My African Gray is eleven years old and I can do anything I like with him. He flies free around my bungalow, say 350 + words, sentences, up to 10 words in a sentence. He knows people by their name. Talks to everyone who walks past and all the children on their to and fro from school. He goes in when I go out and bed time. An exceptional bird. I can't work so gets a lot of company. Enjoy watching your extracts. I live in Cornwall, England. He loves it here. Thanks a lot. Rob and Max.
I find that all really hard to believe. Up to 10 word sentences and 350+ words? Sounds like he could go nursery. Can you post a pic of your fab bird and how you taught it to be so awesome
@@lovesnowc319 yes. I have had a few tough bites on the ears. When he's a bit teasy. That hasn't been for quite a long time now. I don't pot enough of us talking together. We spend lots of time together. I had a bad motor cycle
I love that your so honest..it took me about 2 years to get trust from my family bird...and hearing you say fearfullness I can so relate...thank you......I love shortee an African Grey....
I am sorry for your loss. I lost my Orange Wing Amazon back in December after 30 years. He was my first parrot. I can't look at or see a photo of a OWA without a great amount of sadness.
wes mcfadden thw mate but i think both of our parrots deseaved it and they need it. Some vets say tha a parrot that goes over 40 sill carryy allot of deseases and taking care of it will be a bain
hey ,if anyone else needs to find out about how to get your parrot to talk try Dalz Parrot Tips Discovery (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my cousin got great results with it.
Poor Smokey - every time you demonstrated with your hand approaching him he was ducking his head for a scratch - he's just so good and patient - if that was my OWA i would have been bitten from tantrum - frustration by now!!! x
Thank you so, so much for this video!! You said you were talking too much but you weren't!! It was all super interesting, clear, no repetition or rambling, very "to the point". And the greatest thing for me is that, just yesterday I called a bird breeder to get 2 small parrots (couldn't find any rescue were I live, or even in the range of 300 Km or more) and I wasn't sure what to do when I would have brought them home. I've done lots of research about everything but that subject. I was thinking to open the cage and let them be but then I thought that it would have been almost impossible to get them back into their cages. So.....yeah, this video was life saver for me!!!! 😉 And all of your other videos are so very informative and always very sweet......Smokey is such a wonderful girl and to see your relationship is always joyful. So cute when you would get close to her with your fingers, when you were talking about giving treats to a fearful bird, and she would lower her head for you to scratch her, but you would keep talking and she would keep her head down waiting for you to touch her.....soooooo cute!!!! Sorry for the long comment. I'm really grateful for your insight and all you give (videos, editing, time, cameras and video, money, etc.) so that people can learn for free how to live the best with their birds 🐦🐤🐧 💖 Thank you 😊 Thank you 😊Thank you 😊
Thanks for the feedback! Yes, the video recording and editing takes a lot more time than most people realize. For a 15 minute video, it usually takes a while to record and a lot of time to edit out parts that are redundant, not to mention uploading time.
Hey, yesterday I adopted an African grey parrot because of your channel :) he is 3 months old, he's eating pallets, some sort of healthy mix and some sort of pallets to make him slightly bigger and help him grow up. I been sitting next to him for a couple of hours now, I care about him a lot, he's here for less than 24 hours and I already cleaned his cage and swapped water. People told me that I should let him out of his cage and I did, but he is a bit afraid of me, he's biting me when I get near and he's making little noises when I try to reach him (with food or just to pet him). I built a little tree stand for him so he can stand out of his cage and still feel comfortable near me... he's grabbing his wooden pole inside his cage as hard as he can when I try to pick him up and also few minutes ago he saw a cat outside our door (we have glass doors around our house) and he fell off the table (about 50cm height). He looks so scared, sometimes he's even shaking a little bit. I always talk softly, I alert him every time before I go near his cage but I think he hates me and nothing's gonna change that... he's eating and drinking water and he got many toys inside his cage.
Im getting my first African Grey and im binge watching your videos before it gets here.thank you for showing how to do everything right....i will name my one Smokey to say thanks🐥❤
This is a wonderful video about gentle training. I have always thought the whole dominance thing was wrong-- Especially for a prey species. Sally Blanchard coined the term "nurturing dominance" in her books about parrot training and a lot of people disagreed with that so she later dropped the the word "dominance" from her talks and articles in order to adjust to public opinion. Basically, she was trying to use dog training tactics in parrot training and she was wrong. It is now known that the whole dominance thing with dog training is not appropriate for most dogs. Our little Aztec Conure used to step up nicely and would allow us to hold him and place him into a handstand in our hands and to put a flight suit on him. However, once he became fully mature and got territorial and aggressive, we could not do these things anymore. Only my son can handle him and only when the bird is in the right mood.
I'm going to be adopting a 45 year old African Grey and I've heard he's a biter. This video especially is helping me gain some insight and learn what body language I need to watch for. Thank you so much for sharing!
You are absolutely right on several fronts. There is a lot of misinformation about how to work with birds, the worst of which is the dominance based theories.
We got our eclectus parrot for a few a days now and at first he was ok with the pushing to step up, but now he bites me when my hand is near. I'm so glad i found this video, now he steps up on his own when i have a treat, but i still have a long way to go so he would trust me again. I just wanna be loved :')
Hi, I love all of your videos. I have a female CAG, Jade, who's about 17 years old. She's been in my family for her whole life, but only with me for the last year. Unfortunately, she's been neglected. Up until she was about 5 she would regularly get out of her cage and was quite friendly. Although she's always liked to trick people by putting her head down and acting like she wants scratched. Then when you go to do it, she snaps her head up and bites. Luckily she usually didn't harm too much, but it still hurts. Then for the next 10 years she was pretty neglected, the house she was in was pretty small, so she wasn't let out of her cage. Although she was still scratched and feed well. At any rate, 2 years ago, she ended up in a home where they were just grabbing her, even if she didn't want picked up. He would wear gloves, so he wouldn't care if she bit, and actually was encouraging her to bite. She also got sprayed with soap. At any rate this is when I got her. She'll take treats from my hand and she'll let me scratch her head occasionally. However in the past year she has bit me 3 times where she's drawn blood. Partly, I think, because it hurts and so I jerk away making the bite worse. She'll get out of her cage, but if I come up to it and try to get her to step up, she'll just go to another part where I can't get her. I let her out in the morning and at night. Anytime I try to get her to step up though, she'll just move to a new spot, Do you suggest that I just keep working with her?
My bird is just like that. But it was my stepfather's bird. Who pasted. Then it became my brother's. He is the only one who can handle him. And now he is snapping at my lil brother. And is only trying to play with the kids. But we dont trust him
@@mauricecrenshaw7789 yeah it's my steph father's too. Recently I have been letting her bite me and not freaking out and it doesnt hurt so I've been playing with her trying to get close.
