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So many questions victoriaryann, my green Quaker parrot mozart is quite tame he will fly to me he will fly on my arm on my family members arms and shoulders lets us give him treats and sits with us hes took to me better, but he can be a bit snappy am scared to try attmpt to touch him i don't want to push the boundaries just yet as ive only had him for about 8 weeks and in my opinion hes come so far in such a short time i mean he takes treats and does all what i said above so doing pretty well, his last owner said she had him over 3years and didn't get along with her son but he's been perfectly fine with my son's, so i just would like a few tips on getting to be able to be closer by this i mean at least dare to turn my face his way when he is on my shoulder or a little stroke to the head just abit more contact between us, also his pin feathers are driving him nuts and i would love to be able to help him with the discomfort how do i get him to trust me with these things please help 🙏
I have had three parakeets they were so sweet and were really easy and happy but they died due to me not researching how household items were toxic to birds like nonstick pans. Now, I think I'm ready for a new bird, especially a quaker parrot but I'm afraid I won't be able to deal with its cage aggression and my mom wouldn't like the bird. I am also at my father hows on Tuesday and Thursday nights and I wonder if the bird could learn to handle not being with me on those nights but with my mom
Hi. Thanks for making these videos. I have a green cheak named peanut who is very aggressive. I have a baby and he has bitten the baby twice and broken skin. Now, I am affraid to let him out of his cage because he goes straight to the baby every time. I feel awful to not give him the free time he needs, but I dont know what to do. He is bitty with the whole family but mostly the baby. Please advise me. I dont want to rehome him, and I hate having him in the cage.
If your bird attacks a family member, never laugh at it. A bird, while playing with you, will associate your happy noises with fun/correct behavior. Laughing at a bird attacking (no matter how ridiculous it might be) reinforces that behavior. Always treat this problem sternly, and always have the cage at a lower/chest level than everyone in the family. Even the 'hated' person should be taller than the bird at all times.
Hey birbs! Hope you're having a great day 🐦 wanted to say real quick that I appreciate all of you helping one another out with our parrots. Whether you agree or disagree with others' ways of handling issues with parrots, its nice to have a solid group of people that respect one another and are willing to help. Thanks again! Hope you enjoy your weekend.
Hey, not sure if anyone is going to see this but a few days ago i got a 2 year old quaker parrot i adopted her she is territorial of her cage wont let me touch her food and when i take her out i have to take her out with a towel or cloth. when she was out she bit me in the face i didnt yell at her or anything and she just bites me out of no where does anyone have anything that could help me so i can love and cuddle my bird.
@@lexilorenz5246 Your very first mistake w/ that bird in particular (one that you just recently got that hasn't even had time to adjust to you OR it's new surroundings, much less that you've actually had time to earn it's trust well yet??).... is that there is *never* any need to "take it out of it's cage" in the first place. Let the bird learn to come out of it's cage (it's one safe place where it feels secure) *ITSELF* ... when *it* ... is actually ready to and feels safe enough to! And it will also learn to go back IN it's cage all on it's own when it's ready to/wants to better this way, too. Every time you reach in to TAKE it out when *you* want it out??...you're only setting yourself back 10 paces in earning that bird's trust and it only serves to BREAK any trust that bird will ever have in you. Why?...because the bird only sees you as a PREDATOR and scary af trying to remove it from where it already feels safe and wants to be atm, especially with your hands coming at it like that-CLAWS (covered or not)- on a regular basis. In addition to the fact that most birds are territorial af of their cages and will become aggressive af in order to protect it at all times, especially from someone that it doesn't even know well at all yet..much less TRUST yet.
Same here, my sister's Quaker parrot does the same thing. He also nibbles on people (usually on the neck) and it leaves little marks plus it's uncomfortable. But when I try to be stern with him about it and tell him no he just bites more and increases pressure. Which is why I'm here looking this stuff up, trying to find a better solution x3
My cockatiel currently went through his first “summer hormones”. We had to keep him in his cage for 3 WEEKS because he would fly at us to bite us. (Protecting the kids mainly) He seems to be calming down and we can have him out more now but he still is pretty grumpy. Any hints? I miss my sweet bird and I hate having him use his cage so much!
Laura Hayrapetyan I rescued parrots for 3 yrs worse thing u can do is lock them in a cage when they are mad keep him out in a safe room and tell your kids don’t go mess with him good luck
I just have to say, I have only been watching you for a few weeks and I am always so excited to see your NIN shirts! I'd have to watch your channel just because of that even if I didnt have a bird.
I have just found your channel and videos today. I love these. I also have a yellowsided female conure with the same little heart on her chest as yours. Great videos!! Keep it up!
Thank you Tasha that means a lot!! Aweee aren't they the best!? May be somewhat biased but the yellow sided ones are my fav 🥰 thank you again I appreciate you being so nice
I know I am waaaay late but I was googling and came upon this video. My quaker Paulie has been with me since end of Sept (now nov) he was doing great , just nibbling he knew if he’d stop biting he’d get a treat. I cleaned his cage because it was poopy. Now he hates me being around his cage. If he’s anywhere else other then his cage he’s ok. He doesn’t let me do nothing now like I use to. I am only allowed to give him treats when he stops biting which is now out of control. I’ll give him taste of fruits, snacks etc and he’ll be fine. Soon as that’s gone, biting is back. Please help, I’ve tried to make his cage just as before I cleaned it and no change.
The main reason I hesitate when taking my bird out of the cage is because he'll poop every 10 seconds. I see a lot of people having their birds outside all the time and I wonder how? They'll poop everywhere.
Can you help, I just adopted a Quaker from a very busy family when I went to get her and the owner put her on my finger. Once she went on top of her cage I tried putting my finger there and she was scared she bite me didn’t draw blood but hard !!! I am scared! I brought her home and don’t know where to start
Girl I was just thinking about you the other day! Hoping to find some way around this odd allergy for ya lol unfortunately there's no way around stopping poop 😂
What would be the first thing to do to earn their trust? My bird has been in his cage for a while and he got aggressive again....how do you think I can earn his trust back?
So my blue Quaker has been getting really loud and aggressive, he is just a baby so I’m still training him, but one thing he seems to enjoy is watching your video’s on TH-cam 😜it calms him down almost immediately 👍🏻
thank u!! very helpful video. But i have a question, I hav a good bond with my bird but he would attack my face for no reason sometimes even when we were just a minute ago were having fun+quality time. What can i do to get him to stop attacking? i mean one time it was very close to my eye!
Hello Victoria, I can definitely use some help with my current situation with my resqued Amazon. Message back if you get this because I would love some pointers
So so true! I have/had budgies, princess's, red rumps, superbs, cockatiels, quails, oh god what else, kingfisher, eclectus, magpies, love birds, finches, and a silver eye . Each species has their own quirks, their own hormonal cycle and their stage of life. that if you understand will make it easier to understand what they are doing, why and when.
This is a wonderful video! It was overall very helpful, but I'd just like to add that there being any kind of "alpha" bird is a myth. There is not leader to a flock. They will follow a certain bird sometimes, yes, but this is usually because said bird thought there was danger, alerted its' flock, and flew off a few seconds before them.
Thank you for your suggestions. I have hand breaded quakers Cockotoos and Mcaws. The word I use is train train train, once they get used to the person who trained them yes they will protect you and yes they will bite anyone sitting by you. I have my parrots out 24 7 hope this helps.
