Cockatoo gets a new pool!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 เม.ย. 2024
- Thank you for watching Benjamin the Best Bird! Benji is an extraordinary bird who sadly must rely on humans for his entire existence. That is not how a bird should live. Birds should be flying in the skies and living in the trees. But not all are lucky enough to be living that life. Instead they are living lives into which people have forced them. Before finding us, Benji was in a stressful environment, and he plucked his feathers in response, so often that many of the follicles died. He has only half the usual number of feathers, and will never fly. He will need someone to watch over him for the rest of his life. There are far more failures in cockatoo ownership than there are successes, and the ones paying the price are the birds - who are also the only ones not at fault in this situation.
If you are watching bird videos and thinking, "Wow, I want one!" please understand that you are only seeing a few minutes in a day with a cockatoo... I'd like to share some reality:
Cockatoos destroy anything and everything they can. Their destruction is so intense that they are officially declared "pests" in their native countries, where they destroy trees, crops, homes, outdoor furniture, and have even been known to damage cars.
Their scream is loud, and can be anger-provoking, like being punched in the face with sound. The noise is unlike anything I have ever experienced before, and if I didn't live with Benji, I would say that I didn't care to ever hear it again. Seriously folks, it's horrible. But it's their sound. It's what nature gave them to be able to communicate with each other while living in treetops - not in people's homes. It is a sound meant to travel miles, and it does. Hearing damage takes place at 120db. The decibel level of a cockatoo scream is 120-135db.
If you have (or anyone in your household has) a temper of any kind at all, this bird is not for you. It will destroy things dear to you, inciting anger. It will scream, which will ignite your temper (a great illustration in film, just replace the boy with a cockatoo: • Everytime the Boy Scre... ). The more you yell at the bird, the more, and louder, it will scream. You will blame the bird, but it's really you at fault. The bird is screaming for a reason, and it's up to its caretakers to solve the problem. Sadly, while anger is not the most useful response, it is the most human.
They require a large enclosure, and many hours outside of it. If you leave a bird in a cage too long, it will scream, pluck its feathers, and in extreme circumstances, it will chew holes into its skin. Sitting in a cage is against their nature, & extremely difficult for them - can you imagine anything more diametrically opposed to soaring in the sky? When out of their cage, they require close supervision due to the carnage that would be left in their wake if freely wandering. They also emit a dander that can cause lung issues in people and pets.
They are very emotional creatures who mate for life, which in their case, is +60 years. Their need for bonding, for having a being in their life that is "theirs," is very strong. They will depend on you everyday, in sickness and in health, til death do you part. Frequent re-homing is very hard on them, and can cause deep depression and self-mutilation. Lastly, understand you will be bitten at some point. It's simply communication for them, but it sucks (and hurts!).
There are thousands of these birds in rescues and sanctuaries all over the world, who were violently trapped, netted, grabbed... kidnapped from their homes, and forced to live with humans who later discarded them. There are more who were bred by people who think it's okay to do that. But it's not. Selling these birds to live in people's homes is like selling fish to live in sand.People acquire them because they are indeed adorable, but it is quickly learned that living with them is dramatically life altering and fraught with negatives, and the bird is then abandoned. It is believed that more than 600,000 birds are given to rescues EACH YEAR (or attempted to be given, but turned away due to a lack of vacancy). It is estimated that 75% of birds live a life of abuse or neglect. Let that sink in for a moment… 75% of birds in human care are beyond miserable.
We need to provide homes to the birds who are trapped in this life with humans because they have no alternative. Let's allow the rest to live in the wild where they're supposed to be. If you wish to jump into bird ownership, please educate and prepare yourself, and then go to a rescue and save a lonely bird who needs love and care, or buy from an owner who cannot, for whatever reason, care for the bird any longer. We must get breeders to stop breeding and selling them. These birds are not meant to live with humans, and when they do, it takes very dedicated, patient people willing to do the work for decades. If you think you are up for it, please adopt a rescue bird. You can change its life.
