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I love Victoria, & she truly knows what she's talking about. I had Quakers for 25 years, yes I'm old. I'm only 56. Victoria's information & techniques are spot on. 🤣
#dowhatmymumsays Her GCC came to her with a lot of "rules" as to what she could and couldn't do/hold/touch. He's really come a long way with her and I may have squealed a bit (a lot) when you mentioned her! She is a genius ;)
I recently rescued a Quaker. So far, with your help, it's getting better and better. He even called me Baby. Thanks for being you. It takes special people to try to understand....tolerate birds. Xxoo
Aweee thats cool Dana that you rescued one. I was soooooo super excited when you said that my videos have helped!!!! Love that he called you baby LOL. Probably biased but whatever us Quaker Parrot parents are the best!!! haha. Thank you so much for the compliment I really appreciate you and good luck with your birdy :)))
Victoria, you have natural understanding of those birds. A person either has it or they don"t and you got a double dose, :) I am 75 years old and have kept birds pretty much all my adult life. I presently have a Quaker parrot, Willie who will be 13 years old on the 24th of this month.
Oh my gosh thank you!!! That truly means a lot coming from someone who has a lot of experience 😊 thank you!!! Tell Willie that my flock and I wish him the happiest of birthdays ☺️☺️☺️
Victoria Ryann, I am NOT just saying this, but you have really come into your own and I have noticed a real change in you and your delivery! You are THE MOST down to earth person in the UA-cam Birb Community, AND in addition to that I really appreciate the fact that I can watch your channel with children and not have to pause your channel to avoid them hearing profanity!!!! It’s like a breath of fresh air and that’s why I have subscribed to your channel PLUS your channel has allowed me to improve my Pacific Parrotlets behavior! I love your videos as they are all three (3) informative, hilarious and appropriate for children!!!! You are the REAL star of the show!!!!
Ok cut this crud out cause I'm gonna cry!!! 😭😭😅🥰🥰 Thank you I'm not good at showing my emotions but I hope you know that this is so appreciated and so very kind of you to say. It really made me so happy ☺️ I'm the luckiest girl in the world to get to do what I love and then connecting with others like you who have the same love for birds. I kid you not I'm printing this comment off and hanging it up in my work area it was so incredibly motivating and kind. Thank you thank you thank you and I'm so glad to be able to help with your parrolets and not having a potty mouth 😉😊🥰 THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!
OMG you are a life saver. I have a 3 yr old quaker RESCUE. I am her Third owner. She USE to be cage aggressive and I worked WITH her to show that it's safe outside as well as inside, but I am learning about her behavior. so This helps alot. She will NOT let me touch her food or toys without blood spilled LOL. She is not fond of nutriberries or millet, but she loves her cuddles. you are so helpful. Now I know what to work on.
My NINETEEN year old Quaker, who's been with me since he was a chick, just bit my top lip & DREW BLOOD. Of course it hurt PHYSICALLY, but it hurt my FEELINGS even more. He HAS bitten me before, but RARELY, and NEVER on my FACE! Ugh..SOOOO disheartening, bc he's been my BFF for such a long time. 😢 ANYway...It made me feel a LOT better to see the clip with YOUR Quaker lunging at you when you were "touching everything" in his cage. At least I know I'm not alone! 😊
I rescued a 15 month old male Eclectus yesterday. I brought him home, left his cage door opened in case, he wanted to venture out. I asked him to step up & he did. Then he started eating a carrot from my hand. I picked up the smaller pieces for him to take b/c I wanted to see how he would react & he took that little piece of carrot just as gently as can be. He's a very sweet, gentle & loving boy. He spent the evening on my shoulder & snuggled my neck all night till he fell asleep. I put him to bed & he immediately went to sleep. This am we ate breakfast together. I figured out that he is potty trained & he alerts me when he needs to go. He's such a great parrot. Now that I'm retired I have time for birds again. I've missed birds b/c of my prior occupation. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@carolhartley4448 I agree my two green cheeks have helped me so much that no human could, I have a mental illness and they have helped more than any medication or person, I wish I was rich just so I could own a farm or a shelter full of beautiful animals , that's all rest of the money I'd just give away :)
@@michellemeade3821 Hi Michelle - I'm so glad you discovered birds and how your bird is helping you. 🌞🌞 I have the same dream, having land. I want to start a animal sanctuary. I paid my dues for the last 25 year's, now I'm retired & I'm going to get my land & help bird's & other animals who need love, attention & care. Dreams do come true.🌞🌞🌞
My grandmother recently and suddenly passed- and she has a blue quaker who is very cage territorial and hasnt left the cage in years. Thank you for this video! I reallly want to show him some love and take him in once i finish my freshman year in college!
HELP! I have a 9 year old Cockatiel male. He has been in the family for around 7 years. Was not hand raised. We found him sat on a stand in a garden centre. He now lives with just me and has done for 4 years. I have always talked to him and he lives in the same room as me. However, he was never really tamed. From the day we got him, he was aggressive and goes mad with biting. I now have all the time in the world and am desperate to make his life as happy as I can. He has a mixed diet and is let out of his cage every day now. He will come out immediately but on his own and sit on top of the cage. I can feed him treats from my fingers most the time but even then he will occasionally go passed the treat to attack my fingers. He acts extremely aggressive when hands or even a hand held perch gets too close (hissing, lunging and frantic biting). It is all very confusing and a bit emotionally draining. I have been doing the usual taming techniques of sitting by his cage, talking to him, rewarding him for being calm ect. But he still has a very aggressive attitude. The minimum I want is to be able to have him step to my hands (or a perch) to move him from cage to stands if needed. Tried bribing him with treats but he still will not go near to stepping up onto anything. Been trying to calm and tame him for a month now with little to no success. I feel soooo guilty for the lack of free cage time over the years and want to fix it. He clearly has some form of a bond to me due because he will get as close as he can and calls out every time I leave the room. I can even hide my hands behind my back and he will hop on top of the cage door to 'kiss' my lips very gentle. But as soon as the hands return, boom...kill kill. Like I say, confusing and draining :) Been watching your vids and others to get some tips but just feel like I am making no progress. I still adore the little fella so he is with me for life, I would just rather not have another decade of bites :) What should I do? Do some birds just never get over the aggressive stage and are happy to simply do their own thing out the cage and be talked to? (Long post, sorry)
Holding my quakers beak and mimicking a ‘bird bite’ when she is trying to bite instantly worked. I didn’t back down and lightly held her beak from the side and she gave up almost immediately. It can be hard not to pull away because they can nip you pretty badly when they want to. My hands are currently covered in bites but I’m feeling a lot more positive and reassured now. This really helped ✨💗
@@chrissymcgirt4667 she’s about a year and 4 months, hand raised by a family that had like 3 or 4 little girls that would play with and feed them all the time. I didn’t know much about quakers before I got one and couldnt believe how naughty they could be after reading/researching. I think my pop-pop is one of the good ones from what I’ve heard, although she is still very young that might change. She loves to snuggle but sometimes she goes full bezerk-o skittish and will bite me for fun and think it’s a game and get excited when i get angry or I scream ouch… 😂
Apple will occasionally do little nips at my fingers and say "naughty bird." It took me a while to figure out that he only does this when I'm messing with something else (like my phone or computer). He is telling me that I'M the naughty bird because he's bored and I'm not paying attention to him. To stop this, I either put down what I'm doing, or I put him back in his room until I'm available to play.
That is so funny! Apple knows what he wants huh? Lol. I really like this approach you use with him. It's very positive and you're able to recognize what he's wanting. Thank you for sharing this Katy!! Hope you and Apple have a good week! ☺️
I love this. My Popeye is a mute Quaker. 13 months old and never says a word. Sometimes mimics whistles. When I get her out and don't play then I get the nips
So I started making Ollie our Green cheek let me or my son take him out of his cage. He now will wait on his perch, even when I open the cage and grab his food and such. He will wait until I put my arm or finger out to come out. This took a little bit for him to adjust but now he is getting the hang of it and I have noticed he is much better behaved. As far as biting goes, he only tries to bite when I try to get him to go back to his cage. Takes one kinda calm but stern “no biting” and he jumps right up with out a problem. Always love your videos, I learn so much from them. 😁
Ahhhh hey!!! I was just thinking about you, your son, and Ollie lately hoping you all were alright! This is so cool I'm so happy to hear little ornery Ollie is behaving better. These green cheeks are a trip right?!? Haha.
Hi I just got 2 babies Quaker I'm learning a lot from you so I grow them the right way ...goos tips.... makes sense what you are teaching... thank you very much for your videos...
I just came across your channel and I love this video! So informative and different from the other ones i've seen. wen't straight to your account but i think you're no longer active? honestly, wish you still made videos like this.
I just last night got a Quaker Parrot. I don’t know if it is a boy or a girl but I call him/her Kiwi. This is its second day here and Kiwi is already warming up to me thanks to your videos. They are all so informational and they helped me out tremendously. I just wanted to say Thank You!!!!
Having this exact problem with our Quaker right now. He loves my husband but flies around trying to attack me. If I'm anywhere near he comes after me, beak wide open. It's getting where I'm attacked in every room. He will fly to find me. In the beginning I could be near him and he was fine but now not at all. He loves my husband and cuddles with him and everything. He was a rescue and latched on to my husband immediately. I would never think of rehoming him because my husband absolutely adores him so I just live with a crazy, manic bird chasing me with his beak wide open like a mouse to an eagle. Any suggestions from viewers would be appreciated. I just want to be able to coexist with Comet because I love him too!
Hey girl! Yeah definitely sounds like he's jealous and territorial over your man. What I recommend, is your husband brings Comet into a calmer room like the bedroom or something. You and Comet be in the room together and your husband leaves the room. Wear a jacket or something where the sleeves are thick enough and the bites won't hurt. You two spend as much time needed together until he calms down. You can even have your husband play and exercise with Comet right before all of this to get some of that energy out. While in the room, when Comet starts to bite, don't say anything and remain calm. Don't back down stand your ground. He will eventually get tired. Once he's calm, give him treats and praise him. Now, you may not be bffs after only one session of this. The goal for now is short around 10- 15 minute sessions of this everyday. You should start to see progress by the 3rd session. When you are finally able to pet him without issues, start slowly incorporating your husband. Maybe the first time, he only walks by and leaves. Then progressing with him eventually in the room with both of you. This may take some time depending on the severity of his jealousy and how well he takes this change. But the ultimate goal is teaching him that you are also an authority figure and he will not walk all over you, you two create a bond without your husband, and lastly all three of you are coexisting together as a flock. I hope this helps and hope others give their input as well! Good luck girly you can do it!
