😊 For those that don't know: It's not necessary or advisable to try to "preen" or pull the keratin caps off of pin feathers. When the feathers are fully formed the white covering will dry up and flake off. On larger feathers it does this in stages as the feather grows. If for some strange reason the bird needs help, just very gently brush their soft feathers with your finger. My parrot likes his head gently brushed backwards like this whether it's molting time or not. For the larger more stiff feathers just leave them alone. Regrowing feathers takes time. Showers may help if they enjoy showers, the water should always be room temperature. Proper nutrition always helps tremendously in general, this includes Sunlight or if need be full spectrum lighting- it's how they produce vitamin K. Pin feathers are the new feathers that grow in after shedding out old feathers, usually about twice a year. *while they're forming, they have a blood and nerve supply to each growing feather. If they're injured they will bleed and hurt significantly. So it's best to let nature take it's course. Again, this is for those who don't know about these things and in no way is meant to be unkind to anyone that bothers to read it. ✌🏽
Birds do need help with their neck and head feathers because they can't reach. In the wild other birds would do it for them. My birds loves getting head scratches and obviously the OPs birds do too.
For those who are curious: In the wild, birds have either a close friend of the flock or their mate preen the pin feathers, but in captivity, that job falls onto the human. Though when it comes to smaller birds, such as Budgies, you have to get a little creative with preening. I've never seen someone use a pair of tweezers to preen the pinfeathers before, but the bird seems to be extremely happy!! Not only does helping your bird preen pinfeathers feel extremely good for the bird, it can strengthen the bond between you and your bird even more!
Thank you!! Yes! Thank you for explaining. Elly has 10 other birds friends but she doesn't want them close to her either :) so either she rubs her own head or I just gently release the feathers myself.
For people who think they are pulling the feathers off. They are simply removing the “caps” which is a soft white shell. Please don’t see this and think pull them off❣️
@@Zhak7 Social birds like this budgie have other members of the flock do it for them, like a close friend or mate. It's a social bond building behavior.
@@Zhak7 It is not useless, they need their pin feathers removed to grow new feathers. Sometimes people don't have multiple budgies so they have to remove them or sometimes budgies don't form close enough relationships to trust eachother to remove them.
This is so sweet and for sure the little budgie knows exactly what’s happening even if the viewers don’t. So much love and patience displayed in this video. Y’all made my day!
Thank you so much!! Yes, I realized how many people didn't know about this unique bird feature. When I think about it it makes sense, since it's such a niche little thing. Currently working on a PowerPoint presentation all about pinfeathers and what they are🤣🤣🤣
Thank you!! My dream would be to slowly break the keratin sheath at the base, and pull gently so it slides off without breaking...but with one wobbly hand holding the camera, and the other trying not to wake The Grump in my bird (she's so sensitive to everything!), It's hard to do so!
@@pinfeathersgalore you could get a little attachment tripod for your camera- there is even ones for phones too, small ones around 15 USD. Free both your hands if you so choose. That said I really enjoy your camera work too. Getting right in there. Very relaxing to watch, the birb is adorable
My son has a bird and it'll sit on his tummy preening while my son sits on the couch playing games, then it'll fly away leaving it's dandruff all over him...not gonna lie, it super icks me out..maybe that's because the bird will also try to preen my son's belly button before flying off... The whole scenario... they act like it's just normal, and if I interrupt to try and talk to my son, the bird starts screaming at me until I leave the room... I don't get their bond but I respect it... from a healthy distance 😅
@@maryamu777they aren't sick. When birds grow in new feathers they have that cap on them that naturally sheds off/ what the person is taking off on them n the birds usually pick them off themselves but love it when a human helps them. They aren't in any pain n it's a great way to bond with a bird 👍👌
Alright!!! I can 💯 AGREE 👍!!! Wonder why I was watching this... Also wondered if the tweezer operator was acting as another bird... Seen that comment in here too. ✌️❤️🙏
I didn’t know what preening was for birds until I saw this video. But what amazes me the most isn’t the preening process but how calm and trusting your bird is towards you during the process. And how they seem to be leaning into it. Shows the real bond and affection between you two. Very heartwarming.
I have no idea why TH-cam recommended this to me. I know absolutely nothing about birds. But I'm not even mad. This was so calming and peaceful. I'm off to check out what else you've shared. Subscribed!!
Such a calm and obedient birb as if she's getting an haircut, loved this. My budgie looks exactly like this one and always have lots of pinfeathers, although I try to scritch him with my fingers when he let's me, it's never this precise, and he wouldn't stay calm this long. I'm afraid that tweezer would get into his eyes when he make sudden moves.
She's a real sweetheart❤️ aww what's your budgie's name? And I totally get it - my fingers are clumsy and fat, I could never be precise until I got the tweezers! And I'm always tensed up for sudden movements too.
@@pinfeathersgalore you preened her feathers so gently and perfectly. You have a steady hand like a surgeon. Amazing video, lovely little English Budgie. Budgies are the best.
@@pinfeathersgalore P.S. macaws are the best too. My top two favorite birds I've ever kept as companions. Budgies are number one best birds and my Greenwing Macaw is also the most perfect, imperfect bird ever. She over preens so she destroys her feathers. I'm constantly helping her preen herself.
What you're seeing is "bird dust" or more biologically correct, the keratin sheaths that cover the birds feathers. Once the feather has finished growing, those sheaths will come off with grooming. Since they can't reach those spots, like on their head, so us humans help them by gently using our fingers or small tools to massage them loose. It doesn't hurt and is actually a bonding exercise with your bird. Just a little factoid.
