Stupid things People have said?

[foxgloveparrot]

I thought this would make a nice thread. Share anything stupid a non bird owner has said to you.
I’ve gotten…well, where do I even start? Here are some of them:
-“Nice parakeet” and “cool toucan” (about my zon)
-“Stop keeping them in cages” (while the birds literally fly around my entire house)
-“Why do you feed veggies, I thought those could kill them?”
-“What’s the difference between a macaw and parakeet?”
-“I think your bird is injured. What are those sticking out of its head?” (pin feathers)
-“Can you put a blanket on the cage or something? He’s SO LOUD”
Have fun, I’d love to hear what you have to say.

 

[wrench13]

#1, TOP OF THE LIST QUESTION: Does he talk? I always say "F*** yes, and curses all the F***ing time, I have no idea why".

 

[foxgloveparrot]

#1, TOP OF THE LIST QUESTION: Does he talk? I always say "F*** yes, and curses all the F***ing time, I have no idea why".

None of my birds talk and this one is SO ANNOYING

 

[saxguy64]

"Does it bite?" (While pointing a finger in the bird's face) Reply... "Do that again and he will!"

For those of us who've had or currently have pluckers... "What happened to him?", or "What's wrong with him?" Not a GD thing!

 

[Scott]

"They live how long??"

 

[zERo]

Gosh, I don't know where to start lol
'You know it's just a bird right?' (this makes me so upset)
I get the "does it talk?' from every visitor I have
and the sticking fingers into the cage right in their face saying, 'does it bite?'
'Are those things safe?' (their toys)
Those are just the ones I can think of right now.

 

[Rozalka]

Great thread!

"Look! There are canaries!" (about my budgies)
"He looks like a cockatiel but without the crest" (about my conure)
"Have you fed your babies today?" (my friend at the EVENING about bourke CHICKS)
"This parrot looks like Zenek" (this parrot was a military macaw 💀)
"How do u distinguish budgie from a macaw?"

Me: I have a parrot.
Friend: Is it a budgie or a macaw?
What a shame it was a budgie...

"Two species of macaws exist. The cheaper one is blue and the more expensive one is red."

 

[foxgloveparrot]

Gosh, I don't know where to start lol
'You know it's just a bird right?' (this makes me so upset)
I get the "does it talk?' from every visitor I have
and the sticking fingers into the cage right in their face saying, 'does it bite?'
'Are those things safe?' (their toys)
Those are just the ones I can think of right now.

YES the sticking fingers into the cage is the absolute WORST THING. They're wiggling their fingers, trying to pet him, while he's clearly stressed and saying "back off". I know people don't know much about birds, but when he is LITERALLY LUNGING AT YOU isn't it obvious what he's trying to say?

 

[Deleted member 42416]

Husband recently in minor car accident on a major highway. Rico (the cockatoo) was in his travel cage.

Officer: “Sir, are you ok?
Husband: “Yes Ma’am, just a little shaken.
Officer: “And what is that, a parakeet?”
Husband: “No “Ma’am, that’s a cockatoo.”

Everyone was safe and well 😊

 

[foxgloveparrot]

Beak-Beak, I'm glad everything was ok, and lol

And I just wanted to throw in one more...

My parents when I was a teen, whenever we had guests over: "so these are the birds, Dash is the big one, he's what's called a pi...pine...pi...pi-something and Ziggy is the small one, he's a parakeet"

 

[Rozalka]

I've just reminded other situations:
"Have you been beaten by Zenek today?" - my friend asks me during almost each conversation.... beating is so normal thing for most conures and it's almost impossible to not be beaten one day...

Me and my parents: *on one week holidays*
My friend: So Zenek is alone....
(who leaves animals without care??!!)

My tutor: She.... is your parrot he or she?
Me: He.
Tutor: Oh, I thought he was her because of his voice.

 

[Rozalka]

Two situations "how it finishes when your fid was born in another country and you call it by its nationality":
1.
"The pink ones are czechs, what species is Zenek?"
(my bourkes come from Czechia)

2.
Friend: Have you ever had a Dutch budgie?
Me: What do you mean?
Friend: I've had one and it was much bigger than others.
Me: They aren't Dutch but English.
(later I was talking with her dad and it turned out that their English budgie was from the Netherlands)

 

[foxgloveparrot]

I've just reminded other situations:
"Have you been beaten by Zenek today?" - my friend asks me during almost each conversation.... beating is so normal thing for most conures and it's almost impossible to not be beaten one day...

Me and my parents: *on one week holidays*
My friend: So Zenek is alone....
(who leaves animals without care??!!)

My tutor: She.... is your parrot he or she?
Me: He.
Tutor: Oh, I thought he was her because of his voice.

Oh, I relate to the last one! Cricket especially, gets mistaken for a female all the time.

 

[Laurasea]

Ohh so fun
Freind comes over , " do you ever clean the cage?"
Me " yep, cleaned it this morning "
" so this is from one day?!"
"Yep"
I usually get the i didn't know that they were so messy. Amen to that neither did I!

 

[Inko-ai]

I always get this when I tell people that I've trained my budgies to do tricks.

"You can train them? They're so small. They can't be smart enough to learn tricks."

I get this when people see their cage:

"Why is it so big? They don't need that much room. It's not like they do anything."

People always say this when they see their unclipped wings:

"Are you going to clip their wings? They could fly away."

 

[Rozalka]

Just adding other examples:
"Is it a budgie or just a parrot?" (about a canary)

I don't know if you get this question so often too, but here in Poland each parront gets a question "Are your birds loud at night?"
Lol, they need to sleep too...

 

[Twitter&Twitch]

I thought this would make a nice thread. Share anything stupid a non bird owner has said to you.
I’ve gotten…well, where do I even start? Here are some of them:
-“Nice parakeet” and “cool toucan” (about my zon)
-“Stop keeping them in cages” (while the birds literally fly around my entire house)
-“Why do you feed veggies, I thought those could kill them?”
-“What’s the difference between a macaw and parakeet?”
-“I think your bird is injured. What are those sticking out of its head?” (pin feathers)
-“Can you put a blanket on the cage or something? He’s SO LOUD”
Have fun, I’d love to hear what you have to say.

Something I hate is this line:
"How do you even know a parakeets gender? It's not like you're a vet."

Like do some research please 🤦

 

[foxgloveparrot]

Something I hate is this line:
"How do you even know a parakeets gender? It's not like you're a vet."

Like do some research please 🤦

YEAH AND WHEN THEY CALL THEM PARAKEETS
I GET SERIOUSLY BAD VIBES FROM PEOPLE WHO THINK PARAKEET AND BUDGIE ARE THE SAME

 

[Twitter&Twitch]

YEAH AND WHEN THEY CALL THEM PARAKEETS
I GET SERIOUSLY BAD VIBES FROM PEOPLE WHO THINK PARAKEET AND BUDGIE ARE THE SAME

Like, parakeet is just a type of bird, not every bird you see is a parakeet, SMH

 

[foxgloveparrot]

Like, parakeet is just a type of bird, not every bird you see is a parakeet, SMH

budgies
IRN
mustache
derbyan
bourke
linnie
red rumped
grey cheeked
superb
elegant
kakariki
alexandrine
LIKE THESE AREN'T EVEN ALL OF THEM?