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Smokey loves his toys - and everyone elses for that matter. Zeke however, my son's cockateil, hates toys. We have bought and made so many different things for him but he looks at you as if he's saying "you don't honestly expect me to play with that do you?" It's as if toys are beneath him....

laine

Smokey wags his tail after a bath, have to move or you get wet too . The other times are the same as what Fah said, when waking, after a play and sometimes after a poo. Sometimes he will do it when he has accomplished something eg climbs somewhere he knows he shouldn't be . It's like he is really pr...

laine

Smokey loves cupboards and drawers as well. I thought it was my cooky bird . The drawer he loves the most is in the coffee table but then he knows that's where we hide the tv remote, the mobiles, the car keys etc . If this drawer is even slightly ajar he will try for ages to open it. He persists for...

laine

Thanks for your good wishes. Today, Friday, is my day off so I have spent the morning organising for my car to be towed and the insurance. The next step is to arrange a hire car, the insurance covers this for one week for a repair. The repairer said that he thinks the car is repairable. The most dam...

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Neither of us were hurt. My car is insured. The trailor was parked on the road, but not much room between the car I saw and avoided and the trailor on the other side. That's why I hit it. The trailor also didn't have any lights on it or any visible reflectors. That section of our court is quite dark...

laine

Mondays is the day I finish early - 5pm - as I take my son to guitar lessons in the evening. (Tuesday - Thursday I work 9am - 8pm & have Friday off). So tonight was no different to any other Monday. We drove out of the driveway at 7pm, however, there was a car on the left hand side of the road. ...

laine

Wow he is lovely. He reminds me of Smokey when he was a baby.

laine

That is so sweet. I love the photo of them kissing, so sweet.

laine

I am glad someone else has this same situation. Smokey loves my right hand and in particular the middle 2 fingers. I have rings on them and have tried taking the rings off as I thought it was the rings he liked. It doesn't matter, he loves my fingers on this hand. He also nips a bit sometimes if I m...

laine

Smokey grinds his beak. It always happens whilst he's going to sleep. One of his most favorite places to do it is on my laptop. I am on the internet (either ebay or here LOL) he sits in the top left corner - ALWAYS - He puffs up, goes all fat & fluffy, ginds his beak and drifts of to sleep. Some...

laine

Smokey is really funny when he sleeps. He tucks his foot right in and seems like he squats his body. If he goes to sleep on my hand or knee I really feel his body weight get heavier and heavier as he falls into a deeper sleep. When he is asleep he either likes or lets me rub his beak. I am sure he l...

laine

Hi Dan, what a gorgeous boy you have there. You said you feel he is bored and lonely. Have you got toys for him to play with. MIrrors can help although everyone has a different opinion about them. These birds do like to play and throw things around, great toys that he can chew on, plastic balls he c...

laine

This week I have been off work due to an incredibly sore throat and I lost my voice. I haven't been able to talk to Smokey, other than a little whisper and I feel sorry for him cos he keeps trying to talk to me and isn't getting an answer. He sits on my knee or shoulder and says 'good boy ' like he'...

laine

Soooo sorry to hear about Tango. Keep looking out for her as you never know what may happen. Hugs and thoughts to you xxx

laine

Wow what awsome wings. They are great shots of a beautifully colored bird. He is a stunner. I love the colors and the flight pics

laine

That is so sweet. It also makes me feel better as Smokey does the same thing - always rubs up against a colored blocks after a bath and comes out looking like a rainbow!!!

He also gets green and red spots on his face. Looks like an attempt at makeup.

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laine, at what age he start talking? hm, last nite, when he was in my room, i wall asleep, only wake up finding my 100 dollar note torn apart and it was full of holes.... he took away my 100 dollar !!!!!!arrrrrrrrrrrr Smokey chats alot but not everything is very clear. Its more of the tone of my vo...

laine

And he is a good boy. How proud he is of himself

laine

Laine, when my husband came home he had his wallet out and I got it I said can we teach cupcake to take money out of your wallet I told him about your video he said no we don't need to do that cupcake will hide money then we can't find it Can you always find your money that cute smokey gets? How ol...

laine

So cute I really enjoyed the wallet video How long did it take you to learn him that trick? Also your bird is a very pretty color too Thank you. I love him so obviously i think he's gorgeous too I honestly didn't teach him to take money out of the wallet. He loves money and watches us like a hawk w...

laine

Poor Smokey is now so confused. I spent today trying to get him on camera with the wallet, so he was allowed to keep playing with it. Now that the mission is accomplished, the wallet keeps getting taken away. poor thing can't work it out - first you keep giving it to me and now you are back to takin...

laine

No wonder we have no money !!!

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laine

I guess that since his life's work is to redecorate every inch of the house with food and pieces of chewed up toys he cIonsiders vacuums to be his mortal enemies. I never thought of it that way (redecorating). Smokey hates the vac. He too flies off, so I have to put him in his cage when its cleanin...

laine

Hi, I just read this tonight and add the same as the others. My IRN is 2 1/2 years old and has always favoured yellow, however, there isn't a bright color that he doesn't like. His bath and food bowls are red and of course, he loves them. He has 2 balls and seems to favour the yellow and red ball ov...

