African Grey Parrot DIES at 3 YRS OLD | PLEASE DON'T MAKE THIS MISTAKE!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 เม.ย. 2019
- Firstly, a big thank you to Steven Thompson for sharing this story with me and reaching out to spread this message. I felt like I needed to get this out right away because as many times as I've talked about diet with pet parrots, those videos have the least amount of views and it worries me that no one is taking it seriously enough.
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It makes me sick when I see people sharing their coffee, tea, (assuming it’s black tea) and all their foods with their parrots. This videos very important
Isn't coffee poisonous to them!? 😱 my bird managed to grab a piece of leftover chocolate from the table once and I freaked out lol. Luckily I was able to make a fast trade for a seed 😂
Lorettefromchaos yep. Their hearts are so small the caffeine isn’t good for them.
Im glad you know so much more than my Avian Vet.
I have heard that birds can have tea. A certain kind of tea and no sugar of course.
@@Loveofpets I could understand them being able to have caffeine free green tea, with no cream or sugar.
I thought I wanted a bird- so I did a lot of research and decided I was not ina position to give a bird the absolute best care. My WANTS do not trump a birds needs and best interest so I won’t be getting one. I wish people would research better and not get animals unless they can adopt a pet and give them the life they need and deserve. I’m not a perfect person or trying to sound like one- but I’m not going to risk a living things health and happiness if I’m not the right “ mom” for them.
Great and educational comment.
You are the right person to whom potential bird owners need to consult with.
Please like the comment ( not the reply) to send the important message here out to many people.
What a great comment in my opinion. Thank you for your love of birds.the desision to Not have a bird can be made with love too.
Couldn't agree more!
I really respect that you decided to do the right thing! I wish there were more people like you. And what you've done should apply to all pets.
Ironically, it's people like you that will someday make the best bird (or any Pet) carers/owner. With your beautiful attitude, I hope you don't deny yourself the joy of forming a relationship with our eath's beautiful Avians. I sometimes worry that the Bird that you once considered adopting might end up with someone less thoughtful. I love you for your attitude. Rock the World lulu! In anycase, GOOD ATTITUDE!
Thanks for thinking about the bird first and doing your research, I have OCD and tend to obsess about getting different pets but its hardest to think about the pet and harder after you do you research and see all the cute, fun things that they do but then you have to realize that you can't make their life fun and happy.
Also sad that the bird was only 4 years old and this was the 4th or 5th home already. If people don’t want them, they shouldn’t buy them. It’s a huge commitment and many don’t realize that.
Right? It's sad how many only last a year or so and once they are done being a baby, people are done with them. 💔
BirdTricks I was so surprised to see your reply....I love your channel....we have a beautiful Green Winged Macaw who has hardly ever been caged and a Senegal. What pair huh. We moved from Los Angeles to Vegas last summer and hope to see you guys perform sometime here. I do voice overs for TV...on a couple of stations in Idaho...KIDK and Fox 5. Nice to hear back from you...C ya.
@@BirdTricks Yeah we love our small flock like they are our kids. Every bird we have means everything to us. Yes, Ricco our BFA is still a baby but he is here to stay with us until we leave this world. When I leave during the day I can't wait to come home to play with Ricco. I can't wait to make chirping sounds with my lovebird and pet our Lovey's soft feathers.
It truly is heartbreaking. My dad who is elderly wanted a bird when I moved out after high school since he felt lonely and he wanted someone to talk to. We both were completely ignorant of being a bird guardian but I was young and naive and felt bad for my dad since he had no one.
So we ended up finding a young African Grey male who was for sale. It was a young couple in a upper middle class neighborhood who had him for sale. I mention the neighborhood because you would think someone with enough money like that could give him a good life that they deserved... would. So we went to purchase him.
Well we found out quickly that the poor thing was injured because they kept him in a cage out in the garage and they clipped his wings so short that he got scared and fell and hurt himself really badly since he couldn't even fly enough to land safely. So after my dad negotiated the price and purchased him off of that awful couple we immediately took him to the vet! Which was super hard to find a vet that will even see a parrot let alone have any knowledge to what their actual needs are. Long story short the poor thing scraped up his butt really bad and since we had to give him medication clean the womb Etc.
He ended up absolutely despising my father and obviously associated all of the negative things with him since he was the one taking care of him. He ended up loving me but I didn't live there so that was heartbreaking in and of itself. We named him Brutus since we live in Ohio and obviously you know his colors LOL and we found out very quickly that he wasn't socialized whatsoever!
He would squawk and scream anytime he was unhappy in a ear piercing way, he would bite you no matter what you were doing especially if you were trying to clean out his cage or give him fresh food and water. He could only whistle one tune, that's the only vocabulary he had and he was 2 years old!
Obviously every time I went over I tried to help with teaching my dad how to take care of him properly with the little bit of research I did. In less than 6 months he had a full vocabulary, obviously he was completely healed and his wings grew back which we never clipped and he would let you pet him (only on his head) at least and he would let you pick him up, play with him with his toys and he loved to chase a stick around the floor for some reason which was hilarious.