Also b4 when he was young I use to go everywhere with like laundry store park close places but now I can’t even have him on me for 20secs he’ll start biting the crap outta me. I seen all you videos but I just want you to read from my perspective and tell me step by step..
Hello! So recently my friend gave me their bird because his little, 3 year old brother is allergic to him. He is a cockatiel names Snowe Flake ( A 7 year old named him and yes that is how its spelled). He is not social and is very cage territorial. He is loud (but I don't really mind it) he doesn't like toys at all because he was not raised with them and he is now 10 years old. I am his 3rd home, his first home mad-handled him a lot as a baby and his second home (my friends home) neglected him. They didn't clip his wings (which is OK, I let him fly around the house). He likes being around people and enjoys noise. They worst part (I think) is that he is trying to mate with our dog and he is hormonal and sexually frustrated and bites a lot. He does enjoy treats but Im not sure how to 'punish' him for doing something bad cause he enjoys out his cage and inside his cage. Snowe Flake is very similar to your Quaker bird so I was hoping for some advice cause he will bite my fingers but is OK with going on my arm whether is covered or not and he will eat treats from my hand as long as its not in my palm. Are you able to help me?
I just got a quaker parrot about 4 days ago and was told he was 4 years old, the first day he flew over to me from his cage and sat on my shoulder and wouldn't go to any1 else then the second day he went to my partner and would fly to him but go to bite me and the last few days he will only go to my adult son and will fly across the room to attack me and will try to attack me if I go near my son, I do know he was bought from a man so maybe hrs just used to men but how can I get him to like me or will he just not???
Hi❤ i have also a Quaker parrot that he bites everything but he also wants to step in my head or my hands i dont know how to stop him for being so aggressive in everything.
My daughter and I adopted a Quaker that is the same color as Popples. We also have one just like Yoshi and our Yoski look-alike is the sweetest little one ever. Poppies look-alike on the other hand is very rough and quick to bite if you go near him, however, my daughter and I can pet him at times. He likes to be where you are and in the middle of where the people in the home and action is. He is a biter and he bites HARD. I want to learn how to teach him to love us like we love him.
I'm so confused.. I just watched another of your videos where you said there are no 'alphas' in bird world and that you specifically went though touching all the things in the birds cage all the time so that they wouldn't be territorial
Question: tonight my Quaker hissed at me & lunged at me when I was putting him in his “nighttime cage” & I didn’t even DO ANYTHING! I’ll admit: sometimes it’s hard for me to just let him get his way…so I made him step up on the perch and then my arm; while speaking firmly: to show him that I’m not afraid of him! Any recommendations on how I should treat that situation? (We had an awesome day together…& it just kinda upsets me when we have a moment that feels like we were both “going south.”☹️) That’s the other thing = there’s nothing worse than when we have a wonderful day together, he listens well, we have a great trick training… And then all of a sudden at the end of the day = he decides to be in “ass“ to me 😔. Any recommendations are appreciated!! TY
I have two quakers I never had one with the problem of biting me. All of a sudden she started biting me. I was in the hospital back In august for a week and when I got home she started biting me. How to I get her to stop biting me
I'd invite you to watch the study on parrots having emotions like humans. They understand money and empathy. There is an experiment with African Grey's.
The onwers some times hurt the birds then they will lash out as they think you are going to hurt them just give birds a lot of time after the trust is there be your best freind forever.
My conure is 3 years old and suddenly started getting really aggressive around our training. He will recall and fly to me and then land and just absolutely maul my hand. Same thing when we are doing training for putting objects in a box. I thought it was just the clicker they suddenly decided they hated but when I stopped using the clicker I still get suddenly attacked. I’m wondering if she is feeling like the nut is something her and I need to fight over? I just don’t know what else to try
My pineapple conure is a boy n just bits allot on my shoulder he will not at the ear then the top of my shoulder only steps up when he wants to even if I asked and have show him a test HELP S.O.S
Sorry sweetie but your volume is not on this video. Please I hope you get this message. I enjoyed hearing some of your bird stories you seem like a very nice person.
My mother has 3 brids one female indian ringneck parrot and two male Quaker parrots all housed in the same room .. all three of them are mean even to her .. but one arlo .. one of the male Quaker parrots , he allows her to hold him . I'm wondering what can be done to help her with the other two birds aggressive behavior. They all are very territorial and she's the only one who can enter the room
I have a quaker parrot and mine is on her first molting stage and she gets really jealous and angry and also she even has a bond with my guardian and it makes me jealous too I try so much and she doesn't like me but only a little bit
My quaker is getting aggressive he always want me but same time he bite my lips and cheek like crazy bird not always but yes he do i dont understand what he wants.
Operant conditioning is not an understanding of cause and effect, it's an inferior substitute for an understanding of cause and effect. When humans rely on operant conditioning, we call it the post hoc ergo propter hoc logical fallacy, so it's definitely not a sign of higher intelligence. Parrots are not as susceptible to this logical fallacy as the less intelligent species that humans often train, because in the wild they don't need to rely on it. They have the gift of reasoned understanding of the mechanisms behind processes and the ability to creatively apply that understanding to problems. They're simply too smart to jump to hasty conclusions like dumber animals do like "I did a dance and then rain came, therefore my dance caused the rain to come". Parrots and some other birds are too intelligent to be mentally stimulated by a bunch of operant conditioning and rote memorisation, which are as unfulfilling to them as they would be to us. They need puzzle toys and activities for logical or strategic problem solving.
i have a green quaker parrot her name is nelly. we have a bond but at the same time i feel like she hates me. she'll be sweet and cuddle wanting pets one second and then the next taking a chunk out of my hand and laughing as she chews on the skin she tore off my hand.
It’s nothing to do with hormones when a bird is cage defensive all you need to do is get rid of his cage toys bowls etc . New every thing and you make the bird know it’s your cage. Should never have you bird on your head or shoulders because that makes them higher than you which in turn makes his boss. NO ones knows every thing about and bird. I also have a green cheek pineapple Conure called kiwi and Quaker called sully. I also have a alexandrine,moustache, rosella, 5 budgies , red belly, regents parrots 🦜 all free fly in my home. I have 13 snakes,50 odd tarantulas,2 geese 3 ducks 2 chooks and a cockerel, 2 dogs 2 chinchillas,Bosc lizard. Crested geckos a house bunny,and many more. I am also retired so I can spend time with my pets specially the parrots. Make sure you keep you reptiles well away from your birds predatory instincts as lizards snakes are very fond of birds. The natural behaviour of an parrot or bird seeing them as a threat. As for your husband. Make him take over your duties with poppols and you stay away whilst your hubby works with the bird then start introducing yourself back. The more you keep hubby and popples apart the more hate will form. Nice video.
Good advice my GCC is going hormonal now. You have described her perfectly. My problem, not my parrot, is when she nips my neck while she’s on my shoulder. I loose my patience. (My voice only) I don’t have perches in every room, I’ll try that. I do use time out when she is in attack mode, I believe she doesn’t even know it’s me. She just lunges and bites. Don’t take me wrong, like first thing in the morning it’s all love and head scratches. Thanks from BooBoo and her human.
