Ok...so I'm wondering if any of you guys have had a similar experience, and how you've handled it.
With the birds all down in "My Nest", which has beautiful laminate floors (thank goodness, no carpet!) I've been diligent about keeping on top of the poo/feather mess situation, which just spreads around SO much faster on a hard floor! On top of sweeping and utilizing a shop vac, I've taken to placing newspaper around cages and under areas of "high poop traffic" IE beneath favorite roosting spots on the net, beneath the orbits, etc. Clean up is a breeze when all one has to do is throw away the old paper, sweep and vacuum up the feather/dust mess, and run swiffer sprayed with a water/vinegar/lemon oil blend to "freshen up" the floor and catch any residual flecks. Most of my birds seem to respect this system, and it works beautifully with them!
Most of them. But not Archie.
Now, I've posted before about how Archie rarely poops in his cage. He prefers to poop in his water bowl if he MUST go in his cage (and now his food bowl- but just on the rim, he likes to make sure it requires me to scrub more than just the bowl to clean up his mess) and takes a sadistic delight in LAUNCHING his poo through the bars of his cage while he clings to the side. And yes, I've tried adding perches to his favorite launching locations, with little treats to try and entice him to poop at least semi-vertically and in a manner that would be contained within the cage, but to no avail.
It's almost as though he finds joy in seeing how far he can get his poo out of his cage. I kid you not, I keep trying to catch it on video- he climbs to the side of his cage, will amp himself up, lean back and EJECT a poo that arcs through the air and then will eyeball where it lands. Now, I know what you're thinking. "Why doesn't she just put newspaper where his favorite launching spot is?" And trust me, I was quite pleased with myself when I did this initially and, for 2 weeks, it worked beautifully. Poop out of your cage all you want Archie! A quick steam of your cage bars is NOTHING compared to trying to scrub dried poo off of laminate.
But, he must have sensed my contentment with this arrangement. And maybe, the sound of his poo splatting against the paper just isn't as satisfying as when it splats against the floor directly. Whatever the reason, now a new game has emerged- see if he can poo outside of his cage, and NOT hit the paper. Sometimes it's a complete miss and I come down to My Nest (also my office) and am horrified to see several, well-placed poo's that have completely avoided the pieces of paper I've set around his cage. Not always, I can see where he's missed his mark, but considering he literally has to put an ARC on it to hit the spot in front of the cage wheels, where the papers beneath his cage can't reach...I know it's intentional. And I'm not entirely sure if I'm more impressed, or aggravated. I mean, it must take some serious talent.
Anyone else have expert marksman poo-ers?
With the birds all down in "My Nest", which has beautiful laminate floors (thank goodness, no carpet!) I've been diligent about keeping on top of the poo/feather mess situation, which just spreads around SO much faster on a hard floor! On top of sweeping and utilizing a shop vac, I've taken to placing newspaper around cages and under areas of "high poop traffic" IE beneath favorite roosting spots on the net, beneath the orbits, etc. Clean up is a breeze when all one has to do is throw away the old paper, sweep and vacuum up the feather/dust mess, and run swiffer sprayed with a water/vinegar/lemon oil blend to "freshen up" the floor and catch any residual flecks. Most of my birds seem to respect this system, and it works beautifully with them!
Most of them. But not Archie.
Now, I've posted before about how Archie rarely poops in his cage. He prefers to poop in his water bowl if he MUST go in his cage (and now his food bowl- but just on the rim, he likes to make sure it requires me to scrub more than just the bowl to clean up his mess) and takes a sadistic delight in LAUNCHING his poo through the bars of his cage while he clings to the side. And yes, I've tried adding perches to his favorite launching locations, with little treats to try and entice him to poop at least semi-vertically and in a manner that would be contained within the cage, but to no avail.
It's almost as though he finds joy in seeing how far he can get his poo out of his cage. I kid you not, I keep trying to catch it on video- he climbs to the side of his cage, will amp himself up, lean back and EJECT a poo that arcs through the air and then will eyeball where it lands. Now, I know what you're thinking. "Why doesn't she just put newspaper where his favorite launching spot is?" And trust me, I was quite pleased with myself when I did this initially and, for 2 weeks, it worked beautifully. Poop out of your cage all you want Archie! A quick steam of your cage bars is NOTHING compared to trying to scrub dried poo off of laminate.
But, he must have sensed my contentment with this arrangement. And maybe, the sound of his poo splatting against the paper just isn't as satisfying as when it splats against the floor directly. Whatever the reason, now a new game has emerged- see if he can poo outside of his cage, and NOT hit the paper. Sometimes it's a complete miss and I come down to My Nest (also my office) and am horrified to see several, well-placed poo's that have completely avoided the pieces of paper I've set around his cage. Not always, I can see where he's missed his mark, but considering he literally has to put an ARC on it to hit the spot in front of the cage wheels, where the papers beneath his cage can't reach...I know it's intentional. And I'm not entirely sure if I'm more impressed, or aggravated. I mean, it must take some serious talent.
Anyone else have expert marksman poo-ers?
This may be the funniest post I have read!! I do not have an archer and I can only think of no reaction, don’t let him see you clean, and positive reinforcement for well placed poops. Would he pick up on if you reinforced the others for well placed poops? 
I so hate to laugh at your expense… but that was pretty funny! I don't even have to try to visualize all the paper you put down.. it's the same here! Bob… the black capped conure AKA Whoflungpoo… is also an expert at flinging and the occasional fly through when he gets spooked leaves me looking through his flight path for the ejected poo bomb he does in flight… 
. Rocket, on the other hand … has placed some (convinced intentional) bombs on the back of my head when I lean over to pick paper up… 
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). Invades her food, her toys and oddly, for years now he has done this. He doesn't touch her and she doesn't touch him … she avoids him after all these years. They share the fresh food I give them every day. If she wants to touch my face he will scurry over and get between us so she will move away. Sure would be nice if they preened each other and on the other hand I'm happy he isn't attracted to her. I have known for one person to breed the crimson belly with a green cheek down in Georgia so I do know they will bond. Not in this case between my two and I'm glad they can keep company daily when they are out but Astro is having NOTHING to do with Rocket… CB's are pushy little guys!
