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Jun 2, 2007 15:33:38 GMT
Post by rockergrl on Jun 2, 2007 15:33:38 GMT
My older cockatiel (bird) just died this morning! It was so sad he was on his perch and just fell down to the bottom of the cage and died! He had to be at least 18 or 19yrs old he really did have a good life. Now my finger trained cockatiel who was used to seeing him seeing his cage was right next to hers is screaming.
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Jun 2, 2007 15:49:18 GMT
Post by SilvaShado on Jun 2, 2007 15:49:18 GMT
So sorry for your loss. I hope you and your other bird are going to be okay. It's hard to lose a pet, not matter what kind it is. I'm still going through dog withdrawals and my dog passed away over 2 years ago. But I know as soon as I'm in a better position to afford and have a good place for a dog, I'll get one. Will you be able to get another bird to "replace" him? (not that any pet can ever really replace another.)
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Jun 2, 2007 16:03:19 GMT
Post by rockergrl on Jun 2, 2007 16:03:19 GMT
Yes I might have to do that if my finger trained one doesn't stop screaming. I know it's so hard to lose pets. I know 4 years ago my dog had to be put to sleep. She was the best dog ever and in my opinion losing a dog is even harder! I still feel sad and miss her!
This bird wasn't finger trained but he learned to talk and used to talk a lot.
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Jun 2, 2007 16:09:06 GMT
Post by SilvaShado on Jun 2, 2007 16:09:06 GMT
Yeah, dogs are really hard to lose. I think it's because they're more lovable and become a close member of the family.
I wish I could help you with calming your bird, but I don't know a think about birds. Do you have a local pet store or hospital you can call to ask for advice on what to do?
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Jun 2, 2007 16:14:02 GMT
Post by rockergrl on Jun 2, 2007 16:14:02 GMT
I still also have 2 canaries so I tried putting one of them by her cage, but she doesn't seem to care. She will scream and scream then she starts to say pretty bird and show off! I think she thinks that will get her some attention from me. I did go down and talk to her, then she'd scream when I left. Which is why I moved the canary cage by her. I am going to talk later to this guy who owns a pet store here.
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Jun 2, 2007 16:18:55 GMT
Post by SilvaShado on Jun 2, 2007 16:18:55 GMT
Wow, I didn't know birds got so attached to each other. This may be a stupid idea, but do you think it would help to put the birds together in the same cage, or would they fight?
Has petting the bird quieted it down any? Maybe it needs consoling?
I'm just guessing here. Good luck and hopefully you're friend will have a good solution for you.
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Jun 2, 2007 17:43:27 GMT
Post by Elliot Kane on Jun 2, 2007 17:43:27 GMT
Sorry to hear that, K
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Jun 2, 2007 17:47:10 GMT
Post by Mea Culpa on Jun 2, 2007 17:47:10 GMT
Sheesh girl, tough Luck huh! but hey 18-19 years is a good time and if the bird was happy ... you will have made the difference
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Jun 2, 2007 18:24:09 GMT
Post by Gray Lensman on Jun 2, 2007 18:24:09 GMT
Sorry about the loss of your bird, Karen. Sounds like he had a good and full life when he was with you, though. Treasure the times you had with him.
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Jun 2, 2007 18:26:05 GMT
Post by Venom65437 on Jun 2, 2007 18:26:05 GMT
That's too bad, always sucks when a pet dies.... Sorry.
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Jun 2, 2007 20:10:27 GMT
Post by Shan on Jun 2, 2007 20:10:27 GMT
I'm sorry your Cockatiel died, Karen. I hope you and your other bird make it through this time of sorrow OK. Animals really do become attached to each other and it hard on the other when one dies. You and your birdie take care, OK?
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Jun 4, 2007 5:28:55 GMT
Post by janggut on Jun 4, 2007 5:28:55 GMT
Sheesh girl, tough Luck huh! but hey 18-19 years is a good time and if the bird was happy ... you will have made the difference i agree with Mea here. at least it lived a happy life with someone that loves it so much. the best way to go, really.
