Stupid things People have said?

[Vampiric_Conure]

You would NOT believe the number of people who think male, normal colored cockatiels are female. I can understand some of the other mutations, but a normal grey? Sighs...

ANother guy sold me his female green cheek conure saying it was 'definitely male' because it had 'Black legs'. Like... huh? And this was an experienced bird slave, too, and should have known better.

 

[Rival_of_the_Rickeybird]

My all-time favorite...

As they stick their fingers at his beak... "Does it bite?"

 

[animalgirl555]

"Your birds are probably so sad because they don't have the dowel perches in their cage"
Their reasoning was that they could not reach the middle part of the cage, and therefore were unhappy... (I only like to use natural perches that screw into the side of the cage, and a rope boing/perch. )

 

[EllieTheConure]

"you have a parrot? Aren't those illegal to own?" (Yes someone told me this don't know how they had that idea)

Also I had to explain to some people how what they think a parakeet is is actually a budgie and most small parrots are parakeets

"Does it bite?" While poking her stomach

And my favourite, "why do you put a harness on it when you take it outside that's animal ab_se" to which I responded, "it's to protect her from stuff like cars and dogs"

 

[Rozalka]

Me: *pulls out ugly gloves from my Christmas gift, being confused*
Mother: They're anti-biting gloves so Zenek won't bite your hands

Seriously, I've had Zenek for 9 years, I can handle his biting

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I let my budgies fly around the room and all people can say is, "Eww....don't they poop all over the place?", as though their droppings were the size of pigeon or seagull poop!

When a budgie is sick: "Parakeets are so cheap, don't pay for vet care, just let it die and get another one".

Of my 19 budgies that are all differenť mutations: "How do you tell them apart?".

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Oh, the best one I've heard so many times: "Don't they keep you up all night with their chirping and squawking?"

 

[PeentPeent]

People that make jokes about eating my birds.

What if I made a joke about consuming your dog and cat now it's not so funny!

Besides Budi knows guerrilla tactics and will not be consumed by anyone

 

[rheashard2]

I take my CAG to local pet store every few months to pick out a toy. Children are always running up and saying any variation of...what's your name bird? Don't you know your name bird, huh? One trip this cute little girl around 5 yo inhaled. But Nameliss got the drop on her. Nameliss started the litany of what's your name bird.. The little started saying then yelling she wasn't a bird, she was a girl. Nameliss kept going on and on. I was torn between laughing and shushing. The girl's parents were trying not to laugh. The girl ran to a store employee who was the manager and knew Nameliss for over a decade. He promised to talk to Nameliss. Then Nameliss got the last word.. Ahh poor dumb bird. The girl's parents gave up the fight and started laughing. I had another embarrassing moment point to add as I started laughing. The manager kept his calm, he chuckled after they left.

 

[Rozalka]

People that make jokes about eating my birds.

What if I made a joke about consuming your dog and cat now it's not so funny!

Besides Budi knows guerrilla tactics and will not be consumed by anyone
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Yeah, I hate such jokes. And then my parents saying "she thinks we wanna do it for real". I know it was just a joke, it just wasn't funny at all! I'm not gonna laugh over a joke about a cat eating my birds or something like that

Btw cute conure

 

[GaleriaGila]

I love this thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, my all-time favorite.... a newcomer will stick a finger into the RB's chest, Or maybe just through the cage bars and say...

"DOES HE BITE?"
Yes.

 

[foxgloveparrot]

Me: *pulls out ugly gloves from my Christmas gift, being confused*
Mother: They're anti-biting gloves so Zenek won't bite your hands

Seriously, I've had Zenek for 9 years, I can handle his biting

Where does one find anti-biting gloves??

 

[PeentPeent]

I bought two cut gloves
I don't mean two separate ones
I wear two pairs on top eachother when I first got Budi cause he bit soooooo hard. We don't use them now but they were a lifesaver!

Cheddar doesn't bite so hard he never broke my skin thank goodness

But yes everyone who comes over I let them know THEY BITE!

 

[Rozalka]

Where does one find anti-biting gloves??

I think my mom made up this name, lol (I think they're from Temu). I was looking what's written there and I didn't see anything such a name

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

Ollie and I are visiting for Christmas and I actually had to say "He's mine now and you will not shoo him down with a broom." They think I coddle him because he gets fresh food every day, two or three times depending on what it is....

 

[Pickle's Mom]

You mean you just let him out of his cage to fly around the house?

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

His doors and top are open during the day. He likes to stretch his wings and the cage is not very big. He's closed in at night.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

You mean you just let him out of his cage to fly around the house?

8 of my budgies are free to fly around my living room all day, even when we are not home, and sleep (reluctantly) in their cages at night. A few of them are challenging to get back in their cages. They've had this freedom for months and would be very unhappy if I kept them in their cages.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Ollie and I are visiting for Christmas and I actually had to say "He's mine now and you will not shoo him down with a broom." They think I coddle him because he gets fresh food every day, two or three times depending on what it is....

Of COURSE we coddle them! They're our babies!

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

Normally he just flies around and comes back to the cage but I was cleaning it. He used to live here before he was mine so he still has his favorite hangouts for cage cleaning times.