I wish every pet store would hang a sign on the bird cages that said “This animal is a 20-year commitment and needs love and attention every day” or whatever the appropriate number is.
I work at a pet store. My manager gives 0 s**ts who our animals go to so long as they aren’t actively going to kill them. The sheer amount of green cheeks i see go to people who did 0 research is sickening. I educate people as much as possible while I’m there but if I’m not there the conure is SOL. I’d be fired for denying the sale.
Cockatoode 😞😞 So sad. I did a good amount of research before I got my GCC, but I still wasn’t prepared for how stubborn and bratty he is. It’s like having a toddler for 30 years!! He’s lucky he’s cute and I love him.
Cockatoode thank you for educating!! it truly is heartbreaking to see birds going to people who have done little to no research at all and im happy that there are people like you out there to try and help :) much love
@@nicolekoch1332 a trick I learned is "don't!" literally, don't give it to them. pretend its something they shouldn't eat and you're not going to give it to them when they come close. birds always want something they're not allowed to have. just hold the fruit/veggie piece away and go "no no, go away. this isn't for you." and they'll try to get it desperately
I really commend you for not condemning people for their mistakes in the beginning of this video! People are more likely to listen when they don’t feel judged. Great information in this video, thank you!
Same!! Not a pet owner but a bird shop owner, I was in his shop and was checking out the toys, he said they'll get destroyed. I've never been so mad at someone. I was there with my mom and he told her that birds need a bug spray?? This guy really shouldn't be running this shop. I wanna punch that guy so bad.
Hey!! I found your channel yesterday and I’ve watched basically ALL your videos! I’m getting a bird in three days and I thought I was prepared after doing a little research, but your videos really helped!! Love your channel!!
I work at an exotic vet clinic, and most of the dr's there specialize in birds, mainly parrots and Raptors, but we even see pigeons, humming birds, and basically any wild bird that gets brought it. Everything you said in this video was spot on, and I really hope people do their research before getting birds. Keep up the content!
Micky Basket rabbit u can put so much birds there so when u tame them and when u get robbed all the birds be like: Bird: *Peace was never an option* Also the birds: *keeps biting the robber*
My parents forced me to get 2 pet birds and they only have a small cage. I asked them if they could get a more suitable cage but my Mom just called me retarded and said that I dont know anything. When the worker was asking my parents how big the cage was they just hushed me and lied about how big it was. They didn't even give me any time to let me do research about them, they just randomly said I should get a bird. My birds already seem stressed and I'm really nervous, my parent already grabbed one of the birds and threw them in the cage, I dont know what to do.
My dad bought baby lovebirds from a "sketchy" seller... took the initiative to care for them myself because he only sees them as decorations and thats just wrong. 1. Dabi and Shoto now have a decent cage with natural tree branch perches, toys and a cute rattan nest. 2. I'm constantly researching about what foods to give them. 3. Theyre learning to use their wings, I let them free in my own room with the windows closed and fan off. 4. They sleep whenever I play the kalimba 💯
About the nest, unless you want them to breed and the female possibly getting egg bound or dying of exhaustion. Unless you are a breeder or know what to do, please take it out of their cage
I have 14 budgies and 2 cockatiels and my family members just are so careless. I try to make them understand whatever is bad for birds but my mom only understands. But thankfully I take care of them and they are safe from predators as well as the things that are toxic for birds. I'm about to get Lovebirds. I put my Cockatiels and budgies in a aviary and my Lovebirds will be in a separate cage
But what about some of the UNCOMMON mistakes? Here's a few: 10 ] Giving her access to Alexa unless the payment system is turned off. It turns out she has expensive tastes. 9 ] Telling her she can stay out until 10 p.m. Once you let them stay out after dark, it always ends up being the next day at best. 8 ] Letting her hear Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" too much. Mine failed to understand the metaphor, and took it up as a crusade. 7 ] Letting the cockatiel listen to music composed by Vic Mizzy. Catchy stuff, sure, but you may tire of hearing it after 5 or 6 years. 6 ] Letting her paint the room. She talked a good game , but now I question her taste. 5 ] Not monitoring her choice of friends. After hanging out with some vampires, she had the metal music going at all hours and got into trouble with the law. 4 ] Taking her to "show and tell" at school. She might tell too much. After what my bird said, my parents got divorced. 3 ] Asking her to prepare dinner. She didn't read the recipe or measure carefully, and once the food was in the bowl, though she stirred it pretty well, she spilled tons on the floor. 2 ] Letting her lead a service at church. Some of those words were definitely NOT in the Bible. 1 ] Signing her up for E-trade. They make it seem so easy on TV, but she lost her nest egg.
I keep my birds in their cage only when they sleep. Otherwise, their cage doors are open. What I've found is that they prefer to stay on top of their cages since they know the cage is their "home" - but they like the freedom of not being confined to the inside of their cages.
CopperHead depends on there liking, my green cheek try’s to poop on the floor so his poop will be easy to clean. The thing is I never showed him to poop on the floor only but he does it! So I say it depends on the bird
My parents consider my budgies as decorations. When I asked them to let them out for at least an hour or so, they got annoyed and said, and I quote, 'Why do you have to meddle with them so much, they're sitting there and looking so cute, what's you problem? Can't you just admire them from a distance?' Even worse, my parents won't buy them any toys, so I had to make my own DIYs and I'm trying to make a playstand from scratch now. It saddens me how it took me a month just to persuade my mom let them out for 2.5 hours. They even got on my back for spending so much time with them (I barely spend more than 3 hours with them daily) and all they 'need' is food and water everyday. They obviously aren't fit to keep birds.
Because of that neither are you. Not that it’s your fault as the child but in this instance you are correct and should present a solid argument to your parents with what you have learned.
@@alghalaalotbi4459 my aunt bought a budgie many years ago, when her sons were still kids... The budgie was such an angel, so sociable and out going, and he flied around the house and played with different games... One day the youngest kid got angry bcs the bird took one of his small toys, and ran toward the poor budgie at full speed... You can imagine what happened. I was more sad for the loss of that creature than the whole family who had him as a pet. I told you this story to support what you said, you can even show it to your mother in case she thinks about buying a bird again... Maybe when your sibilings will grow up it could work?☺
This video is exactly what I needed to answer several questions about just getting started preparing a cage for a cockatiel! I am new to the current bird world and so much has changed! Thank you for this thorough and straight forward information!
Ikr also about the clipping wings thing, why get a bird of your gonna clip it's wings? If you want to clip a birds wings then get a hamster or a cat or dog BIRDS ARR DESIGNED TO FLY THAT'S WHY WE GET BIRDS
@@glebchudayeu8682 i clipped mine because she got up in dangerous places. she can still fly but not super high up so she can't get up somewhere too high but still gets exercise and can move around quickly.
Few years old but I just watched it. Well done, you covered most things I know. There are some more things my avian vet has mentioned though. Firstly with seeds. Starchy seeds versus oily seeds. Starchy seeds are much better to give than oily seeds. Some birds are seed junkies by life experience even when young and might find the transition onto pellets, veg and fruit difficult. Some species are more amenable to others and some respond to different methods. My cockatiel just loved eating off of my plate, which was a great way to introduce him to new foods and he really does enjoy it. As of yet he won't touch anything else but seeds in the cage. My avian vet said that my cockatiel is much more at risk than budgies from seed diets, and not so much because they are budgies but because of the food marketed to them. When feeding cockatiels don't feed them cockatiel food as a staple, give them millet or budgie seed, but preferably millet.based. Starchy grass seeds are good, oily sunflower is a death sentence. Only as a treat given by hand one by one and count them, anything more and it is very bad - find a better treat, basically, Mine loves peas. You said about birds flying. and clipping. I've used partial clipping some lift feathers as a temporary method of restraint when introducing a new bird if one of the birds becomes too dominant. If you're going to clip, learn to do it properly. I would never do it as a permanent measure, not render a bird flightless. Never ever ever interfere with their control feathers, and never ever ever ever leave a bird alone in the room, not even briefly. It can be surprising how bonded they are and how quickly they can panic alone if a room even if you're just going to go.... somewhere briefly. My vet had me shift my budgies onto "egg and biscuit" which is really just a powdered pellet mix. I've found that birds are more likely to try pellets if you put them through the blender, no, not the bird. Microwave cook a piece of fruit through the pellet powder with any prescribed supplements and offer that to the birds with their seed,. Yes, I said seed. If you're feeding seed because your bird is a seed junkie it is better for them to eat seed than starve themselves to death, and some will, so don't use withdrawal as a method of inducement. No oily seeds, ever, and ban cockatiel and cockatoo mixes with oily seeds from the house. Last one is a question I hope you will address, Special needs for birds who have been sick and have recovered but have limitations. My cockatiel had a brain injury, possibly a stroke, possibly poisoning from fatty liver late stage. He nearly died, his weight crashed and we saved him. He's amazingly tame, gorgeous and loves us to bits. Sadly he can't fly because his balance is damaged. He can flutter and it is hard work for him because the coordination is no longer there. I will never ever trim him because he needs everything he can get. The thing is his care needs are very special. He is much more dependent, to the point of despondency if he can' see us. I'm just curious as to what you do in these kinds of situations. I'm in Australia and my birds are all native little guys. My avian vet says all of the same things you are saying, except that transitioning small birds without gall bladders can be more risky than it is worth for seed junkies. She says to do it if you can but that it is much better if they are weaned onto it in the beginning, hence the fruit "crumble" and grassy seed only method.
