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@CodyBurkett sorry to "at" you but I saw this and immediately thought of you and needed to make sure you've seen it
Oct 9, 2024 6:33 AM
mindnumbingbraincandy
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@CodyBurkett sorry to "at" you but I saw this and immediately thought of you and needed to make sure you've seen it
Ivalicenyan
My bird just freaks out. Can't do nothing with him
vmos
I like birbs
I like the way they walk
And it's chill to hear them squawk
joshuasplinth
You know, it took me 30 years on the Internet, but I realize now that my version of the crazy horse girl is the crazy birb girl.
superdinglebudgie
Conures are awesome
Dlaw25
This is silly and made me smile.
CodyBurkett
I love being tagged in bird stuff! That's adorable.
mindnumbingbraincandy
♡♡♡
CaptnVatka
I was kinda sorta expecting the bird to sing the lyrics.
Twinklepot
Did it not?
Gorgrim
feels too short, want to see more
DevineEscapes
YUP
Pwnzistor
Beastie Boys
TK421isAFK
Are you sure, bud?
AimingForAdorkable
GravyEducation
I prefer cats, we were never destined to be
whitebbwolf
whats MCR ?
Bratnapurtul
Yay for the DK poster in the background
sunyata119
I love the idea of bird. The cute ones a cute and the naughty ones are cute.but then I remember I have to clean the poop
BurnieCinders
DKs, MCR, birb, Grateful dead tatt. I'm swooning here a little.
TK421isAFK
This reminds me of the "Baby Got Back" scene in Friends, where Rachel was desperate to get Emma to laugh.
BlastyMcBlastblast
aww that is friggin adorable, and your birb is awesome!
mindnumbingbraincandy
Oh not mine, I just saw this and thought I had to share for another bird lover
16bitStarbuck
Your bird is still adorable. Metaphorically speaking.
jesusisherelookbusy
“Oooh! There’s a bird on your head!” “I know, he’s grooming me!”
v
IrrationalNumber
Birbs are such silly goobers.
ethajn
Humans are also silly goobers. By far the most unserious mammals. Thats why we appreciate birds.
Lampmonster
I would love to have one, but there's so much cruelty involved in the bird pet industry I don't want to touch it.
Foxsayy
Birds are fantastic but also demand exorbitant amounts of time and energy and they love to SCREAM.
I prefer to admire other people's birds.
geraltofriva
Happy birb, happy life.
ichangedmynamejustnow
It's like my puppy(she's 5). Everyday I am home first thing in the morning is, I sit on the couch and she plops down on me for morning lovings. She will not potty or eat until I have loved on her if I am home. If I am not home she is lethargic and doesn't eat much.
Aksuuuh
I know nothing of owning a bird. Do they shit all over the place or can they be taught to shit in the cage or something?
mindnumbingbraincandy
I have only had a cockatiel as a high schooler and he lived in his cage so not sure. I've assumed it's like a ferret where it sorta gets it? I've heard parrots are pretty good at going in cage but unsure about say a budgie
Ssemo
They will poop wherever. It’s fairly localized tho
Colopty
Birds will generally shit wherever yeah. Pigeons can be litter trained, I think at least some kinds of parrots can be trained as well.
MyOtherPetIsACat
When my parrots were indoors, I'd taught my amazon to poop on demand. They live outside now, but they hardly ever poop while they're perched on me. They can be taught a myriad of things, but success will vary based on each bird's personality. There are those who can learn, but will not 😂
executivedisfunction
You Can train any parrot/bird/animal, but few have the patience or aptitude for the work. Most pets pick a few favorite spots, and I put down cardboard or cut open grocery bags, and change them out when smelly (less often since I had COVID) or a real mess. The parrots decide to chew up the edges of some of the poop shields, so those get changed more often. Piles of poop in favorite spots don't dry well, so get more attention. If occasional poops, most dry fast and don't smell at all.
