I hate that sound. They make it prior to dispatching them as well, one of the worst parts of preparing parrot stew. In my country it is eaten by the poor who have nothing else and would starve were it not for the parrot.
So encouraging to see you guys working with a seemingly "hateful" bird! It really gives the motivation to keep hope and patience. One day we will get there too! -from a keeper of a non tame eclectus
OMGosh! This was great to see the progress just in the session, not to mention a few days later. Dave's instructions here are so clear and understandable. Loved seeing the kids interact and Capri too. So cute. I laughed so hard when Jamie asked Dave to try the step-up and Dave wouldn't do it. Too funny. 😂💖
Fantastic work Dave and Jamie❤️ Keep it up, we're learning a lot! You're appreciated for your hard work, dedication, and love for your birds and everyone else's 🙂
Hi my beloved BirdTricks❤️! Thank you very much for great, educational video, as always! And thank you ever so much Niko's owners for sharing- I really wish you to find common ground with your beautiful birdy! I really appreciate that you let us benefit from your experience! And of course: good job Niko!!!!👍
Hi dave and jamie.. Interesting session.. niko finally learned to do and not hate them... Another splendid session.. Capri as usual smart kid... 👍 for your session and hardwork...🙏😊
i have one hes really sweet to me, to everyone else he's meh, except for my mom he'll go out of his way to get to her. but hes never really bitten anybody but her
That floor is beautiful!😀 I like how she didn't force the bird to go into the kennel then she looked to you for a suggestion (let the bird step up instead of over).🐦
I have loved macaws since I was a little girl I don’t have a bird and probably never will but I just wanted to tell you that I love watching you free fly the macaws it’s so beautiful
Very good video. I think all prospective parrot owners should view your channel to see the hardships and sacrifices required to actually own these living beings.
I’ve been a fan for a long time. I work in a behavioral classroom for elementary students and so many of your training techniques apply in that setting as well as far as what behaviors to reinforce and what to ignore. Trust and consistency without force is imperative!
Other than the Senegal parrot 🦜 eclectus are my fave breed, not biased at all I have two, soooooo clever, allthough my male is going through the terrible twos atm love that you have ecckies on the channel,
That would be good. although they are very different from your average parrot, their body language is not the same as standard parrots they can be difficult to read because of it, I find they don’t like head scratches like normal tame parrots more a hands off parrot, and generally I train from under when teaching the spin instead of over the head, they get things quickly as most are very food motivated.....
@@BirdTricks lol... maybe you should see about hooking up with the guy from Adventures of Roku (lmao, idk how feasible that would actually be for either you or him, since you're both really busy, just throwing out random fun ideas xD )
I thought after the “a few days later” it was going to cut to all of them in the same room, only now everyone is dead, there’s blood everywhere, and then the camera zooms in on the green bird Nico, who winks before the screen fades to black. Woulda been better.
Awesome!!! This is the same technique I got my eclectus to be able to be handled by my boyfriend again. We both owned him since a baby, but started biting him (teenage birb).
That was so interesting and informative...especially getting the whole family involved. Would like to see an update on how the relationship has changed between the husband/kids and the bird. Great video!
Janice Krishon HUGE breakthrough with my younger daughter over the last couple of days (the curly haired one). She has been giving treats to Niko off and on and he has decided to allow her into his circle of friends! He will step up and step off, ride around on her arm and shoulder and be cute as can be with her🥰 I’m so happy for her AND for Niko!
My uncle has an eclectus parrot, she got a male and female and they were only 2 months old. But a few months later the male one flew away and was never seen to be found ): buy the female one is luckly still with him. It is a free fly bird.
Lol I must’ve gotten super lucky with my female red-sided... she loves everyone. Only ever bit me once and it was an accident, she started to fall and caught herself on my hand with her beak. She never went through her bitchy “hormonal” phase, still sweet as can be at 4 years old. I think I have the sweetest Ekkie ever.
Omgosh I just noticed Touche lol. My IRN shows his interest the same way, by clinging to the side of the cage where all the action is. He does the same in his current travel cage (a flight cage for budgies, essentially) because it sits right behind the driver seat and the front-facing corner is his favorite spot because he can see me and watch out the front windshield at the same time. It's the cutest thing and I love that he's comfortable with travel. When I first got him, a month later was Christmas of that year. Two weeks after I brought him home, we had a vet visit. About 2 weeks after that was a 15-hour drive to my Bestie. Pretty sure he thinks that's a normal thing now. (And I was all worried that traveling that soon wasn't a good idea.. this was a year and a half prior to discovering BirdTricks, though.)Lol that bird scream in the background in the last 5 mins sounded like something out of Star Wars, the R2D2-got-shot scream. XD
👍It's always best t do th research BEFORE getting th pet. My fam had a 6yrs old Moustache parrotkeet from an older couple (who had too many birds)for 20 yrs till he died of old age at 26 yrs old. I LOVED that bird, and within th year will be getting a parrot and I'm still researching other parrot species t see if I would do best with another moustache parrotkeet or a different bird. Also, even though I know th care of a moustache, I like t be sure that I'm aware of old information being incomplete or obsolete and making sure of having th most up to date info. t give my new best buddy/adopted baby lol, th best care possible before choosing him/her.