❤Hi Benjamin 🕊️ Happy Thursday to Benjamin and Benjamin's Mama and Benjamin's Family Crew ❤️🕊️🌹🧍♀️🌹🐎🌹🐎🌹🐈🌹🐕🦺🌹🧍♂️🌹 . Adorable Benjamin with a brand new pool,yep, America's #1Consumer ( Benjamin The Best Bird ❤️) Love You Spoilt And Pampered King Benjamin ❤️🕊️🤗⭐👍🌹
@user-zp8oh3wq1j. Happy Thursday, Barbara! ❤️😀❤️
Benji you have it made in the shade 😎 ❤ and you deserve it darling ❤
Swimming-pool and sand to play and relax all year long! What a wonderful life for this little man! I hear the future splashes with God Mallet.
@marie-angequinot6674. 😀😀
Benjamin you are so wholesome and adorable❤
@dorisbove2210. ❤️❤️
Good evening oh nice got him a big pool awesome thanks to Hoomum his area his colofup and nice mum designed love it 😊💙💙
Benjamin you are just Cutness overload ❤️💖💞💓
My Heart just melted with the Cuddles. ❤️ ❤️ 🤗💕
@jellybean88. ❤️❤️
Benjamin can't wait until he gets to go in his swimming pool Benjamin loves that petting Benjamin is adorable and a good boy
Oh Benjamin❣️ This is so exciting❣️🥰 Your very own pool!! What a fun summer you shall have!!! Mom really loves you and so do I❣️🧡💛🧡
Perhaps some small steps for our Benjamin to get in and out of the pool? 🤔💕
@leesashriber5097. Good thought - small steps were implemented! 😀
Benji you're ready for the warm weather that's a cool pool Mom's always thinking about her boy love you little Benji 💫🕊️⭐🥰✨😘🤍🕊️🌹🌹🌹😍
Aww it’s a pool !!! Benjamin, you’re spoiled !!! 🥰
Benji you have a neat pool fun time in the summertime 🥰⭐😘🤍🕊️🌹❤️❤️❤️🤗🧡
Benji: interesting, what is this for mom? What water? That's not happening!!! 😂 😅 😂
I love Benji snuggles with you!!!❤ ❤ ❤
@Kara-kx1lb. 😂❤️
I never get tired of seeing Benji come back to mom for pets!! 🥰
@bluebird0555. I don't either. 😀❤️
Benjamin is a good boy and a very clever one too!! He seemed quite happy to get to know the pool, maybe, with the help of his trusted Mallet and Mom, he will soon be bathing...Time will tell ❤😊❤
@user-ch8sd3jt8g Indeed 🙂❤️
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Oh, he loves you so much! It’s so wonderful to see! Have a wonderful day! Keri💜
@lukehartman9386. Thank you - you too, Keri! 😀❤️
Benjamin is a very brave bird with new things. Must be all the in store shopping.
@carolynmack4017. 😂 I think you're right! 😀
Benjamin is a pretty strong little birdie
Benji…..mama will know what I am talking about. We have a very special tribal ceremony coming up. I will have a piece of you with me. I will try to get some photos of me in regalia. I am very honored. You are dear friends! ❤️🙏🌹
@rosebudadkins6803. ❤️❤️❤️. We would LOVE to see you in regalia, Rosebud! ❤️❤️❤️. That's so exciting, to know a piece of Benji will be there with you. 😀❤️😀❤️
Wow, I hope I'll see it too.
@@benjaminthebestbird yes, i am very excited to carry a part of Benji and your kindness into the circle. Thank you!
@@rosebudadkins6803 ❤❤❤
A pool just like my pup has😊 Benjamin , you can have a ball pit in there or play and throw all your mallets in there, or eat and spill all your cheerios in the pool! 😂 so many things to do in the pool without water ❤
@doglover44. Awww... your puppy has his own pool... I love that! Nothing like a puppy romping around in water. 😂❤️.
