5 EASY DIY BIRD TOYS USING JUST PAPER

[@oblea2652]

More money saving ideas, my pockets are very grateful

[@FlyingFids]

hehe I'm glad!

[@kidszilbers609]

So are mine!

[@thenormalguy5434]

So are mine

[@LunrStars]

Mine as well

[@archiesflock7517]

paper is such a cheap and easy way to make bird toys! Archie loves ripping it up!

[@Bananna219]

Love the homemade colored paper idea!

[@bambi_8104]

thank you for the wonderful bird toy ideas!! I've been looking around for DIY bird toys since my Quaker gets bored very easily and tends to over-preen as a result, and these are just amazing!! He is now a huge fan of the shooting star and paper accordion, which is great for me because I spent all of middle school making those lol! I've tried putting treats in the stars too but he's so happy just ripping up the paper that he hasn't even noticed yet 😂 thank you again for sharing with us!!!

[@KY-fh8bj]

Hey ,so I have like old jenga blocks so can i use them to make bird toys.

[@HoneyBear36]

These are actually great! My Quaker has been chewing his large feathers off and I think this might be the ticket to help. He loves shredding paper and things but he’s scared of bird toys so I think this will be the perfect middle ground that won’t freak him out more! 🙏 thank you

[@giannalitt8162]

If he’s feather plucking he needs better toys and you need to take him out of his cage more

[@HoneyBear36]

I hold him lots (most of the day while I work) he’s TERRIFIED of new toys which is why I’m thinking the paper will be better. He’s had a toy in his cage for months and is finally warming up to it in the last week or so.

[@mehere8038]

​@@HoneyBear36 My plucker is obsessed with her drip water bottle & salt lick & sometimes her cuttlefish that I've soaked in salt water too. Some pluckers like ropes they can preen, mine occasionality does this too, but whenever she's feeling stressed, it's her salt lick then the ball in the drip water bottle that seems to comfort her & kinda act like a "toy" to her. Drip water bottle is outside the cage with only the dripper bit inside it. If yours likes paper shredding though I say go for it with that! Make as many paper toys as you can :) Mine won't shred, she actually abuses her cagemate if he dares shred anything in the cage (really funny to watch actually, if I hang a cord with paper threaded back & forwards through it, he'll enjoy shredding it, she'll respond by screaming at him not to & if he continues, she'll approach him & nip him if needbe to make him stop. Meanwhile he'll grab the toy & intentionally swing it at her to try to hit her if she approaches him. Note the cage door in my set up is permanently open, so either of them can leave the cage & climb onto the roof or any of the perches on the outside of the cage if there's any serious fight between the pair of them, they're not trapped in there together)

[@TheOneAndOnlyFen]

This is such a great resource for when I get my bird.

[@oxinardai1246]

Can you tell me if the toys good for pigeons?

[@lavenderiris9744]

@@oxinardai1246you can make one and see if they like it.

[@briananuvattanachai6646]

I've just started to watch your videos and frankly I like them. I would like to see DIY videos on perches though. Perches are pretty expensive.

[@sumaiyaabdullah1451]

My birbs are enjoying it thanks!

[@Jay_mi]

I just found your page for the DYI play stand! Forever a fan! Thank you. I will be doing this and the PVC play stand this week.

[@emilianofonseca2852]

Can you do more for foraging toys. Please🙏.

[@FlyingFids]

yes! i'll try to think of more!

[@swiftiebee13]

You can change the design in a way that you can hide little treats aswell :)

[@soysa1934]

YOU LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL THE PONYTAIL OH MY LORD YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL

[@FlyingFids]

thank you so much! 💕

[@hollyking2653]

i did all of these bird toys and they love them sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!

[@MyNamesBubblegum]

Oh wow so cool. I found it hard to actually find one that I could do. I'll see what my bird thinks!

[@onl4180]

Beautiful video again. Always looking for new diy bird toys.

[@Toca_Forever]

Thanks so much! my budgie was very curious about the paper strips with holes in it! I stuck pieces of millet sprays through the hole for him to try and get!

[@tolekandtheflock7020]

You can also make paint out of veg and fruit. That's what I do😁

[@brigbrainbob998]

That’s smart!