@@pinfeathersgalore I agree. I had a male cockatiel a few years ago (whom we actually thought was a female and named him Sophie lmao) who died from a "cold", as the vet said. I still miss him. He was such a happy camper lol. Always singing or whistling. Used to drive my mom crazy haha. But I adored him. I misssss himmmmm Oof.
I had a budgie who looked just like this one. He used to clean my face from blackheads and small pimples with his beak, in addition to trimming my beard. I have to say - he was excellent at that job.
Oooh yesssss sometimes it hurts when they nibble at a mole or pimple! Haha my cockatiel's obsessed with picking off any blemish, which includes non-fully-healed scabs! Ouch! You must have an amazing beard if attended by barbershop birbs!
I never thought of using tweezers before! My nails aren't always long enough to pinch properly, so I accidently pull and get nipped 😭 I'll have to try this!
This is exactly the reason why I use tweezers!! My nails are never long (medical job) to properly pinch the Pinfeathers :). I keep my nails very short.
@@pinfeathersgalore Yeah, I have a very physical job so my nails get busted a lot. My green cheek is usually the one to nip, and her beak is a lot stronger than my cockatiel's!
Used to do this with mine. He totally trusted me but the easier it got for me the less precise I became and I ended up sometimes taking out the whole pin 😢. It ended up in my bird trusting me less and I could only help him through the cage he lived in so he could pull away if he felt he needed to. I still feel very sad about damaging our precious bond. Rip Tjakkie.
Ooh, I'm so sorry to hear that. To be honest, I've also nudged against really new pinfeathers sometimes, especially during their summer moult where she loses 50% of her feathers and all the new pinfeathers grow in all at once. I hope you can forgive yourself for that incident, because Tjakkie still trusted you to let you touch him! You clearly loved your dear friend. Tjakkie is a beautiful name for a beautiful boy. Rest in peace, little one.
Красивый пушистик ! 👍 У нас живёт КРАСНОЩЁКИЙ КАРЕЛ , отбила от стаи ворон хотели её убить , на головке пёрышки так и не ростут , выдолбили клювами пёрышки до крови ! Но упала мне в ноги , убегала от ворон , поняла , что спасение это человек ! 🖐👍🌷
@@pinfeathersgalore подскажите, пожалуйста, а для чего это нужно делать? У меня волнистик Чех и у него тоже это есть. Он очень похож на вашего. Ему 8 месяцев.
Yes you absolutely can❤️!! Lots of dye-free toys (preferably made of safe wood/grass), fresh fruits and veggies, spray millet, mist/plate baths, loads of attention, a place to fly to and fro whenever they like, and a safe home without larger predator animals like cats/dogs- they'll be pretty happy! Everyone's life is much sunnier with a budgie for sure :) they're little happy balls of sunshine encapsulated into soft, warm little bodies.
Wow. I've never seen a budgie so calm and trusting of a human like this! I've just about always had more than one at a time, so I imagine that's why mine never had this kind of issue. Always cute to see them preen each other.
YT recommended me here and I am living for this! I adore animal videos, and although I know little-to-none about birds, I can truly feel the trust and love here. Also, it was satisfying to watch this lil cutie. So calm! I have no doubt the preening felt wonderful.
It's never too late to start! I recommend seeing if they let you touch them with your fingers first - it feels so good to feel their little warmth and softness.
Satisfying to watch and probably even more satisfying for that budgie. My cockatiel lets me roll his pin feathers through my fingertips but my budgie isn't so keen to be touched very often so I can't imagine he would let me get close to him with a tweezers. The only thing I'd caution people who might want to try this is that you have to be careful because when the pin feathers first come in a lot of them are blood feathers and it can be dangerous to break a blood feather.
Absolutely! Thank you for bringing this up❤️. I would also caution those to avoid any pink looking Pinfeathers, as those are still developing, and filled with nerve endings...thus are sensitive to even a slight touch.
Ne güzel. Kuşuyla ne guzel bir güven ortami olusturmuş. Sahibi tuylerin kabuklarini temizliyor sevimli kuş da tuylerini kabartarak sahibinin isini kolaylastiriyor. Bayildim izlerken ❤❤
I am so, so sorry to hear that😢 I have had that happen to me as well. You never get over a loss. It is not your fault. Keeping a bird unclipped is what makes them happy because they can fly off whenever they want. It's also good exercise. Hugs to you and my greatest condolences.
@@stephencrook6277 I should have clarified: I don't bring my birds outdoors unless they are on a bird harness, or in a carry cage with the doors clipped with clothespins. My birds were lost one day when I was attending university. A family member decided to take my birds outdoors, but they left the cage door wide open and all my budgies got out. My birds were never recovered; my neighbourhood is teeming with cats that were very good at killing the hummingbirds and other birds in my yard and around the neighborhood. I was absolutely devastated.