I’m getting an Alexandrine parakeet very soon and I will like to know the age where you can start target training? I’ve had parrots before but I would like to know if it’s different based of off the breeds.All help would be greatly appreciated.
I wish I'd known this stuff about bird training when I had my parrots. They were all generally very well behaved and easygoing birds, but my grey was definitely a one-person bird. I never saw it as too much of an issue until I had to go out of town for a week and have someone bird-sit for me. :( He gave her a good bite and refused to come out of his cage for her.
I have both a female and male eclectus and it's my female that is the cranky one. She will attack any female that comes near her. I get bit sometimes but I know her moods well enough to avoid it....mostly. My male I can kiss on the face and head. I wouldn't even try that with my baby girl love her to death tho. All I can suggest is feed them something off ur plate at every meal. Make sure they are the first thing you say hello and good morning to and last thing when you leave or go to bed. Allow them to sleep as close to ur bed as possible. They are incredibly smart and emotional and get very jealous. They hate being forced into a cage either bribe them with dinner or just let them be free range. What a cute eccy in this vid!
I'm always able to just tell by the way a birdbobs its head, what it's looking at, how it's head and neck feathers are popped up or laid back, and how open or closed it's beak is what it wants, doesn't want is afraid of, or is excited about, etc. I never really thought about it much. I just grew up with birbs. It's really cool to see that guy also interacting so easily with birbs. I could never train them so easily but I can say with pride that I can get a birb to like me enough to step up, and get on or off me no matter how mean it is to other people. I agree that it's mostly all about trust and not breaking the trust. My philosophy has always been that even if a birb is mistreated by a thousand pet owners it still doesn't understand why no one can't understand the clear signals it sends out constantly about what it does or doesn't want.
As soon as a birb sends you a few signals about some stuff and you start to give it what it wants it'll trust you. That's been how I've gotten every bird I ever saw to let me pick it up and usually I can pet them but not always. I'm not so confident to lose a finger to do that.
How did I learn? I was allergic, deathly allergic to dogs, cats, and everything but birds and fish as a kid and so we had lots of very mean parakeets, cockateels, and parrots and I just learned the hard way with a lot of bleeding.
Like one thing is that if you don't believe me is that I was all self taught since I was about that youngest girls age. And the trick is if the birb is uncomfortable with stepping up I never used a treat. I would just put my sleeve over my hand or arm and have it step up to that. Not forcefully, but kindly, bit so it knew it couldn't bite me. Then once it's on me I just do whatever I can to make it comfortable. Once it knows you will treat it with care and respect once it's on you it's all over. It trusts you from then on. But if it starts looking at something like it wants to go there you have to swiftly and carefully bring it there. Then there's no issue and it just loves you.
My grandpas Amazon Savannah hates women and children. When my grandpa goes up to her though she is immediately calm and loving on him. Sometimes she screams and my grandpa will go up to her and say "That's enough" and she will stop. She is really nice and doesn't mind me too much since I always offer her a snack
PLEASE HELP! We have an eclectus who we are starting to train. BUT every time he sees the target stick, he regurgitates and tries to feed it. He can touch the target well enough but we never get too far because once he starts the regurgitate and feed cycle, it's over. Any way to fix this?
A stick he doesn't like as much😂😂 have you tried a long knitting needle, a crochet hook or variation of the thing he needs to touch? A stick with googly eyes? Lol Have you tried doing it when it has an empty stomach like first thing in the morning? These are just things I would try.
I have a Quaker parrot that attacks everyone in sight except me, but still won't step up or let me show affection. I can't even get him oout of his cage unless he freaks out a flies. I want him to like me
Every time I watch this channel it only re-enforces my wish of having a Bird, but birds of prey are more my style, just not many channels featuring them and those that are on YT are very rarely uploading.
Thank you so much for this video. I have a green cheek conure, Connie, who we have had for a year and she can be very aggressive towards my son and mother. I have been working with her for 3 days with the target training and she is catching on very quickly! My son can now train with her as well and offer her the treats with his own hand. She gets excited to see him and asks him to come and train with her. My still working on getting my mother to participate. Connie will fly across a room to attack my mother and has bitten her badly on the face in the first month we had her home so mum is a little terrified of training with her or even being in the same room. Do you think we could do the target training through the cage to ease them both into it? Thank you again. I can see such a better life together for all of us now.
