Hi everyone! So I just checked on the comment section of this video and wow! You make me feel so loved! I know a lot of you have been asking where Smokey and I have been. Follow us on instagram at wingsnpaws_. I keep that updated more frequently. See you there!
Phew, good to know that you guys are ok. Was wanting to ask. My baby African Grey used to love me the most for her first 2 months and now shes one year, today's her birthday/hatchday... She's not so interested in me but loves my wife. Any idea how to become her favourite again...
I'm going to be buying a parrot today, I've been watching your videos. Thank you for the patience and for the help, and I hope all is well with you as I don't see any new videos. And I don't do Instagram because I'm old. Haha. Best of luck and much love.
I can tell a lot about you by the way you take such loving care of Smokey. I would love to have an African Grey, but I’m afraid my wife would have a bird! (Pun intended). Cheers From Canada.
I absolutely love your attitude about training. I have a Cockatoo with issues. I have no experience and am desperate to learn all I can. Thank you so much for being a positive voice. Namaste
The LOVE shown toward Smoky is so beautiful~…~ it’s clear she loves you too!! What an incredible life you have provided her with. The education you provide for others is priceless ~…~… you are an amazing man who clearly does these videos for the love of the birds and sharing your knowledge~…~THANK YOUR for sharing her life with us 🤗
very well said. I was thinking of how responsible you are with smoky. she is a darling. I have avery, American grey, and a Harlequin Macaw Makaya lynn of course she is named after me. we got her just as she was hatched out. we layed her away until she was ready to come home with her mom and dad. now dad has passed away. and I can tell all my animals still miss there dad.
You have very good vids. I had no idea such birds were very expensive, as well as the investment in cages, toys, training, time, fresh food prep and the fact that you have to get parrot sitters if you go on vacation or business trips. It's not the same as sending a cat or dog to be cared fir. These are different animals and could get emotionally scarred. It's like adopting a young child. You have to homeschool it and instead of clothes, provide toys and stimulation. It's great to see these vids, but it makes you realize your limitations.
Well, I'll go with the foraging toys and the vacuum cleaner. I have a small cage for my bird but I live in a 2 bedroom apartment and my bird is only in the cage at night to sleep. He's a green cheek conure which is also free flight trained and he comes with me everywhere so he doesn't need a big cage to get enough exercise. But I'd definitely recommend the aviary for someone who works 8 hours a day and the bird needs to be 5 days a week all that time caged. I can not recommend your videos enough, especially to new bird owners. You really encourage what I consider the most important things for captive birds in the most respectful manner. You have enough followers to be making a good impact on a lot of birds' lives. I hope I can help getting more people to listen to what you have to say for their bird's sake. Thank you, I am very proud of you (I probably sound like your mother hahaha)
LOL! Well thank you for your encouragement! I do recognize the potential impact that my videos could make and take it very seriously to provide sound info that I hope will transform the way bird’s are kept.
wow! Smokey is such a relaxed parrot and she has so much trust in you which is great, i love to watch smokey and also my African Grey, when my Grey see's Smokey she say's "Hello", lol.
Came here after watching your 5 year old video just to see how is smokey now..and nice too see both of you. Also good to see love and effort you put to care for smokey Love from India....
Your videos are always so wonderful, I wish every parrot owner could be like you! My additional essentials for keeping my budgies are definitely a safe/quality bird carrier since my birds travel and take vet visits very well when provided a good sturdy carrier, an emergency backup cage or travel cage in case one of my birds needs to be quarantined and for smoothing over the process of moving from apartment to apartment, when I have to move my birds always have a home set up for them while their giant flight cage is on it's way, and finally, a bird first aid kit with certain medications (stress meds, antibiotics and anti-mite meds as recommended by a vet), cornstarch and hemostats in case of a broken blood feather and hand feeding formula.
You have one of the best (if not, THE best) parrot care channels on TH-cam. I've watched almost all of your videos and learned so much. Your care for Smokey and the relationship you've cultivated is admirable. I notice you haven't posted in a year. I hope you are well, and that you might come back again in the future. Pet parrots in the world need you to help spread the word about proper care. Thank you for everything you've done so far. 💚
Absolutely, love my portable Dyson. For my inside Avery, which Is in my house because I live in northern 🇨🇦 Canada I have a shop vac, like you I can’t live without them. I will have to get the ball wheel it looks absolutely amazing Remington loves his Foraging toys. I also make mine using large paper cups and hide treats inside which she loves to tear apart to get to them. Thanks to your tips he is flying to me on command. Love your videos 👍🏼💕
Just subscribe, own a Yellow Nape Amazon parrot named Pretzel for 34yrs. He is 35. I just rescued an African Grey. What a huge difference. Way more mess, dust and attitude. She is plucked raw but improving. I'm moving very slow as she is extremely fearful of everything. She is only 14yrs old. Devah. She can step up now.