I made this for my Red-crested Moluccan Cockatoo. He loved it, sat very still and nibbled softly to himself. He then did the same to a strand of my hair. Greetings from Lorraine(border 🇫🇷 🇩🇪) ❤️
Hello!! Welcome!! Greetings from Caabda. So happy you're here. You're lucky to have a moluccan cockatoo! They're absolutely regal and intelligent. So cute that he preened you too. Sounds like you have a great bond together❤️
@@pinfeathersgalore Yes, we were very connected. Years ago I gave him to a man, who has a group of several cockatoos. He also has a flight hall with an outdoor area in his garden. No amount of attention could replace that. My heart was heavy, but full of love for him. I never wanted to see him again. He's doing well now, after 20 years- we talk on phone sometimes. Warm Greetings to you, and kisses for your sweet budgies from a purring gang mom of ten cats. Life changes.....❤️ 🐾 🌻
They love this, its ultimate bonding with your bird. You cant see its eyes because its purposely opening its feathers, when you do this their feathers grow beautifully. I do it with my nails, so fluffy.
This gives me such joy to watch, I used to have a male budgie name Chewy but I unfortunately had to give him away after having my daughter… he used to let me massage all around his head and face when he was molting and he got fluffy exactly like this!! I never knew about taking the white parts off but me rubbing them seemed to give him some kind of relief 🥰Brings back such good memories, thank you
Thank you so much, and thank you for the sweet story about Chewy. Such good fluff memories ❤️ while it's sad you had to part ways, you love and cared for Chewy so that he would fit the best home. Thanks for looking out for him!
Ash he’s sooooo cute fluffing up like that and he seems to be really enjoying the care your giving him. He felt vary stimulated I’m sure, and the tweezers were a great idea 😊
My quaker parrot just died three days ago. I always did this to my parrot with my nails and loved to do it. I miss her so much in the sense of loss but this video gives me calmness and peace. Thanks for sharing from Japan❤
I am so, so sorry for your loss😢. Birds can never be replaced because once you get to know them, they take up your entire heart like no other. Lots of hugs. I am grateful I can provide you with a little bit of relief. Come here anytime and when you feel a bit better, we can talk about your precious friend❤️. I am here for you.
It was YOU!❤️❤️❤️ This channel is because of you! If you didn't suggest asking me to go on TH-cam, I never would have and would have been anonymous forever, just happily scratching pinfeathers in my dark little corner forever. But because of you, many people also get to enjoy this, and for that, I thank you deeply from the bottom of my heart. Thank you, thank you thank you. I never realized there'd be so many pinners out there❤️❤️❤️!!
Not sure if he was grooming him or scratching him but the little birdie is so pretty and adorable so I watched it anyway,,, I wanted to see his little face, maybe next time....😊
Doing this is sooo satisfying. I used to do it to my budgie with my longer nails or carefully with the end of a flosser pick. Seeing the crumb of the broken shell was the best ever, but resisting the urge of breaking feathers that were not ready was hard.
Good bonding session. Me and my budgie have a close bond, sharing food etc getting up close and chatting but he just doesn't trust my hands or touching sadly.
This is great!! Keep slowly at it - consistent interaction is key :) eventually he will get used to you more and more. Birds are extremely smart! They know.
I wish that my birds would let me use tweezers like you do on them. They freak out if I come near them with anything other than my hands. Your little budgie looks so happy! Thank you for this video!
Thank you so much for watching! I'm hoping to do a video soon about training your budgies not to be afraid of tweezers. For shy birds, I recommend spending as much time with them every day if you can, and move your hand slowly toward them with the tweezers. If they panic, just stay still and don't move, until they calm down. Once they do, move slowly toward them again. Keep the tweezers sharp end inside your hand at first so they don't accidentally hurt themselves! Especially let them bite the tweezers and explore it. Keep at it! Birds are smart!
I luv the way she seems to tilt her head as if to say "u missed a spot over here" 😁 must be so nice for the birds to have these removed and it's very satisfying to watch, like those pimple popping videos 🤣
I miss doing this with my sun conure so much! (Chloee) 🥺❤️ She would fluff up and put her face down for me to help with her pin feathers and we'd sit and do that for hours My mom gave her away recently despite us having her for 10+ years. It broke my heart that I never got to say goodbye and that I won't see her again. I love her so much and I'm glad the new owners at least send us pictures of her
I'm so sorry this happened to you💔 I don't know what your relationship is to the people who now have her, but maybe you could ask them for a visit sometime. I'm sure Chloee would be so happy to spend time with you!
What a sweet, sweet memory of Chloee. You clearly love her lots and she was lucky to be preened by you. I hope eventually you can meet up with Chloe's new family some day and visit her in person. Then instead of saying goodbye, you can say Hello👋, Chloee!
@@4514_RJ I've tried to go and visit multiple times :( My mom gave her away to some coworkers and she late told me they are weird and ignore when my mom asks if we could go see her. The pictures make me feel better but I'm hopeful one day they might consider letting me go and see her I would have kept her myself but I have 3 cats so that would be really unsafe
@@loreleii2173 your mom gave her away even though you've had her for 10 yrs? In that decade of time, your cats haven't learned to get along with your bird? Your mom shouldn't have given her away to some coworkers but to some friends or relatives that you can trust to let you see her whenever
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😊 For those that don't know:
It's not necessary or advisable to try to "preen" or pull the keratin caps off of pin feathers. When the feathers are fully formed the white covering will dry up and flake off.
On larger feathers it does this in stages as the feather grows.
If for some strange reason the bird needs help, just very gently brush their soft feathers with your finger.
My parrot likes his head gently brushed backwards like this whether it's molting time or not.
For the larger more stiff feathers just leave them alone. Regrowing feathers takes time. Showers may help if they enjoy showers, the water should always be room temperature.
Proper nutrition always helps tremendously in general, this includes Sunlight or if need be full spectrum lighting- it's how they produce vitamin K.
