Animals: Today, I bought a parakeet for my kids. When I got home and presented...

By Noname - 11/03/2009 00:10 - United States

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

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By Anonymous - 27/08/2024 20:00 - United States

Today, I was showing off my new pet bird to my friends over video chat. I opened the cage to demonstrate how friendly he was. Instead of perching on my finger like usual, he flew out the window. I spent the next hour chasing him around the neighborhood in my pajamas. FML

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By Olive14 - 15/12/2010 06:15

Today, I was caring for a bird that had flown into my window. I thought the poor thing wouldn't make it, when it shit in my hand, flew into my neck, then around my living room for ages before I could manage to get it out of the window. FML

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By birdhater - 15/10/2009 06:16 - Australia

Today, the bird that has been stuck in my roof for two days, keeping me awake at night, finally flew out of the roof and into the house. As I was opening the door to send it outside, it flew straight back up into the roof. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/10/2010 16:17 - United States

Today, a hummingbird somehow got into my house. I spent two and a half hours trying to get it out after finally using a blanket to catch it. I run outside to release it from my hands, and it flew back into my house. FML

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By EwwwwYuck - 03/08/2020 02:02

Today, I set my parrot in the bathroom while I cleaned his cage, thinking he would be safe there. He was in fact safe, but not so the used maxi pad he chewed up. FML

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By "chris_lillo" - 31/01/2020 18:00 - United States - Waco

Today I bought a new cage, along with some toys, for my bird. I came home to find my bird had escaped its old cage. FML

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By Jay Stevens - 22/02/2023 06:00

Today, it's 1 a.m. and once again a freaking bird has flew into my house from the attic. My cats are of course all crazy right now as it sits in my room, in a high corner beyond reach. My children are sleeping and I have no way to let it outside from where it is right now. Oh and it's freezing outside. FML

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By weep weep weep - 12/03/2012 03:04 - United States

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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By Anonymous - 07/05/2023 06:00

Today, as I went to put a portion of a rotisserie chicken in the microwave, the rest of the chicken slid off the counter. I instinctively tried to catch it with my foot, which resulted in me punting it into the kitchen ceiling fan. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/04/2019 00:00

Today, my bird learned how to mimic the fire alarm after my dad has been testing them for the last few months. He now enjoys sounding like a fire alarm anytime I turn the lights off with the other bird joining in. They live in my room. FML

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jSOPURE 3

Wednesday 11 March 2009 9:33

No freaking way... Let me guess what's for dinner. :)

KenMcGormick 0

Wednesday 11 March 2009 9:53

Today, I just gotten from a pet shop to my new owner's house. They decided that I should be let flying around the house. They forgot to turn off the ceiling fan. FML

Comments

Puolukka 4

Wednesday 11 March 2009 11:27

#5 WTF??? You don't clip parakeets' wings for no reason! They are BIRDS and need to fly... You definitely don't let them fly around the house until you trained them to trust you and sit on your finger and such...BUT They are not stupid, they don't randomly crash into walls...windows without curtains - yes but only because they think there's no window there... --> put curtains on the windows... I've had parakeets all my life, all of them were allowed to fly around the house to their liking as long as someone was home...I had 4 total, now I have 1 left...the others died of old age pretty much...the one that is still left is now 12 years old...and that is pretty old for a parakeet...

TheSacredRatty 18

Monday 5 November 2018 15:20

Birds don’t need to fly. They can manage just fine without being able to fly. They’re in captivity for crying out loud, they don’t need to fly away from predators or hunt food. While it is possible to allow your bird to fly around the house (as long as they are comfortable and it is safe), OP is a new owner and should’ve done intense research before killing an innocent animal.

blob 8

Wednesday 12 June 2019 9:56

Clipping a birds wings is actually a smart choice when you first get them because it can make training easier and go faster

mrcarmine 0

Wednesday 11 March 2009 13:49

well, it was fun while it lasted

0ops_fml 0

Wednesday 11 March 2009 14:40

on the bright side, it's a story your kids will never forget...

greenman_fml 0

Wednesday 11 March 2009 14:45

at least now you can make a nice pillow

Clover2009 0

Wednesday 11 March 2009 15:27

#15, uhhh, you can have implants, go to school, and have kids. o_o Ten bucks says the majority of Californians do it. XD

TheAntiComment 0

Wednesday 11 March 2009 15:30

its probably for the better, most birds are smart and dont run into objects that they can see if your parakeet couldn't see a ceiling fan, it was for the better or this could be another one of your many lies

Ameronot 14

Wednesday 22 February 2012 15:59

Or, the poor bird was scared. A new environment and new people tend to have that effect.

TheSacredRatty 18

Monday 5 November 2018 15:22

Birds can get scared very easily. Since they’re small and vulnerable, they developed that in the wild to keep them safe. Birds never evolved to live inside. Hell, even wild birds crash into windows because they can’t tell it’s glass.

aztec37 0

Wednesday 11 March 2009 15:37

#16, noname is what it puts when the person doesn't enter a name.

TheAntiComment 0

Wednesday 11 March 2009 15:39

dont you need an account to post fmls?

timmytimmeh 0

Wednesday 11 March 2009 16:02

#19 - actually you don't, you just enter your name/details and post one #15 - noname is indeed just what it comes up with when people don't put their name and if you HAVE to put a name i'm guessing people that don't want to just write "noname". #10 - you're out of your mind. why would anyone mourn a parakeet?

lala_land 0

Wednesday 11 March 2009 17:42

EPIC FAIL. I read this and I went, "Holy shit, no way!" And my mom gave me a funny look. But anywhoo. That sucks. It was fun while it lasted. Oh, # 7 - HAHA! That's funny.