Love your channel so much. I recently added a 14 week old alexandrine parrot to my family. She is NOT tame but we have been target training and she does well with that. She will take treats from my hand. She will not step up, and if I use a perch to get her out of her cage she immediatly races to the side of the perch to aggressivley bite my hand (Ive been using long wooden cooking spoons) I have been target training to get her to step up on the perch, and she will, she bites VERY VERY hard to check if the perch is steady every time but is constantly going to angrily bite once she realizes she can get to my hand. I am scared of being bitten now after she has gotten me a few good times. I am terrified that Im not doing something right, and her being so young I feel alot more pressure to set her up to a great start. Any help from anyone with experience would be unbelievably appreciated.
pd I have absolutely no experience with this stuff but I just want to point out make sure you aren’t rewarding for aggressive behavior. You have probably been clicking and giving treats for her to step up already, if not I think it would be good to try that. Maybe open the cage and put the perch out, then give her some space, watch, and when she steps on the perch nicely click and reward. (Again I have no experience but if you think that might work you can try that.) If at any point she tries to bite you or is aggressive in any way don’t click. Idk were I am going with this is hopefully she will learn that she can get out of the cage nicely and that is what she is supposed to do.
Although difficult try not to react to the bites, once you know what it feels like I find it easier to accept obviously not encourage, but if nothing happens when it bites it’s less like to use it as a go to, also lots of parrots go through a testing stage until they learn to trust you, so just keep trying to build on your relationship
You are rewarding the parrot by recoiling away that she can easily make you go away by biting at you hard. Not sure what the appropriate solution is, but I would try to use gloves or something so you have less chance to flinch and to maintain that her biting at you will not be rewarded with you going away or your hand going away. Maybe an expert can give more insight, but these are my thoughts. It does suck to be bitten, but flinching and removing your hand is simply giving her autonomy over the situation which is def something to be avoided
@@ogLimitedEdiition gloves unfortunate ly do not build trust, understanding you parrots body language will help you to avoid bites, training and taming a parrot is a marathon not a sprint patient is the key.
These are always so interesting to watch, even if you don't have the same problems as these people and their birds 😀 I'd say I understand operant conditioning pretty well and also have years of experience reading birds' body language, but there's always something new to learn... a new approach, a new perspective, little tricks like tipping down your wrist to make the bird more likely to go into the carrier, etc. 👍 I have two sun conures and I'm also the godmother of my parents' two blue-and-gold macaws. It's not urgent (my parents are 60 and healthy for their age), but I'd love to hear your thoughts regarding my situation - two conures at home; two macaws joining the family...😲 How would you introduce the birds to each other for the first time? Would you just keep them seperated all the time because of the size difference? Of course they're gonna be in different cages and aviaries, but my sun conures are used to being out when I'm home, sitting on my shoulders while I do the dishes, preening my curls when I'm reading or studying, flying around, playing with toys etc...🌈 I don't just wanna keep the macaws in their cage while the conures are out all the time, having fun, but I'm not sure if I should even try to work towards having all four of them out at the same time... would that be too risky? The size difference is pretty big and I don't want any bird to get hurt or worse. I just wanna find a solution that works well for the whole flock 😃🐦🐦💛
My Bird is not an eclectus, I have an Indian Ringneck. This is the third day at home. Niko flies everywhere in the cage when I try to get him. I tried with the target stick, but he backs up and won't touch it. He also bites me. Oh, he is 2 1/2 months old.
Jamie Lee... Do NOT give Eclectus parrots nuts or any oil-bearing treats such as sunflower seeds. They love them but it kills them by destroying their liver. It's like giving your toucan high iron content.. Eclectus need a very specific diet, almost like Lories but not quite that extreme... You can't use normal parrotblends since they usually have oil-bearing seeds in them and you need to soften the blend by leaving it in water for a few hours or parboiling it before serving since they can't eat very hard food... I was really surprised you didn't know this....
Do you guys think an Eclectus baby bird is best for our family or a mustache parrokeet, I have 3 young children that love love birds but I don’t now what’s best for a family bird.
Good that you are researching a good fit for your young family👍 Each Bird and person is an individual, but generally sensitive Eclectus enjoy a peaceful, less chaotic environment. As with any Bird (maybe moreso) dedication to a toxics free home is essential (no bug sprays or other aerosols, candles, scented laundry products, non-go stick cookware or other Teflon containing products, must use non-go toxic cleaning supplies). That said, Eclectus are wonderful Birds, don't have the powder from feathers such as African Grey's, Cockatoos, some others do (less allergen potential). Have not personally known a Moustache Parakeet, but have never met a Bird species that I did not love. Maybe see Marlene Mc'Cohen's TH-cam channel and ask her about Moustaches for a young family. Interested to see what Jaime and Dave say... Enjoy your journey and wonderful new Bird family member! 💚🐦💚johanna
How do you tell the difference between an aggressive touch to the stick and a normal touch to it? What body language tipped you off? I don't know bird behavior, so couldn't tell the difference.
Is that just a normal stick? Call me crazy but I think the color of the feathers changes with their moods. I know nothing other than I have had my sisters for two years now. my problem is he only likes me and goes nuts when anyone is over or I give attention to another pet.
