My bird is a chatterbox and everyone always asks me “how is your bird so talkative” My response is being consistent with words and teaching him new songs with repetition
Well if he's the only bird in the house, it's no surprise. He only has humans to interact with. Sorry to say it, it has nothing to do with you. That's typical behaviour of single birds. Experts like from the Exopet studies view this as a clear sign of bad caretaking.
Sigh. One of my sons found an albino parakeet on our property. She was skinny and cold and the next day the temperature was to drop to the teens with lots of snow and high winds. So, he threw a towel over her once he got close enough, and brought her in after putting her in a have-a-heart cage. While my son posted the find on several sights and made fliers to put up, I went out to buy her a house, food and toys. I saw black under her wings when she preened and found a vet to see her. She had scabs and dried blood that the vet said could be harboring a slight infection. After only 2 days of attempting to bond with her, she and I were faced with the horror of me having to catch her and squirt an antibiotic in her mouth while she yelled at me; for ten days, twice a day. Now she hates and fears me. No one has come forward to claim her and I have grown to love her and intend to keep her. I am learning a lot about what she needs and more then anything, I want to be friends. I am moving slowly, and would appreciate anything you are willing to share to help her through this trauma. Thank you so much. I love your videos by the way and enjoy watching you with your beautiful parrots. Thank you
Hii! 😊 I’ve tried harness training both Pineapple and Pumpkin after the first year of having them. Pineapple doesn’t mind her wings being touched so I was able to get it on her, I just couldn’t bring myself to take her out with it yet after all this time lolol and Pumpkin HATES having her wings touched so we just use a carrier instead for both of them! And I got the harness on Amazon! It’s called “The AVIATOR Pet Bird Harness and Leash” if you’re looking to get it!
@@FlyingFids so l am trying to target train them but it would just make it a little easier if you could help sorry l Don't no how to say this so l don't want you to think l am being mean
I just rescued a conure last week. And omg to much crying on my part because he’s so untrusting of people 🥲 also his previous owners probably just fed him junk food because I try to hand feed him fresh fruit and he doesn’t like it. I’ve also tried putting it in his tray and he just throws it to the ground
Summary: Tip 1) Gain your bird's trust 0:30 Tip 2) Respect your bird's boundaries 1:32 Tip 3) Socialize with your bird 2:18 Tip 4) Trick train with your bird 3:06 Tip 5) Be consistent 4:02 Tip 6) Be patient and don't give up 4:51
Important to point out - grooming and preening your bird should never stroke, rub, or preen under their neck area. You are sending them hormonal messages this way. Neck up = friends. Below the neck = breeding. Even rubbing their beak to much can send the wrong signals. Holding your hand up for them to snuggle into is fine and all. Just keep an eye on this if it is making them hormonal or not. Good video otherwise.
My female Senegal parrot lays three to four eggs every spring. Will no contact stop her laying eggs? She is very affectionate just before she lays her eggs. She is twenty four years old.
@@beryllaing6992 there are a few things that can trigger hormonal egg laying. Touching a bird under their neck. High fatty seed diet. To much fruit for non fruit birds. Warm mushy foods. To much sunlight, make sure your bird gets 12 to 13 hours of dark quiet sleep. Having nesting places. Like cozee huts or dark corners she keeps finding also do not help. The channel BirdNerdSophie has an amazing video on this subject.
It made me feel a lot better hearing that you shed a lot of tears in the beginning. I'm on month two and this is really hard! Birds are no joke but I can see progress happening and it feels so rewarding ☺️☺️
I also need help with a 3mo. Parrotlet. I live in an apartment, so closing up rooms is hard. He doesn’t fly yet (even though he thinks he can). I have some progress, but not enough yet.
@@janety101 it's really hard I agree! Mine has started flying pretty well now but doesn't understand windows. She has semi bonded with me and my partner now which helps A LOT, I just worry about her having enough time out the cage as we work full time. She is 6 months now and it is getting quite satisfying as she understands what she should and shouldn't do. Biting is still pretty tricky but she is a Parrotlet who are typically bitey anyway. Do you struggle with yours biting too?
@@woodmelon1981 hahaha defiantly not always calm on day one. I just picked up a hand reared rainbow lorirkeet haha she was friendly until she got back to my place and into her new cage. Now she's ready to take my finger if I give her the chance 🤣🤣
I can’t believe only a few months ago you were thanking us on like 200 subs!! Wow you sooo deserved you 12 k!! Well the be frank you deserve 10 x the amount ur sooo helpful and have changed the life of our birds!! Thank you sooo much!!
i remember going to zoo a few years back and went into the avian area where there was a white cockatoo when i got to have it on my hand i remember petting it gently and even chatting with him to the point not even the zoo keepers can take him back cause he keep trying to bite them and didnt want to be separated from me eventually i got him off but that short bond we had will always be in my memory it was a good trip
Another important and heartwarming vid. You're birds are blessed to have you as their parrot parent...as you are blessed to have such cuties, Sweeties and smarties...not the Smarties candy, but even in my old age I enjoy a few of them now ans again. Ahhhhhh. Won, you and your babies just made a tough day better. Thank you very much 🍃🐦🐦🍃💕
This is so so true. I had a period of pretty bad mental health. A week or so, and I interacted with my parrot way less. When I was feeling normal again and went back to normal routine, he was much less content and trusting, and more skittish. I'm now working to make him feel loved and appreciated again. I feel so bad ;n;
@@BJGvideos so far so good. He always seemed really attached to me, and so it doesn’t appear to take a whole lot to get his trust back. It probably helps that it was only a week of being uninteracrive, rather than a month, or years.
it's reassuring seeing everyone elses frustration and dedication to taming their birds. my quaker died awhile ago, and he was so hand tame. flight call trained, would cuddle under blankets. about as tame as a bird can get. i got a cockatiel and it wants nothing to do with me, which is discouraging on its own, but especially coming from having such a bond with another bird.
I lost my birds trust because I wore my mask around her. I never taunted her with my face mask, but I guess that wearing my mask around her while she was in her cage made her territorial. Plus it’s hormone season.. I guess that anything could contribute to her not trusting me anymore. I am at fault for her biting my face painfully. This video gave me some more insight on trust and birds. Thank you!
I lost trust with my bird after I shaved for the first time since having her. Probably was mad that she couldn't groom it either as she loved to groom it.
@@swissmaid "face nappy" seriously? Leave that garbage away from here. Not surprised someone using those terms can't think of any reasons someone would wear one at home, such as someone being over, someone with a fragile medical condition being around, or what have you.
