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Post by Jan and Shah on Dec 13, 2015 20:54:11 GMT -5
Every morning before I go to work, Shah grooms my eyelashes and gives me kisses around my eyes. While I realise this may be dangerous, he has done it for years so I don't worry too much. If he is in a mad mood, I don't put him anywhere near my face. So, we go through the ritual this morning and I notice that his beak is wet. Must have had a drink of water. No - he had eaten chilli. The pain was awful - had to shut my eyes for minutes before I could open them again. The stinging has only recently subsided. Talk about parrot's revenge  |
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Post by biteybird on Dec 14, 2015 1:59:36 GMT -5
Haha (sorry Jan)! I've been caught out recently too - we have a pair of plum-headed parrots who LOVE chilli. I keep cutting it up and I wash my hands afterwards, but some of it must stay under my fingernails. Then I go and rub/scratch my eye and boy does it burn! See, we're never too old to stop learning. |
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Post by zim on Dec 14, 2015 2:08:10 GMT -5
Ouch, that sounds painful, I'm sorry! My little Yoshi has taken a liking to my eyelids. He wants to try to grab them and pull on them (when I close them as he gets his beak near them). He hasn't hurt me yet, but I'm trying to teach him that I don't like it!
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Post by bruce on Dec 14, 2015 2:52:25 GMT -5
I agree, sounds very painful. Chuckie, the menace, has a real liking for those dried peppers that are used in Chinese cooking. Problem for me is they are extremely hard to find where I live. When he gets a treat of being allowed on my shoulder, he has taken to gently nibbling my ear. Jan, it sounds like you have a better handle on Shah's moods than I do with Chuckie. The other day, out of the blue, he delivered a very painful nip. I think I have mentioned he adds insult to injury by laughing about it. Given that I don't fully trust him not to bite my nose or stab at my eyes, I do not let him anywhere near my face. Thanks for giving me another reason to be cautious.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Dec 14, 2015 3:35:09 GMT -5
Zim, unless you know the body language of your bird, please don't let him near your eyes. It only takes a split second for disaster to happen. I have had Shah since he was 5 months - he is now 11 years old. I watch his body language very closely to avoid bites when he is having one of his moods. But, from time to time, he sneaks in a bite so they can be unpredictable.
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Post by easttex on Dec 14, 2015 5:22:19 GMT -5
Jan, you had me laughing in these wee hours of the morning. Not at your pain; I sympathize with you there. You tell a good story. I'm laughing with you, honest. You are laughing, right?  |
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Post by zim on Dec 14, 2015 12:04:40 GMT -5
Zim, unless you know the body language of your bird, please don't let him near your eyes. It only takes a split second for disaster to happen. I have had Shah since he was 5 months - he is now 11 years old. I watch his body language very closely to avoid bites when he is having one of his moods. But, from time to time, he sneaks in a bite so they can be unpredictable. Thanks for the heads up - I'll be more careful. He loves being close to my face, grooming my facial hair and such. He also has a fascination with my nose and everything surrounding it. He's been very, very gentle with my face, and makes a unique noise when my face is close to him. I'm going to call it a Quaker Parrot "purr", for lack of a better way to explain it! He doesn't seem to make this sound any other time. |
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Post by sara on Dec 15, 2015 10:47:43 GMT -5
I'm glad I'm not the only one!! My boyfriend is blown away that I let my Quaker preen my eyebrows and eyelashes. His body language is very easy to read. If he's too excited he's not allowed to do it---we all know even good intentioned Quakers can bite a little too hard out of excitement.
They're such little love nuggets.
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Post by julianna on Dec 15, 2015 12:17:33 GMT -5
ha ha ha... Jan... that is hilarious. Thank goodness Oscar stays away from my eyelashes or else I would not have any. Lordy knows I am already missing most of my eyebrows and now have to draw them in.
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Post by beccilouise on Dec 19, 2015 15:52:19 GMT -5
Hahahaha, all these stories are making me feel I am ABSOLUTELY doing the right thing in limiting Byron's shoulder time now! he rides on my arm or hand most of the time and is not allowed to nibble near my eyes! I like my eyes. I want to keep them! And, after reading this, I really don't want chillies in them! Hope you feel better now, Jan and best of luck with little Yoshi, zim!
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Post by msdani1981 on Jan 7, 2016 4:52:46 GMT -5
For future reference, a couple drops of milk takes the burn from chili peppers right out. Yes, I know from experience. I gave Taz a dried chili and forgot to wash my hands. Big mistake. I rubbed my eye, and.....you get the picture. Luckily, Zach and I were going to visit my mom and we told her what happened. She got the milk out and the pain was gone almost immediately. |
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