your birds exist, but in another dimension. that life you are referring to is in another dimension. when you sleep you are going there and experiencing life there
My first piece of advice to new bird owners is to understand that birds are little and don't need as much food as you think they do! When I first brought my blue front home, I got so scared that she wasn't eating enough, when in reality she was eating plenty for her size. Because of this, I was giving her extra treats in order to make sure she was eating enough, but all this did was make her not want to eat her healthy food. Now that I've quit doing that, she eats all of her breakfast and dinner and is maintaining her weight perfectly fine. It is also important to remember that not everything is going to go perfectly; you are going to get bit, you are going to form a bad habit or two, and you are going to make mistakes. That's okay! What's important is that you know how to fix those things. I've made countless errors in the year that I've owned a large parrot, and they were all fixable with a little bit of training. Don't give up as soon as you run into a problem!
It's funny you mentioned the food thing! We did the same thing! I occassionally over-do it once in awhile. Our avian vet told us that when you give like 4 or 5 walnuts to your bird for a treat, it is like them eating a box of twinkies: it's over-feeding on the junk and it is soooooo not good! I stick by that thought process in order to make sure I don't over feed anymore! You learn as you go, right?
0:50. Yes very important. I know a heartbreaking story of a macaw that was clipped and trained to be outside. But the owner didn't had him on a leash or anything, because clipped birds can't flight? The owner was wrong and 1 week after the bird turned 1 year old, it flew away because it got scared, and it was windy, so he did a long flight. The owner found him later, the bird had blood on his head, a broken wing and one of his feet cut of. They thing it collided with a train because they found him at a train track. They could not do anything for the bird anymore and had to put him down. So please, pay attention to your birds and remember that even if clipped, they can fly!
I never knew that birds have a "whats in it for me" mentality. This made it a lot easier to understand what they're thinking and how to behave in response, thank you!
I am a biology student and one of the things I took away is that almost everything alive has a basic what’s in it for me mentality even plants simbiosis for example isn’t charity or friendship its a business transaction
You’ve come to the right place! We got our birds 6-7 short months ago and BirdTricks has completely changed absolutely everything about our and our birds lives!
Congrats! I Me too, I’m getting a cockatiel and a Sun Conure. I’m excited and nervous. I have to get ANOTHER cage...lol. I’m moving them to a larger room. I will have 4 birds, two budgies, sun conure and a cockatiel. Scary times.
I am always the one saying”turn the tv down the birds are sleeping”. Or “take it to your room the birds need sleep”. I can’t tell you how many times I have nagged about the birds needed quiet time for quality sleep. Thank you for talking about this!
I can’t wait to get a bird! I’ve wanted one my whole life!!! I’m about to buy a house at the end of this year and Once I’m settled and done fixing anything wrong I’m going to get my bird!
Hey!! I got a new bird, a cockatiel, from a rescue situation. He wasn’t ever tamed. My current goal is to be able to pet him- after roughly 9 days he started to learn “step up!” I thought it’d take a month or something for that, and I’m very happy with it. This channel along with many others I’ve been following for a long while, and this video could not have come to my notifications at a more perfect time. I wanted to comment and say thank you! You’re really cool :D!
That's quick progress. I got an untamed three-year-old cockatiel and it took over a month for it to want to perch on my finger. It will still only step up if there's a treat involved. I guess it probably takes a lot of training for them to want to do it without one.
My advice for new parronts Always learn! Keep learning! Learn both sides of the argument so you can make an informed decision. For example, I feed pellets and a chop (the season feeding system in fact!) for my Meyer's parrot, but I add seed in for my genetic mess of a cockatiel. Some people say Birds eat seeds in the wild, so I feed seed! Which is true, birds would eat seeds in the wild! My thinking on the topic is that we don't live in the wild, and many birds don't need seeds included as a regular part of the diet. Seed mixes are also "dead" seeds, meaning they have been stored and aren't ready to propagate, unlike seeds in the wild which quickly start the process of becoming a new plant. Always keep learning ❤️
We are 6 days into our very first bird. We rescued a 23 yr old African Grey named Echo. We did a lot of binge watching BirdTricks, research before getting her. We started her on the seasonal diet and pellet from a black sunflower seed only diet. And have already seen a change in her behavior for the better. She is accepting of the clicker training but she does still seem to do alot of "bite" behavior. Very different from just investigating with her beak. Trying to break that habit. She doesn't seem to be overwhelmed when she does it but we are still learning each other.
Awww that's so lovely, I'm so happy whenever I hear about rescue birds going to good homes. Best of luck to you and her, I hope you have a wonderful life. You two will have a strong trust bond eventually :)
Me: *kisses my quaker practically every fifteen seconds every day all the time for like six months, not even trying to teach her how to mimic* My quaker: *learns how to give kisses that sound like laserguns*
I've had bird for years since I was a kid, and I've been have a bay couple of days with one of my babies. As soon as you said its complete normal to feel overwhelmed and confused I just felt so relieved all of a sudden. Its so nice to have people tell you its okay sometimes 😌.
Wow! When you first started talking, everything you said also pertains to having a baby! I’m a retired lactation consultant/La Leche League Leader and used to do a lot of parenting education. We talked about all the confusing information out there & trusting your mothering instincts-if it feels wrong, it probably is. Your video is full of great information. And I’m really jealous of your gorgeous weather. I’m in Houston & it is a swamp after all the rain from hurricane beta.
