Anyone want a slightly bruised GCC

[Mark & Da Boyz]

Because I'm about to smack Cheddar across the room. Dodger, Tiel, starts raising a fuss and I look over and Cheddar is pulling his tail feathers. Cheddar has been cranked up to Full Ahead Frantic all day.

Makes me understand why people want snakes...at least they're quiet.

 

[Lady Jane]

OH dear this does not sound good at all. Human is having temper tantrum?

 

[SandraK]

Because I'm about to smack Cheddar across the room. Dodger, Tiel, starts raising a fuss and I look over and Cheddar is pulling his tail feathers. Cheddar has been cranked up to Full Ahead Frantic all day.

Makes me understand why people want snakes...at least they're quiet.

Are you sure you don't have one of my gccs by mistake? I tell people that gccs are like velociraptors. One gets sent out to catch the victim's attention while the rest creep up from behind and hold on to tail & flight feathers. I've said they're like the naughty boys at school who pulled girls' pigtails in class. AND you might have noticed the "huh, what's the matter? I wasn't doing ANYTHING" look you get as well.

Reminds me of being @ a Kassabian child's birthday party back when James was about 1 or so (now 32). One of his cousins a year or two older, was throwing sand at him; I told said child to stop it. Turn my back & the brat is doing it again. So I went inside to the kitchen with all the moms who weren't paying any attention to their kids and announced loudly: "If someone doesn't stop that brat from throwing sand at other kids I will go back outside and smack him". Dead silence and then 1 mother made a beeline for the sandbox and the kid.

One half of the family believed in discussing things and not reprimanding; the other reprimanded and their kids knew there would be consequences. Out of 12 Kassabian grandchildren, our 4 are the only ones who've NOT been invited to leave a restaurant OR have been asked not to return.

 

[Mark & Da Boyz]

There are days I see Cheddar like this.

 

[Coldbreeze]

Omg. Zazu has been so bad lately! Infact I just picked up on of her tail feathers on the floor.. I assume she is melting because there is a lot of fuzzies about. I'm so happy I only have one GCC as having two of them... I dont know how people do it. All evening Zazu been running and running and exploring. I literally can't get her to hold still!

 

[Coldbreeze]

And I just pissed my pants laughing because my typo said my bird is melting.

 

[Appolosmom]

didn't take him long to get back to his being a stinker

 

[Susan in So Cal]

And I just pissed my pants laughing because my typo said my bird is melting.

Hahaha! I wondered if that was a typo or is something more serious was happening at your place!

 

[Mark & Da Boyz]

didn't take him long to get back to his being a stinker

Oh he never stopped. Bernie said they had the hardest time getting him back in the cage after he got out.

 

[Appolosmom]

Oh he never stopped. Bernie said they had the hardest time getting him back in the cage after he got out.

 

[SandraK]

And I just pissed my pants laughing because my typo said my bird is melting.

I kinda wondered about that part. Try 14 gccs in two separate flocks (and cages) - 1 flock of 4 and the other of 10.

Oh he never stopped. Bernie said they had the hardest time getting him back in the cage after he got out.

I love my gccs dearly but they can be absolute little hellions when it comes to bed time. I know I have eyes in the back of my head and though I'm losing my hearing I can still hear SOS calls from the fids. Meu Deus do ceu! Haja saco! (A little Brazilian stuff thrown in there) There's an expression in Brazilian Portuguese that translates to "when you mention the Devil his tail shows up" (quando falo do diabo aparece o rabo) - a pretty good description of living with gccs (though I wouldn't trade or sell any of them for love or money).

 

[Mark & Da Boyz]

I know what you mean, Cheddar will just about fight to the death rather than go to bed at night. BUT he has gone in without a fight the last two nights...I might need to take him the the vet, he MUST be sick!

 

[Farlie]

I know what you mean, Cheddar will just about fight to the death rather than go to bed at night. BUT he has gone in without a fight the last two nights...I might need to take him the the vet, he MUST be sick!

Farlie's been going to bed early, on his own, this past week. Like 7:30pm when lights go out at 8:00pm. He was sitting on my finger against my cheek last night and wanted to 'go home' so I let him at about 7:15 or so and he went right straight to bed. I just sat there looking at him...

 

[Lesley Yeung]

Bird has been putting himself to sleep too. Weird.

He is actually being a good little guy. Very weird.

 

[Birdbabe]

Well,,,at least you don't have " bird porn", yes that started today, must be the weather..

 

[Mark & Da Boyz]

Well,,,at least you don't have " bird porn", yes that started today, must be the weather..

We won't go there...

 

[SandraK]

We won't go there...

You're lucky your Tielish Ones aren't breathlessly whistling while doing the naughty ... It doesn't help in my flock that when the tiels are "getting happy", Quaker JJ will start saying "ow, ow, ow, ow".

 

[Farlie]

Well,,,at least you don't have " bird porn", yes that started today, must be the weather..

Gosh, I hope not. I only have one bird...

 

[SandraK]

Gosh, I hope not. I only have one bird...

Oh you'd be surprised! From personal experience, my first Quaker, Kiwi (RIP) would get happy with a hollow rubber bird toy ball with nubs on it and a bell inside (did I mention it was purple).

 

[BrianB]

My little GCC, Nibbles, has been a complete witch the last few weeks. I think they are all conspiring to make me crazy. She's been stalking the blue crowns, who are almost twice her size. More than once I've caught her trying to pull tail feathers, and the other day she straight up took on Wasabi. She was on a branch above him, in his face, trying to bite him. I don't know if it's hormonal or what. She wasn't like this last year, but she's not quite 2 yet. She was so unpleasant that she spent the next day in her cage pouting.