I have a 9 month old gcc. Got him from pet smart. He lived there most of his life. I am fairly certain that the employees were great with him and gave him a decent amount t of attention. He came out of his travel box and ran right up on my shoulder. He's made amazing progress over the Last 3 weeks. I've stick trained him, having him touch and perch on the stick. I've thought him to " climb the ladder" on my fingers. I've even thought him a command I call "pretty bird" to get him to flap his wings. I'm honestly very surprised we have come so far I such a short amount of time. However, over the last two days, I feel as though he regressing. I'm being pretty consistent but lately he is biting much more and is just generally moody. I call him a " he" but I haven't had him sexed yet. It seems a bit early to be puberty. At least based on my research and he's not showing signs is sexual maturity. I wish you could be here to observe the behavior cuz I can't really paint a totally accurate pic of what's going on. I'd love any thoughts or advice you have on the situation. Oh and one more thing, this behavior began around the time I put his cage next to my budgies cage. He seemed to really enjoy their company and was very curious about them. I don't allow them out together and I'm afraid my gcc will harm the budgies. Could this be my problem? He's litteraly obsessed with them. Unfortunately there's no where in my house that he can't hear them so his attention is never fully on me. Sorry for the long message. Thanks in advance.
Funny thing is that my bird seems to not trust me but was able to get on my shoulder all by itself and stay there. I've been trying to get it off and nothing just a lot of biting
You are very accurate because I rescue African grey I know that stroking there beaks softly also helps. My name Is Muriel I am in SA I like everything you say because it’s very true.💝👍
Where in SA? Weve even taken our bird to her breeder for 3 months but he couldn't help. She cracked her neck when she was little and hasnt stopped plucking or biting
Didn't know that female AGs can be territorial too. My male TAG definitely is, not with me but with anyone else. I also read that greys are not cuddly before I got him but he can't get enough of it. If it was up to him, he would like to cuddle all day.
My Ring Neck parrot Lalli is only about 10 months old. We got her from a pet shop at 5 months old. She was starting to trust me. Would not step up onto my finger but would climb onto my hand and run up my arm to my shoulder. She started to give kisses and show affection and started talking only a few words " wat ya doin" and whistling. I went away for 11 days and came back only to find that she no longer talks or whistles and is biting. Her trust for me seems to have gone. Sometimes she will take treats from me but other times will lunge at me. She is only ever locked up when we go to bed or go out, other than that she is free to roam all over in n out her cage and also has plenty of toys, perches and a free standing perch to use. My husband was home with her wen i went away and she was whistling n talking the whole time whilst i was away. Since my return a completely different bird. It hurts me wen she is like this as i dont know how to make it better for her n me. I have tried everything i can think of. I have tried utube and too many different opinions . I have had parrots b4 n never had this problem. PlZ help..... :-(
This is really sad when this happens I’m kinda going through the same thing but my bird is confusing and I really don’t know what I did wrong my bird has mood swings and when he bites me it make me sad but also sometimes he lets me pet his head and that’s why it’s so confusing idk what to do
Excellent. I also agree with all your tips. They work for me too. And I would only add this.....if you like having birds like parrots, you must be prepared to be bitten occasionally. It goes with the turf. 🙏🏽
How do I stop my parrot from play biting. He doesn’t bite intentionally. He’s good with humans but when I want him to step up he just starts play biting.
Don't make a noise or show any reaction. Just simply walk away every time he does it. Leave the room for about 5-10 min When you return stay positive & show you want to interact, if he does it again, repeat the process for days, weeks, months.. however long it takes. Hope this helps 2 years too late 😄
I have 2 African greys that I hand fed since they were very young. I have them now since around a year to a year and a half. I love them very much. They love to always fly and sit on my shoulder. Sometimes I let them on my shoulder for long periods of time while I watch tv or do certain things around the house. However recently one of them started to bite kind of hard. I realized the biting usually occur during 3 situations: 1.sometimes when he is on my shoulder and when I am just sitting and not doing anything that he may find interesting and not giving him much attention ( for example if I am watching tv) 2. sometimes when I try to pet him 3. if I see him playing with something that I feel is dangerous for him and try to take it away from him. Usually when he bites, I respond with "don't bite!" in a loud voice and/or put him back to his cage (he loves being out of his cage) and/or I leave the room if he is not on my shoulder ( but for the most part he is on my shoulder when he is out of his cage. He always loves to fly to me and sit on my shoulder and it is very difficult to get him to remain sitting anywhere else for an extended period when he is out of his cage, which is another problem and it would be great if you can help me out with this issue as well). Please I need your help and advise I love him very much and from all the youtubers I've seen I personally believe you give the best advise and tips about parrots and your videos are highly appreciated.
Hi there Firstly, I must thank you for your UA-cam channel. I've learnt so much. Your explanation is done in such beautiful plain and simple language that makes one understand. My African Grey is 12 weeks old..... Absolutely loving. However at times it does get aggressive and want to bite so I just place it in the cage. It's a very intelligent bird knows it's way around the house, knows it's meal times. Her territorial space is my room. I just need assistance with that sudden aggressiveness coz when she gets like that she wants to go for my nose or ears. O don't wear earrings anymore.
Can you do a video on what you feed Smokey? I heard chop along with pellets and sprouted seeds is a very healthy diet with occasional dried seeds and nuts.
I wanna thank you for your videos I learn a lot from them. I also have a question I hope you can address in the territorial video. Winter is my male African grey he's one year old. He's always been territorial with me I mean when someone touched me or kissed me he gave them a nasty look especially to my nephew... I try to fix that by making my nephew to give him treats, at least Winter doesn't try to bite him anymore... But that's not my main concern, a few months ago my grey starting to bite me when never did In the past. If I'm scratching his head and he had enough he'd bite me, if in the morning I say hi to any of my other parrots he'd bite me, if I don't give him his food or treats before anyone else he'd bite me, if he sees my petting any of my other parrots and then I go to pet him (even if I did pet him first) he'd bite me and / or try to bite the other parrots. I tried to do what you said a while ago and I complain loudly and go to the other room but if when I get back I try to touch him he'd bite me again... And he'd go to the top of his cage and stare down at me (i'm in a wheelchair so I realized that when he's mad he'll go to the top of the cage and stare down at me in a " i'm the boss" kinda thingy)... I don't know how to fix it at this point I use a perch to make him step up because I'd like to keep my fingers, he also bites the perch and of course only steps up when he's in the mood sometimes it seems that he prefers to stay inside the cage instead of stepping up and go out to play. Apart from that he eats the same (pellets and chop) sleeps the same, no new parrots or family members... I think he's a bit spoiled maybe but I need to fix the bitting... Sorry for the long comment and thanks in advance!