Thanks for all the information you share and the time you take doing it. You look like a very calm, balanced and gentle person, that and your love and commitment with smoke, makes you a great owner. And an example for many others as well. I wish you keep growing. Cheers from Spain
I started researching birds in October 2019, and at first I wanted a budgie, next I wanted a sun conure like you. I kept reading next I wanted any kind of conure, I did not want a large parrot as a first time bird owner. Next I decided that Indian ringnecks matched my personality perfect. I but a deposit down with The Best Bird Avairy in Flordia and I am waiting and still researching. You give the best advice of any of the tou tube guys, thank you.
Your vídeos are great. You saved our relationship with our amazon. Thanks a lot and, please, continue with this marvelous work. Scratchs for the litle Smokey!
Hi! Since you stopped posturing, I now have a a bird myself a rescue blue front Amazon 40 yrs old, and when I was preparing to get him, which took a year, I watched a lot of your work. He was a very aggressive bird and I had to ignore all the blood. Your video on biting was great especially the bit where the bird doesn’t want to hurt you anymore, but nips too hard. You suggested we yell and walk out on the bird. The bird has been really careful since. I don’t know if I would have got him without the support of your videos. So you see I am delighted to hear you are back 🙏🏾
you are the best person to describe what is needed for my birds. I have an African grey , and Harlequin Macaw. I do not have foraging toys but I will be getting my birds some. I have a front deck that all I have to do is close half of it in. so they can stay outside during the daytime. of course while I'm there. I'm. so impressed in your information about your darling smoky. my avery bites me when he gets out he doesn't want to go back in. so what can I do to keep him from biting me when I put him up. plus I think his cage is to small. That's why I just decided while you were showing his aviary for her. you are totally awesome !!!
Thanks for all the information, we keep our grey Apache in the house and he comes out but we have a screened pool and he loves it there, but when he is there there's always someone of the family out there. He hates to be alone anyway:) lovely parrot you have. Pretty girl she is. Thanks a lot for let in us know all these essentials
I absolutely loved this video! Cordless vacuum would be so practical! I would definitely looking into investing in a good one! That would help so much! It really is a nuisance how I have to plug it in everytime and sometimes because of that I really can’t be bothered at times :( but I hate the mess. Thank you so much for your tips! Seeing how you cleaned it showed me how easy it can be! Can’t wait for more videos
we had built an aviary outside for our macaw & smaller parrots out of a trampoline frame & wire, it's shaped like a tall dome. it's absolutely huge & big enough for a couple macaws if we were crazy enough to have more than 1 haha. Now if the weather could compromise with us! being in florida, the storms & heat make it difficult for spending too much time outside, at least until we've finished the weather protections & misting lines
I love how positive you are with your bird. I just started watching your videos to know how i should make my parrot bite less. Idk if its applicable for me because he really is very devilish but i love how you took the time to go over different scenarios. I would like your take on how to get your bird to stop plucking his feathers.if you could maybe make a video on feather maintenance and how to stop this bad behavior I'd appreciate it! Thanks!
Very informative videos and Smokey is adorable. Going to visit friends that have a male African Grey. It’s my first time around a bird other than a budgie so I feel more confident. Thank you
I love watching your videos, i just got maci over a year ago we rescued her well spose to be a girl but maci a boy, she never had mush toys and never let out over a year now we got her she got everything play stand being out all day .maci 18 years old , ive gad baby buddies and other birds now we got macy she accepted us saw her for a whole week before bringing her home. Can we see more videos of you and smokey please
I loved how you covered safely transfering Smokey from her aviary to the house. My most essential items are my Dyson's handheld vacuum, aviary and, play tree. Thank you for this video and loving Smokey. 💚
I am 70kand been looking thru a lot of parrot related videos. I think yours are insightful and informative. Just wanted to say Thanks and Thanks for the birds care that you just prevented me from getting. Seeing as they are such a long lived creature I wouldn't want to hamper or endanger it at this time of my life. jh
hi , another great video thankyou , I've only had my African grey , benjie, for 3 months and we're both still learning ! I have watched all your videos and find them really informative, keep them coming xx
@@wingsNpaws I will check that out! And have subscribed and will continue watching. Smokey is blessed to be so well cared for, your doing a wonderful job!
You can find some pretty great cages available on amazon, my budgie cage has 1/2 inch bar spacing (which they do great with) and it's about 5 feet tall by 3 1/2 feet wide, it cost about $130 and I got it on Amazon from a brand called Everila. It's super sturdy and fairly easy to put together and take apart for moving. If you're willing to go up to the $200-$300 range you can find even bigger cages too.