Obviously since parrots are smart and especially African Greys he very quickly learned that people run to the phone when it rings so he started mimicking the phone ringing to the point where my dad was fooled every time until I pointed it out to him! My dad thought he was getting prank called multiple times everyday! LMFAO
Of course since my dad was your typical old grumpy man and he learned a lot of swear words since he hated my dad anywhere near him and my dad would obviously run his mouth when he was trying to take care of him in any manner So he picked up the sayings fucker, little fucker, what are you doing asshole, God damn it, bastard, you little bastard Etc. It was absolutely hilarious. And I just want to make it clear my dad did not abuse him my dad would just like I said run his mouth when Brutus was trying to attack him.
Long story short (once again LOL) he was a healthy, for the most part happy bird and you could just tell how much progress he made in those few short months. After a year we realized that since I wasn't around enough to give him that loving attention that he bestowed upon me since he loved me and attached to me, and he didn't like any physical interaction with my father we decided it was time to find him a real life long home. It was a hard heartbreaking decision but we knew that it wasn't the best situation for him. I know it was a better situation than his previous owner but my dad was getting older and it was getting harder for him to take care of him on top of the previous things mentioned. So we did the responsible thing.
We were lucky enough to find an amazing couple who were specialists in rehabilitating birds and taking care of birds and just rescuing them. We were so lucky that we found them and they gave him the best permanent lifelong home he could ever hope for! We got regular updates and he is the most spoiled happy gorgeous boy ever! He has an outdoor Aviary so he can actually fly and everything! Thank God though they found his cussing funny humor amazing! LOL
From this experience it made me never ever want to get a bird as a pet and advise anyone else to never do the same as well! Because if you don't have the money or the space or equipment or time it's literally torture in my eyes. I feel like it is a heartbreaking thing to keep a bird as a pet if you can help it.
Obviously there's a lot of circumstances where people who are not ignorant can give them a wonderful life like the people on this channel but 99% of the time it's not even close. Parrots are one of the most amazing smart and beautiful animals I've ever had the privilege of spending time with and they should only live in their natural habitat to fly free and live life as the gorgeous animals that they are!
To the girl Anna Lisa that left the rude comment but then somehow it disappeared before I got a chance to reply:
Clearly you did NOT read and comprehend my comment.
I stated at the very very beginning I was young naive and ignorant of being a bird guardian and I had no idea what I was letting my dad get himself into. I also clearly stated I did research! LOL
I read books, I got magazines on the topic, I also did a little bit of Internet research but at that time there was not much I could find that could give me a good run down quickly since like I said...
I didn't have the time and energy that is required since I did not live there because I was going to College!
Once again I clearly stated I had no idea the enormous time consuming commitment that it takes! I thought I was doing the right thing helping my dad and getting Brutus out of that horrible living situation.
And that was my whole purpose of that comment!!!!!!!!! which is just seriously mind blowing that you didn't understand or comprehend that! God people like you drive me insane!
It would have taken me at least two full hours of typing to explain in full detail everything I did learn quickly and put to use in helping and teaching my dad how to take care of Brutus the African Grey.
After the realization of everything I just explained twice now,
once again... I did the right thing and found his forever home with well equipped, knowledgeable, beautiful people who love him and take the best care of him he could ever get as a pet bird!
Now please go be ignorantly annoying to someone else!
To anyone who tries to justify there parrots love of fruits with "but that's what they eat it the wild...!" Just keep in mind that even though a bird may eat a lot of fruit in the wild, but it isn't year-round, and fruit is seasonal. Parrots in the wild are also flying 20 plus miles a day so even when they do eat fruit in excess in the wild it's not year round and they're burning off all that excess sugar in a healthy way. Most parrots in captivity are lucky to have a cage where they can flap their wings a couple times a day or do a head Bob to burn off some of that excess energy but it Compares nothing to the miles upon miles they fly each day in the wild
Thank you for stating this! 💛
Well said Anastasia!!
What you mentioned is exactly why my brother and I keep our adopted African grey outside her cage all day while we are home. We also have a large gazebo for her when we leave. She never learnt to fly but sometimes hovers down from kitchen island or other places haha.
We try to keep her as active as we can. She makes a mess but it's worth it to keep her happy and active.
@Jim Piechowski agreed jim...unless you can give them free flight and a colony to socialize the majority of the day please dont consider pet birds...they have so much in common with people...their emotional range is the same as ours...they are meant to fly when they wish and form and enjoy those deep emotional bonds with eachother they yearn for
Thanks for the ❤️ and the pinned comment...or I thought it was pinned...either way love what you both do! I'll never forget watching my first birdtricks video (on the website of course!) with Chet literally over 16 years ago!!!
We found a lilac crown parrot in a pet store covered by a blanket, it had been dropped off. We bought it and took it to the vet. The vet wasn’t sure of her age but after blood work said that we needed to love her while we had her because she probably wouldn’t be with us long. She had been fed a seed diet her entire life and she had severe arthritis that caused her pain. She was unable to perch without pain. He gave me medicine to give her for a couple of items and he gave me some oil to rub on her feet for the next 6 months or so. Her feet had been so swollen that you couldn’t tell that they were birds feet. After I was done with the oil, her feet looked really good. She would lay her head on my chest and relax up against me. I had never had a bird do that. She was the sweetest parrot. Against all odds, she lived over 10 years with us. My heart broke when she passed away.
so sweet. 10 years is a long time. you gave her a happy life. what oil was that?
