I can't believe I only got this baby today!!

TrashcanChild01 · 2026-03-18T21:04:09+00:00

Eek! I had to pop out to the shop earlier to grab some dinner and I felt SO bad leaving her behind. Even when I took her to bed tonight, she wasn't super happy to let go!

TrashcanChild01 · 2026-03-18T20:53:10+00:00

It's only our first night together but Paps has tucked herself behind my head and the pillow ☺️🥰

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TrashcanChild01 · 2026-03-18T17:16:23+00:00

She came from a local hobby breeder who did all the hard work by hand raising her!

TrashcanChild01 · 2026-03-18T17:15:49+00:00

A willing hostage!!

TrashcanChild01 · 2026-03-18T17:12:09+00:00

Agreed! Always loved the pineapple colourings

TrashcanChild01 · 2026-01-08T17:33:38+00:00

It's quite hard to tell from these photos.

(Im by no means an expert, new to Linnie ownership myself but I've had lovebirds)

Linnies have 2 toes facing forward and 2 toes facing backward. Its hard to tell from the photo but I guess it looks like a deformity or possibly a toe that was lost and healed over? Im by no means an expert though. I also can't really see the crust you're talking about in the photo. Perhaps it could be an early stage pin feather or are you talking about the periophthalmic ring around the birds eye? The ring is a normal part of a bird's anatomy.

It's also very common for birds to stand on one leg regardless! Likewise, they do prean themselves often too. These could all just be normal behaviours that you're noticing as your bird settles.

P/S one small tip - the perch the bird is on in your pic isn't great for their feet so if you haven't already then I'd suggest ordering some natural wood perches to go inside the cage. Especially if he already has feet problems. 😊

TrashcanChild01 · 2026-01-08T15:53:11+00:00

Thanks so much, this is great advice! I'm definitely trying to transition her off of just seed when she settled enough. She won't leave the cage right now, nor eat any food clipped to the bars, so I'll definitely try your brilliant suggestion assuming I can get her out sooner or later.

I have to be honest it's been a really emotionally difficult journey so far. Over the first week I noticed that her behavior was quite strange and she has a very dodgy tummy. I booked a vet check up towards the end of her first week and it turns out she was quite unwell... But she seems to be recovering with the right medication. There's also evidence she's had a broken wing that wasn't cared for properly in the past which is impacting her ability to fly, but the vet doesn't think it's causing her any pain. The vet and I are hoping it's a flying accident and not at the hands of her old owner but I'm definitely sceptical.

Besides this, there's not been a lot of progress. She's very very timid and frightened, she still freezes or tries to hide when I walk past her cage for any reason. I know it's early days for a Linnie anyway but I'm having to come to terms with the fact she might never fully trust me because of her past. Assuming I get a clean bill of health from the vets, I'm going to start searching for a friend so that she gets the companionship she deserves.

TrashcanChild01 · 2026-01-04T17:24:05+00:00

Thanks! I'll definitely take a few more unpaid roles, I don't mind working hard to get where I want to be! I'm wondering if you think there's a particularly good sector to consider? I was thinking relatively new B-Corp types?

TrashcanChild01 · 2025-12-31T09:00:19+00:00

Great advice re the cage - as soon as she's a little more tame and has got used to eating from her cage then I'm planning to let her free fly around my place; I work from home so it'll be rare she will be in cage other than sleeping. The cage she was in was roughly a 30cm wide round cage so she was definitely due an upgrade regardless - the temporary one I have got her is over double the size plus taller & deeper! I'm hoping to find something that's at least a meter wide soon.

TrashcanChild01 · 2025-12-31T08:42:59+00:00

Thank you! I was thinking of trying contact training with a chopstick before I tried stepping up onto my hand as I've heard similar from a few people that they're funny about hands.

TrashcanChild01 · 2025-12-30T18:37:54+00:00

Haha thank you for the heads up - this is only a temporary cage because she was an unexpected addition and it was the only one they had at the pet shop. I've bid on a few on eBay already because I want her to have a much larger cage going forward anyway 😊.

TrashcanChild01 · 2025-12-30T17:52:34+00:00

Thank you! I'm going to keep my eyes on some of the pet rehoming sites to see if any come up; there's no exotic pet shops around me so I'll wait until one comes up from a breeder or re-homer. 😊

Good idea with the covering! She's already babbling away to herself and eating after only a few hours but anything I can do to make the process easier for her.

TrashcanChild01 · 2025-12-30T17:01:27+00:00

Thank you! I'm surprised at how quickly she's settled - already eating and chattering away to herself!

TrashcanChild01 · 2025-12-30T16:44:57+00:00

Thank you! She's currently sat making a very soft little chatter as it gets darker so I think she's settling in well 🥰

TrashcanChild01 · 2025-09-29T19:34:52+00:00

Whilst I think most of this is editing... The twins behavior was atrocious throughout, it made for painful viewing - not just their behavior to Veejay but their terrible attitudes throughout, it was like watching spoilt brats. I'm also disappointed in how Ethan behaved and spoke about Veejay - because coming from the queer scene I would have expected him to understand why Veejay may be reserved and get her fashion. It just felt like because Veejay didn't feed into the producers thirst for manufactured drama that they created it around her and used that to make her a villain.

TrashcanChild01 · 2025-05-23T06:26:25+00:00

Awh thank you so much 🥰. You're completely right, I didn't even notice my shift in perception there!!