I have looked on Amazon can’t seem to find anything bigger than 2-3 inches. Her cage is a good brand nothing wrong with it, I just want to increase by double maybe. I’ve thought of buying another cage the same size and trying to “tie them together with ziplocks. Not ideal. Say hello 👋 to Smokey, and you of course.
When I move, I plan to build an aviary that will be 8-10 feet wide and at least 50 feet long, using stainless steel bars and thick stainless cloth. I have 2 GCCs, a Quaker and moustache parakeet, and hopefully soon, two hyacinth Macaws
Aaawe..I luv her too.. great vid and ty I appreciate all the hard work and dedication it takes to make these vids... waiting on my conure ...w be here Wednesday... my lovebird was 19 and passed in November. I don’t have any experience w a conure parrot so I’m watching, watching, learning all I can and I thank you for the help. Only thing I can think of you didn’t mention maybe is paper towels to line the bottom of the cage.. I also bought a uv light because I saw that they need the vitamin D to absorb the nutrients we feed them...my lovebird lived to be 19 on a seed diet only and millet... I wouldn’t recommend that, lol, but I want to give my new baby every opportunity to flourish. Reason for the light is because I don’t have a nice back yard to take my bird outside so if he’s only inside that’s why I feel my bird might benefit from a up light.
How do these aviaries stand up to the outdoor elements? Does it not get rusty? Also, did you get the expensive brand name one (A&E I think), or an off brand? They sell both on Amazon. I'm considering getting an aviary for my quaker.
Loadss of love to Smokeyy😘😘😘, you have done a commendable job on her and absolutely loved the aviary, i have a question though! Where does Smokey stay during winters and rains? And do you cover her up at night?
You have a outdoor aviary, what do you do during winter or are you down south where you can use it all year. If not, what do we you do for cold weather.
1. Broom & dust pan as my bird gets spooked from the vacuum 2. Hat because she finds comfort on sitting on my head but she messes my hair up... I don’t know why ?!? 3. Floor and table Perch so she has other areas where she can play and eat
Jon, while you were talking to us in the aviary, Smokey was in the background laughing a couple times; it's almost like she knows exactly when to interject...LOL
When i got my bird Tiki(hes a baby still) he was clipped, his feathers sadly hasn't grown back yet nut im still having him glide as much as possible to keep his wing and breast muscles strong, his wings are so strong now that he can glide upward about a foot
I love your videos, I learn so much from them. I love how you’re all about improving the animals life. I don’t have a bird yet, but I’m picking up a young Indian ringneck and we have a very long drive home ( 7 hours). What can I do to make the experiment the least stressful for him? And prevent him the best I can from getting driving sick. Will “relaxobird” ( offers sound therapy ) or any stressmix added to his foot help ? I read somewhere that I should not talk to him cause on our way home because then he would relate my voice to this stressful experience later on 😔( bad start to our relationship). Please help. I searched through your videos, and couldnt find anything about transporting a new bird home.
If I could give you 2 thumbs up on this video, I would. When people say they want a parrot, I remind them how messy parrots and I give my parrot one nut. Mine also throws water. He thinks it is fun.
Greys are awesomely intelligent. They’re so smart it’s kinda scary. Wish I had the choice of an aviary. I live in Pennsylvania. It’s a kind of no choice. Besides my grey is scared of outside. He sees a hawk, he freaks.
What kind of food does smokey like? My African grey is really picky and his favourite is almonds. I don't know what else to get him?? To put In his foraging toys.
Smokey loves almonds, peanuts, pistachios, carrots, apples, oranges, bananas, peas, corn, safflower, and sunflower. Some of these are given only in small amounts because they are fatty.
I really like your new big aviary. I have a hexagon for my Eclectus, Yoshi is not in there all day so the size is just right for us. My question is since we had unusually much rain this year I see the ropes are partly black I assume mold. I was advised to use 10% bleach and water and rinse, rinse it off. It this safe??? Thx in advance!
My parakeet is bonded to me in a way. But whenever she in her cage she's stubborn to get on my hand, and when she out she would rather fly back to the cage when I set her down but she does stay with me when I'm holding her.
Does she sleep inside? Are ypou usa, its too cold in uk during the winter. I am hoping to buy one for nxt summer so my bird can fly outside, we don't have a massive garden but fingers crossed we can have one. Oh does your avey have a rain roof please xx
What cage size is good for a cockatiel? Different websites say different things. We plan on getting a cockatiel in the future, but our house is quite small so we'll propably build a custom cage that's a little bigger than the minimum size and fits above a desk. It would be the best if the size was in centimeters, but I guess I could live with inches.
Ps. I used hoover 4 yrs (older models). Just recently changed to shark 🦈, it looks so sim to ures with the detachable top bit. I love my vacuum to lol. 😁
My cage is twice as big as the one you show at the beginning and my Grey only uses about half of it so I guess it depends on the bird. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I basically only put him in the cage around an hour before bed time.
