How I train my cockatiel to free fly
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2018
- #cockatiel #freefly #training
You asked me a lot of times, so here we are! This time I trained Bubu and took some video of the process :)
This is not an " how to train cockatiels for free flight " video, because it's just what I do, and what works for me at my conditions may not work for other people.. this is just to answere your questions :)
Of course the recall training is vital and the first step.. but getting used to the outside and learn the area is the most difficul part.
So take this for what it is and enjoy! Feel free to comment and subscribe for more!
Hey everyone, Bubu is a big bird now, he keeps flying everyday and he has become father many times already!
Enjoy and subscribe! 😁🐔
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Wow! That’s a well trained bird! Even my birds can’t do that
Hmmm I have a plushie called bubu
Oooooo he a player
He’s a big birb now >:)
TielZone omg 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
My budgie would be like " later biiitch"
I just got a new budgie he would be gone on a flash
@@jhonlee4458 aw dont be so hard on yourself, it's not that he didn't miss you ,he probably just got eaten on his way home.
hahahha
Tripping Magic same both mine did like 2 weeks ago 🙄
My budgie did that 😭😹
I love the beginning, he stretches his little pinfeathered wings out like he's really flying :)
and the adorable chrips
it’s giving me anxiety bc he’s holding it with one hand
ماين كرافت إصدار قرار الحكومة المصرية الجديدة التي لم تكن في ماين كرافت مهكرة على عذاب النار اللهم اني اسألك الجنه وما قرب إليها من قول وعمل صالحا وقال إنني من خلال هذا العام في مدينة الرياض من خلال هذا الأسبوع
Wheeee! Look mommy! Look! I'm flying!
He is
Our cocktail was accidentally let outside by a petsitter while we were visiting family. She got startled and flew off and got disoriented because she had never been outside. Three days later she was found in a park eight miles from our house when she flew up to a family having a picnic and landed on someones shoulder. Now she is scared of the back door that she flew out of. I think she thinks that it's some kind of chaos portal lol. I wish she could have been trained to free fly, but there are a bunch of bigger birds that might eat her in our area (and a lot of cats). She did survive in the wild for three days though!
kolofy GT YESS
Both you and your cockatiel are very fortunate! That's great ☺️
Im happy you found your bird! Its kinda rare
@@liselecika Yeah. It honestly felt like a miracle when she was found. It was like waking up from a nightmare. But she's really friendly and loves people, so it kind of makes sense that she would seek them out. It's been over a year since it happened but I still wonder all the time what she got up to those three days
@@whatcanidooo she survived like a true boss outside you must be so proud of her! Yeah that fortunate that she just came to some good people! I hope that my 2 tiels will never fly away but if they do I hope they'll come back omg
Hope that yours is okay rn 😊
Yesterday I lost my cockatiel ... And today this is in my recommended 😭
Isaak Avra my cockatiel flew away but it’s mate called it back by screaming 24/7, we got him back a week later. It was amazing. Sadly they both died this year at 13 years old. 😢
@@johndallis9901 🙏🏻🕊
Mine is just a baby
Mine always stays indoors but I make sure to let him fly around my room a bit sometimes
Im sorry for your loss
Mine died last week. 😪 he was 23 years old
He protec
He atack
But most importantly
He comes back
Bacc
@edders redders and r/whoooosh
Up have umu
*"I always come back"*
~ Cockatiel-trap
me: *watches 21 minute long video about cockatiels*
also me: *doesn't have a cockatiel*
Karina I’ve got a parakeet. But she hates me
@World's Biggest Booty Hoes to learn
I will wish you that buy one ,they are amazing 😍😍😍😍
@Callmeh Maisieas a again time, lwill whish you buy one😍😍😍
me dont even have a
pet😢
This is freaking adorable how he spans his wings out and "flies" as a baby in your hand
My heart drops every time the little guy is taking a flight 😖
SALVADOR?? ONLY 30 LIKES?!? *IMPOSSIBLE*
"This one gives me huge expectations"
Bird: **eating grass**
You: *stupid*
My cocktiel loves grass to eat
oh my gosh, those little squeaks are so precious
Best
if u had these birds you would learn there more loud then anything
just like the cute chirping of the budgie. they get you that way. then you have a bunch of them and they are all squaking at even higher db. pissing off your neighbor :-p . not saying you shoudlnt' get one. but these noises are tame, when they get loud and chatty, its quite something
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Yep he's soooo cute and adorable and your at 1k likes thank me later
My heart stopped after the end of the intro I thought you were going to throw the baby
Same 😔
Yeeteth be the child
I couldnt find that part
Same
Yeah...