My daughter is on her way to Houston as I type this. She is flying to Richmond, VA to see if she and my 2 granddaughters would be happy living there. She hates Louisiana. I'm hoping she lands in Richmond and there are dragons and aliens everywhere. I hope y'all are OK in Houston. These hurricanes are whooping our butts!!!
I have a 16 year old Sun Conure who would fly to follow me through the open gates of hell. He comes with me literally everywhere; to music festivals, bars, mountain biking, backcountry snowboarding, the grocery store, Bed, shower, hikes, road trips. In 16 years he has gotten lost only once. On a very windy day he flew up above the treeline and was swiftly carried away by strong wind currents. Lost my voice out calling for him with all my neighbors and didn't find him until the following afternoon. He was enthralling a group of college kids on a picnic blanket and clowning for laughs when I found him. he was acting like everything was great. Check the wind before you walk outside with birds, I was lucky I got him back safely. She didn't exaggerate about strong Wind. Sunny was swept over a mile away from the house. Bird people remark how strong of a flyer he is too. ndoor birds don't have the muscles or experience to fight a sustained wind.
Thank you so much for this video. Although I got my first bird over 2 years ago(now I have 3) I feel like I'm just begining to 'get it' on some things. And yes , I've had some bad advice. The bird store where I bought my "hand raised" parakeet told me "to hold it until it surrendered." I did this for a week, even though it felt wrong. It has now taken almost a year for him to even start to trust me. He also hassles my other parakeet and I believe his attitude changed after the 'holding sessions.' Also the 60/40 rule. My husband wasn't really into the birds. They were "my thing", so when I got my conure he really hardly said "Hi" to him. Now my Conure actually flys at and bites my him and of course my husband now has no desire to spend time around him. At this point, I keep them separated by using my bird room, but I know it's going to take a concerted effort to repair the relationship and I wish I had started differently. Also, I enjoy having your birds candidly in your videos. It helps me to see normal interactions between a knowledgeable person and her birds. Thank you! I'm learning so much from Bird Tricks!!
My wife and I are beginner learners - with both an Alexandrian and Indian ring neck - both 17 weeks old. Amazingly intelligent companions - They're learning and we're learning together. I cannot get over just how many 'tells' they have with behavior. Your tip about self serving creatures - very valuable - avoiding pain or seeking pleasure! much like humans! My wife is a psychologist and I an emergency nurse - they are really bringing light into our sometimes dark lives :) much love from Down under!
Sorry but I think this is a stupid comment...all animals and people are amazing if they are given the chance... it's nothing to do with grumpiness and sounding off
Next month im getting a blue and gold macaw she’s beautiful and really healthy now I’m just waiting till she’s ready. I’m so nervous! I’ve worked with plenty of different birds at conservation parks and zoo and I study zoology so I’ve got the study and second hand experience down but I know having your own is going to be completely different. This video and all your videos are really beneficial for those who do not have the experience or knowledge prior to getting their bird
I have been struggling to get my young lovebird to transition to eating vegetables and pellets. The best tip I got today was that it takes time and I got some good ideas how to serve it. Has a new bird owner I don't know what to expect and necessarily when to expect it. These videos really help!
I'm a huge Lovebird fan! What species do you have? Be patient; it took me over a month to get my peach face to even touch a pellet. They're hard-headed little rascals!
@@jamssnana4084 oh boy are they stubborn and hard-headed! He is a peach face but he is yellow and periwinkle, almost 4 months old. He shows no interest in fresh fruits and vegetables, but I did get him to start eating pellets mixed with his seeds. The trick was to get a very small pellet. His name is Tiki!
I love seeing your birds free flying around your yard, they look so happy and healthy getting exercise! I want to recall train mine but I would still be so scared to take them outside in fear they wouldn’t listen to me and never come back! Another tip I liked from your video was letting birdie join you when you’re eating healthy snacks.
I've had my new Green Cheek Conure (I've never owned a bird in my life!!😵💫 )almost 2 months ago and I can tell he was mainly seed fed. He will barely eat anything else and I have tried everything. But I have also been making chop with different fruits and vegetables and not focusing on one veggie/fruit goal at a time. I'm really excited to do the "30 days to eat a carrot" approach. I really feel this will really help me focus on what veggies and fruits my Conure really favors so he can live his best life. Thank you for your advice!!❤
This is what Nana Janet needed. I could watch 5 hours of you and the birds just chillaxin’ in the backyard. You talking, the birds talking, the sun shining. Just perfect! Thank you!😘❤️👍🏻🧸
I have a 4 month old green cheeked conure. We started with target training and he loves and responds well to it. Next we're doing step up. He loves my hand so that way we're in a good place. I rarely put him on my shoulder. Usually if I'm walking around the house or doing laundry I'll put him on my shoulder. I hope to some day soon have a fantastic relationship like you do with your flock. We work on ours every day. I'm wishing that the time will come when I contact you about free flight. I so long for my boy to fly outside. He gets outside time in his big condo we have outside on the back patio for him. Looking forward to much more tips and tricks. Thanks for letting us in your home and sharing your passion with us. Stay happy, safe and healthy!! Fellow Flocker, Paulus Taylor
I have a Sun Conure. OMG I love her soooo much. I did LOTS of research BEFORE getting her. She isn't too noisy...most of the time...but when she decides to go off...OMG....