I've never heard you talk of eclectus's before, they're my dream bird but there's so little information for them, so I don't really know if they would be a good fit for me or not
This video is just making me so sad for these birds. Their owners clearly don't understand bird behavior or signs/signals/moods, and it makes me wonder why they have birds in the first place. It's nice that they're patient and willing to learn, but it also makes me think people should have to get a license/permit for all birds. Also, more Eclectus's please! I'm getting one and I don't see many videos on them at all. I wonder what other interactions you've had with them besides this angry one :P
You guys have not often addressed eye contact or body language from the trainer/owner. I noticed that you daughter had a very strong intense eye when approaching the bird. If they were a horse what would make them more reactive and flighty. Do birds care? As I understand birds are one of the best at reading body language how do you use your body to communicate? (I have seen where you use positioning and proximity but what about things like shoulder position or how much you are facing the bird or those smaller details?) I am aware this would probably need to be covered in a video but it is something I have been wondering about.
Eye contact is a huge deal for birds, from my experience with owls. eagles, hawks, etc. Birds with the best eyesight (hawks, falcons) react a little better to intense eye contact and recognize nuances in body language, compared to owls who don't have the best eyesight and are more aggressive in general. Owls get wildly more aggressive when you make any eye contact with them, so I imagine certain breeds of parrots might have similar reactions, and it's best to look over them or past them if you're not their person (unless the goal is to assert your dominance, which is a different type of training than getting the bird to just accept other types of people). Maybe the reason they don't mention this more is because it depends more on the individual bird and not just certain species.
I know from a dogs perspective that if they don't like men it's usually about the approach, typically men (and kids) are a lot more "bang! I'm here" (very upfront), where women are usually more gentle in the approach, this bird not liking men or kids makes me wonder if this is the same story? If that is the case, would the bird be more comfortable with men that understand this theory?
I need some help So, my mom wants to clip my birds wings as soon as she gets them. I dont think she should since she is very happy when she tried to fly. I dont want to be mean to her and take away all her happiness. What should I do?
Lol i just got an eclectus and tried clicker training with him and he stole my training stick😂 and he only like little oranges enough for training so i get a stick mess
Finally an eclectus, my favourite parrot. I am so happy that people are wanting to be better parrot owners.
Eclectus are some of the greatest. My Paulo is one of the sweetest birds ever. He genuinely loves pretty much everybody.
I'm kinda digging the bird that's occasionally just letting out an obnoxious "aaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!", haha.
lol... that's Niko, the one starring in the video! he's yelling at them to get the treats moving faster xD
As soon as I read the AAAAaaaaAaahhhhhhhhh, I heard it in the video, lol.
I hate that sound. They make it prior to dispatching them as well, one of the worst parts of preparing parrot stew. In my country it is eaten by the poor who have nothing else and would starve were it not for the parrot.
Parrot stew wow
Lantern Apocalypse So the poor people where you are eat a 2,500 to 3k$ bird?
I can't stop listening to all the little screeches, beeps, and "weh"s in the background, haha
I love birdy babbles 😍
That sounds kinda like my house as soon as the lights go on everyone (13 birds) all start having their morning convo
I don’t even own a parrot but I have been watching all your videos ❤️🦜 you guys are amazing !
Thanks!
So encouraging to see you guys working with a seemingly "hateful" bird! It really gives the motivation to keep hope and patience. One day we will get there too!
-from a keeper of a non tame eclectus
OMGosh! This was great to see the progress just in the session, not to mention a few days later. Dave's instructions here are so clear and understandable. Loved seeing the kids interact and Capri too. So cute. I laughed so hard when Jamie asked Dave to try the step-up and Dave wouldn't do it. Too funny. 😂💖
Look at that progress. U can tell she really loves her bird.
Wow ...the whole emotional state thing for me was a huge eye opener!!
Niko is so sweet! Loved seeing him watch Dave after the treat. You caught his look when he wasn't interested in the treat! Wow. Great session!
I love hearing Touche's mimimimi in the background :D
It is so sweet to you guys as a family doing this. I am glad they were able to help with one of my favorite parrots, too.
You guys are so professional & refreshing! Thanks for sharing! ❤❤❤
Fantastic work Dave and Jamie❤️ Keep it up, we're learning a lot! You're appreciated for your hard work, dedication, and love for your birds and everyone else's 🙂
Hi my beloved BirdTricks❤️! Thank you very much for great, educational video, as always!
And thank you ever so much Niko's owners for sharing- I really wish you to find common ground with your beautiful birdy! I really appreciate that you let us benefit from your experience! And of course: good job Niko!!!!👍
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I don't have a pet bird but I love watching your channel its so interesting.❤
Hi dave and jamie..
Interesting session..
niko finally learned to do and not hate them...
Another splendid session..
Capri as usual smart kid...
👍 for your session and hardwork...🙏😊
What great progress! Excellent!
Eclectus uses laser eye...
It's super effective...
Dave is stunned...
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Beautiful eclectus
Awesome! I also have a male Eclectus parrot. Would you mind on making a video about them? A video of your thoughts and opinions on Eclectus parrots.
