I know it wasn't funny at the time but picturing your bird charge down the walk way screaming and watching everyone run is halarious! Just picture how proud that bird is haha
Thats funny because with his previous owner, my conure learned that screaming doesnt get him anything, but waving his little paw gets him tons of attention. So everytime he wants attention or treats, his puts his paw in the air. So cute and funny! I love him!
I might be in the minority here, don't have any parrots I just love your videos for the training methods you use. You are both so calm with your animals and I'd love to be able to get that same energy when I work with my dogs on clicker training, They are both rescues with behavioural issues, and strangely enough taking advice from your parrot videos, teaching them to touch when they are doing inappropriate behaviors has worked as a great method to distract them. I much prefer being able to reward them for doing something right. I have 2 terriers and can totally relate to whole what's in it for them mentality. Watching Dave work with the doves was fascinating & I'd love to see how they come along in later videos. I am loving these Tuesday videos.
wwaxwork That is a really cool perspective. The cool thing with dogs is that you can train them so much more often, and do so many more reps than with parrots. I got this book on amazon for our dog, it was 101 puppy tricks and it was really fun to teach our shepherd! I highly recommend it. I think the more training you do, the more positive interaction you are having and the more fun your pups are having and the more they want to learn other things. What you are talking about with the touching sounds like a form of targeting or even stationing. Good job!
I clicker trained my feral kitty she comes running to it every time and because of you Jamieleigh im target training her i cannot believe a chopstick works on her i laugh every time she touches her nose to the stick 🤣
I love seeing Capri growing up throughout the videos. She's gone from making soup, feeding doves to training Caique parrots all on her own. So proud that you encourage and support her choices. You guys are AWESOME!!! Stay safe, happy and healthy. God Bless!! Fellow Flocker, Paulus Taylor
Laughed out loud at the Bondi story. I live in Australia 🇦🇺 and can just imagine how excited she was after watching wild cockatoos and galahs interact here. Seeing as we are third year of a pandemic 😷 I imagine mask wearing at events is no longer unusual in a lot of countries. I loved Dave’s smile at the dove 🕊 in the last second. 💕
Thank you. Im so glad i found you. I was a dog and horse trainer and im lost with my macaw. Im overwhelmed. Sooo lost. Im binge watching your videos soaking up every ounce of information. Ive been doing EVERYTHING WRONG!!!!! My goal for today is to reboot both our lives. Omg hes going to be so happy im learning his rules and language. Im so hopeful now. I was so close to rehoming but knew it would be dangerous and not a good thing for him since he's been biting severely. I think we can do this. Hes a great boy and now that I am beginning to understand his life, hormones, needs, moods, rules, and so much more, I think we can get on the same page and make a great life together. Thank you. Thank you.
I hope things have been going well with your macaw. It's good of you to be so concerned with their wellbeing and willing to acknowledge your own mistakes.
I come here to be disaplined. I need to learn what I don't know, so I can better communicate with my bird, and train behaviors I want. So many times videos don't show the struggle, of the journey, or the amount of time you invest into training your birds. It's click and done. Thank you for improving, educating, and careing. Cheers
Loved it! Thanks! I ordered the hormones video and it was very helpful! I'm definitely going to make my husband watch some of these when he gets home from deployment. I think it'll help him to better understand how our birds think. He is used to how dogs think. I also plan to have the birds much farther along in their training by then!
I have to disagree with the service animals comment, one of my friends has a service macaw who is a spectacular companion and essentially a 'heart monitor'. They aren't likely to fetch your slippers, but can be surprisingly good at helping you with anxiety, picking up on impending epileptic fits etc.
Oh, please. Your friend is one of the many selfish people out there who are abusing the rules, regulations and laws regarding service animals. A "support animal" is not a service animal unless it performs actual work and task for an individual with a disability. Your friend is simply a narcissist who tries to take her parrot inside places it doesn't belong.
I LOVE so much that you continue to contribute to the bird world, and how to make every commitment a success! I will buy your pellets once I get my baby, along with your toys. Hats off to you and Dave....who truly care about these beautiful bird, and how they can continue to thrive.
I like her, she sounds so sweet in her videos. The videos she does have been very helpful to me since I'm a newbie as a bird owner. I have 1 Green Cheek Conure (6 months) and 1 I believe is a Pinneapple Conure (I believe is about Almost a year old)
Thank you for saying that we can come back from a bad experience. My new Indian Ringneck male just turned two, and I just learned from you that his behavior is very hormonal (we have a lovely Lutino lady friend for him). We had a bad afternoon; he got his wings clipped, and I got a nice bite as payback. Thanks to your videos, tomorrow we start target/clicker training, and I hope he doesn't hold a grudge. Thank you for sharing your experience!!
Love Languages, Great book! And everything you're talking about ; ignoring , redirecting, distraction are the same techniques that work well with toddlers. I am a Child Development Specialist. I think you might like JANE NELSON 'S books on Positive Development for preschoolers. She also has another for Teens. My children have grown into amazing adults using techniques that develop for long term results are right on. Thank you for your help. I have a 4 month old parakeet, my first bird. I have so much to learn! I'll start with clicker training right away! Thank you!
I'm excited you have these videos. I have been with larger birds, bird sitting really, a Macaw and a Cockatoo, I have had cockatiels and about 4 clutches with them about 15 years ago. Now I have a brand new (3 months old) Sun Conure and he is AMAZING! He (or she) is super sweet. I am looking forward to spending the rest of my days with this little guy. (Unless I live well into my 90's - we should be each others old bff's ) So You have a brand new viewer and fan, I am looking forward to all your tips. Sending smiles from Key West- Karen and Chibi.
I know this is an old video, but just thought i'd chime in here concerning dogs: dogs see you as their equal too, just like birds, but it's us humans that traditionally try to belittle them and see them as worth less than us. For anybody owning a dog: getting into the mindset that your dog is a person, just like you, with their own worries, wishes and deep thoughts, and really learning to respect your dog, will help you very much in having a fulfilling and meaningful relationship with them over the course of their lives.
I train dogs. I've trained all methods, including schutzhund which focuses on pray drive manipulation. My friends are retired police K9 unit cops and we discuss techniques together. For a dog, pray drive is instinct and hard to control. It activates at anything appearing to run or trying to escape - fast movement. So you're bird flying from one chair to another can or down to the floor anywhere near the dog can take a bite from that dog who will then crouch into a ball of shame seconds after having done it. Meanwhile your bird can suffer very serious injuries from even a light bite. I have a fully trained German Shepherd who has already been conditioned not to react to the birds movements and even today i catch him opening his mouth as our bird flies by his face. Never leave your bird alone with a dog. Pray drive isn't a choice for a dog and your bird could pay the price.
thanks for sharing i didn't know i could get my bird to stop screaming in replace for talking, gonna start right away. I really enjoyed hearing the story about your cockatoo tho it made my day:) and i know i asked last time but again if u could do a video on fresh foods and what the safe and proper amounts are, that would be so awesome considering there is so much contradicting info on this subject I don't know what to think, thanks again and i will be tuning in next week :)
Al C There is so much info on that, and we complied ALL we know into our cookbook and I can't even begin to do it any justice in a video. www.birdtricks.com/naturalfeeding
This is true! I have severe anxiety, so I bring my B&G Macaw ((he is free flighted and has a service animal ID)) to stores and such all the time! He is very social, so I get a lot of people asking for pictures, and obviously I say yes! He has never bitten anyone, and dances on my should to the cart sound!