My Pineapple Conure was a Rescue (We found him starved on our Tree, In a couple of hours he would have died) And from the second he flew on to me from the tree we had such a special bond! He always thought of me as a Friend instead of an Owner but still always listens to me. He is such a Silly Bird and Is so playful, he always acts like royalty (Doesn't help that my mom treats him like royalty) so we named him Prince! We used to have 20 budgies and we got so busy we had to give them away, but with Prince, he always knows when we are busy and he minds his own business but when he sees that we are bored or are doing nothing he comes and plays with us. Also whenever it's dark and we are watching a movie he refuses to sleep in his cage and instead snuggles with us and watches the movie, I was so blessed to be given such an amazing, loving, caring, sweet, goofy bird! ILY Prince
I lost my dog recently and can't have another but I just can't live without the company of animals at home so we now have a couple of budgies here. Hope I get half of your experience.
i have actually wanted a bird for the longest time now, and my parents always said no. but this year, i actually took my time to do my research, and i came across your channel, and it has helped me find out a lott about birds, and what kind of bird fits my lifestyle. i explained everything to my parents, and i showed them your videos, and they said that they'll think about it (like actually think about it, not say that now and then just say no), so yeah, guys please pray for me and lets hope i get this bird!!! (if i do, i will definitely update on here) love you!
I hope you can get one ^^ I just bought a parakeet two months ago and she’s about 5 months old~ they can get messy but it’s not to the extreme of what bigger birds can leave,,
@rvidal0001 😂 some of what you say is true but you're acting like birds are drugs. Dont do drugs or your life is over!! Lol this person can get a bird they just have to know if they go away to school the bird has to stay at home. Get a smaller bird, nothing big
@rvidal0001 im not trying to be rude but its other peoples choice if they want a bird or not and if they get one they'll least likely suffer because the bird is most likely in a good place. And plus the person who said this comment said they did a lot of research and your technically (I don't know this for sure but it would for me) making them feel down. If you really want a bird then you have to make sure that you get a good job and if you have collage then you might be able to get permission to keep the bird there as well (i haven't gone to collage yet) And if you cant then you'll probably have to either sell the bird or pass the bird down to a family member. I didn't like this comment when i decided to see what people wrote because the person has their own choice and its their experience having a bird for the first time or not, So you could've just said... "i didn't have a good experience with having a bird because of having to go to collage and work, So it didn't give me much time with the bird or my friends. When i did have time i had to spend time with the bird and miss out on hanging out with my friends and other stuff." But that's just my opinion.
I've wanted a bird for about a year now, and your video is the most In depth and gives all of the information I actually need. I've been researching and your page is so knowledgeable. I feel very confident in your info and knowledge🥰
@@mz-codm-yt4436 yep! i was just a little kid at the time and i started laughing and i told my mum "sammy's been eating chocolate!" but then i realized that it was bleeding. budgie's still alive today!
Jasmine we also have adopted one who cannot fly. I know he had at least two homes before us. Now he is a spoiled boy and will be with us the rest of his life
Our family bird Snowflake, a cockatiel, was kept in his cage most of his life. My mom got mad when we would let him out. I didn't know all the facts about bird ownership until I got older. I feel bad he only ate seeds and never got to stretch. He had a decentish size cage for years, but when we moved into an apartment she downsized him to a hanging cage. I wish I bothered to look into these things back then but I also knew my family would be reluctant to actually get him the things he really needed. I want to own a bird again someday and do it right. I'm looking into owning a pigeon because I live in an apartment but someday I want to own a cockatiel because I adore them and because I want to give them a good home, unlike the home we provided for Snowflake for so long. Luckily for Snowflake my mom gave him away when I wa 16-17 to a family who already had a bird and who let their bird out of the cage often. Thank you so much for educating people and spreading the word about proper bird care. So many pets bought from pet stores end up abused or neglected.
I feel you, my ex best friend had a cockatiel and it was stuck in a cage 24/7 and she only fed it pellets and even told me she forgets to feed it sometimes, like bruh it’s literally talking all the time how do you forget to feed it. Sad that people treat animals like crap even though they bought it and now it’s their duty to care for it, shame
I had the same experience. I only learned a few months ago that this wasn't normal at all. I was angry at everyone in my household who treated our poor bird like that. I'm trying really hard for him to have a better life, but it's really hard since he already had to endure many years of it (I'm a teen and didn't know about birds at all until I started doing some research I should've done a long time ago).
I moved into a new place and the people who lived there previously left behind 2 cockatiels and i feel bad for them because my mom wont let me take them out of their cage and i had no experience with birds so I didn’t even really know how to take care of them . Im not sure how old they are but im guessing theyve been in their cage for a few years
Your amazing! Thank you so much for all the information you provided. I just purchased 2 cockatiel 4-1-22 and this video helped a lot. Lots of the accessories you mentioned not to have I actually purchased and I will be changing them . I was looking at all the stuff you have in your cages to give me ideas. Thank you
Hi Elle, I am very sad to say that I made most of these mistakes with my first bird a few years ago. So thank you for sharing this valuable information!
Ack, my sister used to keep a budgie, she gave up on him and kept him as a decoration, in a small cage. I ended up taking the budgie in. He is thriving with my other budgies. The cage he is in now is a 20” x 24” x 60”. The cage he was in then was 14” x 16” x 26”
@@uglyuno2642 my mother gave up on bringing budgies because whenever we buy the end up getting lost in the house, flown away by kids, and even die! Then my mom gave up about buying birds, even if we had one as a gift; mom thinks that we're going to get it out of the cage and kill it (thinking that'll be better if we kept it as a decoration)..
Whereas I keep trying to cram all my stuff into smaller and smaller spaces so I can fit more play stands and jungle gyms on every possible surface. That *is* my decor - rainbow colored climbing toys and poop.
I started with a cockatiel, I feed him half a millet spray daily and he always has pellets, he eats them as well. Soon, I will be getting more birds, throughout my experience with birds, I have learned a lot thanks to you. Now I know how I can give my new birds life the best life they can have. Thank you so much Elle you have really taught me a lot!
「kirbiuーchen」 no, half a millet for a cockatiel daily IS a lot. It’s dry seed, and it’s only healthy in moderation. It should be had as a treat once every few days. For half a millet every day, the bird may as well be on an all-seed diet. While both Budgies and Cockatiels are granivores, unless these birds are on a strictly fresh diet and meticulously coordinated nutrition plan, and eat no seeds any other time (unless it is sprouted), half a millet is a lot. It contributes to a lot of fat in their diet that the pellets are partially making up for bc they already have seeds in them.
Live Laugh Birds I love each of your birdies! I don’t really have a favorite but Ducky’s a cockatiel and I love cockatiels so- tell ducky and the flock I love them!
remember making mistakes is part of learning if you fix the mistakes they are learning from it don't be offended with positive criticism as a community we all want to help and better the community for the good
Exactly! I’m glad I’m doing research before I get my two cockatiels because then I can let my birds have the best life possible! However, I still am always learning!
I have been making a lot of mistakes with my budgies and now I feel really bad and am trying to do better and train them and give them a better life quality!
I've made a lot of mistakes and I blame myself a lot.. and I can't even fix them because my family thinks their okay with what they have when they don't! They won't let me get anything for them... they love my birds but they aren't willing to spend so much money for them, I can't even let them out for hours because of my cat. (I put him in another room when I bring them out) (I only live in a two room villa) I just wish I had a job so I could get money to take care of them better, (I don't get allowance) but I just have to wait a few more years when I turn the valid age to work to take care of them 😔 Believe me I TRIED, but they think they're just like our dog and cat, they don't need much.. (By the way, I got my birds as a surprise so I didn't have time to do a lot of research when we got them and decided to get stuff, the only far I can convince them is a bigger cage but I realized that they still need a bigger cage so I'll just wait till I get enough money to buy my own cage)
BilabBiboy Films that’s a difficult situation, perhaps for toys you could learn origami or something to keep them entertained and maybe give them some human toys that you don’t use. For example I just gave my budgies a die along with the other bird toys they have and they roll it whenever I’m not in the room haha.
Thank you so much sweetheart. Your video was so informative. I will be taking all the necessary steps that you've mentioned in readiness for 2 budgies we are bringing home soon.
@@Cat-yi5mz My Macaw eats everything LOL. Obviously never chocolate or avocados but about one third of his diet consists of nuts and seeds. He seems to really like sunflower seeds. I usually get organic for him. He absolutely loves walnuts and cherries. His two favorite foods are spaghetti and bacon as long as they are hot...he won't eat it if it's cold.
