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Fluffy Sue
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YES! Zazu now sleeps with his head in his feathers during the afternoon!
He didn't do that.. I think it's because I have rearranged his cage.
He now shares his cage (with an acrylic divider designed for his cage) with Scuttle. He is in the half fartest from the door.
I have given him some privacy by hanging toys & a piece of cloth in front of some of his perching areas. And with success! Now he retreats when he wants to take a nap.  |
Saturday January 27, 2007 4:35 pm |
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Cheeta
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awww, that Zazu finally found his privacy huh.. they look so cute when they are all tucked into the feathers don't they?!?!  |
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Saturday January 27, 2007 4:36 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
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Yeah, it's sooo cute! I am so glad that my friend came with that idea!  |
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Saturday January 27, 2007 4:38 pm |
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Cathy
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Joined: 02 Apr 2005
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Good idea! I bet Zazu looks like a pretty pinkish white pile of fluff with his head all tucked in |
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Saturday January 27, 2007 4:42 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
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Yeah.. He looks sooo cute when he sits like that. I just want to cuddle him..   |
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Saturday January 27, 2007 10:32 pm |
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Gemma
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awww poppet used to sleep like that all the time but he dosn't really do it anymore  unless it's REALLY quiet
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Sunday January 28, 2007 9:16 am |
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Fluffy Sue
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Perhaps they're more on their guard? I don't know? |
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Sunday January 28, 2007 1:14 pm |
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luke1
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My little cockatiel Petra does that, he tickles his head in his wing. |
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Sunday January 28, 2007 1:47 pm |
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Jrmno1sCarrie
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It's funny that for the most part it is hard to catch our larger fids tucked into their feathers but all the small ones I have seen them. I agree they are utterly precious when they nap this way. One time I caught Dawn like this. It looked rather odd as she had no feathers to tuck into.....poor baby.  still looked cute though. |
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Sunday January 28, 2007 5:04 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
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Ahhh poor Dawn.. But I bet she indeed looked cute..
Carrie is there any chance Dawn will gain some of her feathers? How do you do things with the temperature? |
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Sunday January 28, 2007 5:44 pm |
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shirin
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Tucking the beak into the feathers is a thermoregulatory mechanism just like tucking one leg up into the chest feathers and fluffing out the contour feathers It is cute though when they sleep like that. |
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Sunday January 28, 2007 6:47 pm |
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Jrmno1
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quote:
Originally posted by Fluffy Sue
Ahhh poor Dawn.. But I bet she indeed looked cute..
Carrie is there any chance Dawn will gain some of her feathers? How do you do things with the temperature?
Dawn will never grow feathers again where there are none, she has pluck them to long.
So far we have not had any problems with Dawn. Except two times....
The first trip in our RV (motor home). It was early spring and we did not thinkof a heater at night. We went north, and it got cold up there at night, I tried to light the heater for the RV. But the heater would not light. There was nothing we could do but bundle up, so I got Dawn and she happly spent the rest of the night tuck in our bed.. The next day we went and bought a elec portable heater.
The the other time when we were having our heater in the house worked on and the temp droped down, so again Dawn had a lovly night in bed with us... We had elc heaters in the bird room so they all keeped warm, but I was afride to live dawn out..
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Sunday January 28, 2007 7:46 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
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Ohhh I see.. So most of the times she does just fine.. I'm glad to hear that.. She doesn't mind to be in your beds? |
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Monday January 29, 2007 12:43 am |
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Fluffy Sue
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quote:
Originally posted by shirin
Tucking the beak into the feathers is a thermoregulatory mechanism just like tucking one leg up into the chest feathers and fluffing out the contour feathers It is cute though when they sleep like that.
Yeah it's definitely cute! But is it necessary? As you said it has to do with the thermoregulatory mechanism? |
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Monday January 29, 2007 12:44 am |
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shirin
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Yes it's purpose is to maintain internal body temperature. Just like when we get cold we put socks and gloves on, birds tuck their legs up and tuck their beak into the feathers, as well as fluff up. It doesn't mean they're cold, it just means since they're inactive while perching or napping their metabolism is slower they have to maintain body temperature in other ways. |
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Monday January 29, 2007 12:48 am |
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