I love that you filmed this in the bathroom! You guys are fantastic! I own One Day Miracles and many of your other videos. I also get the organic pellets and have your recipe books! You have helped me SOOOO much, and I just really wanted to say thank you!!!
i have learned a lot from you guys. thank u so much. i really love your channel. Positive training really works but it takes a long time to get it right
I wouldn't describe a "neutral" space as an "uncomfortable" one for the birds/animals. Just a space (or room) where they usually don't spend time in or where they have never been in. Actually an uncomfortable space would be detrimental for what you want to accomplish. I'm just saying. I really like you, your family, your pets and your channel is very informative. I mostly like how you are inside....very caring and always looking for what's best for your animals with the tools you are provided. I loved your last video about toucans and what you said about them being kept in captivity. You really do care and that's the most beautiful thing about you. 😊
You guys are the most helpful. Are also the most ethical. Thanks. I need information on how to get a clipped macaw flighted and then FLYING :) I just introduced myself to a 19 year old blue and gold who was clipped and caged and I want him to know that things are about to get real good for him at my house. What do I do to socialize myself with him in the meantime before the move?
This may sound so odd! But I apply a lot of "parronting" tricks to "parenting" tricks! Of course there's a divide there but some of the same goals apply. As a mother, I'm sure that you understand what I mean. Reward vs discipline and that sort of thing. Probably because they're on the level of a three to five year old child. But I do notice that most of the methods are very similar.
The Power of Positive Parenting by Dr Glen Latham is an excellent book on reinforcing good behavior and ignoring negative behavior. One trick from the book is to put something in the environment or move something (tip a picture slightly askew, etc) to remind you to watch for good behavior. We often don't notice things unless they're bothering us! My son's parrot is an emotional support bird :) A highly treat motivated bird could be trained to do some things for a person. My daughter read about a study (we've had trouble relocating it) where parrots were trained to deliver a paper scroll message to a person they recognized from a photo! They were better at it than corvids, raptors and pigeons.
Hi Bird Tricks, I recently acquired a ten year old military macaw with a huge personality. He is super friendly and social. He will go to anyone and lets anyone pet him. I've only had him a month and mostly just been working on establishing the rules of the house. He is amazing and responds really well to plain speak. He has free run of the house under supervision. I took him to the vet for a general well visit. He wouldn't let me near him for two days afterwards. I feel terrible but I have to trim his nails at some point. I've always trimmed nails on my African Grey but he is very forgiving and never needed restraint for trimming but my African Grey was a baby when I got him. Is there a safe way to trim a mature macaw's nails without ruining his trust? I've never had a bird hold a grudge against me and now I'm apprehensive about trimming his nails. Thank you for any advice you have.
I cannot use sand perches on him, he has wounds from his previous home that are only just healed and still thin pink skin. They are healing now that he has proper perches. I'll have someone else clip his nails so he doesn't associate it with me. He doesn't seem to be capable of forgiveness.
Lindsay you know that there are plenty of sand perches that are smooth on the top with just sand or pumice on the area that makes contact with the nail. I use those for all of my birds and it keeps their nails trim.
Omg the Bondi story! There’s a bird at the rescue I volunteer at and when I vacuum under his cage he sneaks up on me and screams in my ear! 😂 now I get why. I usually jump or make some kind of noise cause he gets me off guard
No formal education. I just observe a lot - kind of a watch first, action as I go and constantly adjusting to the animal's response. I would talk with other trainers of other kinds of animals (like large animals... dolphin and killer whale trainers, for example, because I knew the techniques they'd use to train behaviors would HAVE to be without force (how do you force such a powerful and intelligent animal like that?! you don't!) I love picking the brains of show-trainers at different types of animal sanctuaries and places... and a lot is also just experience working with different types of birds (aggressive, fearful, playful, etc...) to see how different animals respond under different pressures or backgrounds and adapting to that response accordingly.
BirdTricks, really cool and interesting! I’d love to see a video of how you got into this. Do you have one? From watching a few of your videos it seems like it’s all under the category of classical conditioning.... and I can’t help but wonder about the similarities and differences between training animals in a loving way and effective child discipline. I imagine there have to be SOME similarities because young children are learning what behaviors get them their desired reward/response and what behaviors are most effective for escaping undesired responses/activities. Would love to hear your thoughts about this as a mother!
I know 2 people with service birds, one is a chicken it alerts it’s owner to seizures the other is a conure and it picks up small items the owner drops that they can’t pick up because of pretty bad RA in their hands and a bad back so when they drop light things the bird can be instructed to pick them up or drag them to an area the person can use the couch or a chair to get the item off the floor. So it IS possible it’s just super super rare and in some cases (the chicken) it just happens by chance (the chicken does the predator alert call right before a seizure happens)
I apologize, envisioned your shows outdoors at fair surrounding. We’ve had territorial reactions from free flying hawks @ wild bird shows( to educate the public). Just caught your video, first time watcher. You really seem to get the bird psyche. Great sharing to public. Wish pet stores cared more about the well being of the birds and not as much about $$$, profits. Most don’t give near enough actual reality conversation to let public know what they’re getting into. Thanks.
If someone is throwing their birds to “discipline”, they should not have a bird 🤦♀️ Definitely agree on distractions. Foraging toys are amazing. Although I have to admit that if the screaming or bad behavior is persistent I will give my bird a 10-15 min time out in the dark. Not too long, but just enough to calm her down. Parrots are big babies. Sometimes when my Gray is screaming randomly and no toys will help, I simply put her on my lap while I’m working or watching TV and she starts grooming or resting her eyes- as if all she wanted was to be close to me. Ultimately, it’s all about patience!
Hey Jamie! So I have a quick question. Do you have to be mindful if you cook with non stick cookware and have birds in the house? I heard this was really "poisonous" to birds, so I was wondering if this is true, what kind of cookware do you use to cook? And what cookware do you use to cook your birds pastas and all that good stuff?
I just ran into your channel.. Your awesome... I'm trying to discipline my cockatiel from bullying my other cocktails...I put her in a cage in the same room.. But my goodness.. She was never like this .
Oh my God thank you so much I have a bird and she crawls all over my head my shoulders and I love it but she eats my glasses she chews on them and I hate it and it damages my glasses so I had actually last night started screaming every time she touches my glasses because she hates really loud noises it would startle her and then she would stop. I had tried Targeting her off my glasses she’s really really good touch training but it didn’t work along with a few other thing so I thought it may be scaring her may work. thank you for putting out this video.
Hi birdtricks, I was wondering what you feed your birds because I need a suggestion for the best brand or recipe out there. Thanks for any help in advance.
Samantha Greene We give them organic pellets at night, and a fresh mix of mostly veggies in the morning. The recipe is seasonal and can be found here; www.birdtricks.com/naturalfeeding and the pellets here; www.feedyourflock.com
Lately I'm struggling with training my family on how to behave around my bird. I don't know how many times I need to tell them not to yell at the bird every time she's screeching because it causes her to want to screech more. They also don't listen or forget when I tell them they need to make sure the bird can't see the vacuum when they are using it if they don't want her getting spooked and screeching because it moved. (She's afraid of moving vacuums, but not the noise.) When she screams, I'll ask what might have triggered her when all her needs seem to be being met and instead of evaluating anything leading up to it they say, "Nothing. She's being a butthead." They keep forgetting not to get upset with the bird for screaming at the dogs for behaviors we don't typically like out of them and to just focus on getting them to stop the unwanted behavior to get get her to stop the unwanted behavior she's preforming. They keep treating a single one and done screetch as if it were consistent screaming. They don't listen to me when I say that she may be basing some of their behaviors towards them on the way she observes them treating certain family members (Ex: Bird is less nice to whoever appears to be making other people upset.). I can't introduce the spray bottle cleaning method to my bird because Mom decided to use that as a way to try get her to her to be quiet.