Yeah, 10 years was still a long time, I'm glad you were able to give each other such love for such a long time still
@@redrumax I am sorry that it has taken so long to reply. I am not sure what the oil was. It was prescribed and it was a deep yellow. I can tell you that after I ran out of that oil I switched to olive oil and I used that on her feet whenever she had issues and it worked wonderfully.
@@goddamnit thank you. Those 10 years were the best 10 years. She was our family bird but she bonded with me the most. I was her “mate” and she showed me so much love over those 10 years. I use to sit and rub oil on her feet while she rested her head on my chest. She was like none of my other parrots. She was indescribable and I miss her to this day.
I've seen so many people that bought a bird and just left it a cage to look pretty. Then got sick of the mess and the care. I got a little conure that way. He lived about 5 years with us. Don't really know how old he was. The guy who had him said he shrieked all the time and drove him nuts. It took me 1 day to get him on my finger. Second day my whole family was hooked. He shrieked now and then, but all he wanted was attention. When we watched tv, he was on someones shoulder, hand, or head lol. When he died, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
Good to help with awareness of this. If Steven Thompson is watching, then I'm sorry for your loss
I know Wendy sent him an email letting him know I did do something based on his letter so I am sure he will see the love. Thank you.
@@BirdTricks I have read and kept up. The community that Jamie has created is amazing. Thank you all so much!
@@steventhompson2664 so very sorry for your loss. I lost my peach faced female lovebird a few years ago. I got to watch her take her last breath and it hurt so much. (it was a tragic accident that one of my children caused so that made it even harder for me because I couldn't show my real emotion over the loss so not to make it worse for my child who learned about real loss for the first time, it was very hard on her.) I just cried for months. I loved her so much. I felt her loss every day for a long time. The pain will end one day but you will never forget your precious baby. Free-flying in heaven right now and forever. Peace be to you.
Steven Thompson, what a tragedy! So very sorry for your loss. 😢 Peace, love and light to you. 💔
Kathryn Feltner ',
i've never felt so guilty before... i'm so sorry bb im fixing this for you right now
it's 1 am and i'm currently rummaging through my bird pantry:)
Awwww 💚
Hey hey, calm down, you're on the right track now. You are beautiful because you one of the few who can accept they made a mistake. I've been through similar. So chin up. your just a Human. your emotions will often cause you to get things screwed up out of love. I can feel it in my heart you and your baby animals will rock the world :) Most people I know in the real world can not stand to hear they are making mistakes and will find any excuse and justification to continue on their current trajectory. But not you. That makes you beautiful. You're a shooting star. :)
@@JasonBlack66Yes, just as most people continue to insist on feeding ducks bread even though (and after learning) that bread KILLS ducks in a slow and painful manner. I wish more parks and natural places would put up signs about the dangers of feeding ducks bread. I'm not sure if geese can eat bread either but I know it's bad for ducks.
@@thepaganapostate3208 I feed water fowl birds rolled oats instead of bread. P
We make mistakes, we love, we learn, we observe we change, we improve. Two most important things are love, and acknowledge error when it's revealed to us. Guilt is when you know better but carry on regardless.
Stephen, so sorry for your terrible loss. Heartbreaking.
Your bird died with your love,and created a voice to heal other birds. Be at peace sweetheart. Keep rescueing!!!
Bananas and pineapple are the worst sugary fruits. I could have hugged you when you said you don’t eat with your birds because I don’t either. People also need to be aware of nonstick cookware and the death potential with birds. I never stop reading about taking care of my birds. Thank you for the vid! 🕊
Not all non-stick there's a lot of stuff you should avoid and a lot of stuff you can use. I used ceramic non-stick and that's completely safe.
ChildishCodino - I chose to avoid all nonstick.
@@carolyncrna4375 it's specifically one of the chemicals in teflon... PTFE i think? that reacts when overheated, which causes the respiratory failure in the birds. but then again, a good set of properly maintained cast iron is really a great thing for cooking with. "safe" non-stick, or just a different type of cookware entirely... either way as long as the birds are safe!
I give my bird a small piece of banana on occasion but it’s not a regular part of his diet. He doesn’t like pineapple. I always offer it to him when I have some since he’ll beg for it if I don’t but he never accepts it. He likes apples but other then that he doesn’t really like most fruits.
@@tzxazrael Also causes cancer in humans....
My conure Kiwi loves coffee (she was aloud to have it with her previous owners).
She stands at the kurig and screams for it.
So I bought a second Keurig machine that only runs water through it. And I give her a tiny cup of hot water and put it in the same type of cup I use for my coffee.
Then we sit down and drink our morning coffee and water together
This is so darn cute! Thanks for that amusing picture.
That's healthy environmental enrichment to the Nth degree. Demonstrates how we all need togetherness rituals, pets included! While still prioritizing correct "parental responsibility" to do no harm to our non-human family members.
