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Fallen_Parakeet
Lovebird
Join date: 2011-06-12
Age: 14
My Birds: Pete (my parakeet)
Posts: 149
 |  Subject: How to weigh a parakeet? Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:36 pm | |
| I was wondering how you weigh a parakeet.. Anyone know? |
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zazanomore
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date: 2011-05-18
Age: 19
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario
My Birds: Einstein - Cockatiel
Clyde - Budgie
Bonnie - Budgie
Madoc - Budgie
Posts: 1269
| | Subject: Re: How to weigh a parakeet? Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:37 pm | |
| Kitchen scale with a T-Perch on it should do the trick. |
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Fallen_Parakeet
Lovebird
Join date: 2011-06-12
Age: 14
My Birds: Pete (my parakeet)
Posts: 149
| | Subject: Re: How to weigh a parakeet? Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:41 pm | |
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ScooterNScotty
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date: 2011-05-24
Age: 51
Location: Southern California
My Birds: Scooter
* "Normal" male Green-cheeked Conure
* (hatched 3/2010)
Scotty
*male Cape Parrot
*(HD unk ~2008)
Blanco (Caballo Blanco)
*Whitefaced male cockatiel
*(HD unk, found 4/2012)
Posts: 1878
| | Subject: Re: How to weigh a parakeet? Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:31 pm | |
| Kitchen scale with anything the bird can perch on -- I use a food cup for Scooter, or just have him step onto the scale. You need a decent kitchen scale which weighs in grams and it is helpful if it has a tare function to subtract out the weight of the perch if you use one. |
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Fallen_Parakeet
Lovebird
Join date: 2011-06-12
Age: 14
My Birds: Pete (my parakeet)
Posts: 149
| | Subject: Re: How to weigh a parakeet? Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:23 am | |
| and what is the average price of a kitchen scale? |
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patdbunny
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date: 2011-05-18
Age: 41
Location: San Diego County, California
Posts: 1987
| | Subject: Re: How to weigh a parakeet? Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:38 am | |
| This one's nice . . . and cheap:
http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh-Signature-Digital-Pocket/dp/B002SC3LLS/ref=pd_sbs_k_1 _________________ Roz  http://staringatbirdsandgoats.blogspot.com/Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, the U.S. Department of Justice.
Do not attempt this at home. I'm a professional. |
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Fallen_Parakeet
Lovebird
Join date: 2011-06-12
Age: 14
My Birds: Pete (my parakeet)
Posts: 149
| | Subject: Re: How to weigh a parakeet? Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:41 am | |
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VickiNumbers
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date: 2011-05-21
Age: 44
Location: Denver, CO, United States
My Birds: Allie ~ Yellow Sided Green Cheek Conure
Sam ~ Blue Front Amazon
Caesar ~ Bronze Wing Pionus (actually my HUSBAND's bird *grin*)
Pippin ~ Grey Cockatiel
Cookie ~ Lutino Cockatiel
Forté ~ Budgerigar
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Posts: 1456
| | Subject: Re: How to weigh a parakeet? Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:53 am | |
| This is the one I've got:  Here's the link -->Weighs in Gm, Kg, Lb, Oz I've covered the buttons and the part they stand on with plastic wrap. Since I stick them on every morning before they eat, they've all learned that they have to stand on the scale until I pick them up. ... Even Posei the hyper-wacko-nutso-can't-be-still lovebird. (It just took him longer than the rest! LOL!) I put him on the scale and corral him with my hands until he's still and I can tell what his weight is. It only took him a week of consistent weights to figure out the sooner he got still the sooner he got off! LOL! Good luck!
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Fallen_Parakeet
Lovebird
Join date: 2011-06-12
Age: 14
My Birds: Pete (my parakeet)
Posts: 149
| | Subject: Re: How to weigh a parakeet? Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:36 pm | |
| Lol. that is a good idea though, I have to remember that. Thank you! |
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moa
Sun Conure
Join date: 2011-05-18
Age: 18
My Birds: Rainbow and the unnamed gcc
Posts: 348
| | Subject: Re: How to weigh a parakeet? Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:57 pm | |
| | patdbunny wrote: | This one's nice . . . and cheap:
http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh-Signature-Digital-Pocket/dp/B002SC3LLS/ref=pd_sbs_k_1 |
I just got this in the mail. It's small but works well, perfect size for a gcc or smaller. Plus inexpensive. Rainbow is officially 64 grams  thanks for the link! |
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VickiNumbers
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date: 2011-05-21
Age: 44
Location: Denver, CO, United States
My Birds: Allie ~ Yellow Sided Green Cheek Conure
Sam ~ Blue Front Amazon
Caesar ~ Bronze Wing Pionus (actually my HUSBAND's bird *grin*)
Pippin ~ Grey Cockatiel
Cookie ~ Lutino Cockatiel
Forté ~ Budgerigar
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Posts: 1456
| | Subject: Re: How to weigh a parakeet? Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:20 am | |
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Jan
Parrotlet
Join date: 2011-05-22
Location: Western Canada
My Birds: Sputnik - Budgerigar
Posts: 60
| | Subject: Re: How to weigh a parakeet? Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:46 pm | |
| Oh drat, I thought this was the start of a joke!  |
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RogerP
Eclectus
Join date: 2011-05-19
Age: 45
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
My Birds: ~Merlin - Maroon Bellied Conure
(Hatchdate May 15, 2010)
~Arthur - Red Bellied Parrot
(Hatchdate January 7, 2009, rescued October 7, 2011)
Posts: 671
| | Subject: Re: How to weigh a parakeet? Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:48 pm | |
| It could be I guess. How about this?
How do you weigh a parakeet?
Take the entire cage complete with parakeet and place on the scale. Record the weight. Then release the parakeet. Record the weight of the cage by itself. Subtract from initial recording. Spend the rest of your day trying to get the parakeet to go back into his cage. |
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ScooterNScotty
Hyacinth Macaw
Join date: 2011-05-24
Age: 51
Location: Southern California
My Birds: Scooter
* "Normal" male Green-cheeked Conure
* (hatched 3/2010)
Scotty
*male Cape Parrot
*(HD unk ~2008)
Blanco (Caballo Blanco)
*Whitefaced male cockatiel
*(HD unk, found 4/2012)
Posts: 1878
| | Subject: Re: How to weigh a parakeet? Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:39 pm | |
|  Roger! How many parakeets does it take to change a lightbulb? |
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RogerP
Eclectus
Join date: 2011-05-19
Age: 45
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
My Birds: ~Merlin - Maroon Bellied Conure
(Hatchdate May 15, 2010)
~Arthur - Red Bellied Parrot
(Hatchdate January 7, 2009, rescued October 7, 2011)
Posts: 671
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