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Hi Patrick, My Smokey loves ice. He licks it too. In the summer months when we buy icy poles, he loves to share, sometimes he takes bites that are too big and he shakes it everywhere

. Smokey likes to lick the outside of a glass filled with a cold drink.

laine

glad you asked cos Smokey has the same thing. Glad its normal.

laine

Hi, Smokey is almost 2 1/2. he is not the clearest of talkers but i know what he's trying to say. He loves the word 'pretty' and sometimes puts on a really deep tone and repeats the word over and over again , sometimes really fast, its quite funny. He therefore loves to say pretty bird, pretty boy a...

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Hi Faraday, I am not a bird expert by any means, but our home has one IRN and one cockatiel. I have a ringneck who is 2 1/2 and he is a sooky mummys boy. He loves me most but is very social to all family members - strangers are another story. Smokey will bite if he can't get his own way and this see...

laine

Smokey uses his left foot for holding food but favours the right for some of his tricks like shaking hands & high 5, but he waves with his left, never the right. Funny though, sometimes when he is really sleepy, he will hold out his right foot and sort of admire it for ages before tucking it in ...

laine

They are so adorable. I want a baby now

laine

Yes Julie, he does. The color in his beak does look like it has been polished out as the beak is very smooth without any scratches. I looked for scratch/rub marks first and there are none.

laine

I am so sorry for your loss. Keep all those lovely thoughts of your bird in mind and I am sure she knows how much you loved her. Hugs for you from Australia

laine

Thank you so much. Yeah, I think he's quite a handsome boy too, but then he is my baby . He is about 2 1/2 now, you are right. I just went to our local store and was told it could be a vitamin deficiency due to winter - lack of sunlight. I bought vitamin supplement for him anyway. I also noticed his...

laine

I may be worrying needlessly but is there something wrong with Smokey? I have attached a movie because he won't stay still long enough for a photo and they come out blurry LOL. I am concerned because his beak seems to be losing color. Look at the front section toward the end (point). It has a white ...

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Sorry but I just can't stop laughing. Pinkdevil sure has a couple of good tips there. Smokey has tried blocking the cage door before by poking his head out just enough that if I closed the door his head would be in the way. I started putting him backwards and that seemed to help. I think you are rig...

laine

Smokey loves his toys both in and out of his cage. Out of the cage he has a toy box (its a shoe box lid). I put his toys in it. He loves to rummage in it and he tosses out toys till he finds what he's looking for, it's really quite funny. He loves to throw a ball around and chase after it. Zeke (my ...

laine

That sounds so funny. Aren't these birds so clever.

laine

Smokey started saying pretty bird at about the age of 8-9 months old. He is now about 2 1/2 yrs old and still loves the word pretty. he will repeat it over and over. He says, very clearly - pretty bird, pretty boy, where's the pretty bird, you're so pretty and pretty,pretty,pretty, etc for ages. He ...

laine

Thanks, I have never thought of it that way. Yes it's true. We laugh about his behaviour but as I don't want him to fret I leave. I will try this and see if it changes. Thanks again.

laine

Sounds like he is in love. Smokey does this to me all the time, however, I have to share him with the bathroom mirror (we call it "The pretty bird") If you say to Smokey "Where's the Pretty Bird" or "Do you want to see the Pretty Bird" he goes nuts till you take him to ...

laine

As some of you will know, my Smokey loves me to death. In fact, he likes all our family members just me more than anyone else - after all I am his mum/mate. And I love it. My son has a cockateil, Zeke. He is approximately 12 months old and Dale has had him for about 10 months. Zeke was very timid at...

laine

Messy corn? Yep it gets a laugh every time. Smokey also loves banana and that's a real mess especially if he eats banana then seed cos the seed sticks to the banana left on his beak

I will have to check out Big W, thanks for the tip, guess you all know where I am going tomorrow

laine

OMG they are just too cute for words.

laine

What cute pics.

laine

They are so cute. I love the sleepy shots and the yawns. I still think sleepy birds are so adorable to watch, even after 2 1/2 years watching smokey, i could still just sit and look at him while he sleeps. Its too cute to watch them drifting off to sleep. Awwwwwww

laine

[quote="Lauren"]:lol: How funny! What a lil snoop! Watch out, he may steal your credit cards for his own shopping. Funny you should say that. We have to keep wallets and purses out of his reach. He can open them up and he takes the cash. I am not joking and no one has taught him this. My b...

laine

I was looking for Smokey this morning. I found him on the end of my bed being a sticky beak. He was so enthraulled by my handbag and the contents that he didn't even care about the camera !! Here he is I got 3 shots before he realised I had something cool in my hands (the camera) http://i68.photobuc...

laine

Awww. That is soooo cute.

laine

Finally, after 7 longs weeks, I have got a job. I started this week and it was only supposed to be part time. The company hired 2 part timers to job share. Fortunately for me, today the other person decided it wasn't going to work out for her and resigned. I immediately got offered full time work. I...

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Smokey, as I have told you all before, loves the mobile phone. I keep it in my bedroom now cos when it rings, he has a head start on me. He hears the connection before I hear the ring tone. So I have to keep it in my room. Lately Smokey has been waddling to my bed, has learnt to climb the railing an...

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Shocking way to end my day (don't panic - not bird related)

does he sense i'm not well?

Re: Smokey

Re: Where's the Money?

Don't leave your wallet lying around!!!

Is there something wrong with him? Please help

Why does he hate me so much?

What a sticky beak

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