I have a lovebird and our bond is quite special. I have him for six years now, he was a rescue found in a garden, he always have been really afraid of fingers. He sleeps on me all the time, wants kisses and cuddles, he wants me to groom him but if I try to touch him with my fingers he's afraid, so I have to scratch him with my nose or my chin, it's not very effective haha. We've started target training but has he is afraid of fingers I can't give him millet for reward (even if it's his jackpot reward). One of our major issue is that I recently learn that he have a circovirus , the psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD). Every now and then he contract a small infection (usually on the left ear) and I have to give him medicine or clean the discharge from his ear. He hate it, I hate it too, and I have the feeling that our bond brakes apart every time I have to force him to take is medicine. It's quite heartbraking to see him so stressed afterward..
I rescued parrots for over 20 years and have 7 that remained with me. During my active rescue years I provided free public service programs to schools, preschools, nursing homes, libraries, etc. I say this because your videos are amazing and so accurate. What a great service you are providing, even to people who may not own parrots, but have friends who do. We still have children who, now that they are grown are bring their children to us to meet our birds. Because we used and taught ideas that are very similar to your tips, all of our birds are extremely social, even a blue and gold macaw who came to us from a home where the man and been extremely abusive. It took patience and a few years before she even let my husband near her and now many years later she plays with him and was even able to join our programs that had lots of males in the audience !!! The only tip I would like to add to your video about biting is a really visible sign a bird uses to let you know they are reaching the ‘end of their patience’ is their eyes. The center will shrink suddenly to almost a pin point- that is the time to back off right away. An exception to this file is male eclectus parrots, their eyes will almost glow orange!!! Please keep you great videos coming. It is a wonderful help to many👍🏻
my bird was meant for me we bonded so quickly 🥺 thats my boyy he cuddles with me every night before bed and he's very very chatty when he's wide awake i love how hyper he is🥰
I got a budgie a couple of weeks ago but we got him and his brother soo they nearly formed a bond but me and my sister quickly separated them and thanks to all you have shown us they have become much tamer and healthier!!! And it only been a week!! I’ve decided to teach my budgie target training from one of your vids and he knows it soooo welll thank thank you sooo much!!!
My conure is a Pineapple turquoise Green Cheek Conure (I know it’s a long name) but he looks just like pineapple except his wings are more blue and his tail feathers a tan. Your birds are so cute omg I love them ❤️ 🦜
Wow this is Bob in Connecticut I just love your birds. Of course right now everybody is strictly paying attention to farewell Alex the honking bird everybody is so upset on TH-cam. every time I watch farewell Alex I tear up because one of my cockatiels looks exactly like Alex his name is honey and I made a few videos of him saying hi honey my ex-girlfriend gave me him she passed away she made movies and magazine covers. Anyway my albino cockatiel Harley Quinn she had two babies three weeks ago and they are doing awesome one of them is albino like the mother her name is Phoenix the other one is wolverine. But my best friend is my green cheek conure his name is Spidey he is better than any animal I ever had. Well I have two cages but I don’t believe in Caging then I let them do whatever the hell they want. I give them all of my attention unless I am in New York at Yankee Stadium that’s different because I gave up bartending years ago I am a comic book nerd when I need some money I sell a comic book.🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣
You will be happy with the gray. I had 1 .he just died 4 weeks ago. I got him from my mom's friend about 10 years ago. He was all most 43 years old I think. They are very smart.
It took me about a year to tame my gcc (he was not hand raised and nippy) but now he is so clingy, he wants to be with me all the time xD Basically I just left the cage open all day unless I had to leave the house. Then hang his food bowl on the outside of the cage facing my side (where I usually sit at my desk) and just watch him eat everyday and talk to him. After a while he starts playing outside the cage, and eventually he understood the routine of coming out of his cage in the morning and eating on the outside of the cage near me. After a few months I let him sit on my shoulder without touching him, only having him step up and walked around the house and back to the cage, So he got more used to me. Just have patience follow the tips in the video and involve them in almost everything you do, eating, watching a movie, doing the dishes etc. And slowly you'll see improvement. Think of it as a marathon not a race. Once they get used to you they want to spend time with you all the time.
This is so interesting. My fully grown cockatiels were raised with and abusive owner and now are extremely aggressive and don’t like to be held or touched at all! Any help? I’ve been looking everywhere but nobody has been able to help me so far :/
@@frog953 i don’t think a TH-cam comment section is the right place to find help, but i would suggest starting at the bottom of the barrel basics. Barely touch them? Treat. They come near you and don’t get angry? Treat. I “tamed” a feral dog that way, and the most important thing is patience.
@@frog953 same here, very frustrating, i believe they will eventually get used to us, just focus when they will be in your finger, that should make easier
I have been doing this and he has a window in the room where his cage is. I saw he was flying to it a couple times and gave him a perch and left some millet over there, he will fly there every morning and eat it. He loves sitting by the window but as soon as I move in any way he flies back 😭 It’s been like 4 months since i’ve had him and he still feels a cautious around me even though i’m with him 24/7 🧍
I have finches and I’ve noticed a huge difference with our bond because now I’m attempting to teach them tricks. I love how tips for parrots can be applied to smaller birds, or any animal really.
It's more or less the stuff that animal caretakers learn at zoos. Interact with the animals, but never forcefully and slowly test that safe space everytime you work with or around them. The bonds formed in such a way are just healthy.
One of my 2 birbs that I started with had a nightfright on a weekend which led to a severe concussion. She was unconcious and had cramps, but I was able to put her in a carton that I filled with litter. I kept taking care of her, speaking softly, lightly petting her all night until she regained coconciousness and was lighter on her feet. She was a biter when I first got her, but after that night she was the sweetest bird ever and I think she recognized my helping hand. I've never been bitten since by any of the birds I have now. The others basically copied her behaviour one at a time. Now they're all fine with me taking them in my hands although that's a thing birds inherently hate. So, I didn't need to do much - just be nice to them and don't overdo it.
Great video and you have lovely birds. My cockatiel Smokey is bonded very well with me (I spend the time and put the effort in) but he's a bird that doesn't seem to want scritches. It's a shame and I'm doing small things to encourage him letting me but at the end of the day I can't force him to let me so I let it be. He's also not a big fan of toys but I discovered he loves playing with buttons. Every bird is different (Despite common behaviours) and it's wonderful seeing their personalities. As you'll already know. These animals aren't pets. They're members of the family #engagednotcaged
I've never owned a bird, but as a cat and dog owner, I gotta say a lot of this applies to any pet regardless of species. The boundaries stuff is especially applicable for cats (90% of "mean cats" are just cats who have learnt that humans won't respect their boundaries), and the training advice is especially applicable to dogs.