I'm so greatful that you made this video I have three birds a 3 month old Quaker, and 2 cocktaiel father and son , the 2 cocktaiel use to belong to my sister who was very abusive to her birds the baby which is the son was born in her home which I had the pleasure of see it since a hatching know he is an adults bird ,we have always touch baby since it was a lol baby but dad have always hated to touch because of the abuse that he received from my sister's home ,know they belong to me ,my sister could no longer take care of them, and know I've had them for almost 3yrs they are so great father and son are free flying birds I take care of them and have been working with the father which have the most beautiful name that an owner can give a bird macho 🤣🤣🤣🤣 and his son is baby , macho went from being so aggressive and trying to bite and have drawn blood from peoples finger to know just not liking to be touch although I have touch him twice, he love to give me kisses he porch on my hand but he just don't trust the hand I've given him treats and show how excitement when allowed to be touch but he just don't like to be touched baby love to be touch they have both been on my hand and will take food but dad hates it .not one time dose macho ever bites me but he display his dislike when I try to rub his head , I'm so pump up that I've gotten so far with macho and we still got a lot of work to do ,I just want to make it easier for my baby bird and let him know that what he been through will never happen again to him please help a dad to help a dad thank you sorry for the long out story lol .....
Very well done I love that you don't 'Sell Out' Birds in general Keeping them in a Prison and selling these should be a crime Anyway Cannot stop it all or dumba-sses , but can seek to Prevent claustrophobia and cruelty. That is the size coming for the GreenCheek here. xo
This guy is part Parrot. He's all I listen to. My Grey is now fully flighted. So now it's time for an aviary. My Charles hacks into my phone. What is your opinion on these new band a leash.?
just a minor math quibble; your new aviary is (AT LEAST!) 2.5x bigger in EACH direction, making it actually more like 15x (volume = L x W x H or 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5) bigger (or more). not that it matters, i'm just slightly OCD and/or pedantic about that kind of stuff, lol. always love to see more vids from you. so informative, and smokey is always a pleasure to watch, too.
Hi everyone! So I just checked on the comment section of this video and wow! You make me feel so loved! I know a lot of you have been asking where Smokey and I have been. Follow us on instagram at wingsnpaws_. I keep that updated more frequently. See you there!
Phew, good to know that you guys are ok.
Was wanting to ask. My baby African Grey used to love me the most for her first 2 months and now shes one year, today's her birthday/hatchday... She's not so interested in me but loves my wife. Any idea how to become her favourite again...
Nooooo please upload more on TH-cam please sub to him
I'm going to be buying a parrot today, I've been watching your videos. Thank you for the patience and for the help, and I hope all is well with you as I don't see any new videos. And I don't do Instagram because I'm old. Haha. Best of luck and much love.
Did you stop making TH-cam videos for good?
@@hvariawa lots of treats, other bribery and patience.
I think you are right, a cage for a bird can never be big enough.
I can tell a lot about you by the way you take such loving care of Smokey. I would love to have an African Grey, but I’m afraid my wife would have a bird! (Pun intended). Cheers From Canada.
What I love about you and your videos is that you are a Responsible and informative parrot owner ,
So true
Aww thank you!
I agree with that
He is you are right 🙂😌
Very agree 200%,I am try to do best for my grey parrot also,thank u for all your videos
I absolutely love your attitude about training. I have a Cockatoo with issues. I have no experience and am desperate to learn all I can. Thank you so much for being a positive voice. Namaste
so beautiful to see a bird so well cared for and loved
The LOVE shown toward Smoky is so beautiful~…~ it’s clear she loves you too!! What an incredible life you have provided her with. The education you provide for others is priceless ~…~… you are an amazing man who clearly does these videos for the love of the birds and sharing your knowledge~…~THANK YOUR for sharing her life with us 🤗
very well said. I was thinking of how responsible you are with smoky. she is a darling. I have avery, American grey, and a Harlequin Macaw Makaya lynn of course she is named after me. we got her just as she was hatched out. we layed her away until she was ready to come home with her mom and dad. now dad has passed away. and I can tell all my animals still miss there dad.
It's so nice to see how much you love your bird
WHERE ARE YOU? 5 months since last upload. :(
@Mieke B 9 months and 2 weeks now
Almost 11 months ...
Follow us on instagram! wingsnpaws_
A year now
Hope all is well with you and Smokey. We haven't seen you two since January 2019
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She is beautiful. My parrot loves apples and her first word was "apple" ! 😀
I love your videos. They have tons of info
Thanks for the encouragement! Glad you liked it!