Whenever I watch ur videos my bird always flies up to me and stares at my phone all the time so I thought it was because the brightness of the phone screen or the noises of ur birds so I decided to experiment and watch a video of another bird UA-camr and she didn't even care about my phone or the video and she just went into my hair. So she is really ur fan🤣🐦
Very informative; I learned a lot of tremendous information from your video. Thank you so much for sharing. It’s so cool to see all your birds flying in and off of your arms as you talk.
That's so cool, was thinking about getting my grandma a bird, she loves them. And when she used to have one, always gave her fruits, veggies a little bit of seeds, sometimes even played classical music or bird chirping sounds :)
Hi Elle you have taught me so much when I was a lil younger I had four birds and I had dowels and seeds as a diet and I did a lot of mistakes but then after watching your channel I noticed meh mistakes and got four more birds and I fixed the mistakes I had done in the past and it’s all because of you Thanks a lot you’re amazing I love when I see them happy 😃 because it makes me smile too
Im picking my birds up on Tuesday, well my uncle is. But currently i only have a small cage, i am excited to get the bigger cage for them and i also have been doing lots of research before getting them so i know what and what not to do. I really appreciate your videos!
Howdy comment section reader, I'm here to tell you that her informative video was in no way to shame you or make you feel bad if you've made these mistakes, but to let you be aware of them and change. Please don't be super upset with yourself- we all make mistakes and we all have to learn/start somewhere! The important thing is to not only learn from this and apply it to the future of your bird's life, but to forgive yourself too. Remember you're not alone, and that there's an entire community of bird lovers here who have your back c:
I really needed this motivation my bird and me are not fully bonded and its been 2 months. However she's much more comfortable and I feel so determined to work more with her:)
My cockatiel has had a mirror in his cage for years and what she said in this video in true, he became very aggressive and now will spend his entire day looking for objects that he can see his reflection in and just look at himeself all day, becoming defensive everytime anyone comes near. I'm trying my best to keep him away from all mirrors and spend time with him now but it's not really working right now and im not sure what else to do, i wish i knew how bad mirrors actually were for birds earlier. I encourage every bird owner to be very careful with how much time your feathery buddy spends looking at his/her reflection
Hi everyone! I just wanted to say something about keeping your bird in the cage and how long. So, just for some context... for the first 9ish months of my cockatiel’s (her name is Cleo) life she would be out for long periods of time, like 3-4 hours. And when we had to go out and we put the bird back in the cage... Cleo would scream and scream and scream and scream. It would be worse because my mom is a night shift worker, so she sleeps in the day. So while my brother and I were at school, and my mom was sleeping Cleo would be screaming her head off until we came home. So, seeing how stressed out Cleo was when she was in her cage, I had to re-evaluate our situation. I watched some of BirdTricks videos, and listened to their podcast (check it out on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! You can listen for free!) And what they said, is that any time your bird spends our of their cage should be enriching. Meaning, they are foraging for seed in a toy that you hung up for them outside their cage, they are training with you, or just simply cuddling with you. There time out of the cage should be well spent. So, having your bird out of the cage as much as possible might not be the best thing for them. With that being said, there cage should be just as enriching as their time out. Now, people I’m talking they got things to forage for, things to chew and just have things to do. In the bird tricks the podcast they talked about how your bird’s cage should be like their room. A place they go to chill and hangout. It’s there safe place. So... ya That was just a tidbit on the importance of the balance between time in and out of the cage. Oh, also if your wondering this is what a day looks like with Cleo getting time both in and out of the cage. So... she wakes up at approx 7:30 and I take her out of her sleep cage. From that she eats breakfast outside of her cage, we do a little training and she gets some exercise and about an hour later, she’s put back in her cage at like 8:30. From 8:30-12:00 Cleo spends time in her cage. She usually spends her time foraging, preening, eating, taking little naps here and there. At around noon, she gets taken out of her cage, we do a 5 min training session and she spends 12:00-2:00 out of the cage. At around 2:00 I give her a bath and she goes back to her cage to dry. From 2:00-5:00 she spends time in her cage. Then finally At around 5, after she has had dinner she comes out till bed time. Usually we do one more training session, she flys a bit more, and I put her in her carrier and we sit outside for some sun time. (Not really in that specific order) At 7:00... Cleo goes to bed in her sleep cage. Please no hate for this, Cleo used be really stressed out in her cage and now that we’ve adapted this schedule she is a lot more happier.
I absolutely agree with you on the birds being out of the cage comment! If they are expected to just sit on a stand and be there, or play with boring toys then they are going to exhibit undesirable behaviour! 9 times out of 10 when mine are out, we are doing something fun together! Very occasionally if I get them out when they're sleepy, they will rest quietly but if they are happy to do tat then it's great! :)
Bird tricks is one of my all time favorite bird channels 🖤 I've learned so much from Jamie and it's really helped me working with my 3 rescue birds. I'm really grateful for her channel especially because it helped me build a strong bond w my birds 😇🕊
This helped so much, I recently rescued a abused budgie and want to make sure I’m doing the best. Unfortunately her wings are clipped and she flies a little wobblely but hopefully some time and practice will help!!
No matter how many of your videos I watch or how many times I watch them, I always (ALWAYS) learn something and am always impressed with how much you know! I like that I learn what I'm doing well and where I need to improve. Thank you so much for everything you do!
My turquoise parrot was completely untamed but I still let him out of the cage. He learned to escape whenever he wanted so now he has free range of the whole room lol. He doesn't like being touched but we have a good understanding lol.
i’d feed bird by hand and gain trust and sometimes i’d poke my bird to see if shes fine with touch since i want them to learn abt how i’ll pet them at some point one time i did pet her but it was to calm her down and it did work
I had a happy hut for my green cheek and she absolutely loved it! I washed it before using it which made it more matted. she would cuddle up in it and she loved it. she never got aggressive or anything and one time while I was washing it she was sad without her sleeping hut.
I love how your conure just chills in your hair I thought my baby was just weird haha I've got a Green Cheek named Cody that loves to Snuggle in my hair nd chew on it haha
I try to feed my budgie fruits and veggies but he’s always running off and getting scared of teh food. I’ve tried blueberries, strawberries, cucumbers, lettuce, bananas, and apple slices! .>.
Weirdest thing I've found to work is pretend to eat a little yourself and then offer the bird some so you make it curious. My boy Mango freaking loves parsley 🤣🤣🤣 Bananas not so much. Apples are alright.
My bird is a pidgeon cuz reasons and he don't live in a cage at all he made a nest for himself in my rolled up mattress now it's his home and I don't have a mattress anymore.
My first bird is a rescue and I have to constantly play with his shredding toys to show him that he won’t be attacked. However, my other two birds were adopted young and actually play with the foraging toys I’ve gotten. So I think this specifically depends on the birds and how you handle them. Just a thought
I hate wing clipping. All of my birds are fully flighted except for one of them. The only reason I keep her clipped is because she is blind. That should be the only reason anybody ever clips their birds wings
That’s good! I’m planning to get a bird from a breeder (a trustworthy one) and I want them to be fully flighted, I agree that clipping is fine ONLY if they have problems like that, good for your birds!
@@joseph7184 I do not want my bird’s wings clipped though, nothing can change my mind, sorry! And the breeder I am buying from has tamed birds already. So that is not necessary at all
I dont really like clipping either, but a conure i used to have (unclipped) died by a door accident so now we clip the wings. The bird can still glide but not fly completly.
ive heard of birds that got really worried, even depressed, that their mirror mate wasnt eating. theyd try to feed their reflection and constantly choke up food for them, to the point where they even got crop infection. its super heart breaking
My birds spend About 3 ish hours in the cage during the day This is bc I’m homeschooled they love eating my pens and I think I only have 1/2 a book left now 😂
@@juliusroman8616 yes they have lots of toys and foraging all throughout the bird room. Yes they love showering but ofc they aren’t always under the water and have the option of in the shower or next to the water, if I do say so they have a pretty good time and are rarely bored x
This is a really helpful video I had a foster bird for a few months to heal after being attacked, she now has a lovely home with friends and lots of space I'm still in contact with her new owner, I bonded and loved her but didn't have the right circumstances to keep her she lived on my shoulder and would follow me everywhere, now I am in the right position to give a good home to some birds and I am looking up every bit of information to care for them fully so this video is so good to watch and help me prepare properly so thank you 😊
can you do a “how i clean my bird room” where you show us cleaning of the birds bowls,,toys,,perches and the bottom of the cage where the poo gets and the bars of the cage (my birds get poo on the bars of their cage idk if others do) and then the room they fly around in ❤️
I got enzyme-based cleaning wipes called Nature's Miracle on Amazon, they're fantastic, totally plant-based, no offensive odors, and the enzymes break down poo and urates (the white stuff) like magic, and they're like $3 for a package of 30 wipes, and one wipe goes a long way! The wipes also have little bumps to help scrub!
i had to convince my mom for a cockatiel and after like a week of begging and convincing i saved up money and got my baby :) after waiting a whole month for her stubborn lazy ass to finally learn how to eat seeds by herself
@@Chichibubu7 wtf thats so sad, bird poop is so easy to clean up and it doesnt smell. my mom was also iffy with the idea of my cockatiel roaming the house but after a week of having her she realized theres no harm in letting her out
I got my Quaker (Monk Parakeet) and purchased the biggest cage they had at the store, the pet store worker was stunned and said that cage was for a much bigger bird… I of course didn’t listen. My boy has not only a large indoor cage, but a huge aviary for himself 6m x 8m to fly in during the day! 💞 I’ll never understand people who buy pets and don’t try get the biggest cage possible?!
