Today, I learned that my new parakeet hates her reflection, and will screech loudly day and night unless I take the mirror out. My other parakeet loves the mirror and constantly cries out when I remove it. I can't win. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my parrot learned how to imitate my baby's crying. Now, every time the baby cries, the parrot joins in, and it sounds like a chorus of screaming. FML
Today, I woke up at 3:00 am to the sound of a bird screeching. Turns out, my roommate bought a parrot without consulting me first. Even better, my roommate expects me to pay for half of the bird's expenses. FML
Today, after two months of having a bird, she finally trusts me enough to perch on and even preen me. Unfortunately, it seems she thinks my freckles are lice and she's made it her mission to bite them off. FML
Today, I learned that all it takes to anger my sister's new parrot is to walk past its perch. I also learned that a beak over two inches long is very capable of inflicting injuries that require stitches. FML
Today, I bought a parakeet for my kids. When I got home and presented it to them, they wanted to let him fly around inside. We went around the house making sure all the windows and doors were shut. Unfortunately I forgot to turn off the ceiling fan. FML
Today, around 12 a.m., my pet parrot said a sentence I've never heard him say before. Usually this would be exciting, but considering he said, 'I killed the bird', and that one of my two love birds mysteriously died a few days ago, it's safe to say I'm now terrified. FML
Today, I found out my ten year-old brother and his best friend have taught our new parrot to say, "Shut up, bitch." We have a bunch of our extended family coming over tomorrow to see what the parrot can say. FML
Today, I introduced my parrot to oranges. Now she makes a high pitched scream if I don't give her any, and I've just run out of oranges. FML
Today, I have to look after my best friend's parrot for a few days. One minute out of the room, I came back in to find out that the parrot had taught my three-year-old the word "slut". Now the two won't stop screaming "slut" throughout the whole house. My wife thinks both learned the word from me. FML
Today, after months of teaching my parrot to speak, he finally demonstrated his abilities. I accidentally set off my smoke detector, and he's been wailing like a dying banshee ever since. FML
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Top comments
XCrazyMofo2010X 17
Get them separate cages or a cage with a bottom and top level that one only has access to.
JeWbOy101 11
That's quite a predicament you see your self in..
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Comments (128)
dreadbeat69 12
Mirrors are not good toys for birds. YDI for taking responsibility for living things without doing any research on them
alexmedina_cx 6
That really sucks my dog scratches the mirror when she sees herself in it cx
TopHatNinja68 6
Put one on each side of the room and face it towards the one tht likes it
caligirllife 11
Get them separate cages
MayaWill 5
Maybe put them in separate cages one with a mirror and one without
ilove2lovemylove 10
Separate them...
polluxdc 10
It's not that the bird(s) even realize they are looking at themselves. The one thinks another bird is intruding and the other ones likes the "mysterious stranger"
Obacooba 14
Put them in separate cages. One with the mirror and one without.
claiiire_fml 17
Make/buy a divider to put in the cage. Get one that's half the height of the cage so the birds can go over it and socialize.
AlexBuddy 2
Just smack the bastards around