The guy: uses a whistle
Every cockatiel around him: GO CRAZY SFDBASOFIBSFOBASF
@@PXXIIE *go stupid uh, go crazy mm*
Those of you commenting about the whistle- a cockatiel's ears are not nearly as sensitive as a human's in terms of what will cause hearing damage. To put it in perspective, the average police whistle is 80dB at its loudest and the average cockatiel scream/whistle is also around 80dB. They can get louder than 80dB though. If this whistle would cause hearing loss then so would their own screams and whistles.
The whistle has to be loud or if the birds fly far away they will not hear it. Birds take also volume of a cue into account when learning to do something on command. If you teach them to listen for a quiet whistle and then they get lost and you blow it full volume they will not recognize the full volume whistle as their cue to recall. For instance, I taught my bird to do "big eagle" in a whisper (because I was trying not to disturb someone at the time) and he will now only perform the trick if I whisper the cue (I am fading the whisper into a normal volume now to correct this issue). If he doesn't blow the whistle at full volume (and varying volumes) the birds may not associate the full volume whistle with the idea that they need to recall. Birds are very specific when it comes to what they understand to be their cue.
Cockatiel ears are designed to withstand very high volumes and very high pitched sounds. If you've ever heard an alarm call or "flock reunion" call from a cockatiel you'd notice that it's much louder and much more piercing than most whistles (police whistles included). Professional animal trainers use police whistles (which I assume is what is being used here- sounds the same and seems to be the same volume) to train all sorts of animals, including birds like small parrots and dives/pigeons. They would not do that if the volume was going to cause hearing damage. Particularly trainers at zoos- zoos are extremely strict about what their animals can have in their environments and in their diets. If the whistle would even potentially cause hearing damage the zoo would have the trainers use something else. The trainers generally blow the whistle full volume to prevent the animal from getting confused by fluctuation in volume from trainer to trainer.
Our goffin's cockatoo screams significantly louder than a dog, that whistle, or a cockatiel and our cockatiels aren't bothered in the least by our cockatoo screaming. They don't even flinch. I think if it were causing their ears damage they would at least be startled by the whistle or afraid of it.
they don't think the way those chicks scream to beg for food is doing damage their own ears or brain lol
yeah birds are loud as hell, if they had the same noise tolerance as us they'd all be deaf
lol, im guessing they never had a cockatiel yell on their shoulder, its like sonic boom man. XD
Molly Jane
Thanks for taking the time to write all that! I'm in love with that bird!!!! He's so pretty!
No, otherwise it would be the length of a full volume of encyclopedias. #LongWinded
It’s so cute how he spread his wings when he was tiny to feel the wind
The cutest thing is when cockatiels make their neck taller
Lil Waddles yep
G Fuel my bird does that to me and it melts my heart
My parakeet does that then he bites me and flies away i think that my budgie thinks that when he bites me its a game to see how hard he can bite before i get mad but when i get mad i just say no in my regular voice and then he stops
Lol guys this is my second accountim lil waddles
That's true
Is it just me ? The first few seconds of this video the most adorable thing i've seen in a while.
When the baby bird expands his tiny wings , like it was enjoying the air .like when children pretend to be Plaines
(Sorry for my bad english)
2 months passed away the moment i bought my calopsite, his name is valor.
