I'm Yoshi the bird whistling, talking, saying "I love you" and "Are you a Yoshi?" I'm a lilac crowned Amazon parrot living in SoCal with my human owners (mom/dad).
I started the video and heard Kyle and was thinking it sounded familiar. I love your podcast. Make a Yoshi podcast. It can be you guys talking to Yoshi for 30 minutes. I would still download.
Yup, it's called pinning and not all birds have this ability. But when they do, it's a muscle that they full control over. Yoshi pins her eyes when she's excited, happy, or threatened (i.e. we need to learn her moods to know when she's what so we don't get bitten , etc)
Hello, I also have a LCA. However, he's practically vicious with humans. If I get near the cage, he bites at the cage. When it comes to my cat, he's the sweetest thing. He meows to call the cat or calls him by name, and he plays with the cat through the cage. He allows the cat to sleep on the top of his cage too. If I touch the cage, he immediately tries to bite me. He's been this way since I got him about eleven years ago. I've never hit or smacked him. Do you have any tips? (I've tried to allow him to bite me without expressing pain, but he bit my finger almost in half.)
Check out Sally Blanchard, a pioneer in bird behavior. She wrote The Companion Bird Handbook. " Here's a taste of her rather retro website: companionparrotonline.com/Menu_Aggression.html
I'm sorry for the slow reply...basically if your bird is biting it's a learned behavior since wild birds or newly born birds do not bite. (1) even though it hurts, don't scream or flail because they may confuse your reaction with excitement (which they will think is GOOD). You do not want to reinforce this behavior. (2) If they bite, this sounds weird but show them a deeply scowling UNHAPPY FACE and look at the bird making sure it saw your reaction. Birds are very subtle creatures (have the same lifelong mate -- FOR LIFE) so they pay attention to subtle expressions and expect you to do so for it. If you are unhappy and show your unhappy face, it will learn. (3) Are you doing anything that is Triggering this behavior? For example, are you approaching the bird, and it's moving away from you? If the bird is moving away from you, leaning away, etc that is FEAR. Do not approach further otherwise you're making the bird uncomfortable i.e. then it'll bite and learn biting works i.e. it makes you go away. LEARN to read your bird. If your bird starts looking nervous, uncomfortable, moving away -- RESPECT that bird's feeling and once you start doing that and putting a STOP to it BEFORE the bird -- then you're also NOT re-enforcing biting behavior. OK -- sorry for the long reply but would love an update in case we can help further since this make be different. also, be patient. Change will not happen over night but slow over months and with consistency.
also, if you have Instagram follow Yoshi or message us there at @lilac_yoshi -- we will respond faster since we get notifications on our cell :)))) We want to help!!
Literally let it watch this video on repeat. My amazon does that and she memorized not only everything the bird says, but also what the lady is saying. She won't stop saying "I'm Yoshi" and her name isn't even Yoshi. Pls help idk what 2 do
Like bro you don't understand, idk if I've made a mistake or not by letting her watch this all the time but my amazon literally says "I'm yoshi, yes you are yoshi, I'm yoshi, yes you are yoshi" and she says "i love you" twice (once in the bird's voice and once in the girl's voice). SHE ALso says "that's a good girl" every time after she makes the EXACT same whistling noises that the bird in this video makes. She didn't talk for 8 months from when I first got her but after I showed her this video like a few times, she started CONSTANTLY repeating the entire thing.
Kevin, repeat, repeat repeat while looking your bird in the eye. When it starts mumbling, give it treats, attention, etc to re-enforce the behavior! Lastly, your bird has its own personality so he/she will say what it wants! They mostly will like vowel-y words, slide whistles (dynamic ranges), and staccato (lots of start/stops). We repeated phrases, words, and whistles and tunes especially the ones where we saw her eyes pin (i.e. she showed interest and excitement!!!) After that, we re-enforced. That being said, Yoshi hasn't learned a new phrase in ~4 years. But recently started saying FLY FLY!! So, we cannot make them say anything. Some birds, never learn to talk (i.e. they don't care). So be patient nevertheless!!!
I like Yoshi! I also like Yoshi Dinosaur.
You hey you!
Omg yoshi is the cutest name!
Oh wow, she sounds just like my mom's LCA! I really need to listen to what my mom's bird says now to try to pick out what she says!
I started the video and heard Kyle and was thinking it sounded familiar. I love your podcast. Make a Yoshi podcast. It can be you guys talking to Yoshi for 30 minutes. I would still download.