It took 8 months for my first ever budgie to come around to me. He would spend a lot of time on his swing in front of the window in the corner of my room and keeping quiet, but I never gave up! I gave him time to fly around my room, read to him almost every day, taught him 'step up' and 'come on', got him used to the bathroom, tried out different toys with him, and when he wouldn't come to me, I would visit and talk to him and kiss him on his lil head. EIGHT MONTHS! There were days when I was really frustrated and thought that he'd never like me, but over time he went out of his way to interact with me in subtle little ways that felt so rewarding each time and made everything ABSOLUTELY worth it. I thought he was shy at first, but he's actually quite a feral lil dino man! And he doesn't do everything I say, mind. He acts out and bites me often, especially now that I recently got him some budgie friends of his own this year and he's more independent... I miss when it was just us, in a way. But I respect his boundaries, and we still absolutely love each other. It's a huge pain and scary when you start out but totally worth it!!
I’m currently on my winter break and trying to form a bond with my 6 birds again. During the school I wasn’t doing well with my mental health and was focusing more on school than on them. At first I only had to birds and had a good bond by a few months later my aunt gave me 4 more birds and it’s been really stressful so I’m trying my best to regain that bond with them.
Thank you, this really put it into perspective for me, I wasn’t able to tame my bird for quite some time, and I’ve always felt guilt, but now I think I’ll succeed
I think my wife and I are the luckiest pet owners as to when we got our Green Cheek Conure it immediately bonded with us and was super friendly. It is very socially and sometimes quite clingy when it comes to sticking around. Can be sometimes nippy, but other than that I can't really complain. It's such a beautiful and cute bird that it didn't take us more than a couple of days to just be happy to always see it around us.
this was a really good video!! ive had my budige for multiple years now and have gained a good idea of her boundaries but she still would not let me touch her, but shes happy!. now that we've had to go to the vet a few times its like startinng at square one again. but i cant wait for her to feel better and then to start training again properly! it is such a rewarding experience :)
These tips are soo good! Your videos are amazing! I have been subscribed and watching since the beginning! I have a question: What video editing program do you use? Your video editing is so amazing!
Also remember; just because some people have had (not so much blood or sweat 5:52 ) if you want to own a bird; you have to know you might get bitten. My bird and I went through a phase where he would be super bratty and territorial of bad places in the house and he would bite me when I tried to move him.. And I would get super upset cause it hurts and he's my baby..! As a training boundary; my bird and I have realized that when I put the "safety gloves on" it means its time to come I dont even have to use the glove; I just have to hold it in my other hand. It made things better cause I could get him away from the places he was trying to "set his boundaries" but I also could set mine without getting upset in a way that freaked him out and made our relationship stressed. Having a bird is a long road; Its like having a child almost
My two quakers get scared when seeing my hands, they also start making sounds when they don’t see me in the same room. My birds are scared to get near me even if I move a little and I feel like a bad bird mom for not being able to understand them
Thank you for sharing this and other videos. It is very helpful. I am on week 3 with my cockatiel, and have begun to be impatient with all efforts at trying to earn trust seeming to take so long. However, I am encouraged to slow down even further and to continue to be consistent and creative.
Welp, I’m back after a year.. I just got a new Pineapple Green-Cheek Conure. He’s three years old and has never been messed with whatsoever as the breeder had intended on using him for breeding purposes, but came up with too many males.. He’s super nervous around me, so I’ve taken up the habit of talking to him, moving very slowly when near his cage, and sitting near his cage when I’m on my phone or am doing something that I can sit down while doing.. is there anything else you’d suggest that’d help to gain his trust?
20 years ago I bought a parent raised Sun Conure. I didn't know anything about birds. Every day I would reach into her cage and grab her and she would grab my thumb. I would pet her & talk to her. As weeks went on I would gradually walk further from her cage. She didn't like to be far from her cage. As time went on I had a potty trained bird motivated by praise and attention. Never did I use food as a motivator. Negative behaviors were ignored. Positive behaviors met praise and affection. She has been an excellent pet, albeit one that requires a lot of attention.
Bird Lady, what you teach here is SOOOOooo very important so that birds DO NOT end up as rejected rescues. Folks, go to the “Chloe Cockatoo rescue on TH-cam to hear how these 2 thousand dollar birds are thrown away by ignorant, lazy humans. We need MORE education on how to be gentle and consistent with parrots 🦜 One thing, I would encourage you to be more slow in your speech. Too fast talking does not let ideas sink in deeply 🥰
My conure is a rescue that was given to a 2 year old for Christmas, he had a girlfriend who sadly passed away, and that’s when we got him. He’s still very skittish of hands and sort of bitey (especially my ears agh I don’t need more peircings) but he’s lovely and our cuddliest bird
Great to know as I got a green cheek conure for my daughter... I forwarded this video to my daughter as she wanted it so she will be taking care most of the time... I hopemy daughter also find it helpful. Thanks for sharing.
What do you do if your bird never gets past the first step? I've had my budgie for two years and she's still terrified of me. I can't even put my hand on the cage without her freaking out, much less in the cage. She'll SOMETIMES take food from my hand between the bars, and sometimes nibble my finger if I stick it through the bars, but that's all the contact she permits.
My partner and I are trying to teach our mini macaw how to say his name its so cute because he gets close and then he gets frustrated because he can't say it properly they definitely have alot of personality.
I have 2 green cheek conures that cant be without the other. We have a fantastic relationship. They love doing little tricks and hanging out on my shoulder. The problem is I want to give them scritches and loves but they dont like pets whatsoever.
I find it hard to be consistent with bonding considering that Im at school during the day so he just sits in his cage with nothing to do. I try making up for lost time by playing my guitar with him, letting him sit with me while I do my homework and anything else really. He gets up on my finger pretty easily but that's it. I've had him for about 10 months so I'm afraid we won't be able to bond correctly...
Thank you for those great tips! I have a friend who has large birds (mostly rescues) and I'm really quite nervous around them! I will watch more of your great vids to help me feel more confident around them. : )
I have a blue crown conure Petey (we thought she was a boy for more than 15 years before she laid an egg) who was easy to bond with and was very trusting. She's now 22 years old and my parents got her when she was a kid. My other bird was a yellow naped amazon named Gonzo who was a different case. It took me years to gain his trust before he let me hold him probably because he had gone through so many owners and we had no idea how old he was. When he did trust me I would walk around town with him on my shoulders and he even would let strangers pet him.