Hello, Victoria! I just wanna say now that I absolutely LOVE your videos! You’ve helped me bond really well with my lovely Lutino Quaker names Mari, and things are running pretty smoothly. :) I realized you mentioned that Quakers get very lonely, and I should take them around the house with me, but I have a slight issue with that... I have other animals (Dogs and cats) that will most likely attack her and hurt her pretty badly. I do my best to bring Mari out of my room, downstairs, and around my house while the animals are closed in other rooms as much as possible, but it’s becoming a hassle, and it could easily go downhill if an animal is accidentally let loose while I’m downstairs with my bird. Do you have any suggestions? Please let me know! :D
I have that problem as well. Have you seen those clear bird backpacks? They look like the clear cat carriers/backpacks but for birds. Sometimes I’ll put my parrot in that and set it on the counter while I’m in the kitchen. She’s there and can see me, but the cats can’t get to her.
This your best video yet, in my opinion! I also have a blue quaker who is nine months old. She has so many of the same tendencies as Popples. She loves me attacks my husband she’s a little territorial depends on the moment LOL. A lot of what you said is so true. I especially liked that you don’t try to force a bird to do anything but you try to work around it or with it. Great job!! My husband doesn’t care about my bird Cooley, loves her but does not need a close relationship, so we live with that he can feed her treats and take care of her food and water but other than that she does not want him anywhere around her cage and will attack if she’s out and about. That being said, she came to me with her wings clipped and I have not quite decided what to do when they grow out. Keep up the good work Victoria! 😍😍😍
Thank you that really means a lot :) I love the name Cooley haven't heard anyone use that one yet! Your situation with your husband sounds a lot like mine. You'll have to keep me updated on whether you decide to keep Cooley's wings trimmed or not and how it goes. I'm hoping once Popples is able to fly again that he doesn't dive bomb to attack my husband. So I'm really trying to get the aggression completely controlled so that won't be an issue 😬
Victoria Ryann birds were given wings to fly so let them grow back. You wouldn’t cut a toddles legs off because they run off getting into mischief , just be safe, flying birds can fly away x
Julie Corrall That was my opinion, to most likely keep my Quakers wings clipped. I live in an area that has a lot of raptors including bald eagles, Golden’s, owls and over a dozen different types of hawks. If my bird were to somehow get out of my house, she unfortunately wouldn’t last long. I’m erring on the side of safety.
dasheast1 yeah thats fine , I understand that I have a similar problem my area plenty of flying raptors , but, that’s out side I have taken precautions to not allow mine to escape too easily. I suppose they could if they tried hard enough. But I’ve taken my responsibilities has a parrot keeper to prevent it happening. Once I had to have one of my quakers wings clipped because his flight was really bad , but he continued to try flying and crashed to the floor that many time he smashed his rib cage and chest bones which I had to let him go “vets advise” and ever since then I worry about and bird being clipped. I just wanted to have a say on open media. No disrespect to you. Hope you make the right discussion for your bird. Regards Jc
Julie Corrall I’m so sorry about your Quaker, that must have been awful! I honestly haven’t totally decided what to do yet. I respect your opinion. Best to you and your birds 🐦
We have a bearded dragon, and we are looking into rescuing a Quaker or African Grey, Do you ever worry about them being together? I'm not planning for them to be together ever, but I'm just curious what their reactions are.
Oh cool you have a bearded dragon too! Yeah I'm like you in that sense I don't really plan on them ever being together but as you saw there are times I have them all out at the same time. Popples usually minds his own buisness and never makes a point to approach an animal and I've never had them side by side where they both noticed each other to know for sure on how he would react. Yoshi on the other hand is nosy and approaches Frylock when he sees him. Yoshi will attempt to nip at him and frylock will flare his neck. Once I noticed that I separated them and I never purposely put them side by side. But they can each have a shoulder and both are fine. Seems as long as they both have some distance with each other all is good 😊 good luck with rescuing a quaker or grey hope it all works out for you all 😊
Oh my gosh, I love your videos! I have an IRN and talk about loud and aggressive! Obviously he was never socialized and human contact was something he had no clue about. Thanks to your videos Parker is a loving, happy bird. Thank so much for all the wonderful information! Parker and I thank you!
Awee thank you Anna this really made my day and makes me feel like I'm doing alright with this :) lol Parker sounds like such a cool companion and glad to hear things are getting better with both of you. Good luck and thank you again!!!
I just got 2 quakers. Kiwi the 2 yr old is aggressive & protective of Jewel the younger one. Their previous family says Kiwi was sweet & friendly until about a month ago (fall). I want to do everything I can to earn the trust of both of them but they won't take treats & are afraid of anything new including pieces of fruit (ikr?!). Any advice on how I can work w/ them w/out treats & w/out reinforcing Kiwi's striking/biting behavior??
Hi, I really appreciate all your knowledge and am watching your videos to learn all I can because I want to get a parrot down the road. I do have a question for you. I’ve been thinking about a green cheek for awhile and went to local bird shop recently… really knowledgeable owners who absolutely love birds and have been doing this for decades. Anyway, I was able to hold a 6-month old green cheek and it immediately started biting my arm. The guy said I handled it the way I was supposed to because I didn’t react, but he continued to bite until he was put back in the cage, it even broke my skin. Now I’ve heard they’re nippy, but is this normal? Now I’m a little afraid to get one. Any thoughts?
I have big issues with other bird owners treating their birds like dogs. They dont think like people or children, and especially don't think like dogs. There is no "pecking" order in birds. They don't seek to dominate at all moments, or try to control us- they are entirely self serving. They don't have a concept of dominance or pack order. It's so hard to tell people this, when they're functioning under the idea that they have to teach their birds that they're the boss. You're not a "boss". You either have a relationship with your bird, or you don't, and fear is not a relationship.
My bird had fallen off the roof of my grandmas house as a baby and then chased by her dog. We took it in and it started to be very timid. My sister read somewhere to not show the bird you are afraid, but ended up making the bird so aggressive it bites anyone in sight. We don’t know it’s gender, or how to treat a bird that has never gone through training before. Please help!
U got lizards too? So do I I have 5 pets. A cat, a leopard gecko, a created gecko, an eastern fence lizard, and my GCC who is territorial and agressive as heck. He attacks if I clean his cage. He flips out when I’m cleaning it and comes after me. I have to keep him off with a towel which sucks bc he hates towels so hurts our bond. But I’ll put him somewhere else and he will just fly back to the cage and come after me. He does the same thing with his toys and his food dish. I can’t even touch my bird it just bites. I’ve had him about 2 months. I can get him to step up and target but don’t trust him to shoulder carry him. Maybe I’ll tr wearing a hoodie and put him up there. The biting thou and not touching is partly on me thou because I pull my hand back when I near him bc he lunges and beaks. Now I don’t have confidence to touch them. I’m trying to use a clicker and put my hand a little closer then clic and treat until I can get closer
Thank you so much. Seems all I hear see and read is the glories of your cuddly bird. I think I am not a bird person because screaming in my ear what are you doing isn’t cute. Pinching and preening is not appreciated. Having a tame loving conure fly across the room and attack you is unacceptable. Finally a video that addresses these issues and doesn’t make me feel guilty for wanting to wring my conures neck, or sell it to the highest bidder. Good job, and thank you.
Am I not allowed to comment on the frustrating parts of bird ownership. We can only gush and make believe there no negatives to bird ownership. Maybe if more honest conversations were online less people would get a bird with unreasonable expectations and then neglect or abuse the bird. Saying at times I want to ring my birds neck says nothing about how much time or patience I have. But god forbid you mention a negative. You know nothing about me or my bird or our relationship.