Early. Great video to get to the new parrot owners as some are clueless on what they are supposed to do. This will help them! In fact, all your videos will help them! Thankuuu!💕💕💕
Owh, I just want you to know that I am so glad I happened upon you! I wanted to get a smaller parrot but am trying to volunteer at a local rescue but no- can -do with covid restrictions. Anyway I love what you do and can tell you do too.🐾
4:52 "everybody is gonna wonder how old you guys are" That was EXACTLY what i was thinking xD I knew you've had them for a while, but they are acting and looking like newborns. They are so beautiful and adorable :)
I am going to be a new bird owner and I have relied on your channel and I am so glad I found you and right now to train I am practicing on my grandmas bird when I change her water and clean the bottom where her poop is catched and she is a African grey and sometimes I am scared to change her water because I think she is going to bite me but I have learned to read her body language and realized she is just watching and being aware of what is going in in her cage and that I have watched your videos all the time I now know the most important things to do to take care of a bird and I am so thankful
It's always a good thing to discuss these issues, for new parrot keepers as well as not so new. Loved seeing your babies flying around the yard, nice place. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this. I just got a Sun Conure last week. He loves talking to your birds by the way when I watch your videos. Normally I use my ear phones but I didn't today
I adopted a 19 year old male senegal. Quite challenging but I love him. I feel badly for re homing poor baby. Imagine how they feel. He is stick trained so very great. I’m glad I got him
Lol, the first tip reminds me of my cockateil. He used to tag team with my cat to steal fries. He was a rescue, my roommate adopted then dumped on me. He had so many bad habits we were working on. RIP baby birb
I was ignorant and thought my new, four month old Congo African Grey was safe outside because he was clipped. I didn't realize how much he had grown out and what he was capable of. He got startled and took off. It took four days to get him back and I was fortunate. He is now 24 years old. He remains fully fighter within the home but think I need to train for flight return just in case he should get out again. You can treat older birds new tricks. Thank you so much.
Thank you for mentioning that getting frustrated is normal and it is going to happen. I have a 3 month conure, I have no idea what I am doing, but the first thing I did is looking for was to change the diet. Just like any other animal the commercialized diets are never good. Thank you for your website, I am learning a lot, I have bought your cookbook and so much more. You are awesome and glad I found you.
Absolutely with the food!! I’m a fur baby mom of dogs, and they get NO table scraps. Ever. Because I LOVE them, and people food isn’t dog food! Or Bird food.
I got an Indian Ringneck 11 days ago. I was told he is 8 months old and hasn’t been handled much. He will now come out when I open his cage and let’s me put him back in by stepping up on a perch. He is taking treats from me but still moves away quickly. I’m happy with his progress so far. I decided it was a good idea to get him comfortable taking treats from me before I start target training. Slow and steady for my blue baby 💙
Is the head bobbing a conure thing? My pineapple cheek's mannerisms are the same way. Always has the same mischievous look and also velcroed to me too. Lol Also I know all Birdtricks fans like myself watched this and felt better when she said "or as a refresher" because we were going to watch it anyway, even though many of us are not new bird owners 😂 love you Birdtricks! 🤘❤
Love you gues. I’ve been wathing you for the last year, and only a buggie to start with. I want to give him/her the optimal contions. It is very impotant to me, just me breeding my Golden retriver. Huge fan of your work. Lots of praise from Denmark
I really love seeing the birds in your videos it’s so cool seeing them interact with humans over an extended timeframe other than just showing the animal I’ve just recently started being intrigued by birds and the possibility of having 1 as a pet.seeing the behavior is definitely great so I can see more of what I would be getting into seeing as they’re very complex animals, I love your channel.
Jamieleigh, you and your flock crack me up! I have been watching your videos, started to introduce pellets to my 37 year old Amazon (he's been with me for a month), but you're right, it is SO overwhelming and I really don't know where to begin. Diet? Sleep? Hand taming? He's not overly fond of the touch training and its very "bite-y". Wish I had ALL of your knowledge and time to watch ALL the videos!
I am going to get a Senegal in a month, and I would love it if you made a video about them. They are really underrated and I don't see much information about them out there.
I'm an experienced bird owner. I know enough to understand how much I don't know :). Never too proud to watch your vids and actively listen and improve my behaviour. Ps guilty of sharing food.
Thank you, honestly this made me well up. I got an 8 year old sun conure. I am worried I've made a terrible expensive mistake. I'm not impulsive person but this is so hard. The screaming has my nerves on edge.
this is most adorable video ever! thank you for sharing your feathered happiness with us! do your birds somehow interact with the wild ones? is it safe for them to be outside without protection from birds of prey or other predators?