@@VictoriaRyann Thank you so much for commenting back and helping me with your advice! You are dead on that he is jealous and territorial. I will absolutely work on this as homework. We have had him since October and it has gotten so bad but what I can say is I know Comet so well and you nailed what will work to get through to him because this is how my husband won him the first day we rescued him. He seems to think he owns my hubby and Girllll we can't be having that!! Lol. I appreciate you taking time to help me and I will keep everyone posted, especially you on the progress we make. Again, thank you for ask the hero! You're the best!
IM IN THE SAME BOAT MY FEMALE QUAKER PENELOPE IS A DADDIES GIRL IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE I RAISED HER FROM 5 WKS SHE WILL SHAKE MY HAND SHE'LL SPEND FOR ME & EVEN DO ANGEL WINGS FOR ME BUT AS FAR AS HOLDING HER NOPE WHEN SHE DOES BIT ME SHE'LL LAUGH EVERY TIME I TAUGHT HER TO SING & BOY SHE CAN TALK SHE'S SO LOVED . IVE TRIED EVERYTHING & I'M LIKE YOU I WOULD NEVER GIVE HER UP SHE'S BEST FRIENDS WITH MY GREEN CHEEK ⏩HMMM
Hi. Just came across your channel when searching on how to stop parrots biting. I live in Australia and have recently befriended a couple of lorikeets who sometimes bite (understandable as they are wild animals). Anyway, the reason for commenting was to say how well you present your content and how engaging you are. Although not a bird owner I watched some of your videos with much interest. Many thanks and all the best from Sydney, Australia.
Hi Victoria. About 2 months ago a girl down the street had a Monk/Quaker land on her shoulder in her back yard. She posted it on the neighborhood site. I sent her an Email & said I would take it if not claimed. Here in Austin Tx we have a big colony along the river that flows thru town. So I got it. It would talk & say breaker, breaker, breaker. All it knew. So I assume that maybe it belonged to a trucker & got out. He's turning into a hoot. He has learned all kinds of words & phrases in a very short time. He likes sitting on my shoulders. But is starting to get more friendly towards my hands & fingers. I showed him one of your videos earlier & he went crazy. Trying to cuddle up. I've had lotza birds over the years & I think he will be the best of all. Only problem so far is him plucking ay my hair & whiskers. He tries to eat & drink everything that I have out. I think he will chill more as he gets older. As I think he's a very young bird. He just molted which I think may have been his first. Who knows. BTW, I''m 70yo.
Very educational as always and I must say I loooved the bloopers at the end lol you and your gorgeous birds make my week lotsa love #birdsquad I'm a big fan xxx
UPDATE: Izzy has learned to recall!! Our living room is very big so she can go from the upstairs to the down and the other way around. She is now very strong in the wings. I don’t think I will start free fly any time soon as I live in a place that has a lot of bird of prey are. My mom and dad are the ones who interact with Izzy the least and when they do she bites. I’m trying to use these tips in this video and so far it’s working! She is such a lovable and cuddly baby, thank you so much for what you do and helping me do some basic training and tips for behavioral issues. We are at a point were we are learning more fun and silly tricks. Again thank you so much for what you do and keep making this information and silly content. Thank you 😊
I have a Quaker who is such a sweet funny and talkative bird but he is so aggressive and now he has reached new levels and won't even leave his cage like it is his safe place and he doesn't even want to come out. He used to step onto my arm nicely but now he just attacks it! But your video has given me hope and I will try what you have suggested and hope it makes a difference.
Victoria, your advice in this video has worked wonders for all my birds!! No more nipping with any of them, I have 5. I have been referring this video to people in, several of the Facebook pages, I belong too. I hope you dont mind. Others are coming back, saying how it worked from them too. If you want me to stop sending your link, please let me know and accept my sincerest apologies. I wish it would have occured to me to ask you first. I can be a knuckle head sometimes.
When we first got our quaker turd he was extremely aggressive. He was teased all the time and hated hands and bare shoulders. He would fly to my shoulder when his flight feathers grew back. He would bite when he wanted to have some of my food so i would make him go back to his cage giving him nothing. He learned pretty quick that aggression gets him nowhere and he stopped biting me. He now puts his beak on me or gives me kisses which i reward. Ive since started doing the same thing when he gets impatient waiting for me to be done preparing my food. If he screaches in my ear or motorboats he doesn't get to sit on my shoulder and he gets no breakfast with me. He now will go back to his cage on his own when he is getting impatient so he can scream it out or will make kissing sounds on my shoulder. His cage aggression has gotten less over the years and i can adjust his toys but he still does act territorial. Ive started just simply touching his beak and making a kiss noise to try to get him to associate my hand in his cage as a non threatening thing. So far it hasn't worked to the point i want it to but at least he doesn't try to draw blood and will give a double chirp afterwards. He's an ass at times but i know he loves me.
this explains a lot. I guess I was letting my female quacker act like the boss. she is not "hand raised" and was very timid at first. I assumed she's biting out of fear, and never punished her. now she bites randomly, and it's usually when she's on my head, above me. meanwhile, my nephew's quacker stopped biting, and all he had to do is not back down, and keep his hand in the cage. still, I don't feel comfortable to touch their cage, it feels like "their space", and their instincs tell them to defend it, they're not doing anything wrong. if I need to clean the cage or add something into it, I just move them to a different room for a bit.
I had just gotten a baby Quaker that is certainly 3 1/2 weeks old, it’s name is Nova and the gender is unknown at this time. I didn’t blindly get a Quaker not knowing what I’m getting myself into but I’ve seen pros and cons on all species after doing my research and honestly think that it depends on the person. I’m hoping I can prevent these behaviors before they happen or at least be prepared for when they do and know how to handle the situations and correct them. Your videos are very helpful!
Hi, oh I totally agree, I do same things as you just said with Jake, and it works! I touch everything too and hold his beak for a bit and yes yes your correct!! Thanx (great minds,lol)Love ya
Haha no flapping way you do the same thing?!?! Guess I'm not the only weirdo out there Carol 😂 so glad it works with Jake too. Love ya too thank you for always being so dang awesome!! Tell Jakey we said hiii 👋
BRAVO 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 You are EXACTLY right with your tactics! You crack me up every time I watch your videos 😂 Great info & great entertainment! YOU GO GIRL! You totally ROCK!
I love it, birbzilla mode! This is a great video for many birds, not just quakers. One of the best advice I have heard is to redirect, or ask the bird a question, or que him that takes the attention from biting behavior. For my cockatiel, I will say peekaboo, or what's that? anyway, sharing this video with my favorite bird trainers. I enjoy your videos and different point of view. Maren and Captian Nemo cockatiel
Haha thank you so very much!!! Oh I like the idea of asking a question. Especially the "what's that?" That you do with your cockatiel!! I'll have to give that one a try! Thank you for sharing I love hearing different trainer's approaches. Thank you again Maren and Captain Nemo!!!
Hi Victoria, love your videos. My new 13 week Quaker is seemingly afraid of hands, she nips at my hand but the bites aren't nasty hard. I've never had this in years of owning parrots. I am still bonding too, could I have a few hints to help bond. Thankyou so much
I have the exact same blue quaker but the thing is it loves everyone in my family and doesnt bite anyone but when i try to pet it it always bites me or when i try to play with him it just bites me and when i come out of my room it attacks me and flys at me with its mouth open and its been going on for months now like he just bites me every single day if i try to pet him or do any stuff like that so is there any tips you recommend to get my quaker to like me again and just be normal
Hi, my quaker started to spend time with my other quaker, and now every time I want to pet my other bird or get closer to the playground, he will come and get me. And if my other bird is not close, he gets anxious trying to go back to him. And sometimes his on my shoulders, and he just attacked me out of nowhere. I love him. I don't know what to do
I know this vid is like months old and idk if anyone or you personally could help?? I have an almost year old Quaker named Theo. When I first got him, he was still pretty young but was the sweetest & most curious lil fluff ball that I would always have him with me. I was able to cuddle him & give him close lil scratches. But recently he’s been such a brat out of nowhere?? I’d hold on my finger and just pet him a bit and out of nowhere he bites. The first actual bad bite I got from him left me kinda fearful of him, cuz it hurt a lot?? And I’ve been trying to make him stop but he’s only gotten more aggressive, whenever someone besides me or my mom pass by his cage, he starts screaming like crazy. I try to offer him a snack, he wants to bite me instead, I try to help him get back to his cage cuz he fell, bites instead. I really do love the lil guy but how he throws himself to try n bite me has made me kinda scared :/
Thank you! I will try these method! I have a 8 week old green cheek conure and he’s just starting to nip at me when I have my hand in his in cage during his eating time. He doesn’t bite any other time, so I will start to try these methods so he isn’t (quite literally) biting the hand that feeds him!
Lots of love from China! I really like your videos! They are so funny! I’ve been preparing to get my parrots since April and FINALLY this weekend will have a baby pineapple green cheek and a two month old yellow cockatiel as new members to my family ~ P.S. The audio of your videos sometimes are not very good, some are hard to hear and little buzzy and also the quality of the image is a bit blurry. Would be nice to upgrade the equipment when you feel like to, but I have no complain cuz the contents are GREAT 👍🏻!
Oh my gosh no way!!! I'm so excited for you that is awesome. You'll have to keep me updated on how things go and thank you for the compliments 🥰🥰 also thank you soooooo much for the constructive criticism. Nic recently got me a new mic which I am a total ding dong cause if you noticed in this video, I kept hitting it and it made an annoying scruffy sound 🙄😅 so that's my bad. I'll pay more attention next video and see if that makes a difference. As for the image being blurry, does that include the main part of the videos when I'm sitting there talking? Or is it only like when I'm in the kitchen or older clips I add in? Or all of the above? Lol. For the main parts of my video I use natural light but if I need to use studio lights as well I definitely will! Thank you for helping me!!!!! And thanks for the compliments you're awesome!!
@@VictoriaRyann AHHH MY FIRST UA-camR REPLY!!! *calm myself down* yes. the blurry problem I think the right word is the resolution problem, me English bad. like it's not out of focus, it's the whole image is not in a sharp quality like 1080p. I think it might because the compress or the equipment. But it's not a big issue!!! just like an optional improvement point.
my bird is territorial around its cage and it doesn’t wanna step up when it’s on its cage. But when it flys to its stand it lets us play with it and it’s very nice. How do you suggest I get it away from it’s cage to train without it trying to fight me?
Hi Victoria, Was Yoshi always so personable with you or did it take time for his personality to develop? I'm a new mom to a baby Conure and I'm struggling. My Kiwi does allow me to handle him but he is nippy and does not want to be on my shoulder. He doesn't seem to have to much personality or is he just shying away from me, I'm not really sure. I'm hoping with time he will be more interactive with me.
