Concerned... Barring

jen5239 · Post by **jen5239** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:21 pm

Hey everyone,
I'm starting to notice some barring ALL OVER Byndi! What could this be?? This is the first I've noticed it. He didn't come with any. And unless I'm seeing things it looks like it's coming in ALL OVER his ENTIRE body. And this really bothers me. Now he'll only eat seed--came this way. Can't get him at all interested in pellets. And he's only now started to eat fresh fruit. Doesn't seem at all interested in veggies. So... Anyone got any ideas or suggestions??

Thanks,
Jen

Post by **kyria** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:50 pm

I found that my birds have certain times of the days that they like to eat.

And they tend to Communal eat much better than eating in their cage.

When we sit down to lunch or dinner, their communal plate comes out. We started with jordan pestering us, once kai saw that jordan got all this attention and food , he decided it was time to come down off his high horse (or stand rather) and join in. We have a big communal tray now and we have the tiel and budgies joining in too. They never have fruit and veg on their stands or in their cages anymore. They are fed out with us at lunch and dinner and seem to each much better this way.

I use to clean up plates of uneaten food before. Not now.

Seed/pellet is truly secondary now, they eat basically nibbles of it each day, I only need to change or top up their seed/pellets .. gosh.. once a week ? and its left in their cage, but they never go for it anymore.

Maybe you just need to work out a different time or place to offer them their fruit and veg.

Also its easy for me to do this because we are home alot and they have run of thier birdroom which backs onto our living room, so they have free access to that aswell. They basically come and go as they please.

But I am sure you could work out, bringing remmi out to eat with you, giving him his own plate and then Byndi might naturally want to join in.

Cheers and Goodluck !

Little_Bailey · Post by **Little_Bailey** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:24 pm

Bailey never used to eat fruit and veg, but he liked eating it when he saw i was eating it! so then we made him eat with us... now he eats fine by himself and he loves different and new stuff he hasn't eaten! i never give him seed to messy unless i put him in his cage outside and sit with him with it! lol

i have too much time!

Dani03 · Post by **Dani03** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:55 pm

Hmmm maybe it's hormonal? I dunno...Prinny never realls bars at all! (Of course LOL)

Dani and Prinny

julie · Post by **julie** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:29 am

is there a recipe for something with veg that you could make for him it might be more appealing to him that way.????

jen5239 · Post by **jen5239** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:41 am

Angie,
You obviously don't have any four legged critters in your home. I so could NOT do the communal food while we eat thing. One of our three dogs would surely scarf it down. My birds usually don't touch the floor. Too many four legged critters and too many possibilities of accidents. Plus NONE of my birds like the others. Except sweet baby Milo. He loves everyone. The other two hate everyone. So... But thanks for the suggestions. I am just concerned that he's beginning to get the barring. I'm not really concerned about his eating habits as he is still eating what I brought him home on. I buy from the same place they did. I just don't understand why this is all of a sudden happening. And I'm afraid! :shock:

Mikaela · Post by **Mikaela** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:30 pm

Alright... enough is enough. I am site admin and the board is being hacked. Anyone know Imran's email addy?

Two post of mine, on this very thread, have been deleted. Only three people in this group has the ability to do that. I know they didnt. Therefore, something else is going on.

Neo, get with me in PM. Thanks Punkin.

jen5239 · Post by **jen5239** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:05 pm

You're kidding. This just makes me mad! Now why would someone hack us?? It's a bird board and we talk about birds! LEAVE US ALONE!!!! DANG IT! :twisted:

Mikaela · Post by **Mikaela** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 6:58 am

The only people that can delete posts are Myself, Imran and Neo... I know they didnt delete me.

The first time I thought 'Ok maybe I didnt hit submit' but thats never been a problem before. The second time I KNEW there was noway I would do that twice in one day... considering I have never done it.

:?:

julie · Post by **julie** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:47 am

mikaela a couple of your posts pop up in other threads as well.i think they are somehow being moved.these people actually have a website that they bragg about what they have hacked.

Mikaela · Post by **Mikaela** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:31 am

Grrrr...

So Im am the main target. Understandable. Ya'll gotta tell me when things dont 'look' right.

Thanks Dani, I didnt know that my post were showing in odd places. Time to go into geek mode I see.

No worries, I have some time today. Things will be resolved.

Post by **Datsun and Family** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:13 pm

Jen, is it black barring? Any chance of a pic? I cant figure out whats causing it but maybe if we see it we can help more....

jen5239 · Post by **jen5239** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 4:54 pm

Chamon,
It looks like black barring. But I could be over-reacting. I'll try to get a picture. But it might be difficult to see, you can't notice if you aren't almost on top of Byndi. But I'll try to get a picture and post soon.

Hugs,
Jen

Mikaela · Post by **Mikaela** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 5:07 pm

Barring can sometimes be because of poor diet, not on your part... the birds, perhaps.

Baby had barring for a short time when I was trying to convert her from seeds to actually food. She rebelled. Wanted no part of it, loved her seed.

I finally got her converted and the barring is now gone. I would keep and eye on whats he is eating.

Darlene · Post by **Darlene** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:38 am

What is barring? what does it look like? and what usually is the cause? My Luna is a picky eater. I have really tried to convert to pellets, but no luck so far. I still have to mix a fortified seed diet with the pellets. Is barring a diet thing or an illness? I think I see some little black marks on Lunas wing feathers. Is this just coloration or the barring??? I don't know any thing about barring, would like to find out more

Neokireina · Post by **Neokireina** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 4:30 am

I'm going to have to look into this topic, I really dont know enough about website hacking. I would have assumed that if someone hacked a website they wouldnt just move posts around they would redirect the domain name to point to something else.

Mikaela · Post by **Mikaela** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:00 am

Thats what I assumed to Neo so I didnt take it very seriously.

julie · Post by **julie** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 7:00 am

when i seen it it said hacked by bella.i typed that into google and they have there own site where they were bragging about what they have hacked.when i looked again i couldnt find the same page that i went to before.