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Post by Michele on Jul 8, 2016 10:47:33 GMT -5
I'll be bringing home my first baby Quaker in August. I'm so excited and a little nervous. I see most everyone lets theirs be a little free in the house but I'm worried about windows. What does everyone do concerning sliding glass doors and windows. Can they see the panes and glass on the door? Please advise if you can. Also I'm thinking about getting a sleep cage for up in our bedroom area and cover him at night. Is that a good idea? Thank you and I need to join this forum but I wanted to ask a quick question first. Thanks so much!
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Jul 8, 2016 12:17:14 GMT -5
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Post by duckysmom on Jul 8, 2016 12:17:14 GMT -5
Congratulations! I just brought my baby, Ducky, home a few weeks ago. Ducky has his wings moderately clipped, which means he can fly a little but not go long distances or get very high. We keep the lower windows shades down when he is out. We also put decals on the sliding glass door so he gets that there is something there. And my BF took him to it and kept knocking on it until Ducky knocked on it with his beak. I was giggling a bit listening to Ducky get an explanation of glass doors. But it seems to have worked. I think it is more the decals than the explanation, but, hey, I'll let Honey believe what he wants.
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Post by cnyguy on Jul 8, 2016 20:07:17 GMT -5
Ralph really doesn't roam free around the apartment-- when he's out of his cage, he's either perched on me, or right near me. That's the way he wants it. He seldom flies, unless something scares or upsets him, and then he goes straight to the top of his cage. He does like to sit on my shoulder and look out the sliding glass door, and has tapped his beak on the glass a few times, so maybe he's figured out that it wouldn't be a good idea to fly into the glass. Duckysmom's suggestion about putting decals on the glass door is a good one-- it works well for keeping wild birds from flying into the outside of the glass too.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Jul 9, 2016 1:48:53 GMT -5
I will be moving in 3 weeks' time and the birds get their own room. Thanks everyone for the suggestions on windows as I have been wondering how to stop the cockatiels flying into the window in their room (they don't have clipped wings). It will be great as they can have a lot more out of cage time. Shah will also be in the same room but his wings are clipped so the window wont be a problem as I am hoping he will be hanging out with me.
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Jul 11, 2016 12:45:39 GMT -5
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Post by beccilouise on Jul 11, 2016 12:45:39 GMT -5
Hello and welcome! Although Maya is currently clipped, I've spoken to many experts who say that flighted birds will learn not to crash into Windows, it's just a case of learned their environment. Marking the Windows is a great idea and flighted birds should always be trained to fly back to you on command, to station and, importantly, trained to FLY DOWN from a higher location, which many domestic birds do not learn how to do, which is a big reason so many get lost or will not return to a family member in the unfortunate situation when they get spooked outside. Maya prefers to be wherever I am, and appears not to want to fly unless she is frightened. When her feathers grow back, this may be different, but parrots are social animals and will tend to want to be with their human flock as much as possible best of luck.
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Post by julianna on Jul 11, 2016 13:24:48 GMT -5
Although my Oscar does not fly... I bring him to the window and every single time... he thinks he can go through it. Does not matter if I tap on it or not... he sees the garden and wants to go. I let him put his nose on it (to get the idea) but he never has... and this has been going on for years. I truly suggest you find something (decals are a good idea) to put on the window so they know not go to there.
Also... watch out for mirrors... they will fly and crash into the mirror. I have a large mirror at my door and I ended up putting some tape criss-crossed on it because many times I would forget to cover them.
My love birds used to fly a lot around the house... and be extremely careful with doors opening and closing. They will move extremely quickly when they want to.
Welcome and I hope you enjoy your stay at the forum. We are all here willing to help.
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Post by julianna on Jul 11, 2016 13:26:06 GMT -5
Oh... P.S. The idea of having a second cage for sleeping is a good idea. I am not sure how well it would be having it right in your bedroom as these guys are light sleepers and just may decide to wake you up a few times. lol
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Post by Caseysmom on Jul 11, 2016 20:15:38 GMT -5
Welcome, the bird decals sound like a good idea for your windows. Casey is like Ralph she tends to stay on her cage or with me. When she was young if she flew off her cage we would just go get her, put her back on top and walk away. We would come and get her when we were ready. This works for us, she calls if she wants to head to the shower or go down and watch tv in the evening. She has never had a sleeping cage, when she is ready for bed, she calls night night night, I change her paper, pellets and water and cover her up for the night with a sheet She stays quiet until we stir then calls good morning.
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Post by easttex on Jul 12, 2016 2:55:15 GMT -5
If you don't want to use decals, you can hang bright things over the window. Some people like to use CDs for this, especially outside for wild birds. Caseysmom, I think you may have Ralph's feminine counterpart in Casey. Lady Quaker.
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Post by biteybird on Jul 13, 2016 3:36:58 GMT -5
What does everyone do concerning sliding glass doors and windows. Can they see the panes and glass on the door? Hi there! Sorry I am a bit late to this thread. Just wanted to say that we don't do anything with our windows - but they are generally dirty enough so that Bonnie (our QP) can see them. Re the sleeping cage: we use one for Bonnie, which she likes. I just transfer her in there once it has got dark and I cover the cage with a curtain (I got it from the Op Shop for $2). She actually prefers to be in a separate room away from the noise and light & she actually starts squawking once it gets dark, to remind us that she wants to go to bed.
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Post by aaron on Jul 21, 2016 14:19:23 GMT -5
Can they see the panes and glass on the door? Please advise if you can. Also I'm thinking about getting a sleep cage for up in our bedroom area and cover him at night. Is that a good idea? Thank you and I need to join this forum but I wanted to ask a quick question first. Thanks so much! Hi Michele! Welcome aboard and congratulations on your new little friend! Our QP, Cupcake, is flighted and can roam our apartment freely, to a degree. We make it clear to her where she is allowed to be and where she is not, and she is never left in a room unsupervised. For the most part she is quite compliant about where she chooses to go, with the exception of chewing on my fish tank, which she seems to do no matter what Cupcake seems to know where glass and mirrors are and know she can't get through them. She has never attempted to fly through a window or a mirror at our house or at my parents' house (and they have a lot of windows-- but we do put some signs on the largest windows just in case)... But every bird is different, and just because Cupcake has been proven good at detecting them doesn't mean yours will be, so window decals are a good idea. I think getting a sleep cage that can be placed in a location that is dark and away from activity is one of the best things you can do for your bird. They really need 10-12 hours of uninterrupted darkness a day in order to function properly and minimize hormonal flare-ups once they reach maturity. Let us know if you have any other questions!
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