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Published: 2015-02-27 04:38:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 1170; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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This must be a trait of female cockatiels; our first female, Liriel, used to do this, and so does Luna here, though they never met.Β The clipped feathers make her profile especially bat-like at the edges.Related content
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NANANANANANANANANA BATBIRD! (someone had to make this comment)
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It seems to be a thing 'tiels do, or some, yeah!Β Mostly our female does it, and our other female did too, but the males rarely ever.
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All of the females that I have ever had do it. Β With the males, it seems to be their thing to rap on things in response to my tapping.
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Yes!Β That's how it is with us, too; the males bang on things, even if they don't make noise!
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I have had two males over the years that would tap as long as I was willing to tap back........it was like my own personal version of 'The Raven'!
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Nice pic! They all do that, I suppose, female and male (like mine).
Btw, may I ask you why you clipped your birdie's wings (if you did that)?
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We've rarely seen our males do it, but our females have.Β Their wings are clipped for their own protection, to prevent them flying into places they should not be, like the kitchen, which is nearby.Β My wife clips them.Β Our birds are out most of the time when we're around; we have a large four cage complex and a flock of six currently (the largest it's been is nine).Β There's even a ladder so they can get up from the floor.Β Tiels like to roam, so you have to be careful with them, and we don't want a tiel landing on the stove while something is cooking, or risking the ceiling fan.Β As it is, they can still get around quite well; 'tiels and budgies are both strong fliers.
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It's good to see you understand the risks of keeping your birds flighted. I know, it feels wrong to clip the wings, but it's even worse if you when your bird ends up getting killed somehow due to them flying into something dangerous. It's a house, not an open forest, it's not safe to let them move about. All in all, you're the one responsible of the bird. If they get hurt because you didn't clip their wings, it's on you. I'm in no way against keeping their wings flighted, but I'd rather see my bird die of old age than a broken neck.
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Oh yes, we trim all of our birds.Β Our living room has an open path to the kitchen, for one, and birds tend to take flight when they panic. No way we're risking having them able to reach the stove.
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