Can someone help me? My quacker parrot is going through puberty however, he'll only attack me and my dad(mainly me, occasionally my dad). Especially when I go near our female quacker who's completely friendly. The male quacker is friendly with my sisters however the irony is, before he hit puberty, he was obsessed with me and my dad. He wasn't as attached to my sisters. Like he'd fly all across the house to come to me. Now he's displaying all this aggression and territory behavior, primarily towards me, a little but towards my dad. I don't if mby he's holding a grudge for going near the female quacker and giving her attention and food? But if that's the case, why is he fine with my sisters?
Honestly this is what I do as well. I was never able to ignore my Storm when he would bite because he would just fly to my shoulder. It was very frustrating but he’s never been territorial with his cage or his food. But I also clean it with him on my shoulder so he sees what I’m doing. He will often chirp to me while I wash his cage and toys off. He does get little fits of aggression but we are still working on it :)
I've got 2 quaker parrots named Ollie and Lilly. They have very different personalities. Your videos are very informative. I noticed this is a 5 years old video. Are you still making quaker parrot videos?
Question: During the winter, my birbs all have their flight fleathers, In the summer, I want to take Pepper (3yr quaker female) with me like EVERYWHERE (even town to petco). she is NOT ok with the flight harness (she throws it and it an threatens to bite about it and me). Is it ok to have her clipped for travel?
I was so excited yesterday when I watched this video and saw you mentioned my comment! I really respect the work you do with your two little guys, so it meant so much to me that you thought I was on the right track with my training ideas. I also have seen a lot of people recommend that you ignore bites and the bird will see it to be ineffective and stop doing it. When I tried this out, the result was lots of pea-sized bruises all over my hands and arms and my green cheek Pablo showing no inclination to get bored with the biting. It seemed counterintuitive that an animal whose survival in the wild depends entirely on being a member of a flock would go around being a total jerk to his human 'flockmate'. I realized that by my ignoring his biting, Pablo could have no idea that his behaviour was not ok. Physical punishment is always out of the question so I thought this was the best method to let him know I was not ok with being his human pincushion.
No way I owe you a huge thank you! I was so happy to see another person giving their input in such a helpful and respectful way. Plus the way you work with Pablo and the way you explained the process makes total sense. I feel like too many people let their birds bully them and run the house. Then we are looked upon as not nice bird owners cause we stand up to them. But Judith you totally get it and so in tune with what your bird needs and the right approaches that works with your bird in stopping unwanted behavior. So thank you thank you for helping everyone!!!! Also thank you for the compliments I really appreciate it :) hope you and your little ornery Pablo have a great rest of the week!
What do you make of this. My Quaker knows when I’m on the phone. If it rings, he’ll look at me like, “Don’t you dare!” If I answe, then he attacks. He bite me, rips the phone out of my hand and goes psycho. If I don’t answer, then no problem. He’s now learned that Zoom is the same thing and behaves the same way. He will fly over and rip my headset off and bite me … but only if I answer. I can’t figure out what this is. He is a rescue and has other bizarre behavior. Hates hats and sunglasses … freaks out if he sees a box, etc.
Cockatoos are extremely territorial. Cockatoos are *HIGH MAINTENANCE* All birds are different so you never know, it's worth a try, slowly, very slowly, baby steps on the introduction. Your Green Cheeks wont have a chance if the Cockatoo decides he/she isn't going to compete *W/the annoying little green cheeks*, just my personal experience & opinion though. 😉
Hi Topher! I agree what Renee says. Definitely take it slow since cockatoo has the size advantage. But it can definitely be done. I'd take them both in a calm room with plenty of toys and treats. Let the cockatoo in first and wonder around. Slowly bring the gcc in and watch both behavior and get a feel for how things are going. I'd let the cockatoo keep doing his thing while you simply walk around with the gcc in the room keeping some distance. If everything is going good, the next session or two you can take the next step. Repeat the same process but this time, sit there with the gcc while the cockatoo plays. If all that is going good take the next step. Let the gcc play at the opposite end of a table. Watch your cockatoo and see what his behavior is telling you. Maybe let the gcc play for a couple minutes and take him out. Eventually getting to the point that they both can wonder around near each other without any issues. If at any time you don't feel comfortable or if your cockatoo is acting different in a negative way, take the gcc out of the room and either try again later or move back a step. Hope this helps ☺️
Victoria Ryann this was so helpful we have our little baby gc and once he’s fully adjusted to his new lifestyle I’ll be sure to give this a try 😉 thanks!!!!!
I have buy a 8 months old plum headed . But she is very rude and always tried to bite me and if I tried to touch her she didn't allow me to do this me tell me what should I do to become her closer friend and I want to ask that now did she learn to speak
I just got a blue opal line quaker, hes only been home for 4 days so im not handling him. Hes still scared, like not moving for most of the day other then eating or drinking. But im wondering why does he randomly start yelling? He just starts chattering then will climb on to his balcony then scream for a little before jumping down on me or the floor. He steps up and hasnt bit me yet. Ill hold him for a moment then put him back on his balcony, he usually will just sit there after like hes froze. Im not sure why he does this or what it means. He also screams when i leave the room for too long. Im unsure what to do but i want to do whats best for him.
My conure is almost a year old and with in the last week he seems to have become agressive. I am really the only one that interacts with him but I do have a roommate. He has started just instantly biting me when I take him out if his cage, he hasn't broken skin but definitely left marks. His feathers get really fluffed up when he does this though. The first two days were the worst, he has calmed down a little bit but is still trying to bite alot. I have been trying the time out thing, were I put him on the cage or in the cage and ignore him for a few minutes, this was working with his little nips but isnt working with this more aggressive behavior. Any suggestions?
Hey girl. Is it possible for you to put the cage in a separate room and have a play area away from the cage? Does he ever act scared you think? Also, when you take him out of the cage and you notice he's getting into position to bite, try offering different perches or a covered arm. If you do offer your hand and he goes to bite, let him know what he did was wrong. You can say "no" very stern yet calm. If it's not out of fear, sounds like he needs some discipline. The whole ignoring thing takes care of the minor issues but yours sounds like he needs to be taught that he crossed the line. After you tell him no, keep working on getting him out don't back down. If he's really worked up, you can sit beside the cage while both of you take a break for 5 minutes or so. Then try again. Don't leave the room and don't give him treats yet. Once he wears himself out or if he's starting to back down you can praise him and offer treats. Reward his calm behavior while standing up to his bully like behavior. He needs to know you're not giving up, you're not backing down, and be a nice bird to get the treats. The same approach applies with your roommate. Tell your roommate not to be submissive and go into this with the mindset of behaviors you want from this bird. If there is hesitation and you are waiting for the bird to have the first reaction, he's going to bite and take control of the situation. I hope this makes sense and my apologies for the book I just wrote you lol you can do this and get it under control!!! ☺️
@@VictoriaRyann Victoria Ryann Thanks thanks for the book! 😊 it's good to know what might help. Based on the description in your video, I don't get the sense that he is biting out of fear. I have a pretty open concept apartment so I don't really have the option of putting his cage in another room. He also has no issues with me touching any of his stuff in the cage though, even if he is still in the cage. But I will try these tips for disciplining him! He is usually such a sweet and cuddly bird and I really want to get him back to that!
I have a quaker and she was very sweet at first, I would hold her every day and then one day she just started biting so bad and now I can’t even go near her. She’s about 4 and I don’t know what to do. She does that open mouth hissing thing that your quaker does in a few of your clips, but she latches on if she gets a hold of me and will keep biting hard.
my bird is approaching a year now and he is SUPER hyper and nibbles a lot on a lot of things (including skin) , I sorta shrugged it off as a baby thing but I'm pretty concerned now that his bites are getting stronger. My family gets mad and he flies very fast around like sporadically around the room which I'm also concerned about. He is also very scared of certain things like new toys and perches. I tried to get him used to a perch so he can chill out on when I'm doing something in the kitchen but he automatically flies very fast away from it. HELP!
Help Victoria, my conure named Monkey is 2 years old. He bites very hard everyone in my family but me. I am his main care giver. Monkey will bob up and down to get them to pet him and then after a few touchs, which he appears to like, he bites them hard, usually drawing blood. He never does this to me. It happens any time and in different areas of the house, so it's not territorial. It also happens throughout the year, so it's not hormonal. It happens when I am not nearby, so I don't think it's jealousy. What's going on and how do I get him to not bite everyone? I really need help as this is my first parrot and my family are saying he needs to go to a new home if he doesn't stop biting them.
Hey girl! That does not sound good!! I totally get where you are coming from and something has got to change. Sounds to me when I read this, your bird has a discipline issue. Do you do any form of discipline with Monkey? When he doesn't get his way or if he's had enough he goes to the extreme and lashes out on the people he knows won't do anything about it. Sounds like he's bonded to you and respects you enough not to do this. So what you've got to do, is have your family members and you, stand up to him. Teach him that he is not the boss and he is to respect members of the family. Have let's say fam member 1 wear a long sleeve shirt approach the bird in a smaller calm room. Have fam member 1 offer her arm to the bird for him to step on. If Monkey starts to bite, keep the arm there. Let him wear himself out on the covered arm while fam member 1 remains calm and doesn't back down. Once Monkey calms down and is in a calm submissive state, reward the behavior with his fav treats. Only when he is calm though. Any other time when he goes to bite, make a certain sound or phrase that will only be used to let him know you don't want that behavior. For example, if he bites you make a "shstt" sound or simply say "no" very stern but of course don't yell. Sounds like he's not a scared bird so he need to be confronted and told what he's doing is wrong. Take this way of thinking and fit it to work for you but the goal should ultimately be stand up to the bully, show him you're not affected by his outbursts, let him know you're not happy with him, reward the calm state. Keep me updated on how things go!
I have a Quaker parrot (named Nigel 💕💕) and I’m trying to teach him step up cause I just got him a month ago but he does this weird thing of licking my hands and occasionally biting (not super hard but it can be) and he doesn’t seem to be interested in treats, the target stick, or toys when my hand is around.. today he licked my hands for around 10 mins and wouldn’t step up onto it.. btw I’m using your method with the stepping up onto sleeves and he’s getting the hang of that! And I would raise my hand higher cause birds tend to climb up but he just chilled on my wrist (end of the sleeve) licking my hand 😛 I don’t know what to do to encourage him to step up to my hand and not lick and bite it
Lol with the hand licking! Very odd question I'm about to ask you but do you sweat, oily, or have almost a 'salty' taste to your skin? 😅 Which could be the case as to why your bird does this. My husband is this way and Yoshi will lick him nonstop 😂 as for the stepping up, do you offer your hand and wait for him to respond? Because you may need to instead of waiting or letting him decide, go in with the mindset that this bird is going to step up. Take your finger and without hesitation, move it right towards his feet. In a quick motion bring your finger towards the feet and actually touching them not giving him much time to think about it and decide. Do it quick enough where his brain doesn't have time to make the decision you make the decision first and quickly (obviously not knocking him over or scaring him lol) I hope that makes sense...