Kourtneys.Plant.Korner *allowed*
@@JulieWallis1963 2 months late for me to give a f
God Bless You and Your Bird!!!
Careful that's it's not hot, it could burn their crop.
Was not aware that fruit should be considered a treat. I'm glad I clicked on this video.
Markus Horner - it’s because you never read A BOOK about Parrots! Get reading !!!!
Syrianna Girl it’s great that people are wanting to inform themselves, but really they need to learn before they even get a pet. Parents read tons of baby books when they know they’re going to have a baby, getting a pet isn’t some spontaneous decision, it’s planned and should absolutely be researched beforehand.
Me to. And i will continue to follow as I have subscribed.....👍❤🦜
@@annalisa14 don't bash people who are willing to learn.
I thought all this time that fruits should be given every other day? Obviously not everyday but I didn't think it was supoosed to only be a treat:/
Oh my God I thought Cressi died when I saw the notification, that was the scare of the month. I know Cressi is older than that but it was just my first instinctual reaction
Me too heart dropped. It stayed there for this owner too.
😢 OMG! Hopefully not too many people assumed that since yeah, Cressi is around 9 years old now. Awwww.
Jamie wouldn't use such an impersonal, click-baity headline if that had happened though. She would likely say Cressi and not just "African grey parrot" if that were the case. I'd expect that from Carolin, but definitely not from Jamie.
Me too.... didn‘t know Cressi‘s age...
Oh wow, I thought you guys were saying Cersei died, was about to celebrate.
My grey is around 32 years old. For the first 29 years of her life she was on seeds only! I switched her to pellet only a few months after we got her because of yours and Dave’s advice. I can tell she feels SO much different. She doesn’t bite and lunge at everyone she sees anymore... just me! Lol.
Hi I Live in Durban South Africa.. I hear people saying pellets but dont know where to buy them. My bird eats mainly seeds for now. Please help.
@@meenanaicker8999 - Just search "parrot pellets South Africa" to see which brands are available in your country. BirdTricks's website has nutritional info so you can compare the ingredients list and decide which brand to buy.
Pellets aren't required- veggies & grains are fine. You can download a pdf of the BirdTricks cookbooks from their website or get dietary info from your veterinarian. There are lots of resources out there ♡
@@meenanaicker8999 Not all seeds are bad! I feed a variety of seeds and fresh veg every morning no my birds love their veg more than the seed! You can also sprout seed seeds too which are healthy @BirdNerdSophie has a great video which an avian nutrition expert which is very informative!
@@meenanaicker8999 You could grind seeds, and make pellets, so your bird won't selectively eat its favourite seed.
Now she's 35 years old.. God Bless her
Sorry your loyal fan lost his grey named Bella, that is very hard to process. I hope Steven will consider adopting when he is ready. RIP Bella
I think I will. However another grey may be too hard for me as Bella and I bonded so closely.
@@steventhompson2664 Bella will be waiting for you to return to your real home, so you will be together again...I believe this 100%! In the meantime give yourself space to grieve, and when it feels right you will know it's time to bring a new member into the family.
@@steventhompson2664 dude keep your head up, I really believe Bella was so thankful to have a good home in the end and such a loving owner considering what it went through. You will know when it's time for another family member. Much love 💜
@@steventhompson2664 I totally feel ya. After Woodchippy died it took about 3 years before I was ready to adopt another bird. I said never another lovebird again, and yet that is exactly what I got. I love Keeco my peach faced male lovebird so much. We make sounds together every day. He is so sweet. You may change your mind in time. It takes time
@@steventhompson2664
It feels terrible when a loved one passes. However nature is divine and everything has a cause and purpose, her soul has been reunited with the whole. As we all will.
I am really sorry for your loss.
I feel so bad for the people who lost their baby. Our Eclectus Romeo was on a horrible diet before we adopted him all seeds from Walmart. Glad he is in our care eating good now. Thank you so much for sharing this important information and making these beautiful books ❤️
When I adopted my Eclectus, the former owner had died and his wife hated him and had asked a rescue group if there was someone who would be a good owner. They knew about me and I was called to go pick him up to foster, but I said I'd take him for keeps because he was the SWEETEST guy.
The wife clearly didn't know anything about him, even though they had him for over ten years (I was trying to get information about his medical history or anything I needed to know about him). Well, she handed me his food and my jaw dropped - it was a bag of HAMSTER FOOD!!! which was from the local hardware store. Not even all that fresh - it had that rancid smell. I didn't want to scream at the lady (even though my brain was screaming) so I tried to make a joke and asked were they out of bird food? She said no, that's what they always bought him. I couldn't believe it. Not even wild bird food. Freaking hamster food that nobody bought (except her) in this tiny town so it sat on the shelf forever. There was a Walmart 10 minutes away and a PetSmart about 25 min away.
Luckily he's been such an angel when it comes to trying new food. He does that crazy jerk his head back Eclectus freeze thing and stares, but then he'll go for whatever we try to feed him. He still doesn't understand the concept of holding things in his hand to eat, but he'll get there.