I just bought a pineapple conure last Sunday it is a 2 and half month and it is steping up on my fingers and flying to me in a very little space like 2 feet if I only show the sunflower seed and never letting me to touch its head or anywhere and some times its biting me what should I do this video is very true about my conure please reply
I have a tip for acclimating a new bird, especially if it’s not well socialized or is timid. For our first bird I got a hanging rectangle mosquito net ( not the hoop type ) made to completely enclose the bed. I pulled the cage up to the side & clipped the net opening to the cage to create a seal . I left the cage door open with various enticements on the bed (millet sprays are a must) & a bird ladder for easy access . I would just chill , watch videos , read , play some bird sounds & music . BTW, NEVER LEAVE THE BIRD ALONE IN A MOSQUITO NET . I never had anything happen , but it’s not worth taking the risk. Before long our new bird was grooming my neck then falling asleep on me. For our new GCC I got the tent style pop up version of a mosquito net for our bed . OMG ! So much easier & portable!! This bird is much more socialized , but sadly, was clipped before we got her. The netting on the bed was just a safe way of hanging out with her until we got to know her more. She thinks she can fly and it’s just sad & dangerous, IMO. I got my mosquito nets on Amazon from Evan Naturals ,but any highly rated netting would work. I really love the pop up but the hanging one is more attractive, if that matters to you.It’s a lot more work, however. Some nets hang from a hoop thing and spread out . They don’t provide much structure so I avoided that type Just my opinion . Our birds have cages but they stay open unless there is a situation that could be dangerous, like bringing in groceries or having repairmen coming in & out the house. Our rabbit doesn’t have a cage at all🐰
Hello! New subscriber here. I love your videos and the relationship you have with your conures! Will you be making any new videos? I hope you and your pets are well.
“It may take longer to bond with a rescue bird that with a young bird. Or it may not take as long” I agree, my green cheek conure is a rescue bird. He warmed up to me right away! I think it is because he didn’t suffer much trauma. He just flew away from his owner and someone found him and put him in the rescue.
Getting birds to trust you again is so hard. I had to give my budgies meds a few months ago and they are only just starting to not be bothered when I sit close to the cage. It’s a slow, uphill battle. I with they understood that I didn’t want to spook them but they needed to be birdrittos for their health
you are so helpful I will definitely try these things and you are so correct on everything because one thing I learned from taming my birds was to go at there own pace and time lots of time because I thought it wouldn't take as long as it did. My blue budgie, when I got him he was really scared because he was man handled so when I tried taming him he didn't like it but now I have him and my other budgie and they are pretty tame I just needed this video because I needed to know how to bond with them especially when they are still scared of a lot of things I do around them like cleaning there cage, cleaning the room, but I'm workin on it. Thanks so much!!! I subscribed and turned on my post notifications so I will never miss another video of yours! Your birds are so cute!!
Last night was the first night i let my birds fly outside their cage. Since i have a dog in my room most of the time i didn't think of it before, but i made my dog leave my room and let them out. I was so happy to see my birds fly around like they did. They looked so happy it make me happy and it was the first time one of them actually let me touch him without flying away, but he did back up so i took the hint and just gave him some millet spray. But i feel so proud that i am somewhat gaining trust :)
Aww thank you ❤️🥺I love seeing innocent animals being cute, my bunny died very recently, and he reminds me so much of him (And he was only about three months old), but God was/is with me every step of the way, I can’t imagine my life without God, He has brought me so much joy and relief I have to share this, : Will you go to Heaven when you die? Here’s a quick test: Have you ever lied, stolen, or used God’s name in vain? Jesus said, “Whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” If you have done these things, God sees you as a lying, thieving, blasphemous, adulterer at heart, and the Bible warns that one day God will punish you in a terrible place called Hell. But God is not willing that any should perish. Sinners broke God’s Law and Jesus paid their fine. This means that God can legally dismiss their case: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” Then Jesus rose from the dead, defeating death. Today, repent (turn away from sin) and trust Jesus, and God will give you eternal life as a free gift. Then read the Bible daily and obey it. God will never fail you.
WHAT DO I DO WITH MY BIRD. I have had him for over a year now and ig he’s kinda comfortable with me. He isn’t scared of me anymore (I think). He always lands on me, plays with my hair and all of that kind of stuff... BUT THIS MF ALWAYS BITES ME. It doesn’t matter how and when, he just bites me and he bites so hard that i get bite marks and blood starts to flow. He will literally just land on me only to bite me. Never lets me touch him, or pet him. But he is always with me. I watched so many videos but none of them worked. Wtf do I do. THIS BITCH IS SO ANNOYING BUT I LOVE HIM.
you go girl.....you are so cool and so amazing.....love you....and thank you so much my budgie kinda trusts me but since this vid, he has come to me when I call and he LOVES eating with me. would you say that is a good start???? and would you say getting a love bird would be a good idea if I had a budgie already?? or a conure?
My bird is a chatterbox and everyone always asks me “how is your bird so talkative”
My response is being consistent with words and teaching him new songs with repetition
What kind of bird do you have?
Well if he's the only bird in the house, it's no surprise. He only has humans to interact with. Sorry to say it, it has nothing to do with you. That's typical behaviour of single birds. Experts like from the Exopet studies view this as a clear sign of bad caretaking.
I always have the radio on for mine. He likes music, sings with the artists, and thinks they are singing to him 😂
Sign of a very lonely bird! Get him a mate.
Some birds just really like to talk, so it’s not always a sign of a lonely bird.
Sigh. One of my sons found an albino parakeet on our property. She was skinny and cold and the next day the temperature was to drop to the teens with lots of snow and high winds. So, he threw a towel over her once he got close enough, and brought her in after putting her in a have-a-heart cage. While my son posted the find on several sights and made fliers to put up, I went out to buy her a house, food and toys. I saw black under her wings when she preened and found a vet to see her. She had scabs and dried blood that the vet said could be harboring a slight infection. After only 2 days of attempting to bond with her, she and I were faced with the horror of me having to catch her and squirt an antibiotic in her mouth while she yelled at me; for ten days, twice a day. Now she hates and fears me. No one has come forward to claim her and I have grown to love her and intend to keep her. I am learning a lot about what she needs and more then anything, I want to be friends. I am moving slowly, and would appreciate anything you are willing to share to help her through this trauma. Thank you so much. I love your videos by the way and enjoy watching you with your beautiful parrots. Thank you
how is she doing? i hope things have gotten better for both of u!
I just got my sun conure today! Thank you for this video!
Hi hi! Do you use any harnesses or flight suits with Pineapple or Pumpkin?
Hii! 😊 I’ve tried harness training both Pineapple and Pumpkin after the first year of having them. Pineapple doesn’t mind her wings being touched so I was able to get it on her, I just couldn’t bring myself to take her out with it yet after all this time lolol and Pumpkin HATES having her wings touched so we just use a carrier instead for both of them!
