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Old 22-06-2005, 22:49   #1
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Question the bird

just got meself a cockatiel, the little sod is mad, it bites, and wont let me hold it, anyone know what to do before I throttle it!! (only joking about the throttle bit)
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Old 22-06-2005, 22:51   #2
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Yep keep it locked up
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Old 22-06-2005, 22:53   #3
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no no no i want to hold it and train it to swear!! hehe
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Old 23-06-2005, 00:53   #4
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staggerringman is now being serious and its late , yooh panther them birds will live to 15- 30 year owd brill bird to have dont think it will learn ought off acccy web though
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Old 23-06-2005, 09:07   #5
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Busman used to have one. He no longer has it. His experience was similar to yours.
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Old 23-06-2005, 11:45   #6
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My step brother has one. It took ages for it to settle in and let them handle it. It will only let my sister in law handle it as she is the one who feeds it. My advice would be to be patient, it will probably just take time to get used to you.

Unless you've had it for years and it still dislikes you, then it's time to get rid...
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Old 23-06-2005, 11:50   #7
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Quote:
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no no no i want to hold it and train it to swear!! hehe
bet i can train it to swear he hee
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Old 27-06-2005, 12:35   #8
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If it keeps on biting you, you won't need to teach it to swear, it'll learn all on its own!
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Old 29-06-2005, 11:33   #9
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Bite it back harder it will swear then............
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Old 29-06-2005, 12:37   #10
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what was wrong with a budgie or a minah bird ???,,, they swear !
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Old 30-06-2005, 16:21   #11
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Anybody remember the chap in Oswald Street, Church, who had a mynah bird? He kept the junk shop on the corner of Tanpits, and lived across the street. In Summer he used to leave his front door open then he could see if anybody called into the shop. Unfortunately, if a girl walked past, there would be a yell of "Cor - look at that" and other less choice phrases. His reputation went right down, and in self-defence he took to hanging the mynah outside the front door - yep, it was the bird!
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Old 30-06-2005, 16:28   #12
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I remember the one Mrs. Baldy had (pet shop in Warner St Accy) which would announce "Mother! shop!" when you walked in and tell you to "sit down and put yer feet up" then ask "Is t'kettle on?"

People not used to it would be looking round to see who was speaking. It didn't sound at all like a bird, very human voice.
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Old 30-06-2005, 18:53   #13
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Whisper PAXO to it .......it should get the message...!

We used to have a Mynah bird........it only ever swore when the priest came to visit my mother....... and then it used to say 'F*** off'.........what is worse I think it was my grandma, who was very prim and proper, taught it to say that.
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Old 05-07-2005, 19:53   #14
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It takes a while for birds to trust you just be patient, talk gently and no quick movements, if all else fails you could put it on a sandwich!
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Old 09-07-2005, 10:43   #15
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Shame on you, Grego. That is a horrible thing to say!

You could always threaten it with a stint in solitary confinement... in the microwave.
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