A good informative post! My grey bites like yours also for the second reasons… -territorial/ when he has a new "toy" like maybe a spoon I was using that he stole and he gets upset if i try remove it from his possession.. also his cage and bells…-protective/ whenever my partner is around, he starts nipping me hard (i think this is him trying to be aggressively sweet and "protecting" me to get me away from my partner whom he perceived is a threat! Cute but not so cute)-dominance/ nipping if i am doing something he doesn't like i.e. cleaning the counters with a dishcloth or not sharing my food with him...Looking forward to seeing the second part of your video!!p
My female African grey when I first got them (I got the pair, female and male) the female was super territorial. However one day I just put up the strength and put my hand next to her and she just stepped up. Since then I always have her with me, and have taught her to give kisses and say “Viva cuba” (long live cuba 😂). However the male is on the other spectrum. I can pet ever so softly his head. If I try anything else HE WILL ATTACK, and not soft whatsoever. I can hand feed him with fruits and seeds. That is about where I am not with him. I’m going to keep trying to have him understand I am not an enemy.
My African Grey bites because it’s mad if I am leaving him. It wants me to stay with him. Ruby has learned not to bite hard, but the level of upset is pretty severe if he knows I am going away.
Awesome video again :) Our parrot isn't that territorial yet (he's still young) but I thought I would say something about stepping up. Our parrot has a cleft claw so he is very unsteady unless he can wrap the talon parts of his feet/claws around something. I tried step up training with him and it didn't really work because he became aggressive/ bitey because of the fear of him falling. We bought a small metal ladder (like the one's you get in cages for budgies) and he steps on that when we take him out of his cage. When he doesn't want to be held he head butts the ladder to show us he wants to stay in his cage. If your parrot bites you or those around you even though you think you are doing everything right, think about thier physiology and whether or not they feel safe 100% of the time. We only realized what the problem was about a week after he started doing that, our fingers and cuticles had seen better days :| Thanks for the video, again :)
I have a 18 year old African Grey. He belonged to my family as i was a teenager. He use to have a great bond with myself and my father. My father passed awat several years ago and now Gizmo my bird is cage aggressive and seems to only prefer men, even though he use to love me to death! My husband is able to pet him now after lots of work whole hes on top of the cage but he still refuses to step up... and he still strikes at me every time i attempt to get near him! This bird means the workd to me as he is my late fathers and id do anything to make him back the social bird he use to be
I have a double head amazon I adopted she was about 14 yo. After two years I can hand feed some times, I can pet her but a lot of times in the middle of petting she’ll try to bite , sometimes she just lunges or snaps at me. I might even just move my hands no where near her and she’ll snap. It’s like a split personality, one minute loving the rubbing next I’m bleeding , and I’m sure you know the bite is deep and hurts, I’ve had her for 2 or 3 years now very little change. Now when she does that I walk away after telling her she’s a bad girl. What else can I try. I even tried the step up thing, no luck but she has no problem getting on the vets finger or any other medical person. I had two other Amazon’s ,they lived till 35 or so, most loving birds ever after a while. Hope you can help. Thanks.
I've got a little 7-month-old green cheeks who is neither territorial nor scared of me. He steps up fine, loves eating treats from my hands, and wants to preen my beard and moustache all day. For some reason though, when licking and preening my face and fingers, he will occasionally apply too much pressure and it will hurt. I have never yelled at the bird, just put him back in his cage for a few minutes whenever it happens to let him know it was wrong. I've been told through various parrot websites to yell at the bird or blow air in its face, but those just seem so mean so i've never even tried. Should I just live with it since he doesn't draw blood? or is there a few methods anyone can recommend that are humane?
Well my Pepper doesn’t bite (she’s a conure) but she suddenly has declared independence. Won’t come on my hand unless she knows I am going somewhere she wants to go, chases down a sunflower seeds, lets her head be scratched for hours, plays games. But won’t come when summoned. Won’t step up. If this is a stage hope it’s over soon!
You know what would be really helpful? If you could show us the bad times or more difficult times in dealing with Smokey. I grew up with Greys, and my aunt had one named Smokey as well, but I need help in what to do with intermediate growth meaning, we’ve gone passed the beginning stages with each other and now are on the, “we respect each other and do a little playing but threatening to bite even though they won’t on getting scritches but wanting scritches” sessions. My bird wants to be loved so bad but is hestitant on head scratches but lets us pet her upper back. She steps up really well and we have a solid mutual respect. I have many years of experience with these birds but, I always seem to find myself a bit confused on this intermediate part of growing together. It’s kind of like a grey area for me (no pun intended). There’s been a few times where I test out if she’s bluffing or will bite me, and she’s always bluffing. She doesn’t bite, she just looks like she will. Any suggestions? Also, sorry this was so long but I had to give you the back story.
Great video. The 'bigger' birds like AGs are fascinating to watch for me. I also love hearing about their care. This is *kind of* weird because I am actually completely afraid of birds. Any of them pretty much. But the more intelligent and/or the bigger the beak the more I can't even be in a room with one (out of its cage). I have a fear of getting bit. And it's not even rational in the true sense; because I am not afraid of dogs biting (had this happen once with my elder beagle when she had a night terror) and I am not afraid of cats, or sharks when I am in the ocean or even black widows (had one bite me due to shielding my 7 pound Maltese when she tried to sniff it - yeah, I know lol). But I have this irrational, complete fear of bird bites. I've never even had a sketchy encounter with a wild or 'domestic' bird. It's so odd. But anyhow. You do great videos! If fixing a biting situation was something that could be done in a week or even a month we wouldn't have the need for so many bird rescues sadly. It's sad that *I* know that and I am not even interested in getting a bird, but someone will walk in to Petco tomorrow and buy a parrot on a whim. :|
Well, your fear is warranted, their bites can be very painful! And, you're right, very sad how some people will be getting budgies/parakeets for their kids just because they're so colorful and inexpensive.
Hi there. First of all let me echo all of the appreciation that other viewers have given. I have learned so much from you and Smokey. I started watching your videos before I purchased DaVinci as a young bird. He was 4 months old when I got him and he's about 18 months old now. He's healthy and definitely has a personality. I wanted to ask about his constant chewing on wires and basically almost anything he can get his beak on. I think I provide plenty of chew toys on his perches and in his cage. It could it be that I don't change the toys often enough. How often do you suggest I rotate toys?
I know its been awhile but you should provide toys that can be completely destroyed. Rotate them around the cage every couple of weeks if the toy goes untouched. Once the toy is destroyed, you replace it. Bird kabobs and planet pleasures pinatas are good foraging toys.
Hi iv just rehomed a kakariki and as soon as he sees our hands either in or out of the cage he bites them, I think the previous owner may have just grabbed him when he want to be grabbed etc causing a fear of hands. I'm now trying to build up trust with him but hes just having none of it atm 🤦🏼♀️
Great videos. How do you earn an African grey rescue trust? She’s 28 and I’ve had her a year and half. Her early life was bad and she lets me let her but after all this time still won’t step up so when she walks around the house and I need her to go back in, it’s a fight.