I would be so pissed if my family did this to my birds. I have punched my father for less. I suggest that whenever your family interacts with your bird to spray your family in the face with soapy water. Try to make sure it gets in their eyes.
@@MrJdubz100 Not going to fly when it's your mother and it's your parents' roof and you currently can't afford to move out or your little sister who's under the age of 18 while you're a legal adult. It's enough to get them to threaten to call the cops for your behavior. The family member that gives my bird the least problems is Dad. He almost never complains about her. She absolutely loves him (though every animal in the house is in love with Daddy.). He will intentionally seek out quality time and the only problem I get with him concerning the bird is him forgetting about the vacuum thing. The most bird related complaint I get from him is his reminder of when I need to clean the cage (despite me being pretty decent with caring for her and attending to her needs) because he doesn't want her living in filth. He even claims he's going to set up an outdoor cage for her to play in when the weather gets nice. I wish the rest of the family would follow his example.
Is it okey to continue touch training if my bird hates the clicker sound it’s become a negative reinforcement, so I stoped is it effective to swap it out with saying good or maybe some others sound I can make?
you are so sweet and beautiful. you have husband, children and animails and job and still you are so nice and not stressed at all. I really like and need your videos and your positive and natural way of teaching and sharing make me feel its possible :-D
Also, when training a galah, what treats do you give? Everyone says seeds are what they love best but when you're training you give multiple treats in a sessions and seeds aren't good to give to them so it's like what are you suppose to use?
I have 2 macaws a scarlet and a blue and gold. My scarlet like taking a bath in her water bowl. My B&G doesn't even like being wet. I went out and got a spray bottle. When I try to spray them to control the dust my b&g will run from me. Because of this I feel like their previous owner sprayed them to punish them. What should I do?
I'm really far behind on watching your videos!! I'm signed up to receive your emails and have just subscribed to your TH-cam channel. In training, I do have a question . . .we adopted a Myers Parrot in June of last year & we are settling in nicely. A big thing that we can't figure out how to get him to stop doing is flying up to a shelf above the living room window. There are items on this shelf that he could knock off and wouldn't be good. Any ideas? Thanks.
Is it possible to teach my budgies/parakeets to do the nod like you get your galah to do if so how? and if they live together can the female take longer to learn things that males as my male budgie can do the spin, wave and a few other little things and my female has just started learning the wave?
Please help my Jenday Conure will not do any training it bites my hand if I try and talk on my phone, it goes absolutely crazy if I use the clicker when it does a behavior I like it tries and bite the hand with the clicker. It screams when I try and talk to someone it runs after people to bite them if they come near me. It hates its cage. I have ordered your pellets pellets and small box of bird toys that is all I can afford for now. Please please please help
Hi there. I have a problem to train my Indian ringneck. He is 5 months old he has started to talk. But as soon as I come to his cage he is flying to the bottom of his cage scared of me. I did let him out few times but to get him back for the night it's taking 2.5-3 hours. Please help
Great info! I clicker train my blue and gold macaw, but have been having a hard time training her to accept her aviator harness. She will put her head through the loop, but then quickly pulls her head back out. I've been reinforcing her for placing her head into the loop, but am stuck on how I should proceed to the next step. It's been about a week, and each training session I try to leave the harness on a little longer..but she freaks out when I manipulate the harness on her and really seems to dislike it. Any input would be great, many thanks!
blizzkillz I would focus on just getting her to accept it around her head area for longer periods of time. So at first, just putting it through the loop she gets a treat (and give the treat in a way that she is going for it by reaching forward and keeping the harness on instead of pulling her head out to get it, if that makes sense). You could even use luring a bit for this, by holding the hole in the harness up, she puts her head through to reach for the treat and you click. You can also give random jackpot rewards for her being more calm and collected than normal and let her eat a few treats from your hand with it hanging on her head. This will help her accept it there longer.
I just got another conure. His name is Berry. It's been 2 days. Hes very scared, he wants to hide then to do anything. When I try the clicker and give him banana (his favorite treat) he doesnt do anything except wanting to bite me or freak out. My other conure sunny bear, she was so easy to tame and stepping up. With berry, instead of perching on my finger, he just want to just bite me. Oh now he just got out of his cage! :D What to do now. Getting tiered of getting bit.
So I left my parakeet with one of my friends in another state over the summer because I was nervous about bringing her on a 22 hour drive across country to my home. I was just starting to make some headway with her so she was a little bit hand tame. Should I have taken her with me back home, or was leaving her with someone else an okay thing to do? What's the best way to travel with a bird (there are going to be some breaks where I might not find someone to watch her)?
I love your natural platinum color hair❤ I save the water bottles for my cats . They leave my birds alone. Cats don’t like to be splashed in the face with water 💦 works great. No harm.
how do i stop my bird from biting and train it positively? it only bites me when it is on me. so i can get it to step up and step down w chopstick. but when it's on me it bites my ear.or neck
Hi I've been watching your videos for a while now. I work with children with special needs. You and I use applied behavior analysis. Such as positive reinforcement ( you give a treat for the Behavior you want the bird to do. ) Google definition :In operant conditioning, positive reinforcement involves the addition of a reinforcing stimulus following a behavior that makes it more likely that the behavior will occur again in the future. Coming from a individual who uses this on a daily basis. I recommend people to watch your videos. You know about behavior and behavior modification
just got a 5 years old african by the people who did nothing ,but feed it. we've had him for 2 weeks and he's calm down to growling at us when we get close to him. so anyway help?
What about when the bird doesn't care too much about treats? My 21-year old umbrella cockatoo has a handful of foods he really likes, but when he is in a mood, nervous, etc, he completely ignores any kind of treat. I have a clicker I'm going to start introducing. I may have to find times he's in a trainable mood to do that and hope it carries over to times he isnt? I'm just worried that when I attempt to redirect him during a time he's being less than willing, he will ignore the treat.
reiningrules Cockatoos are by far the hardest birds to train and they often don't want treats, they usually work better for praise, attention and petting. I call bird training "opportunistic" a lot because sometimes you can just tell when it's going to work and when it isn't, and you have to jump in and try is when the opportunity is there. That is when you use "capturing" to capture certain moods of behaviors you want repeated (basically it means sitting around and waiting for that, click and reward and back to waiting again!). But it works! You may also need to adjust the training diet a bit, weigh your bird and see where he is at food-motivation wise.
I have a rainbow I got as baby, played great loved me . He got loose from his cage while I was at work . Now he want play an is afraid of hands . He won't bite but want play with me anymore. How can I get him back. I tried going to my bathroom an set an hold him but he just cries the whole time . I am so sad an so is he
Reward raising a foot? He's bound to eventually wave and you reward that heavily. Then you can get him to do it in response to a cue. Basic positive reinforcement. All animals (humans included) learn similarly.
Idk if this would work with birds, but I do it with my little brother. When he's yelling/won't pay attention, I'll whisper or talk quietly, which usually gets his attention.
What if your bird doesn't eat treats!? I try to give her fruits and seeds as treats and she DOESN'T WANT THEM. all shé will eat is her pellet food. I'm frustrated because I don't know what I can use as a treat if she doesn't want treats. She's a 3 month old indian ringneck. Help!! I want to instill good behavior from the very beginning.