I lost him on sunday 2/06/19 in the afternoon, i tried to go out and teach him to free fly because i trained him everyday inside the house and it's always come when i call him but when i go outside he saw a cat and he got scared and fly ouy and i was really sad because it's always by my side everyday. I decided to search for him in the morning of the next day and i have the luck to get him back because i trained him everyday to come back to me after a whistle or when i call his name. He was really scared and chased by other big birds in the forest and he screamed very loud at 5.00/6.00 AM to know where he is. He's very smart calopsite and really intelligent. I cried a lot when he come back to me. This kind of birds are really lovely you just need to gain their trust and attention.
aiel I am so glad you got your bird back!
You a brazilian gay
Danilo Rodrigues guy? Or gay?
The same thing happened but luckily he came back cuz I called him with songs I thaught him
Looks like a pet paradise right there.
I've never been a big proponent of pet birds because most of them I've seen live pretty much a confined and very long existence but this guy is enjoying the birds & absolutely keeping them naturally stimulated.
The fact that the bird is at times 100% free and always returns says everything.
Cheers.
Thank you, though many house birds still live a rich life, being free to roam inside the house with other bird fellows and their humans :)
Completly agree for the poor birds that live always closed in a cage, maybe even alone :(
My cockatiel baby flew out of her cage by mistake while I was changing the water dish. She was on a tree two yards away, she flew by the house in circles for hours. I remembered to played the recorded Dad's song from my phone, she heard it and she returned to the cage! 🙏
Wow thank goodness
For someone who is not a professional trainer, you done bloody well and probably put shame to those who claim they are. 👍
*I can’t even get my bird to look at me*
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awww, he/she sounds like a little dinosaur. That's adorable!
How do you know what dinosaurs sounded like?
Nullvektor haha good point, but it is widely believed that today's birds are the descendants of what we think of as dinosaurs
Anti_Parallali thats true
Anti_Parallali i know, just banter 😁
Anti_Parallali hey I follow your IG, I swear I wasn't stalking I just randomly saw your comment. *hides back in the shadows*
Birds of the same species are not all the same. They all have different personalities. I lost a bird once, forgot he was out of the cage and opened the door, off he went. I was devastated. I kind of freaked out when your bird left the yard into the neighbors tree on his first flight. That bird is exceptional. Your training was exceptional. This video is outstanding. I really enjoyed watching it.
Thank you! Yes he's avery good boy :) and now also a daddy!
I just watched this whole video instead of doing my school work and I have no regrets
Your dog is very gentle its adorable
8:59 Some Enderman like teleportation skills there!
As much as I love the beginning, I do have to admit, that I think baby birds look like aliens that are looking to conquer our planet.
That makes it kind of adorable though, minus the conquering
I absolutely adore the relationships you develop with your parrots! Thank you for sharing!!
It’s one of them nights of me watching this at 2AM I don’t own a bird but I watched the whole thing
You have some very well behaved dogs!!!!
Yes,I have to lock mine in another room when my bird's out.I'm sure the dog would have him given half a chance,it's in their nature,and don't even think about the average cat.
My dog ended up in space, not clear with instructions.
My horse went to the moon, I'm so happy
Shoe ended up in the centre of the earth
Book is in parakeet
Mad funny😐😐
My cat ate a book and is now coughing up page hairballs.
Instructions are extremely not clear.
I lost my first cockatiel because she was too afraid to fly down from a very tall tree. She tried to come down but too scared. When the night came, she flew into the dark. Teaching the bird to fly from tall places is important.
So true. Birds have to LEARN to fly, it's not an instinctual thing.
Something like that happened to me so I had my bird outside *in her cage* and some other birds manage to open her cage and she flew around my neighborhood (I live in a very busy town) and we found her in a very tall tree in a neighbor's backyard she was hurt badly by the other birds and was scared shitless, she finally started crawling down but the birds attacked her and she flew away again this time a bit further on a rough tree, my mum had to crawl up the tree to get her (she cut her feet) eventually we started walking home with my hands around her protecting her from the other birds, when we got home I gave her a wash but she was very scared. Now we never put her outside unless we are there with her im very sorry about your bird and I was very lucky this happen during the day R.I.P your bird
I got lucky. Mine ended up flying around an apartment building, but we saved him with his personal pillow. lol.
