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My boyfriend and I bought a house together and he was finally able to bring his Quaker parrot Camo to come live with him. He had always been concerned that the noise wouldn't be favorable in an apartment complex and with it just being him living there that Camo would get bored and lonely (apparently...

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Puffy Gracie Bleu! What a cutie!

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Don't ask me how he does it... Since I put in this new gigantic toy, he has discovered that it is actually the highest perch in cage... albeit a swinging one. He chooses to sleep here, on the swinging perch, on one leg. http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2852/9915893694_9c5099098c_z.jpg And I really have...

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I found that Fats would not go for misting with a spray bottle, would not tolerate a bath in a baking dish, but went directly for the shower. I use my hand to deflect some of the spray horizontally onto him. he LOVES it. Stretching out those wings and rubbing his beak on my hands. It is time consumi...

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Both birdie seem to like piano music. Piano concertos and such. I KNOW that Camo does not like David Bowie. One day early on I had had a bad day and just really wanted to sing at the top of my lungs in the bathtub to David Bowie... Camo was not having it. Maybe it was just my singing. Also Camo like...

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Well, there is no difference in the attention paid to my feet with new nailpolish.
Hands however... I have had a few extra bites to my fingernails and finger tips. At first Fats was reluctant to step up... he's over it now.

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We also have a "tickle tickle" and a "you're welcome" this morning.

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So I have had a tiny bit of orange polish left on my big toenails from a pedicure some unmemorable time ago. Fats loves to go after my big toes when we are on the couch. I think it's the polish that attracts him--it certainly isn't the smell. I was thinking about going to get my nails done today.......

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crap. that's sad.

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OK, this is a late entry too, not super creative but the birds LOVED it. Both of them. They never both like the same thing. I had tried to get them to eat eggs before but Fats was NOT interested... this changed everything. Yummy Eggs: Coconut oil 1 egg diced red pepper flax seed scramble the egg in ...

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Softie will be ok alone a couple of mornings a week. It'll be good for him and build his character. Leave a radio on for him... Classical music--soothing. My birds particularly like piano music. Hmm, nicknames.... Boo Boo Birdie is Fats. (Fats hasn't even tried to say his own name... just everything...

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Poor little guy. At least he is in good hands now. With any luck his owner will come through so you can have room to get your budgies

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He now also says, gimme a kiss, good boy, come here good boy, silly bird (although the word silly sounds like scratching records), all of his previous words have gotten rather clear. He's also making alot more kissy sounds. He plays and kisses his java branch and says "you're so cute", he ...

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What a cute picture :) I bought a whole mess of popsicle sticks at the craft store. I also got a toy that is all popsicle sticks of different colors threaded onto a piece of leather. Fats is LOVING it. He likes to play with loose paddle type sticks. he is too cute just holding it in his beak before ...

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they are gorgeous. How old are they?

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Here is a baby talk video of Fats from early June: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr2moW9h06c&feature=youtube_gdata_player Fats this morning practicing. Its far away but you can hear peekaboos, an I love you, good boy... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPqxYfC9Oyc&feature=youtube_gdata_play...

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Here you go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPqxYfC ... ata_player

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crueltyfreefeathers.com

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Depending where you are, there are organizations that sell "hurt-free" feathers that you can send the feathers to. They sterilize them and sell them to designers so they don't buy feather that we taken forcibly.

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I'm uploading a video tonight! This morning Fats was having a little practice session between the time my boyfriend left for work and I got my lazy self out of bed... I video'ed him from the other side of the room. The video itself is crap, but you can hear all kinds of interesting chatter. And for ...

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I saw it last night. What a cutie! (I'm subscribed to your youtube to get Apollo videos!)
But I didn't know it was just a compilation when I saw it... I was afraid the whole time it was some sort of eulogy. the music seemed kinda sad. I'm glad it wasn't!

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Fats is only 5 and a half months old! Now I admit, they aren't all as clearly said as I am hioping for, but they all are distinguishable. He's been practicing his Peekaboo alot this weekend. I need to get a decent camera so i can show you guys.

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LOVE IT!!!

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$275 for a violet blue! I paid $675! Though regular blues were like $200.

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So being home sick yesterday I got to hear all the words Fats has been practicing! He said: You're so cute, Thank you, Good boy, What doing?/Whatcha doing?, Peekaboo, and he's working on Cute cute cute cute cute cute cute (a la Marnie). He's also been working on whistling Happy and you know it. When...