You have very good vids. I had no idea such birds were very expensive, as well as the investment in cages, toys, training, time, fresh food prep and the fact that you have to get parrot sitters if you go on vacation or business trips. It's not the same as sending a cat or dog to be cared fir. These are different animals and could get emotionally scarred. It's like adopting a young child. You have to homeschool it and instead of clothes, provide toys and stimulation. It's great to see these vids, but it makes you realize your limitations.
Well, I'll go with the foraging toys and the vacuum cleaner. I have a small cage for my bird but I live in a 2 bedroom apartment and my bird is only in the cage at night to sleep. He's a green cheek conure which is also free flight trained and he comes with me everywhere so he doesn't need a big cage to get enough exercise. But I'd definitely recommend the aviary for someone who works 8 hours a day and the bird needs to be 5 days a week all that time caged. I can not recommend your videos enough, especially to new bird owners. You really encourage what I consider the most important things for captive birds in the most respectful manner. You have enough followers to be making a good impact on a lot of birds' lives. I hope I can help getting more people to listen to what you have to say for their bird's sake. Thank you, I am very proud of you (I probably sound like your mother hahaha)
LOL! Well thank you for your encouragement! I do recognize the potential impact that my videos could make and take it very seriously to provide sound info that I hope will transform the way bird’s are kept.
I couldnt have said as good as you did. thanks
wow! Smokey is such a relaxed parrot and she has so much trust in you which is great, i love to watch smokey and also my African Grey, when my Grey see's Smokey she say's "Hello", lol.
I love your channel! Hope all is well with you and Smokey.
Came here after watching your 5 year old video just to see how is smokey now..and nice too see both of you. Also good to see love and effort you put to care for smokey
Love from India....
Thank you for being smart and cautious ❤️
Your videos are always so wonderful, I wish every parrot owner could be like you! My additional essentials for keeping my budgies are definitely a safe/quality bird carrier since my birds travel and take vet visits very well when provided a good sturdy carrier, an emergency backup cage or travel cage in case one of my birds needs to be quarantined and for smoothing over the process of moving from apartment to apartment, when I have to move my birds always have a home set up for them while their giant flight cage is on it's way, and finally, a bird first aid kit with certain medications (stress meds, antibiotics and anti-mite meds as recommended by a vet), cornstarch and hemostats in case of a broken blood feather and hand feeding formula.
First aid kit- YES!! Thanks for sharing!
Just found u! 8/25/22! ❤both of u!!! Definitely,1 of the best parents ever!
Wow I love seeing the bond you have with smokey makes me want my own African grey. You've trained her so well, Well Done ✅
I love seeing you and Smokey together. I don't own a bird but I enjoy your videos.
Thanks for the kind comment! Glad you liked the video!
He just loves everything he has
Smokey is so cute and beautiful!
You have one of the best (if not, THE best) parrot care channels on TH-cam. I've watched almost all of your videos and learned so much. Your care for Smokey and the relationship you've cultivated is admirable.
I notice you haven't posted in a year. I hope you are well, and that you might come back again in the future. Pet parrots in the world need you to help spread the word about proper care.
Thank you for everything you've done so far. 💚
Absolutely, love my portable Dyson. For my inside Avery, which Is in my house because I live in northern 🇨🇦 Canada I have a shop vac, like you I can’t live without them. I will have to get the ball wheel it looks absolutely amazing Remington loves his Foraging toys. I also make mine using large paper cups and hide treats inside which she loves to tear apart to get to them. Thanks to your tips he is flying to me on command. Love your videos 👍🏼💕
Thanks for sharing and for flying our way!
I'm alone and retired. Damn I think one of the cuties would be fun.
Yessss, I love it when you post frequently, I won’t be getting a bird now, but these videos are so entertaining
Glad you enjoyed it Austin!
wingsNpaws
Austin isn’t really my name 😂 I just made one up so no one knows who I am
Just subscribe, own a Yellow Nape Amazon parrot named Pretzel for 34yrs. He is 35. I just rescued an African Grey. What a huge difference. Way more mess, dust and attitude. She is plucked raw but improving. I'm moving very slow as she is extremely fearful of everything. She is only 14yrs old. Devah. She can step up now.
Thanks for all the information you share and the time you take doing it. You look like a very calm, balanced and gentle person, that and your love and commitment with smoke, makes you a great owner. And an example for many others as well. I wish you keep growing. Cheers from Spain
I started researching birds in October 2019, and at first I wanted a budgie, next I wanted a sun conure like you. I kept reading next I wanted any kind of conure, I did not want a large parrot as a first time bird owner. Next I decided that Indian ringnecks matched my personality perfect. I but a deposit down with The Best Bird Avairy in Flordia and I am waiting and still researching. You give the best advice of any of the tou tube guys, thank you.