Filolial
I've got a budgie, and I've heard they can be trained. Mine just poops wherever, but he has his favourate s(h)itting spots so mostly is localized to specific spots, and its fairly easy to clean up keeping a paper towel by the hand. Its also easy to spot when they're about to take a poop.
PapaLoki
What rune is in the poster on the wall behind her?
YouMayFindThisMildlyInteresting
Dead Kennedys
PapaLoki
Thx
DevineEscapes
Backwards though?
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
Yes. Look at the My Chemical Romance logo.
DevineEscapes
Are we in a mirror world?
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
OИ
toolzgalore2
Tit fucker!
Easy big sexy
blueKD
Are you having a stroke or just creepy and poorly-spoken?
toolzgalore2
You clearly have never seen Shoresy. He trained his birb to say "tit fucker" every time another character's name was mentioned
aflarge
The internet has ruined me, I just expected it to shit on her.
Upside of losing my hair, if a bird shits on MY head, it's significantly less effort to clean!
DongleDingler
Growing up, cartoons led me to believe bird shit landing on people was a much bigger problem than it actually was. It didn't help that when I was about 5, on top of The Empire State Building, I was the victim of a fly-by pooping
ethajn
If she was the type to get upset about getting pooped on once in a while then she wouldn't be a bird person. It comes with the territory.
stankenstein
Omg!! I thought the same thing!!! You brilliant mind
4etherling
Then you expected right. It's shit with dancing.
koops
*𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘦* and clean.
Evillairforrent
You missed a spot *sprays more shampoo*
SilverFoxChaser
I'm sure it does, often.
SirSnickleFritz
You can train them to poop in certain spots. If you bear in mind they relieve themselves every 10-15minutes, you can command them to go home (my command at least) and poop. There will be poop on places in your home regardless, but if they're on you, you can prevent being pooped on as much as possible. My blue crown got to a point where he'd go home on his own, my black capped conure not so much, but it tried lol
JeezusJuice
They actually don’t. You give them a bunch of praise when they poop off perches you want them to poop on, and you make them step up off your shoulder or head or whatever and put them elsewhere if they poop on you, then ignore them for like a minute—it’s a lifetime to them. I liked to add a sorta stern, disappointed dad speech because I think they understand intonation exceptionally well. I don’t remember the last time Elliott pooped on me. He’ll usually just fly to a perch, but sometimes, he’ll
JeezusJuice
feel lazy and want me to move him to some place, and then he’ll do a shuffle that signals he’s gotta go. I can’t really explain how I know the difference between that shuffle and any other movement of his, but it’s very clear once you know him. Pierre (RIP) was a Green Cheek Conure—same species in the video, but a different color mutation—was also reasonably potty trained. He could talk a little better than Elliott (Sun Conure), and he’d say, “you gotta poop?” when he had to because we’d ask him
JeezusJuice
that when we thought he had to go. Leo is a blue Indian Ringneck, and he was quick to stop pooping on us. The only bird I’ve met that we couldn’t get to stop is the fucking pigeon, Princess Carolyn. The stupid bitch! I love her, we jokingly mock her because she’s all white, and she looks pompous when she walks because she can’t move her eyeballs, so it’s that she head bobs in sync with her steps, and she’ll take slow steps a lot.
4etherling
Not all birds have the same processing levels. In fact most birds don't have the ability to comprehend what you're describing. Certain species may have the capacity for this but even the most intelligent will still shit on you. I used to work for a large pet store, we were set up in an old foodlion. Our bird department was massive. We would have after hour parties and we would get a lot of exposure to peoples pets. The birds were always extremely well trained but always shit where they liked.
JeezusJuice
I know that. I meant with this within the context of the post. GCCs have no problem learning to not shit on you. Pigeons? Different game.
JeezusJuice
Also keep in mind that birds held in large pet stores are generally not cared for correctly. They lack the enrichment and engagement they require to learn things. I spend ~10 hours a day with Elliott. I clicker train him, I give him foraging toys/challenges. He’s much better primed for it. You say they’re well trained, but I’m not sure we define that the same way.