:(
Oh The Mirth same thing happened to me with my budgie
He's such a good boy I'm crying
Das crasy cuz I don’t remember askin
Meliodas - your spelling is very poor
@@Meliodas-zm7dr ?
15:10 i love how the giant dog is more scared when the bird tries to bite him than the bird is scared at all
my cockatiel died today so this is somewhat comforting to see.. i miss you already paco..
rapper stille :(
@@undulaari4534 thanks.. animals can mean a lot to a human
My parrots name is paco
@@galacticplayz2694 small world! cockatiels are one of the cutest
Sorry to hear about your birb! 💔🐦
its so beautiful
but my ears are bleeding
This is the best cockatiel content I have ever seen
omg the fact you flight trained you cockateil makes me so happy
My cockatiel is just a screaming ball of fluff who poops everywhere... I still love him
I potty trained my bird, you can too. It takes about 3 weeks and your bird will catch on.
@@carolhartley4448 is it possible to learn this power
@@taxult yes, it took about three weeks, before letting him out , i would say go potty, in a nice voice and when your bird goes, then let him out and give a treat, the only thing is you have to wait at first til they go, can probably teach in less time, i also set him on a waste basket and ask him to go, once they understand what you want they catch on quick! Lol♥️
Oh of course during the potty traing time i let him out, hhoe you didn't think i kept him in his cage for 3 weeks😂
During the potty training of curse let him out everyday, justt didn't want you to think i kept him in hi cage those 3 weeks♥️♥️
So patient and calm! And he grew up into such a pretty boy! Well done!
I feel the need to point out that in some countries crows are the dominant species and kill off any new species of bird so for example Ireland and Poland, my grandmother had a budgie that flew out the window and was immediately attacked by crows. So before you start trying to free fly your birds please check
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You can use a modified nerf gun, just remove the air resistor inside and shoot the crows. I guarantee you, the crows will shit their pants even if you miss. In fact it gets even easier as time goes on, soon enough the crows will start to associate you and your bird with fear and avoid you. Just make sure to conceal the blaster.
Have some birds ever just flew off and never returned?
omg! I thought you would loose the bird either by him flying away, or the dogs eating him. I'm amazed at how cool you remained throughout the whole time.
At the beginning when the lil baby was holding his wings out I thought you were going to throw him omg 😂
SAME!!!!!
Your birds are so Lucky. Thank you for the video 👍🏻
Wtf why are all the comments so recent
Idk
Because TH-cam shows two types one is most liked second is recent
Sad Ghost omg idk I just saw XD
Ok I'm late
Oh it's interesting that you got the baby used to the air like that! So smart
So enjoyable to watch. I find it admirable the relationship you both end up building. Astonishing results!
Not sure whats more beautifull, the bird, the area or your patience.
Thank you :)
I love how it started dancing when you used the whistle
Wow that is really cool. That's awesome that you train them to free flight outside! The only concern I have is that you are letting your dog lick your little feather friend and I learned that human saliva as well as dog salivas are deadly to birds and you shouldn't allow him to do that. I currently just got a GCC a month ago because I miss my birds so much, I had to rehome 2 birds two years ago when I moved across states and took a leisure road trip and couldn't take my birds with me. When I had them, my dog could go near the bird but was not allowed to lick them. Those birds were free flighted around the entire house only. Not outside. It was cute to see the Birds feed the dog of veggies they didn't want, dropping it from the playgym. Thanks for sharing!
Very cute birds))
he probably owns a cockatoo as well and maybe that's why
when he spreads his little wings like god damn bitch he’s having such a fuckin good time
I love this comment
when I had my cockatiel he was only 7months old and I remember how surprised I was on how smart they are, way to go lil buddy have fun free flighting!
