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I've got a couple of keys missing from the iPad keyboard we bought. At least they're not keys I use regularly. Never found the keys and I'm not totally sure when they did it. You're brave leaving your birds out whilst you're not home. I would like to do it but I won't. I'd be too scared they'd start...

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Ooooh, I thought I'd also add that Janey seems more likely to step up for me from the laundry when Charlie is already on my hand. Not sure why... but my Charles is very helpful that way. He doesn't like her being in there either.

Ellie.

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It is good to hear form you again Ellie Thanks AJPeter. I am always around although I don't always have time to read and reply to posts. What I am doing is coming on the board at least five times a day and deleting spam. It's actually a pretty annoying, thankless task that one cannot seem to keep u...

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Hi AJ Yes, I get a break in hormonal behaviour every year. The behaviour only lasts during the breeding season (about 3 months). If you are not getting that break it could mean that your bird isn't getting the seasonal signals. You can help her with this by letting her go to sleep at sundown and ris...

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I thought it was time for a 2014 update. So far this breeding season I've had two bites which is a huge improvement on previous seasons. One was a misunderstanding (she thought I was shoving my thumb in her face when I was actually offering her a treat) and the other involved me trying to help my hu...

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Firstly, I think you should remove the cockatoo so that he can't get anywhere near them... so that they can't even see him. You don't want your birds to feel fearful. Secondly, do you think the male is plucking the female or doing it to herself or that she is losing them for health reasons? Do your ...

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Excellent!

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I personally think your bird should have a cage or else he'll probably get into things like chewing electrical cables. He should also have a space to call his own and to feel safe. Get as big a cage as you can and provide lots of enrichment for him.

Ellie.

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Thanks Melika. This one just appeared in my Facebook feed.

Ellie.

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You're both very welcome

Ellie.

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Barbara Heidenreich has released a free copy of her ebook on how to train your parrot to take medication from a syringe. Instructions on how to get the offer are below. Thanks Barbara! Your parrot can learn to do this too! Go to http://www.goodbirdinc.com/ebookoffer/ and enter code PARROTRX for a fr...

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You haven't provided many details. How long has your bird not been eating? What do you mean by a stomach disorder? In general, though I would agree that as soon as you see any signs of your bird being sick, you should get it to an avian vet. There are some first aid things you can do when a bird is ...

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That's what my Charlie looked like when his ring came in. You have an early developer. Charlie was 3!

Ellie.

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MissK & all you budgie fans

There's a budgie photo comp going on right now at five grey parrots. See https://www.facebook.com/FiveGreys

You should enter.

Ellie.

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I've moved this to the breeding section hoping a breeder can help you.

Ellie.

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There are things you can do to make parts of the cage more enticing. I have a coop cup that attaches to the side of the cage. I fill it with foot toys (chunks of wood, etc.) and put it near the bottom of the cage. Most days they will go down there and pull them out. Sometimes they'll chew them up, o...

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Why do you think it's too big?

Unless your bird is disabled or sick, I don't think you can get a cage too big for a bird considering the amount of space they use in the wild.

Ellie.

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Sparkles, lovely to see you back. When I suggested he be re-released to the wild I had forgotten you'd had him for two years already. MissK is right, that may not be the best move to make here. My first priority would be looking for a bigger and safe environment for him to live in. Then you can star...

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I was at the same symposium as Claire and I remember someone saying that "choice is a positive reinforcer". I thought that was a nice way to look at it.

Ellie.

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P.S. Are his wings clipped? If you are considering re-release to the wild, don't do it if his wings are clipped.

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I agree with MissK. I'm sure the cage-size is contributing to his untameness. He is scared of you and there is nowhere he can go to get away and feel safe. Unfortunately, from what you have said, I think your bird is living in constant terror, and that's no way to live. I'm also wondering if releasi...

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Hi MissK

I found this article about how search engines work for those publishing academic works. Thought you might find it interesting.
http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/seo.asp

Ellie.

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It's so annoying when they post inside an existing thread! Just finished the clean up. I had to go out early this morning so I didn't do my usual morning clean up routine.

Ellie.

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Those advertisements are built into the site. I don't think you can get rid of them.

Ellie.

