@@gzus1482 Yes, and it's on me, free of charge, no strings attached! Usually, before I tell such jokes, I demand my audience sign a pre-pun-tual agreement.🙃
IT IS!! I used to rescue exotic birds from abusive or neglectful situations and one of the ways I would really bond with them was preening. It was soothing for me and a gesture of love for them.
(In case other people didnt know.) You can really help out your pet parrot with the pin feathers it can't reach, especially the back of their head and their face. If the pin feathers stay too long and become stuck, it can cause the poor birdie lots of discomfort and can even cause feather loss! If you have 2 or more parrots at home (and they get along 😅), then they will help each other out when it comes to releasing pin feathers. Also! If you want less keratin dust in your house, give your parrot a good misting in the shower it makes it way less dusty, and plus, most parrots LOVE a good wash 😂❤
For that last line: All I can think of is my grand aunts old parrots who dived into a bown of water and slashed around for a solid 5 minutes before she called them out and they froze in place. lol
entitlement of feeling (morally) superior it's so irritating, under 25's are the worst for it for me lately, always gotta be right, even when they're wrong
@rainblue4789 I don't think it's fair to label a whole age group given that a lot of people on the Internet are anonymous so no way of telling whether something is their real age or not.
@@WowCreativeUsernameevery adult conversation too sadly. Sometimes the "authority of age" allows people to say the wildest things and think they are right. Edit update* yall saying only young people do this? ? I think its the opposite. At least young people learn from mistakes or backdown when theyre wrong and humble. Someone older will realize theyre in the wrong and continue arguing😅 to save face.
@@GamersInHellOnYt Oh god, the amount of times I've heard an older person say something objectively false but you're not allowed to say anything cuz "respect your elders"
Some birds use it as a calming habit and then end up over preening in neglectful or abusive situations, which can make the bird stop producing feathers over time
this is actually a super important part of bonding with your bird. they do this to each other in the wild so it helps them associate you as a “flock mate”
Not to mention whenever they dry up and the feather is fully out, it can actually be kinda itchy to the parrot which is why they are always preening themselves. And sometimes there are parts they cannot reach which is why they help preen one another. And if you have a good relationship with your parrot, they actually will greatly appreciate you helping them reach the parts they can’t get as it is also a type of friendship building moment
Love this, if you have a problem with picking your skin, having a bird molting is like AMAZING. You get to stim on your bird, your birds happy, and its a great bonding time
Nope. I have a skin picking problem, and I have a parrot. I've kept parrots for years and I love getting the new feathers. The problem is your bird doesn't want or tolerate the amount of preening from you that will satisfy your need to stim. I constantly have bite wounds in various stages of healing all over my hands because it is so hard to stop when the bird says stop.
I second this! Of course, people shouldn't get a bird as a primary solution and everything. But if you already have one, this is absolutely helpful. My birds loved that I would preen them as soon as they asked, because they are a little dumdum and don't understand preening each other. And for me, it hit just the right spot and kept the skin picking down (in addition to my other tools obviously)
Dorks!😂 When i got my baby parrot, he looked like a full on pin cushion!!! I dont know why people would get offended at a pin feather???🪶 Thats funny😂❤
Just people being ignorant about the biology of an animal they've never actually done research on, but for whatever reason consider themselves experts on.
@@HerbaMachinawhat? People hate it because of the way it looks coming out of the skin. It gives me chills. Has nothing to do with anything you said. She meant offended as in people freaking out about the way it looks. They weren’t passing judgment on it, kind of like when you see a newborn foals hoof for the first time. It’s just unnerving.
The birds love it when you help them shell off the stubborn ones that are super dry but in hard spots for them to reach or just have been on long past they're due to bust out of the little shell!
Thank you for adding to an educational conversation, not just from the birds health perspective but also its effects on their owners, which i wasnt aware of 😊
Chickens also have this! I love crumbling the keratin shells off my hens’ necks, they love it! It’s like getting a good scratch in a hard to reach place
@ShelbyTheMacaw I think it’s a splendid service you are providing by telling people all the non-fun stuff to expect when you take on the responsibility (and HUGE EXPENSE) of a tropical bird. It’s work, work, work, day in, day out, and the amount of attention (play, keeping their minds active, and directing their energy in a positive way) is no small feat!
