That moment of dread...

JamesC

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That moment of dread when you come home and realize that you forgot to close the cage door of the wildest, boldest, most destructive bird I've ever adopted. That was my experience yesterday evening when I got home and found my kitchen thrashed. Tootsie and Rosco were squawking up a storm but Sidney was strangely silent. That should have been my first clue.

At first, I thought that someone had broken in. That is, until I saw multiple piles of poo on the counters and floor. For some reason this week, I've been really lazy about organization in the kitchen. I had a lot of loose articles laying about. Most of which ended up on the floor including the pile of forks I had sitting on the counter after I spilled some juice in the drawer that morning. Paper items were shredded. Couple of nips out of the cabinets. And just outside the kitchen, the bag of peanut pieces that I feed the outside birds had been torn open and peanuts scattered all over.

So I walked into the living room. Door open, no bird in the cage. I called for Sidney. Not a peep. A little bit of alarm set in and I started looking about. Well, poo on the laptop and the end table so he was there too. Then I saw him sitting on the base of the bird stand by the living room window, just about hidden from sight by the branch. I walked up to him and said something about how much fun he must have had that day. The little brat's response? His "pbbbbbbbt" fart noise that he only does when he knows he is in trouble. I picked him up and found he was stuffed to the top of his head with peanuts. I swear his crop was sticking out farther than his beak and he definitely felt heavier.

I could not be mad with him. Irritated with myself for being so empty headed to walk out the door and not do the usual double check to make sure everyone is safe and secure. But all is well though I'm sure that I'm going to find more stuff he got into when I clean house this weekend. He did get one thing that caused me some irritation. The little USB receiver for the mouse I use with my laptop was pulled out and is gone. I have absolutely no idea what he did with it. I searched for a half hour but not a sign of it. Fortunately, I remembered that I had a spare that could be programmed to work with the mouse. But it was a pain to navigate without the mouse to get to the setup app. Wonder how long it will take me to find the original and how badly it is going to be damaged when I do.

I hope this little event caused Sid to swear off the peanuts, though. I heard him grunt after I got him out today and he had his morning poo. A lot thicker than normal. But he seems happy and active as he usually is. Peanuts too shall 'pass'...eventually....
 

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Hahaha!!!LOLOL Too funny about the peanuts! I wonder how many he ate. Thanks for sharing :D.
 

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Ha Ha "pbbbbbbbt" fart noise that he only does when he knows he is in trouble." - sorry British toilet humour.

Sounds like he certainly had fun but just a little concerned re the quality of the peanuts he ate and did he swallow that thingy you are missing? Sensibly keep a close eye on your houdini for a few days. Did you leave it open? has he found out how to get out?
In all honesty if they are not impressed with something they have found it gets flung to the opposite corners of the room. Thanking you for your amusing story and hoping that all is OK?
 

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Just the name Sidney alone sounds like a little stinker.

Peanut makes that fart noise too, but she does it all the time.
 
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JamesC

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Blue Crown Conures: Tootsie and Rosco.
Senegal Parrot: Sidney.

Feathers of the past:
Budgies: Sunshine, Digit, Kiwi, and Yahto.
Senegal Parrot: Kelly.
"Fly free, little ones. Love and miss you."
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I get good quality peanuts for the wild outside birds. If I'm not willing to eat them then they won't get them. So I'm not concerned that Sidney got into them though the quantity that he ate bothers me. But he is his usual mischief making self today and eating normally.

I still have not found the USB receiver. I'm sure that he didn't swallow it. Too big. Though he could have cracked pieces of the plastic off and swallowed them. No signs he is having any difficulties at all if he did.

I don't think he figured out how to get out of the cage because I don't think he would have the physical strength to get it open even if he figured it out. I'm certain that I left the door open. I didn't have a lot of sleep that night and I was a walking zombie when I got up.

Edit: I just found the USB receiver. It was in the bathroom sink. He took it from across the living room, down the hall and into the bathroom. It is a bit beat up, covered in beak marks but no chunks have been taken out of it.
 
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JamesC

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Knoxville, TN
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Blue Crown Conures: Tootsie and Rosco.
Senegal Parrot: Sidney.

Feathers of the past:
Budgies: Sunshine, Digit, Kiwi, and Yahto.
Senegal Parrot: Kelly.
"Fly free, little ones. Love and miss you."
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And here he is a few minutes ago perched on my shoulder all content. Of course now he is wanting to hassle the other two birds and is probably going to end up with a trip to see the inside of his cage.

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