The only thing he doesn't do is play with toys. He's so gentle he won't do anything to toys. I've tried everything from cockatoo down to parakeet (those are the birds I've got so those are the toys I've got) and he just won't bite or play with anything. If you have any suggestions on what your guy likes I'd appreciate it.
I am so sorry for their loss. 💔😫 Please don't give up on birds. Adopting Bella was indeed a gracious thing for you to do. When we adopt or foster, almost anything can happen because we usually do not know what their life was like before he or she came to live them. Thanks for ringing the alarm bell for all of us.
I love the book, Jamie! In fact, I love all three! Over the past few weeks since the books arrived, I've been switching my young Congo African Grey Ligaya over to your feeding program gradually. It's a delight to actually see her FINALLY eating the "good stuff" (including her pellets) which she never used to do, and I totally attribute her change in palette to weaning her off the junk! I also love how it fits seamlessly with your free-flight training program, totally supporting the birds so they develop into athletic birds, super necessary for free-flight! Keep up all the amazing things you guys do! See you at our next consult!
Awe thanks so much Mikey 💕
Mikey Bustos Vlogs my favorite TH-camrs sharing their love and support?? I can die happy now ❤️
Awesome! I love this!
Hello Mikey love ur vids
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I've been keeping various birds for 42 years now. I find that MOST people that *think* their birds are "picky" actually aren't. Their owners are "picky" and project that nonsense onto their birds.
People blowing of your diet videos are blowing off the single most imortant videos that you make to make them better bird caregivers.
☆ You keep making these critical videos. They DO help those that watch them. If your videos save 1 bird and make 1 caregiver a better companion, then consider yourself successful!
It has helped me immensely. Thanks.call me dumb but i had no idea. It's a learning curve.
I had a budgie when I was a kid, and in spite of our best efforts to care for him correctly, I'm more and more convinced that we killed him with an improper diet. He died at only two and a half years old, and he had a fatty abscess on his belly that the vet biopsied because we were afraid it was a tumor...I guess they weren't a great avian vet because when it came back as just fat he they told us Kai was just chubby. No suggestion that it could kill him. We always fed him lots of veggies and some fruit and eggs and the occasional bit of chicken, too, but he did mostly eat seeds. When he died I thought he'd caught something from our bird-sitter's ancient cockatiel but now...I think it was us. Thank you, Jamie and Dave, for this channel. Thanks to you I know that if I ever do get another bird, I'll be a much better companion than I was able to be to Kai.
I’ve been thru a very similar situation. All we can do is do our best in the future! 🧡
Budgies come from the desert and eat little seeds and bits of leaves normally.
Please what can budgies eat? I have tried with lettuce but I don't want him to have runny poo. I have postponed his training for now but I don't want to stop. He goes berserk over lettuce but doesn't like anything else.
I don’t have a bird yet, I have been watching your videos and I’m really learning a lot. I know right now my living situation isn’t the best, but when I move I want to get a bird. And I’ll definitely be prepared. I’ll even buy the recipe book and stuff :)
Watched the whole video, I don’t even own a bird.
Do u now
Same. I’m looking up everything I can before I get my macaw
Love your honesty. So sad for Bella and her humans. They must be devastated. Thank you for the info even though I don’t have a bird.
I am learning a lot watching your videos, Thank you from Guatemala
Diet is so important and isn’t spoken enough about we take guesses and hope we’re doing it right... I have planned on buying your cookbook but now I’m going to buy it today!!
Thank you, I agree. I think it can be a boring topic for most people and I've tried to make it cute and fun in the past but this story is just devastating and a real wake up call for some owners, I hope. PS - if you have other bird owners around you, a chop party is a fun way to go so when you make the seasonal feeding recipe you guys can all pitch in with ingredients and make it together and everyone goes home with part of the batch (works great when you don't have as many birds as I do, I need the whole batch to myself otherwise haha) 💓
Omg this was so very helpful! We have a 2 year old African grey who had a panel done a few months ago due to feather picking under his wings just like bondi. The vet said everything was clear just a little low on calcium. So this video might have just saved his life I will be most definitely purchasing your bird cookbooks and doing a overhaul on his diet.
excellent video. we have a responsibility to our pets.i don't have any birds, but i like to pretend a little bit that i'm a bird owner. now i'm just learning that birds have taste buds.
Never share my food with my quaker. He took a bath in my noodle soup.
lmao! aside from needing a new lunch, that must have been kind of hilarious to watch
Hahahahahahahaha
I have had that happen to my Indian ring neck. He thinks it’s great
OMG my bird jumped in my chicken dumpling soup and he smelled like chicken the whole say even after a bath
Omg my green cheek took a bath in my soup🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I don't own birds but I find your information on bird care so interesting. Your cook book for birds is beautifully done and an amazing resource for bird owners. Love watching your channel and seeing your beautiful birds.
I feel more public info from councils should be available. I've noticed, here in Australis, a hell of a lot of people feed wild parots "White Bread" It drives me nuts cos I saw a cockatoo slowly losing it's feathers & it was just upsetting. Trying to let people know, who don't speak English, is impossible so I tried a letter drop with pictures. I've also emailed local councils too.