My bird looooved me helping with his pin feathers when they were ready (the ones he couldn't reach), he'd try to groom me by nibbling my fingers gently as I helped him
Mum had a African grey back in the late 90s, a rescued bird , the powder was everywhere constantly!. She was sneaky, i had her for around 6 months, her cage was left open in my house when i was out all day, for months I'd get home and praise her for not damaging anything, and she'd always be sitting on her perch above the cage when i got home,then i found a single little poop half way up my stairs 😮 my imagination ran wild with what she must have been doing whilst i was out all that time 😂 she was a stroppy thing at times,and always put her beak resting against the metal cage,then clicked her beak making the whole metal cage vibrate,always when talking to someone, or watching/ playing favourite shows or playing games..she knew exactly what she was doing!, the young Rook i had as a rescue was far more intelligent though, and no where near as annoying 😅
It also worth mentioning that birds will peel those off of each other to help each other, so when we made them pets, it's now our responsibility to help the bird. It's not hurting them, it's not cruel, it needs to be peeled off! And that is one beautiful bird!!
I remember reading about pin feathers when I first got birds. That's why birds give each other times for preening. I just never saw it so clearly because I have tiny birds. I'm glad I got to see this and for you telling me about the blood. Now I know that if they preen themselves, that might be a worry I can calm myself from sooner.
OMG has nobody ever cooked a turkey and had to pull the pin feathers out? Good God every man woman and child in America should know what a pin feather is! That's almost down right un-American. 😮 😜 🤣🤣🤣
Once, someone brought a parrot to my work and she crawled onto my head and started preening my scalp. It’s one of the best moments of my life and my hair was a mess. 😆❤
People are surprisingly ignorant. I grew up with birds. I love them but my husband is highly allergic. But I always preened them. They loved it. It’s a great way to bond with your bird.
I have always been curious about birds as a pet. Learning about this was news to me, buuuut extremely interesting and im loving all the new animal stuff I'm learning lately. ❤❤
I dont see why people would be upset. Ive even heard that picking iff a bords pin feathers is actually a good way to build a bond with them. They even do it for eachother in the wild.
This helps me a lot! I was so scared when my rescue boy was riddled with these. I thought he was gonna need surgery or something. Nobody, even the people who gave me him, explained it.
I guess I never thought about the fact that birds don't just hatch with all their feathers already intact. They actually have to grow them, like hair. Wow!
My grandparents had a rescued parrot who plucked out all his feathers due to stress and neglect in the previous home. Unfortunately they never grew back, but he was still a beautiful bird with the stuff remaining on his head. I miss him every time I visit them, he'd yell in the same voice my papa used to get my grandmas attention (she's been going deaf for a while now). She does have awful asthma so I can't help wondering if those little left on his head was making it worse for her without even knowing. Thank you for the information regardless, they don't rescue as much anymore but still have their smaller cages and take in birds very rarely.
Pin feathers are why it's so important to keep birds in pairs. Especially small birds, they're easy to see on large parrots but they'd be incredibly difficult to get on a small bird like a finch. Another finch would be able to preen it no problem though
I could never own a parrot for a number of reasons, but the cherry on top is that I would most definitely be tempted to touch the pin feathers too soon thanks to my purging compulsions (OCD). I would never want to subject anyone to my obsessive blackhead and sebaceous filament cleansing habit, much less an animal. Pin feathers have the potential to severely harm or kill your bird if broken before it is done growing
A lot of people who just get a bird only get one and dont realize that they really should come in pairs (most species anyways.) In the wild, birds have friends or partners to help preen the hard-to-reach spots, like on the back of the head. When you get a bird, YOU are their preening partner, so you gotta help them out and help them feel pretty. Its also really good bonding for you and your bird c:
Aww pin feathers are itchy! If you hve a good relationship with ur bird, they actually love to be preened! It’s a beautiful lil thing to share with ur winged friend if they trust you!