And I got the harness on Amazon! It’s called “The AVIATOR Pet Bird Harness and Leash” if you’re looking to get it!
@@FlyingFids so l am trying to target train them but it would just make it a little easier if you could help sorry l Don't no how to say this so l don't want you to think l am being mean
Great information. I think that i speak with a loud voice so my birds don't like that.
I just rescued a conure last week. And omg to much crying on my part because he’s so untrusting of people 🥲 also his previous owners probably just fed him junk food because I try to hand feed him fresh fruit and he doesn’t like it. I’ve also tried putting it in his tray and he just throws it to the ground
My bird was trying to tap my phone while watching this
I miss my pineapple cheek conure :((
Summary:
Tip 1) Gain your bird's trust 0:30
Tip 2) Respect your bird's boundaries 1:32
Tip 3) Socialize with your bird 2:18
Tip 4) Trick train with your bird 3:06
Tip 5) Be consistent 4:02
Tip 6) Be patient and don't give up 4:51
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Important to point out - grooming and preening your bird should never stroke, rub, or preen under their neck area. You are sending them hormonal messages this way. Neck up = friends. Below the neck = breeding. Even rubbing their beak to much can send the wrong signals. Holding your hand up for them to snuggle into is fine and all. Just keep an eye on this if it is making them hormonal or not. Good video otherwise.
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So, I can only pet his head?
@@petarmarjanovic4607 correct. Anything below the neck is considered breeding with their mate. Everything above the neck is considered friendship.
My female Senegal parrot lays three to four eggs every spring. Will no contact stop her laying eggs? She is very affectionate just before she lays her eggs. She is twenty four years old.
@@beryllaing6992 there are a few things that can trigger hormonal egg laying. Touching a bird under their neck. High fatty seed diet. To much fruit for non fruit birds. Warm mushy foods. To much sunlight, make sure your bird gets 12 to 13 hours of dark quiet sleep. Having nesting places. Like cozee huts or dark corners she keeps finding also do not help. The channel BirdNerdSophie has an amazing video on this subject.
It made me feel a lot better hearing that you shed a lot of tears in the beginning. I'm on month two and this is really hard! Birds are no joke but I can see progress happening and it feels so rewarding ☺️☺️
I also need help with a 3mo. Parrotlet. I live in an apartment, so closing up rooms is hard. He doesn’t fly yet (even though he thinks he can). I have some progress, but not enough yet.
@@janety101 it's really hard I agree! Mine has started flying pretty well now but doesn't understand windows. She has semi bonded with me and my partner now which helps A LOT, I just worry about her having enough time out the cage as we work full time. She is 6 months now and it is getting quite satisfying as she understands what she should and shouldn't do. Biting is still pretty tricky but she is a Parrotlet who are typically bitey anyway. Do you struggle with yours biting too?
Same
Start from a handfed baby bird. It’s way lot easier! They are tame on day 1😝
@@woodmelon1981 hahaha defiantly not always calm on day one. I just picked up a hand reared rainbow lorirkeet haha she was friendly until she got back to my place and into her new cage. Now she's ready to take my finger if I give her the chance 🤣🤣
I can’t believe only a few months ago you were thanking us on like 200 subs!! Wow you sooo deserved you 12 k!! Well the be frank you deserve 10 x the amount ur sooo helpful and have changed the life of our birds!! Thank you sooo much!!
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i remember going to zoo a few years back and went into the avian area where there was a white cockatoo when i got to have it on my hand i remember petting it gently and even chatting with him to the point not even the zoo keepers can take him back cause he keep trying to bite them and didnt want to be separated from me eventually i got him off but that short bond we had will always be in my memory it was a good trip
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Maybe you knew eachother in another life! :)
Her- give your bird scritches!
My bird- DONT TOUCH ME MORTAL
this is all so true! I got my budgie a while ago but she doesn’t trust me, so this is a great video covering all good points! ❤️
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Another important and heartwarming vid.
You're birds are blessed to have you as their parrot parent...as you are blessed to have such cuties, Sweeties and smarties...not the Smarties candy, but even in my old age I enjoy a few of them now ans again.
Ahhhhhh. Won, you and your babies just made a tough day better.
Thank you very much 🍃🐦🐦🍃💕
Ok
I just got mine
My cockatiel is a year old and the owner before her had her for 3 weeks and couldn't tame her so I'm taking on challenge
This is so so true. I had a period of pretty bad mental health. A week or so, and I interacted with my parrot way less. When I was feeling normal again and went back to normal routine, he was much less content and trusting, and more skittish. I'm now working to make him feel loved and appreciated again. I feel so bad ;n;
How has that gone?
@@BJGvideos so far so good. He always seemed really attached to me, and so it doesn’t appear to take a whole lot to get his trust back. It probably helps that it was only a week of being uninteracrive, rather than a month, or years.
@@MidMistOinks That's good!
My cockatiel (Alex) died just yesterday..Because of a cat named Lucky. I didn’t realize how much I bonded with the bird.
Lmao
sorry for your loss :(
How can a cat even kill a pet bird?
Oh. 😭
Sounds like Alex the honking bird
@@42ZaphodB42 I don't know
it's reassuring seeing everyone elses frustration and dedication to taming their birds. my quaker died awhile ago, and he was so hand tame. flight call trained, would cuddle under blankets. about as tame as a bird can get. i got a cockatiel and it wants nothing to do with me, which is discouraging on its own, but especially coming from having such a bond with another bird.
I lost my birds trust because I wore my mask around her. I never taunted her with my face mask, but I guess that wearing my mask around her while she was in her cage made her territorial. Plus it’s hormone season.. I guess that anything could contribute to her not trusting me anymore. I am at fault for her biting my face painfully. This video gave me some more insight on trust and birds. Thank you!
What are you doing wearing that face nappy at home?
Are you crazy?
I lost trust with my bird after I shaved for the first time since having her. Probably was mad that she couldn't groom it either as she loved to groom it.
@@swissmaid "face nappy" seriously? Leave that garbage away from here. Not surprised someone using those terms can't think of any reasons someone would wear one at home, such as someone being over, someone with a fragile medical condition being around, or what have you.
@@swissmaid Exactly my thoughts!
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I have a lovebird and our bond is quite special. I have him for six years now, he was a rescue found in a garden, he always have been really afraid of fingers. He sleeps on me all the time, wants kisses and cuddles, he wants me to groom him but if I try to touch him with my fingers he's afraid, so I have to scratch him with my nose or my chin, it's not very effective haha. We've started target training but has he is afraid of fingers I can't give him millet for reward (even if it's his jackpot reward).