Oooooh, I'd not thought of that bonus... Contained Cheerios! 😀😀
@benjaminthebestbird it's the exact same pool for my 65 lb labradoodle 2 yr old pup lol. For hot days on the patio😊 the beach is only 15 min drive too
@@doglover44 Well they just have water all over the place - their own personal water, and public water! Lucky doggoes! 😀❤
I know I say this a lot but you two just make my day
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Watch out Mr B, it's a trick ! Destroy the pool quickly before your next monthly bath!
@scottishcontentcreators 😂😂
What a cuddle bunny
He is just too friggin sweet ❤️❤️
Hi Benjamin loving the new pool.lnknow you could buy you favourite toy the mallet in the pool and some rubber ducks too I'm sure you will fill the pool with fun toys .❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
He loves his momma. 💘
@FreeMare1042 ❤️❤️😀❤️❤️
Benji is so clever , he has his own elevator . 🙂
@dolf1010. He knows how to work the system to get what he wants... 😂
Oh boy! A pool. Can't wait to see what Benjamin decides to do with this. Water? Sand? Beads? What will it be???
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@ms.ceellaneous7458. I'm really liking the idea of it being his Cheerios playground!
@@benjaminthebestbirdOh that is a great idea. Would keep them in a more confined area and clean up would be much easier for you...maybe as easy as dumping them out the door for the wild birds. They're not picky. Leftovers would be fine.❤
He's trying to enrich your day by including you in his play time.
@uncommon_niagara1581. 😂😂 He is a great host. 😀
What a perfect way to introduce Benji to the pool. Right now it's a new and fun play space. But we don't know the ending of this tale.
@nadinemasteller1089. 😂 No, we do not. 😂 Thus far, it's been a pool of mallet play, with an occasional whiffle ball and several playing cards tossed into the mix. Even the pool itself has been surprised at Benji's choices for its use. 😂
To play in the empty pool, yes, to bath in it…mom, what are you thinking ? 😂😂
@Valjao67. *gasp!*. 😂😂
Well, he made some new sounds hes not afraid of it! Sooo, wonder what happens when you slightly fill it? Or he could just throw stuff around and use it that way but I'm afraid for your arms cause I know what claws clenching on your skin feels like!❤😂
@shanarstra2129. 😀❤️😂❤️
Could you put something in the bottom of the pol to make it a little easier for Benji to climb out, with it being slippery? I can only think of sand atm, though 🤔
@asseyez-vous6492 I imagine there is... 🤔. I'm going to wait a bit to try out some play options for the pool before we make a final decision on what to do with it. Once we come up with that, we'll figure out how to make it ideal for that purpose. 🙂🙂
How old is Benjamin?
@pauletteteague2465 Honestly, I have no idea. We were told he was "about 2" when we got him, but he was missing half of his feathers (follicles actually died) and that doesn't happen in only a few molts. Plus, he had rings around his eyes, which develop when they are between 5 and 6. I've had him for 7 years as of this month. So basically he is at least 12.
Well, that was a long answer! 😂
Thank you ❤️ I love the serious look that Benjamin gets sometimes. He really loves you.
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Lol the pool has to pass the mallet test gotta make sure its durable 😂🤍🤍
he needs some „steps“ to go up and inside 😊 also inside to go out. it’s so lovely how he lifts his liile foot to get help from you ❤️❤️❤️❤️🫠 I just don’t like that it hurts you 😕
@andreaDoubleU. Thank you for that, Andrea. ❤️
I've seen Buster's Dad with a sleeve on his arm that's originally made for metal workers. He seemed to really like it.
@@nadinemasteller1089 It's nice to know someone else faces the same trials. I tried wearing a pair of gardening gloves that had leather going up the forearm - Benji hated them. 😂 Yesterday I wrapped my arm in horse leg wrapping, and it worked very well! 😀 However, the tea tree oil spilled in the equine first aid kit, so, even though the bandages were still wrapped in their packaging, they smelled of the oil. So we'll see what I can do about that...