Damn this dude really taught his bird how to fly
Thank you so much for giving your bird this freedom and sharing the process with us. I also practiced free flight with my cockatiel. We unfortunately didn't get too far because he died of psittacosis when he was only 10 months old. But I think all parrot owners should attempt to learn this if they live somewhere where it is fairly safe. My philosophy behind it is that if something happens to the bird, it is still better to have lived a life where he was able to experience free flight, than a long life without this experience. I find it unfortunate that humans rob birds of one of the most beautiful and majestic spectacles of nature - watching a living being spread its wings and flying freely.
Well said.
That was a great video. Wonderful to see how you trained him from a baby. He's such a pretty colour too. Thank you for showing us.
Man this project is really beatiful because you give the Bird the freedom to stay outside and not 24/7 in a small apartment or something like that. Great!
So satisfying to watch. Really you put a lot of effort behind this. Thanks for putting this whole documentary.
Forget all the bad comments . it is very nice to see that the birds trust you completly and that they came back when you whistle . also i can see that you are a great animal lover.
I once raised a mocking bird for 2 years and let him free 1 day, and outta nowhere a hawk just came and scooped him up while he was flying away!😔 I miss you mockey!
David Cienfuegos omg! I’m sad now
David Cienfuegos
30 Million Views on that one easy !
how long ago?
@@xtan__000 it was back in 2008, even took it to north Carolina and back on a road trip, it had fallen from its nest and ants were all over it when I first seen mockey
I'm never gonna let my cockatiels go outside because in my area eagles are everywhere
Well I hope not
Ya in my neighborhood there is at least one hawk and when he comes around you know the birds start trippin. They actually battle him though. It's like a bird war
Same i have a tree with a hawk nest just across the street from me
My same but here are crows
W.D. Bryan
Same but for me it’s because my country is an oven-
It’s too hot for them and they can get killed
You make it look so easy. I admire your patience teaching and loving your pets.
Some of my birds never came back and each time that happens I cry for like a month and just be happy I raised them to be happy and free. Now I’m currently watching for my sixth one to hatch and hopefully she or he doesn’t leave me, not like the others
anus
@@rubmybum6079 I agree
How cute! I wish I could've raised my cockatiel when he was a baby..
Jolien noneofyourbusiness same
Cockatiels are so cute!
This is the trailer for the movie *how to train your cockatiels*
Perfect that you have aviaries. That is the best thing. When you have a flock of cockatiels they are far safer and happier.
HES SUCH A GOOD BOY
WoW WoW WoW ! Un believable ! Pure Love and Care and Affection. No words to express.....! You made him a life time companion !
You are the cockatiel whisperer! 😊
3:56 he fucking open the gates of hell.
a random person Omg yes 😂😂😂
*Do You live in hell ?*
maybe....
*then you do*
*Ok bye*
*XD*
I'm excited about your video! It's amazing, I really appreciated your patience and how you didin't give up on that little baby! I have two cockatiels and they stay always free at home, I know it isn't the same thing at all, but I try to give them some freedom as I can't let them simply go away (they would die as they have always been raised by humans). Actually, one of them run away twice and he came back only five hours later as I was looking for him everywhere and calling him. I knew he trusted me when both times he flew right towards me even if he was scaried about high. Yes, this is my little story. Thanks for sharing with us your beautiful content!
This is by far the best bird video I've ever seen. You are calm, patient and loving toward these animals. Thank you for the time and effort put into this video, I love it.
Birds are my favorite animal 😊💕 You have a new subscriber!
11:52 Thats the calmest bird Ive seen this week so far
Note to anyone who wants to free fly small birds...avoid areas with lots of trees. Cooper's Hawks are bird-killing specialists, and they usually ambush their prey from trees. Large, open spaces are much better for free-flight training.
yeah, nobody should be free-flight training a bird that isn't a hawk or something similar because they will either get killed or fly away.