I would like to see that too 😀
i have one hes really sweet to me, to everyone else he's meh, except for my mom he'll go out of his way to get to her. but hes never really bitten anybody but her
I’d love to see a video on eclectus parrots as well 😁
Yes, please!
@@AlysiaSaysHsssc my girl eccy has a thing for diamonds will rip out earrings remove the metal and play with the diamond lol
I love these training videos they are entertaining and educating same with your podcasts.😁😌🐦♥️
Love love love Niko’s colors
what a beautiful creature! it always seems to go back to stick training.
That floor is beautiful!😀
I like how she didn't force the bird to go into the kennel then she looked to you for a suggestion (let the bird step up instead of over).🐦
Loved seeing this training lesson and learning curve! Bravo! ❤️🕊
I have loved macaws since I was a little girl I don’t have a bird and probably never will but I just wanted to tell you that I love watching you free fly the macaws it’s so beautiful
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your Masterclasses!!! So helpful! A BIG THANK YOU
8:42 i think i heard one of the new birds they have at home! "Mi mi mi!"
Allayna Groove same that is what I thought
yup! That's Touche in the cage right behind them!
Very good video. I think all prospective parrot owners should view your channel to see the hardships and sacrifices required to actually own these living beings.
Great Lesson and Nice Bird too thanks
An eclectusss!!!! I love the eclectussss!!!! Its sooo prety. !! 0o0 thank you :3
I’ve been a fan for a long time. I work in a behavioral classroom for elementary students and so many of your training techniques apply in that setting as well as far as what behaviors to reinforce and what to ignore. Trust and consistency without force is imperative!
Best vid eva!!! Lolo you guys are good. 0o0❤❤👍👏👏 big fan.
Wow. This is way harder than I thought. I guess it is really like kids. They all react differently.
Holy cow! It's noisy in there. Hats off to you for being able to stay focused.
Other than the Senegal parrot 🦜 eclectus are my fave breed, not biased at all I have two, soooooo clever, allthough my male is going through the terrible twos atm love that you have ecckies on the channel,
Awe I'm glad, yay! 🐤 I hope to have more on the channel this fall as well when we visit Australia.
That would be good. although they are very different from your average parrot, their body language is not the same as standard parrots they can be difficult to read because of it, I find they don’t like head scratches like normal tame parrots more a hands off parrot, and generally I train from under when teaching the spin instead of over the head, they get things quickly as most are very food motivated.....
Eve Mccaffery Can you do target training with smaller birds too, like budgies?
Saracakes absolutely x
@@BirdTricks lol... maybe you should see about hooking up with the guy from Adventures of Roku
(lmao, idk how feasible that would actually be for either you or him, since you're both really busy, just throwing out random fun ideas xD )
It’s about time I love my ekkies
I thought after the “a few days later” it was going to cut to all of them in the same room, only now everyone is dead, there’s blood everywhere, and then the camera zooms in on the green bird Nico, who winks before the screen fades to black. Woulda been better.
Superb work all round
Awesome!!! This is the same technique I got my eclectus to be able to be handled by my boyfriend again. We both owned him since a baby, but started biting him (teenage birb).
That was so interesting and informative...especially getting the whole family involved. Would like to see an update on how the relationship has changed between the husband/kids and the bird. Great video!
Janice Krishon HUGE breakthrough with my younger daughter over the last couple of days (the curly haired one). She has been giving treats to Niko off and on and he has decided to allow her into his circle of friends! He will step up and step off, ride around on her arm and shoulder and be cute as can be with her🥰 I’m so happy for her AND for Niko!
Jennifer Marriott That’s sooo wonderful!
Touche sounds like a little baby murloc lol I love him so much.
Finally some eclectus stuff! Plz do more on eckies?
I love you’re videos so much and I’ve learnt so much ❤️❤️
Yay, thanks!
Beautiful curly hair Piper!
That was awesome!
My dream bird. I love them.
My uncle has an eclectus parrot, she got a male and female and they were only 2 months old. But a few months later the male one flew away and was never seen to be found ): buy the female one is luckly still with him. It is a free fly bird.
Your daughter is super brave!
I love this, you always give the best information! Thank you, Maren and Nemo
Hates kids... What a wise animal with self preservation instinct!
Lol I must’ve gotten super lucky with my female red-sided... she loves everyone. Only ever bit me once and it was an accident, she started to fall and caught herself on my hand with her beak. She never went through her bitchy “hormonal” phase, still sweet as can be at 4 years old. I think I have the sweetest Ekkie ever.
I want to get a bird just so I can take a class with you guys. :) Hahaha Too bad I didn't live closer.
Omgosh I just noticed Touche lol. My IRN shows his interest the same way, by clinging to the side of the cage where all the action is. He does the same in his current travel cage (a flight cage for budgies, essentially) because it sits right behind the driver seat and the front-facing corner is his favorite spot because he can see me and watch out the front windshield at the same time. It's the cutest thing and I love that he's comfortable with travel.