[@Huggywuggyseekscaryblue]

I made carrot juice and used it as paint- and there was pulp left over so I ate it Treat for me and my bird I guess

[@tolekandtheflock7020]

@@Huggywuggyseekscaryblue ye I guess so. Lol

[@tolekandtheflock7020]

@@brigbrainbob998 thank you

[@mapofthesoultagme7143]

would it go bad or harbour bacteria?

[@Kim_Jiya]

I never get bored watching flying fids videos ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😀

[@ericgee7]

He's a really great idea! I will definitely try them.

[@brightstudio973]

My cockatiel really liked the shooting star one.. Thanks

[@alanahjade27]

oooh, it would be fun to dye the paper with natural food dyes... like from beetroot and turmeric and dandelion

[@lareinedubois]

You are very creative!

[@alisonreveley-collins2147]

Fab, thanks for sharing the ideas

[@tamzinpage8293]

Love this video, I've been looking for Diy paper Birdtoy's tutorial for a while now and this is Perfect especially the foot toys

[@armandoarias4724]

Love these thank you

[@josefinagaete]

Thanks! I don't have materials to make toys so this is perfect, I love the shooting star

[@Lovelydining]

1:34 is very cool my budgies❤ thet love to chew on things

[@ChristinaMorales-r3m]

can we use regular color paper?

[@ericgee7]

I was wondering the same thing. I wondering if I could use a thicker construction paper that already had color.

[@ericgee7]

I'm not sure that she's going to answer this question though cuz she hasn't answered yours. 🫤 But that's on the standable so many people's comments make it hard to get to everybody.

[@Rosibel79]

Great video! Thank you!

[@maytereyesyt]

I definitely will be trying these out!

[@erina5232]

U R GORGEOUS MAAM

[@CubesJustCubes]

Hello I have a question, I’m getting a bird for the first time tomarrow and I’m quite sceptical of trusting myself with the rubbing alcohol (bcuz the research I’ve made has made it very clear that fumes are deadly for smaller birds such as cockatiels). I’m wondering if I can dye the pepper any either way? Such as processing lettuce and adding water to it, then straining to get green for example. Is this an okay alternative or will it make my bird want to eat it more because of the smell etc?

[@pidgieprincess7246]

I just simply buy colored paper. To me it's safer and easier.😉

[@vic6347]

Do conures need cuttlebone or is it an unessesary purchase?

[@Luv.Gracee]

They need them! Every bird needs one, they have calcium in them.

[@christielynnga]

very cute ideas!

[@FlyingFids]

thanks so much! im glad you like them!

[@pinkylink6306]

These are so great! Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼

[@emiliepotatoe7418]

I was just looking for more diy toys to make my birbs! Your channel always saves my life!

[@moosejordan7125]

I just bought my first budgy 3 days ago and he seems really shy, he never leaves the cage even when I leave it open, he barely eats or drinks unless I handfeed him butnwhejni approach him he backs up, am I doing this wrong and what can I do to help him feel safer

[@oatmilky5019]

Give it some time, some birds tame very fast and some don't tame at all! Also, make sure your giving your bird veggies and fruits for a good diet, never just give them seeds. Also, the wider the cage the better!😊

[@jasminegabri]

That’s perfectly normal. Mine did that too when I first got him. He needs time to get used to you.

[@UmairMalik-u6i]

I recently got a new counre and these are amazing❤

[@scarletfox7080]

I have a Canary and was wondering if anyone knew the best toys for smaller birds that are safe to keep in the bird’s cage!

[@Bro_what53]

so this is a question I've been meaning to ask you, is it possible for my bird to try and eat the paper I haven't got a bird yet but I'm planning to get it in like 2 days and I'm scared of buying it any sort of toys that can we chewed. do the birds know by themselves that its inedible?

[@justinkylecaliguiran6617]

Hi, most birds chew on paper and cardboard with absolutely no harmful effects. For many birds, paper is a fun and inexpensive item with which to play.

[@chelleseaalvaro]

How do you cut so straight 😭

[@FlyingFids]

haha having a long scissor helps!