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Relationships change from baby to adolescent. If you think of birds in the wild, they go from relying on their parents to becoming self sufficient and then finding a mate. Therefore, if you took on the role as "parent" of this bird, it is natural for it to want to make a break from you. Th...

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Clipping your birds wings will not help this problem. I think your problem is that your bird doesn't yet trust you. You need to work hard to build a "trust account" with your bird. You need to go right back to the start and watch your bird's body language carefully when you are anywhere ne...

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Hi Hannah I'm a Firefly fan! :) I'm also a Jane Austen fan. Our birds Janey and Charlie were named after Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley in Pride and Prejudice :) My guess would be that you've got a female existing nesting behaviour. It can come as a rude shock. Which hemisphere are you in? Should i...

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I went to a Parrot Conference last weekend with Claire in the Air and Redzone and our avian vet gave an interesting talk on how important socialisation is for adolescent parrots. I thought I'd write what I remember from his talk here and get your responses to it. Claire and Redzone, if you've got an...

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I must apologise. I only read the first bit of your question before responding. Just read the bit about aggression now. I'm not sure about that part other than to back up what Donovan has said about listening to what your bird is telling you. Breeders may provide you more assistance. Apologies for r...

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By the way, if you want breeders to read your message, it might be better to put it in the breeding thread.

Ellie.

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Babies make a meow type sound. It's their "beg for food" type sound. We brought Janey home at 6 weeks of age and she did this for at least a month after we brought her home, even though she was weaned. We got Charlie a little older and he didn't make that sound. I do recommend a once a yea...

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The key to taming your bird is building a "trust account" with your bird. In every interaction with your bird think about if you were your bird and a human who is much bigger than you did this to you, would it make you trust him/her more? Try to avoid things that won't build trust because ...

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That's fantastic! Well done. With my birds I do the turnaround with the treat above their head. I've found that for some birds it's less threatening to do it below the perch. I usually start by rewarding the 180 degree turn too. Well done!

Ellie.

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These are the events I'm going to: http://www.iaate.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=464&Itemid=540 http://www.parrotsociety.org.au/parrots2014/index.html They're getting in a pile of international speakers so I'm looking forward to it. In answer to your first question, I...

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Yeah. Took me quite a while to remove them this morning. That'll teach me to sleep in! Crazy! I hope the upgrade gets done on the server soon. I'm going to be at a parrot conference for the next four days so I may not be able to get in to remove it very often.

Ellie.

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Does the seed skirt come on and off easily?

Ellie.

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Sorry to hear about your bad experiences. I don't take mine out with me much as they are fully-flighted and I've never been able to harness train them. Personally, though, I wouldn't take them inside a store, I might take them to an alfresco cafe but I don't think I'd take them anywhere else as Aust...

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I'm looking forward to checking out the new cage. Out of interest, could you fit it through a sliding door?

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Way to go Sinbad!

Ellie.

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I suspect Bing works in a similar way re page rankings.

Ellie.

p.s. I don't control who are moderators. That's Imran's call.

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I think the main reason behind the spam is about how Google search works. If you want to have your website come up high on the Google rankings, you have to have lots of links back to your site. Therefore posting links on forums is one way to try to manipulate Google rankings. There are companies tha...

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I just deleted another pile! They're persistent!

I contacted Imran and he is going to add some extra security tomorrow. Can't come soon enough! It had been quiet here for a little while but then they spammers find ways around it so you have to keep updating the software.

Ellie.

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Hi Donovan

I usually pick it up. Probably not necessary although it doesn't hurt.

Ellie.

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MissK, have you seen Felix on Facebook?
https://www.facebook.com/FelixLaFollett

If you had unlimited hours in your day, you could soooo do something like Felix's site. You'd do a great job.

Ellie.

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Just deleted another pile. Thanks for your patience. Last night I logged in and deleted some, I logged back in about a half hour later and there was more. I think our little board is keeping a Spam Bot in business!

Ellie.

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That's fantastic Claire. Well done!

Ellie.

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Will you have them cohabitate?

Ellie.

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I'm so happy for you and Mr Sinbad Silly Pants. He will gradually learn to trust you just like Rocky did. And I'm surd they'll both be glad to have each other. Well done and congratulations MissK!

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