When my mother was young she had one Cockatiel. my mom and her little girl were very close but soon my mother had to work and my grandparents to so nobody was home. her bird started to rip her feathers out in depression and so my mother gor her another cockatiel and and her feathers grew back after a while. When i was 14 i wanted to have cockatiels as well and my mother immediatly said i should get 2. which i personally think is always the best option when getting a bird is to get 2. sure it will be harder to tame them but when you don't have time for them they have each other.
Trying to convince my parebts to get me a budgie, and these videos are helping to ground me and make me remember that im goin to need to really commit to this!
We have birds, and they have been with us for years. I'm definitely guilty for these mistakes. I'm trying to tame them now that I stumble to this video. It is really helpful💜💜💜
I'm glad my pet store had very big cages 😊 they are currently being changed onto pellets and they fly around in my room Where I bought my first cockatiel( not hand fed, and had almost never seen a human ), he was in a cage with no perch together with 6 other birds, he was caught by his non bird loving owner in a net . He must have been traumatized but slowly he got less an less scared of me, now I have him for almost 2 month and I can take him in and out of his cage on my hand , he is now quite tame. So for anyone who is about to give up, I hope this story will give you hope on not to give up and build a bond !
My mistakes I have made: Seed diet Small cage Rush taming No carrier No veggies To much millet. Wow I’ve made A LOT! I have fixed them all besides the cage yet. I am saving up for a 80 dollar flight cage. Besides that they are all fixed :)
Its nice that u have realized those mistakes and r trying to correct them I did do these mistakes and sadly my birds died so I will not be getting them any time soon 😔😔
It be like after the vid ends.... UA-camr: *looks at the ground* UA-camr: okay time to clean up all this millet. *birds watching like, wat are you doin?*
"Your bird can't take themselves to the vet."
Me, narrowing my eyes at my birb: then what have you been using the car for?
😂
Hmmmmm......🤨
Lol
Bird: *sweating intensifies*
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAGAHAGAHH
I wish every pet store would hang a sign on the bird cages that said “This animal is a 20-year commitment and needs love and attention every day” or whatever the appropriate number is.
They tried that with people...it's called marage..... didn't have good results.lol
I work at a pet store. My manager gives 0 s**ts who our animals go to so long as they aren’t actively going to kill them. The sheer amount of green cheeks i see go to people who did 0 research is sickening. I educate people as much as possible while I’m there but if I’m not there the conure is SOL. I’d be fired for denying the sale.
Cockatoode - right. Its a heartbreaker. 💔
Cockatoode 😞😞 So sad. I did a good amount of research before I got my GCC, but I still wasn’t prepared for how stubborn and bratty he is. It’s like having a toddler for 30 years!! He’s lucky he’s cute and I love him.
Cockatoode thank you for educating!! it truly is heartbreaking to see birds going to people who have done little to no research at all and im happy that there are people like you out there to try and help :) much love
me: *tries to feed budgie fruits and vegetables..
my budgie: *e w*
Same! Very little interest in anything I try to give him.
@@nicolekoch1332 a trick I learned is "don't!" literally, don't give it to them. pretend its something they shouldn't eat and you're not going to give it to them when they come close. birds always want something they're not allowed to have. just hold the fruit/veggie piece away and go "no no, go away. this isn't for you." and they'll try to get it desperately
@Pictish Stag i have little holes in my wall..
Hope that will work😅
My budgie seems to really enjoy apples
I really commend you for not condemning people for their mistakes in the beginning of this video! People are more likely to listen when they don’t feel judged. Great information in this video, thank you!
'Birds won't do anything with plastic toys'
My parrot: *DiD aNyOnE sAiD pLaStic*
This made me lauch xd
I’m so confused rn
@@loriebedard3985 my parrot will chew on everything that's made of plastic...i don't give him plastic toys because he literally eats them😂
@@Paria123abcd same
@@chrisp.9385 omg .XDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
I knew this guy who said he didn’t have any toys in his birds cage because they “just destroy them!” Like yeah that’s the whole point 😐
Kitkat 121 he shouldn’t have a bird then. 🥰
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🥰🧚♀️ Yea why would he have a 🤑🤩 bird if he won’t buy it toys 😍🤪🤑
Same!! Not a pet owner but a bird shop owner, I was in his shop and was checking out the toys, he said they'll get destroyed. I've never been so mad at someone. I was there with my mom and he told her that birds need a bug spray?? This guy really shouldn't be running this shop. I wanna punch that guy so bad.
Ngl it looks like you dedicated a whole room to them I love it
She did
She did
I know she did lol why else do you guys think I said I love it? Lol
same :)
She has an extra room just for her birds...
Hey!! I found your channel yesterday and I’ve watched basically ALL your videos! I’m getting a bird in three days and I thought I was prepared after doing a little research, but your videos really helped!! Love your channel!!
Aah im getting my birds on Saturday! I love this channel to, a big help to know what im supposed to do!
Omg three wow
@@venusdarling4515 way to go
When she said birds can’t take themselves to a vet I don’t know why but my brain pictured a bird flying out with money to a vets office LOL
Funny brain of yours:》
Genetics do be fooling ya
bro me too 😭
Time stamp of where she said it
mia & miguel bro
I work at an exotic vet clinic, and most of the dr's there specialize in birds, mainly parrots and Raptors, but we even see pigeons, humming birds, and basically any wild bird that gets brought it. Everything you said in this video was spot on, and I really hope people do their research before getting birds. Keep up the content!
Hummingbirds are fascinating to watch while they go flower to flower
Elle: make sure you get your bird a cage that is big enough for them
Me: mom can we buy a mansion for the bird?
I asked my mum to get a giganticcccccccccc cage and then my mum said we don’t live in a mansion 😂 but she does still have a good sized cage
I think there is a decent size change for 9.49 on chewy
Micky Basket rabbit u can put so much birds there so when u tame them and when u get robbed all the birds be like:
Bird: *Peace was never an option*
Also the birds: *keeps biting the robber*
B family chewy?
That’s my crushes dog the names chewy-
My parents forced me to get 2 pet birds and they only have a small cage. I asked them if they could get a more suitable cage but my Mom just called me retarded and said that I dont know anything. When the worker was asking my parents how big the cage was they just hushed me and lied about how big it was. They didn't even give me any time to let me do research about them, they just randomly said I should get a bird. My birds already seem stressed and I'm really nervous, my parent already grabbed one of the birds and threw them in the cage, I dont know what to do.
My dad bought baby lovebirds from a "sketchy" seller... took the initiative to care for them myself because he only sees them as decorations and thats just wrong.
1. Dabi and Shoto now have a decent cage with natural tree branch perches, toys and a cute rattan nest.
2. I'm constantly researching about what foods to give them.
3. Theyre learning to use their wings, I let them free in my own room with the windows closed and fan off.
4. They sleep whenever I play the kalimba 💯
Same now I have to care of them because if my dad or should give them to someone
About the nest, unless you want them to breed and the female possibly getting egg bound or dying of exhaustion. Unless you are a breeder or know what to do, please take it out of their cage
@@absolutelynormalbogstandar5251 I've gotten rid of the nest 😄👍
I love how you named them dabi and shoto
I have 14 budgies and 2 cockatiels and my family members just are so careless. I try to make them understand whatever is bad for birds but my mom only understands. But thankfully I take care of them and they are safe from predators as well as the things that are toxic for birds. I'm about to get Lovebirds. I put my Cockatiels and budgies in a aviary and my Lovebirds will be in a separate cage
But what about some of the UNCOMMON mistakes? Here's a few:
10 ] Giving her access to Alexa unless the payment system is turned off. It turns out she has expensive tastes.
9 ] Telling her she can stay out until 10 p.m. Once you let them stay out after dark, it always ends up being the next day at best.
8 ] Letting her hear Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" too much. Mine failed to understand the metaphor, and took it up as a crusade.
7 ] Letting the cockatiel listen to music composed by Vic Mizzy. Catchy stuff, sure, but you may tire of hearing it after 5 or 6 years.
6 ] Letting her paint the room. She talked a good game , but now I question her taste.
5 ] Not monitoring her choice of friends. After hanging out with some vampires, she had the metal music going at all hours and got into trouble with the law.
4 ] Taking her to "show and tell" at school. She might tell too much. After what my bird said, my parents got divorced.
3 ] Asking her to prepare dinner. She didn't read the recipe or measure carefully, and once the food was in the bowl, though she stirred it pretty well, she spilled tons on the floor.
2 ] Letting her lead a service at church. Some of those words were definitely NOT in the Bible.
1 ] Signing her up for E-trade. They make it seem so easy on TV, but she lost her nest egg.
LMAOO
Richard Todd LMAAOOOOO BRUH
BRUHHHHHH
What is this tho
Lol 😂
I keep my birds in their cage only when they sleep. Otherwise, their cage doors are open. What I've found is that they prefer to stay on top of their cages since they know the cage is their "home" - but they like the freedom of not being confined to the inside of their cages.