@@roxanne1951 ok , i sincerely apologize, ur right ,i dont know u, so hope things get better 4 u and ur bird, maybe he or she will grow out of the behavior that u don't like, my applog to u, didn't mean to offend
Carol Hartley thank you for the apology, I appreciate it. I have a blue crown conure that I got when she was three years old. She is awesome and near perfect. Even though I did research and was very thoughtful about getting her I was still ill prepared for the reality and complications of having a companion bird. I worry about the large amounts of birds neglected, abused or isolated. I think honest conversations of the negatives are important. I have days and weeks where my relationship with Pampa is perfect. Others not so much. I am learning too how to more effectively handle Pampa to minimize some of my issues. If I had it to do over I would not get a cuddly conure. Not the perfect bird for me. I am just being honest while still loving Pampa and giving Her the best home I can give her.
Mine is 3 months old just got her and anytime I open the cage she goes crazy and wants to fly out any tricks to help because I will have to change her food and water alot ok nervous she will fly out again what should I do? And is this normal?
We have had our Quaker parrot, kiwi, his whole life. He used to shower every day with me, whenever I cried he would kiss my face and he LOVED to be around us. Now kiwi is 13 and he is absolutely tyrannical. He bites a lot and gets really angry and throws tantrums. I have a feeling that Quaker parrots are just naturally angry. Kiwi is loving but he’s such a brat.
Hi, I have a 2 month quaker. She is super clingy to me, will not stay on the perch even if I am in the room. How can I have her stay her perch while I do things in the room? Also she will fly to me at will and sometimes she just doesn’t. How can I make it more consistent for her to fly to me when I call her?
When I was a kid I had female parrot named paulina. She was such a nice parrot to live with she loved everyone but she didn't like my little brother. My brother scared her and broke her wing she hated him for it. She didn't like it when i left my room she was scared. I camed up with a plan. I let her listen to nature sounds. She loved it so much that danced and chirped. And loved to play with me she move her toys on the floor and picked it up she did it every time. I loved her so much I glad I saved her that place where she was. Those people where so mean to her. 9 years ago she died of old age
Good vid but I did notice the clipped wings and you can tell he’s a lil chunky. Flying is one of the only ways a bird can exercise so I don’t recommend clipping their wings 😅
My lovebird is VERY aggressive. We thought she was a boy for the first 5 years of her life until she laid eggs. This was around the time we got our new dog who is very energetic and crazy around her. So, our bird got VERY aggressive and mean to EVERYONE because she was scared because my dog will go up to my birds cage and sniff her and sometimes bark at her (we usually keep her away.) Now she is 7 and it’s sad to see her super aggressively to everyone, she doesn’t get out very much and i feel very very bad for her. I’m trying to help her again but she will NOT come out of her cage, she’ll bite and puff her feathers out. She also builds nests with her feathers so she has a bald spot. :( I’m going to try to help her be more comfortable but i’m not forcing anything on her, before I decide to rehome her because I don’t know if I’m giving her the right home. Every day I go near her cage, open the door, etc. To have her trust me more.
I’m planning on rescuing a 6 year old Gray Lovebird, she was re-homed multiple times because of her cage aggression. I’m willing to work with her and try to tame her, I’ve already got everything I need into a cart on multiple websites. Any advice?
My green cheek has quite severe aggression surrounding his cage and pellets, sometimes veggies too. I used to give his pellets in a dish at the bottom of his cage but I felt like that was encouraging his aggression because he thought it was it nest. I've been mixing things up and seeing if other things work. Lately I've been putting a few pieces of pellets in my hand, opening the cage and letting him come out on his own. Which works to an extend. He will see the food, give body language that he really wants it but if I approach him he gets mad. Though if I say come to me with the pellets in my hand, he will jump to my hand but then have an instinct to bite me for a second then continue to eat. And for a while he's sort of on edge and can snap after this process which usually as soon as I take him out of his cage, he's super friendly. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong, does anyone have any suggestions. I feel like even though he's jumping to my hand himself, we're taking a step back somehow because he gets more aggressive.
My conure is almost a year old and with in the last two days seems to have become aggressive. I am really the only one that interacts with him but I do have a roommate. He has started just instantly biting me when I take him out if his cage, he hasn't broken skin but definitely left marks. His feathers get really fluffed up when he does this though. I have been trying the time out thing, were I put him on the cage or in the cage and ignore him for a few minutes, this was working with his little nips but isnt working with this more aggressive behavior. Any suggestions?
Re-watch mainly for support, lol rio my maroonbellys not as evil. But I'm sitting with him on my shoulder in a hoodie, far away from his cage and aviary! Thx🦜💕
My Quaker parrot is 3 years old we just rescued him and we have realised that he is missing a toe nail so we are thinking maybe he was mistreated he also gets very aggressive and bites me when I am feeding him or any of my other birds, even if I give him his food first. Dose anyone have suggestions on what I can do?
@@aylahellokittylover9457 yeah isnt that exciting!? I'm a little too obsessed with miranda sings lol what about you? And have you seen her show on Netflix?
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Thats an interesting bird on your shoulder
Haha thank u!!
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yo thats not a bird, thats a rhino
@@thisisgreatnot5734 no wayyyy for a second i thought it was an giraffe 😳
bro i’m not even joking i thought it was a flamingo 🦩
So many questions victoriaryann, my green Quaker parrot mozart is quite tame he will fly to me he will fly on my arm on my family members arms and shoulders lets us give him treats and sits with us hes took to me better, but he can be a bit snappy am scared to try attmpt to touch him i don't want to push the boundaries just yet as ive only had him for about 8 weeks and in my opinion hes come so far in such a short time i mean he takes treats and does all what i said above so doing pretty well, his last owner said she had him over 3years and didn't get along with her son but he's been perfectly fine with my son's, so i just would like a few tips on getting to be able to be closer by this i mean at least dare to turn my face his way when he is on my shoulder or a little stroke to the head just abit more contact between us, also his pin feathers are driving him nuts and i would love to be able to help him with the discomfort how do i get him to trust me with these things please help 🙏
I have had three parakeets they were so sweet and were really easy and happy but they died due to me not researching how household items were toxic to birds like nonstick pans. Now, I think I'm ready for a new bird, especially a quaker parrot but I'm afraid I won't be able to deal with its cage aggression and my mom wouldn't like the bird. I am also at my father hows on Tuesday and Thursday nights and I wonder if the bird could learn to handle not being with me on those nights but with my mom
Ah I see a rare featherless spiky birb on your shoulder
Hi. Thanks for making these videos. I have a green cheak named peanut who is very aggressive. I have a baby and he has bitten the baby twice and broken skin. Now, I am affraid to let him out of his cage because he goes straight to the baby every time. I feel awful to not give him the free time he needs, but I dont know what to do. He is bitty with the whole family but mostly the baby. Please advise me. I dont want to rehome him, and I hate having him in the cage.
If your bird attacks a family member, never laugh at it. A bird, while playing with you, will associate your happy noises with fun/correct behavior. Laughing at a bird attacking (no matter how ridiculous it might be) reinforces that behavior.
Always treat this problem sternly, and always have the cage at a lower/chest level than everyone in the family. Even the 'hated' person should be taller than the bird at all times.
I found you after trying to find videos to deal with my aggressive green Quaker. Thank you so much for the tips!
Hey birbs! Hope you're having a great day 🐦 wanted to say real quick that I appreciate all of you helping one another out with our parrots. Whether you agree or disagree with others' ways of handling issues with parrots, its nice to have a solid group of people that respect one another and are willing to help. Thanks again! Hope you enjoy your weekend.