I have a blue quaker like yours named Topaz, all she wants to do is bite till I get my green quaker fuzzy out then I don't have a problem but then once in while she will bite you for the heck of it.how can I get her out of it
I have green quacker parrot and his nearly 1 year old. The problem with the bird is that his lovely towards me but when his around people even though they are like 10 Metres away from him, he'll rush towards them to bite for no reason. And with me he comes and bites my feet or cloths but not aggressively. Also if I put my finger up he will step up but like if I touch his leg or his body then he'll attack me can you help me stop this problem.
I came into a Quaker parrot a week ago when he flew into our pool party clearly looking for water. She was extremely friendly with EVERYone. She went from that to low sounds and constant biting two days ago and the only thing that’s changed is that we got her a branch warmer because we could tell our AC was making her cold at night and she would sleep on the bottom of her cage. After this warmer she sleeps on her perch but she is NOT friendly anymore. I’ve tried everything but she’s completely changed. Help! I’ve tried your tips she’s just pissed
I’ve done all this and it works. I’m trying to figure out other issues now lol. Got my Quaker at age 8 months. He was pretty sassy. Was advised to clip his wings. After that he didn’t trust my hands. Now my husband can do anything with him. Pet, play, he will roll around on hubby’s lap. He will fly to me. Always wants to be around me Sits on my arm, shoulders. But will not do anything else. I want to be able to pet his head and have him trust my hands. He will start trusting me then I need to put him in his cage and we go backwards and I start all over. It’s exhausting!
I've been watching your videos for a couple days now, cause I just got a green cheek conure. And boy he's a bitter and I've been trying your tips! It works!!! Thank you so much!! ♡♡
I just got my Quaker parrot like 4 days ago and he’s 3 months old in the travel cage he was fine he would hop on my finger and let me pet him while we were in the car but once we got home and I put him in is cage he doesn’t want to be touch, bites me, seems scared and always moves away from me what can I do?
I have an 18 year old gcc who I rescued a few years ago. He’s soooo nice but since he was diagnosed with heart murmur and seizures he needs meds twice a day. He’s been nippy he try to pull my skin off. 😢 how can I get this bond back? I need to give his meds for life.
I have 2 Quaker parrot and they have been so mean sometimes there nice but I found out at night when it time to go in there cage they will fly at me and bite me i sometimes have a hard time getting them in there cage if I get to close to there cage they will fly at me and bite Oscar does not like to be held but tiki does when I hold her he gets mad and bites me can you help
Mine is 3 years old and recently started biting real hard for absolutely no reason at all. He used to bite occasionally when encountering something he doesn't like or is scared of. It was more like a snapping turtle kind of biting. Now he bites as if he actually wants to hurt me. The aggression that you talked about. He would bite real hard and hold on to my skin. Ends up bleeding most of the time. And I feel bad but I'm also a human and after numbers of biting and bleeding I started taking it personally. I tried water spraying, holding his beak, scaring him off only works temporarily. Hardest part is that I cant guess when he is going to bite. He would kiss me and be friendly and all in a sudden decides to bite.
My quaker is about 10 years old now. He was so sweet as a baby, but as he's getting old he's getting more aggressive. Unfortunately I was unable to keep up with his training due to family issues as much as I wanted to. I play with him while he is inside the cage with some of his toys. I feed him treats with my hand. He's not a treat eater, give him veggies nope he's not a veggie eater either. So Im gonna try the holding the beak. Am I supposed to hold the upper and lower beaks. I want to bring him out of the cage without getting my hand all bitten up and you say Not to just let him to come out on his own. Any help appreciated Victoria!!
I just got my little boy quaker and he nibbles everything and everyone constantly. I dunno if he's just curious because he's still new here or what? Any advice? Other than that and not wanting to be petted he's a sweetie
My bird is a 2 year old quacker parrot. I am the only one he loves and lets me put is hand near is cage and get him from there. But my daughter or is very young ever since my parrot got nasty she tried to tame him but it didn’t work. I have found this channel and now tell my daughter to know this. She is still trying to tame him but he is getting better and better. He used to bite my son on the cheek whenever he was on his shoulder. How do I fix this? Because the bird has gone back to being mean and nasty and now I’m the only one who can get him out of the cage. Any tips?
Hi. 🤗 My quaker is young and likes to knit pick on my skin or anyone elses. That hurts because he does it with the tip of his beak. How can I break him from that? He is not an angry bird though, maybe he just has a chewing need? lol
I have a Quaker and he's very young he's 2 months old and he likes to chew on EVERYTHING from my phone to pulling ear buds out of my ears and yes he bites me fingers and ears ALL THE TIME. It's not aggression, nor is it territorial or fear. He's just playing but it HURTS. How do I address this???
Hey so I have had my bird for a bit now Nike a few years and idk how to get him to stop biting and at the same time to bond with him he has aggression and territorial Quaker mode so I don’t know what to do
I miss you Victoria Ryan! I hope you are well. No recent posts from you. Let us know how you are doing. I have a updat, I bought 10 acres of land w/a nice home on it and a 4 year old single wide mobile home that I am now renting out to offset costs. My Eclectus boy that I renamed Saint is doing so great. We have such a strong bond. Being bonded to a bird or any animal is the most beautiful and loving relationship that there is. Animals are honest, if you pay close attention and learn their behavior of actions and reactions, you will be able to read them and know what they are trying to communicate to you. I have 20 chickens, a large raised bed garden so I grow every vegetable and every fruit that Saint eats and it's totally organic. I use vinegar and grow fennel and allow the blooms along w/the vinegar to keep the pests away. I compost everything and use rain barrels to automatically water everything and everyone. I also have 4 wells of pristine underground spring water. I'm currently looking for a wife for Saint, he would make a great daddy and husband. I only rehome and rescue. I'm very blessed to have my dreams happen and we are flourishing. I know we are in tough and unknown time's, don't give up people, don't give up. Much love to you Victoria and to everyone. 💘
You are so like me! 😂 Yes, when we mimic lot of naturality to the extent possible, putting up their level of fight is also an important part! Having said that, we should choose the battles and at the end of the day love factor should triumph everything 😅
Hi! Thanks for the help👍I have a blue quaker named Ava and she is a sweety but she does nip quite a bit. She is 4 months old for context. She sits on my shoulder or my arm/hand and she'll be "preening me" when she finds a scar or scab or pimple, something like that, and she grabs a hold and tries to pull it off. She will also bite my fingers sometimes but thats because she gets mad at me for not letting her bite my face, arm, or neck. What kind of bite would you consider that? What method should I use in that situation?
This video is sooo awesome! 👏 I have a baby Quaker and I do the same thing you do reaching into her cage. Do you use a harness? I’m trying to work on that. Thanks again for a wonderful video. 👍🤩❤️🦜❤️
Tracey Kessler/ Peanut The Quaker Parrot I harness train my birds right now all I have is my personal turquoise gcc she’s three months but with a harness I started putting it by them just lay it next to them
AHHHH!!!!! Thank you Glenn you're the best!!! Hope you and Sara have been doing well ☺️☺️☺️☺️ thank you for leaving such a nice comment on here the fact you even acknowledge my existence just makes my day ☺️
for some reason my quaker keeps biting me. he doesn't do it hard its more like chewing around my finger looking for something. i think he just likes doing it and i should ignore it because he's not actually aggressive but he chews on my finger bails and breaks them
I have 2 Quaker birds (one green and one blue) and they both bite me hard. They are very territorial but the blue one doesn’t mind me as much. It still hurts a lot and today, after my birds gave me a bandage bite, I was looking for something to help me out. When I saw this, of course I was skeptical, but I started immediately and I still got bites but they don’t mind
Hi Victoria,I have a question about Quakers parrot,I will like to know if they're Free Dander dust and also how much Feathers do they normally drop please if you can help me with this information I'll will Appreciate.
Hey Omar hopefully I can help ya out... My Quaker is a little dusty but not nearly as bad as cockatoos by any means. He is definitely dustier than my green cheek but again it's not bad. I used to have pretty bad allergies and he has never bothered them. As far as feathers go... Again it's more than my green cheek but not bad. The majority of the feathers I find are little baby looking feathers that kind of get mixed in with dust and pellets that they drop. Overall not bad at all at least for me. Hope this helps.
@@VictoriaRyann I'm searching for a baby Quaker or a baby Green cheek conure, so your Advice really helps me a lot thanks for taking the time and giving me the best Advice appreciate
I have 5 quakers, I am trying to teach them To stop biting me. One of the quakers I got is like 6 weeks old and she will bite me not hard. But I want to get her to stop the other 4 are grown Can I still teach them to stop biting? I love my birds so much and I hate it that they bite. They were never hand feed I think cause they will not even let me pick them up. Can u help me please
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Good cause all nuggets deserve a chance in a world that has been taken over by fries.
I love Victoria, & she truly knows what she's talking about. I had Quakers for 25 years, yes I'm old. I'm only 56. Victoria's information & techniques are spot on. 🤣
Your hair is pretty pretty with the purple it's my fav color on you so far! Popples and Yoshi are fun to watch in this vid lol
#dowhatmymumsays Her GCC came to her with a lot of "rules" as to what she could and couldn't do/hold/touch. He's really come a long way with her and I may have squealed a bit (a lot) when you mentioned her! She is a genius ;)
I recently rescued a Quaker. So far, with your help, it's getting better and better. He even called me Baby. Thanks for being you. It takes special people to try to understand....tolerate birds. Xxoo
Aweee thats cool Dana that you rescued one. I was soooooo super excited when you said that my videos have helped!!!! Love that he called you baby LOL. Probably biased but whatever us Quaker Parrot parents are the best!!! haha. Thank you so much for the compliment I really appreciate you and good luck with your birdy :)))
Victoria, you have natural understanding of those birds. A person either has it or they don"t and you got a double dose, :)
I am 75 years old and have kept birds pretty much all my adult life. I presently have a Quaker parrot, Willie who will be 13 years old on the 24th of this month.
Oh my gosh thank you!!! That truly means a lot coming from someone who has a lot of experience 😊 thank you!!! Tell Willie that my flock and I wish him the happiest of birthdays ☺️☺️☺️
Besides Victoria is a total crack up!! She always makes me laugh. ❤🌞❤🌞❤
Yes Victoria is a natural!!
I will definitely tell him. :)
Victoria Ryann, I am NOT just saying this, but you have really come into your own and I have noticed a real change in you and your delivery! You are THE MOST down to earth person in the UA-cam Birb Community, AND in addition to that I really appreciate the fact that I can watch your channel with children and not have to pause your channel to avoid them hearing profanity!!!! It’s like a breath of fresh air and that’s why I have subscribed to your channel PLUS your channel has allowed me to improve my Pacific Parrotlets behavior! I love your videos as they are all three (3) informative, hilarious and appropriate for children!!!! You are the REAL star of the show!!!!