Hi Jamie X Another great video I've been watching about 2 years now but don't have a bird yet !!... Only because I have a dog that would not accept a bird . I love to watch your videos had hopefully in the years to come I will have one of my own 💖.. Keep up the good work and looking forward to your next video X X
I inherited two parrots, a Senegal parrot and a sun conure, I’ve learned a lot from these your videos, thank you very much!!! Story of my Senegal parrot: he was hatched est. 1983 and he had three previous owners (including my grandfather of whom I inherited the birds from) the second owner mistreated him and now he was scared of people, but I’ve gotten him calmed down and is now OK with being around people, he still attempts to bite people but still making progress! Story of my sun conure: hatched est. 1998 She is very calm, very vocal too, but we can’t seem to get her to step up, always bites, but as I said making progress, only two other owners (including my grandfather) anyways, thank you very very much for your videos and as always, stay awesome!! :)
I have several bird species but just picked a white eyed conure he was terrified of me at the parrot store but I felt after hours working with him I took him home and he is the most loving parrot I’ve ever owned. Need little training
I'm finding your video really helpful I'm just doing my research before I get a bird but looking forward to becoming a bird keeper in hopefully not too distant future x
You are simply amazing. We have a 3mth old ringneck which we've handreared. We will certainly follow your advice on introducing veggies. Please do a video on how to get your bird to fly freely without flying away. She flies freely around the house but to venture outdoors would be too risky. Love your videos.
Wow, your mom's garden looks like it has filled out so much! I always enjoy seeing it, it's absolutely beautiful. Such a great place to have the birds, looks so peaceful. And ohhhhhh, the girls acting like babies was quite possibly the most adorable thing! I just wanted to squish them ❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍 next to Bondi walking on the ground and exploring, not sure why, but I think it's so cute when birds walk on the ground hahaha.
Super vidéo, comme 99.9% du temps, j'ai bien aimé le conseil final: le perroquet ne cherche pas a NOUS faire plaisirs. I liked the advice: parrot don't want to make us laugh or happy. I see it with mine.
Hey Jamieleigh, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this channel. It has taught me so much. I have an almost 5 month old sun conure and have been doing flight recall training with him inside ever since hes been able to fly. Could you please give me some advice as to when I should try to take it outside??? I am just so nervous of taking him outside to start free flying even tho he is amazing with his recall training. When did you feel confident enough to start outdoor flight training?
I got a yellow sided GCC 4 days ago, your youtube channel is the BEST! When they are flree flying outside. What about a neighbor's cat? I would be very worried that the neighbors cat would eat my berdy, who's name is Birdie...
My advice for new owners of birds - don't be afraid of your bird. And for birds with a new human - give them a break, they're only human. Your sun conures are sooo pretty.
Such great advice! I wholeheartedly agree with everything said in this video. If I ever do get the proper facilities and time to dedicate to birds I will definitely be applying all that I have learned from your channel. I think the most important thing I've learned so far though, is that it's better for me to live the bird life vicariously through others. As much as I want them, I know I couldn't give them 110% of the they need to have happy healthy lives. Tangent aside, I can't decide what is more cute...the Conure bobble head or the Galah strut haha! Thanks for sharing as always!
I had a dream that Dave and Jamieleigh came to my house and we trained my nonexistent bird.....it was hands down one of the best dreams I've had
I had the same dream!!
your birds exist, but in another dimension. that life you are referring to is in another dimension. when you sleep you are going there and experiencing life there
@@jmdenison I'm not sure if this inspiring, depressing, or giving me an existential crisis.
Good info the greatest info that ive ever had was by following the Parrot ploy plan (just google it) - I found it the no.1 treatment i've followed.
@@antimilkpropaganda probably in one of the thousands of alternate unierses/dimensions. everything is somewhere
My first piece of advice to new bird owners is to understand that birds are little and don't need as much food as you think they do! When I first brought my blue front home, I got so scared that she wasn't eating enough, when in reality she was eating plenty for her size. Because of this, I was giving her extra treats in order to make sure she was eating enough, but all this did was make her not want to eat her healthy food. Now that I've quit doing that, she eats all of her breakfast and dinner and is maintaining her weight perfectly fine.
It is also important to remember that not everything is going to go perfectly; you are going to get bit, you are going to form a bad habit or two, and you are going to make mistakes. That's okay! What's important is that you know how to fix those things. I've made countless errors in the year that I've owned a large parrot, and they were all fixable with a little bit of training. Don't give up as soon as you run into a problem!
So truuuuuu
Love this!
It's funny you mentioned the food thing! We did the same thing! I occassionally over-do it once in awhile. Our avian vet told us that when you give like 4 or 5 walnuts to your bird for a treat, it is like them eating a box of twinkies: it's over-feeding on the junk and it is soooooo not good!
I stick by that thought process in order to make sure I don't over feed anymore! You learn as you go, right?
Give yourself and the bird time, patience and forgiveness.
this should be advice to my mom tbh ;-;
I am a new owner and today my parrot step up on my fingure ..its was so heart warming🥰😍😍😍
Can't describe the feelings, i feel you😍🐦❤️
Yupp when my first bird that was a green cheek conure stepped on my finger for the first time and it was an indescribable feeling
Aww
Abhay Panwar sameeeee
@@ariyahxd5992 what bird do u have
0:50. Yes very important. I know a heartbreaking story of a macaw that was clipped and trained to be outside. But the owner didn't had him on a leash or anything, because clipped birds can't flight? The owner was wrong and 1 week after the bird turned 1 year old, it flew away because it got scared, and it was windy, so he did a long flight. The owner found him later, the bird had blood on his head, a broken wing and one of his feet cut of. They thing it collided with a train because they found him at a train track. They could not do anything for the bird anymore and had to put him down. So please, pay attention to your birds and remember that even if clipped, they can fly!
That's so tragic, that poor poor bird 😥 all because of an ignorant owner. Oh dear...