Your vídeos are great. You saved our relationship with our amazon. Thanks a lot and, please, continue with this marvelous work. Scratchs for the litle Smokey!
This just made my day! Thanks for sharing such an encouraging comment!
Hi! Since you stopped posturing, I now have a a bird myself a rescue blue front Amazon 40 yrs old, and when I was preparing to get him, which took a year, I watched a lot of your work. He was a very aggressive bird and I had to ignore all the blood. Your video on biting was great especially the bit where the bird doesn’t want to hurt you anymore, but nips too hard. You suggested we yell and walk out on the bird. The bird has been really careful since. I don’t know if I would have got him without the support of your videos. So you see I am delighted to hear you are back 🙏🏾
I can't wait to see Smokey's new outdoor aviary!! So happy for you guys and your new home! I 've been watching your videos since the beginning...
Wow incredible setup
you are the best person to describe what is needed for my birds. I have an African grey , and Harlequin Macaw. I do not have foraging toys but I will be getting my birds some. I have a front deck that all I have to do is close half of it in. so they can stay outside during the daytime. of course while I'm there. I'm. so impressed in your information about your darling smoky. my avery bites me when he gets out he doesn't want to go back in. so what can I do to keep him from biting me when I put him up. plus I think his cage is to small. That's why I just decided while you were showing his aviary for her. you are totally awesome !!!
Thanks for all the information, we keep our grey Apache in the house and he comes out but we have a screened pool and he loves it there, but when he is there there's always someone of the family out there. He hates to be alone anyway:) lovely parrot you have. Pretty girl she is. Thanks a lot for let in us know all these essentials
I gave up and bought a small shop vac. Best bird purchase to date.
I just want to say, keep making your videos it really helps me with my African grey.
I absolutely loved this video! Cordless vacuum would be so practical! I would definitely looking into investing in a good one! That would help so much! It really is a nuisance how I have to plug it in everytime and sometimes because of that I really can’t be bothered at times :( but I hate the mess. Thank you so much for your tips! Seeing how you cleaned it showed me how easy it can be! Can’t wait for more videos
we had built an aviary outside for our macaw & smaller parrots out of a trampoline frame & wire, it's shaped like a tall dome. it's absolutely huge & big enough for a couple macaws if we were crazy enough to have more than 1 haha. Now if the weather could compromise with us! being in florida, the storms & heat make it difficult for spending too much time outside, at least until we've finished the weather protections & misting lines
I love how positive you are with your bird. I just started watching your videos to know how i should make my parrot bite less. Idk if its applicable for me because he really is very devilish but i love how you took the time to go over different scenarios. I would like your take on how to get your bird to stop plucking his feathers.if you could maybe make a video on feather maintenance and how to stop this bad behavior I'd appreciate it! Thanks!
We miss you & Smokey! Hope all is well! Please come back or give explanation. God Bless! ❤
You are the best bird TEACHER out of all the ytubers dedicated to improving the life of all caged pet birds. AWESOME and thank you.
I love you video very good information for a new owner.
Appreciating your videos & perfection in caring for big birds, it's great info.
I heard Smoky laughing!. LOL 😂👍🦜
Very informative videos and Smokey is adorable. Going to visit friends that have a male African Grey. It’s my first time around a bird other than a budgie so I feel more confident. Thank you
I love watching your videos, i just got maci over a year ago we rescued her well spose to be a girl but maci a boy, she never had mush toys and never let out over a year now we got her she got everything play stand being out all day .maci 18 years old , ive gad baby buddies and other birds now we got macy she accepted us saw her for a whole week before bringing her home. Can we see more videos of you and smokey please
I find parrots preening oddly satisfying. Especially when they do their tails and wing stretches. ASMR for the eyes Lol But only parrots.
I loved how you covered safely transfering Smokey from her aviary to the house. My most essential items are my Dyson's handheld vacuum, aviary and, play tree. Thank you for this video and loving Smokey. 💚
I am 70kand been looking thru a lot of parrot related videos. I think yours are insightful and informative. Just wanted to say Thanks and Thanks for the birds care that you just prevented me from getting. Seeing as they are such a long lived creature I wouldn't want to hamper or endanger it at this time of my life. jh
That little laugh at 4:59 is so cute
Congratulations for your channel, now my parrot lives better thanks to your advice.
hi , another great video thankyou , I've only had my African grey , benjie, for 3 months and we're both still learning ! I have watched all your videos and find them really informative, keep them coming xx
Glad they’re helpful!
Oh she's so cute! Thanks for this video!
Thank YOU for watching! Glad you liked it. We are also on IG if you want to see more of Smokey!
@@wingsNpaws I will check that out! And have subscribed and will continue watching. Smokey is blessed to be so well cared for, your doing a wonderful job!
You really are a good man.