Ok cut this crud out cause I'm gonna cry!!! 😭😭😅🥰🥰 Thank you I'm not good at showing my emotions but I hope you know that this is so appreciated and so very kind of you to say. It really made me so happy ☺️ I'm the luckiest girl in the world to get to do what I love and then connecting with others like you who have the same love for birds. I kid you not I'm printing this comment off and hanging it up in my work area it was so incredibly motivating and kind. Thank you thank you thank you and I'm so glad to be able to help with your parrolets and not having a potty mouth 😉😊🥰 THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!
I completely agree! Victoria is the best ❤️
I love how your bird is watching you the whole time during the video, he is a fan and an avid student, that's for sure😉
OMG you are a life saver. I have a 3 yr old quaker RESCUE. I am her Third owner. She USE to be cage aggressive and I worked WITH her to show that it's safe outside as well as inside, but I am learning about her behavior. so This helps alot. She will NOT let me touch her food or toys without blood spilled LOL. She is not fond of nutriberries or millet, but she loves her cuddles. you are so helpful. Now I know what to work on.
My NINETEEN year old Quaker, who's been with me since he was a chick, just bit my top lip & DREW BLOOD. Of course it hurt PHYSICALLY, but it hurt my FEELINGS even more. He HAS bitten me before, but RARELY, and NEVER on my FACE! Ugh..SOOOO disheartening, bc he's been my BFF for such a long time. 😢
ANYway...It made me feel a LOT better to see the clip with YOUR Quaker lunging at you when you were "touching everything" in his cage. At least I know I'm not alone! 😊
I rescued a 15 month old male Eclectus yesterday. I brought him home, left his cage door opened in case, he wanted to venture out. I asked him to step up & he did. Then he started eating a carrot from my hand. I picked up the smaller pieces for him to take b/c I wanted to see how he would react & he took that little piece of carrot just as gently as can be. He's a very sweet, gentle & loving boy. He spent the evening on my shoulder & snuggled my neck all night till he fell asleep. I put him to bed & he immediately went to sleep. This am we ate breakfast together. I figured out that he is potty trained & he alerts me when he needs to go. He's such a great parrot. Now that I'm retired I have time for birds again. I've missed birds b/c of my prior occupation. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
They sure make the day better :) loved reading this xxx
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How beautiful! It is fun to have a best buddy!
@@carolhartley4448 I agree my two green cheeks have helped me so much that no human could, I have a mental illness and they have helped more than any medication or person, I wish I was rich just so I could own a farm or a shelter full of beautiful animals , that's all rest of the money I'd just give away :)
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Hi Michelle - I'm so glad you discovered birds and how your bird is helping you. 🌞🌞
I have the same dream, having land. I want to start a animal sanctuary. I paid my dues for the last 25 year's, now I'm retired & I'm going to get my land & help bird's & other animals who need love, attention & care. Dreams do come true.🌞🌞🌞
My grandmother recently and suddenly passed- and she has a blue quaker who is very cage territorial and hasnt left the cage in years. Thank you for this video! I reallly want to show him some love and take him in once i finish my freshman year in college!
I'm about to get two Quaker Parrots and your videos are SO helpful! I CANNOT wait! Thank you for being you!
Just purchased my first quaker and damn he's got a nasty ass bite. Gonna try this and see if it works 👍
Well did it work loool got mine today and their is bad bite marks all over my hand will try this lol
HELP! I have a 9 year old Cockatiel male. He has been in the family for around 7 years. Was not hand raised. We found him sat on a stand in a garden centre. He now lives with just me and has done for 4 years. I have always talked to him and he lives in the same room as me. However, he was never really tamed. From the day we got him, he was aggressive and goes mad with biting. I now have all the time in the world and am desperate to make his life as happy as I can. He has a mixed diet and is let out of his cage every day now. He will come out immediately but on his own and sit on top of the cage. I can feed him treats from my fingers most the time but even then he will occasionally go passed the treat to attack my fingers. He acts extremely aggressive when hands or even a hand held perch gets too close (hissing, lunging and frantic biting).
It is all very confusing and a bit emotionally draining. I have been doing the usual taming techniques of sitting by his cage, talking to him, rewarding him for being calm ect. But he still has a very aggressive attitude. The minimum I want is to be able to have him step to my hands (or a perch) to move him from cage to stands if needed. Tried bribing him with treats but he still will not go near to stepping up onto anything. Been trying to calm and tame him for a month now with little to no success. I feel soooo guilty for the lack of free cage time over the years and want to fix it. He clearly has some form of a bond to me due because he will get as close as he can and calls out every time I leave the room. I can even hide my hands behind my back and he will hop on top of the cage door to 'kiss' my lips very gentle. But as soon as the hands return, boom...kill kill. Like I say, confusing and draining :) Been watching your vids and others to get some tips but just feel like I am making no progress.
I still adore the little fella so he is with me for life, I would just rather not have another decade of bites :)
What should I do? Do some birds just never get over the aggressive stage and are happy to simply do their own thing out the cage and be talked to?
(Long post, sorry)
Holding my quakers beak and mimicking a ‘bird bite’ when she is trying to bite instantly worked.
I didn’t back down and lightly held her beak from the side and she gave up almost immediately. It can be hard not to pull away because they can nip you pretty badly when they want to. My hands are currently covered in bites but I’m feeling a lot more positive and reassured now.
This really helped ✨💗
how old is your quaker? Mine is about 10 years old and was wondering if its too late to try and keep him from biting me.
@@chrissymcgirt4667 she’s about a year and 4 months, hand raised by a family that had like 3 or 4 little girls that would play with and feed them all the time. I didn’t know much about quakers before I got one and couldnt believe how naughty they could be after reading/researching. I think my pop-pop is one of the good ones from what I’ve heard, although she is still very young that might change. She loves to snuggle but sometimes she goes full bezerk-o skittish and will bite me for fun and think it’s a game and get excited when i get angry or I scream ouch… 😂
Apple will occasionally do little nips at my fingers and say "naughty bird." It took me a while to figure out that he only does this when I'm messing with something else (like my phone or computer). He is telling me that I'M the naughty bird because he's bored and I'm not paying attention to him. To stop this, I either put down what I'm doing, or I put him back in his room until I'm available to play.
That is so funny! Apple knows what he wants huh? Lol. I really like this approach you use with him. It's very positive and you're able to recognize what he's wanting. Thank you for sharing this Katy!! Hope you and Apple have a good week! ☺️
I love this. My Popeye is a mute Quaker. 13 months old and never says a word. Sometimes mimics whistles. When I get her out and don't play then I get the nips
So I started making Ollie our Green cheek let me or my son take him out of his cage. He now will wait on his perch, even when I open the cage and grab his food and such. He will wait until I put my arm or finger out to come out. This took a little bit for him to adjust but now he is getting the hang of it and I have noticed he is much better behaved. As far as biting goes, he only tries to bite when I try to get him to go back to his cage. Takes one kinda calm but stern “no biting” and he jumps right up with out a problem. Always love your videos, I learn so much from them. 😁
Ahhhh hey!!! I was just thinking about you, your son, and Ollie lately hoping you all were alright! This is so cool I'm so happy to hear little ornery Ollie is behaving better. These green cheeks are a trip right?!? Haha.
Hi I just got 2 babies Quaker I'm learning a lot from you so I grow them the right way ...goos tips.... makes sense what you are teaching... thank you very much for your videos...
I just came across your channel and I love this video! So informative and different from the other ones i've seen. wen't straight to your account but i think you're no longer active? honestly, wish you still made videos like this.
I just last night got a Quaker Parrot. I don’t know if it is a boy or a girl but I call him/her Kiwi. This is its second day here and Kiwi is already warming up to me thanks to your videos. They are all so informational and they helped me out tremendously. I just wanted to say Thank You!!!!
I don’t even own a parrot but I just like watching your videos Victori
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Having this exact problem with our Quaker right now. He loves my husband but flies around trying to attack me. If I'm anywhere near he comes after me, beak wide open. It's getting where I'm attacked in every room. He will fly to find me. In the beginning I could be near him and he was fine but now not at all. He loves my husband and cuddles with him and everything. He was a rescue and latched on to my husband immediately. I would never think of rehoming him because my husband absolutely adores him so I just live with a crazy, manic bird chasing me with his beak wide open like a mouse to an eagle. Any suggestions from viewers would be appreciated. I just want to be able to coexist with Comet because I love him too!
Hey girl! Yeah definitely sounds like he's jealous and territorial over your man. What I recommend, is your husband brings Comet into a calmer room like the bedroom or something. You and Comet be in the room together and your husband leaves the room. Wear a jacket or something where the sleeves are thick enough and the bites won't hurt. You two spend as much time needed together until he calms down. You can even have your husband play and exercise with Comet right before all of this to get some of that energy out. While in the room, when Comet starts to bite, don't say anything and remain calm. Don't back down stand your ground. He will eventually get tired. Once he's calm, give him treats and praise him. Now, you may not be bffs after only one session of this. The goal for now is short around 10- 15 minute sessions of this everyday. You should start to see progress by the 3rd session. When you are finally able to pet him without issues, start slowly incorporating your husband. Maybe the first time, he only walks by and leaves. Then progressing with him eventually in the room with both of you. This may take some time depending on the severity of his jealousy and how well he takes this change. But the ultimate goal is teaching him that you are also an authority figure and he will not walk all over you, you two create a bond without your husband, and lastly all three of you are coexisting together as a flock. I hope this helps and hope others give their input as well! Good luck girly you can do it!
@@VictoriaRyann Thank you so much for commenting back and helping me with your advice! You are dead on that he is jealous and territorial. I will absolutely work on this as homework. We have had him since October and it has gotten so bad but what I can say is I know Comet so well and you nailed what will work to get through to him because this is how my husband won him the first day we rescued him. He seems to think he owns my hubby and Girllll we can't be having that!! Lol. I appreciate you taking time to help me and I will keep everyone posted, especially you on the progress we make. Again, thank you for ask the hero! You're the best!
"all the help" not ask the hero.... Oops!
IM IN THE SAME BOAT MY FEMALE QUAKER PENELOPE IS A DADDIES GIRL IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE I RAISED HER FROM 5 WKS SHE WILL SHAKE MY HAND SHE'LL SPEND FOR ME & EVEN DO ANGEL WINGS FOR ME BUT AS FAR AS HOLDING HER NOPE WHEN SHE DOES BIT ME SHE'LL LAUGH EVERY TIME I TAUGHT HER TO SING & BOY SHE CAN TALK SHE'S SO LOVED . IVE TRIED EVERYTHING & I'M LIKE YOU I WOULD NEVER GIVE HER UP SHE'S BEST FRIENDS WITH MY GREEN CHEEK ⏩HMMM
Hi. Just came across your channel when searching on how to stop parrots biting. I live in Australia and have recently befriended a couple of lorikeets who sometimes bite (understandable as they are wild animals). Anyway, the reason for commenting was to say how well you present your content and how engaging you are. Although not a bird owner I watched some of your videos with much interest. Many thanks and all the best from Sydney, Australia.