I got a good question for you. I have had Loki, a B&G macaw for a little over a year now, i have known him for about 3(ish) years total. Since i brought him home i have noticed that he is raciest...like hardcore. The neighbor on the side of me that has the window that Loki is close to, is from south Sudan and every time he saw them he would freak out. I ended up covering up that window and we can no longer use it. He also knows the 'N' word, and sadly knows who its meant for. It took months, but he is now ok with them, the kids can play and he finally says "hello" to them when they run past the window, he no longer calls them names. try explaining that to your neighbor. (i assumed some of his freak out was because of the fast movement) The issue i am having now is when he happens to see a dark skinned person on TV, he looses his shit! I am Canadian, and i live in a mostly brown/black community so...it can be interesting when windows are open and he can see outside. How do i stop this?
I have found that birds will phase things out of their vocabulary eventually. Most of the time anyway. Sounds like your bird was owned by a racist piece of crap. I feel sorry for the bird and the people that had to interact with the owner.
Its the same with kids too apparently... If you hit them for misbehaving they do stop, but when they grow they become rebellious or have mental issue. :/
How do I ignore biting and attacking me? 🙁I have a rescued female ringneck she is extremely aggressive she means to hurt when she bites, she hisses at me and lunges at me to attack my hand, but! She will take food from my hand ? I don’t understand her. I’ve had her 5 weeks, she wouldn’t move from the cage corner now she will step up on a stick and let me take her out the cage on a stick. But the minute I offer my hand without food in it she attacks me. 🙁
Just Need A Narrowboat Wear thick gloves and let her bite. She will learn that biting you is not a way to get you to go away. Also, try covering your hand with your sleeve or towel at first. Birds don't tend to like feeling skin under their feet, and hands are soft and hard to balance on, so most birds are really reluctant to step onto hands at first. Try wearing gloves and taking her out on the perch, then just offering your hand for her to step down or up onto. If she lunges, don't pull your hand away. It's a strong reflex, but keep it steady. She will learn that you being in her space does not hurt her. I had a cockatiel with the same issue.
Dave, It's been a while.....I spoke with you maybe 5 yrs ago about my blue and gold Macaw named Rico. I had just got him as a baby and had no clue what to do. Well...with your advise (they live for food, period) were rock'n. I don't think he's really happy though. Heck, who would be happy stuck in a cage every day of they're life. The time has come that I'd like to take him out and let him fly. I just don't know where to start. He's already bailed on me a couple of times causing me to grab my 42' extension ladder to save his ass out of a few tree's. But he's a good bird, if I call him he's like Dad come get me!!! Luckely, I have. Please send me some info on "How to fly your bird", I really would like to let him go, and come back of course. I live in Austin Texas, heck, make a trip of it. Austin's got a lot to give and I'm really stuck on how to let Rico freak'n fly. Give me a call, I'm not worried about throwing my number out so here it is: Todd-(512)966-7468. looking forward to here from you.
I owned a sun conure that loved doing tricks and playing with toys. Maybe try toys or affection as a treat instead. Also, it may be that they don't like the treats you're giving them, so make sure to find out what they gravitate towards. I don't know what type of conure you have, so they might not be the same way.
bluedakota2010 For feeding, cue him to station somewhere he can't bite you in the cage so you can feed him; jamiesparrothelp.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/how-to-train-your-bird-to-station-stay-put/. And don't allow him on the ground.
So sad just found out my bird has arrhythmia,heart murmur and his heart is enlarged and he has fluid in his lungs... challenge getting him to take his medicine
How can I get a Patagonian Conure with UNPREDICTABLE behavior to consistently act like it trusts me??? I've had him/her and an Alexandrine Parakeet each for the past 30+ years. Over those 30+ years, when I got them, the Alexandrine got the name "Gator" because of how he would aggressively bite, hold onto and twist/shake his head until a chunk of skin was removed from previous owner's hand or offered body part... ONLY time Gator has EVER bit me was when the Patagonian Conure was on me and Gator used miss-placed aggression trying to attack Pat but bit me since he couldn't reach Pat... The Patagonian, when I got him/her had name of "Pat" and I was told he/she was a baby and had never bitten anybody but never seemed to seek attention either... If near the cage, the Patagonian will aggressively attack any body part coming close to the cage, but as long as away from cage usually seemed willing to step onto my hand without biting... But lately, if Pat is on the floor and I walk past, no matter how far from the cage we are, if offered a hand/finger to climb onto, Pat will aggressively attack the offered body part... And if I walk past without trying to get Pat to climb onto my hand, he/she will aggressively attack my feet enough that he/she has literally removed chunks of skin from my feet even when I had shoes on and Pat bit THROUGH the shoe!!! And I've had numerous times where Pat has bit my shoe or slipper and refused to let go until I swing my foot forward and end up with Pat flying 2 - 4 feet through the air before landing and approaching for another attack or "fun ride..." How can I get Pat to STOP randomly attacking me and consistently being kind to me??? When Pat's nice to me, he/she will sometimes even let me scratch his/her neck, back and other body parts... But most of the time lately, if I just lower my hand/finger to try getting Pat to step up, instead of stepping up consistently... Almost 1/2 the time, Pat will nicely raise a foot and climb on without biting or showing any aggression, but the remaining OVER 1/2 the time, Pat will aggressively ATTACK if I even TRY offering a body part for him/her to climb on!!!
I know it wasn't funny at the time but picturing your bird charge down the walk way screaming and watching everyone run is halarious! Just picture how proud that bird is haha
My bird does the same thing, how did you fix this?
Thats funny because with his previous owner, my conure learned that screaming doesnt get him anything, but waving his little paw gets him tons of attention. So everytime he wants attention or treats, his puts his paw in the air. So cute and funny! I love him!
Raspberry paw? That’s cute
Way better than screaming!!!!!
I might be in the minority here, don't have any parrots I just love your videos for the training methods you use. You are both so calm with your animals and I'd love to be able to get that same energy when I work with my dogs on clicker training, They are both rescues with behavioural issues, and strangely enough taking advice from your parrot videos, teaching them to touch when they are doing inappropriate behaviors has worked as a great method to distract them. I much prefer being able to reward them for doing something right. I have 2 terriers and can totally relate to whole what's in it for them mentality. Watching Dave work with the doves was fascinating & I'd love to see how they come along in later videos. I am loving these Tuesday videos.
wwaxwork That is a really cool perspective. The cool thing with dogs is that you can train them so much more often, and do so many more reps than with parrots. I got this book on amazon for our dog, it was 101 puppy tricks and it was really fun to teach our shepherd! I highly recommend it. I think the more training you do, the more positive interaction you are having and the more fun your pups are having and the more they want to learn other things. What you are talking about with the touching sounds like a form of targeting or even stationing. Good job!
I clicker trained my feral kitty she comes running to it every time and because of you Jamieleigh im target training her i cannot believe a chopstick works on her i laugh every time she touches her nose to the stick 🤣
I love seeing Capri growing up throughout the videos. She's gone from making soup, feeding doves to training Caique parrots all on her own. So proud that you encourage and support her choices. You guys are AWESOME!!! Stay safe, happy and healthy. God Bless!!
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I love how straight forward you are
Laughed out loud at the Bondi story. I live in Australia 🇦🇺 and can just imagine how excited she was after watching wild cockatoos and galahs interact here.
Seeing as we are third year of a pandemic 😷 I imagine mask wearing at events is no longer unusual in a lot of countries.