One of our major issue is that I recently learn that he have a circovirus , the psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD). Every now and then he contract a small infection (usually on the left ear) and I have to give him medicine or clean the discharge from his ear. He hate it, I hate it too, and I have the feeling that our bond brakes apart every time I have to force him to take is medicine. It's quite heartbraking to see him so stressed afterward..
I rescued parrots for over 20 years and have 7 that remained with me. During my active rescue years I provided free public service programs to schools, preschools, nursing homes, libraries, etc. I say this because your videos are amazing and so accurate. What a great service you are providing, even to people who may not own parrots, but have friends who do. We still have children who, now that they are grown are bring their children to us to meet our birds. Because we used and taught ideas that are very similar to your tips, all of our birds are extremely social, even a blue and gold macaw who came to us from a home where the man and been extremely abusive. It took patience and a few years before she even let my husband near her and now many years later she plays with him and was even able to join our programs that had lots of males in the audience !!!
The only tip I would like to add to your video about biting is a really visible sign a bird uses to let you know they are reaching the ‘end of their patience’ is their eyes. The center will shrink suddenly to almost a pin point- that is the time to back off right away. An exception to this file is male eclectus parrots, their eyes will almost glow orange!!!
Please keep you great videos coming. It is a wonderful help to many👍🏻
That is a great tip... I did not know that about their eyes!
my bird was meant for me we bonded so quickly 🥺 thats my boyy he cuddles with me every night before bed and he's very very chatty when he's wide awake i love how hyper he is🥰
I got a budgie a couple of weeks ago but we got him and his brother soo they nearly formed a bond but me and my sister quickly separated them and thanks to all you have shown us they have become much tamer and healthier!!! And it only been a week!! I’ve decided to teach my budgie target training from one of your vids and he knows it soooo welll thank thank you sooo much!!!
My conure is a Pineapple turquoise Green Cheek Conure (I know it’s a long name) but he looks just like pineapple except his wings are more blue and his tail feathers a tan. Your birds are so cute omg I love them ❤️ 🦜
Wow this is Bob in Connecticut I just love your birds. Of course right now everybody is strictly paying attention to farewell Alex the honking bird everybody is so upset on TH-cam. every time I watch farewell Alex I tear up because one of my cockatiels looks exactly like Alex his name is honey and I made a few videos of him saying hi honey my ex-girlfriend gave me him she passed away she made movies and magazine covers. Anyway my albino cockatiel Harley Quinn she had two babies three weeks ago and they are doing awesome one of them is albino like the mother her name is Phoenix the other one is wolverine. But my best friend is my green cheek conure his name is Spidey he is better than any animal I ever had. Well I have two cages but I don’t believe in Caging then I let them do whatever the hell they want. I give them all of my attention unless I am in New York at Yankee Stadium that’s different because I gave up bartending years ago I am a comic book nerd when I need some money I sell a comic book.🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣
Loved this. I inherited an African gray last year and we are having so much fun. He is very affectionate now.
You will be happy with the gray. I had 1 .he just died 4 weeks ago. I got him from my mom's friend about 10 years ago. He was all most 43 years old I think. They are very smart.
How’s your grey?
It took me about a year to tame my gcc (he was not hand raised and nippy) but now he is so clingy, he wants to be with me all the time xD
Basically I just left the cage open all day unless I had to leave the house.
Then hang his food bowl on the outside of the cage facing my side (where I usually sit at my desk) and just watch him eat everyday and talk to him. After a while he starts playing outside the cage, and eventually he understood the routine of coming out of his cage in the morning and eating on the outside of the cage near me. After a few months I let him sit on my shoulder without touching him, only having him step up and walked around the house and back to the cage, So he got more used to me.
Just have patience follow the tips in the video and involve them in almost everything you do, eating, watching a movie, doing the dishes etc. And slowly you'll see improvement. Think of it as a marathon not a race.
Once they get used to you they want to spend time with you all the time.
This is so interesting. My fully grown cockatiels were raised with and abusive owner and now are extremely aggressive and don’t like to be held or touched at all! Any help? I’ve been looking everywhere but nobody has been able to help me so far :/
@@frog953 i don’t think a TH-cam comment section is the right place to find help, but i would suggest starting at the bottom of the barrel basics.
Barely touch them?
Treat.
They come near you and don’t get angry?
Treat.
I “tamed” a feral dog that way, and the most important thing is patience.
@@frog953 same here, very frustrating, i believe they will eventually get used to us, just focus when they will be in your finger, that should make easier
I have been doing this and he has a window in the room where his cage is. I saw he was flying to it a couple times and gave him a perch and left some millet over there, he will fly there every morning and eat it. He loves sitting by the window but as soon as I move in any way he flies back 😭 It’s been like 4 months since i’ve had him and he still feels a cautious around me even though i’m with him 24/7 🧍
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I have finches and I’ve noticed a huge difference with our bond because now I’m attempting to teach them tricks. I love how tips for parrots can be applied to smaller birds, or any animal really.
It's more or less the stuff that animal caretakers learn at zoos. Interact with the animals, but never forcefully and slowly test that safe space everytime you work with or around them. The bonds formed in such a way are just healthy.
@@42ZaphodB42 I agree!
One of my 2 birbs that I started with had a nightfright on a weekend which led to a severe concussion. She was unconcious and had cramps, but I was able to put her in a carton that I filled with litter. I kept taking care of her, speaking softly, lightly petting her all night until she regained coconciousness and was lighter on her feet. She was a biter when I first got her, but after that night she was the sweetest bird ever and I think she recognized my helping hand. I've never been bitten since by any of the birds I have now. The others basically copied her behaviour one at a time. Now they're all fine with me taking them in my hands although that's a thing birds inherently hate. So, I didn't need to do much - just be nice to them and don't overdo it.
Really appreciated this! And holy cow was that thumbnail cute
Great video and you have lovely birds. My cockatiel Smokey is bonded very well with me (I spend the time and put the effort in) but he's a bird that doesn't seem to want scritches. It's a shame and I'm doing small things to encourage him letting me but at the end of the day I can't force him to let me so I let it be. He's also not a big fan of toys but I discovered he loves playing with buttons. Every bird is different (Despite common behaviours) and it's wonderful seeing their personalities. As you'll already know. These animals aren't pets. They're members of the family #engagednotcaged
I've never owned a bird, but as a cat and dog owner, I gotta say a lot of this applies to any pet regardless of species. The boundaries stuff is especially applicable for cats (90% of "mean cats" are just cats who have learnt that humans won't respect their boundaries), and the training advice is especially applicable to dogs.