Hi Victoria. About 2 months ago a girl down the street had a Monk/Quaker land on her shoulder in her back yard. She posted it on the neighborhood site. I sent her an Email & said I would take it if not claimed. Here in Austin Tx we have a big colony along the river that flows thru town. So I got it. It would talk & say breaker, breaker, breaker. All it knew. So I assume that maybe it belonged to a trucker & got out. He's turning into a hoot. He has learned all kinds of words & phrases in a very short time. He likes sitting on my shoulders. But is starting to get more friendly towards my hands & fingers. I showed him one of your videos earlier & he went crazy. Trying to cuddle up. I've had lotza birds over the years & I think he will be the best of all. Only problem so far is him plucking ay my hair & whiskers. He tries to eat & drink everything that I have out. I think he will chill more as he gets older. As I think he's a very young bird. He just molted which I think may have been his first. Who knows. BTW, I''m 70yo.
Very educational as always and I must say I loooved the bloopers at the end lol you and your gorgeous birds make my week lotsa love #birdsquad I'm a big fan xxx
Awe thank you Michelle!!! This was so sweet and nice to read thank you!!! #birbsquad for lyfe ✌️🐦❤️
UPDATE: Izzy has learned to recall!! Our living room is very big so she can go from the upstairs to the down and the other way around. She is now very strong in the wings. I don’t think I will start free fly any time soon as I live in a place that has a lot of bird of prey are. My mom and dad are the ones who interact with Izzy the least and when they do she bites. I’m trying to use these tips in this video and so far it’s working! She is such a lovable and cuddly baby, thank you so much for what you do and helping me do some basic training and tips for behavioral issues. We are at a point were we are learning more fun and silly tricks. Again thank you so much for what you do and keep making this information and silly content. Thank you 😊
I have a Quaker who is such a sweet funny and talkative bird but he is so aggressive and now he has reached new levels and won't even leave his cage like it is his safe place and he doesn't even want to come out. He used to step onto my arm nicely but now he just attacks it! But your video has given me hope and I will try what you have suggested and hope it makes a difference.
Thx for doing this it was very helpful and there are not a lot of HELPFUL videos for quaker parrots
Haters: "Victoria your such a drama queen with the bites"
Victoria: *take a seat* 7:50
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Victoria, your advice in this video has worked wonders for all my birds!! No more nipping with any of them, I have 5. I have been referring this video to people in, several of the Facebook pages, I belong too. I hope you dont mind. Others are coming back, saying how it worked from them too. If you want me to stop sending your link, please let me know and accept my sincerest apologies. I wish it would have occured to me to ask you first. I can be a knuckle head sometimes.
When we first got our quaker turd he was extremely aggressive. He was teased all the time and hated hands and bare shoulders. He would fly to my shoulder when his flight feathers grew back. He would bite when he wanted to have some of my food so i would make him go back to his cage giving him nothing. He learned pretty quick that aggression gets him nowhere and he stopped biting me. He now puts his beak on me or gives me kisses which i reward. Ive since started doing the same thing when he gets impatient waiting for me to be done preparing my food. If he screaches in my ear or motorboats he doesn't get to sit on my shoulder and he gets no breakfast with me. He now will go back to his cage on his own when he is getting impatient so he can scream it out or will make kissing sounds on my shoulder. His cage aggression has gotten less over the years and i can adjust his toys but he still does act territorial. Ive started just simply touching his beak and making a kiss noise to try to get him to associate my hand in his cage as a non threatening thing. So far it hasn't worked to the point i want it to but at least he doesn't try to draw blood and will give a double chirp afterwards. He's an ass at times but i know he loves me.
this explains a lot. I guess I was letting my female quacker act like the boss. she is not "hand raised" and was very timid at first. I assumed she's biting out of fear, and never punished her. now she bites randomly, and it's usually when she's on my head, above me. meanwhile, my nephew's quacker stopped biting, and all he had to do is not back down, and keep his hand in the cage.
still, I don't feel comfortable to touch their cage, it feels like "their space", and their instincs tell them to defend it, they're not doing anything wrong. if I need to clean the cage or add something into it, I just move them to a different room for a bit.
I had just gotten a baby Quaker that is certainly 3 1/2 weeks old, it’s name is Nova and the gender is unknown at this time. I didn’t blindly get a Quaker not knowing what I’m getting myself into but I’ve seen pros and cons on all species after doing my research and honestly think that it depends on the person. I’m hoping I can prevent these behaviors before they happen or at least be prepared for when they do and know how to handle the situations and correct them. Your videos are very helpful!
Hi, oh I totally agree, I do same things as you just said with Jake, and it works! I touch everything too and hold his beak for a bit and yes yes your correct!! Thanx (great minds,lol)Love ya
Haha no flapping way you do the same thing?!?! Guess I'm not the only weirdo out there Carol 😂 so glad it works with Jake too. Love ya too thank you for always being so dang awesome!! Tell Jakey we said hiii 👋
I love ur vids ur so cool and have good info
Thank you Elia!!! I love your name ☺️
@@VictoriaRyann thanks yours is awesome to
Love your videos! Will be hopefully getting my first GCC soon!
Also, love your hair color! What brand/color do you use?
BRAVO 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 You are EXACTLY right with your tactics! You crack me up every time I watch your videos 😂 Great info & great entertainment!
YOU GO GIRL! You totally ROCK!
She cracks me up too! 🤣😆😁
Thank you Sharyn!!! You're always so nice to me. Haha thank you for that we all have fun 🥰🥰
Thank you Renee hope you've been doing well!!!!!!
@@VictoriaRyann
I've been great Victoria, thank you! I hope your doing great too!!
I love it, birbzilla mode! This is a great video for many birds, not just quakers. One of the best advice I have heard is to redirect, or ask the bird a question, or que him that takes the attention from biting behavior. For my cockatiel, I will say peekaboo, or what's that? anyway, sharing this video with my favorite bird trainers. I enjoy your videos and different point of view. Maren and Captian Nemo cockatiel
Haha thank you so very much!!! Oh I like the idea of asking a question. Especially the "what's that?" That you do with your cockatiel!! I'll have to give that one a try! Thank you for sharing I love hearing different trainer's approaches. Thank you again Maren and Captain Nemo!!!
Hi Victoria, love your videos. My new 13 week Quaker is seemingly afraid of hands, she nips at my hand but the bites aren't nasty hard. I've never had this in years of owning parrots. I am still bonding too, could I have a few hints to help bond. Thankyou so much
I have the exact same blue quaker but the thing is it loves everyone in my family and doesnt bite anyone but when i try to pet it it always bites me or when i try to play with him it just bites me and when i come out of my room it attacks me and flys at me with its mouth open and its been going on for months now like he just bites me every single day if i try to pet him or do any stuff like that so is there any tips you recommend to get my quaker to like me again and just be normal
Hi, my quaker started to spend time with my other quaker, and now every time I want to pet my other bird or get closer to the playground, he will come and get me. And if my other bird is not close, he gets anxious trying to go back to him. And sometimes his on my shoulders, and he just attacked me out of nowhere. I love him. I don't know what to do
I know this vid is like months old and idk if anyone or you personally could help??
I have an almost year old Quaker named Theo. When I first got him, he was still pretty young but was the sweetest & most curious lil fluff ball that I would always have him with me. I was able to cuddle him & give him close lil scratches.
But recently he’s been such a brat out of nowhere?? I’d hold on my finger and just pet him a bit and out of nowhere he bites. The first actual bad bite I got from him left me kinda fearful of him, cuz it hurt a lot?? And I’ve been trying to make him stop but he’s only gotten more aggressive, whenever someone besides me or my mom pass by his cage, he starts screaming like crazy. I try to offer him a snack, he wants to bite me instead, I try to help him get back to his cage cuz he fell, bites instead.
I really do love the lil guy but how he throws himself to try n bite me has made me kinda scared :/
Thank you! I will try these method! I have a 8 week old green cheek conure and he’s just starting to nip at me when I have my hand in his in cage during his eating time. He doesn’t bite any other time, so I will start to try these methods so he isn’t (quite literally) biting the hand that feeds him!
Lots of love from China! I really like your videos! They are so funny! I’ve been preparing to get my parrots since April and FINALLY this weekend will have a baby pineapple green cheek and a two month old yellow cockatiel as new members to my family ~
P.S. The audio of your videos sometimes are not very good, some are hard to hear and little buzzy and also the quality of the image is a bit blurry. Would be nice to upgrade the equipment when you feel like to, but I have no complain cuz the contents are GREAT 👍🏻!
Oh my gosh no way!!! I'm so excited for you that is awesome. You'll have to keep me updated on how things go and thank you for the compliments 🥰🥰 also thank you soooooo much for the constructive criticism. Nic recently got me a new mic which I am a total ding dong cause if you noticed in this video, I kept hitting it and it made an annoying scruffy sound 🙄😅 so that's my bad. I'll pay more attention next video and see if that makes a difference. As for the image being blurry, does that include the main part of the videos when I'm sitting there talking? Or is it only like when I'm in the kitchen or older clips I add in? Or all of the above? Lol. For the main parts of my video I use natural light but if I need to use studio lights as well I definitely will! Thank you for helping me!!!!! And thanks for the compliments you're awesome!!
@@VictoriaRyann AHHH MY FIRST UA-camR REPLY!!! *calm myself down* yes. the blurry problem I think the right word is the resolution problem, me English bad. like it's not out of focus, it's the whole image is not in a sharp quality like 1080p. I think it might because the compress or the equipment. But it's not a big issue!!! just like an optional improvement point.
my bird is territorial around its cage and it doesn’t wanna step up when it’s on its cage. But when it flys to its stand it lets us play with it and it’s very nice. How do you suggest I get it away from it’s cage to train without it trying to fight me?
Hi Victoria, Was Yoshi always so personable with you or did it take time for his personality to develop? I'm a new mom to a baby Conure and I'm struggling. My Kiwi does allow me to handle him but he is nippy and does not want to be on my shoulder. He doesn't seem to have to much personality or is he just shying away from me, I'm not really sure. I'm hoping with time he will be more interactive with me.
Can someone help me? My quacker parrot is going through puberty however, he'll only attack me and my dad(mainly me, occasionally my dad). Especially when I go near our female quacker who's completely friendly. The male quacker is friendly with my sisters however the irony is, before he hit puberty, he was obsessed with me and my dad. He wasn't as attached to my sisters. Like he'd fly all across the house to come to me. Now he's displaying all this aggression and territory behavior, primarily towards me, a little but towards my dad. I don't if mby he's holding a grudge for going near the female quacker and giving her attention and food? But if that's the case, why is he fine with my sisters?