My African grey parrot terribly makes me terrified of it idk what why but he/she has bit a chunk off of my 2nd grand fathers nose literally a chunk and its been at least maybe 10 years or more since have even had it out the cage she is super territorial
What if the bird won't even come near you for a treat or head scratch? My african grey has just stopped being social with me. She was perfectly fine before
I have an African Gray and we bought him as a baby and fed him with a syringe. Me and my parents are paying him a lot of attention everyday since then but after some time he started biting and being agresive especially towards me when he's outside his cage. When he is inside the cage he gets fluffed up like he's scared of my but sometimes he tries sneakily to bite me.What should I do to stop this am I doing something wrong because I'm talking to him never tried to scare him and I'm always careful not to do something that might spook him or hurt him Another thing is that my parents spoil him a lot Sorry if this doesn't make sense
i have a new one but its 2 years old i bought it yesterday but now it is biting a lot it is boring what should i do with it how i can make it like your bird
I am adopting an 8 year old female eclectus. she has some problems with biting because in her first home she was treated poorly. she is also afraid of men because of her first home. I visited her for the first time recently and she gained my trust quickly but still bit me once while in her cage asking her to step up. what can I do to make her feel comfortable around men once I bring her home?
I have a 3 month old African grey and I was hoping to potty train. I don't know if it's to young but I was wondering if you can give any tips to help train it
I just got a 2yr old female African Grey. His previous home was a good one. The owner realized he no longer had time for him. I have had him for 3 days now. He will take food sometimes. He has nipped at me out of fear. I'm trying to take it slow. Any tips
I got a new blue Indian ringneck 5 to 6 months old he wasn't treated the best he has long nails and is scared of everything I no i should be patient but I don't no how to get him to calm down if had him for 2 weeks and I'm just talking to him and letting him out for a few hours a day but he sits on the pole above my window and it I even stand up he fly away can someone give me a few tips plz
I just got a 20yr old African grey and as soon as my hands go near him he try’s to bite. I was told at one point he could be handled and talked and even knew a couple tricks but was rehomed and isolated and hasn’t talked much if he does and has the biting thing in or out of crate. Thoughts on what to do?
I have a 3 month old African grey and I was hoping to take it off it hand feeding formula. And I was wondering if it is to young. And if it's not how will I take it off it's formula
My african gray is 5 months old and were trying to convert him to pallets but he just doesn't want eat it and I don't know what to do. He eats seeds and various fruits and vegetables now.
Hi Greg videos thanx ..we took on an African grey that was in a pub for 8 years in ..how do I get him out of his cage ? I’ve let him out an d he goes to floor .I can then get him to step up onto me ..he sometimes gives me a nip ,doesn’t draw blood, I take in into our living room and let him go on a stand .. I will them let him get used to his surrounding then I’ll go to him and ask him to step up as u do ...after a while he has got his claw up ready to get on me ... which is great ,,,,,but the prob is trying to get him from cage in first place ..from the top of his cage he’s higher than me wen I offer my arm I just know he’s going to bite what is th best way to take him-from cage as I don’t want him to be in habit of biting me every time he goes on me colin uk
Hi, my African grey is OK with me but not with my daughter or wife as soon as they go near him he bites them another words his OK with male but not female can you please show me a way to stop that much appreciated.
Hello I have African grey parrot I just got 6 days ago she is very nice step up but some time I little scared she sometimes check my finger or thumb with her beak but not biting can I hold her with my both hand or not yet Let me know and where are you live in US ?
My parrot isn´t territorial aroudn the house but she does get a little agrssive and starts growling at us when she is on the top of his cage but he doesnt bite hes just saying HEY its my house dont touch me. But he does soemtimes bite when he gets scared because he doesnt know what you are doing for exampel if you moove too quickly to him he might think yoru tryign to attack him so he will charge at you.
I love your videos :) could you do a video on harness training? My Amazon parrot won't have anything to do with them. I've tried desensitizing with different types of harnesses and I can't get him used to them and I've been trying for months with no progress. Some advice would be greatly appreciated 😊
amazing video. i dont recall any videos of you going outside with smokey. i do remember you saying you dont outdoor free flight her. so does this mean that you use a harness for her? if so can you make a video showing us how you get her to where it and not be scared of the harness. Keep up the great work :)
I have an old grey not that old but grown he only trust me to pet her on the head i ask permeation befor petting qnd then she puts her beak on the cage to let me know i can pet her she is not traind more than that she is also scared no one holds her as well i just want gain her trust how can i do that when she is biting plz help tell me how to deal with a agresive grey
My African Gray is eleven years old and I can do anything I like with him. He flies free around my bungalow, say 350 + words, sentences, up to 10 words in a sentence. He knows people by their name. Talks to everyone who walks past and all the children on their to and fro from school. He goes in when I go out and bed time. An exceptional bird. I can't work so gets a lot of company. Enjoy watching your extracts. I live in Cornwall, England. He loves it here. Thanks a lot. Rob and Max.
Robert Nicholas May I know did he ever bite you?
I find that all really hard to believe. Up to 10 word sentences and 350+ words? Sounds like he could go nursery. Can you post a pic of your fab bird and how you taught it to be so awesome
My parrots name is Max!
Ayman Syed oh well
@@lovesnowc319 yes. I have had a few tough bites on the ears. When he's a bit teasy. That hasn't been for quite a long time now. I don't pot enough of us talking together. We spend lots of time together. I had a bad motor cycle
Love the vid. I died of laughter when smokey bowed his head at 7.53 bc he taught he was getting a scratch and slowly raised his head again🤣
Awwwwwwww
I love that your so honest..it took me about 2 years to get trust from my family bird...and hearing you say fearfullness I can so relate...thank you......I love shortee an African Grey....
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This is the only way to make me rememeber my parrot sunny. He died 4 years ago after a 36 years of age. Will be remembered ;(
I am sorry for your loss. I lost my Orange Wing Amazon back in December after 30 years. He was my first parrot. I can't look at or see a photo of a OWA without a great amount of sadness.
wes mcfadden thw mate but i think both of our parrots deseaved it and they need it. Some vets say tha a parrot that goes over 40 sill carryy allot of deseases and taking care of it will be a bain
RIP sunny🌞❤
You're making excellent videos, thank you so much for making the lives of bird owners easier. You and Smokeys relationship is absolutely awesome!
Thanks for the positive feedback!
hey ,if anyone else needs to find out about how to get your parrot to talk try Dalz Parrot Tips Discovery (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my cousin got great results with it.