I have spent months studying house training a parrot and discovered a fantastic resource at Parrot ploy plan (google it if you're interested)
Hey, not sure if anyone is going to see this but a few days ago i got a 2 year old quaker parrot i adopted her she is territorial of her cage wont let me touch her food and when i take her out i have to take her out with a towel or cloth. when she was out she bit me in the face i didnt yell at her or anything and she just bites me out of no where does anyone have anything that could help me so i can love and cuddle my bird.
@@lexilorenz5246
Your very first mistake w/ that bird in particular (one that you just recently got that hasn't even had time to adjust to you OR it's new surroundings, much less that you've actually had time to earn it's trust well yet??)....
is that there is *never* any need to "take it out of it's cage" in the first place.
Let the bird learn to come out of it's cage (it's one safe place where it feels secure) *ITSELF* ... when *it* ...
is actually ready to and feels safe enough to!
And it will also learn to go back IN it's cage all on it's own when it's ready to/wants to better this way, too.
Every time you reach in to TAKE it out when *you* want it out??...you're only setting yourself back 10 paces in earning that bird's trust and it only serves to BREAK any trust that bird will ever have in you.
Why?...because the bird only sees you as a PREDATOR and scary af trying to remove it from where it already feels safe and wants to be atm,
especially with your hands coming at it like that-CLAWS (covered or not)- on a regular basis.
In addition to the fact that most birds are territorial af of their cages and will become aggressive af in order to protect it at all times, especially from someone that it doesn't even know well at all yet..much less TRUST yet.
Yes i just found out. I stopped giving him bread. 👍
Thankyou, I am in love with Carl, my quaker, but hes fickle. Its readily apparent that I need help so thankyou 😊.
Pretty helpful video.
Thank u I'm glad it helped 😊
Wondered where he's been should have him in your videos more he's so cool looking sitting there to.
Lol definitely! Frylock doesn't get enough spotlight that he deserves
@@VictoriaRyann yes he is so neat
My jenday conure flys after my dogs, my nieces and nephews. How do I stop him from doing that behavior?
Same here, my sister's Quaker parrot does the same thing. He also nibbles on people (usually on the neck) and it leaves little marks plus it's uncomfortable. But when I try to be stern with him about it and tell him no he just bites more and increases pressure. Which is why I'm here looking this stuff up, trying to find a better solution x3
My cockatiel currently went through his first “summer hormones”. We had to keep him in his cage for 3 WEEKS because he would fly at us to bite us. (Protecting the kids mainly) He seems to be calming down and we can have him out more now but he still is pretty grumpy. Any hints? I miss my sweet bird and I hate having him use his cage so much!
Laura Hayrapetyan I rescued parrots for 3 yrs worse thing u can do is lock them in a cage when they are mad keep him out in a safe room and tell your kids don’t go mess with him good luck
I just have to say, I have only been watching you for a few weeks and I am always so excited to see your NIN shirts! I'd have to watch your channel just because of that even if I didnt have a bird.
I have just found your channel and videos today. I love these. I also have a yellowsided female conure with the same little heart on her chest as yours. Great videos!! Keep it up!
Thank you Tasha that means a lot!! Aweee aren't they the best!? May be somewhat biased but the yellow sided ones are my fav 🥰 thank you again I appreciate you being so nice
I know I am waaaay late but I was googling and came upon this video. My quaker Paulie has been with me since end of Sept (now nov) he was doing great , just nibbling he knew if he’d stop biting he’d get a treat. I cleaned his cage because it was poopy. Now he hates me being around his cage. If he’s anywhere else other then his cage he’s ok. He doesn’t let me do nothing now like I use to. I am only allowed to give him treats when he stops biting which is now out of control. I’ll give him taste of fruits, snacks etc and he’ll be fine. Soon as that’s gone, biting is back. Please help, I’ve tried to make his cage just as before I cleaned it and no change.
The main reason I hesitate when taking my bird out of the cage is because he'll poop every 10 seconds. I see a lot of people having their birds outside all the time and I wonder how? They'll poop everywhere.
Can you help, I just adopted a Quaker from a very busy family when I went to get her and the owner put her on my finger. Once she went on top of her cage I tried putting my finger there and she was scared she bite me didn’t draw blood but hard !!! I am scared! I brought her home and don’t know where to start
2:50 to 4:03 all animal owners need to hear thank you someone said it
Thanks for understanding 😊
Agreed.
Lmao remember me? I’m the one that’s allergic to their poop haha. Since I can’t get a bird, I’m getting fish 😂😅😤🥺
Girl I was just thinking about you the other day! Hoping to find some way around this odd allergy for ya lol unfortunately there's no way around stopping poop 😂
What would be the first thing to do to earn their trust? My bird has been in his cage for a while and he got aggressive again....how do you think I can earn his trust back?
Did anyone else kiss their screens in the intro?
Badboyjuni no😂
So my blue Quaker has been getting really loud and aggressive, he is just a baby so I’m still training him, but one thing he seems to enjoy is watching your video’s on TH-cam 😜it calms him down almost immediately 👍🏻
thank u!! very helpful video. But i have a question, I hav a good bond with my bird but he would attack my face for no reason sometimes even when we were just a minute ago were having fun+quality time. What can i do to get him to stop attacking? i mean one time it was very close to my eye!
Hello Victoria,
I can definitely use some help with my current situation with my resqued Amazon. Message back if you get this because I would love some pointers
FaSTurbo I used to rescue and retame birds if u still need help feel free to email me at countryxboy002@gmail.com
So so true! I have/had budgies, princess's, red rumps, superbs, cockatiels, quails, oh god what else, kingfisher, eclectus, magpies, love birds, finches, and a silver eye . Each species has their own quirks, their own hormonal cycle and their stage of life. that if you understand will make it easier to understand what they are doing, why and when.
This is a wonderful video! It was overall very helpful, but I'd just like to add that there being any kind of "alpha" bird is a myth. There is not leader to a flock. They will follow a certain bird sometimes, yes, but this is usually because said bird thought there was danger, alerted its' flock, and flew off a few seconds before them.
YAY!!! i was so sad! i missed your videos so much! the birb queen is back!
daweee thank uuu!!!!! hope you're having a good week so far
Thank you for your suggestions. I have hand breaded quakers Cockotoos and Mcaws. The word I use is train train train, once they get used to the person who trained them yes they will protect you and yes they will bite anyone sitting by you. I have my parrots out 24 7 hope this helps.
Thank you for your help! Oh my I bet you stay busy lol
You are so loving and caring toward birds, sweet. I've been graced with 3 conure birds all throughout my life.
Thank you so much Sammy I appreciate you for saying that :) conures are awesome
Also b4 when he was young I use to go everywhere with like laundry store park close places but now I can’t even have him on me for 20secs he’ll start biting the crap outta me. I seen all you videos but I just want you to read from my perspective and tell me step by step..
Hello! So recently my friend gave me their bird because his little, 3 year old brother is allergic to him. He is a cockatiel names Snowe Flake ( A 7 year old named him and yes that is how its spelled). He is not social and is very cage territorial. He is loud (but I don't really mind it) he doesn't like toys at all because he was not raised with them and he is now 10 years old. I am his 3rd home, his first home mad-handled him a lot as a baby and his second home (my friends home) neglected him. They didn't clip his wings (which is OK, I let him fly around the house). He likes being around people and enjoys noise. They worst part (I think) is that he is trying to mate with our dog and he is hormonal and sexually frustrated and bites a lot. He does enjoy treats but Im not sure how to 'punish' him for doing something bad cause he enjoys out his cage and inside his cage. Snowe Flake is very similar to your Quaker bird so I was hoping for some advice cause he will bite my fingers but is OK with going on my arm whether is covered or not and he will eat treats from my hand as long as its not in my palm. Are you able to help me?