I just got a new maroon bellied conure and me and my dad have just been watching your videos together.🤣
Honestly this is what I do as well. I was never able to ignore my Storm when he would bite because he would just fly to my shoulder. It was very frustrating but he’s never been territorial with his cage or his food. But I also clean it with him on my shoulder so he sees what I’m doing. He will often chirp to me while I wash his cage and toys off. He does get little fits of aggression but we are still working on it :)
Great minds think alike Skyler ;) so cool though and glad things have been getting better for you and bird :) hope you have a good week.
Good tips
Thank you so very much Clinton :)
I've got 2 quaker parrots named Ollie and Lilly. They have very different personalities. Your videos are very informative. I noticed this is a 5 years old video. Are you still making quaker parrot videos?
Question: During the winter, my birbs all have their flight fleathers, In the summer, I want to take Pepper (3yr quaker female) with me like EVERYWHERE (even town to petco). she is NOT ok with the flight harness (she throws it and it an threatens to bite about it and me). Is it ok to have her clipped for travel?
I was so excited yesterday when I watched this video and saw you mentioned my comment! I really respect the work you do with your two little guys, so it meant so much to me that you thought I was on the right track with my training ideas.
I also have seen a lot of people recommend that you ignore bites and the bird will see it to be ineffective and stop doing it. When I tried this out, the result was lots of pea-sized bruises all over my hands and arms and my green cheek Pablo showing no inclination to get bored with the biting. It seemed counterintuitive that an animal whose survival in the wild depends entirely on being a member of a flock would go around being a total jerk to his human 'flockmate'. I realized that by my ignoring his biting, Pablo could have no idea that his behaviour was not ok. Physical punishment is always out of the question so I thought this was the best method to let him know I was not ok with being his human pincushion.
No way I owe you a huge thank you! I was so happy to see another person giving their input in such a helpful and respectful way. Plus the way you work with Pablo and the way you explained the process makes total sense. I feel like too many people let their birds bully them and run the house. Then we are looked upon as not nice bird owners cause we stand up to them. But Judith you totally get it and so in tune with what your bird needs and the right approaches that works with your bird in stopping unwanted behavior. So thank you thank you for helping everyone!!!! Also thank you for the compliments I really appreciate it :) hope you and your little ornery Pablo have a great rest of the week!
How do you get Popples to not "Hole punch your shirts?" My Isaac wants to put "holes" in all cloth!!! Help!?!
What do you make of this. My Quaker knows when I’m on the phone. If it rings, he’ll look at me like, “Don’t you dare!” If I answe, then he attacks. He bite me, rips the phone out of my hand and goes psycho. If I don’t answer, then no problem. He’s now learned that Zoom is the same thing and behaves the same way. He will fly over and rip my headset off and bite me … but only if I answer. I can’t figure out what this is. He is a rescue and has other bizarre behavior. Hates hats and sunglasses … freaks out if he sees a box, etc.
So we are wanting to get a green cheek but we also have a Goffins cockatoo should we try to get them to be friends or just keep them separate and how?
Cockatoos are extremely territorial. Cockatoos are *HIGH MAINTENANCE*
All birds are different so you never know, it's worth a try, slowly, very slowly, baby steps on the introduction. Your Green Cheeks wont have a chance if the Cockatoo decides he/she isn't going to compete *W/the annoying little green cheeks*, just my personal experience & opinion though. 😉
Hi Topher! I agree what Renee says. Definitely take it slow since cockatoo has the size advantage. But it can definitely be done. I'd take them both in a calm room with plenty of toys and treats. Let the cockatoo in first and wonder around. Slowly bring the gcc in and watch both behavior and get a feel for how things are going. I'd let the cockatoo keep doing his thing while you simply walk around with the gcc in the room keeping some distance. If everything is going good, the next session or two you can take the next step. Repeat the same process but this time, sit there with the gcc while the cockatoo plays. If all that is going good take the next step. Let the gcc play at the opposite end of a table. Watch your cockatoo and see what his behavior is telling you. Maybe let the gcc play for a couple minutes and take him out. Eventually getting to the point that they both can wonder around near each other without any issues. If at any time you don't feel comfortable or if your cockatoo is acting different in a negative way, take the gcc out of the room and either try again later or move back a step. Hope this helps ☺️
Victoria Ryann this was so helpful we have our little baby gc and once he’s fully adjusted to his new lifestyle I’ll be sure to give this a try 😉 thanks!!!!!
I have buy a 8 months old plum headed . But she is very rude and always tried to bite me and if I tried to touch her she didn't allow me to do this me tell me what should I do to become her closer friend and I want to ask that now did she learn to speak
I just got a blue opal line quaker, hes only been home for 4 days so im not handling him. Hes still scared, like not moving for most of the day other then eating or drinking. But im wondering why does he randomly start yelling? He just starts chattering then will climb on to his balcony then scream for a little before jumping down on me or the floor. He steps up and hasnt bit me yet. Ill hold him for a moment then put him back on his balcony, he usually will just sit there after like hes froze. Im not sure why he does this or what it means. He also screams when i leave the room for too long. Im unsure what to do but i want to do whats best for him.
When my bird bites something or someone he will say owe
great video
I wanted to see how you pinched the beak. Need the visual. Ty
OH MY WORD!!! THANK YOU! I will start this today. 🥰
My conure is almost a year old and with in the last week he seems to have become agressive. I am really the only one that interacts with him but I do have a roommate. He has started just instantly biting me when I take him out if his cage, he hasn't broken skin but definitely left marks. His feathers get really fluffed up when he does this though. The first two days were the worst, he has calmed down a little bit but is still trying to bite alot. I have been trying the time out thing, were I put him on the cage or in the cage and ignore him for a few minutes, this was working with his little nips but isnt working with this more aggressive behavior. Any suggestions?
Hey girl. Is it possible for you to put the cage in a separate room and have a play area away from the cage? Does he ever act scared you think? Also, when you take him out of the cage and you notice he's getting into position to bite, try offering different perches or a covered arm. If you do offer your hand and he goes to bite, let him know what he did was wrong. You can say "no" very stern yet calm. If it's not out of fear, sounds like he needs some discipline. The whole ignoring thing takes care of the minor issues but yours sounds like he needs to be taught that he crossed the line. After you tell him no, keep working on getting him out don't back down. If he's really worked up, you can sit beside the cage while both of you take a break for 5 minutes or so. Then try again. Don't leave the room and don't give him treats yet. Once he wears himself out or if he's starting to back down you can praise him and offer treats. Reward his calm behavior while standing up to his bully like behavior. He needs to know you're not giving up, you're not backing down, and be a nice bird to get the treats. The same approach applies with your roommate. Tell your roommate not to be submissive and go into this with the mindset of behaviors you want from this bird. If there is hesitation and you are waiting for the bird to have the first reaction, he's going to bite and take control of the situation. I hope this makes sense and my apologies for the book I just wrote you lol you can do this and get it under control!!! ☺️
@@VictoriaRyann Victoria Ryann Thanks thanks for the book! 😊 it's good to know what might help. Based on the description in your video, I don't get the sense that he is biting out of fear. I have a pretty open concept apartment so I don't really have the option of putting his cage in another room. He also has no issues with me touching any of his stuff in the cage though, even if he is still in the cage. But I will try these tips for disciplining him! He is usually such a sweet and cuddly bird and I really want to get him back to that!
I have a quaker and she was very sweet at first, I would hold her every day and then one day she just started biting so bad and now I can’t even go near her. She’s about 4 and I don’t know what to do. She does that open mouth hissing thing that your quaker does in a few of your clips, but she latches on if she gets a hold of me and will keep biting hard.
my bird is approaching a year now and he is SUPER hyper and nibbles a lot on a lot of things (including skin) , I sorta shrugged it off as a baby thing but I'm pretty concerned now that his bites are getting stronger. My family gets mad and he flies very fast around like sporadically around the room which I'm also concerned about. He is also very scared of certain things like new toys and perches. I tried to get him used to a perch so he can chill out on when I'm doing something in the kitchen but he automatically flies very fast away from it. HELP!
Help Victoria, my conure named Monkey is 2 years old. He bites very hard everyone in my family but me. I am his main care giver. Monkey will bob up and down to get them to pet him and then after a few touchs, which he appears to like, he bites them hard, usually drawing blood. He never does this to me. It happens any time and in different areas of the house, so it's not territorial. It also happens throughout the year, so it's not hormonal. It happens when I am not nearby, so I don't think it's jealousy. What's going on and how do I get him to not bite everyone? I really need help as this is my first parrot and my family are saying he needs to go to a new home if he doesn't stop biting them.
Hey girl! That does not sound good!! I totally get where you are coming from and something has got to change. Sounds to me when I read this, your bird has a discipline issue. Do you do any form of discipline with Monkey? When he doesn't get his way or if he's had enough he goes to the extreme and lashes out on the people he knows won't do anything about it. Sounds like he's bonded to you and respects you enough not to do this. So what you've got to do, is have your family members and you, stand up to him. Teach him that he is not the boss and he is to respect members of the family. Have let's say fam member 1 wear a long sleeve shirt approach the bird in a smaller calm room. Have fam member 1 offer her arm to the bird for him to step on. If Monkey starts to bite, keep the arm there. Let him wear himself out on the covered arm while fam member 1 remains calm and doesn't back down. Once Monkey calms down and is in a calm submissive state, reward the behavior with his fav treats. Only when he is calm though. Any other time when he goes to bite, make a certain sound or phrase that will only be used to let him know you don't want that behavior. For example, if he bites you make a "shstt" sound or simply say "no" very stern but of course don't yell. Sounds like he's not a scared bird so he need to be confronted and told what he's doing is wrong. Take this way of thinking and fit it to work for you but the goal should ultimately be stand up to the bully, show him you're not affected by his outbursts, let him know you're not happy with him, reward the calm state. Keep me updated on how things go!
@@VictoriaRyann thank you, I will try it.
I have a Quaker parrot (named Nigel 💕💕) and I’m trying to teach him step up cause I just got him a month ago but he does this weird thing of licking my hands and occasionally biting (not super hard but it can be) and he doesn’t seem to be interested in treats, the target stick, or toys when my hand is around.. today he licked my hands for around 10 mins and wouldn’t step up onto it.. btw I’m using your method with the stepping up onto sleeves and he’s getting the hang of that! And I would raise my hand higher cause birds tend to climb up but he just chilled on my wrist (end of the sleeve) licking my hand 😛 I don’t know what to do to encourage him to step up to my hand and not lick and bite it
Lol with the hand licking! Very odd question I'm about to ask you but do you sweat, oily, or have almost a 'salty' taste to your skin? 😅 Which could be the case as to why your bird does this. My husband is this way and Yoshi will lick him nonstop 😂 as for the stepping up, do you offer your hand and wait for him to respond? Because you may need to instead of waiting or letting him decide, go in with the mindset that this bird is going to step up. Take your finger and without hesitation, move it right towards his feet. In a quick motion bring your finger towards the feet and actually touching them not giving him much time to think about it and decide. Do it quick enough where his brain doesn't have time to make the decision you make the decision first and quickly (obviously not knocking him over or scaring him lol) I hope that makes sense...