You appear to be a great animal trainer and a good teacher. I hope your channel continues to grow so that you can share your talent with vaster audiences!
Sonbru wow thanks a lot!
I absolutely LOVED watching your training sessions with Bubu! Thank you very much for sharing it! it is very inspiring. We have had a cockatiel called Billy since he was 8 weeks old. He is now almost 22. He is free in the house but insists on the security of his cage to sleep in at night. He is getting very slow now, avoids flying but still walks to us and when we stretch our arms out, he will walk across from one of us to the other. he does not like flying down from the top of his cage, so we wait till he is ready and tells us that he wants to come down. He is forever teaching us new tricks, like dragging his plate to us, then going back behind the sofa while we throw it near him, and then he brings it back again. I think he was a retriever in his past life. Billy loves cuddles and his head scratched/massaged. We have lost birds a few birds in the past when people have left windows open in the house and it is heartbreaking to see them circling higher and higher in the air and apparently unable to come down.... Billy is very cautious and is slow to go near anything that he does not recognize, including open windows. We think we trained him but actually, it is more like he trained us to figure out what he means us to do. It is great fun though¬
I lost a cockatiel 9 months ago to a seagull. Me and spike had been free flying for 11 years, with no predators around. Perhaps the seagull had just moved to where we lived i’m not sure, it was the first time i’d ever seen one around there. I no longer let my smaller birds free fly anymore, but my two macaws and african grey are very happy to fly around.
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Which bird do you recommend that bonds with it's owner and can do free flight ? I am looking to get one
@@Michael-jk3typigeon
*How to train your dinosaur*
[Edit] Thanks for the likes!! ♡♡
dinosaurs didn't exist
@Ridha Gherri And they don't have teeth. 😂
@Ridha Gherri why the question mark you know when they first found a "dinosaur" it was just teeth they constructed what they think is a "dinosaur" plus the meteor theory of killing them is bs you guys believe any and everything
3:56 These are dinosaur noises if I ever heard ones
@@tuch9992 you are an idiot lol
This was awesome, definitely a really well made and interesting video documentary to watch, amazing job on your parrots dude!
7:26 when your alarm goes off and you just lay and listen to it
Amazing creatures! Love seeing the bond between you and him ❤
Excellent work fella, that's one happy birb
My god it’s too cute as a baby! ❤️
No apologies warranted. Super enjoyable. Nice work. Thank you!
16:49 is what you came for, but the rest of the video is so heartwarming. This is what every cockatiel pet should be able to live like 😍
I feel bad for the neighbors 😂
Your tiel looks like a flippin eagle bro no wonder it flies so well. You got yourself one fit, healthy and happy bird.
i love that at the end you can tell the bird is happy with him sealf
Thank you for not using music ❤
Netflix: are you still watching?
Someone's daughter: 4:18
@Luminous true, but I was just staying true to the meme.
I have two baby cockatiels a lutino and a pearl cockatiel and also thanks for the information now I know what to do if I ever decided to free flight them.
I have to adult cockatiels but one bites me and one goes side to side
This a actually isn't a good way to teach them to free flight. He is really just teaching the bird to fly away from him for hours and when he comes back he gets treats. Free flight is letting your bird go on a few simple laps and come back. The birds landing in trees and on the ground which isn't good. Predators can get it easily.
I love how your place is so cam and dogs are playing around
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Once, my bird flew away and it came back with peanuts 10 minutes later
good job you accidently trained him to steal maybe :D
TrAze lol
Lmao
You commented the exact same thing in another video or maybe it was someone else that said the same thing *weird*
TLG Gaming coincidence
Beautiful💓
speak to bird oh hello speak to bird! I’m subscribed so that’s how I know you
15:17 my heart 😭❤
Regalia that’s harassment
Cute bird! Good job at teaching him tricks like that. His crooning noises to you before he was weaned is endearing. Kudos!
I used to have a pigeon I keep outside I was only 10 it's hard to remember back 50 years what it was like I like your cockatiel is very smart
You have a nice content doe