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| Digital_Cowboy |
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I would like to know (arguments in the Marco's Website Danger of using cage
covers as a "training aid" aside) how many bird owners out there cover their
birds cage, and what type of material that they use in said covers?
I had a 'Tiel for 11 yrs and I never covered his cage and had no problems
with him. As a matter of fact when we used to live in a trailer together he
would climb down the ladder I had at his door and walk down to my bedroom to
wake me up in the morning.
He recently passed away and I have since gotten another 'Tiel, and like
Nogura I do not cover Hikaru at night. Actually it would be rather hard to
cover Hikaru at night as he sleeps parched on the headboard of my bed at
night.
I also have a Peachface Lovebird (gender unknown but presumed to be a male)
whom I also do not cover at night and again I do not have any problems with
him either.
With the 'Tiels I have also not had any problems with night frights.
Possibly because there is just enough light in the room for them to see that
there really isn't anything "new" or frightening in the room. . .
Herman F. Ebeling Jr.
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| JOE |
I don't cover my Fischer lovebirds either and wouldn't think of "training"
them.
There's a nighlight in the room and the cage is near a window.
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> I would like to know (arguments in the Marco's Website Danger of using
cage
> covers as a "training aid" aside) how many bird owners out there cover
their
> birds cage, and what type of material that they use in said covers?
>
> I had a 'Tiel for 11 yrs and I never covered his cage and had no problems
> with him. As a matter of fact when we used to live in a trailer together
he
> would climb down the ladder I had at his door and walk down to my bedroom
to
> wake me up in the morning.
>
> He recently passed away and I have since gotten another 'Tiel, and like
> Nogura I do not cover Hikaru at night. Actually it would be rather hard
to
> cover Hikaru at night as he sleeps parched on the headboard of my bed at
> night.
>
> I also have a Peachface Lovebird (gender unknown but presumed to be a
male)
> whom I also do not cover at night and again I do not have any problems
with
> him either.
>
> With the 'Tiels I have also not had any problems with night frights.
> Possibly because there is just enough light in the room for them to see
that
> there really isn't anything "new" or frightening in the room. . .
>
> Herman F. Ebeling Jr.
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| Little Bit |
"Digital_Cowboy" <nobody@nobody.com> wrote in message
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> I would like to know (arguments in the Marco's Website Danger of using
cage
> covers as a "training aid" aside) how many bird owners out there cover
their
> birds cage, and what type of material that they use in said covers?
I only cover one cage of six, and only at night for sleeping purposes. This
bird is easily distrubed by the slightest noise, even in a totally dark
room. I just use a light weight bedspread. I never use a cover for
training?? or punishment.
Debbie
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| Steve |
"Digital_Cowboy" <nobody@nobody.com> wrote in message
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> I would like to know (arguments in the Marco's Website Danger of using
cage
> covers as a "training aid" aside) how many bird owners out there cover
their
> birds cage, and what type of material that they use in said covers?
>
> I had a 'Tiel for 11 yrs and I never covered his cage and had no problems
> with him. As a matter of fact when we used to live in a trailer together
he
> would climb down the ladder I had at his door and walk down to my bedroom
to
> wake me up in the morning.
>
> He recently passed away and I have since gotten another 'Tiel, and like
> Nogura I do not cover Hikaru at night. Actually it would be rather hard
to
> cover Hikaru at night as he sleeps parched on the headboard of my bed at
> night.
>
> I also have a Peachface Lovebird (gender unknown but presumed to be a
male)
> whom I also do not cover at night and again I do not have any problems
with
> him either.
>
> With the 'Tiels I have also not had any problems with night frights.
> Possibly because there is just enough light in the room for them to see
that
> there really isn't anything "new" or frightening in the room. . .
>
> Herman F. Ebeling Jr.
>
I have a few different species of birds and don't cover any of them for any
reason. They get used to my non-schedule and can sleep just fine while I'm
up and about at 3 a.m. with lights in the room on as well as the tv or
stereo.
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* Steve *
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| Marco |
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> I would like to know (arguments in the Marco's Website Danger of using
cage
> covers as a "training aid" aside) how many bird owners out there cover
their
> birds cage, and what type of material that they use in said covers?
Hmmm.... just to clarify a couple of things. There isn't such a thing as
Marco's Website of Danger, the url on my sig. is for a page with links to
one of our resident clown's sad posting history. There are no arguments on
my website in pro or against covering cages.
BTW, as a general rule, we don't cover our birds at night. There have been a
few exceptions, including our U2, who was a very light sleeper and any sound
or light after he had gone 'nite nite' would cause him to freak out and
start screaming his head off.
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| Digital_Cowboy |
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Steve,
That's pretty much the same story with me and my past and current 'Tiel.
i.e. they were able to adapt to my schedule. Which is good considering that
I have ADHD, and don't keep a "normal" schedule. . .