What about bar spacing for conures? I do want a larger cage or indoor aviary, but the wire spacing is to big. Looking for 1/2 inch. What brands?
You can find some pretty great cages available on amazon, my budgie cage has 1/2 inch bar spacing (which they do great with) and it's about 5 feet tall by 3 1/2 feet wide, it cost about $130 and I got it on Amazon from a brand called Everila. It's super sturdy and fairly easy to put together and take apart for moving. If you're willing to go up to the $200-$300 range you can find even bigger cages too.
I would also search on amazon.
I have looked on Amazon can’t seem to find anything bigger than 2-3 inches. Her cage is a good brand nothing wrong with it, I just want to increase by double maybe. I’ve thought of buying another cage the same size and trying to “tie them together with ziplocks. Not ideal. Say hello 👋 to Smokey, and you of course.
Whenever I miss my African Grey I always rely on your videos to cheer me up. Smokey is absolutely adorable. P.s. waiting for your next video :)
Also Jake likes to take a shower/ bath in the sink , he just loves it, only cold water for him, he doesn't like warm at all!! Luv u and smokey
A sense of humor, God's love and Patience.
I have cordless vacuum which I use maybe 4-5 x's a day. That's like my most important essential for keeping parrots!!
Agreed!
When I move, I plan to build an aviary that will be 8-10 feet wide and at least 50 feet long, using stainless steel bars and thick stainless cloth. I have 2 GCCs, a Quaker and moustache parakeet, and hopefully soon, two hyacinth Macaws
Aaawe..I luv her too.. great vid and ty I appreciate all the hard work and dedication it takes to make these vids... waiting on my conure ...w be here Wednesday... my lovebird was 19 and passed in November. I don’t have any experience w a conure parrot so I’m watching, watching, learning all I can and I thank you for the help.
Only thing I can think of you didn’t mention maybe is paper towels to line the bottom of the cage.. I also bought a uv light because I saw that they need the vitamin D to absorb the nutrients we feed them...my lovebird lived to be 19 on a seed diet only and millet... I wouldn’t recommend that, lol, but I want to give my new baby every opportunity to flourish. Reason for the light is because I don’t have a nice back yard to take my bird outside so if he’s only inside that’s why I feel my bird might benefit from a up light.
How do these aviaries stand up to the outdoor elements? Does it not get rusty? Also, did you get the expensive brand name one (A&E I think), or an off brand? They sell both on Amazon. I'm considering getting an aviary for my quaker.
Loadss of love to Smokeyy😘😘😘, you have done a commendable job on her and absolutely loved the aviary, i have a question though! Where does Smokey stay during winters and rains? And do you cover her up at night?
Love how calm Smokey is. Please come and train mines.😬
I would love an aviary outside. Mine has 2 cages and an open stand. He flies between the three depending where we are.
Wish you were still posting...love your content ❣️
Love that smokey she's the best.
Thank you!
Thanks for the video! I don't have a bird yet but I will one day and I know I'll be prepared because of you, Smokey, and your videos 💜
Thanks for watching!
You have a outdoor aviary, what do you do during winter or are you down south where you can use it all year. If not, what do we you do for cold weather.
I already have budgies and just fell in love with the African grey. But can they work together. Nice vid btw
I wouldn’t recommend it
1. Broom & dust pan as my bird gets spooked from the vacuum
2. Hat because she finds comfort on sitting on my head but she messes my hair up... I don’t know why ?!?
3. Floor and table Perch so she has other areas where she can play and eat
2:44 its the size of my room...
Lmfao ikr me too
Really nice but highly unnecessary
Smokey is adorable
I love this bird!
Jon, while you were talking to us in the aviary, Smokey was in the background laughing a couple times; it's almost like she knows exactly when to interject...LOL
She is a smart girl!
When i got my bird Tiki(hes a baby still) he was clipped, his feathers sadly hasn't grown back yet nut im still having him glide as much as possible to keep his wing and breast muscles strong, his wings are so strong now that he can glide upward about a foot
I love how birds hold their food with their claws. Sorry for any spelling errors
You have some good hoovering skills 😋
The number one reason people succeed is because, they think they can. Keep Believing in Yourself. Good Luck
Where did you get the foraging toy that you put the wood balls in? Brand? I love Smokey! We have a Grey named Romeo. Love the vlog!
I love your videos, I learn so much from them. I love how you’re all about improving the animals life. I don’t have a bird yet, but I’m picking up a young Indian ringneck and we have a very long drive home ( 7 hours). What can I do to make the experiment the least stressful for him? And prevent him the best I can from getting driving sick. Will “relaxobird” ( offers sound therapy ) or any stressmix added to his foot help ? I read somewhere that I should not talk to him cause on our way home because then he would relate my voice to this stressful experience later on 😔( bad start to our relationship). Please help. I searched through your videos, and couldnt find anything about transporting a new bird home.