@@wingsNpaws Nice
Poor Smokey - every time you demonstrated with your hand approaching him he was ducking his head for a scratch - he's just so good and patient - if that was my OWA i would have been bitten from tantrum - frustration by now!!! x
Thank you so, so much for this video!! You said you were talking too much but you weren't!! It was all super interesting, clear, no repetition or rambling, very "to the point". And the greatest thing for me is that, just yesterday I called a bird breeder to get 2 small parrots (couldn't find any rescue were I live, or even in the range of 300 Km or more) and I wasn't sure what to do when I would have brought them home. I've done lots of research about everything but that subject. I was thinking to open the cage and let them be but then I thought that it would have been almost impossible to get them back into their cages. So.....yeah, this video was life saver for me!!!! 😉 And all of your other videos are so very informative and always very sweet......Smokey is such a wonderful girl and to see your relationship is always joyful. So cute when you would get close to her with your fingers, when you were talking about giving treats to a fearful bird, and she would lower her head for you to scratch her, but you would keep talking and she would keep her head down waiting for you to touch her.....soooooo cute!!!! Sorry for the long comment. I'm really grateful for your insight and all you give (videos, editing, time, cameras and video, money, etc.) so that people can learn for free how to live the best with their birds 🐦🐤🐧 💖 Thank you 😊 Thank you 😊Thank you 😊
Thanks for the feedback! Yes, the video recording and editing takes a lot more time than most people realize. For a 15 minute video, it usually takes a while to record and a lot of time to edit out parts that are redundant, not to mention uploading time.
Your videos are amazing, I admire them, I like how you know what you're doing with smoky
Hey, yesterday I adopted an African grey parrot because of your channel :) he is 3 months old, he's eating pallets, some sort of healthy mix and some sort of pallets to make him slightly bigger and help him grow up. I been sitting next to him for a couple of hours now, I care about him a lot, he's here for less than 24 hours and I already cleaned his cage and swapped water. People told me that I should let him out of his cage and I did, but he is a bit afraid of me, he's biting me when I get near and he's making little noises when I try to reach him (with food or just to pet him). I built a little tree stand for him so he can stand out of his cage and still feel comfortable near me... he's grabbing his wooden pole inside his cage as hard as he can when I try to pick him up and also few minutes ago he saw a cat outside our door (we have glass doors around our house) and he fell off the table (about 50cm height). He looks so scared, sometimes he's even shaking a little bit. I always talk softly, I alert him every time before I go near his cage but I think he hates me and nothing's gonna change that... he's eating and drinking water and he got many toys inside his cage.
Im getting my first African Grey and im binge watching your videos before it gets here.thank you for showing how to do everything right....i will name my one Smokey to say thanks🐥❤
wow, this video really clicked with me. everything you described in the video is what my bird does and now i know why and how to handle it, thanks!
This is a wonderful video about gentle training. I have always thought the whole dominance thing was wrong-- Especially for a prey species. Sally Blanchard coined the term "nurturing dominance" in her books about parrot training and a lot of people disagreed with that so she later dropped the the word "dominance" from her talks and articles in order to adjust to public opinion. Basically, she was trying to use dog training tactics in parrot training and she was wrong. It is now known that the whole dominance thing with dog training is not appropriate for most dogs.
Our little Aztec Conure used to step up nicely and would allow us to hold him and place him into a handstand in our hands and to put a flight suit on him. However, once he became fully mature and got territorial and aggressive, we could not do these things anymore. Only my son can handle him and only when the bird is in the right mood.
I'm going to be adopting a 45 year old African Grey and I've heard he's a biter. This video especially is helping me gain some insight and learn what body language I need to watch for. Thank you so much for sharing!
You are amazing!
Thank you!
wingsNpaws i had i dog named smokey
You are absolutely right on several fronts. There is a lot of misinformation about how to work with birds, the worst of which is the dominance based theories.
My African Grey loves to be played with and cuddled while in the cage . But when he comes out . He only wants to bit me
We got our eclectus parrot for a few a days now and at first he was ok with the pushing to step up, but now he bites me when my hand is near. I'm so glad i found this video, now he steps up on his own when i have a treat, but i still have a long way to go so he would trust me again. I just wanna be loved :')
Hi, I love all of your videos. I have a female CAG, Jade, who's about 17 years old. She's been in my family for her whole life, but only with me for the last year. Unfortunately, she's been neglected. Up until she was about 5 she would regularly get out of her cage and was quite friendly. Although she's always liked to trick people by putting her head down and acting like she wants scratched. Then when you go to do it, she snaps her head up and bites. Luckily she usually didn't harm too much, but it still hurts. Then for the next 10 years she was pretty neglected, the house she was in was pretty small, so she wasn't let out of her cage. Although she was still scratched and feed well. At any rate, 2 years ago, she ended up in a home where they were just grabbing her, even if she didn't want picked up. He would wear gloves, so he wouldn't care if she bit, and actually was encouraging her to bite. She also got sprayed with soap. At any rate this is when I got her. She'll take treats from my hand and she'll let me scratch her head occasionally. However in the past year she has bit me 3 times where she's drawn blood. Partly, I think, because it hurts and so I jerk away making the bite worse. She'll get out of her cage, but if I come up to it and try to get her to step up, she'll just go to another part where I can't get her. I let her out in the morning and at night. Anytime I try to get her to step up though, she'll just move to a new spot, Do you suggest that I just keep working with her?
My African Grey has been aggressive for 14 years and is aggressive to anyone who isn't my dad.
My bird is just like that. But it was my stepfather's bird. Who pasted. Then it became my brother's. He is the only one who can handle him. And now he is snapping at my lil brother. And is only trying to play with the kids. But we dont trust him
@@mauricecrenshaw7789 yeah it's my steph father's too. Recently I have been letting her bite me and not freaking out and it doesnt hurt so I've been playing with her trying to get close.
I have a 9 month old gcc. Got him from pet smart. He lived there most of his life. I am fairly certain that the employees were great with him and gave him a decent amount t of attention. He came out of his travel box and ran right up on my shoulder. He's made amazing progress over the Last 3 weeks. I've stick trained him, having him touch and perch on the stick. I've thought him to " climb the ladder" on my fingers. I've even thought him a command I call "pretty bird" to get him to flap his wings. I'm honestly very surprised we have come so far I such a short amount of time. However, over the last two days, I feel as though he regressing. I'm being pretty consistent but lately he is biting much more and is just generally moody. I call him a " he" but I haven't had him sexed yet. It seems a bit early to be puberty. At least based on my research and he's not showing signs is sexual maturity. I wish you could be here to observe the behavior cuz I can't really paint a totally accurate pic of what's going on. I'd love any thoughts or advice you have on the situation. Oh and one more thing, this behavior began around the time I put his cage next to my budgies cage. He seemed to really enjoy their company and was very curious about them. I don't allow them out together and I'm afraid my gcc will harm the budgies. Could this be my problem? He's litteraly obsessed with them. Unfortunately there's no where in my house that he can't hear them so his attention is never fully on me. Sorry for the long message. Thanks in advance.
