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Post by mizloco on Nov 11, 2013 18:08:52 GMT
Goldie does have such a lovely colour. She is a little cutie.
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http://youtu.be/F9ADEs8IHJk Here's a new video, featuring the little yellow bird.
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Post by GoldieNYC on Nov 11, 2013 19:24:37 GMT
ah lovely... love the cd, grid etc on the wall... I might have to just try that, although not sure what to attach to yet It's actually an old re-writable disc. The label side is mirror-shiny - even better than the playing side. Your bird will love it, as it wobbles and spins, while it reflects.
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Post by stace on Nov 11, 2013 21:07:42 GMT
What a good idea with the old disc. I've got stacks of those.
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Post by phoebe on Nov 12, 2013 16:52:41 GMT
I am not sure I would suggest my solution to everyone but it worked for me. Allie is quite the biter but it's almost like I figured out she doesn't really understand the notion that the hand is part of me. I put my hand in her cage and if she bites and I say "doux" which means soft(ly) she looks up at me surprised.
I fed her carrots and nutriberries (both she just tears apart and spits out. I let her bite me for about twenty minutes. I have to say I have thick skin and also I can fake it pretty good even when it felt like she did get through the skin. She has totally lost interest in biting.
It was just something I tried. I must admit I was surprised at the throbbing after in my hand. I guess it was a bit of a crazy solution.
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Post by ffiscool on Nov 12, 2013 17:37:33 GMT
Ooh I will try that. Although mine is random. Bailey never bites me when I put my hand in his cage which I would have thought he would. Yes, it does really hurt, doesn't it
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Post by GoldieNYC on Nov 13, 2013 4:46:07 GMT
Or just use a fake hand. Why suffer? I do agree that the birds don't always seem to connect the hand to the keeper, but that has to be fraught with variations. My bird would have to know that the hand and the keeper are at least closely-related. The two biting reasons: territory and fear. It does make one think of arranging either therapy or détente.
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Post by phoebe on Nov 13, 2013 14:52:42 GMT
Or just use a fake hand. Why suffer? I do agree that the birds don't always seem to connect the hand to the keeper, but that has to be fraught with variations. My bird would have to know that the hand and the keeper are at least closely-related. The two biting reasons: territory and fear. It does make one think of arranging either therapy or détente. Well my daughter's solution was without suffering. Her bird is clipped but is a baby and now that it is in her home she will never be clipped. Just thought I would warn because many people are sensitive on the issue. Her bird didn't seem to get the hand face thing either. She noticed her bird liked the face but hated her hand. Approaching her face solved the biting. Now the bird rarely bites.
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Post by GoldieNYC on Nov 13, 2013 20:36:53 GMT
That's wonderful phoebe. I wonder if I could avoid being plucked blind... Your daughter looks very happy with the situation.
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Post by ffiscool on Nov 13, 2013 20:39:58 GMT
What a lovely video! Lol plucked blind. I could get a re shaped nose, by Bailey. Would love if he nibbled me
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Post by Hezz on Nov 13, 2013 23:35:31 GMT
Those little grooming nibbles are just the best, are they not? In my opinion some birds are biters and others are not. The biters are the ones who, regardless of how quiet and close you get to them, you are still wary of letting them loose on any part of your anatomy. Unlike the others who go through the stage but then that's it, except for the very occasional one when they have had enough.
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Post by stace on Nov 13, 2013 23:40:46 GMT
Or just use a fake hand. Why suffer? I do agree that the birds don't always seem to connect the hand to the keeper, but that has to be fraught with variations. My bird would have to know that the hand and the keeper are at least closely-related. The two biting reasons: territory and fear. It does make one think of arranging either therapy or détente. Ages ago I read someone's theory about how birds perceive humans. He thought they saw us as an entity attached to a tree. Our head was our head, but this head/face was simply attached to a moving tree-like thing, so the rest of us wasn't really a part of us. Now, I'm not suggesting this is the case, but it's an interesting way of looking at it.
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Post by ffiscool on Nov 14, 2013 0:02:35 GMT
The only time I am totally safe is when he is on my finger, snuggling with one leg up As I have said before, Jekyll and Hyde.
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Post by budgiefriend on Nov 14, 2013 2:03:42 GMT
Goldie has made us all fall in love with her. The little yellow bird has a huge personality. My Blueberry is 4 years old, and all of a sudden a few days ago, she has begun to bite me when I hold out her veggies. I can't figure out why this happened. It's more than a nibble, but no harm is done, so I keep trying to feed her. Jellybean, the male, has never bitten me. A budgie mystery.
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Post by GoldieNYC on Nov 14, 2013 2:21:05 GMT
Or just use a fake hand. Why suffer? I do agree that the birds don't always seem to connect the hand to the keeper, but that has to be fraught with variations. My bird would have to know that the hand and the keeper are at least closely-related. The two biting reasons: territory and fear. It does make one think of arranging either therapy or détente. Ages ago I read someone's theory about how birds perceive humans. He thought they saw us as an entity attached to a tree. Our head was our head, but this head/face was simply attached to a moving tree-like thing, so the rest of us wasn't really a part of us. Now, I'm not suggesting this is the case, but it's an interesting way of looking at it. I must say I'm somewhat in agreement that the two species (humans and parrots) are really fairly alien to one another. I try very hard to communicate affection and security to Goldie, but knowing when I've made the connection and what she's really experiencing is very difficult. She does, at least, enjoy a routine. She's otherwise somewhat afraid of the moving tree-like thing. In fact, she was quite leery of the large branch I put across the back of the cage. Snake? Could be. There's a horrible video on YouTube... ah, never mind. Not worth going into.
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Post by GoldieNYC on Nov 14, 2013 2:22:32 GMT
Parrot Confidential on PBSThis is a link to an American television episode of "Nature". A fine look at some parrots in captivity - possibly a bit slanted, but fascinating just the same.
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