Mimthyss S It's sad most breeders are ignorant as well
I never knew that birds have a "whats in it for me" mentality. This made it a lot easier to understand what they're thinking and how to behave in response, thank you!
I am a biology student and one of the things I took away is that almost everything alive has a basic what’s in it for me mentality even plants simbiosis for example isn’t charity or friendship its a business transaction
I love the galah waddle/strut. Mine likes to walk around and he's just gorgeous when he gets his waddle on.
that's exactly why we love our birdies!
I love seeing your birds free fly, it's so beautiful. I wish I could do that but I live in a busy city.
You gave great advice.
Geez what? My favorite bird channels all on one vid? 😁
@@mirankom1697 ik
Next month I'm getting a cockatiel. I'm doing everything to be prepared. Lots for research to get everything they need👌
Before that make sure no cat around the neighborhood
You’ve come to the right place! We got our birds 6-7 short months ago and BirdTricks has completely changed absolutely everything about our and our birds lives!
Congrats! I
Me too, I’m getting a cockatiel and a Sun Conure. I’m excited and nervous. I have to get ANOTHER cage...lol. I’m moving them to a larger room. I will have 4 birds, two budgies, sun conure and a cockatiel. Scary times.
@@Sbar.people own cats and have birds.
I am always the one saying”turn the tv down the birds are sleeping”. Or “take it to your room the birds need sleep”. I can’t tell you how many times I have nagged about the birds needed quiet time for quality sleep. Thank you for talking about this!
I can’t wait to get a bird! I’ve wanted one my whole life!!! I’m about to buy a house at the end of this year and Once I’m settled and done fixing anything wrong I’m going to get my bird!
If you get a carpeted house, replace the carpet and make sure it doesn't have Teflon in the new carpet.
how is your bird and house?
Hey!! I got a new bird, a cockatiel, from a rescue situation. He wasn’t ever tamed. My current goal is to be able to pet him- after roughly 9 days he started to learn “step up!” I thought it’d take a month or something for that, and I’m very happy with it.
This channel along with many others I’ve been following for a long while, and this video could not have come to my notifications at a more perfect time. I wanted to comment and say thank you! You’re really cool :D!
Awww! He's a fast learner/you're a good teacher, then! How lovely 🥰
That's quick progress. I got an untamed three-year-old cockatiel and it took over a month for it to want to perch on my finger. It will still only step up if there's a treat involved. I guess it probably takes a lot of training for them to want to do it without one.
My advice for new parronts
Always learn! Keep learning! Learn both sides of the argument so you can make an informed decision. For example, I feed pellets and a chop (the season feeding system in fact!) for my Meyer's parrot, but I add seed in for my genetic mess of a cockatiel. Some people say Birds eat seeds in the wild, so I feed seed! Which is true, birds would eat seeds in the wild! My thinking on the topic is that we don't live in the wild, and many birds don't need seeds included as a regular part of the diet. Seed mixes are also "dead" seeds, meaning they have been stored and aren't ready to propagate, unlike seeds in the wild which quickly start the process of becoming a new plant. Always keep learning ❤️
I like that pun parronts
We are 6 days into our very first bird. We rescued a 23 yr old African Grey named Echo. We did a lot of binge watching BirdTricks, research before getting her. We started her on the seasonal diet and pellet from a black sunflower seed only diet. And have already seen a change in her behavior for the better. She is accepting of the clicker training but she does still seem to do alot of "bite" behavior. Very different from just investigating with her beak. Trying to break that habit. She doesn't seem to be overwhelmed when she does it but we are still learning each other.
Awww that's so lovely, I'm so happy whenever I hear about rescue birds going to good homes. Best of luck to you and her, I hope you have a wonderful life. You two will have a strong trust bond eventually :)
Me: *kisses my quaker practically every fifteen seconds every day all the time for like six months, not even trying to teach her how to mimic*
My quaker: *learns how to give kisses that sound like laserguns*
I've had bird for years since I was a kid, and I've been have a bay couple of days with one of my babies. As soon as you said its complete normal to feel overwhelmed and confused I just felt so relieved all of a sudden. Its so nice to have people tell you its okay sometimes 😌.
Wow! When you first started talking, everything you said also pertains to having a baby! I’m a retired lactation consultant/La Leche League Leader and used to do a lot of parenting education. We talked about all the confusing information out there & trusting your mothering instincts-if it feels wrong, it probably is.
Your video is full of great information. And I’m really jealous of your gorgeous weather. I’m in Houston & it is a swamp after all the rain from hurricane beta.
My daughter is on her way to Houston as I type this. She is flying to Richmond, VA to see if she and my 2 granddaughters would be happy living there. She hates Louisiana. I'm hoping she lands in Richmond and there are dragons and aliens everywhere.
I hope y'all are OK in Houston. These hurricanes are whooping our butts!!!
I have a 16 year old Sun Conure who would fly to follow me through the open gates of hell. He comes with me literally everywhere; to music festivals, bars, mountain biking, backcountry snowboarding, the grocery store, Bed, shower, hikes, road trips. In 16 years he has gotten lost only once. On a very windy day he flew up above the treeline and was swiftly carried away by strong wind currents. Lost my voice out calling for him with all my neighbors and didn't find him until the following afternoon. He was enthralling a group of college kids on a picnic blanket and clowning for laughs when I found him. he was acting like everything was great. Check the wind before you walk outside with birds, I was lucky I got him back safely. She didn't exaggerate about strong Wind. Sunny was swept over a mile away from the house. Bird people remark how strong of a flyer he is too. ndoor birds don't have the muscles or experience to fight a sustained wind.