Funny thing is that my bird seems to not trust me but was able to get on my shoulder all by itself and stay there. I've been trying to get it off and nothing just a lot of biting
You are very accurate because I rescue African grey
I know that stroking there beaks softly also helps.
My name Is Muriel I am in SA
I like everything you say because it’s very true.💝👍
Where in SA? Weve even taken our bird to her breeder for 3 months but he couldn't help. She cracked her neck when she was little and hasnt stopped plucking or biting
Didn't know that female AGs can be territorial too. My male TAG definitely is, not with me but with anyone else.
I also read that greys are not cuddly before I got him but he can't get enough of it. If it was up to him, he would like to cuddle all day.
My Ring Neck parrot Lalli is only about 10 months old. We got her from a pet shop at 5 months old. She was starting to trust me. Would not step up onto my finger but would climb onto my hand and run up my arm to my shoulder. She started to give kisses and show affection and started talking only a few words " wat ya doin" and whistling. I went away for 11 days and came back only to find that she no longer talks or whistles and is biting. Her trust for me seems to have gone. Sometimes she will take treats from me but other times will lunge at me. She is only ever locked up when we go to bed or go out, other than that she is free to roam all over in n out her cage and also has plenty of toys, perches and a free standing perch to use. My husband was home with her wen i went away and she was whistling n talking the whole time whilst i was away. Since my return a completely different bird. It hurts me wen she is like this as i dont know how to make it better for her n me. I have tried everything i can think of. I have tried utube and too many different opinions . I have had parrots b4 n never had this problem. PlZ help..... :-(
Maybe ur husband did something to her
This is really sad when this happens I’m kinda going through the same thing but my bird is confusing and I really don’t know what I did wrong my bird has mood swings and when he bites me it make me sad but also sometimes he lets me pet his head and that’s why it’s so confusing idk what to do
Excellent. I also agree with all your tips. They work for me too. And I would only add this.....if you like having birds like parrots, you must be prepared to be bitten occasionally. It goes with the turf. 🙏🏽
How do I stop my parrot from play biting. He doesn’t bite intentionally. He’s good with humans but when I want him to step up he just starts play biting.
Don't make a noise or show any reaction. Just simply walk away every time he does it. Leave the room for about 5-10 min
When you return stay positive & show you want to interact, if he does it again, repeat the process for days, weeks, months.. however long it takes.
Hope this helps 2 years too late 😄
@@bigsky445 That didn't work with mine. When I tried that he started biting more because he wants a reaction so bad.
such a nice person
Hey buddy awesome videos I just got an derbyan parrot 5 months old. So I'm grateful I can learn from you 😃
I have 2 African greys that I hand fed since they were very young. I have them now since around a year to a year and a half. I love them very much. They love to always fly and sit on my shoulder. Sometimes I let them on my shoulder for long periods of time while I watch tv or do certain things around the house. However recently one of them started to bite kind of hard. I realized the biting usually occur during 3 situations:
1.sometimes when he is on my shoulder and when I am just sitting and not doing anything that he may find interesting and not giving him much attention ( for example if I am watching tv)
2. sometimes when I try to pet him
3. if I see him playing with something that I feel is dangerous for him and try to take it away from him.
Usually when he bites, I respond with "don't bite!" in a loud voice and/or put him back to his cage (he loves being out of his cage) and/or I leave the room if he is not on my shoulder ( but for the most part he is on my shoulder when he is out of his cage. He always loves to fly to me and sit on my shoulder and it is very difficult to get him to remain sitting anywhere else for an extended period when he is out of his cage, which is another problem and it would be great if you can help me out with this issue as well).
Please I need your help and advise I love him very much and from all the youtubers I've seen I personally believe you give the best advise and tips about parrots and your videos are highly appreciated.
Hi there
Firstly, I must thank you for your UA-cam channel. I've learnt so much. Your explanation is done in such beautiful plain and simple language that makes one understand.
My African Grey is 12 weeks old..... Absolutely loving. However at times it does get aggressive and want to bite so I just place it in the cage.
It's a very intelligent bird knows it's way around the house, knows it's meal times. Her territorial space is my room.
I just need assistance with that sudden aggressiveness coz when she gets like that she wants to go for my nose or ears. O don't wear earrings anymore.
Can you do a video on what you feed Smokey?
I heard chop along with pellets and sprouted seeds is a very healthy diet with occasional dried seeds and nuts.
marquise Washington he already made a video about it :) its called "Diet and enrichment" if i am correct.
I do have a video about that on my channel. Do you have an IG account? I sometimes post short videos on there about diet and what I feed her.
I wanna thank you for your videos I learn a lot from them.
I also have a question I hope you can address in the territorial video.
Winter is my male African grey he's one year old. He's always been territorial with me I mean when someone touched me or kissed me he gave them a nasty look especially to my nephew... I try to fix that by making my nephew to give him treats, at least Winter doesn't try to bite him anymore... But that's not my main concern, a few months ago my grey starting to bite me when never did In the past. If I'm scratching his head and he had enough he'd bite me, if in the morning I say hi to any of my other parrots he'd bite me, if I don't give him his food or treats before anyone else he'd bite me, if he sees my petting any of my other parrots and then I go to pet him (even if I did pet him first) he'd bite me and / or try to bite the other parrots. I tried to do what you said a while ago and I complain loudly and go to the other room but if when I get back I try to touch him he'd bite me again... And he'd go to the top of his cage and stare down at me (i'm in a wheelchair so I realized that when he's mad he'll go to the top of the cage and stare down at me in a " i'm the boss" kinda thingy)... I don't know how to fix it at this point I use a perch to make him step up because I'd like to keep my fingers, he also bites the perch and of course only steps up when he's in the mood sometimes it seems that he prefers to stay inside the cage instead of stepping up and go out to play.
Apart from that he eats the same (pellets and chop) sleeps the same, no new parrots or family members... I think he's a bit spoiled maybe but I need to fix the bitting...
Sorry for the long comment and thanks in advance!
I sure will!
A good informative post! My grey bites like yours also for the second reasons… -territorial/ when he has a new "toy" like maybe a spoon I was using that he stole and he gets upset if i try remove it from his possession.. also his cage and bells…-protective/ whenever my partner is around, he starts nipping me hard (i think this is him trying to be aggressively sweet and "protecting" me to get me away from my partner whom he perceived is a threat! Cute but not so cute)-dominance/ nipping if i am doing something he doesn't like i.e. cleaning the counters with a dishcloth or not sharing my food with him...Looking forward to seeing the second part of your video!!p
Hi Amanda! You're absolutely right about the protective biting. I'll try to have that second video up this weekend!
This was so helpful as I recently adopted my first bird. Even though my lil guy wants to come out and be with me (he flies to me) he still nips.
Your videos are well made and very informative! Lots of love from Gizmo the sunconure and Jade the human!
Thanks Jade! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Ur helping me alot first time parrot owner..