HAHAHAHA Yoshi has an Instagram account if you have one; follow us @lilac_yoshi !!! We are glad you're a fan big hugs!
its weird how their eyes shrink when they make a noise
Mayelin Roman it's called pinning
Yup, it's called pinning and not all birds have this ability. But when they do, it's a muscle that they full control over. Yoshi pins her eyes when she's excited, happy, or threatened (i.e. we need to learn her moods to know when she's what so we don't get bitten , etc)
pretty bird
Mistress Yoshi
Is cute it looks like my parrot, how old is she? does she had red fethers betwen her wings?
Hello, I also have a LCA. However, he's practically vicious with humans. If I get near the cage, he bites at the cage. When it comes to my cat, he's the sweetest thing. He meows to call the cat or calls him by name, and he plays with the cat through the cage. He allows the cat to sleep on the top of his cage too. If I touch the cage, he immediately tries to bite me. He's been this way since I got him about eleven years ago. I've never hit or smacked him. Do you have any tips? (I've tried to allow him to bite me without expressing pain, but he bit my finger almost in half.)
Check out Sally Blanchard, a pioneer in bird behavior. She wrote The Companion Bird Handbook. " Here's a taste of her rather retro website: companionparrotonline.com/Menu_Aggression.html
I'm sorry for the slow reply...basically if your bird is biting it's a learned behavior since wild birds or newly born birds do not bite. (1) even though it hurts, don't scream or flail because they may confuse your reaction with excitement (which they will think is GOOD). You do not want to reinforce this behavior. (2) If they bite, this sounds weird but show them a deeply scowling UNHAPPY FACE and look at the bird making sure it saw your reaction. Birds are very subtle creatures (have the same lifelong mate -- FOR LIFE) so they pay attention to subtle expressions and expect you to do so for it. If you are unhappy and show your unhappy face, it will learn. (3) Are you doing anything that is Triggering this behavior? For example, are you approaching the bird, and it's moving away from you? If the bird is moving away from you, leaning away, etc that is FEAR. Do not approach further otherwise you're making the bird uncomfortable i.e. then it'll bite and learn biting works i.e. it makes you go away. LEARN to read your bird. If your bird starts looking nervous, uncomfortable, moving away -- RESPECT that bird's feeling and once you start doing that and putting a STOP to it BEFORE the bird -- then you're also NOT re-enforcing biting behavior. OK -- sorry for the long reply but would love an update in case we can help further since this make be different. also, be patient. Change will not happen over night but slow over months and with consistency.
also, if you have Instagram follow Yoshi or message us there at @lilac_yoshi -- we will respond faster since we get notifications on our cell :)))) We want to help!!
Our bird keeps checking on me with "where did mommy go?" When I used to do 5 hour shopping 😂
I'm Yoshi?
No you are not, CAT!
My bird just screams at me to giver he food..
same
Same
what bird is this?
Ashlee Lai its a amazon lilac crowned i had one
I just got a lilac crowned amazon thats six months can you give me any tips for it to gain a big vocabulary?
Literally let it watch this video on repeat. My amazon does that and she memorized not only everything the bird says, but also what the lady is saying. She won't stop saying "I'm Yoshi" and her name isn't even Yoshi. Pls help idk what 2 do
Like bro you don't understand, idk if I've made a mistake or not by letting her watch this all the time but my amazon literally says "I'm yoshi, yes you are yoshi, I'm yoshi, yes you are yoshi" and she says "i love you" twice (once in the bird's voice and once in the girl's voice). SHE ALso says "that's a good girl" every time after she makes the EXACT same whistling noises that the bird in this video makes. She didn't talk for 8 months from when I first got her but after I showed her this video like a few times, she started CONSTANTLY repeating the entire thing.
OMG hilarious; love this story!!! Upload a video plzzzz!!! @@modadabhoy4991
GAHHHH this is like amazing truly makes my day!!!!
Kevin, repeat, repeat repeat while looking your bird in the eye. When it starts mumbling, give it treats, attention, etc to re-enforce the behavior! Lastly, your bird has its own personality so he/she will say what it wants! They mostly will like vowel-y words, slide whistles (dynamic ranges), and staccato (lots of start/stops). We repeated phrases, words, and whistles and tunes especially the ones where we saw her eyes pin (i.e. she showed interest and excitement!!!) After that, we re-enforced. That being said, Yoshi hasn't learned a new phrase in ~4 years. But recently started saying FLY FLY!! So, we cannot make them say anything. Some birds, never learn to talk (i.e. they don't care). So be patient nevertheless!!!
On to what age can they start talking
Every bird is different and has a different personality! So no set age but Yoshi started talking at the very young age of 6 months!
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what type parrot is? i have a parrot this :D
Brazil Parrot
lilac crowned Amazon parrot