I see that with wild birds like pigeons as well from foraging on human foods and their feathers become greasy... it's so sad.
I thought Cressi died! Thanks for making a video either way though about such a sad/controversial issue. You are the best!
Sorry about that! 😢🐦 Cressi is 9 years old. 💗
So sorry for the loss but commendable to help us through your suffering. Many blessings!
I bought the books after watching this video. I’m getting my first bird at the end of May (green cheek conure) and I’ve done a lot of research but I’m nervous 😬
Good to keep people aware and I feel bad for them, I wish good health to your birds and family!💛💜🧡💙💚❤😖
This is heartbreaking!! Thank you for this important video. I'm considering committing to a bird, and am learning so much from yall. Thank for not sugarcoating having birds- I appreciate the truth, no matter how ugly it can seem sometimes. Blessings to you guys!😊
This message is very important for any bird owner to listen to in order to keep them safe. Thank you for posting this. So sorry for your loss.
BirdTricks, you're amazing. Thanks for all the amazing content.
My eclectus (f) loves to eat my food but she now realises that when I say "its milk" or 'its chocolate" she won't get any. It is a way that we keep the bond by feeding her, as her species spends 9 months of the year getting fed by the males. She has a sweet tooth and my male has the opposite he loves his veggies.
I was also 5-6 owner of the the female and bonding was very difficult until I started feeding her I dont think she fully trusts me not to leave her now 5 years on. I got her the boy not long ago and she spent the first 6 weeks biting me (maybe thinking I was replacing her not giving her more to life). I still love my complicated moody and bitchy baby girl. Even when they eat better than me some days.
Greetings from the UK.
I've only just discovered your channel, but I am hooked. I have a 21 year old African Grey, Samuel L Puffles and am so relieved I bought him as a 10 week old chick.
Sam eats healthier than me! I love the idea of cooking a dish we can share together that is 100% parrot friendly.
So sorry to hear about Bella.
I'm off to your store now.
Thanks xS
Thank you for this video. I love this channel so much because you and your family are just SO REAL. You don't pretend to be perfect or know everything and, more importantly, you own up when you make a mistake. That is so critical to people (such as myself) because it's not someone telling me I made bad choices. It's someone sharing their experience from their choices with me. It's just so real and relatable and it's great.
Sorry about Bella and thanks for spreading awareness of healthy eating for our pet birds. I have had many comments on my channel saying they give up giving their bird fresh food which is sad.
I didn't want to watch at first because a feather baby died, but I am REALLY glad I did. Thank you SO much for this and thank you, Steven, for bringing this to everyone's attention. My heart goes out to you, Steven. I'm so sorry you had to lose your baby.
Same happened with me my African died! He was like my best friend 😢😭😭 I used to cry every day but my mum told me just calm down and forget! It was my birthday the day he died!!😥
Anas Brohi try to remember that it was a gift that he was in your life and please do not forget him. It will get easier
He knew you loved him. Fortunately we are all learning more, and can make a difference for pet birds (and wild ones) everywhere.
Stephen, I'm so sorry. Thank you for your email to Birdtricks. What a great legacy and what a wonderful gift you have given to parrot families. Diet is so important . Again I'm sorry for your loss and again so grateful for your unselfish and great gift to bird parents everywhere.
Also thanks Jaimie and Birdtricks for sharing.x
Me and my husband are so grateful that you posted this video for us and our Bella.
I have two budgies, they started with seeds. And yes it took me two weeks and following schedule to convert them to pellets. But stil I see the difference in the feathers and even the energy level. And realize that it are budgies and a Big Parrot. Good food is important. Thanks for the info and awsome videos.
Good video, I think this is a really important topic and can't be gone over enough. Its always good to keep repeating, nutrition is soooo important.
It's sadly one of the harder things to relay to people.
This is sad.😞I’m glad you care enough about birds to offer continuing education.
Omg! Watched you for the first today. Getting a rescue in a week. I will be rehabbing her. She’s an umbrella. I want to do what is best for her. What a huge help you were today. Going to your site for the books now. Thank you so much
That’s so sad, poor bird. Great video topic 💕🦜
This is very educational for beginners who are just Startind out with there first bird or to help people know there bird better and keep it healthy so it can live a long life!!
I have a friend who's parent isn't converting diet, im soo sad and am sending them this video ! fingers crossed the diet will change!
I got 2 budgies yesterday inspired by your videos. They're my first pet. I followed your desensitizing video on first day and both of them ate breakfast from my hand today and listen carefully when I call. I can't thank you enough Jamieleigh you're and angel ❣️
My favorite video YET!!🥕🥦🥬🥒🌶️ Chocked full of great info for my Little darlings! 🐦🐧🦅
I love you guys! I only have two budgies, I have owned cockatiels in the past but I'm just concentrating on my budgies now
Wonderful information and best wishes and many thanks to Steven for sharing 💞
I agree 100% your videos have helped thousands of people .. keep your head up and videos coming on the greater health of birds
Love this video. I've owned birds my whole life. My cockatiel died at 25 years old, an old man. I've always had small parrots and I love them. I've had friends decide they want a bird and jump right into a conure or cockatoo. Half the time they weren't prepared for the noise or specified diet. Sadly none of those birds are alive today. It breaks my heart and when I tried offering advice for my friend's 6 month old sun conure who started pulling feathers, I was told to basically not worry about it because my friend worked at the pet store where she got her. She didn't live past 2 years old.