I remember having mixed feelings everytime it was season of these pin feathers to come out, i would get happy bc breaking the crust off was addictive and fun and kind of like a bonding time between me and my baby, but it caused me to have such bad allergies (was so worth it though) Rest in peace Ollie, my sweet angel ❤
As someone who used to have a Macaw, thank you for sharing your time with your feather babies. I miss my girl every day and it's so nice to see someone who educates and also shows how much love these little babies can share
Any person that has ever owned any kind of bird should be able to recognize those. They're perfectly normal, people need to learn more about the animals that they like before getting offended.
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Did people get upset? This is why parrots and many other birds preen each other❤️🩷
"Did people get upset?"
One person did. The rest were merely parroting his/her complaint.
@@25dollarbill24😂 Parroting? Pun? 🤔🦜
@@gzus1482 Yes, and it's on me, free of charge, no strings attached! Usually, before I tell such jokes, I demand my audience sign a pre-pun-tual agreement.🙃
@@25dollarbill24oh! I have all the time in the world for you and your puns! Hilarious 😂
It's the internet, ofcorse people got upset.
"parrot leaf" nice, I absolutely love that. Combined with them being spawned from 'mango seeds' they're just a whole plant!!
Don't forget to peel the leaves occasionally! They need to be exposed to air to ripen
They also 100% sound like leaves
They are flowers 💐 😊
You are what you eat! ❤
🥭🥭
Preening must become addictive like us picking spots 😂
It even is part of the social interaction between birds
IT IS!! I used to rescue exotic birds from abusive or neglectful situations and one of the ways I would really bond with them was preening. It was soothing for me and a gesture of love for them.
I love preening my cockatiels. Not only is it fun to do and satisfying, but you also bond during it. ❤ I feel honored that my birds trust me so 😌
It 100% is!
Spots, lol. Sometimes they literally be just spots tho. Or sometimes nothing at all
(In case other people didnt know.) You can really help out your pet parrot with the pin feathers it can't reach, especially the back of their head and their face. If the pin feathers stay too long and become stuck, it can cause the poor birdie lots of discomfort and can even cause feather loss! If you have 2 or more parrots at home (and they get along 😅), then they will help each other out when it comes to releasing pin feathers. Also! If you want less keratin dust in your house, give your parrot a good misting in the shower it makes it way less dusty, and plus, most parrots LOVE a good wash 😂❤
For that last line: All I can think of is my grand aunts old parrots who dived into a bown of water and slashed around for a solid 5 minutes before she called them out and they froze in place. lol
@cameoshadowness7757 parrots are so funny 😂 they're just like cheeky toddlers
This is why they're not pets for households.
Why do people jump in with an opinion when they’re CLUELESS? I had a parrot for 40 years, and there’s ALWAYS more to learn.
The internet in a nutshell
entitlement of feeling (morally) superior
it's so irritating, under 25's are the worst for it for me lately, always gotta be right, even when they're wrong
@rainblue4789 I don't think it's fair to label a whole age group given that a lot of people on the Internet are anonymous so no way of telling whether something is their real age or not.
@@WowCreativeUsernameevery adult conversation too sadly. Sometimes the "authority of age" allows people to say the wildest things and think they are right.
Edit update* yall saying only young people do this? ? I think its the opposite. At least young people learn from mistakes or backdown when theyre wrong and humble. Someone older will realize theyre in the wrong and continue arguing😅 to save face.
@@GamersInHellOnYt Oh god, the amount of times I've heard an older person say something objectively false but you're not allowed to say anything cuz "respect your elders"
I used to preen my bird of pin feathers all the time, he loved it and he would ask for more preening because I think pin feathers are itchy.
They are. I suppose that encourages them to preen.
It’s a great bonding activity too since it shows that they trust you.
They also need to socialize and its a great way to do so.