I loved Dave’s smile at the dove 🕊 in the last second. 💕
Thank you. Im so glad i found you. I was a dog and horse trainer and im lost with my macaw. Im overwhelmed. Sooo lost. Im binge watching your videos soaking up every ounce of information. Ive been doing EVERYTHING WRONG!!!!! My goal for today is to reboot both our lives. Omg hes going to be so happy im learning his rules and language. Im so hopeful now. I was so close to rehoming but knew it would be dangerous and not a good thing for him since he's been biting severely. I think we can do this. Hes a great boy and now that I am beginning to understand his life, hormones, needs, moods, rules, and so much more, I think we can get on the same page and make a great life together. Thank you. Thank you.
I hope things have been going well with your macaw. It's good of you to be so concerned with their wellbeing and willing to acknowledge your own mistakes.
I come here to be disaplined. I need to learn what I don't know, so I can better communicate with my bird, and train behaviors I want. So many times videos don't show the struggle, of the journey, or the amount of time you invest into training your birds. It's click and done. Thank you for improving, educating, and careing.
Cheers
Loved it! Thanks! I ordered the hormones video and it was very helpful! I'm definitely going to make my husband watch some of these when he gets home from deployment. I think it'll help him to better understand how our birds think. He is used to how dogs think. I also plan to have the birds much farther along in their training by then!
Amy R That's awesome because he will see the methods put into action!
I love watching these early videos. Capri is so calm, a real natural.
I have to disagree with the service animals comment, one of my friends has a service macaw who is a spectacular companion and essentially a 'heart monitor'. They aren't likely to fetch your slippers, but can be surprisingly good at helping you with anxiety, picking up on impending epileptic fits etc.
Oh, please. Your friend is one of the many selfish people out there who are abusing the rules, regulations and laws regarding service animals. A "support animal" is not a service animal unless it performs actual work and task for an individual with a disability. Your friend is simply a narcissist who tries to take her parrot inside places it doesn't belong.
Your videos are so, so helpful. Don't ever stop making them!
I can't imagine disciplining or punishing a bird (it wouldn't work), and anyone who would hit a bird should only own stuffed birds.
Anyone who would hit any animal should also avoid having children.
Super excited you guys have started regularly making videos again!!
Britt Taylor Thank you, it feels good to be doing it again honestly. :) We like being connected with our audience, again.
I LOVE so much that you continue to contribute to the bird world, and how to make every commitment a success! I will buy your pellets once I get my baby, along with your toys. Hats off to you and Dave....who truly care about these beautiful bird, and how they can continue to thrive.
I like her, she sounds so sweet in her videos. The videos she does have been very helpful to me since I'm a newbie as a bird owner. I have 1 Green Cheek Conure (6 months) and 1 I believe is a Pinneapple Conure (I believe is about Almost a year old)
Thank you for saying that we can come back from a bad experience. My new Indian Ringneck male just turned two, and I just learned from you that his behavior is very hormonal (we have a lovely Lutino lady friend for him). We had a bad afternoon; he got his wings clipped, and I got a nice bite as payback. Thanks to your videos, tomorrow we start target/clicker training, and I hope he doesn't hold a grudge. Thank you for sharing your experience!!
I saw u guys on ncl last week! Love these tricks and your magic!!
Love Languages, Great book! And everything you're talking about ; ignoring , redirecting, distraction are the same techniques that work well with toddlers. I am a Child Development Specialist. I think you might like JANE NELSON 'S books on Positive Development for preschoolers. She also has another for Teens. My children have grown into amazing adults using techniques that develop for long term results are right on. Thank you for your help. I have a 4 month old parakeet, my first bird. I have so much to learn! I'll start with clicker training right away! Thank you!
I'm excited you have these videos. I have been with larger birds, bird sitting really, a Macaw and a Cockatoo, I have had cockatiels and about 4 clutches with them about 15 years ago. Now I have a brand new (3 months old) Sun Conure and he is AMAZING! He (or she) is super sweet. I am looking forward to spending the rest of my days with this little guy. (Unless I live well into my 90's - we should be each others old bff's ) So You have a brand new viewer and fan, I am looking forward to all your tips. Sending smiles from Key West- Karen and Chibi.
I know this is an old video, but just thought i'd chime in here concerning dogs: dogs see you as their equal too, just like birds, but it's us humans that traditionally try to belittle them and see them as worth less than us. For anybody owning a dog: getting into the mindset that your dog is a person, just like you, with their own worries, wishes and deep thoughts, and really learning to respect your dog, will help you very much in having a fulfilling and meaningful relationship with them over the course of their lives.
I think she meant that dogs are internally motivated to please people. Parrots are... not.
I train dogs. I've trained all methods, including schutzhund which focuses on pray drive manipulation. My friends are retired police K9 unit cops and we discuss techniques together.
For a dog, pray drive is instinct and hard to control. It activates at anything appearing to run or trying to escape - fast movement. So you're bird flying from one chair to another can or down to the floor anywhere near the dog can take a bite from that dog who will then crouch into a ball of shame seconds after having done it. Meanwhile your bird can suffer very serious injuries from even a light bite. I have a fully trained German Shepherd who has already been conditioned not to react to the birds movements and even today i catch him opening his mouth as our bird flies by his face. Never leave your bird alone with a dog. Pray drive isn't a choice for a dog and your bird could pay the price.
Its prey as in predator and prey. Pray drive is ones desire to pray…like to a higher power or god or something.
thanks for sharing i didn't know i could get my bird to stop screaming in replace for talking, gonna start right away. I really enjoyed hearing the story about your cockatoo tho it made my day:) and i know i asked last time but again if u could do a video on fresh foods and what the safe and proper amounts are, that would be so awesome considering there is so much contradicting info on this subject I don't know what to think, thanks again and i will be tuning in next week :)
Al C There is so much info on that, and we complied ALL we know into our cookbook and I can't even begin to do it any justice in a video. www.birdtricks.com/naturalfeeding
Thx for this episode I am sick and exams u made my day :D
Birds actually can be service animals for individuals with disorders such as OCD and anxiety.
This is true! I have severe anxiety, so I bring my B&G Macaw ((he is free flighted and has a service animal ID)) to stores and such all the time! He is very social, so I get a lot of people asking for pictures, and obviously I say yes! He has never bitten anyone, and dances on my should to the cart sound!
Birdos that's what I'm hoping to do. What have you trained him to do to help with your anxiety?
Birdos how do you get a service animal ID for a parrot?
@@birdos1468 I'm trying to get my parrot under a paragraf "psycological? service pet", but Danish rules and laws are 😠😱. but Good for you Birdos😃 🐦
I love that you filmed this in the bathroom! You guys are fantastic! I own One Day Miracles and many of your other videos. I also get the organic pellets and have your recipe books! You have helped me SOOOO much, and I just really wanted to say thank you!!!
Thank you so much! I just found this but it answered a question of mine to help stop him from chewing my earrings. I'll let you know how it goes.
i have learned a lot from you guys. thank u so much. i really love your channel. Positive training really works but it takes a long time to get it right
I wouldn't describe a "neutral" space as an "uncomfortable" one for the birds/animals. Just a space (or room) where they usually don't spend time in or where they have never been in. Actually an uncomfortable space would be detrimental for what you want to accomplish. I'm just saying. I really like you, your family, your pets and your channel is very informative. I mostly like how you are inside....very caring and always looking for what's best for your animals with the tools you are provided. I loved your last video about toucans and what you said about them being kept in captivity. You really do care and that's the most beautiful thing about you. 😊
Didn't think about doves before.
A room that the bird has never been in would likely be uncomfortable for the bird.
You guys are the most helpful. Are also the most ethical. Thanks. I need information on how to get a clipped macaw flighted and then FLYING :) I just introduced myself to a 19 year old blue and gold who was clipped and caged and I want him to know that things are about to get real good for him at my house. What do I do to socialize myself with him in the meantime before the move?