It took 8 months for my first ever budgie to come around to me. He would spend a lot of time on his swing in front of the window in the corner of my room and keeping quiet, but I never gave up! I gave him time to fly around my room, read to him almost every day, taught him 'step up' and 'come on', got him used to the bathroom, tried out different toys with him, and when he wouldn't come to me, I would visit and talk to him and kiss him on his lil head. EIGHT MONTHS! There were days when I was really frustrated and thought that he'd never like me, but over time he went out of his way to interact with me in subtle little ways that felt so rewarding each time and made everything ABSOLUTELY worth it. I thought he was shy at first, but he's actually quite a feral lil dino man! And he doesn't do everything I say, mind. He acts out and bites me often, especially now that I recently got him some budgie friends of his own this year and he's more independent... I miss when it was just us, in a way. But I respect his boundaries, and we still absolutely love each other. It's a huge pain and scary when you start out but totally worth it!!
I’m currently on my winter break and trying to form a bond with my 6 birds again. During the school I wasn’t doing well with my mental health and was focusing more on school than on them. At first I only had to birds and had a good bond by a few months later my aunt gave me 4 more birds and it’s been really stressful so I’m trying my best to regain that bond with them.
Thank you, this really put it into perspective for me, I wasn’t able to tame my bird for quite some time, and I’ve always felt guilt, but now I think I’ll succeed
I think my wife and I are the luckiest pet owners as to when we got our Green Cheek Conure it immediately bonded with us and was super friendly. It is very socially and sometimes quite clingy when it comes to sticking around. Can be sometimes nippy, but other than that I can't really complain. It's such a beautiful and cute bird that it didn't take us more than a couple of days to just be happy to always see it around us.
What do you feed the bird after completing the task, the one you fed on no. 4?
WOW, you gave me and my wife a simple and complete information about being friendly with birds
thanks dear
:)
this was a really good video!! ive had my budige for multiple years now and have gained a good idea of her boundaries but she still would not let me touch her, but shes happy!. now that we've had to go to the vet a few times its like startinng at square one again. but i cant wait for her to feel better and then to start training again properly! it is such a rewarding experience :)
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These tips are soo good! Your videos are amazing! I have been subscribed and watching since the beginning! I have a question: What video editing program do you use? Your video editing is so amazing!
Also remember; just because some people have had (not so much blood or sweat 5:52 ) if you want to own a bird; you have to know you might get bitten.
My bird and I went through a phase where he would be super bratty and territorial of bad places in the house and he would bite me when I tried to move him.. And I would get super upset cause it hurts and he's my baby..!
As a training boundary; my bird and I have realized that when I put the "safety gloves on" it means its time to come
I dont even have to use the glove; I just have to hold it in my other hand.
It made things better cause I could get him away from the places he was trying to "set his boundaries" but I also could set mine without getting upset in a way that freaked him out and made our relationship stressed.
Having a bird is a long road;
Its like having a child almost
My two quakers get scared when seeing my hands, they also start making sounds when they don’t see me in the same room. My birds are scared to get near me even if I move a little and I feel like a bad bird mom for not being able to understand them
What a super video! Lots of great information and so heartwarming to see the bond that you have with your beautiful birds. Thank you
Thank you for sharing this and other videos. It is very helpful. I am on week 3 with my cockatiel, and have begun to be impatient with all efforts at trying to earn trust seeming to take so long. However, I am encouraged to slow down even further and to continue to be consistent and creative.
I have never seen such a nice channel. You are telling you very sincerely and sincerely ❤️
I'm thinking about getting a conure as my first bird! What type of cage do you recommend?
@Jadeexo2012 Playz the bigger the better! I would say 38 x 38 x 38?
BIG
Welp, I’m back after a year..
I just got a new Pineapple Green-Cheek Conure. He’s three years old and has never been messed with whatsoever as the breeder had intended on using him for breeding purposes, but came up with too many males..
He’s super nervous around me, so I’ve taken up the habit of talking to him, moving very slowly when near his cage, and sitting near his cage when I’m on my phone or am doing something that I can sit down while doing.. is there anything else you’d suggest that’d help to gain his trust?
20 years ago I bought a parent raised Sun Conure. I didn't know anything about birds. Every day I would reach into her cage and grab her and she would grab my thumb. I would pet her & talk to her. As weeks went on I would gradually walk further from her cage. She didn't like to be far from her cage. As time went on I had a potty trained bird motivated by praise and attention. Never did I use food as a motivator. Negative behaviors were ignored. Positive behaviors met praise and affection. She has been an excellent pet, albeit one that requires a lot of attention.
Omg the thumbnail of your bird was so adorable 🥰
Bird Lady, what you teach here is SOOOOooo very important so that birds DO NOT end up as rejected rescues. Folks, go to the “Chloe Cockatoo rescue on TH-cam to hear how these 2 thousand dollar birds are thrown away by ignorant, lazy humans. We need MORE education on how to be gentle and consistent with parrots 🦜 One thing, I would encourage you to be more slow in your speech. Too fast talking does not let ideas sink in deeply 🥰
My conure is a rescue that was given to a 2 year old for Christmas, he had a girlfriend who sadly passed away, and that’s when we got him. He’s still very skittish of hands and sort of bitey (especially my ears agh I don’t need more peircings) but he’s lovely and our cuddliest bird
Great to know as I got a green cheek conure for my daughter... I forwarded this video to my daughter as she wanted it so she will be taking care most of the time... I hopemy daughter also find it helpful.
Thanks for sharing.
What do you do if your bird never gets past the first step? I've had my budgie for two years and she's still terrified of me. I can't even put my hand on the cage without her freaking out, much less in the cage. She'll SOMETIMES take food from my hand between the bars, and sometimes nibble my finger if I stick it through the bars, but that's all the contact she permits.
My partner and I are trying to teach our mini macaw how to say his name its so cute because he gets close and then he gets frustrated because he can't say it properly they definitely have alot of personality.
holy-- those birds are beautiful
Its been 5 weeks since ive tried to tame my bird but it wouldent even let me touch it dude
Is it possible to bond with a new bird when there is another bird in the house?
IM GETTING MY BIRD TMMM THIS CAME JUST ON TIME
Really that is cool
Im so excited
Excited for you!!!
Yay that’s so exciting!
Awesome! What type of bird is it? 🥰🦜
I have 2 green cheek conures that cant be without the other. We have a fantastic relationship. They love doing little tricks and hanging out on my shoulder. The problem is I want to give them scritches and loves but they dont like pets whatsoever.
im watching these tips cause im planning to get an African Lovebird,Thanks!
that’s amazing! I hope to have a bird to love & care for as good as you do!
I find it hard to be consistent with bonding considering that Im at school during the day so he just sits in his cage with nothing to do.
