My bird ate my gun!!! - Page 2

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Posted: 10/5/2009 6:46:48 PM EDT

[#1]

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I feel your pain: I have a blue fronted amazon and he tears stuff up all the time: phones, blinds, etc. I found him in a parking lot over 20 yrs ago and I am convinced he did not get away from someone: someone opened the window and told him to GTFO.

Posted: 10/5/2009 6:49:18 PM EDT

[#2]

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Your avatar needs an update now too.

Ha, yeah I suppose so.

Posted: 10/5/2009 6:49:26 PM EDT

[#3]

African Grey, the local Vet has one of those for sale. She breeds birds

Posted: 10/5/2009 6:50:45 PM EDT

[#4]

They taste like chicken of course!

Posted: 10/5/2009 6:51:46 PM EDT

[#5]

I have that same gun and grip, except mine still looks good.

Posted: 10/5/2009 6:54:24 PM EDT

[#6]

If any condolences to your grips; you have a very healthy African Grey Congo from viewing your picture. I have a timneh myself.

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:00:17 PM EDT

[#7]

Interesting. You say how much the repair might be, but you do not mention what the bird cost. Is it a matter of cutrting your losses? WOuld replacing the bird be cost-prohibitive?

I 'll try to commiserate with you but my story is dogcentric. About a year ago I rescued a cute German Shepherd/Greyhound(?) mix from the pound. He was mostly black and had two days left till a scheduled visit with the black nurse. I bought his license, paid his adoption fees, took him to the vet, got him wormed and all his shots, had him groomed, took him home, introduced him to the family. All parties were charmed. One month later we visited a small art museum close to us, on our way to stay with family for a couple days. I left him in the car in a shaded parking garage on a 60 degree day with a bowl of water, the windows cracked, two milkbones in a Kong, and his three favorite toys. We were only there to see a one room exhibit of Norman Rockwell paintings. One and a half hours later, we returned to find we no longer had seat belts. Well, we did, but only about one eight of a strand of each seat belt, as if he had deliberately planned our demise in an a crash but did not want to be blamed for it... Maybe that's what happened to his last owner, I don't know. The dirty mutinous SOB cost me nearly $400 to replace the seatbelts. Now, his favorite thing to do is dart out of the house, run free, and roll in the biggest stinkiest pile of poo he can find. Even now he's outside on the chain from his latest jaunt because of it. Everyone left the car and came into the house tonight from a soccer game, and no one noticed his absence because we were fixated on getting dinner started. I can't take him off the leash from car to house now, apparently. Rotten little SOB. He's just lucky he's cute.

If its any consolation, my dog would eat your bird for you, if you wanted.

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:00:19 PM EDT

[#8]

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If any condolences to your grips; you have a very healthy African Grey Congo from viewing your picture. I have a timneh myself.

I am proud of him, he's really good looking. I usually get lots of compliments when I take him to the park or when traveling with him. Speaking of traveling, here he is cruisin with me

And yes, he just hangs on to the steering wheel while I turn, going upside down and everything.

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:01:12 PM EDT

[#9]

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Nice African Grey. Does it talk yet?

I have a feeling its first words mimiced will be: "Oh, that motherfucking bird!"

Oh yeah, he says over 100 words/sounds. Well, I stopped counting after 100 anyway. I've had him about 3 years, he's my bestest friend. And he's only about 8 or 9 years old, so hopefully he'll live just as long as I do, if not longer.

As for GC7, I totally agree that it's mean to have a bird and not let them out. My bird flies around the house quite regularly. Anytime we're home, he's out of the cage. In fact, he used to not even have a cage, he just lived on his big wooden perch. But, he eventually got bold and started getting into trouble while we were gone.

This is a serious question...when the bird is out of it's cage, where does it poop? Can you train them to go in a particular place? I never let my parakeets out because the cat would eat them, the dog would eat them, and they would poop everywhere I do believe

.

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:01:20 PM EDT

[#10]

talk with crimson trace.

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:04:28 PM EDT

[#11]

Is that One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish on your arm?

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:04:28 PM EDT

[#12]

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If any condolences to your grips; you have a very healthy African Grey Congo from viewing your picture. I have a timneh myself.

I am proud of him, he's really good looking. I usually get lots of compliments when I take him to the park or when traveling with him. Speaking of traveling, here he is cruisin with me

And yes, he just hangs on to the steering wheel while I turn, going upside down and everything.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/reptar_head/z022.jpg

I bought a used car from some people who owned a large parrot. There are tiny claw and beak marks EVERYWHERE. That guy loved to explore it seems! I don't care, it was a cheap used car. Big parrots are awesome. Unfortunately, it turns out that parakeets are just obnoxious.

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:05:00 PM EDT

[#13]

Nice "Birds head" style grip now.

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:06:14 PM EDT

[#14]

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Nice African Grey. Does it talk yet?

I have a feeling its first words mimiced will be: "Oh, that motherfucking bird!"

Oh yeah, he says over 100 words/sounds. Well, I stopped counting after 100 anyway. I've had him about 3 years, he's my bestest friend. And he's only about 8 or 9 years old, so hopefully he'll live just as long as I do, if not longer.