I know this is an older video, but the image of Bondi screaming down the runway wings out makes me laugh way too hard. LOL
This may sound so odd! But I apply a lot of "parronting" tricks to "parenting" tricks! Of course there's a divide there but some of the same goals apply. As a mother, I'm sure that you understand what I mean. Reward vs discipline and that sort of thing. Probably because they're on the level of a three to five year old child. But I do notice that most of the methods are very similar.
Thank you so much! This video has helped me to better understand my bird.
I have used time out, short time, for biting and it worked for me.
The Power of Positive Parenting by Dr Glen Latham is an excellent book on reinforcing good behavior and ignoring negative behavior.
One trick from the book is to put something in the environment or move something (tip a picture slightly askew, etc) to remind you to watch for good behavior. We often don't notice things unless they're bothering us!
My son's parrot is an emotional support bird :)
A highly treat motivated bird could be trained to do some things for a person.
My daughter read about a study (we've had trouble relocating it) where parrots were trained to deliver a paper scroll message to a person they recognized from a photo! They were better at it than corvids, raptors and pigeons.
Next time my wife screams at me I’ll distract her by cueing her to wash the dishes.
I loved the story about Bondi....I laughed out loud! And I don’t have a bird but found this info very interesting!
Hi Bird Tricks, I recently acquired a ten year old military macaw with a huge personality. He is super friendly and social. He will go to anyone and lets anyone pet him. I've only had him a month and mostly just been working on establishing the rules of the house. He is amazing and responds really well to plain speak. He has free run of the house under supervision. I took him to the vet for a general well visit. He wouldn't let me near him for two days afterwards. I feel terrible but I have to trim his nails at some point. I've always trimmed nails on my African Grey but he is very forgiving and never needed restraint for trimming but my African Grey was a baby when I got him. Is there a safe way to trim a mature macaw's nails without ruining his trust? I've never had a bird hold a grudge against me and now I'm apprehensive about trimming his nails. Thank you for any advice you have.
Lindsay David You can use sandy/cement perches in the cage and keep the diet healthy to avoid overgrowth; www.birdtricks.com/naturalfeeding.
I cannot use sand perches on him, he has wounds from his previous home that are only just healed and still thin pink skin. They are healing now that he has proper perches. I'll have someone else clip his nails so he doesn't associate it with me. He doesn't seem to be capable of forgiveness.
Lindsay you know that there are plenty of sand perches that are smooth on the top with just sand or pumice on the area that makes contact with the nail. I use those for all of my birds and it keeps their nails trim.
Omg the Bondi story! There’s a bird at the rescue I volunteer at and when I vacuum under his cage he sneaks up on me and screams in my ear! 😂 now I get why. I usually jump or make some kind of noise cause he gets me off guard
Very Encouraging, thank you!
How did you learn how to train birds? Did you have any formal education on it? I’m so impressed with your knowledge!
No formal education. I just observe a lot - kind of a watch first, action as I go and constantly adjusting to the animal's response. I would talk with other trainers of other kinds of animals (like large animals... dolphin and killer whale trainers, for example, because I knew the techniques they'd use to train behaviors would HAVE to be without force (how do you force such a powerful and intelligent animal like that?! you don't!) I love picking the brains of show-trainers at different types of animal sanctuaries and places... and a lot is also just experience working with different types of birds (aggressive, fearful, playful, etc...) to see how different animals respond under different pressures or backgrounds and adapting to that response accordingly.
BirdTricks, really cool and interesting! I’d love to see a video of how you got into this. Do you have one? From watching a few of your videos it seems like it’s all under the category of classical conditioning.... and I can’t help but wonder about the similarities and differences between training animals in a loving way and effective child discipline. I imagine there have to be SOME similarities because young children are learning what behaviors get them their desired reward/response and what behaviors are most effective for escaping undesired responses/activities. Would love to hear your thoughts about this as a mother!
I know 2 people with service birds, one is a chicken it alerts it’s owner to seizures the other is a conure and it picks up small items the owner drops that they can’t pick up because of pretty bad RA in their hands and a bad back so when they drop light things the bird can be instructed to pick them up or drag them to an area the person can use the couch or a chair to get the item off the floor. So it IS possible it’s just super super rare and in some cases (the chicken) it just happens by chance (the chicken does the predator alert call right before a seizure happens)
I have a question for Jamie and Dave what's the best way when you are starting out with a new bird on how to train them to take baths
I apologize, envisioned your shows outdoors at fair surrounding. We’ve had territorial reactions from free flying hawks @ wild bird shows( to educate the public). Just caught your video, first time watcher. You really seem to get the bird psyche. Great sharing to public. Wish pet stores cared more about the well being of the birds and not as much about $$$, profits. Most don’t give near enough actual reality conversation to let public know what they’re getting into. Thanks.
Thank you for your willingness to help new owners like me to start off right or correct what I do wrong.
Such good and advice for disciple! Thank you :)
Is there a type of floor molding that parrots can't so readily chew up?
If someone is throwing their birds to “discipline”, they should not have a bird 🤦♀️
Definitely agree on distractions. Foraging toys are amazing. Although I have to admit that if the screaming or bad behavior is persistent I will give my bird a 10-15 min time out in the dark. Not too long, but just enough to calm her down.
Parrots are big babies. Sometimes when my Gray is screaming randomly and no toys will help, I simply put her on my lap while I’m working or watching TV and she starts grooming or resting her eyes- as if all she wanted was to be close to me.
Ultimately, it’s all about patience!
Hey Jamie! So I have a quick question. Do you have to be mindful if you cook with non stick cookware and have birds in the house? I heard this was really "poisonous" to birds, so I was wondering if this is true, what kind of cookware do you use to cook? And what cookware do you use to cook your birds pastas and all that good stuff?
Lorissa Rodriguez Read this; www.birdtricks.com/blog/non-stick-cookware-kills-another-parrot/
I just ran into your channel.. Your awesome... I'm trying to discipline my cockatiel from bullying my other cocktails...I put her in a cage in the same room.. But my goodness.. She was never like this .
Oh my God thank you so much I have a bird and she crawls all over my head my shoulders and I love it but she eats my glasses she chews on them and I hate it and it damages my glasses so I had actually last night started screaming every time she touches my glasses because she hates really loud noises it would startle her and then she would stop. I had tried Targeting her off my glasses she’s really really good touch training but it didn’t work along with a few other thing so I thought it may be scaring her may work. thank you for putting out this video.
Hi birdtricks, I was wondering what you feed your birds because I need a suggestion for the best brand or recipe out there. Thanks for any help in advance.
Samantha Greene We give them organic pellets at night, and a fresh mix of mostly veggies in the morning. The recipe is seasonal and can be found here; www.birdtricks.com/naturalfeeding and the pellets here; www.feedyourflock.com
BirdTricks Thanks so much, sorry I hadn't responded sooner!
Lately I'm struggling with training my family on how to behave around my bird. I don't know how many times I need to tell them not to yell at the bird every time she's screeching because it causes her to want to screech more. They also don't listen or forget when I tell them they need to make sure the bird can't see the vacuum when they are using it if they don't want her getting spooked and screeching because it moved. (She's afraid of moving vacuums, but not the noise.) When she screams, I'll ask what might have triggered her when all her needs seem to be being met and instead of evaluating anything leading up to it they say, "Nothing. She's being a butthead." They keep forgetting not to get upset with the bird for screaming at the dogs for behaviors we don't typically like out of them and to just focus on getting them to stop the unwanted behavior to get get her to stop the unwanted behavior she's preforming. They keep treating a single one and done screetch as if it were consistent screaming. They don't listen to me when I say that she may be basing some of their behaviors towards them on the way she observes them treating certain family members (Ex: Bird is less nice to whoever appears to be making other people upset.). I can't introduce the spray bottle cleaning method to my bird because Mom decided to use that as a way to try get her to her to be quiet.