Thank you so much for this video. Although I got my first bird over 2 years ago(now I have 3) I feel like I'm just begining to 'get it' on some things. And yes , I've had some bad advice. The bird store where I bought my "hand raised" parakeet told me "to hold it until it surrendered." I did this for a week, even though it felt wrong. It has now taken almost a year for him to even start to trust me. He also hassles my other parakeet and I believe his attitude changed after the 'holding sessions.' Also the 60/40 rule. My husband wasn't really into the birds. They were "my thing", so when I got my conure he really hardly said "Hi" to him. Now my Conure actually flys at and bites my him and of course my husband now has no desire to spend time around him. At this point, I keep them separated by using my bird room, but I know it's going to take a concerted effort to repair the relationship and I wish I had started differently. Also, I enjoy having your birds candidly in your videos. It helps me to see normal interactions between a knowledgeable person and her birds. Thank you! I'm learning so much from Bird Tricks!!
Love watching Bondi just strollin' instead of flying. So cute and independent! Such tude in that strut!
My wife and I are beginner learners - with both an Alexandrian and Indian ring neck - both 17 weeks old. Amazingly intelligent companions - They're learning and we're learning together. I cannot get over just how many 'tells' they have with behavior. Your tip about self serving creatures - very valuable - avoiding pain or seeking pleasure! much like humans! My wife is a psychologist and I an emergency nurse - they are really bringing light into our sometimes dark lives :) much love from Down under!
The people who disliked are upset that they don’t have a birds as amazing as yours!
Dude there are no dislike on this video..so chill
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Pallavi dude now their are someone always is gonna dislike
Sorry but I think this is a stupid comment...all animals and people are amazing if they are given the chance... it's nothing to do with grumpiness and sounding off
Ann Burge it’s a joke
Next month im getting a blue and gold macaw she’s beautiful and really healthy now I’m just waiting till she’s ready. I’m so nervous! I’ve worked with plenty of different birds at conservation parks and zoo and I study zoology so I’ve got the study and second hand experience down but I know having your own is going to be completely different. This video and all your videos are really beneficial for those who do not have the experience or knowledge prior to getting their bird
I have been struggling to get my young lovebird to transition to eating vegetables and pellets. The best tip I got today was that it takes time and I got some good ideas how to serve it. Has a new bird owner I don't know what to expect and necessarily when to expect it. These videos really help!
I'm a huge Lovebird fan! What species do you have?
Be patient; it took me over a month to get my peach face to even touch a pellet. They're hard-headed little rascals!
@@jamssnana4084 oh boy are they stubborn and hard-headed! He is a peach face but he is yellow and periwinkle, almost 4 months old. He shows no interest in fresh fruits and vegetables, but I did get him to start eating pellets mixed with his seeds. The trick was to get a very small pellet. His name is Tiki!
At 4:36 They're bobbing their heads like an Undertale villian.
I love seeing your birds free flying around your yard, they look so happy and healthy getting exercise! I want to recall train mine but I would still be so scared to take them outside in fear they wouldn’t listen to me and never come back! Another tip I liked from your video was letting birdie join you when you’re eating healthy snacks.
I just talk to her and go with her flow
I've had my new Green Cheek Conure (I've never owned a bird in my life!!😵💫 )almost 2 months ago and I can tell he was mainly seed fed. He will barely eat anything else and I have tried everything. But I have also been making chop with different fruits and vegetables and not focusing on one veggie/fruit goal at a time. I'm really excited to do the "30 days to eat a carrot" approach. I really feel this will really help me focus on what veggies and fruits my Conure really favors so he can live his best life. Thank you for your advice!!❤
The girlies are so (relatively lol) quiet and cute and content! No wonder, though. That garden and yard is just beautiful.
This is what Nana Janet needed. I could watch 5 hours of you and the birds just chillaxin’ in the backyard. You talking, the birds talking, the sun shining. Just perfect! Thank you!😘❤️👍🏻🧸
This is the most helpful video ever
I have a 4 month old green cheeked conure. We started with target training and he loves and responds well to it. Next we're doing step up. He loves my hand so that way we're in a good place. I rarely put him on my shoulder. Usually if I'm walking around the house or doing laundry I'll put him on my shoulder. I hope to some day soon have a fantastic relationship like you do with your flock. We work on ours every day. I'm wishing that the time will come when I contact you about free flight. I so long for my boy to fly outside. He gets outside time in his big condo we have outside on the back patio for him. Looking forward to much more tips and tricks. Thanks for letting us in your home and sharing your passion with us.
Stay happy, safe and healthy!!
Fellow Flocker,
Paulus Taylor
I have a Sun Conure. OMG I love her soooo much. I did LOTS of research BEFORE getting her. She isn't too noisy...most of the time...but when she decides to go off...OMG....
I wonder how many people gave the name mango to those types of birds
I wanted to until I saw how people are using that name...bummer. I got around it by naming one of my birds Tango.
haha I named my first one mango and my second one lime
I named my first 1 mango he had a tragic death at 6 months because of my exhaustion fan. Now I have another sunny named onix the onix from Phoenix
I just got a lovebird today and I have a macaw, this helped a lot! Thanks. Also, your birds are amazing! I love their bright colors!
