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Honestly, I was going to ask if you have a cage that I could see if Fats doesn't hate. I'll call tonight.

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Yeah, the other day my boyfriend gave up trying to keep the bowl of apple and pomegranate away from Fats. He got a pomegranate and shook it... on the wall, on his feathers, on my boyfriend's glasses...

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And they aren't birds! My boyfriend helped save the day for a saltwater aquarium. His best friend's brother is moving and could not move his 55 gallon saltwater aquarium. So he gave it to us. Saturday was filled with lugging buckets of salt water and aquarium rocks to re-make the home for two clown ...

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So cute! Someday I will get a budgie too... In the distant future.

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So, the day is drawing near for the big trip and I'm still uncomfortable with the cage situation. My boyfriend has determined our course of action--I just hope it works. Camo doesn't mind going in Fats' travel cage. Fats doesn't mind going in Camo's cage. When we get to North Carolina, there will be...

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Poor Fats. He turns into a scared and untame bird anytime he sees that cage. My boyfriend put him in it once this weekend and Fats just panicked. Last night I brought the other cage out to the dining room table so he could see it. He went beserk and started thrashing in his regular cage. He wouldn't...

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This morning I was hanging out with Fats a little before work. He was talking and responding to me and having fun on the top of his cage. I had to convince him to step up with an oat groat... it's because he knows I'm going to put him in the cage and go to work. so i thought, let's take him somewher...

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In this one, Fats tries to woo Camo. Poor guy, he doesn't know that quaker parrots bob their heads for no reasons at all--not as a sign that they want to be fed.
We've got a regular Pepe La Pew here.
http://youtu.be/VtIROoIY0m8

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New goal = set.

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I was planning to do just that

He might be bestowed an almond tonight.

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Upgraded chit chat from Fats:
http://youtu.be/OpWn-z3Rems
Catching him on this video was the first time I ever heard and understood him to say 'baby'

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I was curious about this guy... I thought grey was a dominant color... is this grey turquoise? http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3713/10717903736_5c514d8b3b_z.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3780/10717881304_7fc515aac0_z.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3784/10717875194_c3ea6e5dba_z.jpg This little b...

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Get well soon Ricky!!!

You are so very dedicated. Wishing you all the best. It does sound like he's on the mend!

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Absolutely beautiful. Little Miss Squidgette Tamaryn Star has such lovely color on the wings! I look forward to reading all about her development.

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Just as a matter of record against the old posts, My baby in Baltimore lost his two tail feather at about 5-6 months old in the middle of summer along with feathers on the head and top of wings and down feathers. At 7 and a half months old, his flights are growing in over his clipped primary flights...

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The first bite when you slept in sounds like fear. Something in his daily routine changed-- someone else uncovered his cage and you weren't there. He could have been a little put off by that. The second sounds like you might be teaching him the agression, fear, or territorialism. Or maybe he just ha...

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HAHAH funny you said that... already when Camo takes off, Fats will fly off the top of his cage. I bought him an extra long ladder so if he gets to the floor he can climb back up by himself

Maybe soon he'll be able to just fly up!

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I'm so excited! My boyfriend pointed out that he thought he saw some new flight feathers coming in. Fats was clipped when I got him at 4 months old. One flight feather probably got knocked out and grew in all the way. He's been waddling around with his one flight feather for months!!! Today I stretc...

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Yeah---Um--- I don't clean the cage as much as I would want to. I wake up the birdies now that it's always dark before I get home. I usually don't get home til after 7 and if my boyfriend has band rehearsal that night (one of 3 nights a week) the bird might not get any human/out of the cage time. I ...

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Sorry to hijack the thread--I'm dying for opinions. So, I guess it's coming into mating season in Baltimore... Fats regurgitated last night for Camo the Quaker. Camo didn't seen impressed, but they were bonding a little bit. It was funny, I had one bird on each shoulder as I was playing games on my ...

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Um... so Fats just regurgitated for Camo. While he was on my chest and Camo was on my shoulder. Camo did not accept the offer. I guess that's what the back and forth chicken neck thing was. Vomit. Omg. Is it OK for Fats to fall in love with Camo? Do males ever regurgitate for males? We don't know Ca...

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At the Bird show in Baltimore last weekend there was a blue violet ringneck in the showcase judging. He was mature with his ring in and everything. His color was so much more vibrant than Fats' color. I noticed this particularly on his head. So related to this, I have noticed the color of the feathe...

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The poor thing... I think you are doing great. I would say that I wouldn't stop the metri-whatever-it's-called, quite so soon though. If he's turning around I would keep going with it till he gets back looking more normal. The cat/dog liver stuff you could probably replace with another vitamin. For ...