Looking forward to some new videos! Hope you were able to make some during the summer holidays!! Love your channel
If I could give you 2 thumbs up on this video, I would. When people say they want a parrot, I remind them how messy parrots and I give my parrot one nut. Mine also throws water. He thinks it is fun.
Greys are awesomely intelligent. They’re so smart it’s kinda scary. Wish I had the choice of an aviary. I live in Pennsylvania. It’s a kind of no choice. Besides my grey is scared of outside. He sees a hawk, he freaks.
Hi. Are you okay as we havnt heard from you guys for a while 🤔🙏
What kind of food does smokey like? My African grey is really picky and his favourite is almonds. I don't know what else to get him?? To put In his foraging toys.
Smokey loves almonds, peanuts, pistachios, carrots, apples, oranges, bananas, peas, corn, safflower, and sunflower. Some of these are given only in small amounts because they are fatty.
I really like your new big aviary. I have a hexagon for my Eclectus, Yoshi is not in there all day so the size is just right for us. My question is since we had unusually much rain this year I see the ropes are partly black I assume mold. I was advised to use 10% bleach and water and rinse, rinse it off. It this safe??? Thx in advance!
My parakeet is bonded to me in a way. But whenever she in her cage she's stubborn to get on my hand, and when she out she would rather fly back to the cage when I set her down but she does stay with me when I'm holding her.
Does she sleep inside? Are ypou usa, its too cold in uk during the winter. I am hoping to buy one for nxt summer so my bird can fly outside, we don't have a massive garden but fingers crossed we can have one. Oh does your avey have a rain roof please xx
What cage size is good for a cockatiel? Different websites say different things. We plan on getting a cockatiel in the future, but our house is quite small so we'll propably build a custom cage that's a little bigger than the minimum size and fits above a desk. It would be the best if the size was in centimeters, but I guess I could live with inches.
There is another essential that comes at the top of MY list: sustained companionship for the bird.
Ps. I used hoover 4 yrs (older models). Just recently changed to shark 🦈, it looks so sim to ures with the detachable top bit. I love my vacuum to lol. 😁
My cage is twice as big as the one you show at the beginning and my Grey only uses about half of it so I guess it depends on the bird. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I basically only put him in the cage around an hour before bed time.
i enjoy ur videos a lot keep up the good work!!!
How long do you keep Smokey in her outdoor aviary? Do you leave her in there overnight or just for her to be outside for few hours then bring her in?
She sleeps in my room. When I’m at work or when I’m not able to watch her, she is in her aviary.
I'm so greatful that you made this video I have three birds a 3 month old Quaker, and 2 cocktaiel father and son , the 2 cocktaiel use to belong to my sister who was very abusive to her birds the baby which is the son was born in her home which I had the pleasure of see it since a hatching know he is an adults bird ,we have always touch baby since it was a lol baby but dad have always hated to touch because of the abuse that he received from my sister's home ,know they belong to me ,my sister could no longer take care of them, and know I've had them for almost 3yrs they are so great father and son are free flying birds I take care of them and have been working with the father which have the most beautiful name that an owner can give a bird macho 🤣🤣🤣🤣 and his son is baby , macho went from being so aggressive and trying to bite and have drawn blood from peoples finger to know just not liking to be touch although I have touch him twice, he love to give me kisses he porch on my hand but he just don't trust the hand I've given him treats and show how excitement when allowed to be touch but he just don't like to be touched baby love to be touch they have both been on my hand and will take food but dad hates it .not one time dose macho ever bites me but he display his dislike when I try to rub his head , I'm so pump up that I've gotten so far with macho and we still got a lot of work to do ,I just want to make it easier for my baby bird and let him know that what he been through will never happen again to him please help a dad to help a dad thank you sorry for the long out story lol .....
Very well done
I love that you don't 'Sell Out' Birds in general
Keeping them in a Prison and selling these should be a crime
Anyway Cannot stop it all or dumba-sses , but can seek to Prevent claustrophobia and cruelty.
That is the size coming for the GreenCheek here.
xo
This guy is part Parrot. He's all I listen to. My Grey is now fully flighted. So now it's time for an aviary. My Charles hacks into my phone. What is your opinion on these new band a leash.?
just a minor math quibble; your new aviary is (AT LEAST!) 2.5x bigger in EACH direction, making it actually more like 15x (volume = L x W x H or 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5) bigger (or more). not that it matters, i'm just slightly OCD and/or pedantic about that kind of stuff, lol.
always love to see more vids from you. so informative, and smokey is always a pleasure to watch, too.
Please help me my parrot won’t eat anything but sun flower seeds for over a year he has to eat fruits and veggies I’m so worried please help please