I've moved back up to NY from Fl earlier this year, and have had to
"retrain" my 90yr old grandmother to keep her from covering my Lovebirds
cage.
Herman
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> "Digital_Cowboy" <nobody@nobody.com> wrote in message
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> > I would like to know (arguments in the Marco's Website Danger of using
> cage
> > covers as a "training aid" aside) how many bird owners out there cover
> their
> > birds cage, and what type of material that they use in said covers?
> >
> > I had a 'Tiel for 11 yrs and I never covered his cage and had no
problems
> > with him. As a matter of fact when we used to live in a trailer
together
> he
> > would climb down the ladder I had at his door and walk down to my
bedroom
> to
> > wake me up in the morning.
> >
> > He recently passed away and I have since gotten another 'Tiel, and like
> > Nogura I do not cover Hikaru at night. Actually it would be rather hard
> to
> > cover Hikaru at night as he sleeps parched on the headboard of my bed at
> > night.
> >
> > I also have a Peachface Lovebird (gender unknown but presumed to be a
> male)
> > whom I also do not cover at night and again I do not have any problems
> with
> > him either.
> >
> > With the 'Tiels I have also not had any problems with night frights.
> > Possibly because there is just enough light in the room for them to see
> that
> > there really isn't anything "new" or frightening in the room. . .
> >
> > Herman F. Ebeling Jr.
> >
>
> I have a few different species of birds and don't cover any of them for
any
> reason. They get used to my non-schedule and can sleep just fine while
I'm
> up and about at 3 a.m. with lights in the room on as well as the tv or
> stereo.
>
>
> --
> * Steve *
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| Digital_Cowboy |
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I was refering to the thread(s) with the subject of that name. And the
"debate" about whether or not poster was truely in such a postion to be
handing out advice about the care and feeding of pet birds.
Herman
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> > I would like to know (arguments in the Marco's Website Danger of using
> cage
> > covers as a "training aid" aside) how many bird owners out there cover
> their
> > birds cage, and what type of material that they use in said covers?
>
> Hmmm.... just to clarify a couple of things. There isn't such a thing as
> Marco's Website of Danger, the url on my sig. is for a page with links to
> one of our resident clown's sad posting history. There are no arguments on
> my website in pro or against covering cages.
> BTW, as a general rule, we don't cover our birds at night. There have been
a
> few exceptions, including our U2, who was a very light sleeper and any
sound
> or light after he had gone 'nite nite' would cause him to freak out and
> start screaming his head off.
>
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| Jennifer Mullen |
In <1P_fb.53387$lZ6.8307489@twister.nyc.rr.com>
Digital_Cowboy <nobody@nobody.com> wrote:
> I would like to know (arguments in the Marco's Website Danger of using cage
> covers as a "training aid" aside) how many bird owners out there cover their
> birds cage, and what type of material that they use in said covers?
I keep my birds (6) in my bedroom. I covered their cages for years with old
bedsheets. I tend to work later in the day, so I need to do this to keep
the birds on my schedule. A few months ago I hung dark blue curtains in my
bedroom, and I no longer need to cover cages.
--
Jennifer Mullen
redjen@psu.edu
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| Loren Coe |
In article <slrnbo3to8.8pd.nomoreswenplease@hacksaw.cac.psu.edu>, Jennifer Mullen wrote:
> In <1P_fb.53387$lZ6.8307489@twister.nyc.rr.com>
> Digital_Cowboy <nobody@nobody.com> wrote:
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>> I would like to know (arguments in the Marco's Website Danger of using cage
>> covers as a "training aid" aside) how many bird owners out there cover their
>> birds cage, and what type of material that they use in said covers?
>
> I keep my birds (6) in my bedroom. I covered their cages for years with old
> bedsheets. I tend to work later in the day, so I need to do this to keep
> the birds on my schedule. A few months ago I hung dark blue curtains in my
> bedroom, and I no longer need to cover cages. > >
it is interesting, how light does affect bird activity.
--Loren (still learning)
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| Digital_Cowboy |
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Yep, and fortuneitly my grandmothers livingroom is VERY dark as is my
hall/floor.
Herman
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> In article <slrnbo3to8.8pd.nomoreswenplease@hacksaw.cac.psu.edu>, Jennifer
Mullen wrote:
> > In <1P_fb.53387$lZ6.8307489@twister.nyc.rr.com>
> > Digital_Cowboy <nobody@nobody.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I would like to know (arguments in the Marco's Website Danger of using
cage
> >> covers as a "training aid" aside) how many bird owners out there cover
their
> >> birds cage, and what type of material that they use in said covers?