When I first got him, a month later was Christmas of that year. Two weeks after I brought him home, we had a vet visit. About 2 weeks after that was a 15-hour drive to my Bestie. Pretty sure he thinks that's a normal thing now. (And I was all worried that traveling that soon wasn't a good idea.. this was a year and a half prior to discovering BirdTricks, though.)Lol that bird scream in the background in the last 5 mins sounded like something out of Star Wars, the R2D2-got-shot scream. XD
What a beautiful bird!
Omg! He's so cute and smart! I'm dieing to have one 😍
But I still have a lot to learn....
👍It's always best t do th research BEFORE getting th pet. My fam had a 6yrs old Moustache parrotkeet from an older couple (who had too many birds)for 20 yrs till he died of old age at 26 yrs old. I LOVED that bird, and within th year will be getting a parrot
and I'm still researching other parrot species t see if I would do best with another moustache parrotkeet or a different bird. Also, even though I know th care of a moustache, I like t be sure that I'm aware of old information being incomplete or obsolete and making sure of having th most up to date info. t give my new best buddy/adopted baby lol, th best care possible before choosing
him/her.
OMG you're at Ronnie's! I love them!
I’m getting an Alexandrine parakeet very soon and I will like to know the age where you can start target training? I’ve had parrots before but I would like to know if it’s different based of off the breeds.All help would be greatly appreciated.
Very helpful, love watching you work! Thanks 💚🐦💚johanna
I'm a cockatoo on patreon and I have no regrets! Definitely worth it, so much more there!
Thank you very much. You guys are brilliant!
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I wish I'd known this stuff about bird training when I had my parrots. They were all generally very well behaved and easygoing birds, but my grey was definitely a one-person bird. I never saw it as too much of an issue until I had to go out of town for a week and have someone bird-sit for me. :( He gave her a good bite and refused to come out of his cage for her.
I have both a female and male eclectus and it's my female that is the cranky one. She will attack any female that comes near her. I get bit sometimes but I know her moods well enough to avoid it....mostly. My male I can kiss on the face and head. I wouldn't even try that with my baby girl love her to death tho. All I can suggest is feed them something off ur plate at every meal. Make sure they are the first thing you say hello and good morning to and last thing when you leave or go to bed. Allow them to sleep as close to ur bed as possible. They are incredibly smart and emotional and get very jealous. They hate being forced into a cage either bribe them with dinner or just let them be free range.
What a cute eccy in this vid!
I really enjoy your videos so informative that it's not easy to have a bird, I really hope people watch your videos before investing in a bird 👍
I can't wait to go to a bird training class!
I love seeing ur masters classes please keep it up
Oh my gosh, the Touche merch is amazing!! I so have to grab some.
Awe I am glad you like it 🥰
I'm always able to just tell by the way a birdbobs its head, what it's looking at, how it's head and neck feathers are popped up or laid back, and how open or closed it's beak is what it wants, doesn't want is afraid of, or is excited about, etc.
I never really thought about it much. I just grew up with birbs. It's really cool to see that guy also interacting so easily with birbs. I could never train them so easily but I can say with pride that I can get a birb to like me enough to step up, and get on or off me no matter how mean it is to other people. I agree that it's mostly all about trust and not breaking the trust.
My philosophy has always been that even if a birb is mistreated by a thousand pet owners it still doesn't understand why no one can't understand the clear signals it sends out constantly about what it does or doesn't want.
As soon as a birb sends you a few signals about some stuff and you start to give it what it wants it'll trust you. That's been how I've gotten every bird I ever saw to let me pick it up and usually I can pet them but not always. I'm not so confident to lose a finger to do that.
How did I learn? I was allergic, deathly allergic to dogs, cats, and everything but birds and fish as a kid and so we had lots of very mean parakeets, cockateels, and parrots and I just learned the hard way with a lot of bleeding.
Like one thing is that if you don't believe me is that I was all self taught since I was about that youngest girls age. And the trick is if the birb is uncomfortable with stepping up I never used a treat. I would just put my sleeve over my hand or arm and have it step up to that. Not forcefully, but kindly, bit so it knew it couldn't bite me. Then once it's on me I just do whatever I can to make it comfortable. Once it knows you will treat it with care and respect once it's on you it's all over. It trusts you from then on. But if it starts looking at something like it wants to go there you have to swiftly and carefully bring it there. Then there's no issue and it just loves you.
good on the trainers for not pushing the baby to bite. trust broken at that point.
My grandpas Amazon Savannah hates women and children. When my grandpa goes up to her though she is immediately calm and loving on him. Sometimes she screams and my grandpa will go up to her and say "That's enough" and she will stop.
She is really nice and doesn't mind me too much since I always offer her a snack
Sometimes i forget how lucky i am that i can just grab my bird and smooch em,, not all birds are as compliant
Amazing 😍
I'm hearing Touche sounds in the background. Is he there?
Yes, he is from this rescue.