I just got a quaker parrot about 4 days ago and was told he was 4 years old, the first day he flew over to me from his cage and sat on my shoulder and wouldn't go to any1 else then the second day he went to my partner and would fly to him but go to bite me and the last few days he will only go to my adult son and will fly across the room to attack me and will try to attack me if I go near my son, I do know he was bought from a man so maybe hrs just used to men but how can I get him to like me or will he just not???
Hi❤ i have also a Quaker parrot that he bites everything but he also wants to step in my head or my hands i dont know how to stop him for being so aggressive in everything.
My daughter and I adopted a Quaker that is the same color as Popples. We also have one just like Yoshi and our Yoski look-alike is the sweetest little one ever. Poppies look-alike on the other hand is very rough and quick to bite if you go near him, however, my daughter and I can pet him at times. He likes to be where you are and in the middle of where the people in the home and action is. He is a biter and he bites HARD. I want to learn how to teach him to love us like we love him.
I'm so confused.. I just watched another of your videos where you said there are no 'alphas' in bird world and that you specifically went though touching all the things in the birds cage all the time so that they wouldn't be territorial
Question: tonight my Quaker hissed at me & lunged at me when I was putting him in his “nighttime cage” & I didn’t even DO ANYTHING!
I’ll admit: sometimes it’s hard for me to just let him get his way…so I made him step up on the perch and then my arm; while speaking firmly: to show him that I’m not afraid of him!
Any recommendations on how I should treat that situation?
(We had an awesome day together…& it just kinda upsets me when we have a moment that feels like we were both “going south.”☹️)
That’s the other thing = there’s nothing worse than when we have a wonderful day together, he listens well, we have a great trick training… And then all of a sudden at the end of the day = he decides to be in “ass“ to me 😔.
Any recommendations are appreciated!! TY
I just got a baby green cheek and want a second bird what breed would you recommend?
I have two quakers I never had one with the problem of biting me. All of a sudden she started biting me. I was in the hospital back In august for a week and when I got home she started biting me. How to I get her to stop biting me
I'd invite you to watch the study on parrots having emotions like humans. They understand money and empathy. There is an experiment with African Grey's.
The onwers some times hurt the birds then they will lash out as they think you are going to hurt them just give birds a lot of time after the trust is there be your best freind forever.
My conure is 3 years old and suddenly started getting really aggressive around our training. He will recall and fly to me and then land and just absolutely maul my hand. Same thing when we are doing training for putting objects in a box. I thought it was just the clicker they suddenly decided they hated but when I stopped using the clicker I still get suddenly attacked. I’m wondering if she is feeling like the nut is something her and I need to fight over? I just don’t know what else to try
My pineapple conure is a boy n just bits allot on my shoulder he will not at the ear then the top of my shoulder only steps up when he wants to even if I asked and have show him a test HELP S.O.S
My quaker pecks me, it doesn't hurts but, very uncomfortable. Why does he do this? And how do I stop it.
Sorry sweetie but your volume is not on this video. Please I hope you get this message. I enjoyed hearing some of your bird stories you seem like a very nice person.
My mother has 3 brids one female indian ringneck parrot and two male Quaker parrots all housed in the same room .. all three of them are mean even to her .. but one arlo .. one of the male Quaker parrots , he allows her to hold him . I'm wondering what can be done to help her with the other two birds aggressive behavior. They all are very territorial and she's the only one who can enter the room
I have a quaker parrot and mine is on her first molting stage and she gets really jealous and angry and also she even has a bond with my guardian and it makes me jealous too I try so much and she doesn't like me but only a little bit
My quaker is getting aggressive he always want me but same time he bite my lips and cheek like crazy bird not always but yes he do i dont understand what he wants.
I have a 8 month old Quaker and she just started bitting me. She never did it before Please help
That’s exactly me-
My quaker parrot is very aggressive and bites very hard she does not like being touched at all
My Quaker is biting his foot off by toes he has almost got the second one off now HELP
FRYLOCK!!!!
Operant conditioning is not an understanding of cause and effect, it's an inferior substitute for an understanding of cause and effect. When humans rely on operant conditioning, we call it the post hoc ergo propter hoc logical fallacy, so it's definitely not a sign of higher intelligence. Parrots are not as susceptible to this logical fallacy as the less intelligent species that humans often train, because in the wild they don't need to rely on it. They have the gift of reasoned understanding of the mechanisms behind processes and the ability to creatively apply that understanding to problems. They're simply too smart to jump to hasty conclusions like dumber animals do like "I did a dance and then rain came, therefore my dance caused the rain to come". Parrots and some other birds are too intelligent to be mentally stimulated by a bunch of operant conditioning and rote memorisation, which are as unfulfilling to them as they would be to us. They need puzzle toys and activities for logical or strategic problem solving.
Whoa that was very thorough and detailed thank you so much for your input I appreciate it.
You are very cute! You have the Oprah personality for birds! Good luck in your future. Bird people love you😘
I have to clip my Quaker’s wings bc he has flown away 3 times
i have a green quaker parrot her name is nelly. we have a bond but at the same time i feel like she hates me. she'll be sweet and cuddle wanting pets one second and then the next taking a chunk out of my hand and laughing as she chews on the skin she tore off my hand.
Good Lord!!! Must be something upsetting her 😬 hope you can get this taken care of cause that's scary.
It’s nothing to do with hormones when a bird is cage defensive all you need to do is get rid of his cage toys bowls etc . New every thing and you make the bird know it’s your cage. Should never have you bird on your head or shoulders because that makes them higher than you which in turn makes his boss. NO ones knows every thing about and bird.
I also have a green cheek pineapple Conure called kiwi and Quaker called sully. I also have a alexandrine,moustache, rosella, 5 budgies , red belly, regents parrots 🦜 all free fly in my home. I have 13 snakes,50 odd tarantulas,2 geese 3 ducks 2 chooks and a cockerel, 2 dogs 2 chinchillas,Bosc lizard. Crested geckos a house bunny,and many more. I am also retired so I can spend time with my pets specially the parrots.
Make sure you keep you reptiles well away from your birds predatory instincts as lizards snakes are very fond of birds. The natural behaviour of an parrot or bird seeing them as a threat. As for your husband. Make him take over your duties with poppols and you stay away whilst your hubby works with the bird then start introducing yourself back. The more you keep hubby and popples apart the more hate will form. Nice video.
Good point
I have an aggressive cockatiel and conure
How do you protect your kids from the birds?
Good advice my GCC is going hormonal now. You have described her perfectly. My problem, not my parrot, is when she nips my neck while she’s on my shoulder. I loose my patience. (My voice only) I don’t have perches in every room, I’ll try that. I do use time out when she is in attack mode, I believe she doesn’t even know it’s me. She just lunges and bites. Don’t take me wrong, like first thing in the morning it’s all love and head scratches. Thanks from BooBoo and her human.
My GCC lunges at my wife 24/7 :(
Hello, Victoria! I just wanna say now that I absolutely LOVE your videos! You’ve helped me bond really well with my lovely Lutino Quaker names Mari, and things are running pretty smoothly. :)
I realized you mentioned that Quakers get very lonely, and I should take them around the house with me, but I have a slight issue with that...