Where can I find such a small table perch?
My African Gray is pretty independent but still wants me to be in the room with her.
My female African grey when I first got them (I got the pair, female and male) the female was super territorial. However one day I just put up the strength and put my hand next to her and she just stepped up. Since then I always have her with me, and have taught her to give kisses and say “Viva cuba” (long live cuba 😂). However the male is on the other spectrum. I can pet ever so softly his head. If I try anything else HE WILL ATTACK, and not soft whatsoever. I can hand feed him with fruits and seeds. That is about where I am not with him. I’m going to keep trying to have him understand I am not an enemy.
My African Grey bites because it’s mad if I am leaving him.
It wants me to stay with him.
Ruby has learned not to bite hard, but the level of upset is pretty severe if he knows I am going away.
Per usual a quality video! Only thing I would do differently is to push target training. An invaluable training tool.
Awesome video again :) Our parrot isn't that territorial yet (he's still young) but I thought I would say something about stepping up.
Our parrot has a cleft claw so he is very unsteady unless he can wrap the talon parts of his feet/claws around something. I tried step up training with him and it didn't really work because he became aggressive/ bitey because of the fear of him falling. We bought a small metal ladder (like the one's you get in cages for budgies) and he steps on that when we take him out of his cage. When he doesn't want to be held he head butts the ladder to show us he wants to stay in his cage.
If your parrot bites you or those around you even though you think you are doing everything right, think about thier physiology and whether or not they feel safe 100% of the time. We only realized what the problem was about a week after he started doing that, our fingers and cuticles had seen better days :|
Thanks for the video, again :)
so much knowledge here, thank you !
thank you so much !! you really helped me understand the whole biting thing
Best help I’ve heard about biting that I have seen. The ignore biting and don’t react to it advice doesn’t work.
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I havent watched the video that far yet but IGNORING THE BITING!?!?
Have you seen my birds beak? Its HUGE. How do I ignore that?
I have a 18 year old African Grey. He belonged to my family as i was a teenager. He use to have a great bond with myself and my father. My father passed awat several years ago and now Gizmo my bird is cage aggressive and seems to only prefer men, even though he use to love me to death! My husband is able to pet him now after lots of work whole hes on top of the cage but he still refuses to step up... and he still strikes at me every time i attempt to get near him! This bird means the workd to me as he is my late fathers and id do anything to make him back the social bird he use to be
I have a double head amazon I adopted she was about 14 yo. After two years I can hand feed some times, I can pet her but a lot of times in the middle of petting she’ll try to bite , sometimes she just lunges or snaps at me. I might even just move my hands no where near her and she’ll snap. It’s like a split personality, one minute loving the rubbing next I’m bleeding , and I’m sure you know the bite is deep and hurts, I’ve had her for 2 or 3 years now very little change. Now when she does that I walk away after telling her she’s a bad girl. What else can I try. I even tried the step up thing, no luck but she has no problem getting on the vets finger or any other medical person. I had two other Amazon’s ,they lived till 35 or so, most loving birds ever after a while. Hope you can help. Thanks.
How do you tell if your bird bites out of fear or aggression?
How can get my birt to clam my hand when he bites
Pretty cool video. I was thinking about getting one of these birds.
4:38 my parrot is literally never in his cage he refuses to go in -
I've got a little 7-month-old green cheeks who is neither territorial nor scared of me. He steps up fine, loves eating treats from my hands, and wants to preen my beard and moustache all day. For some reason though, when licking and preening my face and fingers, he will occasionally apply too much pressure and it will hurt. I have never yelled at the bird, just put him back in his cage for a few minutes whenever it happens to let him know it was wrong. I've been told through various parrot websites to yell at the bird or blow air in its face, but those just seem so mean so i've never even tried. Should I just live with it since he doesn't draw blood? or is there a few methods anyone can recommend that are humane?
I have a video on this on my channel!
I have the same problem with my parrotlets 😂
Thanks love your videos so helpful! Thank you!
OMG My white faced cockatiel is named Smokie too!!
Well my Pepper doesn’t bite (she’s a conure) but she suddenly has declared independence. Won’t come on my hand unless she knows I am going somewhere she wants to go, chases down a sunflower seeds, lets her head be scratched for hours, plays games. But won’t come when summoned. Won’t step up. If this is a stage hope it’s over soon!
Because they say sunflower seeds are not very good for birds
amazing video. Smokey is so cute
Thanks!
You know what would be really helpful? If you could show us the bad times or more difficult times in dealing with Smokey. I grew up with Greys, and my aunt had one named Smokey as well, but I need help in what to do with intermediate growth meaning, we’ve gone passed the beginning stages with each other and now are on the, “we respect each other and do a little playing but threatening to bite even though they won’t on getting scritches but wanting scritches” sessions. My bird wants to be loved so bad but is hestitant on head scratches but lets us pet her upper back. She steps up really well and we have a solid mutual respect. I have many years of experience with these birds but, I always seem to find myself a bit confused on this intermediate part of growing together. It’s kind of like a grey area for me (no pun intended). There’s been a few times where I test out if she’s bluffing or will bite me, and she’s always bluffing. She doesn’t bite, she just looks like she will. Any suggestions? Also, sorry this was so long but I had to give you the back story.
Great video. The 'bigger' birds like AGs are fascinating to watch for me. I also love hearing about their care. This is *kind of* weird because I am actually completely afraid of birds. Any of them pretty much. But the more intelligent and/or the bigger the beak the more I can't even be in a room with one (out of its cage). I have a fear of getting bit. And it's not even rational in the true sense; because I am not afraid of dogs biting (had this happen once with my elder beagle when she had a night terror) and I am not afraid of cats, or sharks when I am in the ocean or even black widows (had one bite me due to shielding my 7 pound Maltese when she tried to sniff it - yeah, I know lol). But I have this irrational, complete fear of bird bites. I've never even had a sketchy encounter with a wild or 'domestic' bird. It's so odd. But anyhow. You do great videos! If fixing a biting situation was something that could be done in a week or even a month we wouldn't have the need for so many bird rescues sadly. It's sad that *I* know that and I am not even interested in getting a bird, but someone will walk in to Petco tomorrow and buy a parrot on a whim. :|
Well, your fear is warranted, their bites can be very painful! And, you're right, very sad how some people will be getting budgies/parakeets for their kids just because they're so colorful and inexpensive.
I can’t even clean his cage because he always just launches at me and wants to bite me all the time
How can you put him back to his cage
I wanted to get a green cheeked but all the research I had they are one person bird I have to consider
Hi there. First of all let me echo all of the appreciation that other viewers have given. I have learned so much from you and Smokey.
I started watching your videos before I purchased DaVinci as a young bird. He was 4 months old when I got him and he's about 18 months old now. He's healthy and definitely has a personality.