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Touché is so adorable! Lol
I wasn't the only one yayy
Hey niko looks like my ecelatus Ozzy
PLEASE HELP! We have an eclectus who we are starting to train. BUT every time he sees the target stick, he regurgitates and tries to feed it. He can touch the target well enough but we never get too far because once he starts the regurgitate and feed cycle, it's over.
Any way to fix this?
A stick he doesn't like as much😂😂 have you tried a long knitting needle, a crochet hook or variation of the thing he needs to touch? A stick with googly eyes? Lol
Have you tried doing it when it has an empty stomach like first thing in the morning?
These are just things I would try.
Lol my electus steals the training stick 😂 im trying a skinny make up brush next its black he doesnt seem as fascinated with it
That was so awesome!!
I absolutely love ya'll
I have a Quaker parrot that attacks everyone in sight except me, but still won't step up or let me show affection. I can't even get him oout of his cage unless he freaks out a flies. I want him to like me
Every time I watch this channel it only re-enforces my wish of having a Bird, but birds of prey are more my style, just not many channels featuring them and those that are on YT are very rarely uploading.
Thank you so much for this video. I have a green cheek conure, Connie, who we have had for a year and she can be very aggressive towards my son and mother. I have been working with her for 3 days with the target training and she is catching on very quickly! My son can now train with her as well and offer her the treats with his own hand. She gets excited to see him and asks him to come and train with her. My still working on getting my mother to participate. Connie will fly across a room to attack my mother and has bitten her badly on the face in the first month we had her home so mum is a little terrified of training with her or even being in the same room. Do you think we could do the target training through the cage to ease them both into it? Thank you again. I can see such a better life together for all of us now.
The bird was the smartest one in the room.
Love your channel so much. I recently added a 14 week old alexandrine parrot to my family. She is NOT tame but we have been target training and she does well with that. She will take treats from my hand. She will not step up, and if I use a perch to get her out of her cage she immediatly races to the side of the perch to aggressivley bite my hand (Ive been using long wooden cooking spoons) I have been target training to get her to step up on the perch, and she will, she bites VERY VERY hard to check if the perch is steady every time but is constantly going to angrily bite once she realizes she can get to my hand. I am scared of being bitten now after she has gotten me a few good times. I am terrified that Im not doing something right, and her being so young I feel alot more pressure to set her up to a great start. Any help from anyone with experience would be unbelievably appreciated.
pd I have absolutely no experience with this stuff but I just want to point out make sure you aren’t rewarding for aggressive behavior. You have probably been clicking and giving treats for her to step up already, if not I think it would be good to try that. Maybe open the cage and put the perch out, then give her some space, watch, and when she steps on the perch nicely click and reward. (Again I have no experience but if you think that might work you can try that.) If at any point she tries to bite you or is aggressive in any way don’t click. Idk were I am going with this is hopefully she will learn that she can get out of the cage nicely and that is what she is supposed to do.
Although difficult try not to react to the bites, once you know what it feels like I find it easier to accept obviously not encourage, but if nothing happens when it bites it’s less like to use it as a go to, also lots of parrots go through a testing stage until they learn to trust you, so just keep trying to build on your relationship
You are rewarding the parrot by recoiling away that she can easily make you go away by biting at you hard. Not sure what the appropriate solution is, but I would try to use gloves or something so you have less chance to flinch and to maintain that her biting at you will not be rewarded with you going away or your hand going away. Maybe an expert can give more insight, but these are my thoughts. It does suck to be bitten, but flinching and removing your hand is simply giving her autonomy over the situation which is def something to be avoided
@@evemccaffery1454 thank you so much for your reply!
@@ogLimitedEdiition gloves unfortunate ly do not build trust, understanding you parrots body language will help you to avoid bites, training and taming a parrot is a marathon not a sprint patient is the key.
These are always so interesting to watch, even if you don't have the same problems as these people and their birds 😀
I'd say I understand operant conditioning pretty well and also have years of experience reading birds' body language, but there's always something new to learn... a new approach, a new perspective, little tricks like tipping down your wrist to make the bird more likely to go into the carrier, etc. 👍
I have two sun conures and I'm also the godmother of my parents' two blue-and-gold macaws. It's not urgent (my parents are 60 and healthy for their age), but I'd love to hear your thoughts regarding my situation - two conures at home; two macaws joining the family...😲
How would you introduce the birds to each other for the first time? Would you just keep them seperated all the time because of the size difference? Of course they're gonna be in different cages and aviaries, but my sun conures are used to being out when I'm home, sitting on my shoulders while I do the dishes, preening my curls when I'm reading or studying, flying around, playing with toys etc...🌈
I don't just wanna keep the macaws in their cage while the conures are out all the time, having fun, but I'm not sure if I should even try to work towards having all four of them out at the same time... would that be too risky? The size difference is pretty big and I don't want any bird to get hurt or worse. I just wanna find a solution that works well for the whole flock 😃🐦🐦💛
Where can i get a target and clicker for training? I also have a male eclectus and would like to learn more too. Great video- thanks!