I have other animals (Dogs and cats) that will most likely attack her and hurt her pretty badly. I do my best to bring Mari out of my room, downstairs, and around my house while the animals are closed in other rooms as much as possible, but it’s becoming a hassle, and it could easily go downhill if an animal is accidentally let loose while I’m downstairs with my bird. Do you have any suggestions? Please let me know! :D
I have that problem as well. Have you seen those clear bird backpacks? They look like the clear cat carriers/backpacks but for birds. Sometimes I’ll put my parrot in that and set it on the counter while I’m in the kitchen. She’s there and can see me, but the cats can’t get to her.
Thank you!
Pretty helpful video. Thanks
Thank you so much I appreciate ya!
Crazy bird lady spotted.
Thank you! I just listened to TH-cam that told a person to drop bird on floor to punish him😞
YOU ARE KIDDING!!! I know we all have our own ways of handling bird behaviors but holy smokes that seems ridiculous and sooooo way out of bounds.
This your best video yet, in my opinion! I also have a blue quaker who is nine months old. She has so many of the same tendencies as Popples. She loves me attacks my husband she’s a little territorial depends on the moment LOL. A lot of what you said is so true. I especially liked that you don’t try to force a bird to do anything but you try to work around it or with it. Great job!! My husband doesn’t care about my bird Cooley, loves her but does not need a close relationship, so we live with that he can feed her treats and take care of her food and water but other than that she does not want him anywhere around her cage and will attack if she’s out and about. That being said, she came to me with her wings clipped and I have not quite decided what to do when they grow out. Keep up the good work Victoria! 😍😍😍
Thank you that really means a lot :) I love the name Cooley haven't heard anyone use that one yet! Your situation with your husband sounds a lot like mine. You'll have to keep me updated on whether you decide to keep Cooley's wings trimmed or not and how it goes. I'm hoping once Popples is able to fly again that he doesn't dive bomb to attack my husband. So I'm really trying to get the aggression completely controlled so that won't be an issue 😬
Victoria Ryann birds were given wings to fly so let them grow back. You wouldn’t cut a toddles legs off because they run off getting into mischief , just be safe, flying birds can fly away x
Julie Corrall That was my opinion, to most likely keep my Quakers wings clipped. I live in an area that has a lot of raptors including bald eagles, Golden’s, owls and over a dozen different types of hawks. If my bird were to somehow get out of my house, she unfortunately wouldn’t last long. I’m erring on the side of safety.
dasheast1 yeah thats fine , I understand that I have a similar problem my area plenty of flying raptors , but, that’s out side I have taken precautions to not allow mine to escape too easily. I suppose they could if they tried hard enough. But I’ve taken my responsibilities has a parrot keeper to prevent it happening. Once I had to have one of my quakers wings clipped because his flight was really bad , but he continued to try flying and crashed to the floor that many time he smashed his rib cage and chest bones which I had to let him go “vets advise” and ever since then I worry about and bird being clipped. I just wanted to have a say on open media. No disrespect to you. Hope you make the right discussion for your bird. Regards Jc
Julie Corrall I’m so sorry about your Quaker, that must have been awful! I honestly haven’t totally decided what to do yet. I respect your opinion. Best to you and your birds 🐦
I have always wondered about this specific problem with owning a parrot. Great video.
Thank you Mohammed :)
We have a bearded dragon, and we are looking into rescuing a Quaker or African Grey, Do you ever worry about them being together? I'm not planning for them to be together ever, but I'm just curious what their reactions are.
Oh cool you have a bearded dragon too! Yeah I'm like you in that sense I don't really plan on them ever being together but as you saw there are times I have them all out at the same time. Popples usually minds his own buisness and never makes a point to approach an animal and I've never had them side by side where they both noticed each other to know for sure on how he would react. Yoshi on the other hand is nosy and approaches Frylock when he sees him. Yoshi will attempt to nip at him and frylock will flare his neck. Once I noticed that I separated them and I never purposely put them side by side. But they can each have a shoulder and both are fine. Seems as long as they both have some distance with each other all is good 😊 good luck with rescuing a quaker or grey hope it all works out for you all 😊
Oh my gosh, I love your videos! I have an IRN and talk about loud and aggressive! Obviously he was never socialized and human contact was something he had no clue about. Thanks to your videos Parker is a loving, happy bird. Thank so much for all the wonderful information! Parker and I thank you!
Awee thank you Anna this really made my day and makes me feel like I'm doing alright with this :) lol Parker sounds like such a cool companion and glad to hear things are getting better with both of you. Good luck and thank you again!!!
@@VictoriaRyannlove all your super advice helping me so much x
Your thumbnails are everything lmao
Lol thank you I try
I missed ur vids a lot where have u been?? I luv the purple hair btw hope ur ok u look beautiful doll
Thanks girl! Just a bunch happening in my personal life sorry about that. Everything should be back to normal now 😊
@@VictoriaRyann good we missed u hope it's all ok
I just got 2 quakers. Kiwi the 2 yr old is aggressive & protective of Jewel the younger one. Their previous family says Kiwi was sweet & friendly until about a month ago (fall). I want to do everything I can to earn the trust of both of them but they won't take treats & are afraid of anything new including pieces of fruit (ikr?!). Any advice on how I can work w/ them w/out treats & w/out reinforcing Kiwi's striking/biting behavior??
Thanks for the suggestions! My green cheek really goes after my wife. :( we keep working though and don't force anything. Keep up the amazing videos!
Coco The Greencheek Conure hey my quakers called coco
Hi, I really appreciate all your knowledge and am watching your videos to learn all I can because I want to get a parrot down the road. I do have a question for you. I’ve been thinking about a green cheek for awhile and went to local bird shop recently… really knowledgeable owners who absolutely love birds and have been doing this for decades. Anyway, I was able to hold a 6-month old green cheek and it immediately started biting my arm. The guy said I handled it the way I was supposed to because I didn’t react, but he continued to bite until he was put back in the cage, it even broke my skin. Now I’ve heard they’re nippy, but is this normal? Now I’m a little afraid to get one. Any thoughts?
I have big issues with other bird owners treating their birds like dogs. They dont think like people or children, and especially don't think like dogs. There is no "pecking" order in birds. They don't seek to dominate at all moments, or try to control us- they are entirely self serving. They don't have a concept of dominance or pack order. It's so hard to tell people this, when they're functioning under the idea that they have to teach their birds that they're the boss. You're not a "boss". You either have a relationship with your bird, or you don't, and fear is not a relationship.
My bird had fallen off the roof of my grandmas house as a baby and then chased by her dog. We took it in and it started to be very timid. My sister read somewhere to not show the bird you are afraid, but ended up making the bird so aggressive it bites anyone in sight. We don’t know it’s gender, or how to treat a bird that has never gone through training before. Please help!