Pin feathers are the new feathers that grow in after shedding out old feathers, usually about twice a year.
*while they're forming, they have a blood and nerve supply to each growing feather. If they're injured they will bleed and hurt significantly.
So it's best to let nature take it's course.
Again, this is for those who don't know about these things and in no way is meant to be unkind to anyone that bothers to read it.
✌🏽
This is such an excellent post!! Thank you so much for typing this out. It's very informative and I recommend everyone read this❤️
This is an expert speaking. It would be nice, if many pet owners knew so much about their animals. Much suffering could be avoided. ❤️🐾 🌻
It’s just a good idea to do research with all animals before becoming pet owners 🐤🐶🐱💛💛💛
Birds do need help with their neck and head feathers because they can't reach. In the wild other birds would do it for them. My birds loves getting head scratches and obviously the OPs birds do too.
Даже если бы это было полезно делать, то это жестокость! 😢 Никак не понимаю я вас!
For those who are curious:
In the wild, birds have either a close friend of the flock or their mate preen the pin feathers, but in captivity, that job falls onto the human. Though when it comes to smaller birds, such as Budgies, you have to get a little creative with preening. I've never seen someone use a pair of tweezers to preen the pinfeathers before, but the bird seems to be extremely happy!! Not only does helping your bird preen pinfeathers feel extremely good for the bird, it can strengthen the bond between you and your bird even more!
Thank you!! Yes! Thank you for explaining.
Elly has 10 other birds friends but she doesn't want them close to her either :) so either she rubs her own head or I just gently release the feathers myself.
@@pinfeathersgalore You're welcome!!! Elly is such a beautiful Budgie and she really seems to love getting preened!!!
Is it important I am new in bird keeping should I do this to my cockatiel he have a lot of pins
@@pinfeathersgalore Use a mascara spoolie, it's way faster
Merci, maintenant je sais à quoi ça sert. En tous cas elle a l'air d'aimer ça.
For people who think they are pulling the feathers off. They are simply removing the “caps” which is a soft white shell. Please don’t see this and think pull them off❣️
Thank you so much for bringing this up and clarifying❤️ this is so important!!! Do not pull the actual feathers off!!
But it's completely useless. In nature they don't do it themselves.
@@Zhak7 I think they have other birds do it for them in the wild.
@@Zhak7 Social birds like this budgie have other members of the flock do it for them, like a close friend or mate. It's a social bond building behavior.
@@Zhak7 It is not useless, they need their pin feathers removed to grow new feathers. Sometimes people don't have multiple budgies so they have to remove them or sometimes budgies don't form close enough relationships to trust eachother to remove them.
This is so sweet and for sure the little budgie knows exactly what’s happening even if the viewers don’t. So much love and patience displayed in this video. Y’all made my day!
Thank you so much!!
Yes, I realized how many people didn't know about this unique bird feature. When I think about it it makes sense, since it's such a niche little thing. Currently working on a PowerPoint presentation all about pinfeathers and what they are🤣🤣🤣
@Pinfeathers Galore it's like little birb dandruff.
It’s like scritching bird dandruff!! He looks very satisfied!
It's actually a girl because the nose is brown. If it was a boy, the nose would be blue.
It is legit birdie dander!!!! Yum yum yum hahaha breath it alllll in hahaha😆
I'm curious, does this help them or cause harm if not done?
@@Alovellyone - This helps immensely! This is called preening and if she had a mate, they would preen each other!
All animals preen. Even us!
Incredibly skillful and precise scritchies...
Thank you!! My dream would be to slowly break the keratin sheath at the base, and pull gently so it slides off without breaking...but with one wobbly hand holding the camera, and the other trying not to wake The Grump in my bird (she's so sensitive to everything!), It's hard to do so!
@@pinfeathersgalore you could get a little attachment tripod for your camera- there is even ones for phones too, small ones around 15 USD.
Free both your hands if you so choose.
That said I really enjoy your camera work too. Getting right in there. Very relaxing to watch, the birb is adorable
I like how their doing it in like… Biting motions? That’s not the word but how they’re opening and closing the tweezers like a birb ❤
Thank you! That's exactly what I was trying to accomplish - by mimicking what my birds do to preen, those little biting motions!
It looks very gentle.
A birb....
Nibbling is the word you are looking for.
@@Sg4809 🤓
I don't know why TH-cam recommended this to me but I'm not mad. This is hella satisfying.
Aaaww thank you!!
ASMR satisfying
My son has a bird and it'll sit on his tummy preening while my son sits on the couch playing games, then it'll fly away leaving it's dandruff all over him...not gonna lie, it super icks me out..maybe that's because the bird will also try to preen my son's belly button before flying off...
The whole scenario... they act like it's just normal, and if I interrupt to try and talk to my son, the bird starts screaming at me until I leave the room...
I don't get their bond but I respect it... from a healthy distance 😅
This is all too freaky for me. Y'all crazy. LEAVE THE BIRD ALONE
Братан возможно это твой фетиш.