I wanted to ask about his constant chewing on wires and basically almost anything he can get his beak on. I think I provide plenty of chew toys on his perches and in his cage. It could it be that I don't change the toys often enough. How often do you suggest I rotate toys?
I know its been awhile but you should provide toys that can be completely destroyed. Rotate them around the cage every couple of weeks if the toy goes untouched. Once the toy is destroyed, you replace it. Bird kabobs and planet pleasures pinatas are good foraging toys.
Amazing! Thank you soo much
Hi iv just rehomed a kakariki and as soon as he sees our hands either in or out of the cage he bites them, I think the previous owner may have just grabbed him when he want to be grabbed etc causing a fear of hands. I'm now trying to build up trust with him but hes just having none of it atm 🤦🏼♀️
Great videos. How do you earn an African grey rescue trust? She’s 28 and I’ve had her a year and half. Her early life was bad and she lets me let her but after all this time still won’t step up so when she walks around the house and I need her to go back in, it’s a fight.
Thank you!
Thanks for the info it helps a bunch
Glad it did!
Share what type of pellet food you recommend to get my African Grey off seeds . Thanks
My African grey parrot terribly makes me terrified of it idk what why but he/she has bit a chunk off of my 2nd grand fathers nose literally a chunk and its been at least maybe 10 years or more since have even had it out the cage she is super territorial
6:18 oof smokey took a dump
What if the bird won't even come near you for a treat or head scratch? My african grey has just stopped being social with me. She was perfectly fine before
Amazing video!! Keep up the great work 👍
Thank you!
wingsNpaws :)
This is helpful since I have an African grey and he always try's to bite me. His name is Cody
Thank you so much brother
I have an African Gray and we bought him as a baby and fed him with a syringe. Me and my parents are paying him a lot of attention everyday since then but after some time he started biting and being agresive especially towards me when he's outside his cage. When he is inside the cage he gets fluffed up like he's scared of my but sometimes he tries sneakily to bite me.What should I do to stop this am I doing something wrong because I'm talking to him never tried to scare him and I'm always careful not to do something that might spook him or hurt him
Another thing is that my parents spoil him a lot
Sorry if this doesn't make sense
How do you get your parrot to not be scared of your hand
Hello, what do you think the best way to get an African grey is?
i have a new one but its 2 years old i bought it yesterday but now it is biting a lot it is boring what should i do with it how i can make it like your bird
I am adopting an 8 year old female eclectus. she has some problems with biting because in her first home she was treated poorly. she is also afraid of men because of her first home. I visited her for the first time recently and she gained my trust quickly but still bit me once while in her cage asking her to step up. what can I do to make her feel comfortable around men once I bring her home?
My father has an african grey parrot but he says if i continue to play with her she’d bite me. Any tips and help?
I have a 3 month old African grey and I was hoping to potty train. I don't know if it's to young but I was wondering if you can give any tips to help train it
I just got a 2yr old female African Grey. His previous home was a good one. The owner realized he no longer had time for him. I have had him for 3 days now. He will take food sometimes. He has nipped at me out of fear. I'm trying to take it slow. Any tips
Hi I have a african grey parrot it's 11 yrs old I have a question if you pet is make noises and whistling, clicking what does that mean
Can you help me I have a african grey can I get some advice it's 2 months old and I need some help feeding and other stuff
I got a new blue Indian ringneck 5 to 6 months old he wasn't treated the best he has long nails and is scared of everything I no i should be patient but I don't no how to get him to calm down if had him for 2 weeks and I'm just talking to him and letting him out for a few hours a day but he sits on the pole above my window and it I even stand up he fly away can someone give me a few tips plz
I just got a 20yr old African grey and as soon as my hands go near him he try’s to bite. I was told at one point he could be handled and talked and even knew a couple tricks but was rehomed and isolated and hasn’t talked much if he does and has the biting thing in or out of crate. Thoughts on what to do?
My grey bit me yesterday and it got me real good. 3 different parts of my finger are ripped open bloody from it. Hurts bad the next day
I have a 3 month old African grey and I was hoping to take it off it hand feeding formula. And I was wondering if it is to young. And if it's not how will I take it off it's formula
My african gray is 5 months old and were trying to convert him to pallets but he just doesn't want eat it and I don't know what to do. He eats seeds and various fruits and vegetables now.
I'll cover this in a future video.
where is your african lovebird
Hi Greg videos thanx ..we took on an African grey that was in a pub for 8 years in ..how do I get him out of his cage ? I’ve let him out an d he goes to floor .I can then get him to step up onto me ..he sometimes gives me a nip ,doesn’t draw blood, I take in into our living room and let him go on a stand .. I will them let him get used to his surrounding then I’ll go to him and ask him to step up as u do ...after a while he has got his claw up ready to get on me ... which is great ,,,,,but the prob is trying to get him from cage in first place ..from the top of his cage he’s higher than me wen I offer my arm I just know he’s going to bite what is th best way to take him-from cage as I don’t want him to be in habit of biting me every time he goes on me colin uk
can i find this stand for my parrot on ebay??
Hi, my African grey is OK with me but not with my daughter or wife as soon as they go near him he bites them another words his OK with male but not female can you please show me a way to stop that much appreciated.
I love your videos and I love smokey, I have male and female Quaker parrots that are about 8 months old, how do I train two birds
Hello I have African grey parrot I just got 6 days ago she is very nice step up but some time I little scared she sometimes check my finger or thumb with her beak but not biting can I hold her with my both hand or not yet Let me know and where are you live in US ?
My parrot isn´t territorial aroudn the house but she does get a little agrssive and starts growling at us when she is on the top of his cage but he doesnt bite hes just saying HEY its my house dont touch me. But he does soemtimes bite when he gets scared because he doesnt know what you are doing for exampel if you moove too quickly to him he might think yoru tryign to attack him so he will charge at you.
I love your videos :) could you do a video on harness training? My Amazon parrot won't have anything to do with them. I've tried desensitizing with different types of harnesses and I can't get him used to them and I've been trying for months with no progress. Some advice would be greatly appreciated 😊
Great idea for a future video :)
Today is 1st day of my gray African parrot he is 4 to 5 months old.he is afraid of me what should I do????
amazing video. i dont recall any videos of you going outside with smokey. i do remember you saying you dont outdoor free flight her. so does this mean that you use a harness for her? if so can you make a video showing us how you get her to where it and not be scared of the harness. Keep up the great work :)
I'll keep this in mind for a future video!
I have bought a bunch of different pellets, but my grey won't ever eat any of them. How can I make my bird turm into a pellet diet.
I will cover this in a future video.
I have an old grey not that old but grown he only trust me to pet her on the head i ask permeation befor petting qnd then she puts her beak on the cage to let me know i can pet her she is not traind more than that she is also scared no one holds her as well i just want gain her trust how can i do that when she is biting plz help tell me how to deal with a agresive grey