I would be so pissed if my family did this to my birds. I have punched my father for less. I suggest that whenever your family interacts with your bird to spray your family in the face with soapy water. Try to make sure it gets in their eyes.
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Not going to fly when it's your mother and it's your parents' roof and you currently can't afford to move out or your little sister who's under the age of 18 while you're a legal adult. It's enough to get them to threaten to call the cops for your behavior.
The family member that gives my bird the least problems is Dad. He almost never complains about her. She absolutely loves him (though every animal in the house is in love with Daddy.). He will intentionally seek out quality time and the only problem I get with him concerning the bird is him forgetting about the vacuum thing. The most bird related complaint I get from him is his reminder of when I need to clean the cage (despite me being pretty decent with caring for her and attending to her needs) because he doesn't want her living in filth. He even claims he's going to set up an outdoor cage for her to play in when the weather gets nice. I wish the rest of the family would follow his example.
Is it okey to continue touch training if my bird hates the clicker sound it’s become a negative reinforcement, so I stoped is it effective to swap it out with saying good or maybe some others sound I can make?
you are so sweet and beautiful. you have husband, children and animails and job and still you are so nice and not stressed at all. I really like and need your videos and your positive and natural way of teaching and sharing make me feel its possible :-D
Also, when training a galah, what treats do you give? Everyone says seeds are what they love best but when you're training you give multiple treats in a sessions and seeds aren't good to give to them so it's like what are you suppose to use?
Lorissa Rodriguez We do not include the treats we give in their every day diet so they only get them when training. We use halved pine nuts.
I love birds but my problem is I tend to tense up Suddenly I constantly try to raise my hand what suggestion should I do Knightdale
I have 2 macaws a scarlet and a blue and gold. My scarlet like taking a bath in her water bowl. My B&G doesn't even like being wet. I went out and got a spray bottle. When I try to spray them to control the dust my b&g will run from me. Because of this I feel like their previous owner sprayed them to punish them. What should I do?
I'm really far behind on watching your videos!! I'm signed up to receive your emails and have just subscribed to your TH-cam channel. In training, I do have a question . . .we adopted a Myers Parrot in June of last year & we are settling in nicely. A big thing that we can't figure out how to get him to stop doing is flying up to a shelf above the living room window. There are items on this shelf that he could knock off and wouldn't be good. Any ideas? Thanks.
Email birdtricks@gmail.com for an answer to your question. Not sure I have an answer for you unfortunately.
Is it possible to teach my budgies/parakeets to do the nod like you get your galah to do if so how? and if they live together can the female take longer to learn things that males as my male budgie can do the spin, wave and a few other little things and my female has just started learning the wave?
Love it, Thankyou!
Please help my Jenday Conure will not do any training it bites my hand if I try and talk on my phone, it goes absolutely crazy if I use the clicker when it does a behavior I like it tries and bite the hand with the clicker. It screams when I try and talk to someone it runs after people to bite them if they come near me. It hates its cage. I have ordered your pellets pellets and small box of bird toys that is all I can afford for now. Please please please help
Hi there. I have a problem to train my Indian ringneck. He is 5 months old he has started to talk. But as soon as I come to his cage he is flying to the bottom of his cage scared of me. I did let him out few times but to get him back for the night it's taking 2.5-3 hours. Please help
Thank you for your videos! I will have to try and find a clicker to break some of my birds bad habits like screaming and biting through cords.
Great info! I clicker train my blue and gold macaw, but have been having a hard time training her to accept her aviator harness. She will put her head through the loop, but then quickly pulls her head back out. I've been reinforcing her for placing her head into the loop, but am stuck on how I should proceed to the next step. It's been about a week, and each training session I try to leave the harness on a little longer..but she freaks out when I manipulate the harness on her and really seems to dislike it. Any input would be great, many thanks!
blizzkillz I would focus on just getting her to accept it around her head area for longer periods of time. So at first, just putting it through the loop she gets a treat (and give the treat in a way that she is going for it by reaching forward and keeping the harness on instead of pulling her head out to get it, if that makes sense). You could even use luring a bit for this, by holding the hole in the harness up, she puts her head through to reach for the treat and you click. You can also give random jackpot rewards for her being more calm and collected than normal and let her eat a few treats from your hand with it hanging on her head. This will help her accept it there longer.
BirdTricks Thanks!
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I just got another conure. His name is Berry. It's been 2 days. Hes very scared, he wants to hide then to do anything. When I try the clicker and give him banana (his favorite treat) he doesnt do anything except wanting to bite me or freak out. My other conure sunny bear, she was so easy to tame and stepping up. With berry, instead of perching on my finger, he just want to just bite me. Oh now he just got out of his cage! :D What to do now. Getting tiered of getting bit.
So I left my parakeet with one of my friends in another state over the summer because I was nervous about bringing her on a 22 hour drive across country to my home. I was just starting to make some headway with her so she was a little bit hand tame. Should I have taken her with me back home, or was leaving her with someone else an okay thing to do? What's the best way to travel with a bird (there are going to be some breaks where I might not find someone to watch her)?
Well I suggest getting them a travel cage, and then buckling them in an extra seat!
I love your natural platinum color hair❤
I save the water bottles for my cats . They leave my birds alone. Cats don’t like to be splashed in the face with water 💦 works great. No harm.
Love the way the first time you say it, it sounds like "horror-moans"
how do i stop my bird from biting and train it positively? it only bites me when it is on me. so i can get it to step up and step down w chopstick. but when it's on me it bites my ear.or neck
That's funny! Bondi loves applause, and ,cook book! You could win a cook book! Oooooooh.
Hi
I've been watching your videos for a while now. I work with children with special needs. You and I use applied behavior analysis. Such as positive reinforcement ( you give a treat for the Behavior you want the bird to do. )
Google definition :In operant conditioning, positive reinforcement involves the addition of a reinforcing stimulus following a behavior that makes it more likely that the behavior will occur again in the future.
Coming from a individual who uses this on a daily basis. I recommend people to watch your videos. You know about behavior and behavior modification
just got a 5 years old african by the people who did nothing ,but feed it. we've had him for 2 weeks and he's calm down to growling at us when we get close to him. so anyway help?
What about when the bird doesn't care too much about treats? My 21-year old umbrella cockatoo has a handful of foods he really likes, but when he is in a mood, nervous, etc, he completely ignores any kind of treat. I have a clicker I'm going to start introducing. I may have to find times he's in a trainable mood to do that and hope it carries over to times he isnt? I'm just worried that when I attempt to redirect him during a time he's being less than willing, he will ignore the treat.
reiningrules Cockatoos are by far the hardest birds to train and they often don't want treats, they usually work better for praise, attention and petting. I call bird training "opportunistic" a lot because sometimes you can just tell when it's going to work and when it isn't, and you have to jump in and try is when the opportunity is there. That is when you use "capturing" to capture certain moods of behaviors you want repeated (basically it means sitting around and waiting for that, click and reward and back to waiting again!). But it works! You may also need to adjust the training diet a bit, weigh your bird and see where he is at food-motivation wise.
I have a rainbow I got as baby, played great loved me . He got loose from his cage while I was at work . Now he want play an is afraid of hands . He won't bite but want play with me anymore. How can I get him back. I tried going to my bathroom an set an hold him but he just cries the whole time . I am so sad an so is he
Jamie, how do I teach my Jake,gcc, to wave, how do I start? P.s. he is target/clicker trained.
