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Yay!

He adores this thing! As soon as he sees it he goes crazy, swooping on it straight away. I definitely recommend giving it a try, and I guess as it's purposely made for administering medication, you could use it for that too, if your vet has prescribed a liquid.

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Thanks MissK :) I am on my mobile so forgive me if this link doesn't translate properly... http://www.northernparrots.com You can get sachets of sugar free jelly to make up with boiling water (for humans) but unsure if the ingredients would be safe. After all it'd be silly to spend £10 on something ...

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Hi Claire, Dudes is doing good thanks, everything seems to take painfully slow but I guess that's the nature of some of our little beasts. I do get disheartened at times but always aware to go at his pace, he just is still going for my hands and fingers so it can be difficult to train at times but I...

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I am having the same thing at the mo. My baby is a biter, he will bite hands and any skin he sees. But he is flying to my shoulder quite a bit now. I know he is really wanting to spend time with me but he isn't at the stage where I can comfortably have him there! So I do what has been suggested to y...

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not to mention my boyfriends belly button this evening when he lay down without a shirt! Thanks to Sapphire, he has the cleanest belly button ever. :o :mrgreen: No grey fluff in sight then, why is always grey..??! It changes how often I change Dudes stuff round, it can be weekly or fornightly, depe...

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Has anyone tried giving their babies those parrot jelly pots?

And do you think its safe to make your own from human sugar free stuff?

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Just thought I'd share the neat discovery I made yesterday. Not sure if someone has already said about this so apologies if so! So I was wandering around the house trying to look for things that Dudes would be interested in foot toy-wise. I saw this and thought it was just the right size and has two...

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Excellent work with Sapphire, She picks up things nice and quick :) On the subject of beaking/aggressive play, I watched the video and I agree with MissK, she looks as though she is playing for the most part, but could easily spill over into the excitement overload thing and start becoming harder an...

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Hi MissK, Claire :) MissK- I totally agree with you, I will never allow Dudes to chew me like this, he is obviously doing the whole 'I'm not showing any kind of reaction' thing, which once upon a time I tried too, to see if it would show him biting doesn't get him anywhere..I can tell you this metho...

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Hi guys, haven't been around for a while, hope you are all ok! Just thought I'd update you on how things are going with Dudes. I am noticing a fast increase in his bravery. He is now accompanying me to different rooms (on his tabletop perch) and he is getting used to the kitchen, and more recently t...

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As we say in England, Crikey! Electronegative and Ranechild you two are very creative! We all can appreciate skill and craftsmanship, and also Claire for even attempting to do this, I wouldn't know where to start even if I had the time!! Awesome, can't wait to see the finished products of all your p...

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When I think of spring rolls I think of the ones you get in the local takeaway that have been deep fried. I'm guessing they are just wrapped in the thin Filo pastry and given? Or in some kind of tortilla wrap? I guess to make it even harder you could use some Jute around it too, maybe hang it up? So...

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Ok sounds a bit like cage territorialism (*sp)

I know birds can get territorial over cages, objects, people etc. I don't really know much about it but if you search using those terms in the top right hand side there are lots of posts about this subject, I'm sure you'll find some good tips.

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Its so cute when they do this. Nothing to worry about, just a comfort thing in my opinion.

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Haha, his girlfriend! :lol: Dudes LOVES these kinds of balls, but it does worry me that his intentions are to destroy the plastic frame to get at the metal ball, which as you know is not really a ball as such but a bit of metal floded into a rough ball shape. I'm sure these can cause damage to tongu...

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Hi Alicia, Peppermint and Sprite, lovely names by the way!

Welcome to the forum, everyone here is so knowledgable and helpful, I'm sure there is someone here to answer your questions on colours.

Enjoy and keep posting!

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Hello Jason, welcome.

I'm not sure if you have already, but I would post your question in the breeding section where someone with the experience you seek will see it and be able to give you an answer.

Good luck.

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Hi Tiff and Kari, welcome!

Lovely looking baby you have, its a fantastic forum and everyone's so friendly. Keep posting!

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Hi Loo, Yes, I did mean literally time you spend together with him, interacting. This may need to increase. When I talk about hormones, I mean the way they may temporarily change at the start of breeding and nesting season. I noticed, for instance, that Rocky gets a bit snippy about me being in his...

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Thanks Alpha, and MissK. MissK - to answer your queries; When you say face time, do you mean literally does he see me enough? Or out of the cage time etc? I work my clients breakfasts from 8am til around 1030/11 when I pop home to let him out, I am there til I have to do lunches at 12, I leave him o...

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By the way, in the background is some more of my sons spinny toys, I thought if Dudes liked the tops he might enjoy the 'battlestrikers' which you put on a handheld thing with a trigger, it spins it real fast and releases it, you can release two at once and they clash together and go off in opposite...

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I have found, quite by mistake, something that Dudes REALLY likes! I was playing around with my sons spinning tops on the table and you ought to have seen Doodlebugs little face when he was watching from his playstand. Aww man! His head was cocking to the side, this way and that, and he kept bopping...

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*Sings* 'For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne. We'll take a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne' I believe in freedom of speech, but not so far as to voice my opinions that could be taken as offensive. We all differ in our opinions, but everyone is entitled to their say without fear o...

