2026-04-17 00:29 UTC
@DrJLecter@beige.party oh I know what those containers are, growing up in an analogue photography buffs home! I didn't realise it was actually what was used, I thought maybe it was something more specific but nicknamed that because of the similarity. @birdsarah@flipping.rocks are they actually just that, film containers? And is that a standard for weighing small birds in the bird-handler community? Is the bird nice and calm once their head is in there?
I should try it for myself!
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@DrJLecter@beige.party 2026-04-17 04:26
@stragu@mastodon.indie.host ahh, I see, that explains it! When I read your question, I felt very old 🥹
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@birdsarah@flipping.rocks 2026-04-17 07:03
@stragu@mastodon.indie.host @DrJLecter@beige.party yes, just film containers, and it's quite common to use those for the small birds yes. AFAIK there's no official bird weighing equipment out there, so most of us just use random things that fit birds. Have also seen toilet rolls and different sized plastic soda bottles (with the top part cut off). Another option is to hang them in a bag on a spring scale, but I've myself only seen that used for larger birds that aren't as easy to fit on a traditional scale.