Instead of nasty pimple popping videos, I watch these. Wholesome & even more satisfying with none of the ick ❤️
AWWW THANK YOU!! SO MUCH❤️❤️
Same. New addiction
@@pinfeathersgalore very nice, can you please explain why you do this to the bird? Is he sick? 😍💕🤗 Thanks a lot in advance
@@maryamu777they aren't sick. When birds grow in new feathers they have that cap on them that naturally sheds off/ what the person is taking off on them n the birds usually pick them off themselves but love it when a human helps them. They aren't in any pain n it's a great way to bond with a bird 👍👌
Alright!!! I can 💯 AGREE 👍!!! Wonder why I was watching this... Also wondered if the tweezer operator was acting as another bird... Seen that comment in here too. ✌️❤️🙏
I bet he feels so relieved now 🥰
Yes i do thnx
I didn’t know what preening was for birds until I saw this video. But what amazes me the most isn’t the preening process but how calm and trusting your bird is towards you during the process. And how they seem to be leaning into it. Shows the real bond and affection between you two. Very heartwarming.
Thank you very much for your kind words and for watching❤️ I hope you can stay a while!!
I’ve never had a budgie who’d let me do this. Your little character looks so happy.
Thank you❤️
It is preening behaviour, so this budgie must trust them a lot
Ironically my tiel will ONLY let my fingers come close this way, she would snap at an inanimate object like this as a threat lol
Oh no! It's when they thoroughly bond with you (trust), they come bowing down for those. Maybe you just have to build a stronger bond first?
mine lets me do it, but not with tweezers💀
I have no idea why TH-cam recommended this to me. I know absolutely nothing about birds. But I'm not even mad. This was so calming and peaceful. I'm off to check out what else you've shared. Subscribed!!
Aaaww!! I'm so happy to have you here! Come drop by anytime❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for joining my little part of the world!
Err, yes, you are mad mate. Get some help.
@@rodwilkins1614 What? You just said the opposite mate British British British
@@rodwilkins1614 it's YOU that needs to get help "mate". Accusing people of an emotion they're not expressing.
Such a calm and obedient birb as if she's getting an haircut, loved this. My budgie looks exactly like this one and always have lots of pinfeathers, although I try to scritch him with my fingers when he let's me, it's never this precise, and he wouldn't stay calm this long. I'm afraid that tweezer would get into his eyes when he make sudden moves.
She's a real sweetheart❤️ aww what's your budgie's name? And I totally get it - my fingers are clumsy and fat, I could never be precise until I got the tweezers! And I'm always tensed up for sudden movements too.
@@pinfeathersgalore you preened her feathers so gently and perfectly. You have a steady hand like a surgeon. Amazing video, lovely little English Budgie. Budgies are the best.
@@pinfeathersgalore P.S. macaws are the best too. My top two favorite birds I've ever kept as companions. Budgies are number one best birds and my Greenwing Macaw is also the most perfect, imperfect bird ever. She over preens so she destroys her feathers. I'm constantly helping her preen herself.
What you're seeing is "bird dust" or more biologically correct, the keratin sheaths that cover the birds feathers. Once the feather has finished growing, those sheaths will come off with grooming. Since they can't reach those spots, like on their head, so us humans help them by gently using our fingers or small tools to massage them loose. It doesn't hurt and is actually a bonding exercise with your bird. Just a little factoid.
You are so awesome!!
Finally, a scientific explanation, thank you!
Kind of like how humans sometimes help each other comb or braid their hair
Thank You. I realised this bird looks very pleased, but really wondered what I was looking at 😂
That's why you keep two birds, so they do it to each other.
this makes me miss my cockatiel. I always found helping her with her pin feathers to be quite satisfying for both of us
Aww sorry for the loss of your baby. Big hugs.😢💕 Bird losses never ever heal - they're really special companions.
痛がらず身を任せてるの可愛い
甘えん坊さんなのかな☺️
Now there’s a happy budgie
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I love how when birdie moves away, you stop for a second like "we're good to go? OK we're good" and then continue. It's so cute 😍
Thank you❤️!!
@@pinfeathersgalore ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Maybe stuck in a cage so nowhere to go anyway?
I'm not a huge bird nut but the amount of trust on display in this video is heartwarming.
Thank you so much for the kind comment💕💗
That is one trusting little guy 🥰
She’s a very lucky budgerigar, indeed! Thanks for taking such good care of your birds.
Aaaww thank you so much for your support❤️❤️❤️
@@pinfeathersgalore I agree. I had a male cockatiel a few years ago (whom we actually thought was a female and named him Sophie lmao) who died from a "cold", as the vet said. I still miss him. He was such a happy camper lol. Always singing or whistling. Used to drive my mom crazy haha. But I adored him. I misssss himmmmm
Oof.
Awww... I can feel this little guy soooo much! It must be like somebody scratching that itchy spot on your back you can't reach on your own 🫠🥹
I had a budgie who looked just like this one. He used to clean my face from blackheads and small pimples with his beak, in addition to trimming my beard. I have to say - he was excellent at that job.
Oooh yesssss sometimes it hurts when they nibble at a mole or pimple! Haha my cockatiel's obsessed with picking off any blemish, which includes non-fully-healed scabs! Ouch!
You must have an amazing beard if attended by barbershop birbs!
I never thought of using tweezers before! My nails aren't always long enough to pinch properly, so I accidently pull and get nipped 😭 I'll have to try this!
This is exactly the reason why I use tweezers!! My nails are never long (medical job) to properly pinch the Pinfeathers :). I keep my nails very short.
@@pinfeathersgalore Yeah, I have a very physical job so my nails get busted a lot. My green cheek is usually the one to nip, and her beak is a lot stronger than my cockatiel's!