[@chelleseaalvaro]

@@FlyingFids uhm i made one of the toys but my birds we're scared of them i also left it inside their cage for a few days but they wont go down so i removed it

[@smallest_bean]

These are really cool and cute ideas for bird toys although I don't think my cockatiel understands what a foot toy is :^ I think it (idk the gender still 😅) prefers I hold them 💛♥️

[@aaliynix]

Thanks this helped me a lot✨💞

[@hebanaveed2433]

Is that mixture of colered paper safe for birds

[@shopkhanhan5180]

Your toy reminds me my childhood🥰

[@KelseyCoon-rq5fz]

May favorite is the paper candy…I have now made 25 and put them all in a jar for just a small treat I give the birds 1 times a a week

[@movieyouser]

congrats you are one of the few people that make so good videos that I subscribed in less than 5 minutes :D

[@thilagagovindasamy4860]

I love your conures and I love the video it looks very simple not hard and it is perfect the other video I saw was difficult but this one is the best keep up the good work hop you get more subscribers

[@sumaiya3385]

Can I not usenormal construction/colored paper? Is that bad for the bird (planning to get a budgie soon)

[@Spiritualpanda2]

Thank you for the tips! Quick question I know your birds are on the smaller side, but can you do a video on paper bird toys you can make for larger to XL birds? Thanks so much!!! ☺️

[@piepigeon5360]

This has been around for two years. How am I the first like and not the millionth. Edit: nvm just a glitch but this video is incredible!

[@roselynnanuska4916]

super thank you

[@CharlietheBarkingBudgie]

This is very interesting and inspirational indeed! 😊😊 thanks! 🤗

[@pidgieprincess7246]

Do make these toys up, or are these toys you've seen made before? If you made them up, that's so amazing! Everything you make videos on is not only cute, but greatly loved by my birds.🥰

[@dianacarvalhorodrigues1693]

Amazing! I will try some of these 😍😍😍

[@rachelhernandez5353]

I love your videos! You should make a video about what to buy before getting a bird 😊

[@monicacamarillo7243]

Hey I have a question is the poop off bird poop remover safe for birds?

[@carolanne7755]

Hi could you please help me. I have a pineapple green cheek conure. He or she will let me pick it up with my hand but as soon as i put my hand any where near it. It flies away. It has it's wings clipped not by me so i will let the wings grow will that make a difference. Should i try to get it to take a treat while in the cage or keep trying to get it to accept my hand? Thanks

[@mehere8038]

Touch training :))

[@carolanne7755]

@@mehere8038 Hi I have got him or her taking a treat out of my fingers but I can’t get near the bird with the stick yet. Do I just keep trying to get it to step on my hand? It won’t have anything to do with the stick and clicker yet. Thanks for your help

[@mehere8038]

​@@carolanne7755 I'd still do the stick first personally, but I'm coming from a place of having a rescue bird with severe "learned helplessness". I suggest looking that up & making sure there's no potential yours may be developing that too, hopefully it's not, but best to be sure, cause I can tell you mine is a HUGE mess emotionally because of it. She arrived doing anything I wanted, then once back in her cage would just rock & pluck & cry for hours. Thing about the stick is it's teaching the bird it has a choice & if it chooses to do what you're asking, it gets rewarded for it, but if it chooses not to, that's ok too & that makes for much better & faster training further down the track. I'd get a variety of sticks, chopsticks of different colours, pencils of different colours etc etc & put them on or in the cage & leave them there for at least a few days & let your bird play with & choose which one it likes & then use that. Clickers tend to be harder with some birds, but if your bird is already comfortably taking treats from your hand, then just click as s/he does so, while also giving verbal praise & it will very quickly associate the clicker noise with positives. Hold the clicker well away to start with, under stuff to muffle the sound if needbe due to fear of the noise. You don't need to clicker train, but it can be useful, so if your bird is fully comfortable with the taking the treat from your hand, you may as well get it comfortable with the clicker while doing so, as that's a really easy "trick" it's learning through training & any "trick" that's learnt means you & your bird have added a clear communication into your relationship & that's a really good thing & will benefit your relationship into the future. If your bird's not truly comfortable taking the treat from your hand, don't add the clicker until it is. I found the clicker training really useful with one of mine who refused to step up with BOTH feet, doing only one for 5 months of daily training! (this is my learned helplessness emotional mess one). I clicker trained her & then I tried the hand on the end of the perch to "shimmy" onto instead of stepping onto (which is much easier for them when learning step up) & when I FINALLY got her to do her second foot on that, I could clicker & reward, but verbal praise & treats couldn't work in that setting, cause she was only doing the second foot for a split second before putting it back onto the perch, so rewards or praise were reinforcing her stepping back onto the perch due to timing to get them to her. Next I put my hand between 2 perches & had her step across it to get to the second perch & treat & she eventually did, but VERY fast, but every so often she'd put both feet onto my hand in the process & those would get a click & big treat, while 1 foot just got a small treat. That precision of the clicker can be useful. I don't use the clicker all the time, but I do enough that they know what it is & that it means they did something good (which was funny when I had a timer that had a similar sound & both my birds reacted to it as if it was a clicker & wanted a treat lol). So I'd just keep doing the treats from your hand & add verbal reinforcement to that as well & clicker if your bird's really comfortable & let your bird get comfortable with sticks & choose one it likes, then start holding the stick in/near your hand while treating & then move onto touch the stick before the treat's available. I personally have lorikeets, so the easiest treat is sweet liquids in a syringe, so mine had the syringe & stick next to each other & they could grab & lick at the syringe, but liquid only came out after they'd touch the stick. After a bit of licking of the treat, it would stop again & they'd have to touch the stick to turn it back on. They figured it out VERY quickly :)) I had to cover most of my stick with a different coloured tape, so as to indicate only the end part was touchable, cause I had 2 birds grabbing at different ends of it, which wasn't very helpful!