Early. Great video to get to the new parrot owners as some are clueless on what they are supposed to do. This will help them! In fact, all your videos will help them! Thankuuu!💕💕💕
Owh, I just want you to know that I am so glad I happened upon you! I wanted to get a smaller parrot but am trying to volunteer at a local rescue but no- can -do with covid restrictions. Anyway I love what you do and can tell you do too.🐾
You know what your talking about.❣️❤️💯♥️🥰💕😍
4:52 "everybody is gonna wonder how old you guys are" That was EXACTLY what i was thinking xD I knew you've had them for a while, but they are acting and looking like newborns. They are so beautiful and adorable :)
How beautiful, they are absolutely beautiful !
I saw a lot of parrot videos you seem like a legit person so I'm going to keep on watching
Omg hai you liked my uncles post on his Facebook on a sun conure thank you so much we love you and your channel soooo much
Omg I love sun conures they look like little baby birds 😍
I live your distractions 😂🥰😍 Damm cuteness all over. And I love it if you are distracted 🤣😘
Oh Jamieleigh I love your videos and I love how distracted you get. You clearly love your feathered babies.
I am going to be a new bird owner and I have relied on your channel and I am so glad I found you and right now to train I am practicing on my grandmas bird when I change her water and clean the bottom where her poop is catched and she is a African grey and sometimes I am scared to change her water because I think she is going to bite me but I have learned to read her body language and realized she is just watching and being aware of what is going in in her cage and that I have watched your videos all the time I now know the most important things to do to take care of a bird and I am so thankful
It's always a good thing to discuss these issues, for new parrot keepers as well as not so new. Loved seeing your babies flying around the yard, nice place. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this. I just got a Sun Conure last week. He loves talking to your birds by the way when I watch your videos. Normally I use my ear phones but I didn't today
What a great life your birds have ❤️. Greatful for all the information you make available ❤️
Hey.
Ive been given 3 baby lovebirds.
I am soooo thankful to learn this stuff!
I am loving learning
love your chanel! ive had my lovebird for almost 1 year and he is absolutely full of personality ! thanks for all the tips!
I adopted a 19 year old male senegal. Quite challenging but I love him. I feel badly for re homing poor baby. Imagine how they feel. He is stick trained so very great. I’m glad I got him
Lol, the first tip reminds me of my cockateil. He used to tag team with my cat to steal fries. He was a rescue, my roommate adopted then dumped on me. He had so many bad habits we were working on. RIP baby birb
Most valuable is they do stuff to get pleasure or avoid pain👍👍👍
I have learned a lot about diet from you. Thank you.
I was ignorant and thought my new, four month old Congo African Grey was safe outside because he was clipped. I didn't realize how much he had grown out and what he was capable of. He got startled and took off. It took four days to get him back and I was fortunate. He is now 24 years old. He remains fully fighter within the home but think I need to train for flight return just in case he should get out again. You can treat older birds new tricks. Thank you so much.
Thank you for mentioning that getting frustrated is normal and it is going to happen. I have a 3 month conure, I have no idea what I am doing, but the first thing I did is looking for was to change the diet. Just like any other animal the commercialized diets are never good. Thank you for your website, I am learning a lot, I have bought your cookbook and so much more. You are awesome and glad I found you.
Thank you for all your videos. You are the reason I was confident in getting one. I love him already.
Absolutely with the food!! I’m a fur baby mom of dogs, and they get NO table scraps. Ever. Because I LOVE them, and people food isn’t dog food! Or Bird food.
I got an Indian Ringneck 11 days ago. I was told he is 8 months old and hasn’t been handled much. He will now come out when I open his cage and let’s me put him back in by stepping up on a perch. He is taking treats from me but still moves away quickly. I’m happy with his progress so far. I decided it was a good idea to get him comfortable taking treats from me before I start target training. Slow and steady for my blue baby 💙
Is the head bobbing a conure thing? My pineapple cheek's mannerisms are the same way. Always has the same mischievous look and also velcroed to me too. Lol
Also I know all Birdtricks fans like myself watched this and felt better when she said "or as a refresher" because we were going to watch it anyway, even though many of us are not new bird owners 😂 love you Birdtricks! 🤘❤
Totally agree , with evrrthing you said!👍♥️
The distraction is so relatable
Love you gues. I’ve been wathing you for the last year, and only a buggie to start with. I want to give him/her the optimal contions. It is very impotant to me, just me breeding my Golden retriver. Huge fan of your work. Lots of praise from Denmark
I really love seeing the birds in your videos it’s so cool seeing them interact with humans over an extended timeframe other than just showing the animal I’ve just recently started being intrigued by birds and the possibility of having 1 as a pet.seeing the behavior is definitely great so I can see more of what I would be getting into seeing as they’re very complex animals, I love your channel.
The information is great for bird first timers! I loved getting to see you and them just playing in the yard!
Jamieleigh, you and your flock crack me up! I have been watching your videos, started to introduce pellets to my 37 year old Amazon (he's been with me for a month), but you're right, it is SO overwhelming and I really don't know where to begin. Diet? Sleep? Hand taming? He's not overly fond of the touch training and its very "bite-y". Wish I had ALL of your knowledge and time to watch ALL the videos!