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Here's one of the first questions that any of the regulars on this forum are going to ask.... where are you from? Females in particular can have mood changes at particular times of year--breeding season. That could be part of the reason for a sudden change of behavior. Do a search on the forum for &...

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It's a she right? No black ring? I'm guessing it is a she because she exhibits alot of the charachteristics of females that are discussed repeatedly on this forum. Crazy is certainly acting in a normal female way for her circumstance. Ellieelectrons has a thread or two where we discuss wackadoodle f...

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I wonder if they like Ferraris as much as i do?
BTW, I don't know the release schedule of the movie, but when you get the chance to see "Rush" about two formula 1 race cars drivers in the 70's (directed by Ron Howard) you MUST see it. So good! and I think the birds will love it too!

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oh yeah... i guess he got distracted :) He's making progess on 'touchdown' :) So he's been chopping up phrases and recombining them alot lately. Many a "good cute" He's also making full sentences instead of phrases... "You're a good boy" This weekend we had the front door open (s...

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so, although I went to the hardware store and bought some pine to constuct the play gym, after reading the story of Hazel last week I am filled with overwhelming self doubt and am afraid that if I bought something that is not what it was advertised to be, Fats will be flying over the darn rainbow br...

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Fats is 7 months old today and i can say with certainty that teaching whistles first won't prevent talking. Also, Fats does not like to have scritches. I'm getting closer to encouraging him though. One time and one time only, after his bath, he let me work on some of his pin feathers on the back of ...

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Nothing like going pro.

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One thing can be counted on... IRNs are little piggies!

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Fats will never get THAT comfy.
I was able to touch his head twice last night without him running away or growling. He might have even liked it....
Camo is our scritches bird. He flies over and puts his head down asking for scritches. he'll take them for hours on end.

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I have seen said cage in action and dude, Riff Raff and the Doctor are going to have a new Kingdom!!! it's a fabulous cage.

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maybe i can find a maple tree out back. That would be easier. I do have several Sassafrass trees, but I don't want to cut them down!!! They are too awesome! Maybe I will sacrifice one for the basement. What about rubbing alcohol? I was reading that the vitacritter dye gets diluted in rubbing alcohol...

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Oak is ok right? We just had a bit of a storm the other day and there is a decent sized oak branch in the front yard... How do we sterilize these again?

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ugh. I just read this thread today. Right from the beginning I was thinking tumor. Darn it.
So sorry for your loss. He doesn't have any pain now. May your memories be sweet.

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He now talks to Camo. He says "Come here, Camo", "gimmie a kiss, Camo", "hi Camo"

He is also saying Hi Fats!

I am now working on "I love you Camo" and "touchdown!"

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I like birdies named after jazz legends

I think we now have a Billie Holiday, a Charlie Parker, and a Fats Waller.

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That is great. maybe this is what I need to do in my basement.

I need a good tree though

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Even before I got Fats I was thinking about buying a play gym to put in the basement rec room so the birds would have an independent place to hang out while my boyfriend and I play computer or video games. But a play gym is more expensive than I can muster to splurge for right now. I saw in one yout...

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Fats is just short of 7 months and he doesn't show much white around his eyes... though I've noticed more than there used to be.

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I can't remember whether I've posted this before or not... If you have many many beautiful parrot feathers that your bird moulted and you do not plan to use, you can donate them to http://www.crueltyfreefeathers.com/ where they will be cleaned and sold to designers. You could also go there to buy fe...

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I've been thinking about putting up a camera so maybe I can hear and/or record Fat's cute talking

And watch him during the day

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I miss Fats. I go on the forum here and see the pictures of the other ringnecks and I want to go home and get kisses from Fats. The day seems so long before I can go home and give him some apple. Or try to give him scritches while he bites me. Or watch him throw all his blocks and balls off the top ...

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Cute pic... it's like he's saying "Oh my gosh!"

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Do you play music for her while you are away? Perhaps getting her into some classical music radio will mellow here out? Chamomile tea too? Just trying to think of ways to slow her down.

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I felt kind sick to my stomach reading the part about letting them fly outside after 2 weeks. well, more like sick with infuriation... Fats, my 6 month old ringneck, gets boths seeds and pellets everyday--though I know and it is to be expected that he will want seeds more. He's young and very active...

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She is so pretty! Oh how I wish my bird liked scritches! How cute!

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A new Fats video. He says so many things at 6 and a half months old!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3F4M91 ... ata_player

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i have heard that birds generally don't like to bathe too close to bedtime. I usually go for the morning or afternoon.

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