[@gusto_kita]

Is this good for love birds? 💗

[@soph3235]

Can you use food coloring and just water?

[@swag_amandalife6607]

Hi! i was wondering for the first one can i use normal paper to make the toy bc i dont have any food coloring :(

[@opena7652]

love this

[@mimipoppimiller1]

Love the toys! Can you use 91% alcohol for the paper?

[@tamzinpage8293]

I have a question! Do birds enjoy colored or colorful paper? Or is it just pleasing to our eyes? (I'm asking this so that I know if can just skip this coloring it altogether 😅)

[@blue9946]

For the most part colour doesn't really matter but it depends on the bird, some birds really like certain colours and hate others. I'm just skipping this step personally.

[@tolekandtheflock7020]

My birds fav colours are green, yellow, orange

[@mehere8038]

What does your bird eat in the wild? If it eats colourful foods & has colourful mates, it will likely love colourful toys. Birds can see UV too, so even more colour variety than humans. Depends on the species & then personal preference of the bird whether it will like colourful stuff or not though, if it's a colourful bird, with a colourful diet, it will usually want colourful toys

[@tamzinpage8293]

@@mehere8038 Oh I see, Thank you so much for answering my questing! :)

[@eesha.zuhaib]

Hey I rlly love your vids they rlly help I recently got a cocktail pair i try to feed them fruits & vegetables but they don’t eat and once I give them seeds they dig in how can I make them eat other tings expect seeds

[@aaliynix]

Well, first you can look on KZbin. Second cover the fruits with the seeds(not too much just a little.) They’ll start eating fruits in no time.

[@fabiolaromero9986]

I have a parakeet. He’s 2 years old now. I’ve had him since he was six months old. He’s not tamed. He’s always scared of me but I don’t do anything to scare him or something that bothers him. Sometimes he comfortable sometimes he’s not. I give him fresh fruit but he’s never interested. And it’s just been really weird.

[@toro9490]

Is the color necessary for the toy or can I use regular white paper?

[@donnaharper8574]

Do you have ideas for large birds. I have a Yellow Naped Amazon Parrot. She demolishes these toys in no time

[@mehere8038]

Try cardboard instead of paper & layers of it if 1 is too easy. Some of these toys should work with cut up cardboard boxes

[@rabiakhan4960]

Wow it is so creative ideas I love your videos 😀😀😀😀

[@bily5196]

Is the railroad board safe for parrots?

[@jqlovesgojo]

I'm getting a GCC soon, im doing as much research as I can. I'd love if u could make a video on GCC since ur always my go too.

[@ellenhayes4242]

What kind of bird do you have? I have a cockatiel.

[@oliviasanimals6685]

Would regular printer paper work?

[@Luv.Gracee]

Yes!

[@julianlozada8500]

I love this ideas!!!! Been watching your channel for a while like tips and so and they have helped me a lot with my new lovebird!! I have a question about this toys. When the birds play with it looks like its gonna eat the paper or something like that, but if it eats the paper (or at least looks like) does any harm to my bird??