I am going to get a Senegal in a month, and I would love it if you made a video about them. They are really underrated and I don't see much information about them out there.
The fact that my bird is self serving helps me not dislike but better align expectations and helps with my training and general interactions with him.
I'm an experienced bird owner. I know enough to understand how much I don't know :). Never too proud to watch your vids and actively listen and improve my behaviour. Ps guilty of sharing food.
Thank you, honestly this made me well up. I got an 8 year old sun conure. I am worried I've made a terrible expensive mistake. I'm not impulsive person but this is so hard. The screaming has my nerves on edge.
this is most adorable video ever! thank you for sharing your feathered happiness with us!
do your birds somehow interact with the wild ones? is it safe for them to be outside without protection from birds of prey or other predators?
Awesome vlog!!❤
Im geting a new blue and gold baby in a month or two and and feel very well prepared thanks to all your videos.
You're an amazing teacher! Thank you!
Will you ever do a video on parrotlets? Love your channel thanks!
Hi Jamie X
Another great video I've been watching about 2 years now but don't have a bird yet !!...
Only because I have a dog that would not accept a bird . I love to watch your videos had hopefully in the years to come I will have one of my own 💖..
Keep up the good work and looking forward to your next video X X
Sun conures are the cutest
I inherited two parrots, a Senegal parrot and a sun conure, I’ve learned a lot from these your videos, thank you very much!!!
Story of my Senegal parrot: he was hatched est. 1983 and he had three previous owners (including my grandfather of whom I inherited the birds from) the second owner mistreated him and now he was scared of people, but I’ve gotten him calmed down and is now OK with being around people, he still attempts to bite people but still making progress!
Story of my sun conure: hatched est. 1998 She is very calm, very vocal too, but we can’t seem to get her to step up, always bites, but as I said making progress, only two other owners (including my grandfather) anyways, thank you very very much for your videos and as always, stay awesome!! :)
I loved the end of this one, full of the pleasures and none of the worries.
I have several bird species but just picked a white eyed conure he was terrified of me at the parrot store but I felt after hours working with him I took him home and he is the most loving parrot I’ve ever owned. Need little training
Wow I'm early! First 30 minors! Love ya so much BirdTricks! You really helped me give my parrot a better life
I'm finding your video really helpful I'm just doing my research before I get a bird but looking forward to becoming a bird keeper in hopefully not too distant future x
You are simply amazing. We have a 3mth old ringneck which we've handreared. We will certainly follow your advice on introducing veggies. Please do a video on how to get your bird to fly freely without flying away. She flies freely around the house but to venture outdoors would be too risky. Love your videos.
Do you have a video surrounding how you prep & store their seasonal feeding system? I'm interested in better ways to manage my boy's (IRN) food :)
Wow, your mom's garden looks like it has filled out so much! I always enjoy seeing it, it's absolutely beautiful. Such a great place to have the birds, looks so peaceful. And ohhhhhh, the girls acting like babies was quite possibly the most adorable thing! I just wanted to squish them ❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍 next to Bondi walking on the ground and exploring, not sure why, but I think it's so cute when birds walk on the ground hahaha.
I love your channel! I watch it all the time!
Next year, or the year later, i'll be getting budgies! I'm so excited to train these fluffy little babies!
Super vidéo, comme 99.9% du temps, j'ai bien aimé le conseil final: le perroquet ne cherche pas a NOUS faire plaisirs.
I liked the advice: parrot don't want to make us laugh or happy. I see it with mine.
Amazing vid with the conures!!!! Love them!
I’m getting a budgie next week if I make straight A’s so far I’m good tho I’ve been researching them for 2 months now!
Hey Jamieleigh, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this channel. It has taught me so much. I have an almost 5 month old sun conure and have been doing flight recall training with him inside ever since hes been able to fly. Could you please give me some advice as to when I should try to take it outside??? I am just so nervous of taking him outside to start free flying even tho he is amazing with his recall training. When did you feel confident enough to start outdoor flight training?
I got a yellow sided GCC 4 days ago, your youtube channel is the BEST! When they are flree flying outside. What about a neighbor's cat? I would be very worried that the neighbors cat would eat my berdy, who's name is Birdie...
Excellent advice/video on so many different levels.
15:11 That conures are so good at doing Maverick pilot sh*t by flying through those wire
Did you realize your scrunchy and shirt match bondi 😂 so cute. Love this video very informative and true
My advice for new owners of birds - don't be afraid of your bird.
And for birds with a new human - give them a break, they're only human.
Your sun conures are sooo pretty.
Such great advice! I wholeheartedly agree with everything said in this video. If I ever do get the proper facilities and time to dedicate to birds I will definitely be applying all that I have learned from your channel. I think the most important thing I've learned so far though, is that it's better for me to live the bird life vicariously through others. As much as I want them, I know I couldn't give them 110% of the they need to have happy healthy lives. Tangent aside, I can't decide what is more cute...the Conure bobble head or the Galah strut haha! Thanks for sharing as always!
Woops one more thing, it was very impressive how one of your Conures flew through the wire fence. Talk about a hotshot flyer :D
today my cockatiel is 4 weeks old! i’m so excited when i get to pick her up!
60/40 rule. Always good to be reminded of that 🥰
Excellent advice Jamie on reinforcing bad habits when eating