> >
> > I keep my birds (6) in my bedroom. I covered their cages for years with
old
> > bedsheets. I tend to work later in the day, so I need to do this to keep
> > the birds on my schedule. A few months ago I hung dark blue curtains in
my
> > bedroom, and I no longer need to cover cages. > >
>
> it is interesting, how light does affect bird activity.
>
> --Loren (still learning)
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| NaDeana |
I never, ever cover my tiel's cages at night. They have several nightlights
in their room so that if they do wake up a little scared that they can see
everything around them since they do not have great night vision. I only
lock them in their cages at night just in case they have a night fright.
This prevents them from picking up enough speed in flight to seriously
injure themselves. (On the same note my first hen fractured her wrist during
a night fright from banging into a swing that I had placed in her cage. Now
I keep the area in front of their sleeping perches clear of toys, swings
ect.. minimizing the risk of injury).
My birds usually have night frights if their cages are moved, which never
happens really, or if there is an earthquake (of course!!). Once a raccoon
was trying to break into the room (he couldn't get in because the bedroom
window was locked) and that caused a panic. Thank god they do not happen too
often.
No matter how sound asleep I am, I ALWAYS wake up when a NF occurs and spend
an hour consoling 8 terrified kids.
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> I would like to know (arguments in the Marco's Website Danger of using
cage
> covers as a "training aid" aside) how many bird owners out there cover
their
> birds cage, and what type of material that they use in said covers?
>
> I had a 'Tiel for 11 yrs and I never covered his cage and had no problems
> with him. As a matter of fact when we used to live in a trailer together
he
> would climb down the ladder I had at his door and walk down to my bedroom
to
> wake me up in the morning.
>
> He recently passed away and I have since gotten another 'Tiel, and like
> Nogura I do not cover Hikaru at night. Actually it would be rather hard
to
> cover Hikaru at night as he sleeps parched on the headboard of my bed at
> night.
>
> I also have a Peachface Lovebird (gender unknown but presumed to be a
male)
> whom I also do not cover at night and again I do not have any problems
with
> him either.
>
> With the 'Tiels I have also not had any problems with night frights.
> Possibly because there is just enough light in the room for them to see
that
> there really isn't anything "new" or frightening in the room. . .
>
> Herman F. Ebeling Jr.
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Those are exactly the same reasons that I've never covered my 'Tiels. As it
does not seem logical to cover a species that is prone to nightfrights. And IF
they are covered so "tightly" so as not to be able to see outside of their cage
a nightlight is useless for an auditory fright. . .
Not to mention unless the nest is either very DEEP inside of a tree, or very
deep in a cave there really isn't no way that any nest will be 100% light
tight/free. And when I pointed this out to a manufacture of custom cage covers
they didn't have any answer. . .Gee I wonder why that is/was. . .;-)
And also as I've said with Hikaru my current 'Tiel it would be rather
impossible to cover him at night as he sleeps perched on the top of the
headboard of my bed. . .And about the only source of light in the room comes
from the four LEDs on my cable modem. . .
Herman
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| I never, ever cover my tiel's cages at night. They have several nightlights
| in their room so that if they do wake up a little scared that they can see
| everything around them since they do not have great night vision. I only lock
| them in their cages at night just in case they have a night fright. This
| prevents them from picking up enough speed in flight to seriously injure
| themselves. (On the same note my first hen fractured her wrist during a night
| fright from banging into a swing that I had placed in her cage. Now I keep
| the area in front of their sleeping perches clear of toys, swings ect..
| minimizing the risk of injury).
|
| My birds usually have night frights if their cages are moved, which never
| happens really, or if there is an earthquake (of course!!). Once a raccoon
| was trying to break into the room (he couldn't get in because the bedroom
| window was locked) and that caused a panic. Thank god they do not happen too
| often.
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| No matter how sound asleep I am, I ALWAYS wake up when a NF occurs and spend
| an hour consoling 8 terrified kids.
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| "Digital_Cowboy" <nobody@nobody.com> wrote in message
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| their birds cage, and what type of material that they use in said covers?
| >
| > I had a 'Tiel for 11 yrs and I never covered his cage and had no problems
with him. As a matter of fact when we used to live in a trailer together he
would climb down the ladder I had at his door and walk down to my bedroom to
wake me up in the morning.
| >
| > He recently passed away and I have since gotten another 'Tiel, and like
Nogura I do not cover Hikaru at night. Actually it would be rather hard to
cover Hikaru at night as he sleeps parched on the headboard of my bed at night.
| >
| > I also have a Peachface Lovebird (gender unknown but presumed to be a male)
whom I also do not cover at night and again I do not have any problems with him
either.
| >
| > With the 'Tiels I have also not had any problems with night frights.
Possibly because there is just enough light in the room for them to see that
there really isn't anything "new" or frightening in the room. . .
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