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Booker Hatchdate : February 15th, 2015 Adoption date: May 29th, 2015 ☆ ♡ ☆  ☆Check out our FAQ!☆ ☆Ask me about our wishlist!☆

[arsanatomica]

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[myfairynuffstuff]

Georges Lucien Guyot (1885 - 1973) - Parrot in the Workshop. Oil on canvas.

[mellifexfarm]

why do Tinamou eggs look like that. i want to eat them whole 

[mellifexfarm]

im going to swallow these like a snake

[gallusrostromegalus]

I was seized with a primal need to know what this bird looks like and I’m not sure what I was expecting but:

I am EXTREMELY pleased with everything about this animal.

[miuroko]

[calcdad]

[chaaaaalk-and-things]

I did these a little while back but I think we need some budgies during this trying time.  How is it that these are some of the smallest birds out yet have such weird, deep voices?

[wordsonbirds]

Smol but Mighty.

I named him Pebble. He can’t come home yet, but he’ll be waiting for me. 

[apolapets-blog]

The thing with accidents, is that you don’t expect them. You are so sure nothing it’s going to happen, and when it does it’s heartbreaking.

Cat’s saliva has gram negative bacteria that is extremely dangerous for birds, this bacteria can be found both in their mouth and their claws, all it takes is a playful Pat or a bad day when your cat is upset, all it takes is a scratch and you lose your bird forever.

Why would you risk your pet’s life?

Be responsible, chose prevention.

[poisparrots]

my favorite sport is freaking people out by feeding my birds hot peppers and not telling them that capsaicin doesn’t work on birds

[pastelparrotlet]

How to hold a bird: Do NOT.  Bird holds you with his tiny feet.  Hold VERY still, do not flinch when he uses your body as a 

1. Chew toy

2. Jungle gym

3. Napkin

[quiviraqui]

“what did u put on me hed??”

[flockdynamics]

YOU GUYS I FINALLY DID IT, I FINALLY GOT A VIDEO OF THIS BIG DUMB DOOFUS PRETENDING THAT HE IS ALSO EATING AN ALMOND BECAUSE HIS LADY LOVE HAS ONE AND HE DOESNT WANT TO BE LEFT OUT

POOR CINNAMON ROLL! I love you but this is not a productive use of time!!

[valtsv]

crows aren't "death omens" or "evil" you fool they're just funky little dudes

[valtsv]

crows are simply omens for seeing a funky little guy going about his superb business and that's it

[catchymemes]

[kittymaverick]

Can someone please tell me this was a pair that was trying to do the death spiral that mating birds of prey do, and somehow in the process they ended up stuck on a road sign. Because if it is, this is definitely one of the funniest “Okay, maybe we WERE a little bit over our head when we started this…” moments.

[ordinaryredtail]

I doubt it. One of these birds is a juvenile (the top) while the other is an adult (bottom). The juvenile would have no interest in mating.

Honestly when I see hawks doing stupid stuff 9/10 times its a harris hawk—this seriously just looks like one of those stupid hawks time. They are one of the only social raptors, so this leads to some funny things, like

Stacking

The harris hawk argument for stacking is “your back is less Pokey than a cactus so imma use it”

Not even falconers are safe…

They even hold hands

Please, what are you doing harris hawks, learn how to hawk

[beeperart]

Lovebird commission!

[goat-yells-at-everything]

Concept...

ESA and Therapy trained chickens…..

[fluffenchops]

An ESA is any animal, and all it needs is a letter from a doctor or therapist stating that it is beneficial to your mental health to have a pet, so it then has housing rights (within reason, and only homes that fall under the FHA in the USA). So ESAs don’t NEED any training whatsoever. But some people do train ESAs to bond and improve the therapeutic effects of the animal (like training them to “cuddle” or do helpful tasks). Plenty of chickens ARE ESAs!! Just not all of them are trained in any relevant way.

Therapy chickens also exist!

Note: in this video, a news anchor refers to the therapy chicken as a “service animal” which is incorrect. A service animal is different from a therapy animal. A chicken cannot legally be a service animal in any country that I am aware of, nor do I think it’s a good idea.

[goat-yells-at-everything]

(Dang! This blew up suddenly! O.O )

I was just shitposting when I posted this and hadn’t really, like, looked into it lol. I found out right after that therapy birds already exist.

But when I get to a place where I can breed chickens (fighting right now to get laying hens legal in my town and, with the opposition to that, its not likely they’ll allow roosters if we do win) I’d really really like to breed Silkies as companion animals with the ‘training’ you mentioned. It would be nice to see ESAs become a legitimate helper animal…thing (xD) but having a set of required training points would be necessary. Like, my cat is an ESA in that when I’m devolving into an anxiety attack or have a migraine or something he’s more likely than not to cuddle and try to help me because he understands ‘mama feels bad’ but I could never feel right registering him as an official ESA because he’s a total bastard to literally everyone but me and when I do take him out for any reason (usually the vet) he causes me MORE anxiety.

Animals being raised and trained to be calm in high key situations, to disregard stimuli, to focus on their person above everything else, ect. Is it possible to reliably breed these things into chickens? I’m not sure, but Silkies are already a calm and sweet breed so it’d be on the right path. I’d like to try, though, because they’d be relatively less expensive to breed so more people could have access to them.

I’m a long way from trying this, though. Damn dumb laws. :c

[fluffenchops]

It sounds like you might be thinking more of service animals than ESAs. The important thing about ESAs is that they provide emotional comfort, and the laws allow people who are struggling with mental health to have an emotionally comforting animal in their home when it is not otherwise allowed. Requiring training means that there's an extra barrier between struggling people and a helpful animal.

ESAs do not need to be "registered" nor do they have ANY public access rights. You cannot legally bring an ESA into a space that does not allow pets. They only need a Dr's note, and that only grants them housing rights (and airplane rights... for now.)

Service animals need EXTENSIVE training, and the combination of training for public access as well as task training to mitigate the handler's disability is what makes it a service animal. (I am a service dog handler.) Service animals in the USA can be either dogs or miniature horses because some people have dog allergies and miniature horses are better for heavy mobility needs than most dogs. There are a few cats out there of exceptional temperament that, combined with proper socialization and training, vox make wonderful service animals for disabled people, and I think that they should be legally allowed as long as they meet rigorous standards for behavior as dogs and horses already do.

Chickens are wonderful companions, and I would love to see chicken breeders work on breeding in traits that make them better suited as in-home companion animals and ESAs!!! That would be so cool!

[goat-yells-at-everything]

Concept...

ESA and Therapy trained chickens…..

[fluffenchops]

An ESA is any animal, and all it needs is a letter from a doctor or therapist stating that it is beneficial to your mental health to have a pet, so it then has housing rights (within reason, and only homes that fall under the FHA in the USA). So ESAs don't NEED any training whatsoever. But some people do train ESAs to bond and improve the therapeutic effects of the animal (like training them to "cuddle" or do helpful tasks). Plenty of chickens ARE ESAs!! Just not all of them are trained in any relevant way.

Therapy chickens also exist!

Note: in this video, a news anchor refers to the therapy chicken as a "service animal" which is incorrect. A service animal is different from a therapy animal. A chicken cannot legally be a service animal in any country that I am aware of, nor do I think it's a good idea.