Chopsticks and amazon.com or possibly even a pet store for the clickers
We use chopstick for our target sticks, and sell clickers on our website birdtricksstore.com/collections/top-8/products/training-clicker
Dave, I like your shoes.
Thanks!
My Bird is not an eclectus, I have an Indian Ringneck. This is the third day at home. Niko flies everywhere in the cage when I try to get him. I tried with the target stick, but he backs up and won't touch it. He also bites me. Oh, he is 2 1/2 months old.
Jamie Lee... Do NOT give Eclectus parrots nuts or any oil-bearing treats such as sunflower seeds. They love them but it kills them by destroying their liver. It's like giving your toucan high iron content.. Eclectus need a very specific diet, almost like Lories but not quite that extreme... You can't use normal parrotblends since they usually have oil-bearing seeds in them and you need to soften the blend by leaving it in water for a few hours or parboiling it before serving since they can't eat very hard food...
I was really surprised you didn't know this....
Do you guys think an Eclectus baby bird is best for our family or a mustache parrokeet, I have 3 young children that love love birds but I don’t now what’s best for a family bird.
I'm sure any bird can be a family bird as long as a you make sure to work towards that :)
Good that you are researching a good fit for your young family👍 Each Bird and person is an individual, but generally sensitive Eclectus enjoy a peaceful, less chaotic environment. As with any Bird (maybe moreso) dedication to a toxics free home is essential (no bug sprays or other aerosols, candles, scented laundry products, non-go stick cookware or other Teflon containing products, must use non-go toxic cleaning supplies).
That said, Eclectus are wonderful Birds, don't have the powder from feathers such as African Grey's, Cockatoos, some others do (less allergen potential).
Have not personally known a Moustache Parakeet, but have never met a Bird species that I did not love. Maybe see Marlene Mc'Cohen's TH-cam channel and ask her about Moustaches for a young family. Interested to see what Jaime and Dave say...
Enjoy your journey and wonderful new Bird family member! 💚🐦💚johanna
Maybe try a budgie or cockatiel to start? (If you’ve never had birds with the kids?) Cockatiels are so sweet.
How do you tell the difference between an aggressive touch to the stick and a normal touch to it? What body language tipped you off? I don't know bird behavior, so couldn't tell the difference.
Is that just a normal stick? Call me crazy but I think the color of the feathers changes with their moods. I know nothing other than I have had my sisters for two years now. my problem is he only likes me and goes nuts when anyone is over or I give attention to another pet.
Sounds like a bird after my own heart! 😂
Oh Dave maaaaan! Poor things looking for his treat on the floor
I've never heard you talk of eclectus's before, they're my dream bird but there's so little information for them, so I don't really know if they would be a good fit for me or not
I read the title and I agree with the Electus Parrot
All I have to say is ‘bout damn time🥰🥰😘
This video is just making me so sad for these birds. Their owners clearly don't understand bird behavior or signs/signals/moods, and it makes me wonder why they have birds in the first place. It's nice that they're patient and willing to learn, but it also makes me think people should have to get a license/permit for all birds.
Also, more Eclectus's please! I'm getting one and I don't see many videos on them at all. I wonder what other interactions you've had with them besides this angry one :P
You guys have not often addressed eye contact or body language from the trainer/owner. I noticed that you daughter had a very strong intense eye when approaching the bird. If they were a horse what would make them more reactive and flighty. Do birds care? As I understand birds are one of the best at reading body language how do you use your body to communicate? (I have seen where you use positioning and proximity but what about things like shoulder position or how much you are facing the bird or those smaller details?) I am aware this would probably need to be covered in a video but it is something I have been wondering about.
Gosh, yeah, there is a lot to that and it's super hard to explain!
Eye contact is a huge deal for birds, from my experience with owls. eagles, hawks, etc. Birds with the best eyesight (hawks, falcons) react a little better to intense eye contact and recognize nuances in body language, compared to owls who don't have the best eyesight and are more aggressive in general. Owls get wildly more aggressive when you make any eye contact with them, so I imagine certain breeds of parrots might have similar reactions, and it's best to look over them or past them if you're not their person (unless the goal is to assert your dominance, which is a different type of training than getting the bird to just accept other types of people). Maybe the reason they don't mention this more is because it depends more on the individual bird and not just certain species.
Question. does those bird are more loud than usual because there are so many people and birds inside with them? or is this normal loudness ?
I know from a dogs perspective that if they don't like men it's usually about the approach, typically men (and kids) are a lot more "bang! I'm here" (very upfront), where women are usually more gentle in the approach, this bird not liking men or kids makes me wonder if this is the same story? If that is the case, would the bird be more comfortable with men that understand this theory?
I need some help
So, my mom wants to clip my birds wings as soon as she gets them. I dont think she should since she is very happy when she tried to fly. I dont want to be mean to her and take away all her happiness. What should I do?
Lol i just got an eclectus and tried clicker training with him and he stole my training stick😂 and he only like little oranges enough for training so i get a stick mess