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As I work on my wingfic I discover more and more about how horrible it is to clip bird's wings. So PSA:
DON'T CLIP YOUR BIRDS WINGS IT IS UNBELIEVEBLY HORRIBLE FOR THEM AND THEY DESERVE TO FLY FREELY IF YOU CAN'T GIVE IT THAT REHOME IT WITH SOMEONE WHO CAN
Just saw a pic of someone petting a bird's belly so friendly reminder for the internet:
The lower back, lower belly, and beak are all erogenous (sexually sensitive) zones on birds!!! You shouldn't pet a bird's belly for the same reason you shouldn't stroke a person's nipples (unless they're a sexual partner---which a bird is not)!!! Most birds generally don't like to be touched anywhere but the head anyways, but please keep your petting above the neck!!!
Found this photo on a recent post to a facebook parrot group I'm part of.
Guys, if you have birds that aren't a specific harlequin mutation, and your bird has feathers that look like this, it's /not/ good. This bird is 4 months old and still was being fed hatchling food, and also nestle cerelac (and I think dry ramen noodles, according to the photo).
Well over 45% of this birds body, is just stress bars, which is often a sign of malnutrition in birds.
Fledgling dove! Saw the mama sitting in the middle of the road with it, so stopped to check on them. Baby was fine (no visible wounds, wings flapped easily, clear eyes, nice and plump, gripped with both feet) so I moved it out of the road and under a bush. Heard it calling for mom as I left, she’ll be back soon.
Annual reminder that any birds you find like this, I.e. feathered and on the ground with a parent nearby, is a fledgling. The process is dangerous, but they’re learning how to be birds. Doves look especially helpless during fledging, but they need to be left alone. If a bird isn’t in immediate danger (near a predator, in a road or other dangerous area, injured, badly underweight, or in any sort of contact with a cat) the best thing you can do is not touch it. I took the opportunity for a cute photo, but only while in the process of moving this bird about 10 feet to get it out of the road.
A naked, helpless baby bird should be put back in the nest, or kept indoors very temporarily until a new nest (any sort of basket, including plastic strawberry ones, lined with grass or shredded paper) can be made and put in a tree near where it was found. Easter baskets are good as they have handles.The parents should find it easily enough.
An emaciated, unresponsive, injured, or cloudy-eyed bird, or any bird that a cat may have scratched, bitten, licked, or mouthed at all should be taken to a wildlife rehabilitator for treatment. Signs of injury include bleeding (beyond minor cuts), legs or wings that don’t work, and large, visible bruises along the featherless underside. Not having feathers under the wings is absolutely normal on fledgelings, as is looking scruffy and being unable to fly.
And, again, if a cat has scratched a bird, even just slightly, or touched the bird with its mouth at all, or if you think it may have mouthed the bird, the bird needs to be taken to a wildlife rehabilitator for antibiotic treatment or it has a high chance of dying of sepsis. Cats have gram-negative bacteria on their saliva that is meant to kill prey animals like birds, and baby birds in particular have extremely thin skin. The bacteria can be dangerous even through intact skin.
I cannot believe I have to fucking explain this...
Do NOT give your birds cigarettes (even if they are unlit) or alchohol. This should be a no-brainer but apparently some people are too fucking dumb to realize this. Do not smoke around your bird. Or any other pets for that matter. Do not leave toddlers or babies alone (unsupervised) with birds. They could injure each other and toddlers will most likely not know to not squeeze a bird (birds lack a diaphragm which means if you put too much pressure on their chest they will suffocate and die.) Your bird could also bite a toddler or baby which could (depending on the size of the bird and how hard they bite) really hurt them. Do not leave cats or dogs alone with your birds. Even if they get along and play, cat and dog saliva could kill a bird. Do not leave a bird out of the cage when you are not at home. They could get into mischief and hurt themselves. Do not give your birds drugs and this includes caffeine. Feel free to add more.
STOP SAYING BIRDS EATING OTHER BIRDS IS CANNIBALISM. BIRD IS NOT A SPECIES IT IS A TAXONOMIC CLASS, ALL BIRDS ARE PART OF THE CLASS AVES ALL MAMMALS ARE FROM THE CLASS MAMMALIA. CALLING A PARROT A CANNIBAL FOR EATING CHICKEN IS LIKE CALLING A BEAR A CANNIBAL FOR EATING A GOAT. HELL, BIRDS HAVE MORE ORDERS THAN MAMMALS. I HAVE ADDED IMPORTANT CHARTS.