As for GC7, I totally agree that it's mean to have a bird and not let them out. My bird flies around the house quite regularly. Anytime we're home, he's out of the cage. In fact, he used to not even have a cage, he just lived on his big wooden perch. But, he eventually got bold and started getting into trouble while we were gone.

This is a serious question...when the bird is out of it's cage, where does it poop? Can you train them to go in a particular place? I never let my parakeets out because the cat would eat them, the dog would eat them, and they would poop everywhere I do believe

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Mine went back in the cage and did his business. Then came back out.

Beautiful bird by the way!

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:06:14 PM EDT

[#15]

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Quoted:
Nice African Grey. Does it talk yet?

I have a feeling its first words mimiced will be: "Oh, that motherfucking bird!"

Oh yeah, he says over 100 words/sounds. Well, I stopped counting after 100 anyway. I've had him about 3 years, he's my bestest friend. And he's only about 8 or 9 years old, so hopefully he'll live just as long as I do, if not longer.

As for GC7, I totally agree that it's mean to have a bird and not let them out. My bird flies around the house quite regularly. Anytime we're home, he's out of the cage. In fact, he used to not even have a cage, he just lived on his big wooden perch. But, he eventually got bold and started getting into trouble while we were gone.

This is a serious question...when the bird is out of it's cage, where does it poop? Can you train them to go in a particular place? I never let my parakeets out because the cat would eat them, the dog would eat them, and they would poop everywhere I do believe

.

Yes, you can potty train them to go back to their cage when they want to poop. However, I'm not that patient, so he poops wherever he wants. When he's out he's usually on top of his cage or somwhere hanging out on it, so I've got newspaper down all around it. When he flies over to the couch, I throw a towel down for him, and there's a towel on the bed for when he wants to hang out in the room while we read in bed. Other than that, you just get used to cleaning up little poops every now and again.

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:08:14 PM EDT

[#16]

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Is that One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish on your arm?

Close, it's McElligot's Pool. A lesser known but equally awesome Dr. Seuss book

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:09:52 PM EDT

[#17]

My vote...

Sell the bird and buy two new airweights...

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:19:23 PM EDT

[#18]

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Quoted:
Nice African Grey. Does it talk yet?

I have a feeling its first words mimiced will be: "Oh, that motherfucking bird!"

Oh yeah, he says over 100 words/sounds. Well, I stopped counting after 100 anyway. I've had him about 3 years, he's my bestest friend. And he's only about 8 or 9 years old, so hopefully he'll live just as long as I do, if not longer.

As for GC7, I totally agree that it's mean to have a bird and not let them out. My bird flies around the house quite regularly. Anytime we're home, he's out of the cage. In fact, he used to not even have a cage, he just lived on his big wooden perch. But, he eventually got bold and started getting into trouble while we were gone.

Thor spends a bit of time flying about the house, too.

The cats respect him.

Nice looking Grey.

Sorry about your grips. Did you try buffing it out?

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:24:05 PM EDT

[#19]

Now would be an appropriate use for bird-shot.

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:26:38 PM EDT

[#20]

I would think that repairing the grips would be cost prohibitive. I see on mine that a lot of the stuff is glued to the grip itself and not really meant to be removed. Never can tell though, so a call to CT may return a surprise.

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:27:00 PM EDT

[#21]

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If any condolences to your grips; you have a very healthy African Grey Congo from viewing your picture. I have a timneh myself.

I am proud of him, he's really good looking. I usually get lots of compliments when I take him to the park or when traveling with him. Speaking of traveling, here he is cruisin with me

And yes, he just hangs on to the steering wheel while I turn, going upside down and everything.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/reptar_head/z022.jpg

Youre like a modern day pirate.

Now i want a parrot.But i bet they make a lot of noise?

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:27:04 PM EDT

[#22]

Wow. That's way more destruction than I was expecting.

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:28:10 PM EDT

[#23]

Birds suck!

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:31:00 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Nice African Grey. Does it talk yet?

I have a feeling its first words mimiced will be: "Oh, that motherfucking bird!"

Oh yeah, he says over 100 words/sounds. Well, I stopped counting after 100 anyway. I've had him about 3 years, he's my bestest friend. And he's only about 8 or 9 years old, so hopefully he'll live just as long as I do, if not longer.

As for GC7, I totally agree that it's mean to have a bird and not let them out. My bird flies around the house quite regularly. Anytime we're home, he's out of the cage. In fact, he used to not even have a cage, he just lived on his big wooden perch. But, he eventually got bold and started getting into trouble while we were gone.

Thor spends a bit of time flying about the house, too.

http://www.fototime.com/C248667657DF949/standard.jpg

The cats respect him.

http://www.fototime.com/10CC815AEA90A76/standard.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/40C0EFEDBFC6D4C/standard.jpg

Nice looking Grey.

Sorry about your grips. Did you try buffing it out?

What is Thor? Is he a raven, a crow, a magpie? What? Cool looking bird, that.

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:32:28 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:

Quoted:
If any condolences to your grips; you have a very healthy African Grey Congo from viewing your picture. I have a timneh myself.