My 8 year old parotlet loves a variety in diet. He's a happy little talker and I can't stress enough to fully get educated before purchasing a bird. They're suppose to be a very long term commitment
I’m amazed at your level of knowledge, experience, and passion for birds. Love it. Wish I could have birds but i know better
Thank you! Some times it's harder to know when NOT to get an animal... well done.
Awesome video, so sorry for that poor grey, losing a baby so young is so hard. Hope he heals quickly ❤❤❤
Great awerness. It's a hard topic, and i hope people who find your channel take the time to watch this and maybe continue reminding people even through more videos as a word of caution. I do love the videos i have seen where you talk about food, but even the fun videos a gentle urge.
Hello! I’m so glad you have these videos. As an animal lover with lots of creatures I always want to expand my family of critters. I’ve always wanted a bird but all your honest videos show me that I really don’t. Some people are bird people some aren’t. So thanks! Peace from Nashville y’all
I had budgies when I was young and so did my kids. The only thing we were told to feed them were seeds. If I ever get a another bird I will get your book. The food looks good enough for me to eat.
So sorry for your loss, Steven!
This video was really helpful thank you for all the work you do
I have two parakeets, and they literally came alive after I got them to start eating greens. They dive in for the cilantro now. Still not trusting the blueberries!!
So true! Glad to see you made the change!
I shared this video.. This was very helpful for any bird owner. Perfect video thanks.❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much! It's with help from people like you, that we can help save pet parrots, one person at a time!
Hi, I just want to thank you for this video, I've learnt so much from it ♥️ I'm so glad I came across this channel, really ✨I'm aiming to learn more on birds in general because my dad absolutely loves birds and has many parrots at home !! Will definitely get your books for him too ✨ looking forward to learning more from following this channel, much love ♥️
You have made many terrific instructional videos but this may be the most important video you have done. Thanks.
Important video. Thank you!
Awww poor bird!! R.I.P African grey Parrot!!
Good to know. Happy you've been able to make bird owners aware. Thompson family, we're sorry to hear of your loss. May he rest in peace.
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Thank you for sharing this video, this will help others and to save someone elses feather friend . To Mr. Thompson, my condolences for the loss of your feather friend.
We had a eglictis parot and I have been telling my parents since we got her to feed her the correct diet and well they did not listen. It absolutely breaks my heart that she also passed away when she was 3 because of liver failure after I told them countless of times to feed her the correct things. We have a ringneck and a African Grey and I can see them going down the same path only because they think because I am younger I do not know what I am talking about and therefor they do not listen. It is exactly the same with all our other pets and it just shows that I will never get a pet if I don't intend to give it the best life possible. They make me sad because they want to be able to say "Oh look I have all these pets" and brag about them when they should actually be more involved with them and give them what they need.
Your so freaking right. Some parents can be so dense!
Even if you’re young, you can know exactly what you’re talking about! I hope you try to convince your parents more and they listen in the future.
@@juliusroman8616 I hope so to 😁
So sorry for that poor grey. He wasn't even started. My Macaw was a seed mix bird when I got him and I have been adding various veggies, which he gleefully annihilates, but hasn't really light bulbed on eating them - yet.
Good on you for working on it though! Knowing is half the battle 💜
Condolences!!! So Sorry for Steven's loss!!! She was Beautiful!!!
OMG I am so happy that I saw this video I am soon getting my first African grey I have two budgies and I feed them a variety of fruits and vegetables and seeds and some small insects I'm 13 years old and love birds and love your videos so thank you for the all of the constant education on birds
I have a 3 yr old grey and this really got me thinking about her diet shes picky and only eats seeds but I need to do my research thank you !!!
This is a fantastic video. I am not a bird owner, but I am subscribed to quite a few bird channels here on TH-cam, and I have seen a few of the bad habits you have mentioned. However, I am only seeing short moments in their lives, so I don’t know if it is a regular thing or just a treat.
Anyway, you give so much great advice when it comes to all aspects of being a bird owner, and in my opinion, this advice is no different. I really hope that this video goes viral, at least in the bird ownership world.
Your cookbooks look amazing and if I owned birds or knew anyone personally who did, I wouldn’t hesitate in buying them.
I am the owner of 2 cats and take their nutrition as seriously as I would if they were my own human babies. As any pet owner, they rely on us completely, especially when it comes to food and what they eat, so it should be taken seriously. Especially when they are indoor animals, who don’t get as much exercise as I would like mine to get and they can only eat what we give them.
I have so much respect for you. Thank you for making this video.
