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Post by easttex on Jan 31, 2015 3:50:03 GMT -5
Oh dear, Sharyn, you're slipping. Poor Pele, forced to check out the kitchen & fridge on his own. Easttex, I think the term 'epicurean' came from the Roman name Epicureus (not sure of spelling), didn't it? Not a bad name for a quaker. I believe he was Greek, Epicurus. Though he did think that pleasure was the highest good, he also believed in modest belongings, so I don't know if that part fits.  |
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Post by easttex on Jan 31, 2015 3:52:56 GMT -5
No doubt about it, Ralph has class. Absolutely, I'm starting to think of Ralph as the Cary Grant of the parrot world. |
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Post by Jan and Shah on Jan 31, 2015 4:08:07 GMT -5
I agree Easttex - Ralph is definitely not representative of the species. He is such a gentleman - a quaker of quiet dignity.
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Post by Sharyn and Mr P on Jan 31, 2015 10:03:55 GMT -5
Oh dear, Sharyn, you're slipping. Poor Pele, forced to check out the kitchen & fridge on his own. Easttex, I think the term 'epicurean' came from the Roman name Epicureus (not sure of spelling), didn't it? Not a bad name for a quaker. The goofy bird was sitting on the door of his cage eating a piece of cauliflower when I went into the kitchen to refill the food dish that has the pellet mix in it. He apparently dropped the cauliflower (I found it on the floor by his ladder) and then took himself off to the kitchen. He has aluminum dishes, he listens for the sound of the pellets dropping into the dish. He may not be the nicest of parrots but he is REALLY smart! |
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Post by aaron on Jan 31, 2015 12:18:32 GMT -5
Although there is nothing she is as crazy for as she is for cheese, which I also do not let her have any more. Hard cheeses, like aged cheddar, have little to no lactose, so they're not much of a problem if offered occasionally, in small quantities. Extra-sharp cheddar is one of Ralph's favorite occasional treats. She just gets so crazy for it... I tend to not want to give her anything that she gets that maniacal about. But maybe I'll try giving her a little bit again. She just eats it and then doesn't seem to want to eat anything else. |
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Post by cnyguy on Jan 31, 2015 20:56:46 GMT -5
Hard cheeses, like aged cheddar, have little to no lactose, so they're not much of a problem if offered occasionally, in small quantities. Extra-sharp cheddar is one of Ralph's favorite occasional treats. She just gets so crazy for it... I tend to not want to give her anything that she gets that maniacal about. But maybe I'll try giving her a little bit again. She just eats it and then doesn't seem to want to eat anything else. In that case, it's probably safer to avoid cheese if Cupcake gets that worked up and won't eat anything else. As much as Ralph enjoys a taste of cheddar, it's never stopped him from eating the other things in his food dish. |
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Post by cnyguy on Jan 31, 2015 21:00:51 GMT -5
No doubt about it, Ralph has class. Absolutely, I'm starting to think of Ralph as the Cary Grant of the parrot world. I agree Easttex - Ralph is definitely not representative of the species. He is such a gentleman - a quaker of quiet dignity. I think Ralph is just out to singlehandedly change the stereotypical image of the Quaker parrot.  Today was one of Ralph's squawky days-- so much for quiet dignity.  |
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Post by aaron on Feb 1, 2015 13:52:23 GMT -5
In that case, it's probably safer to avoid cheese if Cupcake gets that worked up and won't eat anything else. As much as Ralph enjoys a taste of cheddar, it's never stopped him from eating the other things in his food dish. Yeah, if there is cheese out, that is what she wants. I want her to not really consider it an option. Although so far I have had no luck with that at all. Even if I am really good about not giving it to her, eventually she will pull off a sneak attack on someone's plate during taco night. Almost impossible to avoid that entirely unless we are just going to cage her during dinner. |
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Post by biteybird on Feb 2, 2015 5:29:36 GMT -5
We have to cage Bonnie every time we prepare food and eat it. She's just TOO rude and sneaky!  |
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Post by biteybird on Feb 2, 2015 5:30:21 GMT -5
Gary, I am shocked. Surely Ralph doesn't have 'squawky' days? Why is this the first we've heard about this?
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Post by cnyguy on Feb 2, 2015 20:40:14 GMT -5
Gary, I am shocked. Surely Ralph doesn't have 'squawky' days? Why is this the first we've heard about this? He does have them, once in a while. He's not especially loud, but very persistent. In his opinion, I'm not paying enough attention to him, even when he's perched on my shoulder, squawking directly into my ear, so squawk... squawk... squawk...  I must have mentioned Ralph's occasional squawky days sometime during the last 4 years and 10 months.  |
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Post by Jan and Shah on Feb 3, 2015 3:38:02 GMT -5
Gary, I think you are making up stories about Ralph. He is far too nice to behave like that |
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Post by aaron on Feb 3, 2015 11:03:55 GMT -5
Gary, I am shocked. Surely Ralph doesn't have 'squawky' days? Why is this the first we've heard about this? He does have them, once in a while. He's not especially loud, but very persistent. In his opinion, I'm not paying enough attention to him, even when he's perched on my shoulder, squawking directly into my ear, so squawk... squawk... squawk... I must have mentioned Ralph's occasional squawky days sometime during the last 4 years and 10 months. Oh man, the squawk directly into the ear is brutal. Ouch. Luckily Cupcake basically never has these days any more, but she used to have them a lot. Now she just gets real strutty and flappy and does the quaker yell at me if we are together for several hours and I don't make enough solid eye contact, but only does the squawking if she's looking for someone, thankfully, and she's so used to people coming and going in the house she gives up looking for people pretty quickly when they aren't easily found. Hopefully things stay this way. |
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Post by siobhan on Feb 3, 2015 15:17:58 GMT -5
Ah, the Ear Squawk. Don't think for a moment that parrots don't know what human ears do. They know. If I am talking to another bird, or watching TV, or looking at the fish and Clyde is on my shoulder and thinks my attention has wandered long enough, he sticks his beak INTO my ear -- not NEXT to it, INTO it -- and lets go with an outraged "AAAAAAAAACKKKKKKK."
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Post by Jan and Shah on Feb 3, 2015 15:55:55 GMT -5
Yep, the ear squawk is a killer - Shah only does it occasionally but my brain seems to retreat to the other side of my head when he screams in my ear. I forgot about the eye contact thing as I am so used to doing it now. But Shah used to get really upset if I wasn't staring directly at him - like he wanted my full attention.
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