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You can't make your bird stay on anything if it doesn't want to, they are the same as us, if a guy you didn't know asked you to sit on his lap and held you down even though he knew you wanted to get off, you wouldn't like that too much would you? I would give it time, maybe take a step back with giv...

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I've spent a lot of time in thinking on buddies for my birds. The sum of it is, make sure if you get a buddy it is a buddy For You. Your bird might give you some indication of how he feels about others if you have some other birds over to visit.... I totally endorse the learning from other birds, b...

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What great comments, I will reply in more detail when I'm on my laptop, posting by phone is a bit awkward! Thanks for your posts guys

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Oh that is absolutely adorable! It looked so happy and proud, as I expect the owner is too

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Lovely to see your Purdy flock and bootiful dogs in glorious techno colour MissK.

Their housing situation and playthings are cool

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The breeder gave us the travel cage he came to ours in, it's a crude small wooden thing painted black and it looks like it's been well used! Room for a single perch and that's it but I guess that's all that's needed really?

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I was going to say the same-ish. A bit/roll of Lino, cut to whatever length you like in whatever pattern you fancy to match the room maybe, and pull it out, roll it up and take it away to clean.

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Thanks for your suggestions Claire, they sound good to me, and if other people don't agree then they could just as easily keep it to themselves? I'm a bit downhearted today, I have come home to let Dudes out as I have to go back to work within half hour and yesterday I couldn't let him out at all. H...

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Next is a shower! I can't even begin to think that far ahead, I mean UPSTAIRS is a whole new world lol

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Thanks for the explanation MissK. I wonder if anyone would give me a few simple starter things that I could use on Dudes that don't really involve touching? I don't mind trying the flight games however, but how to get him to fly from my arm back to the stand once he has landed on me? Without biting ...

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Mel, I think it's an age thing. Ellie and I are the youngest by about 50 years or so. :wink: After reading the part in the thread about Parrot Clubs I went on Google to see if there are any in my area. And every one I have come across-which are few and far between, look populated by members who pos...

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Hi again Robin. I feel for you I really do, my Dudes will come to me yet bite me for no apparent ( that I can tell) too. Very frustrating and I try not to take it personally but it's hard when we are putting everything we have into loving and caring for these birds. All I can say is keep trying, and...

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Thanks Claire, it did feel SOOO good to know that he wanted me when he was worried. I guess thats something. Yes AJPeter, as usual I was worrying myself stupid for nothing. In fact, its probably the best thing I could have done because he is now getting used to another room, plus I get him on his ta...

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Claire that link is awesome. It makes a lot of sense to me :) I wasn't sure what the term 'earthquake' meant but having read further on, it seems that method isn't favoured anyway. I know I definately need to start training him again, I target trained out of the cage but then he started getting aggr...

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So today when I got home from work I began the process of moving Dudes cage into the Dining room for the festive period. I dragged the cage with him still in it as slowly as I could so not to scare him, he was pretty worried but also looked a bit curious too? Like, where the hell is going with me? I...

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Just as i had them to this stage my mate says the ringneck is ready and i hesitantly still grabbed it but worried i would over crowd the cage.. Hi Luke, and welcome. I dont really think its a good idea to house the IRN with your budgies, they can be quite aggressive and budgies wouldn't stand a cha...

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That's funny! Rocky's a clever fella. But he doesn't know that you know that he knows that... Oh where was I going with this..?! Hehe!!

I say treaties too, so does my sister. I need someone to give me treaties, though I'll pass on the sunflower seeds.

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I live in Ipswich!

Shame it's the one in the UK

Do post some info and pictures if poss, what a clever birdie you have there

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Could you cover it sometimes?

I love to listen to birds chatter, I always think it must mean they are happy

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Are the eyes dilating yet? If no, then less than 6 months. If they are just starting to lighten around the edges of the iris than maybe 7-8 months. If they can completely dilate, than over 9 months. My male said his first word at around 5 months. If they are talked to a lot it is possible. But coun...

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Vet starts clipping away to the quick. I reiterated that I only wanted the point trimmed, vet trims next nail even further, right into the quick so it bleeds. I had this done to my first IRN, it makes you so mad doesn't it? They had to use a pen to stop the bleed and it didn't stop for ages. Makes ...

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I can see the above photos. Can someone let me know if you can see them too? I may only be able to view them because I'm logged into facebook? Ellie. I can see them too, how cool are they?! I would never have thought of doing anything like that but seeing them now it makes perfect sense and include...

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Thats a really nice idea, do you think real trees have been treated with pesticides etc?

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At the moment I can't get near mine without a nip so will leave that experiment for another day! If someone can try it though, do let me know the findings

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Nice one Ash, you must be on cloud nine right now! Every little milestone brings such happiness, feels like our hearts burst with pride

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What a dedicated and caring owner she is, taking the Galah in and adapting its surroundings when needed to ensure better quality of life. Heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time.

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I am wondering about this issue myself. Dudes will attack his quite a bit. On rare occasions he will look at himself quite sexily, pin his eyes and do the boy wing thing, regurgitate sometimes but hasnt yet pasted the mirror with it, but for the most part he seems aggitated looking in the mirror. So...

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