Mine too I'm glad to know my bird has the same happy actions as yourd
Don’t they poop everywhere?
@@Yayakoshii1990 oh 100% but it's worth it💕😌
CopperHead depends on there liking, my green cheek try’s to poop on the floor so his poop will be easy to clean. The thing is I never showed him to poop on the floor only but he does it! So I say it depends on the bird
Same
My parents consider my budgies as decorations. When I asked them to let them out for at least an hour or so, they got annoyed and said, and I quote, 'Why do you have to meddle with them so much, they're sitting there and looking so cute, what's you problem? Can't you just admire them from a distance?'
Even worse, my parents won't buy them any toys, so I had to make my own DIYs and I'm trying to make a playstand from scratch now. It saddens me how it took me a month just to persuade my mom let them out for 2.5 hours. They even got on my back for spending so much time with them (I barely spend more than 3 hours with them daily) and all they 'need' is food and water everyday. They obviously aren't fit to keep birds.
Because of that neither are you.
Not that it’s your fault as the child but in this instance you are correct and should present a solid argument to your parents with what you have learned.
@@alghalaalotbi4459 my aunt bought a budgie many years ago, when her sons were still kids... The budgie was such an angel, so sociable and out going, and he flied around the house and played with different games... One day the youngest kid got angry bcs the bird took one of his small toys, and ran toward the poor budgie at full speed... You can imagine what happened. I was more sad for the loss of that creature than the whole family who had him as a pet. I told you this story to support what you said, you can even show it to your mother in case she thinks about buying a bird again... Maybe when your sibilings will grow up it could work?☺
you shouldn’t get a bird if your parents are like that.
Scary Stories I’m just saying she shouldn’t get a bird if her parents gonna be like that in the first place and you don’t have to be rude.
Nor with my parents
I have ordered parrots and they will be coming in 4days 12hours
This video is exactly what I needed to answer several questions about just getting started preparing a cage for a cockatiel! I am new to the current bird world and so much has changed! Thank you for this thorough and straight forward information!
That's cool! How's your bird doing now, almost a year later?
All thanks to you I got a bird and know I know EVERYTHING ABOUT BIRDS.
Ikr also about the clipping wings thing, why get a bird of your gonna clip it's wings? If you want to clip a birds wings then get a hamster or a cat or dog BIRDS ARR DESIGNED TO FLY THAT'S WHY WE GET BIRDS
@@glebchudayeu8682 i clipped mine because she got up in dangerous places. she can still fly but not super high up so she can't get up somewhere too high but still gets exercise and can move around quickly.
Hanimations you are insane !! You should be more careful !!!!! Birds fly
If it’s to protect your bird I would agree with clipped wings, but if it’s not 100% necessary then I would never clip my birds wings.
@@cyan.- yep same here my bird would smash into windows but she is now able to fully fly again
I don’t have a bird. I’m not going to get a bird. It’s 2am. I’m tired. I don’t want to go to sleep. Why am I doing this.
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Round cages are the fish bowl of the bird community
Best comment ever lmao
Hello!
As a bird and fish owner that's so true💀 but also moral of the story NEVER EVER GET A ROUND CAGE OR A FISH BOWL
Ikr
Circles are the devil
Few years old but I just watched it. Well done, you covered most things I know. There are some more things my avian vet has mentioned though. Firstly with seeds. Starchy seeds versus oily seeds. Starchy seeds are much better to give than oily seeds. Some birds are seed junkies by life experience even when young and might find the transition onto pellets, veg and fruit difficult. Some species are more amenable to others and some respond to different methods. My cockatiel just loved eating off of my plate, which was a great way to introduce him to new foods and he really does enjoy it. As of yet he won't touch anything else but seeds in the cage. My avian vet said that my cockatiel is much more at risk than budgies from seed diets, and not so much because they are budgies but because of the food marketed to them. When feeding cockatiels don't feed them cockatiel food as a staple, give them millet or budgie seed, but preferably millet.based. Starchy grass seeds are good, oily sunflower is a death sentence. Only as a treat given by hand one by one and count them, anything more and it is very bad - find a better treat, basically, Mine loves peas. You said about birds flying. and clipping. I've used partial clipping some lift feathers as a temporary method of restraint when introducing a new bird if one of the birds becomes too dominant. If you're going to clip, learn to do it properly. I would never do it as a permanent measure, not render a bird flightless. Never ever ever interfere with their control feathers, and never ever ever ever leave a bird alone in the room, not even briefly. It can be surprising how bonded they are and how quickly they can panic alone if a room even if you're just going to go.... somewhere briefly. My vet had me shift my budgies onto "egg and biscuit" which is really just a powdered pellet mix. I've found that birds are more likely to try pellets if you put them through the blender, no, not the bird. Microwave cook a piece of fruit through the pellet powder with any prescribed supplements and offer that to the birds with their seed,. Yes, I said seed. If you're feeding seed because your bird is a seed junkie it is better for them to eat seed than starve themselves to death, and some will, so don't use withdrawal as a method of inducement. No oily seeds, ever, and ban cockatiel and cockatoo mixes with oily seeds from the house. Last one is a question I hope you will address, Special needs for birds who have been sick and have recovered but have limitations. My cockatiel had a brain injury, possibly a stroke, possibly poisoning from fatty liver late stage. He nearly died, his weight crashed and we saved him. He's amazingly tame, gorgeous and loves us to bits. Sadly he can't fly because his balance is damaged. He can flutter and it is hard work for him because the coordination is no longer there. I will never ever trim him because he needs everything he can get. The thing is his care needs are very special. He is much more dependent, to the point of despondency if he can' see us. I'm just curious as to what you do in these kinds of situations. I'm in Australia and my birds are all native little guys. My avian vet says all of the same things you are saying, except that transitioning small birds without gall bladders can be more risky than it is worth for seed junkies. She says to do it if you can but that it is much better if they are weaned onto it in the beginning, hence the fruit "crumble" and grassy seed only method.
I don’t understand? Can you help me understand
Maybe try paragraphing & highlighting parts in bold ** for clarity & interest
Thank u for sharing your love and knowledge. They are such wonderful creatures.
my mom got 2 budgies as decoration, like, yesterday, so i guess it’s up to me to actually do research…
this helps a lot, thank you!
Please do research! They’re not decoration, they are living organisms! :)
How is it doing now???
@@staymad102 yes verry correct
Hey how’s the bird doing?
@@staymad102 my garden birds bang on the window next to me or in my laundry every morning until we leave out bread lol
My Pineapple Conure was a Rescue (We found him starved on our Tree, In a couple of hours he would have died) And from the second he flew on to me from the tree we had such a special bond! He always thought of me as a Friend instead of an Owner but still always listens to me. He is such a Silly Bird and Is so playful, he always acts like royalty (Doesn't help that my mom treats him like royalty) so we named him Prince! We used to have 20 budgies and we got so busy we had to give them away, but with Prince, he always knows when we are busy and he minds his own business but when he sees that we are bored or are doing nothing he comes and plays with us. Also whenever it's dark and we are watching a movie he refuses to sleep in his cage and instead snuggles with us and watches the movie, I was so blessed to be given such an amazing, loving, caring, sweet, goofy bird! ILY Prince
Aww wee prince ☺️🕊️
That's so cute! Thank you for sharing!
Prince sounds amazing ❤️
Oh Prince, so cute,there so much fun,i love mine.
I lost my dog recently and can't have another but I just can't live without the company of animals at home so we now have a couple of budgies here. Hope I get half of your experience.
i have actually wanted a bird for the longest time now, and my parents always said no. but this year, i actually took my time to do my research, and i came across your channel, and it has helped me find out a lott about birds, and what kind of bird fits my lifestyle. i explained everything to my parents, and i showed them your videos, and they said that they'll think about it (like actually think about it, not say that now and then just say no), so yeah, guys please pray for me and lets hope i get this bird!!! (if i do, i will definitely update on here) love you!
Ahh my mom says no cuz its too loud and messy
I hope you can get one ^^ I just bought a parakeet two months ago and she’s about 5 months old~ they can get messy but it’s not to the extreme of what bigger birds can leave,,
@rvidal0001 😂 some of what you say is true but you're acting like birds are drugs. Dont do drugs or your life is over!! Lol this person can get a bird they just have to know if they go away to school the bird has to stay at home. Get a smaller bird, nothing big
@@oxforda25vh51 my mom is the reason why we're get a bird she's always wanted a bird 😊
@rvidal0001 im not trying to be rude but its other peoples choice if they want a bird or not and if they get one they'll least likely suffer because the bird is most likely in a good place. And plus the person who said this comment said they did a lot of research and your technically (I don't know this for sure but it would for me) making them feel down. If you really want a bird then you have to make sure that you get a good job and if you have collage then you might be able to get permission to keep the bird there as well (i haven't gone to collage yet) And if you cant then you'll probably have to either sell the bird or pass the bird down to a family member. I didn't like this comment when i decided to see what people wrote because the person has their own choice and its their experience having a bird for the first time or not, So you could've just said... "i didn't have a good experience with having a bird because of having to go to collage and work, So it didn't give me much time with the bird or my friends. When i did have time i had to spend time with the bird and miss out on hanging out with my friends and other stuff." But that's just my opinion.
