took almost half a year before she dared to take food from me without hesitation. I find that biting a bit of the food (in plain view of bird) and then offering it does wonders. Obviously, you would only try that with fruits

Get it used to your presence by staying near the cage.

>>2277270
Yes, that's about it. Get a young one and hand-feed it to ensure it is attached to you, if you wish to own one.

>>2277271
His cage is in my room where i am most of the time while im home. I talk and try to whistle to him but other times when im doing other stuff, he screams really loudly. I talk to him but he doesnt stop so id just place my hand near the cage and hed stop but now he just keeps on going till i place a blanket over his cage. Id just ignore trying to teach him that screaming will not always get my attention but i live in an apartment so i dont want anyone complaining

>>2277273
Why he screaming though

Does he have toys?

>>2277275
Yeah he has a big enough cage and a few toysm ive only every seen him play with them once and whenever im busy i play some music for him. Idk if hes screaming though im gonna video him doing that and upload it somewhere so some could tell me what hes doing

>>2277276

Birds naturally get noisy in the morning, in the evening, and sometimes at mid-day. Morning noise is pretty much to wake everyone up to start looking for food. Mid-day will be noise to gather everybody back up for some grooming, or a nap, before going back out for food. Evening noise is to gather everybody up for the roost until the next morning. In between those times they make contact call noise, which is a just a simple call out for any bird nearby to verify that a) they're not alone and b) that nobody see's any threats.

Screaming and getting loud is just natural for them, as it helps keep the flock alert and alive, and serves as a form of expression as well.