@@pinfeathersgalore medical job..that explains why u have tweezers in the first place..haha
Used to do this with mine. He totally trusted me but the easier it got for me the less precise I became and I ended up sometimes taking out the whole pin 😢. It ended up in my bird trusting me less and I could only help him through the cage he lived in so he could pull away if he felt he needed to. I still feel very sad about damaging our precious bond. Rip Tjakkie.
Ooh, I'm so sorry to hear that. To be honest, I've also nudged against really new pinfeathers sometimes, especially during their summer moult where she loses 50% of her feathers and all the new pinfeathers grow in all at once. I hope you can forgive yourself for that incident, because Tjakkie still trusted you to let you touch him! You clearly loved your dear friend.
Tjakkie is a beautiful name for a beautiful boy. Rest in peace, little one.
@@pinfeathersgalore this is so sweet thank you 😊
Красивый пушистик ! 👍
У нас живёт КРАСНОЩЁКИЙ КАРЕЛ , отбила от стаи ворон хотели её убить , на головке пёрышки так и не ростут , выдолбили клювами пёрышки до крови ! Но упала мне в ноги , убегала от ворон , поняла , что спасение это человек ! 🖐👍🌷
Виу, какая история!!!! Спасибо, что спасли птичку.
I'm so glad I translated this comment. What a story. You were definitely that birds savior. ❤
You are very good men!
вау, спасибо, что поделились своей историей!! какая красивая птица. спасибо, что спасли ее от ворон!
@@pinfeathersgalore 🖐❤👍
I almost fell asleep because it was so quiet and relaxing
Aaaww thank you❤️❤️
That bird really trust u .. it’s just calm letting u do whatever.. sweet birdie
The cutie pie birb looks to be genuinely relieved and enjoying it.
Cute
Aaaww thank you❤️❤️❤️ yep she is❤️
Maybe a plastic comb would be more gentle?
OH MY GOD HES SO FLUFFY AND POOFY I CANT 😭
Hehehehehe yesssss!! Squish squish!
You can tell this budgie is so relaxed and comfortable. Just look at those fluffy cheeks!!!
Hehe💗❤️❤️
Let's mention how this bird is peaceful and especially trusts this person ☺️👍🏻🥰 it's adorable
Aaaww thank you so, so much for your kind words. I really appreciate it❤️❤️
@@pinfeathersgalore ❤
The budgie looks so happy! And the amount of trust for you to use tweezers ❤ oh my heart is so happy seeing the bond between you two!
Thank you so much for watching❤️❤️❤️ I'm so glad! My heart is happy too!!
aww he/she is so relaxed i bet it feels so relieving & satisfying to get that stuff out
I have a pigeon and I have to do this for him all the time, the sheer satisfaction of his face is adorable xD love your little beeper!
Aaaww thank you so much!! Love pigeons - they really are the absolute sweet love bugs.
The way she turned into a lil ball of fluff🥹so cute💕
Thank you!
Нифига себе уровень доверия, он даже наклоняется так, как нужно человеку, и терпит!
Спасибо!! да, ей это нравится!
@@pinfeathersgalore подскажите, пожалуйста, а для чего это нужно делать? У меня волнистик Чех и у него тоже это есть. Он очень похож на вашего. Ему 8 месяцев.
Ого какой иннокентий пушистый
This was both adorable to watch and informative to read the comments. I don't have birbs. I thought those were old feathers that need to come out.
Thank you for watching!
I love these little guys so much. I hope one day I can give a couple of them a happy life.
Yes you absolutely can❤️!! Lots of dye-free toys (preferably made of safe wood/grass), fresh fruits and veggies, spray millet, mist/plate baths, loads of attention, a place to fly to and fro whenever they like, and a safe home without larger predator animals like cats/dogs- they'll be pretty happy!
Everyone's life is much sunnier with a budgie for sure :) they're little happy balls of sunshine encapsulated into soft, warm little bodies.
Wow. I've never seen a budgie so calm and trusting of a human like this! I've just about always had more than one at a time, so I imagine that's why mine never had this kind of issue. Always cute to see them preen each other.
Yea!! Single budgies tend to be calmer towards people than budgies in a flock.
My girl lives with a flock of 5 others so it's just her personality :)
I am going absolutely BONKERS over how content that pretty bird looks! It's leaning into it like a cat or a dog! UGH, SO CUUUUUTE 😢😢😢
Aaww thank you so much!! I'm so glad you like it☺️
Look at him enjoying a little spa time ❤ Absolutely adorable!
Thank you so much!!❤️
YT recommended me here and I am living for this!
I adore animal videos, and although I know little-to-none about birds, I can truly feel the trust and love here. Also, it was satisfying to watch this lil cutie. So calm! I have no doubt the preening felt wonderful.
I am so happy that you're here!! Welcome❤️ glad you feel satisfied 😊 come by anytime for a chat and more pinfeathers!
@@pinfeathersgalore your video is great! ❤ 🐦
I wish I would have known about this before 😩 I nurture my pets and I definitely will spend hours pampering my budgies like this 💕
Be careful
It's never too late to start! I recommend seeing if they let you touch them with your fingers first - it feels so good to feel their little warmth and softness.
That is one happy budgie 💜
This bird looks like they are having a Spa day….so chill! What a cutie.
Спокойный, послушный малышарик-красавец!
Ему выдёргивают молодые перья. Когда они растут чешется,поэтому послушный и привык к данной процедуре.
That's actually a female but I see why your confused
How precious. The parakeet obviously is loving this. You are doing what birds do so lovingly for each other.
Thank you so much for watching!!