[@justinkylecaliguiran6617]

Hi, Most birds chew on paper and cardboard with absolutely no harmful effects. For many birds, paper is a fun and inexpensive item with which to play.

[@ensiyazahra2699]

I have a question can I just paint them with normal paint?? Or does that make the bird sick

[@Heejakesbae]

can we use markers /crayola cranyon

[@issammalhis7829]

Im getting a little baby gcc and ive made my research and made sure its healthy and its from a breeder what hidden tips/secrets i need to know?

[@Nebula_Messager_Moth]

the weath looks like a dance floor

[@stray_tadpole]

Tyy!! Im getting 2 female budgies in 27 days and i need some new toys!

[@jessicabell2814]

Hey FlyingFids how can you tell from a stressful conure vs a molting conure could you make a video on that?

[@Ireenee-f4g]

You look so good

[@deezyweezywest1142]

For the first toy the candy looking one will the bird accidentally eat some of the paper ? If that makes sense

[@swasthi2451]

Is using colored paper safe

[@cloudyskyz2237]

I made the forage foot toy but my bird was scared of it. He’s pretty much scared of everything blueberry size and up. Is there a way to desensitize him?

[@hicurryma6738]

Can i just use a simple white paper.. Without the rubbing alcohol

[@CoZiFrOg]

Hey flying fids! I absolutely love your videos and your birds are so cute! I have a Indian Ringnecked and he is living his best life but I do want him to get lots of toys so he can be interested and stop screaming so thank you for these videos :) Question: instead of rubbing alcohol can you just use food colouring or water colour?

[@That.Critter.Keeper]

You def shouldn’t use water colours, because that has a lot of chemicals, not even humans can xD

[@CoZiFrOg]

Oh yea thanks but I didn’t actually use water colours while making these I was kinda just curious

[@talesofteils9493]

My birb : *runs away in panick*

[@dindin0497]

Can you please make a video about baby birds helping stay healthy, thank you for the video other that you did, it really helped

[@shaabierahsalie5294]

Can you please do a diy porch video

[@pratibhaaa7265]

My fav background music

[@bridalmehndi9401]

Intresting

[@tenzinwangmo_]

Can you do a video to show how you would let your bird get into a carrier backpack. I need to get my birds to a vet but I need them to get comfortable with the backpack. They are not quite fully tamed. I like your birds, they are so adorable 🥰!!!!

[@deemusic9504]

Can i buy coloured paper or is it toxic?

[@nightburf585]

Is it okay if my paper is just plain white Or can i just buy a colored paper i need help cuz im buying a budgie

[@Luv.Gracee]

Yes! That should be fine

[@nightburf585]

Oh so colored paper from the mall is okay?

[@nightburf585]

@@Luv.Gracee Thanks for telling me!

[@Luv.Gracee]

@@nightburf585 ofc!

[@nightburf585]

Im gonna be new to a budgie How many toy do i need to make?

[@lizabasova]

Hello! I wanna ask your advice. Is it possible to bring my parrots with me to USA 🇺🇸 from another country? I’m thinking about moving there but I can’t leave my greencheeks :(

[@Luv.Gracee]

I’m pretty sure you can bring them!

[@minahilhabib2038]

Is it possible for you to do a day in a life video again?!?! PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE

[@aaliynix]

Can we use something else instead of rubbing alcohol? I don’t have them and I want colored papers😅

[@Heart-Of-Rainbow]

I think you can combine food coloring in just plain water.

[@aaliynix]

@@Heart-Of-Rainbow is that okay? It must be okay right?

[@Ashton4__]

The 4th one literally doesn't work i tried multiple times

[@mehere8038]

Thanks :) My boy's FINALLY started to actually touch toiletpaper roll strip balls to retrieve the treats from inside them, so hopefully soon he'll be ready for these sorts of toys too. Time to start making & leaving around for him to become familiar with. Question, why the alcohol? Is that to make it absorb into the paper? I get migraines from alcohol fumes (which is fun with covid!) So I can't really do that, wondering if just water will work or if there's any other possible ideas (other than just plain paper of course) Also, on the shooting star, I saw this on another video, that user actually inserted the treat after making the knot bit & before folding the tail around, which seems to work (except that mine won't touch them, cause they can't see the treat inside it) Anyway, great video, as always, thanks :)

[@goheechern7375]

Would the birds eat the paper?

[@goheechern7375]

Or if they do, isit a concern