#ignispicium

[flock-talk]

How do you harness train your birds? I see a lot of pics of your beebs on harness and you talking a lot about it, but I'm so afraid of putting my birds in one, thinking they my get scared with something, try to fly away and hurt themselves with the harness

Please read the resources page or tags page there’s quite a few links regarding previously asked questions, a training video, and an article by Barbara Heindreich (certified trainer).

[flock-talk]

I call Jules pupuco or pupuquinho most of the times

very cute!

[flock-talk]

Does zeeby really drinks whats in the syringe? What if it was a disgusting medicine or even vitamins with awful taste? I've been trying to give my little Alice meds and it's always hard and stressful(for her and for me) to get it done, specially if it tastes really bad. If they really drink it then it must be a really nice option training them with the syringe

Yes and that’s why we’re doing this training!  There’s currently yummy mango juice in the syringe, previously it was mashed sweet potato, we’re slowly working our way down to more fluid-like substances so in the instance where she would need to be medicated she would not fear the syringe and would willingly take the meds.  In the instance that the meds can not be mixed with juices or baby food the positive reinforcement training will teach her to push through bad tastes for the yummy treats they get afterwards! Similarly to how you would be willing to eat dirt if someone payed you a thousand dollars, if trained with positive reinforcement with the correct level of motivation the bird will push through the bad experience so they can have the reward.

It’s all prep work in case of emergency situations, since you’re currently medicating your bird it would be very difficult to do it now, the bird already has poor experiences with the syringe likely involving restraint and bad tastes.  You wouldn’t be able to stop medicating and use positive tastes and other methods since you need to be sticking with the medicating regime.  What you can do is just make sure to give her plenty of treats afterwards and try to associate the syringe with more positive things outside of medicating, leave it near her (empty) during the day, put treats around it and so on just so when she sees it her first thought won’t be “I’m about to be restrained and have disgusting stuff jammed down my throat”.

It may pay to call your vet and ask if the meds can be mixed with baby foods like sweet potato or juices, (not all meds can) at least then it may not taste quite as bad to her and can make the experience a little more enjoyable!

[fionaostbyillustration]

is it a hummingbirb? is it a moth?? idkk

AIN'T a brip is the IPMOSTER

[thisisnojay]

Do you know any other software to make abstract images like those in glitché? Those graphics are awesome but I don't own an iPad

That is a fantastic question. I know quite a few people use Audacity. Jamie at Questionsomething has a terrific guide on Databending With Audacity. You can also get something free like Gimp and start exploring. Some people have great luck with Processing, and if you have a Mac I recommend checking out Quartz Composer. 

I am working on a long-form post with resources for this question, so if anyone has anything to add I encourage you to comment on this. 

The key things:Embrace the constraints of whatever program/process you use. Chart your own path, fixate on greatness, and do something new every day. ++

[fionaostbyillustration]

y birb feet so cute

toes toes toes wiggler TOE

[pepperandpals]

ignispicium replied to your post: Khaleesi? No no no. Birbleesi. The Mot...

i want to become a birbleesi

You already is. We all birbleesi. We will take over. All birb all the time.

[pepperandpals]

How do you care of Pepper's health? Have you ever had any serious problem with him?

The only health problem Pepper has had is the one he currently has. I didn’t know much about birds growing up, and Pepper didn’t always eat well. As a result, he shows signs of fatty liver disease. He currently has medicine for it, and I’m working on trying to get him to eat different things.