Love watching this...reminds me of my own parrots I had.
This is some solid ASMR material. Your preening leaves me feeling vicariously satisfied.
Thank you so much! I'm so happy it satisfies you!
Weirdo
かわいい！飼い主さんに大切に育てられているんだね♡
The mother of all head scritches! This looks like it felt soooo good for your little Buddy!
She is enjoying the crap outta that ❤️
love the way she bows her head
-now that’s precious🦜💗
Thank you!!
Satisfying to watch and probably even more satisfying for that budgie. My cockatiel lets me roll his pin feathers through my fingertips but my budgie isn't so keen to be touched very often so I can't imagine he would let me get close to him with a tweezers. The only thing I'd caution people who might want to try this is that you have to be careful because when the pin feathers first come in a lot of them are blood feathers and it can be dangerous to break a blood feather.
Absolutely! Thank you for bringing this up❤️. I would also caution those to avoid any pink looking Pinfeathers, as those are still developing, and filled with nerve endings...thus are sensitive to even a slight touch.
'Heck yea human is getting the hand beak! Time for wellness!'
Hahaha hand beak! 😄
First I get a video about picking hardened parrot boogers and now this. I am afraid of what is next.
Hahaha is it those tan pumps that get stuck in the nostrils? Man! I've seen those and ouch!
@@pinfeathersgalore The video called the "parrot boogers" rhinolith
Ne güzel. Kuşuyla ne guzel bir güven ortami olusturmuş. Sahibi tuylerin kabuklarini temizliyor sevimli kuş da tuylerini kabartarak sahibinin isini kolaylastiriyor. Bayildim izlerken ❤❤
I love how calm this bird is. I miss mine so much every day. He flew away because I just could not bring myself to have his flight taken away😢
I am so, so sorry to hear that😢 I have had that happen to me as well. You never get over a loss. It is not your fault. Keeping a bird unclipped is what makes them happy because they can fly off whenever they want. It's also good exercise. Hugs to you and my greatest condolences.
@@stephencrook6277 I should have clarified: I don't bring my birds outdoors unless they are on a bird harness, or in a carry cage with the doors clipped with clothespins.
My birds were lost one day when I was attending university. A family member decided to take my birds outdoors, but they left the cage door wide open and all my budgies got out. My birds were never recovered; my neighbourhood is teeming with cats that were very good at killing the hummingbirds and other birds in my yard and around the neighborhood. I was absolutely devastated.
The pure bliss this lil bird is in 🥰
No, it isn't
She did enjoy it quite a bit :)
@@pinfeathersgalore NO. SHE DIDN'T
"Aaahh, yes hoomim, that's the spot, continue" 😍
Yessssssssss❤️
I’ve never found myself so quiet and focused while watching a video 🤣
Me too! I totally got lost in it.
And when it ended, I felt like I just woke up from a nice nap lol!!❤
@@strashinsky Lol!! Awesome!
Hahhaah I LOVE IT!! So glad you guys had this reaction:D!!!
I made this for my Red-crested Moluccan Cockatoo. He loved it, sat very still and nibbled softly to himself. He then did the same to a strand of my hair.
Greetings from Lorraine(border 🇫🇷 🇩🇪) ❤️
Hello!! Welcome!! Greetings from Caabda. So happy you're here.
You're lucky to have a moluccan cockatoo! They're absolutely regal and intelligent. So cute that he preened you too. Sounds like you have a great bond together❤️
@@pinfeathersgalore Yes, we were very connected. Years ago I gave him to a man, who has a group of several cockatoos. He also has a flight hall with an outdoor area in his garden. No amount of attention could replace that. My heart was heavy, but full of love for him. I never wanted to see him again. He's doing well now, after 20 years- we talk on phone sometimes. Warm Greetings to you, and kisses for your sweet budgies from a purring gang mom of ten cats. Life changes.....❤️ 🐾 🌻
@@pinfeathersgalore Where is Caabda? I asked Google and got no answer...😂🤔
What a cute little soul 🐦
Thank you❤️❤️
They love this, its ultimate bonding with your bird. You cant see its eyes because its purposely opening its feathers, when you do this their feathers grow beautifully. I do it with my nails, so fluffy.
This gives me such joy to watch, I used to have a male budgie name Chewy but I unfortunately had to give him away after having my daughter… he used to let me massage all around his head and face when he was molting and he got fluffy exactly like this!! I never knew about taking the white parts off but me rubbing them seemed to give him some kind of relief 🥰Brings back such good memories, thank you
Thank you so much, and thank you for the sweet story about Chewy. Such good fluff memories ❤️ while it's sad you had to part ways, you love and cared for Chewy so that he would fit the best home. Thanks for looking out for him!
@@pinfeathersgalore he was my best friend and I wanted to make sure he had a good home even if it wasn’t with me anymore 🥺❤️
@@jaaade03 you are such a a good birb parront🥺❤️
Somebody is definitely enjoying this :D
My birds love this. Even my chickens don’t mind 😊
Lol. He looks like he's in heaven
My parrot would bite the hecc out of the tweezers, what a good bond you two must have!❤️
He seems to enjoy it. I like the fluffy face
Thank you very much❤️
Além de fofinho ele é muito obediente.
❤️❤️❤️
he looks so chill with it what a cool bird
Ash he’s sooooo cute fluffing up like that and he seems to be really enjoying the care your giving him. He felt vary stimulated I’m sure, and the tweezers were a great idea 😊
This cutie thrust you at 100% 🥰
Good job. I missed our buggie. He was part of our family. Very unique and different look, light blue grayish and gray eyes.
