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Is your parrot right or left footed?

Right Footed
3
23%
Left Footed
7
54%
Neither/Both/Don't Know
3
23%
 
Total votes : 13

Re: Parrot Footedness

Postby windharper » Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:18 am

I paid special note in my session with Teyla and yes, she steps up with her left foot first practically all the time. So, I guess she is also a lefty.
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Re: Parrot Footedness

Postby Suzzique » Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:59 am

Alex is a lefty for the most part. Though right this second he has his toy in his right foot. I hadn't really watched him in a while. Maybe he has changed sense he was a baby. He does use both feet. I will have to watch him more today and get back to this one. Humm.... As for Martini I don't watch what he is doing so much as keeping an eye on him so I hopefully don't get bit.
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Re: Parrot Footedness

Postby Michael » Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:39 am

I'm bringing this topic back up since there are many new members since this topic got buried and I wonder if Kili really is such a strange parrot to be right footed.
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Re: Parrot Footedness

Postby Chicklet » Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:52 am

Briar is definitely a leftie and Rista shows a preference to use her right foot

Michael, looks like Kili isn't the only right-footed sennie :)
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Re: Parrot Footedness

Postby HyperD » Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:13 am

I was wondering about this... Jazz tends to use his right foot for picking things up, but when he is comfortable he will stand on his right leg and tuck the left foot in.
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Re: Parrot Footedness

Postby lzver » Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:21 am

Jessie is a righty as well Michael. I remember noticing this quite a while ago. He almost always steps up with his right, eats, scratches (when he can), etc.

Lucy doesn't seem to have a preference, at least not one that I have figured out yet.
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Re: Parrot Footedness

Postby Pola » Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:43 pm

tuppi (cinnamon/pineapple GCC) - doesnt really mind, he will pick things up with either feet
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