Reward raising a foot?
He's bound to eventually wave and you reward that heavily. Then you can get him to do it in response to a cue.
Basic positive reinforcement.
All animals (humans included) learn similarly.
Idk if this would work with birds, but I do it with my little brother. When he's yelling/won't pay attention, I'll whisper or talk quietly, which usually gets his attention.
Yep, that is actually a great method! Sometimes they learn to mimic whispering that way too which is much more pleasant haha.
I'm so happy I have a dove
Substitution not subtraction. Substitute something that is allowed. Do not just take things away.
Works well on people and pets.
What if your bird doesn't eat treats!? I try to give her fruits and seeds as treats and she DOESN'T WANT THEM. all shé will eat is her pellet food. I'm frustrated because I don't know what I can use as a treat if she doesn't want treats. She's a 3 month old indian ringneck. Help!! I want to instill good behavior from the very beginning.
I got a good question for you. I have had Loki, a B&G macaw for a little over a year now, i have known him for about 3(ish) years total. Since i brought him home i have noticed that he is raciest...like hardcore. The neighbor on the side of me that has the window that Loki is close to, is from south Sudan and every time he saw them he would freak out. I ended up covering up that window and we can no longer use it. He also knows the 'N' word, and sadly knows who its meant for. It took months, but he is now ok with them, the kids can play and he finally says "hello" to them when they run past the window, he no longer calls them names. try explaining that to your neighbor. (i assumed some of his freak out was because of the fast movement) The issue i am having now is when he happens to see a dark skinned person on TV, he looses his shit! I am Canadian, and i live in a mostly brown/black community so...it can be interesting when windows are open and he can see outside. How do i stop this?
I have found that birds will phase things out of their vocabulary eventually. Most of the time anyway. Sounds like your bird was owned by a racist piece of crap. I feel sorry for the bird and the people that had to interact with the owner.
Please read up on the American disabilities act, mini horses an dogs are covered under the ada to be service animals.
Its the same with kids too apparently...
If you hit them for misbehaving they do stop, but when they grow they become rebellious or have mental issue. :/
How do I ignore biting and attacking me? 🙁I have a rescued female ringneck she is extremely aggressive she means to hurt when she bites, she hisses at me and lunges at me to attack my hand, but! She will take food from my hand ? I don’t understand her. I’ve had her 5 weeks, she wouldn’t move from the cage corner now she will step up on a stick and let me take her out the cage on a stick. But the minute I offer my hand without food in it she attacks me. 🙁
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Wear thick gloves and let her bite. She will learn that biting you is not a way to get you to go away. Also, try covering your hand with your sleeve or towel at first. Birds don't tend to like feeling skin under their feet, and hands are soft and hard to balance on, so most birds are really reluctant to step onto hands at first. Try wearing gloves and taking her out on the perch, then just offering your hand for her to step down or up onto. If she lunges, don't pull your hand away. It's a strong reflex, but keep it steady. She will learn that you being in her space does not hurt her.
I had a cockatiel with the same issue.
great video :)
TY for this vid.
Dave, It's been a while.....I spoke with you maybe 5 yrs ago about my blue and gold Macaw named Rico. I had just got him as a baby and had no clue what to do. Well...with your advise (they live for food, period) were rock'n. I don't think he's really happy though. Heck, who would be happy stuck in a cage every day of they're life. The time has come that I'd like to take him out and let him fly. I just don't know where to start. He's already bailed on me a couple of times causing me to grab my 42' extension ladder to save his ass out of a few tree's. But he's a good bird, if I call him he's like Dad come get me!!! Luckely, I have. Please send me some info on "How to fly your bird", I really would like to let him go, and come back of course. I live in Austin Texas, heck, make a trip of it. Austin's got a lot to give and I'm really stuck on how to let Rico freak'n fly. Give me a call, I'm not worried about throwing my number out so here it is:
Todd-(512)966-7468. looking forward to here from you.
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What is a good way to start training a 8 week old conure that has no interest in treats
I owned a sun conure that loved doing tricks and playing with toys. Maybe try toys or affection as a treat instead. Also, it may be that they don't like the treats you're giving them, so make sure to find out what they gravitate towards. I don't know what type of conure you have, so they might not be the same way.
Look how little Capri was!
how do i get help training my bird he just dont stop biting
Look up our landing page video 'training 101' that will give you a place to start.
Me: *trying to figure out how to discipline my bird*
Video starts: *hot chick telling me how to turn my bird on*
how do I keep my bird from biting my feet when he is out of the cage... and he attacks me while I am getting his food ready
bluedakota2010 For feeding, cue him to station somewhere he can't bite you in the cage so you can feed him; jamiesparrothelp.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/how-to-train-your-bird-to-station-stay-put/. And don't allow him on the ground.
So sad just found out my bird has arrhythmia,heart murmur and his heart is enlarged and he has fluid in his lungs... challenge getting him to take his medicine
Why are you filming in the bathroom?
zvy007 multitasking!!! hahah im just joking.
I you had watched the video you would know the answer to that pointless question.
She explained already, lighting and I think her daughter is sleeping .
How can I get a Patagonian Conure with UNPREDICTABLE behavior to consistently act like it trusts me???
I've had him/her and an Alexandrine Parakeet each for the past 30+ years.
Over those 30+ years, when I got them, the Alexandrine got the name "Gator" because of how he would aggressively bite, hold onto and twist/shake his head until a chunk of skin was removed from previous owner's hand or offered body part...
ONLY time Gator has EVER bit me was when the Patagonian Conure was on me and Gator used miss-placed aggression trying to attack Pat but bit me since he couldn't reach Pat...
The Patagonian, when I got him/her had name of "Pat" and I was told he/she was a baby and had never bitten anybody but never seemed to seek attention either...
If near the cage, the Patagonian will aggressively attack any body part coming close to the cage, but as long as away from cage usually seemed willing to step onto my hand without biting...
But lately, if Pat is on the floor and I walk past, no matter how far from the cage we are, if offered a hand/finger to climb onto, Pat will aggressively attack the offered body part... And if I walk past without trying to get Pat to climb onto my hand, he/she will aggressively attack my feet enough that he/she has literally removed chunks of skin from my feet even when I had shoes on and Pat bit THROUGH the shoe!!! And I've had numerous times where Pat has bit my shoe or slipper and refused to let go until I swing my foot forward and end up with Pat flying 2 - 4 feet through the air before landing and approaching for another attack or "fun ride..."
How can I get Pat to STOP randomly attacking me and consistently being kind to me???
When Pat's nice to me, he/she will sometimes even let me scratch his/her neck, back and other body parts... But most of the time lately, if I just lower my hand/finger to try getting Pat to step up, instead of stepping up consistently... Almost 1/2 the time, Pat will nicely raise a foot and climb on without biting or showing any aggression, but the remaining OVER 1/2 the time, Pat will aggressively ATTACK if I even TRY offering a body part for him/her to climb on!!!
rcmodelr Check out this video; th-cam.com/video/jtzz8bdCpu8/w-d-xo.html
How do I tame my baby bird budgie if it's keeps flying away from me help
Ilse Mojica Start with your bird inside the cage, check out our th-cam.com/video/jtzz8bdCpu8/w-d-xo.html video there.
hi can i reward my bird when my bird dont even eat on my hands
Drop the treat in a bowl next to the bird?
What's Chet doing?
Didn’t bother with the links ..theres nothing there..
You can find the same info by going to the birdtricks main page and searching from there.