Sorry, one of my budgies died 1 month ago
My quaker parrot just died three days ago.
I always did this to my parrot with my nails and loved to do it.
I miss her so much in the sense of loss but this video gives me calmness and peace.
Thanks for sharing from Japan❤
I am so, so sorry for your loss😢. Birds can never be replaced because once you get to know them, they take up your entire heart like no other.
Lots of hugs. I am grateful I can provide you with a little bit of relief. Come here anytime and when you feel a bit better, we can talk about your precious friend❤️. I am here for you.
@@pinfeathersgalore
Your heartwarming message brings tears to my eyes.
Thank you.I really thank you.
I don't know why, but watching this feels calming and satisfying...
Dude, you almost have a MILLION VIEWS on this video. I told you TH-cam was a good idea!
It was YOU!❤️❤️❤️ This channel is because of you! If you didn't suggest asking me to go on TH-cam, I never would have and would have been anonymous forever, just happily scratching pinfeathers in my dark little corner forever. But because of you, many people also get to enjoy this, and for that, I thank you deeply from the bottom of my heart. Thank you, thank you thank you. I never realized there'd be so many pinners out there❤️❤️❤️!!
Not sure if he was grooming him or scratching him but the little birdie is so pretty and adorable so I watched it anyway,,,
I wanted to see his little face, maybe next time....😊
Dude, nice call
I found it a bit gross 🤢
If this bird had a mate the mate would be doing this very same thing
What a happy bird. I've never seen one so happily preened by tweezers before.
Thank you! I've looked everywhere and haven't found anyone else who does it this way, either!
She s so cute😂😊
Doing this is sooo satisfying. I used to do it to my budgie with my longer nails or carefully with the end of a flosser pick. Seeing the crumb of the broken shell was the best ever, but resisting the urge of breaking feathers that were not ready was hard.
Yea!! We have to be sooo careful of the new pinfeathers. Because even if I bump into it the birds get so irritated or mad 😄
What an adorable little budgie 🤗
What a great lil bird! So happy to be cared for!
She is the best bird for sure❤️❤️❤️❤️
Look at him sitting so politely 🥺
Polite birb!!
@@pinfeathersgalore Aww 🥰
I loved doing this for my birb ❤
It's amazing knowing he trusted me and felt so relaxed around me.
I'm so happy you have such a sweet bond with your little one and how much he trusts you❤️
What a cutie
Awww lil florf is loving it 🥰
Good bonding session. Me and my budgie have a close bond, sharing food etc getting up close and chatting but he just doesn't trust my hands or touching sadly.
This is great!! Keep slowly at it - consistent interaction is key :) eventually he will get used to you more and more. Birds are extremely smart! They know.
I wish that my birds would let me use tweezers like you do on them. They freak out if I come near them with anything other than my hands. Your little budgie looks so happy! Thank you for this video!
Thank you so much for watching! I'm hoping to do a video soon about training your budgies not to be afraid of tweezers.
For shy birds, I recommend spending as much time with them every day if you can, and move your hand slowly toward them with the tweezers. If they panic, just stay still and don't move, until they calm down. Once they do, move slowly toward them again. Keep the tweezers sharp end inside your hand at first so they don't accidentally hurt themselves! Especially let them bite the tweezers and explore it. Keep at it! Birds are smart!
I luv the way she seems to tilt her head as if to say "u missed a spot over here" 😁 must be so nice for the birds to have these removed and it's very satisfying to watch, like those pimple popping videos 🤣
Why do I feel like that feels so good
You are reading the body language of this bird very well! It does feel good!
Я в шоке. Как, как попугай может так смирно сидеть?
R B WOKE. Kak Kak nonyran moxet tak cmnpho cnAetb
Man got that fresh fade
Hahahahaha🤣
Bird looks so content. Like a day at the spa.
I miss doing this with my sun conure so much! (Chloee) 🥺❤️
She would fluff up and put her face down for me to help with her pin feathers and we'd sit and do that for hours
My mom gave her away recently despite us having her for 10+ years. It broke my heart that I never got to say goodbye and that I won't see her again. I love her so much and I'm glad the new owners at least send us pictures of her
I'm so sorry this happened to you💔
I don't know what your relationship is to the people who now have her, but maybe you could ask them for a visit sometime. I'm sure Chloee would be so happy to spend time with you!
What a sweet, sweet memory of Chloee. You clearly love her lots and she was lucky to be preened by you. I hope eventually you can meet up with Chloe's new family some day and visit her in person. Then instead of saying goodbye, you can say Hello👋, Chloee!
@@4514_RJ I've tried to go and visit multiple times :(
My mom gave her away to some coworkers and she late told me they are weird and ignore when my mom asks if we could go see her. The pictures make me feel better but I'm hopeful one day they might consider letting me go and see her
I would have kept her myself but I have 3 cats so that would be really unsafe
@@pinfeathersgalore so far they've ignored us asking to visit. I won't give up hope that one day I might be able to see her again
@@loreleii2173 your mom gave her away even though you've had her for 10 yrs? In that decade of time, your cats haven't learned to get along with your bird? Your mom shouldn't have given her away to some coworkers but to some friends or relatives that you can trust to let you see her whenever
Какой послушный попугай😊
He clearly enjoys and appreciates this! He even nuzzles his head towards the tweezers to help you! 🥰