I've wanted a bird for about a year now, and your video is the most In depth and gives all of the information I actually need. I've been researching and your page is so knowledgeable. I feel very confident in your info and knowledge🥰
*you explaining everything*
*me sitting here wondering how your conure gets along with your budgie because my conure tried to kill mine*
lmao 4 years ago i came home to see my budgie covered in blood because my conure attacked it. we had to wash it. budgie was so lucky to survive
@@sienna7814 So happy to hear that it survived 👏
@@mz-codm-yt4436 yep! i was just a little kid at the time and i started laughing and i told my mum "sammy's been eating chocolate!" but then i realized that it was bleeding. budgie's still alive today!
@@sienna7814 Nice! Take good care of him ❤
you have to bring them up together
Elle: u should feed ur bird fruits and vegetables
My cokatiel: *being afraid of fruits and vegetables*
Same
Mine would yell and complain till I move them
🤣
Thank God my bird is obedient
My parakeets are the same way lol. We tried buying them fruit years ago and they never touched it.
Same
Buys all the right toys, spends loads of money: yes they will love it. My bird: oooh this feather is fun 🙄
At least your bird plays with the lost feathers. Our girl screeches at hers and attacks it.
My finch: screams at top of their lungs
Me: shut up Im trying to listen what to do with you
🤣🤣🤣 u funny guys uuuu
OMG SAMEEE😂😂
Same but with my parakeet 😂
my birbs were being good while watching this video... nice and quiet chirps
Our female cockatiel once had a big mirror. However, she pushed it off the edge of the counter and it shattered. She is such a drama queen XD
Omg, girl tiels are such drama queens😂
Must of been having a bad hair day
mirrors are bad for birds, along with TV screens
@@-lxmon-768 i must agree once they get attached to their reflection they wont talk to other birds but its reflection which is very sad
I don't even own a bird but I'm watching this
Yup
I have to on me rn
But will you own one
@@Louis-Paul.R I have two
@@Louis-Paul.R definitely, when I can
I have had my 2 conures 30 1/2 yrs and my cockatiel 17yrs. That is a commitment!!!🦜🦜🦜of LOVE!
My cockatiel -
Eats my phone case
Eats my hairbands
Eats my hair
Eats my blanket
Eats my book
Won't eat her food 😂 love her but she's so frustrating
😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
I'm a big supplier just 28 doller per budgies adult bird
lol XD People: My dog ate my homework. Me: My budgie at my homework XD
me to
Your bird and my bird would make great friends they are so similar :3
My cockatiel lives in a macaw cage... he can’t even fly, his wings aren’t formed in the right way, he has had 2 previous homes 😢 he’s mine now ☺️
Jasmine Cassidy awwe
Is the bar spacing ok? Macaw cage bar spacing is usually too large so they can put their head through and get stuck.
Study School, he can’t put his head through, the bar space is too small, he is flightless due to deformity so he always uses them to climb :)
Jasmine Cassidy awh, poor birb. Best of luck to you and your little angel from my angry banana
Jasmine we also have adopted one who cannot fly. I know he had at least two homes before us. Now he is a spoiled boy and will be with us the rest of his life
Our family bird Snowflake, a cockatiel, was kept in his cage most of his life. My mom got mad when we would let him out. I didn't know all the facts about bird ownership until I got older. I feel bad he only ate seeds and never got to stretch. He had a decentish size cage for years, but when we moved into an apartment she downsized him to a hanging cage. I wish I bothered to look into these things back then but I also knew my family would be reluctant to actually get him
the things he really needed. I want to own a bird again someday and do it right. I'm looking into owning a pigeon because I live in an apartment but someday I want to own a cockatiel because I adore them and because I want to give them a good home, unlike the home we provided for Snowflake for so long. Luckily for Snowflake my mom gave him away when I wa 16-17 to a family who already had a bird and who let their bird out of the cage often. Thank you so much for educating people and spreading the word about proper bird care. So many pets bought from pet stores end up abused or neglected.
Bruh my budgies name is snowflake
I feel you, my ex best friend had a cockatiel and it was stuck in a cage 24/7 and she only fed it pellets and even told me she forgets to feed it sometimes, like bruh it’s literally talking all the time how do you forget to feed it. Sad that people treat animals like crap even though they bought it and now it’s their duty to care for it, shame
I had the exact same experience when I was a kid. *why does petco let anyone buy a bird*
I had the same experience. I only learned a few months ago that this wasn't normal at all. I was angry at everyone in my household who treated our poor bird like that. I'm trying really hard for him to have a better life, but it's really hard since he already had to endure many years of it (I'm a teen and didn't know about birds at all until I started doing some research I should've done a long time ago).
I moved into a new place and the people who lived there previously left behind 2 cockatiels and i feel bad for them because my mom wont let me take them out of their cage and i had no experience with birds so I didn’t even really know how to take care of them . Im not sure how old they are but im guessing theyve been in their cage for a few years
I am already making the biggest mistake: not having one!
U should get one there lovely x
omg! birds are the best! i have 2 rn, im asking for another for my bday in nov.
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@@alishandhan3350 they’re*
Im getting one next week eeek :D
I feel bad for people who treat there birds like a decoration
That's what families do
Yeah, they're missing out on a connection that's so fragile but so worth having
That's not what all families do my family let the birds cage open and they fly around whenever they want :D
Same,Ny family are trying their hardest they even just let them fly all around the house I feel so happy now.!
I treat mines like a child.
You should do a video on answering google's most searched questions about parrots
Yessss
ayee fellow moa we meet on an unrelated bird video
@@bugaboooo hi MOAAAAA😆U ready for Hyuka's bday?
Yesh
Your amazing! Thank you so much for all the information you provided. I just purchased 2 cockatiel 4-1-22 and this video helped a lot. Lots of the accessories you mentioned not to have I actually purchased and I will be changing them . I was looking at all the stuff you have in your cages to give me ideas.
Thank you
Hi Elle, I am very sad to say that I made most of these mistakes with my first bird a few years ago. So thank you for sharing this valuable information!
*me watches video*
*video says I have been doing so many things wrong*
Me: Oh heck no *runs to the cages*
“Parrots need to shred”
Inner skater triggered lol
Also great video thanks for the pointers!
Parrot: *pulls out guitar*
I love how you take care of birds..
I can feel how she got really sad when talking about people who keep birds as decoration
Yea, like you've got a bird as a pet and wanting to tame them.. your mom is like: the birds is just a decoration; DON'T YOU DARE OPEN THAT CAGE DOOR
Ack, my sister used to keep a budgie, she gave up on him and kept him as a decoration, in a small cage. I ended up taking the budgie in. He is thriving with my other budgies. The cage he is in now is a 20” x 24” x 60”. The cage he was in then was 14” x 16” x 26”
@@uglyuno2642 my mother gave up on bringing budgies because whenever we buy the end up getting lost in the house, flown away by kids, and even die! Then my mom gave up about buying birds, even if we had one as a gift; mom thinks that we're going to get it out of the cage and kill it (thinking that'll be better if we kept it as a decoration)..
@@uglyuno2642 about the inches and measurements, and watching elle's vids, i will bring for my bird much bigger cage because i think its 6×6×6 inches
Whereas I keep trying to cram all my stuff into smaller and smaller spaces so I can fit more play stands and jungle gyms on every possible surface. That *is* my decor - rainbow colored climbing toys and poop.
I started with a cockatiel, I feed him half a millet spray daily and he always has pellets, he eats them as well. Soon, I will be getting more birds, throughout my experience with birds, I have learned a lot thanks to you. Now I know how I can give my new birds life the best life they can have. Thank you so much Elle you have really taught me a lot!
Half a millet spray daily?? That’s a lot...
「kirbiuーchen」 no, half a millet for a cockatiel daily IS a lot. It’s dry seed, and it’s only healthy in moderation. It should be had as a treat once every few days. For half a millet every day, the bird may as well be on an all-seed diet. While both Budgies and Cockatiels are granivores, unless these birds are on a strictly fresh diet and meticulously coordinated nutrition plan, and eat no seeds any other time (unless it is sprouted), half a millet is a lot. It contributes to a lot of fat in their diet that the pellets are partially making up for bc they already have seeds in them.
Awww!!
Bluebell
Kermit
Violet
Ducky
Pearl
😍😍😍😍😍😍
PLEASE TELL THEM THAT I LOOOOVE THEM!
I will tell them ❤️
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I hate to pick a favorite, but I knew Violet from Marlene's channel before Elle adopted her. But all 5 are amazing and adorable 🥰🥰🥰
Live Laugh Birds I love each of your birdies! I don’t really have a favorite but Ducky’s a cockatiel and I love cockatiels so- tell ducky and the flock I love them!