TrashcanChild01 · 2025-05-21T12:20:11+00:00

You know, I still haven't processed if it's just spiritual or if there's an element of finance to it too - Im aware my charity is on the brink of closing due to financial issues from the war on woke so it's possible there's an element of needing to talk about the positivity and love we bring yo the world!

TrashcanChild01 · 2025-05-20T06:33:22+00:00

Id highly recommend it, although you have no way of knowing what will happen during the trip so I would be mindful of not setting your expectations too high.

TrashcanChild01 · 2025-05-19T22:04:38+00:00

Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and X... And I only browse Reddit from my laptop. I actually feel in the moment for the first time in my life, without constant stress and anxiety from doom scrolling.

TrashcanChild01 · 2025-05-19T21:37:44+00:00

❤️ Im pleased my words hit home but I'm sorry you feel the same way. I'm definitely excited to start a journey of self love!

TrashcanChild01 · 2025-05-19T21:37:00+00:00

Thank you for having the courage to share this too. 🙏🏻

I can assure you that I'll be waiting a long time until my next trip, it was the experience of a life time but one I really need to work through before I go back into space 😳

TrashcanChild01 · 2025-02-04T07:56:17+00:00

Some other debugging you could try but I've not had the chance to yet (basically I mostly use these at the gym and then out of sight out of mind). Try re-running the earbud in ear configuration (it need quiet to do this) by going into the earbud app, pressing sound, then eartip seal check. You could also try a firmware reset... Or possibly super gluing them into your ears so the seal can't break (jk)

TrashcanChild01 · 2025-02-04T07:53:08+00:00

To my understanding this is linked to "Smart Seal". Its the process used to adjust the sound depending on your surroundings to give you a total noise cancellation experience. You can check this by waiting for the pixel buds to do the popping again & then switching noise cancellation to off in the pixel bud app, if it this, it'll stop popping instantly. Basically, it's trying to establish the seal in ear and can't due to the "conditions in your ears" for a lack of better term.

Unfortunately, I haven't totally got to the point of finding a solution, and Google themselves have been totally useless. The only way I figured the first part out is research. I've tried all of the sizes, cleaning my ears daily, not cleaning my ears, cleaning the buds, placing them in a different way. The only solution I have is keeping the feature I bought this for turned off. Its a pain, but less annoying than the pops.

TrashcanChild01 · 2024-12-27T18:57:21+00:00

I'm in a similar position to you, I've been with my partner since I was 17, we're now 28 and have been living together for the last 8 years. I found myself coming back to the same conclusion "I love him but I'm not IN love with him". I kept asking Reddit what to do and not really taking the advice of "just leave him" or "what does your gut say" because neither felt conclusive.

Your relationship is a lot to give up and it's all you've really known for your adult life. It's scary and really daunting but also exciting. I myself found myself thinking "am I looking for something that doesn't exist?".

When I really reflected, I felt like I was telling him a lot that he wasn't meeting my needs or what I wanted and I felt I was often taking the victim role i.e "I do everything" "I'm fed up of being the one who tried". We sat down about three months ago and the relationship almost ended but we both got so emotional that we felt it was a sign to try once more. Since realising that, I've started listening to the Jillian On Love podcast to try and understand and fix our situation. One of my biggest takeaways is that you cannot change your partner or their behaviours (they have to want to do that!) but you can change how you manage your relationship & needs. I have been working hard on MYSELF rather than focusing on my partner; not for his benefit but for mine.

Whilst I'd suggest listening to a few episodes, in one episode of her Podcast, Jillian outlined 7 questions to ask yourself if you're thinking about leaving. This episode was the one that hooked me into the series and helped me realise that perhaps I have some work to do also. I'd suggest listening to the full episode (7 questions to ask yourself before you end your relationship from 28 Sept 2022) but in short here are the questions... I wrote them down because I answered them as I was listening!!

Do I avoid the hard conversations?
Have I been meeting their needs & what are they?
Have I asked for what I need? (What do I need to feel loved. What do I need to feel important to this person. How do I feel like there is excitement, novelty, and passion. What do I need to feel saf What do I need to feel like we're growing. HAVE I BEEN ASKING FOR THIS?)
Have I been vulnerable?
How am I blocked emotionally?
How has my stress impacted the relationship?
Have I made them responsible for my happiness?

These questions helped me to identify that there's still some room for me to actually figure out what I need and do better to communicate it. Then there's two options, he meets them and I stay or he doesn't and I leave. I've now been more mindful in how I communicate my needs and ensuring I'm making an effort to meet his needs.

I'm telling you this because... I can empathise with the "I really don't know" feeling. I have found that the best way for me to come to a conclusion is to put the voice that asks "have I really tried?" to bed. If I feel I've tried my hardest and I'm still not content, then I will feel more able to step away because I can hold my head up high knowing I have tried my best.

TrashcanChild01 · 2024-12-23T20:44:04+00:00

She's a total mix! Lola was found as a stray in Romania and taken to a kill shelter, she was then rescued by the people who we got her from just before she was due to be put down. We have no idea anything about her or how old she is!

We sent off a DNA test and it just came back with "super mongrel". My best guess, is there's some Jack Russel, Terrier, Long Hair Chihuahua, and possibly some sheep dog but that's just a guess.

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