I bet they are really itchy. They look it, preening would be pure relief 😊
Some birds use it as a calming habit and then end up over preening in neglectful or abusive situations, which can make the bird stop producing feathers over time
this is actually a super important part of bonding with your bird. they do this to each other in the wild so it helps them associate you as a “flock mate”
Birds preen each other to open up these feathers so it’s perfectly normal for the birds human to do the same thing! 😊
Not to mention whenever they dry up and the feather is fully out, it can actually be kinda itchy to the parrot which is why they are always preening themselves. And sometimes there are parts they cannot reach which is why they help preen one another. And if you have a good relationship with your parrot, they actually will greatly appreciate you helping them reach the parts they can’t get as it is also a type of friendship building moment
My cockatiel (differnet bird i know) was always begging me to unroll his pin feathers he was always kissing my hands while i did it too~
He was trying to preen you back!
@@Zarmdthecoolest😄
OMG I LOOOOVE unboxing new feathers!
Love this, if you have a problem with picking your skin, having a bird molting is like AMAZING.
You get to stim on your bird, your birds happy, and its a great bonding time
I need a bird, STAT
But I can’t have one. I have cats. And that’s a commitment I am not going to make.
Nope. I have a skin picking problem, and I have a parrot. I've kept parrots for years and I love getting the new feathers. The problem is your bird doesn't want or tolerate the amount of preening from you that will satisfy your need to stim. I constantly have bite wounds in various stages of healing all over my hands because it is so hard to stop when the bird says stop.
@@KATBRU oh, then r.i.p i suppose thats also a factor. My sympathies to your bites 💔
Suppose it also depends on the bird in some cases too ;v;
@@KATBRUi pick skin too and have my lips wounded most of the times but st that point just consider getting on medication bro
I second this! Of course, people shouldn't get a bird as a primary solution and everything. But if you already have one, this is absolutely helpful. My birds loved that I would preen them as soon as they asked, because they are a little dumdum and don't understand preening each other. And for me, it hit just the right spot and kept the skin picking down (in addition to my other tools obviously)
What a glorious color this fine bird is!
This is so fascinating. Never knew that about feathers but is so cool
Dorks!😂 When i got my baby parrot, he looked like a full on pin cushion!!! I dont know why people would get offended at a pin feather???🪶 Thats funny😂❤
Just people being ignorant about the biology of an animal they've never actually done research on, but for whatever reason consider themselves experts on.
oh that's such a funny image! the amount of that stuff getting everywhere though...
They might have thought they were pins stuck into them, not something growing out of them.
@@HerbaMachinawhat? People hate it because of the way it looks coming out of the skin. It gives me chills.
Has nothing to do with anything you said. She meant offended as in people freaking out about the way it looks. They weren’t passing judgment on it, kind of like when you see a newborn foals hoof for the first time.
It’s just unnerving.
@Marynicole830 yes it looks like it would be painful to the touch 😬
Helping a parrot preen its pinfeathers is quite satisfying.
My parrots loved being groomed love this!
Yeah cause it's something they do with their mates...
@@Louiscare he fell asleep so often while being preened . It's just beautiful when a creature loves you that much. I miss my lil guy so much.
"Parrot leaf" 😂
The birds love it when you help them shell off the stubborn ones that are super dry but in hard spots for them to reach or just have been on long past they're due to bust out of the little shell!
Same with chickens..it's insane how bad it gets when they're preening
There's always so many feathers all over my room from my pet chicken
It's amazing how similar feathers and scales are to each other
That’s because feathers are a specialized form of scale iirc. Birds are dinosaurs, after all.
Your bird is stunning!! Those feathers are gorgeous
Thank you so much!
Thank you for adding to an educational conversation, not just from the birds health perspective but also its effects on their owners, which i wasnt aware of 😊
bro those feathers are beautiful! makes it look like a fire Phoenix or something
My bird loves when i gently massage her pin feathers between my fingers. She makes her little happy noises and it makes me happy to hear her.
Those feather colors are STUNNING. I didn’t even know birds had feather that beautifully colored and patterned. They’re gorgeous my god
Great bonding moment…clearing parrot pin feathers. Beware the “unripe” pin. Especially on hard biting parrots.😂
My baby loved getting his pin feathers rubbed and cleaned. Especially where he had trouble reaching.❤
Chickens also have this! I love crumbling the keratin shells off my hens’ necks, they love it! It’s like getting a good scratch in a hard to reach place
I love how it's sitting on you like a little cat 🥺. I miss my old budgie.