I have two parakeets and I’m only at my dads every other weekend but there’s learning cage where when they need to go to there cage it helps a lot
it is just me or does elle always have the perfect makeup
Omg tysm you’re too kind 💗
She does
its just you
She doesn’t even need makeup 😍
Ikr
remember making mistakes is part of learning if you fix the mistakes they are learning from it
don't be offended with positive criticism
as a community we all want to help and better the community for the good
Yes!
Exactly! I’m glad I’m doing research before I get my two cockatiels because then I can let my birds have the best life possible! However, I still am always learning!
I have been making a lot of mistakes with my budgies and now I feel really bad and am trying to do better and train them and give them a better life quality!
I've made a lot of mistakes and I blame myself a lot.. and I can't even fix them because my family thinks their okay with what they have when they don't! They won't let me get anything for them... they love my birds but they aren't willing to spend so much money for them, I can't even let them out for hours because of my cat. (I put him in another room when I bring them out) (I only live in a two room villa)
I just wish I had a job so I could get money to take care of them better, (I don't get allowance) but I just have to wait a few more years when I turn the valid age to work to take care of them 😔
Believe me I TRIED, but they think they're just like our dog and cat, they don't need much..
(By the way, I got my birds as a surprise so I didn't have time to do a lot of research when we got them and decided to get stuff, the only far I can convince them is a bigger cage but I realized that they still need a bigger cage so I'll just wait till I get enough money to buy my own cage)
BilabBiboy Films that’s a difficult situation, perhaps for toys you could learn origami or something to keep them entertained and maybe give them some human toys that you don’t use. For example I just gave my budgies a die along with the other bird toys they have and they roll it whenever I’m not in the room haha.
At least until you can get a job or if you can find a way to convince them to buy stuff that’s much better than just making paper toys
me too
Me too
Thank you so much sweetheart. Your video was so informative. I will be taking all the necessary steps that you've mentioned in readiness for 2 budgies we are bringing home soon.
"Not letting birds out enough"
Me: *looking at my 2 birds who were out since 9am"
yeah ❤
(it's 19:12 rn for me)
I’ve had my Macaw for 15 years…he’s such an amazing pet.
Aw
Do you think it’s best to have your macaw on a commercial seed diet or do you prepare their own little salads?
@@Cat-yi5mz My Macaw eats everything LOL. Obviously never chocolate or avocados but about one third of his diet consists of nuts and seeds. He seems to really like sunflower seeds. I usually get organic for him. He absolutely loves walnuts and cherries. His two favorite foods are spaghetti and bacon as long as they are hot...he won't eat it if it's cold.
@@gioknows my macaw is obsessed with spaghetti, pizza and anything Italian.
@@jarretnassau3037 Your macaw must be a very happy bird, then.
Whenever I watch ur videos my bird always flies up to me and stares at my phone all the time so I thought it was because the brightness of the phone screen or the noises of ur birds so I decided to experiment and watch a video of another bird UA-camr and she didn't even care about my phone or the video and she just went into my hair. So she is really ur fan🤣🐦
Omg that’s absolutely ADORABLE!! ❤️
🥺💜
Very informative; I learned a lot of tremendous information from your video. Thank you so much for sharing. It’s so cool to see all your birds flying in and off of your arms as you talk.
That's so cool, was thinking about getting my grandma a bird, she loves them. And when she used to have one, always gave her fruits, veggies a little bit of seeds, sometimes even played classical music or bird chirping sounds :)
Hi Elle you have taught me so much when I was a lil younger I had four birds and I had dowels and seeds as a diet and I did a lot of mistakes but then after watching your channel I noticed meh mistakes and got four more birds and I fixed the mistakes I had done in the past and it’s all because of you
Thanks a lot you’re amazing
I love when I see them happy 😃 because it makes me smile too
6:25 also some birds can get REALLY LOUD when they want out of there cage so letting them out is definitely recommended
Im picking my birds up on Tuesday, well my uncle is. But currently i only have a small cage, i am excited to get the bigger cage for them and i also have been doing lots of research before getting them so i know what and what not to do. I really appreciate your videos!
It's so much fun listening to people about things they are so passionate about.
I've been making so many mistakes the entire time I've had my birds!! I feel terrible. I'm glad I'm starting somewhere though
Ya i grab my birds sometimes
Me right now :( researching before I go on a big splurge to treat our baby right!
@@bridie4583 they deserve it all! birds are always so sweet
Howdy comment section reader, I'm here to tell you that her informative video was in no way to shame you or make you feel bad if you've made these mistakes, but to let you be aware of them and change. Please don't be super upset with yourself- we all make mistakes and we all have to learn/start somewhere! The important thing is to not only learn from this and apply it to the future of your bird's life, but to forgive yourself too. Remember you're not alone, and that there's an entire community of bird lovers here who have your back c:
Needed this! Feeling so guilty that I haven’t been treating our baby the way it deserves!!! We are redoing the cage to spoil the lil cutie.
I really needed this motivation my bird and me are not fully bonded and its been 2 months. However she's much more comfortable and I feel so determined to work more with her:)
My cockatiel has had a mirror in his cage for years and what she said in this video in true, he became very aggressive and now will spend his entire day looking for objects that he can see his reflection in and just look at himeself all day, becoming defensive everytime anyone comes near. I'm trying my best to keep him away from all mirrors and spend time with him now but it's not really working right now and im not sure what else to do, i wish i knew how bad mirrors actually were for birds earlier. I encourage every bird owner to be very careful with how much time your feathery buddy spends looking at his/her reflection
Just like people...lol
My bird thinks it is his God given right to stare at himself and whistle appropriately at his strutting self at least 25 times a day.
“They will recommend you bird seed”
Me with a lorikeet that can only eat powdered nectar and some fruit 👁 👄 👁
Hahahaha same
Hi everyone! I just wanted to say something about keeping your bird in the cage and how long.
So, just for some context... for the first 9ish months of my cockatiel’s (her name is Cleo) life she would be out for long periods of time, like 3-4 hours. And when we had to go out and we put the bird back in the cage... Cleo would scream and scream and scream and scream. It would be worse because my mom is a night shift worker, so she sleeps in the day. So while my brother and I were at school, and my mom was sleeping Cleo would be screaming her head off until we came home. So, seeing how stressed out Cleo was when she was in her cage, I had to re-evaluate our situation. I watched some of BirdTricks videos, and listened to their podcast (check it out on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! You can listen for free!) And what they said, is that any time your bird spends our of their cage should be enriching. Meaning, they are foraging for seed in a toy that you hung up for them outside their cage, they are training with you, or just simply cuddling with you.
There time out of the cage should be well spent.
So, having your bird out of the cage as much as possible might not be the best thing for them. With that being said, there cage should be just as enriching as their time out.
Now, people I’m talking they got things to forage for, things to chew and just have things to do.
In the bird tricks the podcast they talked about how your bird’s cage should be like their room. A place they go to chill and hangout. It’s there safe place.
So... ya
That was just a tidbit on the importance of the balance between time in and out of the cage.
Oh, also if your wondering this is what a day looks like with Cleo getting time both in and out of the cage.
So... she wakes up at approx 7:30 and I take her out of her sleep cage.
From that she eats breakfast outside of her cage, we do a little training and she gets some exercise and about an hour later, she’s put back in her cage at like 8:30.
From 8:30-12:00 Cleo spends time in her cage. She usually spends her time foraging, preening, eating, taking little naps here and there. At around noon, she gets taken out of her cage, we do a 5 min training session and she spends 12:00-2:00 out of the cage. At around 2:00 I give her a bath and she goes back to her cage to dry. From 2:00-5:00 she spends time in her cage. Then finally
At around 5, after she has had dinner she comes out till bed time. Usually we do one more training session, she flys a bit more, and I put her in her carrier and we sit outside for some sun time. (Not really in that specific order)
At 7:00... Cleo goes to bed in her sleep cage.
Please no hate for this, Cleo used be really stressed out in her cage and now that we’ve adapted this schedule she is a lot more happier.
I absolutely agree with you on the birds being out of the cage comment! If they are expected to just sit on a stand and be there, or play with boring toys then they are going to exhibit undesirable behaviour! 9 times out of 10 when mine are out, we are doing something fun together! Very occasionally if I get them out when they're sleepy, they will rest quietly but if they are happy to do tat then it's great! :)
Bird tricks is one of my all time favorite bird channels 🖤 I've learned so much from Jamie and it's really helped me working with my 3 rescue birds. I'm really grateful for her channel especially because it helped me build a strong bond w my birds 😇🕊
This helped so much, I recently rescued a abused budgie and want to make sure I’m doing the best. Unfortunately her wings are clipped and she flies a little wobblely but hopefully some time and practice will help!!
No matter how many of your videos I watch or how many times I watch them, I always (ALWAYS) learn something and am always impressed with how much you know! I like that I learn what I'm doing well and where I need to improve. Thank you so much for everything you do!
My turquoise parrot was completely untamed but I still let him out of the cage. He learned to escape whenever he wanted so now he has free range of the whole room lol. He doesn't like being touched but we have a good understanding lol.
I’m guessing it’s wild caught
Or not
Same thing with my green budgie, She is starting to trust me more and more everyday. Good luck with your training!