I am proud of him, he's really good looking. I usually get lots of compliments when I take him to the park or when traveling with him. Speaking of traveling, here he is cruisin with me

And yes, he just hangs on to the steering wheel while I turn, going upside down and everything.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/reptar_head/z022.jpg

Youre like a modern day pirate.

Now i want a parrot.But i bet they make a lot of noise?

Not all kinds of parrots are, but most Greys are pretty noisy. Mine certainly is, but I love him anyway.

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:34:45 PM EDT

[#26]

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What is Thor? Is he a raven, a crow, a magpie? What? Cool looking bird, that.

Thor is an African Pied Crow - larger than an American Crow but just smaller than a raven. He's all beak and talons - has a vocabulary of 40+ words and some complete sentences "Where ya' goin', huh?", "I ALREADY KNOW THAT!", etc...

Plus he meows and barks, too!

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:36:05 PM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Nice African Grey. Does it talk yet?

I have a feeling its first words mimiced will be: "Oh, that motherfucking bird!"

Oh yeah, he says over 100 words/sounds. Well, I stopped counting after 100 anyway. I've had him about 3 years, he's my bestest friend. And he's only about 8 or 9 years old, so hopefully he'll live just as long as I do, if not longer.

As for GC7, I totally agree that it's mean to have a bird and not let them out. My bird flies around the house quite regularly. Anytime we're home, he's out of the cage. In fact, he used to not even have a cage, he just lived on his big wooden perch. But, he eventually got bold and started getting into trouble while we were gone.

Thor spends a bit of time flying about the house, too.

http://www.fototime.com/C248667657DF949/standard.jpg

The cats respect him.

http://www.fototime.com/10CC815AEA90A76/standard.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/40C0EFEDBFC6D4C/standard.jpg

Nice looking Grey.

Sorry about your grips. Did you try buffing it out?

Nice corvid!

My uncle nursed a baby crow back to health that had fallen out of it's nest when he was a kid. It learned to say a few things and was extremely smart.

I couldn't handle a parrot. It'd be like living with a feathered 3-yo kid with ADD for the rest of your life.

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:39:25 PM EDT

[#28]

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Quoted:

Is that One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish on your arm?

Close, it's McElligot's Pool. A lesser known but equally awesome Dr. Seuss book

One of my personal favorites!

"Cause you never can tell what goes on down below..."

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:43:11 PM EDT

[#29]

your bird is trying to kill you

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:43:37 PM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:
So, you going to stew him or spit and roast him?

This

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:45:00 PM EDT

[#31]

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African Grey, the local Vet has one of those for sale. She breeds birds

Does she use a dresser drawer?

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:47:52 PM EDT

[#32]

Bird 1 Pistola 0

BTW, I'd wager that bird is worth far more than that pistol? so he'd get a pass in my book.

Posted: 10/5/2009 7:59:17 PM EDT

[#33]

That'll learn you good.

Posted: 10/6/2009 9:59:07 AM EDT

[#34]

Dinner Pic upcoming??

Posted: 10/6/2009 10:04:21 AM EDT

[#35]

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If his beak would have squeezed that trigger and the trigger guard there would have been a kaboom. They are pretty strong and there is no doubt in my mind he could have bit the trigger hard enough to discharge the weapon.

If he was an African Grey, he's already read the manual and knows not to do that.

Posted: 10/6/2009 10:13:33 AM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:
Kill the bird.

this

he has openly challenged your dominance.

Posted: 10/6/2009 10:18:15 AM EDT

[#37]

that sucks man. call crimson trace and tell them about it. they may get enough of a kick out of it that they'll replace it for you

Posted: 10/6/2009 10:19:51 AM EDT

[#38]

customize with JB Weld

Posted: 10/6/2009 10:20:41 AM EDT

[#39]

No there's something ya don't see everyday.............

Posted: 10/6/2009 10:24:17 AM EDT

[#40]

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So my girlfriend and I jumped in the shower after work, and forgot to put the bird away.

Nobody's asked the important question: Where's the pics of the GF? Preferably in the shower

Check my BOTD thread

Damn........

Posted: 10/6/2009 10:25:21 AM EDT

[#41]

Bad birdie. No special treat.

Posted: 10/6/2009 10:27:27 AM EDT

[#42]

Is fried parrot as good as fried chicken?

Posted: 10/6/2009 10:28:03 AM EDT

[#43]

It gives it a better look then throwing it down your driveway

Posted: 10/6/2009 10:29:50 AM EDT

[#44]

Posted: 10/6/2009 10:37:48 AM EDT

[#45]

Quoted:
send it back and tell them it's defective

The bird or the grips?

Posted: 10/6/2009 10:38:06 AM EDT

[#46]

Quoted:
send it back and tell them it's defective

The bird or the grips?

I'd say he just did a custom checkering job for you.

Posted: 10/6/2009 10:50:56 AM EDT

[#47]

Quoted:

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If his beak would have squeezed that trigger and the trigger guard there would have been a kaboom. They are pretty strong and there is no doubt in my mind he could have bit the trigger hard enough to discharge the weapon.

If he was an African Grey, he's already read the manual and knows not to do that.

now that made me really laugh!