That is a beautiful bird. Hard to believe some ppl really don't have a clue what regrowth of feathers looks like.
Channels like yours are awesome. You teach people that having a pet isn't always easy. Research people!
Its literally parrot dandruff lol
This fine parrot has one of the best colours ❤
That bird's coloring is so pretty
Those feathers are stunning 😍
People get offended with every miniscule thing these days.
People are really stupid too
I'm offended that you said that ;)
😑
Everyone on the internet is an expert 🙄
The amount of people getting upset at something they don't understand is wild
Everyone that got freaked out has never touched a bird
@ShelbyTheMacaw I think it’s a splendid service you are providing by telling people all the non-fun stuff to expect when you take on the responsibility (and HUGE EXPENSE) of a tropical bird. It’s work, work, work, day in, day out, and the amount of attention (play, keeping their minds active, and directing their energy in a positive way) is no small feat!
My bird looooved me helping with his pin feathers when they were ready (the ones he couldn't reach), he'd try to groom me by nibbling my fingers gently as I helped him
Your parrot is so pretty!
Parrot leaf haha
The colors on your bird is beautiful
Thank you 🙏🏼
My mom used to have a parrot (from before my birth until like 2 years ago) and I always thought it looked kinda scary even when I knew what it was 😅
Mum had a African grey back in the late 90s, a rescued bird , the powder was everywhere constantly!. She was sneaky, i had her for around 6 months, her cage was left open in my house when i was out all day, for months I'd get home and praise her for not damaging anything, and she'd always be sitting on her perch above the cage when i got home,then i found a single little poop half way up my stairs 😮 my imagination ran wild with what she must have been doing whilst i was out all that time 😂 she was a stroppy thing at times,and always put her beak resting against the metal cage,then clicked her beak making the whole metal cage vibrate,always when talking to someone, or watching/ playing favourite shows or playing games..she knew exactly what she was doing!, the young Rook i had as a rescue was far more intelligent though, and no where near as annoying 😅
My greencheek has so many feathers coming in...so fascinating
It also worth mentioning that birds will peel those off of each other to help each other, so when we made them pets, it's now our responsibility to help the bird. It's not hurting them, it's not cruel, it needs to be peeled off! And that is one beautiful bird!!
I have a 6 year old male budgie, who also have hes molting moments to the point that he looks like a feathery Porcupine😂😂😂
Hes beautiful!!
Do people really get freaked out by that?
I believe I heard that when you help them it's a good bonding experience.
That must feel so nice to have those things removed.
In veterinary school blood feathers are really talked about. The amount of blood that can be lost when they break, its so scary.
Beautiful ❣️💚
Parrot leaf is now my favorite word
Yes,I proof this is real as a bird owner
Those feathers are gorgeous!!!!! The colors are so pretty! ❤
Edit: typo fix
Dreadlocks to Feather locks ❤
your bird's feather is beautiful ❤
Wait do all birds do that or is it just this one?
A lot of bird species grow their feathers this way!
@@ShelbyTheMacaw oh thanks for that I thought that bird can do that
I remember reading about pin feathers when I first got birds. That's why birds give each other times for preening. I just never saw it so clearly because I have tiny birds. I'm glad I got to see this and for you telling me about the blood. Now I know that if they preen themselves, that might be a worry I can calm myself from sooner.
OMG has nobody ever cooked a turkey and had to pull the pin feathers out? Good God every man woman and child in America should know what a pin feather is! That's almost down right un-American. 😮 😜 🤣🤣🤣
I got an order of chicken wings from a restaurant once and a few pieces had tiny pin feathers still on them that I had to pull off
Of course an American had to make the growth process of feathers about dead birds...
You remember when people used to say "Read a book" in that sassy way? This would've been a great time to throw the expression back into rotation.
Wait do chickens do that cause I was petting my chickens and I felt them uhhh pls answer
Yes!