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I was home sick yesterday with the tissues by my side. Fats pulled one out, chewed a whole in the middle, got caught up in the tissue and ended up with his head through the hole. Geez he's cute...

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Chopsticks are brilliant! I have a whole mess of them!

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Make that two tail feathers!

Here's a dry picture---having trouble staying still

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I'll get dry ones tonight... I just happened to have wet ones available right now

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Here are two pictures of Fats after his tubby. They have flash, but he still looks green-ish in real life when he's wet. When he's dry, you can see a little tuft of white on his belly... I felt a big pin feather on his back near the rump. http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2831/9601934364_fcbea81603_z.jp...

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So, Fats was hatchd March 11th... He here is a picture of the feathers I picked up from his cage and on the floor in the last 5 days.... Um, he lost a tail feather! http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7435/9600797660_1b6b0dafa6_z.jpg \ I also wanted to ask about the dark spot in the end of the tail feathe...

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That's great. I think I will put his cage wheels in the dishes.

Though the ant like his pan.. It might take a while to get the ants "off the island"
Thanks ladies!

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This morning I let Fats out of the cage while I changed his pellets, seed, and water. He wanted to get on my shoulder... I put him on top of the cage. After everything was fixed up (I had to move the seed from a dish on the bottom of the cage to a hanging cup because we are currently experiencing an...

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I know Camo the QP can survive at 55 degrees. We had some cold times last winter.... One morning I woke up and the door had blown open-- 48 degrees in the living room.
Budgie... Dunno

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Just now I was reading another thread...

Right now there is NO room for any more birds. That's what hubby said. But I still think there's room if I just wiggle two cages a bit closer and don't worry about opening the closet in that room

Hmmm... I wonder who said that....

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I've been looking at English budgies... there are a bunch of babies at the Bird store 10 minutes from my work... admittedly, sometimes I go down there in the middle of the day to coo over babies. (There are also a whole bunch of cockatiel babies and I want one. They are SO SOFT!!!) But my boyfriend ...

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So, question... When your birdy said his first words, were they clear? Fats has started "talking" but we can only recognize phrases vaguely and by the intonation of the phrase. Pretty sure I hear 'pretty bird' or 'pretty boy' yesterday. Kinda think I've heard "thank you" but Fats...

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So, you know how alot of people are wearing feather jewelry... Would it be creepy to take Fat's feathers and make earrings or something?

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So, out of curiosity... Fats has molted a little bit here at 5 months... you say there is a big one at 12-14 months... does that include their flights? His wings were clipped when I got him and I've been waiting for his clipped flights to molt so he can fly.

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That's a good question. I'm going to start trying to take him to different places. Sometimes it's into the shower for a "tubby", sometimes to the back of the couch for TV time. I'm going to be more conscience of not always putting him in the cage. Interestingly enough--he stepped right up ...

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I was in another room at the time, but last weekend I'm half sure that Fats said peekaboo in the exact way our Quaker says it. Camo the QP was on my shoulder at the time, so I think I would have noticed if it was him. But it could have been just a squeak.
Oh they are so much fun!!!

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Bright side... One less nail to trim!

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BTW, you now have me a little bit worried. We have noticed Fats preening and letting out little shreaks like he just pulled out a feather. maybe it's time to go buy popsicle sticks in bulk.

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For you Miss K, I recommend lavendar oil mixed with baking soda and honey. Mix into a polstice. Also, use Biofreeze when you can't sleep. I got stung by a yellow jacket twice...it had crawled into my bed so the place it stung me was not pleasant. It's gonna itch for weeks. But that solution is for h...

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Good looking bird!!!

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Update... This is still going on. Fats is 5 months old now... I've had him for 2 months. He still goes to the back of my shoulder. But now, I hold a piece of walnut at the front of my shoulder and my hand for step up in between. This usually still takes 1 or 2 minutes of encouragement to step up to ...

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come to think of it... over on the quaker forum I've heard of adding aloe to bathwater to help soothe the irritation. I've also heard of giving camomile tea (no sugar, straight camomile with no actual tes in it) to mellow birdies out and curb anxiety... come to think of it, I think I'm going to go h...

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I like you perspective Loo

I'm in Bmore too. I actually went to Brooklyn to get my IRN. (He was shipped into JFK from Alabama I think).
Welcome!

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I don't have much advice, but I've heard a full spectrum light can help improve birdie's mood.

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I don't have any advice, but I'm wondering if you took him to the vet. What did the vet say??

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