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by schotzie48
Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:09 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Don't you dare climb to my shoulder!
Replies: 27
Views: 9967

shoulder time

I just love my shoulder time with Pickle. He sits there and prines himself and then nestles close to my neck and give me kisses. He doesn't like to be petted, but he likes to play tug of war with paper or nuts, and he will not bite, he just pushes your hand away when he doesn't want to do anything. ...
by schotzie48
Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:53 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: I feel bad.
Replies: 4
Views: 1458

attack mode

I have found that my birds will attack anything that they think is a predator. They go into defense mode with the mop, the duster, the hose on the vaccum,the fly swatter,even a finger. That is why you should always use a sweeping motion with with your hand to get them to come to you, a single finger...
by schotzie48
Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:44 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Heat Wave
Replies: 4
Views: 1545

weather

It has been SO hot here in San Diego also. We have left a fan on during the night to keep the air circulating ( we don't have air-conditioning). Both birds (Lilly & Pickle) LOVE vanilla ice cream. They are so cute licking it. They also LOVE carmel!!!After a carmel treat they will drink from our ...
by schotzie48
Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:36 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Now she's destroying the couch!
Replies: 22
Views: 8586

chewing

Both my birds love to chew, unfortunately I found this out after they had eaten my blinds in the puter room.... I keep white shoelaces in the cage and they love to chew on them, but my birds are weird in that they won't play with ANY toy I put in for them. Lilly has gone through 2 baskets, she loves...
by schotzie48
Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:25 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Question about molting
Replies: 13
Views: 4083

moulting

I hadn't heard of the aloe juice, but will give it a try. I usually just take Pickle with me to the shower, or put him in the sink with a little water and he runs around flapping his wings....to funny! But, he is moulting and i have big and little feathers everywhere...looks like a bird blew up in m...