Once, someone brought a parrot to my work and she crawled onto my head and started preening my scalp. It’s one of the best moments of my life and my hair was a mess. 😆❤
So the offended idiots never heard of pin feathers?
nobody was offended
@f0xybro. so in the first 10 seconds of the video she states it. Perhaps you missed it, the part where she used the word "offended"?
@@johnstewart7059 oh
Nah.
Yeah not all seen this and that's okay, stop being jerk just because you know it and act out about it. 🙄😒.
It looks so soft 🥺
People are surprisingly ignorant. I grew up with birds. I love them but my husband is highly allergic. But I always preened them. They loved it. It’s a great way to bond with your bird.
I have always been curious about birds as a pet. Learning about this was news to me, buuuut extremely interesting and im loving all the new animal stuff I'm learning lately. ❤❤
I dont see why people would be upset. Ive even heard that picking iff a bords pin feathers is actually a good way to build a bond with them. They even do it for eachother in the wild.
Beautiful feathers!!
Meanwhile, look at that parrot's body language. It's loving the preening, when the pin feathers are ready. Nice trust and bonding.
That is actually very interesting to learn
For some reason I get an itchy feeling any time I see a newly growing pin feather.
I love birds
This helps me a lot! I was so scared when my rescue boy was riddled with these. I thought he was gonna need surgery or something. Nobody, even the people who gave me him, explained it.
Feathers come from scales, that's why they grow like that
The feathers are absolutely gorgeous, so beautiful ❤
I guess I never thought about the fact that birds don't just hatch with all their feathers already intact. They actually have to grow them, like hair. Wow!
My grandparents had a rescued parrot who plucked out all his feathers due to stress and neglect in the previous home.
Unfortunately they never grew back, but he was still a beautiful bird with the stuff remaining on his head. I miss him every time I visit them, he'd yell in the same voice my papa used to get my grandmas attention (she's been going deaf for a while now).
She does have awful asthma so I can't help wondering if those little left on his head was making it worse for her without even knowing.
Thank you for the information regardless, they don't rescue as much anymore but still have their smaller cages and take in birds very rarely.
Pin feathers are why it's so important to keep birds in pairs. Especially small birds, they're easy to see on large parrots but they'd be incredibly difficult to get on a small bird like a finch. Another finch would be able to preen it no problem though
I could never own a parrot for a number of reasons, but the cherry on top is that I would most definitely be tempted to touch the pin feathers too soon thanks to my purging compulsions (OCD). I would never want to subject anyone to my obsessive blackhead and sebaceous filament cleansing habit, much less an animal. Pin feathers have the potential to severely harm or kill your bird if broken before it is done growing
Also bless your bird hope he lives a long healthy life
A lot of people who just get a bird only get one and dont realize that they really should come in pairs (most species anyways.) In the wild, birds have friends or partners to help preen the hard-to-reach spots, like on the back of the head. When you get a bird, YOU are their preening partner, so you gotta help them out and help them feel pretty. Its also really good bonding for you and your bird c:
Aww pin feathers are itchy! If you hve a good relationship with ur bird, they actually love to be preened! It’s a beautiful lil thing to share with ur winged friend if they trust you!
Omg preening my Roosters new feathers is my favourite thing.. im obsessed lol
I remember having mixed feelings everytime it was season of these pin feathers to come out, i would get happy bc breaking the crust off was addictive and fun and kind of like a bonding time between me and my baby, but it caused me to have such bad allergies (was so worth it though)
Rest in peace Ollie, my sweet angel ❤
The colours! So pretty.
Such a gorgeous birb!❤❤❤❤
She is a beautiful birbo 🤗🥰
As someone who used to have a Macaw, thank you for sharing your time with your feather babies. I miss my girl every day and it's so nice to see someone who educates and also shows how much love these little babies can share
The colours of these feathers are sooo pretty. ❤
I used to looooooove crumbling pin feathers on my bird😍😍😍😍. So addictive and he liked it too,🥰
This is a beautiful thing ❤
I just learned something new. Thank you.
Parrot leaf…
I love it
What pretty feathers!
This is both horrifying and amazing
Any person that has ever owned any kind of bird should be able to recognize those. They're perfectly normal, people need to learn more about the animals that they like before getting offended.