Victoria Ryann I don’t haha 😆 but thanks! I’ll have to try that! 🌞
@@minechick65 haha hey worth a shot 😂😂😂 maybe it's just kisses then or the texture of your fingers 😅 alrighty girl good luck 😊😊😊
Where do you get your bird’s treats from. I have a green Quaker.
I have a blue quaker like yours named Topaz, all she wants to do is bite till I get my green quaker fuzzy out then I don't have a problem but then once in while she will bite you for the heck of it.how can I get her out of it
I have green quacker parrot and his nearly 1 year old. The problem with the bird is that his lovely towards me but when his around people even though they are like 10 Metres away from him, he'll rush towards them to bite for no reason. And with me he comes and bites my feet or cloths but not aggressively. Also if I put my finger up he will step up but like if I touch his leg or his body then he'll attack me can you help me stop this problem.
I came into a Quaker parrot a week ago when he flew into our pool party clearly looking for water. She was extremely friendly with EVERYone. She went from that to low sounds and constant biting two days ago and the only thing that’s changed is that we got her a branch warmer because we could tell our AC was making her cold at night and she would sleep on the bottom of her cage. After this warmer she sleeps on her perch but she is NOT friendly anymore. I’ve tried everything but she’s completely changed. Help! I’ve tried your tips she’s just pissed
I’ve done all this and it works. I’m trying to figure out other issues now lol. Got my Quaker at age 8 months. He was pretty sassy. Was advised to clip his wings. After that he didn’t trust my hands. Now my husband can do anything with him. Pet, play, he will roll around on hubby’s lap. He will fly to me. Always wants to be around me Sits on my arm, shoulders. But will not do anything else. I want to be able to pet his head and have him trust my hands. He will start trusting me then I need to put him in his cage and we go backwards and I start all over. It’s exhausting!
I've been watching your videos for a couple days now, cause I just got a green cheek conure. And boy he's a bitter and I've been trying your tips! It works!!! Thank you so much!! ♡♡
Yay thats great news Ashley thank you for letting me know its been helping you two! Congrats on getting a green cheek :)
Gcc are my fav birds thing with them is they are testy once u break that and they r usually amazing
I just got my Quaker parrot like 4 days ago and he’s 3 months old in the travel cage he was fine he would hop on my finger and let me pet him while we were in the car but once we got home and I put him in is cage he doesn’t want to be touch, bites me, seems scared and always moves away from me what can I do?
I have an 18 year old gcc who I rescued a few years ago. He’s soooo nice but since he was diagnosed with heart murmur and seizures he needs meds twice a day. He’s been nippy he try to pull my skin off. 😢 how can I get this bond back? I need to give his meds for life.
They also bite out of over excitement. Bob gets a time out to calm down.
You are so right they do!
I have 2 Quaker parrot and they have been so mean sometimes there nice but I found out at night when it time to go in there cage they will fly at me and bite me i sometimes have a hard time getting them in there cage if I get to close to there cage they will fly at me and bite Oscar does not like to be held but tiki does when I hold her he gets mad and bites me can you help
Hi I just got a green quaker parrot she keeps trying to bite me if I go to say step up. I show dominance but it doesn't work
I love Andrew my quaker parrot he is so much fun although in the morning when I let him out he bites my neck what should I do to stop that
Mine is 3 years old and recently started biting real hard for absolutely no reason at all. He used to bite occasionally when encountering something he doesn't like or is scared of. It was more like a snapping turtle kind of biting. Now he bites as if he actually wants to hurt me. The aggression that you talked about. He would bite real hard and hold on to my skin. Ends up bleeding most of the time. And I feel bad but I'm also a human and after numbers of biting and bleeding I started taking it personally. I tried water spraying, holding his beak, scaring him off only works temporarily. Hardest part is that I cant guess when he is going to bite. He would kiss me and be friendly and all in a sudden decides to bite.
How did that turn out for you? Did you get it resolved?
My quaker is about 10 years old now. He was so sweet as a baby, but as he's getting old he's getting more aggressive. Unfortunately I was unable to keep up with his training due to family issues as much as I wanted to. I play with him while he is inside the cage with some of his toys. I feed him treats with my hand. He's not a treat eater, give him veggies nope he's not a veggie eater either. So Im gonna try the holding the beak. Am I supposed to hold the upper and lower beaks. I want to bring him out of the cage without getting my hand all bitten up and you say Not to just let him to come out on his own. Any help appreciated Victoria!!
Beak trick works for me. Gently squeeze the sides and he will let go.
I just got my little boy quaker and he nibbles everything and everyone constantly. I dunno if he's just curious because he's still new here or what? Any advice? Other than that and not wanting to be petted he's a sweetie
My bird is a 2 year old quacker parrot. I am the only one he loves and lets me put is hand near is cage and get him from there. But my daughter or is very young ever since my parrot got nasty she tried to tame him but it didn’t work. I have found this channel and now tell my daughter to know this. She is still trying to tame him but he is getting better and better. He used to bite my son on the cheek whenever he was on his shoulder. How do I fix this? Because the bird has gone back to being mean and nasty and now I’m the only one who can get him out of the cage. Any tips?
Hi. 🤗
My quaker is young and likes to knit pick on my skin or anyone elses. That hurts because he does it with the tip of his beak. How can I break him from that? He is not an angry bird though, maybe he just has a chewing need? lol
I have a Quaker and he's very young he's 2 months old and he likes to chew on EVERYTHING from my phone to pulling ear buds out of my ears and yes he bites me fingers and ears ALL THE TIME. It's not aggression, nor is it territorial or fear. He's just playing but it HURTS. How do I address this???
Hey so I have had my bird for a bit now Nike a few years and idk how to get him to stop biting and at the same time to bond with him he has aggression and territorial Quaker mode so I don’t know what to do
I miss you Victoria Ryan! I hope you are well. No recent posts from you. Let us know how you are doing.
I have a updat, I bought 10 acres of land w/a nice home on it and a 4 year old single wide mobile home that I am now renting out to offset costs. My Eclectus boy that I renamed Saint is doing so great. We have such a strong bond. Being bonded to a bird or any animal is the most beautiful and loving relationship that there is. Animals are honest, if you pay close attention and learn their behavior of actions and reactions, you will be able to read them and know what they are trying to communicate to you. I have 20 chickens, a large raised bed garden so I grow every vegetable and every fruit that Saint eats and it's totally organic. I use vinegar and grow fennel and allow the blooms along w/the vinegar to keep the pests away. I compost everything and use rain barrels to automatically water everything and everyone. I also have 4 wells of pristine underground spring water. I'm currently looking for a wife for Saint, he would make a great daddy and husband. I only rehome and rescue. I'm very blessed to have my dreams happen and we are flourishing. I know we are in tough and unknown time's, don't give up people, don't give up. Much love to you Victoria and to everyone. 💘
dont pull but push a little if they bite,worked for my lovebird.
um... the pinching his beak solution made his biting problem much much worse... please help?
Hey purple nugget you are one awesome nugget 😂
yes an awesome nugget indeed lol
Would this method work on cockatiels too?
Love your vids
Ahhhh thank you I love u for saying that 😀
You are so like me! 😂
Yes, when we mimic lot of naturality to the extent possible, putting up their level of fight is also an important part!
Having said that, we should choose the battles and at the end of the day love factor should triumph everything 😅
Hi! Thanks for the help👍I have a blue quaker named Ava and she is a sweety but she does nip quite a bit. She is 4 months old for context. She sits on my shoulder or my arm/hand and she'll be "preening me" when she finds a scar or scab or pimple, something like that, and she grabs a hold and tries to pull it off. She will also bite my fingers sometimes but thats because she gets mad at me for not letting her bite my face, arm, or neck. What kind of bite would you consider that? What method should I use in that situation?
Me encantó el video!
This video is sooo awesome! 👏 I have a baby Quaker and I do the same thing you do reaching into her cage. Do you use a harness? I’m trying to work on that. Thanks again for a wonderful video. 👍🤩❤️🦜❤️
Tracey Kessler/ Peanut The Quaker Parrot I harness train my birds right now all I have is my personal turquoise gcc she’s three months but with a harness I started putting it by them just lay it next to them
Another well done and informative vid from the effervescent Victoria Ryann! (Parrot Pied Piper)
AHHHH!!!!! Thank you Glenn you're the best!!! Hope you and Sara have been doing well ☺️☺️☺️☺️ thank you for leaving such a nice comment on here the fact you even acknowledge my existence just makes my day ☺️
@@VictoriaRyann Hey Victoria! Thanks for the kind words. Keep up the good work. You are definitely something to squawk about !!!!
for some reason my quaker keeps biting me. he doesn't do it hard its more like chewing around my finger looking for something. i think he just likes doing it and i should ignore it because he's not actually aggressive but he chews on my finger bails and breaks them
I'm curious do birds but out of curiosity or only aggressive related behavior
I have 2 Quaker birds (one green and one blue) and they both bite me hard. They are very territorial but the blue one doesn’t mind me as much. It still hurts a lot and today, after my birds gave me a bandage bite, I was looking for something to help me out. When I saw this, of course I was skeptical, but I started immediately and I still got bites but they don’t mind
Hi Victoria,I have a question about Quakers parrot,I will like to know if they're Free Dander dust and also how much Feathers do they normally drop please if you can help me with this information I'll will Appreciate.
Hey Omar hopefully I can help ya out... My Quaker is a little dusty but not nearly as bad as cockatoos by any means. He is definitely dustier than my green cheek but again it's not bad. I used to have pretty bad allergies and he has never bothered them. As far as feathers go... Again it's more than my green cheek but not bad. The majority of the feathers I find are little baby looking feathers that kind of get mixed in with dust and pellets that they drop. Overall not bad at all at least for me. Hope this helps.
@@VictoriaRyann I'm searching for a baby Quaker or a baby Green cheek conure, so your Advice really helps me a lot thanks for taking the time and giving me the best Advice appreciate
I have 5 quakers, I am trying to teach them
To stop biting me. One of the quakers I got is like 6 weeks old and she will bite me not hard. But I want to get her to stop the other 4 are grown Can I still teach them to stop biting? I love my birds so much and I hate it that they bite. They were never hand feed I think cause they will not even let me pick them up. Can u help me please