I try making up for lost time by playing my guitar with him, letting him sit with me while I do my homework and anything else really. He gets up on my finger pretty easily but that's it. I've had him for about 10 months so I'm afraid we won't be able to bond correctly...
What treats do you use for trick training?
my bird bid me en heet me I ken doe it
😊😅😅😅😅
Thank you for those great tips! I have a friend who has large birds (mostly rescues) and I'm really quite nervous around them! I will watch more of your great vids to help me feel more confident around them. : )
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My bird is sometimes mean but I still love him
I have a blue crown conure Petey (we thought she was a boy for more than 15 years before she laid an egg) who was easy to bond with and was very trusting. She's now 22 years old and my parents got her when she was a kid. My other bird was a yellow naped amazon named Gonzo who was a different case. It took me years to gain his trust before he let me hold him probably because he had gone through so many owners and we had no idea how old he was. When he did trust me I would walk around town with him on my shoulders and he even would let strangers pet him.
I just bought a pineapple conure last Sunday it is a 2 and half month and it is steping up on my fingers and flying to me in a very little space like 2 feet if I only show the sunflower seed and never letting me to touch its head or anywhere and some times its biting me what should I do this video is very true about my conure please reply
Maybe start rewarding your bird when it ever lets you pet it?
With treats and seeds
Thanku so much 🙂🙂🙂🙂
I have a tip for acclimating a new bird, especially if it’s not well socialized or is timid.
For our first bird I got a hanging rectangle mosquito net ( not the hoop type ) made to completely enclose the bed.
I pulled the cage up to the side & clipped the net opening to the cage to create a seal . I left the cage door open with various enticements on the bed (millet sprays are a must) & a bird ladder for easy access . I would just chill , watch videos , read , play some bird sounds & music .
BTW, NEVER LEAVE THE BIRD ALONE IN A MOSQUITO NET .
I never had anything happen , but it’s not worth taking the risk.
Before long our new bird was grooming my neck then falling asleep on me.
For our new GCC I got the tent style pop up version of a mosquito net for our bed . OMG ! So much easier & portable!!
This bird is much more socialized , but sadly, was clipped before we got her. The netting on the bed was just a safe way of hanging out with her until we got to know her more. She thinks she can fly and it’s just sad & dangerous, IMO.
I got my mosquito nets on Amazon from Evan Naturals ,but any highly rated netting would work. I really love the pop up but the hanging one is more attractive, if that matters to you.It’s a lot more work, however.
Some nets hang from a hoop thing and spread out . They don’t provide much structure so I avoided that type Just my opinion .
Our birds have cages but they stay open unless there is a situation that could be dangerous, like bringing in groceries or having repairmen coming in & out the house.
Our rabbit doesn’t have a cage at all🐰
This is great! I’m raising a baby lovebird and this helps a lot!😁
Hello! New subscriber here. I love your videos and the relationship you have with your conures! Will you be making any new videos? I hope you and your pets are well.
My bird and I used to get alone well and he'd sit on my head and shoulder but then his mate died and he doesn't trust me at all
Thank you for this im just about to soon get a bird and i hope this can help me!
I THINK MY BIRD THINKS HE IS BREEDING WITH MY DAD 💀
My bird can't leave me alone!
I love this video. Interacting with a cat or kitten is much the same. Everything on THEIR terms.
“It may take longer to bond with a rescue bird that with a young bird. Or it may not take as long”
I agree, my green cheek conure is a rescue bird. He warmed up to me right away! I think it is because he didn’t suffer much trauma. He just flew away from his owner and someone found him and put him in the rescue.
Getting birds to trust you again is so hard. I had to give my budgies meds a few months ago and they are only just starting to not be bothered when I sit close to the cage. It’s a slow, uphill battle. I with they understood that I didn’t want to spook them but they needed to be birdrittos for their health
thanks! I just got my cockatiel and it really helps!
My bird was preening when I got it. That's how we bonded and gained trust.
How to make your birb like you : *seeb*
you are so helpful I will definitely try these things and you are so correct on everything because one thing I learned from taming my birds was to go at there own pace and time lots of time because I thought it wouldn't take as long as it did. My blue budgie, when I got him he was really scared because he was man handled so when I tried taming him he didn't like it but now I have him and my other budgie and they are pretty tame I just needed this video because I needed to know how to bond with them especially when they are still scared of a lot of things I do around them like cleaning there cage, cleaning the room, but I'm workin on it. Thanks so much!!! I subscribed and turned on my post notifications so I will never miss another video of yours! Your birds are so cute!!
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Great video!!!! Just got a condure.. learning a lot from your videos. Plus you make them entertaining fun and not too long!
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What treats do you give the birds?
Millet, sunflower seeds, nutriberrys, but there are a bunch more
Last night was the first night i let my birds fly outside their cage. Since i have a dog in my room most of the time i didn't think of it before, but i made my dog leave my room and let them out. I was so happy to see my birds fly around like they did. They looked so happy it make me happy and it was the first time one of them actually let me touch him without flying away, but he did back up so i took the hint and just gave him some millet spray. But i feel so proud that i am somewhat gaining trust :)
my birds would just run away or bite me.
I kept hearing the birds in the video talk and I thought it was my bird so i went down to socialize but- i realized it was just the video.
THANK U THIS IS JUST WHAT I NEEDED! I LOVE UR CHANNEL
Wait up, blood
Sweat
And tears???
I see a BTS reference??
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
I just got 2 new cockatoos eariler today, I'll try these tips and let you know if they work!
Thanks !
also, your channel is growing so fast, congrats 🥰
hehe thank you! 🥰❤️
Hi I'm having 40 days son conure chick , how can I make the bird trust me at this age, and when to start train them, kindly reply me
What type of treats do you use for training?
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Your tips are very helpful and so true! Thank you for your thoughtful video.
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WHAT DO I DO WITH MY BIRD. I have had him for over a year now and ig he’s kinda comfortable with me. He isn’t scared of me anymore (I think). He always lands on me, plays with my hair and all of that kind of stuff... BUT THIS MF ALWAYS BITES ME. It doesn’t matter how and when, he just bites me and he bites so hard that i get bite marks and blood starts to flow. He will literally just land on me only to bite me. Never lets me touch him, or pet him. But he is always with me. I watched so many videos but none of them worked. Wtf do I do. THIS BITCH IS SO ANNOYING BUT I LOVE HIM.
Why does my pineapple contour squeak when I tries to comfort it but it is letting me comfort it I need answers ASAP
you go girl.....you are so cool and so amazing.....love you....and thank you so much my budgie kinda trusts me but since this vid, he has come to me when I call and he LOVES eating with me.
would you say that is a good start???? and would you say getting a love bird would be a good idea if I had a budgie already?? or a conure?