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Jun 4, 2007 8:18:10 GMT
Post by Galadriel on Jun 4, 2007 8:18:10 GMT
Sorry to hear about your bird Rockergrl, you can get very attached to any kind of pet. We once had a couple of canaries, and when the female was sick, I took care of it for several days, had it put in a small box with toiletpaper, but everyday I let them see each other. When she died, the male canary died a few days later too
Birds can be very attached to eachother, but also the other way around, we had a very nice parakeet and we thought it would be nice to have a female for him, but she killed him by picking on his head untill he died too
Good luck with your birds now Rockergrl, I hope you can get over it. *hug*
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Jun 4, 2007 14:12:30 GMT
Post by winlok on Jun 4, 2007 14:12:30 GMT
Sorry to hear about your loss rocker. ps: two things come to mind, but I would suggest talking to that man that works in a pet store first. As I'm not 100% sure of what I'm going to say. First putting your canaries in the same cage as your cockatiel, if I recall is not a good thing. The canaries have hard beaks and the cockatiels have soft beaks, so the canaries would end up killing the cockatiel. I used to have two birds. A sun conier and a cockatiel. The conier was a rare bird, which is about all I know about it. But most importantly I would talk to that pet store man first. Secondly if I remember correctly, I wouldn't be surprised if I wasn'tYour finger trained cockatiel simply misses company. In this case it was your other bird. When you talk to it, it has company and has no reason to scream. I'm hoping all you have to do is get another cockatiel.
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Jun 5, 2007 9:26:50 GMT
Post by Galadriel on Jun 5, 2007 9:26:50 GMT
@ Winlok About the canaries and the cockatiel, you're wrong. It's not the canaries that would become a danger, but the cockatiel. They are twice as big as a canary and a bit more aggressive. But cockatiels and the parakeet family are lovebirds, they take care for eachother untill one of them dies. So the best thing Rockergrl can do, is buy a new cockatiel. Don't place smaller birds in the same cage as larger birds.
As I said before, we used to have a lot of birds, among them a cockatiel (I had to look this bird up before I know what it was in English btw ) Ours died of pure anger, you couldn't pass his cage without him blowing to us in full fury.
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Jun 5, 2007 16:03:04 GMT
Post by winlok on Jun 5, 2007 16:03:04 GMT
@ Winlok About the canaries and the cockatiel, you're wrong. It's not the canaries that would become a danger, but the cockatiel. They are twice as big as a canary and a bit more aggressive. But cockatiels and the parakeet family are lovebirds, they take care for eachother untill one of them dies. So the best thing Rockergrl can do, is buy a new cockatiel. Don't place smaller birds in the same cage as larger birds.
As I said before, we used to have a lot of birds, among them a cockatiel (I had to look this bird up before I know what it was in English btw ) Ours died of pure anger, you couldn't pass his cage without him blowing to us in full fury. Thanks Kylia. I knew it had something to do with the beaks.
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Jun 5, 2007 17:18:19 GMT
Post by Alrik on Jun 5, 2007 17:18:19 GMT
What does "finger trained" mean ? Did the bird fly onto your finger or what ?
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Jun 5, 2007 19:05:36 GMT
Post by Galadriel on Jun 5, 2007 19:05:36 GMT
What does "finger trained" mean ? Did the bird fly onto your finger or what ? It means that your bird is been fed from since it was a little bird with your hands, so he knows your hand. I think the German word for it is 'handtamme'?
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Jun 5, 2007 19:29:57 GMT
Post by Shan on Jun 5, 2007 19:29:57 GMT
just curious to know how your cockatiel is doing, karen, so i thought i would ask. i hope it is doing better.
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Jun 5, 2007 19:33:17 GMT
Post by Shan on Jun 5, 2007 19:33:17 GMT
What does "finger trained" mean ? Did the bird fly onto your finger or what ? It means that your bird is been fed from since it was a little bird with your hands, so he knows your hand. I think the German word for it is 'handtamme'?ky, i'm not that familiar with birds, but i always thought that finger trained meant if you held out your finger in front of the bird it would hop on it and sit there. is this part of being finger trained or am i all wrong?
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