U got lizards too? So do I I have 5 pets. A cat, a leopard gecko, a created gecko, an eastern fence lizard, and my GCC who is territorial and agressive as heck. He attacks if I clean his cage. He flips out when I’m cleaning it and comes after me. I have to keep him off with a towel which sucks bc he hates towels so hurts our bond. But I’ll put him somewhere else and he will just fly back to the cage and come after me. He does the same thing with his toys and his food dish. I can’t even touch my bird it just bites. I’ve had him about 2 months. I can get him to step up and target but don’t trust him to shoulder carry him. Maybe I’ll tr wearing a hoodie and put him up there. The biting thou and not touching is partly on me thou because I pull my hand back when I near him bc he lunges and beaks. Now I don’t have confidence to touch them. I’m trying to use a clicker and put my hand a little closer then clic and treat until I can get closer
Thank you so much. Seems all I hear see and read is the glories of your cuddly bird. I think I am not a bird person because screaming in my ear what are you doing isn’t cute. Pinching and preening is not appreciated. Having a tame loving conure fly across the room and attack you is unacceptable. Finally a video that addresses these issues and doesn’t make me feel guilty for wanting to wring my conures neck, or sell it to the highest bidder. Good job, and thank you.
That was unacceptable and appreciated, yes ur comment, if u don't have time and patience for this bird please find it a good home!!!
I meant unappreciated
Am I not allowed to comment on the frustrating parts of bird ownership. We can only gush and make believe there no negatives to bird ownership. Maybe if more honest conversations were online less people would get a bird with unreasonable expectations and then neglect or abuse the bird. Saying at times I want to ring my birds neck says nothing about how much time or patience I have. But god forbid you mention a negative. You know nothing about me or my bird or our relationship.
@@roxanne1951 ok , i sincerely apologize, ur right ,i dont know u, so hope things get better 4 u and ur bird, maybe he or she will grow out of the behavior that u don't like, my applog to u, didn't mean to offend
Carol Hartley thank you for the apology, I appreciate it.
I have a blue crown conure that I got when she was three years old. She is awesome and near perfect. Even though I did research and was very thoughtful about getting her I was still ill prepared for the reality and complications of having a companion bird. I worry about the large amounts of birds neglected, abused or isolated. I think honest conversations of the negatives are important. I have days and weeks where my relationship with Pampa is perfect. Others not so much. I am learning too how to more effectively handle Pampa to minimize some of my issues. If I had it to do over I would not get a cuddly conure. Not the perfect bird for me. I am just being honest while still loving Pampa and giving Her the best home I can give her.
Mine is 3 months old just got her and anytime I open the cage she goes crazy and wants to fly out any tricks to help because I will have to change her food and water alot ok nervous she will fly out again what should I do? And is this normal?
We have had our Quaker parrot, kiwi, his whole life. He used to shower every day with me, whenever I cried he would kiss my face and he LOVED to be around us. Now kiwi is 13 and he is absolutely tyrannical. He bites a lot and gets really angry and throws tantrums. I have a feeling that Quaker parrots are just naturally angry. Kiwi is loving but he’s such a brat.
Hi, I have a 2 month quaker. She is super clingy to me, will not stay on the perch even if I am in the room. How can I have her stay her perch while I do things in the room? Also she will fly to me at will and sometimes she just doesn’t. How can I make it more consistent for her to fly to me when I call her?
When I was a kid I had female parrot named paulina. She was such a nice parrot to live with she loved everyone but she didn't like my little brother. My brother scared her and broke her wing she hated him for it. She didn't like it when i left my room she was scared. I camed up with a plan. I let her listen to nature sounds. She loved it so much that danced and chirped. And loved to play with me she move her toys on the floor and picked it up she did it every time. I loved her so much I glad I saved her that place where she was. Those people where so mean to her. 9 years ago she died of old age
Good vid but I did notice the clipped wings and you can tell he’s a lil chunky. Flying is one of the only ways a bird can exercise so I don’t recommend clipping their wings 😅
My lovebird is VERY aggressive. We thought she was a boy for the first 5 years of her life until she laid eggs. This was around the time we got our new dog who is very energetic and crazy around her. So, our bird got VERY aggressive and mean to EVERYONE because she was scared because my dog will go up to my birds cage and sniff her and sometimes bark at her (we usually keep her away.) Now she is 7 and it’s sad to see her super aggressively to everyone, she doesn’t get out very much and i feel very very bad for her. I’m trying to help her again but she will NOT come out of her cage, she’ll bite and puff her feathers out. She also builds nests with her feathers so she has a bald spot. :( I’m going to try to help her be more comfortable but i’m not forcing anything on her, before I decide to rehome her because I don’t know if I’m giving her the right home. Every day I go near her cage, open the door, etc. To have her trust me more.
I’m planning on rescuing a 6 year old Gray Lovebird, she was re-homed multiple times because of her cage aggression. I’m willing to work with her and try to tame her, I’ve already got everything I need into a cart on multiple websites. Any advice?
My green cheek has quite severe aggression surrounding his cage and pellets, sometimes veggies too. I used to give his pellets in a dish at the bottom of his cage but I felt like that was encouraging his aggression because he thought it was it nest. I've been mixing things up and seeing if other things work. Lately I've been putting a few pieces of pellets in my hand, opening the cage and letting him come out on his own. Which works to an extend. He will see the food, give body language that he really wants it but if I approach him he gets mad. Though if I say come to me with the pellets in my hand, he will jump to my hand but then have an instinct to bite me for a second then continue to eat. And for a while he's sort of on edge and can snap after this process which usually as soon as I take him out of his cage, he's super friendly. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong, does anyone have any suggestions. I feel like even though he's jumping to my hand himself, we're taking a step back somehow because he gets more aggressive.
My conure is almost a year old and with in the last two days seems to have become aggressive. I am really the only one that interacts with him but I do have a roommate. He has started just instantly biting me when I take him out if his cage, he hasn't broken skin but definitely left marks. His feathers get really fluffed up when he does this though. I have been trying the time out thing, were I put him on the cage or in the cage and ignore him for a few minutes, this was working with his little nips but isnt working with this more aggressive behavior. Any suggestions?
Re-watch mainly for support, lol rio my maroonbellys not as evil. But I'm sitting with him on my shoulder in a hoodie, far away from his cage and aviary! Thx🦜💕
Yay love the new video!!!!! Thank you!!!
Hey girly hope you and your family are doing good and ready for Christmas!!
My Quaker parrot is 3 years old we just rescued him and we have realised that he is missing a toe nail so we are thinking maybe he was mistreated he also gets very aggressive and bites me when I am feeding him or any of my other birds, even if I give him his food first. Dose anyone have suggestions on what I can do?
I have a baby Quaker and he just started to kinda gently attack and sometimes bite he’s (4weeks) and I wanna know what to do since he’s so small
Hi Victoria I miss you like crazy but I'm glad you're back in action.
I have 2 good news.
Awweee thanks girl!! Tell me your good news!!!! Can't wait to hear :)
Well Kat have her baby boy on Dec 2.
Are you big fan of Colleen Aka Miranda Sings?
@@aylahellokittylover9457 yeah isnt that exciting!? I'm a little too obsessed with miranda sings lol what about you? And have you seen her show on Netflix?
I’m a huge fan of her.
Anyway She just have her baby boy on December 10.👶🏻🤱🏻🍔🍼🏩👩🏻💻
I might check it out.
thank you so much for the video. my moustache baby all if a sudden got extremely territorial 😭 hope it will get better
I'm the only person in the house who can even open Floyds cage without him getting aggressive, and I'm the only one he'll clean haha
my quaker parrot loves me the most cuz im lazy LOL and ply games
Maybe he's trying to hint that you need a haircut. Lol
he's like gurrrl look at those split ends lemme help ya with that 😂😂
@@VictoriaRyann Better hope he don't charge you for the service. He be like. That will be 20 bucks plus tax. My time is money honey. 😁 😁
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I have a new conure and it is just like urs and it always bites me soooo