* To Stephen, I am so incredibly sorry for the loss of your baby Bella. It’s especially heartbreaking to loose a pet who is so young and also to lose them from something that is preventable and not your fault. I hope someday when you are ready, that you will consider adopting another rescue animal of any kind. My heart goes out to you. 💕
I just lost my sweet Caique EB on the 19th.. he was approximately 12 and his past owners, however many, really neglect him. A diet of human junk food, and from his vet visit in February we discovered he had proof of a previously broken back, nerve damage, arthritis, neurological damage, a distended crop, an enlarged heart, and digestion issues. For 10 months I gave him the best diet I could (thanks to you and Mrs. p or parrotsrus on instagram) but I think his previous neglect got the best of him. I'm so glad you made this video. It really resonated with me.
So sorry for your loss. You putting out your experience is a massive help to others. Thank you so much.
Let's spread the word
As usual, thanks for a great video. I am going to look up your book. Keep up the great work
birdtricksstore.com/collections/health-and-diet thank you!
As a bird owner of a Quaker, Pineapple Conure and Electus, I’m so glad to learned about the specific diets of my birds and how too much seeds or nuts can potential kill a bird as years progress. It was quite easy to change my Eclectus, Rubi, diet since she eats literally anything and isn’t that picky. I recently got my Quaker a year back and have him eating his pellets and other necessary foods. As for my conure Alex, it was hard to change his diet, he was absolutely picky and refused eating his pellets. But gradually, he learned to accept them and I’m so happy he has become vibrant feather color rise, he just looks a lot healthier.
Diet change can make all the difference!
Ive had my AG for over 25 years so I guess shes been eating well. Shes never had a Sunflower seed in her life, always been on pellets
I love hearing of stories where people have their parrots for long times! What are you feeding her specifically?
Do share on what you feed ur AG specifically. Curios to know in fact :)
Wow just goes to show having a bird is a huge commitment and responsible, ty for explaining, your books on feeding look great!
People need to follow this as well
You are both such amazing - so well researched
My bird will literally eat anything so I feel her normal bird food plus small cuts of fruits-thanks for a great educational video!
My parrot died after 2 day of being sick please if your parrot is sick take him to the vet as soon as possible
This is so sad. Birds are the sweetest. Their care is so important.
Stephen and family so sorry for your horrible loss.
40 birds in 40 years and I only lost 1, my favorite Umbrella Cockatoo. You have to take care of them like your children!
It makes me sad when pets die
It's a horrible reality of life. The best we can do is provide them the best life possible. :)
I adore feeding my birds new foods. It brings me so much joy to see them enjoy new, healthy foods. I find nutrition so interesting, putting the correct combination together and making it fit so you give the best to your bird. Thank you for all you do. ❤
Just think about how many birds you have helped with this channel. You recipes books came out great, keep up the great work.
About a year ago I wanted to get a bird. I started to watch tour videos and you gave me some excellent advice. I decided against getting the bird and am so glad I did. It takes dedication and time to give them a happy life. I barely cook for myself.
So sorry for the African Grey parents. Hope the get another bird. I had raised pigeons in the past. Always tried to give them a variety of foods. Guess that's why other pigeons would come and stay. But healthy eating is for everyone. ..man, birds, dogs, cats, etc. And we can learn to eat healthier. Great video even though it started out sad.
This is the most valuable Chanel about birds. Thank you for all your info. you guys help me allot on how to train my bird.
Parrot diet is so interesting to hear about and what mistakes people made and how they learned I’ve made mistakes but people like you help me change
When I was a child I had a bright green parakeet I loved named PJ and I would carry him all over the place with me. Well one day we were assigned a project in school that was a paper mache project, which requires a pile of newspaper, glue, water and flour. While I was in school PJ somehow got into my project, idk who let him out or if he really wanted to chew up the newspaper or what but he did and when I came home he was not the same like you said, he was acting weird. He was quiet, closed his eyes and did this beak scraping thing grinding his top and bottom beak together. I didn't know he got into my project and since I was young I didn't understand this meant he was sick so I left him alone thinking maybe he was scared and wanted quiet time. I found him dead the next day on his cage floor and that's when my mom told me about him getting into my project :( I was so sad.. I got other birds after him but missed him and never did paper mache again..
Anyway you are so right, if you're bird is acting off you'll definitely be able to tell, listen to your gut and go to a vet asap
when I get my first parrot, green cheek conure, I will 100% feed well. I am already planning what I will do when I get him in a few months. I am going to give him fresh veggies and fruit every morning and evening, during the day I will give him tops pellets in his bowl. I am contemplating getting freeze dried veggies and mixing them with the pellets as well. Seeds will be scarce and just for treats.
I want to do well by my future birb! I am sad that bella didn't get the chance to live a healthy life.
Already looking into seed sprouting to to provide those to!
Also likely to improve my own diet! I figure since I will already be cutting veggies I may as well cut some more and make a salad for me! Then we can share! (minus the dressing hehe)
Make sure fruit is only a treat food too 💜
@@BirdTricks will keep that in mind! Veggies is planned to be the main staple in hit diet! I am still figuring out how I want to balance it, hadn't found any good advice on how much fruit is too much
Absolutely love your shows. The ones when your husband was working with the parrot from the hoarders house are some of my favorites. Thank you for what your family does. God bless
Glad I found your page. I've been thinking about getting a parrot for awhile now, and wasn't sure about their diet... definitely gonna be buying these....