What if they crash in ceiling fan... 🤔
i’d feed bird by hand
and gain trust
and sometimes i’d poke my bird
to see if shes fine with touch
since i want them to learn
abt how i’ll pet them at some point
one time i did pet her
but it was to calm her down
and it did work
I had a happy hut for my green cheek and she absolutely loved it! I washed it before using it which made it more matted. she would cuddle up in it and she loved it. she never got aggressive or anything and one time while I was washing it she was sad without her sleeping hut.
Jam packed video with information needed for raising an avian pet .
I love how your conure just chills in your hair I thought my baby was just weird haha I've got a Green Cheek named Cody that loves to Snuggle in my hair nd chew on it haha
My pineapple Conure does the same thing loves to hide in my hair
Wish I had long hair now lol
Such an educated, entertaining teacher ! A delight to learn from 😊
You're amazing!
What happened to the bird?
Thx girl !! I just got 2 budgies 3m old I’m new bird owner but I’m a vet tech for 😊years one I warming up the other isn’t
I try to feed my budgie fruits and veggies but he’s always running off and getting scared of teh food. I’ve tried blueberries, strawberries, cucumbers, lettuce, bananas, and apple slices! .>.
Same!
Me too
@Birdie Landgraf no they aren't but mine don't like them as much as carrot and corn
Weirdest thing I've found to work is pretend to eat a little yourself and then offer the bird some so you make it curious. My boy Mango freaking loves parsley 🤣🤣🤣
Bananas not so much.
Apples are alright.
Just don't give them salty foods spicy foods avocados or chocolate
My bird is a pidgeon cuz reasons and he don't live in a cage at all he made a nest for himself in my rolled up mattress now it's his home and I don't have a mattress anymore.
😭😭😭😭
@@esrakaygan7657 meh its fine I now have a couch bed so yeah
Lmaoo 😂😂
HAHAHA
Parenting can be quite a challenge 😂
My first bird is a rescue and I have to constantly play with his shredding toys to show him that he won’t be attacked. However, my other two birds were adopted young and actually play with the foraging toys I’ve gotten. So I think this specifically depends on the birds and how you handle them. Just a thought
Vary well said and noted. I've always wanted a pet bird and this helps me to make the bird happy
I hate wing clipping. All of my birds are fully flighted except for one of them. The only reason I keep her clipped is because she is blind. That should be the only reason anybody ever clips their birds wings
That’s good! I’m planning to get a bird from a breeder (a trustworthy one) and I want them to be fully flighted, I agree that clipping is fine ONLY if they have problems like that, good for your birds!
@@sweetsnowcone it’s easily to tame a bird once it’s clipped
@@joseph7184 I do not want my bird’s wings clipped though, nothing can change my mind, sorry! And the breeder I am buying from has tamed birds already. So that is not necessary at all
I dont really like clipping either, but a conure i used to have (unclipped) died by a door accident so now we clip the wings. The bird can still glide but not fly completly.
@@joseph7184 it can be irritating for the bird
they should fly
so they can feel safer.
letting them escape from you
when scared is better
ive heard of birds that got really worried, even depressed, that their mirror mate wasnt eating. theyd try to feed their reflection and constantly choke up food for them, to the point where they even got crop infection. its super heart breaking
nooo! that’s so terrible... poor things :(
This is a reason of many that I love birds, I guess I’m removing all my mirros
Happened to one of my birds :( I got rid of all mirrors immediately
My birds spend About 3 ish hours in the cage during the day This is bc I’m homeschooled they love eating my pens and I think I only have 1/2 a book left now 😂
🤭😂
It’s about quality of time, not quantity. Do they roam the house bored or are they engaged? With foraging, showering, etc?
@@juliusroman8616 yes they have lots of toys and foraging all throughout the bird room. Yes they love showering but ofc they aren’t always under the water and have the option of in the shower or next to the water, if I do say so they have a pretty good time and are rarely bored x
my parakeets have always spent most of the time in their cage..my lovebird rarely spends time in his cage
Oh my, please dont get your bird sick with all that paper.
This is a really helpful video I had a foster bird for a few months to heal after being attacked, she now has a lovely home with friends and lots of space I'm still in contact with her new owner, I bonded and loved her but didn't have the right circumstances to keep her she lived on my shoulder and would follow me everywhere, now I am in the right position to give a good home to some birds and I am looking up every bit of information to care for them fully so this video is so good to watch and help me prepare properly so thank you 😊
can you do a “how i clean my bird room” where you show us cleaning of the birds bowls,,toys,,perches and the bottom of the cage where the poo gets and the bars of the cage (my birds get poo on the bars of their cage idk if others do) and then the room they fly around in ❤️
yesssss
Love you Elle. Could you do a video of common and uncommon bird behaviors, Thanks, Keep helping bird owners keep their birds feeling loved!😁🤗🐦
I got enzyme-based cleaning wipes called Nature's Miracle on Amazon, they're fantastic, totally plant-based, no offensive odors, and the enzymes break down poo and urates (the white stuff) like magic, and they're like $3 for a package of 30 wipes, and one wipe goes a long way! The wipes also have little bumps to help scrub!
Water and vinegar in a spray bottle. Stinky, but effective.
Oh yes plzzz
I am learning a lot of stuff for my budgie who is just over 1 year old ur so awesome
Me: can I please have a bird
Mom: Sure
Me: Really?
Mom: yeah when you move out
*Repeats cycle 28761 times*
My granny says no bc she thinks their annoying lol
Like jaiden and ari
i had to convince my mom for a cockatiel and after like a week of begging and convincing i saved up money and got my baby :)
after waiting a whole month for her stubborn lazy ass to finally learn how to eat seeds by herself
@@Chichibubu7 wtf thats so sad, bird poop is so easy to clean up and it doesnt smell. my mom was also iffy with the idea of my cockatiel roaming the house but after a week of having her she realized theres no harm in letting her out
@@Chichibubu7 try and explain to her cause its not healthy for birds to be caged all day.
I got my Quaker (Monk Parakeet) and purchased the biggest cage they had at the store, the pet store worker was stunned and said that cage was for a much bigger bird… I of course didn’t listen. My boy has not only a large indoor cage, but a huge aviary for himself 6m x 8m to fly in during the day! 💞
I’ll never understand people who buy pets and don’t try get the biggest cage possible?!
The only time sandpaper perches are acceptable are for in the shower, because they are not on it constantly and won’t slip off.
My birds like to stay on one floor of my house and that's the floor that my room is on and their cage (that is in my room)
When my mother was young she had one Cockatiel.
my mom and her little girl were very close but soon my mother had to work and my grandparents to so nobody was home.
her bird started to rip her feathers out in depression and so my mother gor her another cockatiel and and her feathers grew back after a while.
When i was 14 i wanted to have cockatiels as well and my mother immediatly said i should get 2.
which i personally think is always the best option when getting a bird is to get 2.
sure it will be harder to tame them but when you don't have time for them they have each other.
can i just say your hair looks gorgeous and healthy.. lmao
...
Yea unlike mine always ruffled and looks like a cactus
@@michaelromano611 A cactus 😂
I’m just about to get a bird in a couple of days this was really helpful
How's it going with your bird?
Trying to convince my parebts to get me a budgie, and these videos are helping to ground me and make me remember that im goin to need to really commit to this!
7:04 that was the first time ive ever seen pearl betray kermit
Lmao 😂😂
Lol
We have birds, and they have been with us for years. I'm definitely guilty for these mistakes. I'm trying to tame them now that I stumble to this video. It is really helpful💜💜💜
I'm glad my pet store had very big cages 😊 they are currently being changed onto pellets and they fly around in my room
Where I bought my first cockatiel( not hand fed, and had almost never seen a human ), he was in a cage with no perch together with 6 other birds, he was caught by his non bird loving owner in a net . He must have been traumatized but slowly he got less an less scared of me, now I have him for almost 2 month and I can take him in and out of his cage on my hand , he is now quite tame.
So for anyone who is about to give up, I hope this story will give you hope on not to give up and build a bond !
This vid helped me alot, i used to force my bird to step up without realising and ever since i stopped hes been getting closer to me :)
I tamed my bird and took him out of his cage my dad said
*He wIlL fLy aBd YoU wIlL bE sAd*
That's good if you take him out!😁 As long as you let the bird out in a large area say like your room, and close the door. Then you're fine. 😁
Thank you when I first got a budgie i was doing a lot of things wrong but know my bird is very happy and healthy thank you 🙂🙂
My mistakes I have made:
Seed diet
Small cage
Rush taming
No carrier
No veggies
To much millet.
Wow I’ve made A LOT! I have fixed them all besides the cage yet. I am saving up for a 80 dollar flight cage. Besides that they are all fixed :)
Its nice that u have realized those mistakes and r trying to correct them I did do these mistakes and sadly my birds died so I will not be getting them any time soon 😔😔
Rn I’m trying to give my bird some space so she gets used to my room
I have a two buggies named Snowy and Sky. They’re brothers. I love them very much. They both know how to step up on my finger❤❤❤❤😊
It be like after the vid ends....
UA-camr: *looks at the ground*
UA-camr: okay time to clean up all this millet. *birds watching like, wat are you doin?*