She Brought a WHAT to Our Masterclass?!?!

[@animalwondersmontana]

We love pigeons! Thank you Jamie and Dave for being willing to share what you might know but also being totally honest and not trying to guess. This guy is a male. You can tell because when they go through puberty the first behavioral difference is that the males begin to coo. Some are easy going, but most males tend to be quite beaky, so females can be easier to train for hands on situations where people might get nervous from being bitten like that.

[@ddpg9976]

Yes you should have referred them to Animal Wonders considering her background in training pigeons. Thank you for being so honest during the masterclass! Such professionals!

[@emp1668]

Animal wonders is a great channel.

[@roostersideburns3440]

you ruined the surprise - but so did many

[@mischiefthedegenerateratto7464]

@@roostersideburns3440 bruh it's the comment section you ruined it on yourself by coming here early

[@BluesBirdParadise]

I just got my first three week old Indian fantail pigeon that I hand fed I’ll keep you posted when he gets older!!!!! I have a Parrolette& A green cheek!!!!

[@doodlerage]

I’m a companion pigeon breeder for classic old frills :) Let me share my advice! one of the biggest things is that you shouldn’t treat pigeons and parrots the same, or doves and pigeons the same. Biting in pigeons isn’t always an aggressive thing , especially in cocks (which he seems like) , it is a way to feel things and also to bond! Male pigeons wrestle as a way to bond and show off. Fast, snake like bites are usually aggression as a warning to back off counting you’re not in their nest. Pigeons are hormonal, however that is not a bad thing. Pigeons will naturally lay eggs on a cycle and cocks feel the need to protect and mate with their owner a lot of the time as they see the owner as their partner. You can train the pigeon to redirect their attention (such as teaching them to mate with a plush instead of your hand or foot) if you wish. Please keep petting your bird , this is not the same case as parrots. Males are sassy! Also pigeons do not do well eating veggies ,fruits, or most nuts. It makes their poops runny as they can’t process the cellulose or sugars. They can eat seeds, some legumes like lentils. It’s also important to offer a mineral rich high calcium grit (usually red grit with crushed fine eggshells and a compact mineral salt brick works great!) I do not recommend hand raising pigeons as pigeons have incredibly complex social structures they learn from their parents, and often times hand raising pigeons rises the aggression in males and make bad parents from what I’ve heard from other breeders and owners. It can be difficult as vets often have disagreeing standpoints, but please understand that vets are also incredibly new to caring for pigeons and try to compare them to the closest bird they have experience with, which sadly doesn’t work for them. Plus common sources about pet pigeons claim various inaccurate facts about their dietary needs, which is true for some WILD species of pigeons or doves, but not domestics. Black oil sunflower, safflower, and yellow lentils are often prized treats for my birds:)

[@spiritmatter1553]

And THAT is why they say, "We don’t do pigeons!" It’s not hating when you acknowledge your limits.

[@ladylaois8184]

Wow

[@spiritmatter1553]

"You won’t believe what kind of bird…" "This *CHICK* brought to our master class." I see what you did there. 😉

[@dppeachsynapse]

From this I expected a chicken!

[@pidgieprincess7246]

I own an Indian fantail pigeon too!! I've had him a little over a year now, and I adopted him after he was found abandoned outside. When she was talking about everything she wanted in a bird, it matched my guy completely. He loves to go on outdoor hikes and adventures with us, and he's even taken two day road trips with us as well! People often think it's hilarious to own a pigeon, but they make the most incredible pets!

[@JaskaTurner]

What do you feed your pigeon? Also I know that pigeons are very particular about their homes (which is why they make such good homing and messenger birds). I travel a lot in a van for work. I know that Dave and Jamie travel with their doves, do you think I could maintain my similarly nomadic lifestyle with a pigeon?

[@pidgieprincess7246]

@@JaskaTurner I offer him a high quality pigeon/dove seed mix throughout the day, and every morning I give him a couple Tablespoons of chop which is usually gone within a few hours. Chop is incredibly important to keep keep healthy and offer diversity. His chop consists of 10-15 different types of vegetables (I use a food processor and blend it very finely) 10 different kinds of boiled grains, fresh sprouts, chia seed, flax seed, and a small amount of oats (to soak up moisture) I make a new batch weekly and I make enough to last him throughout the entire week, so it works out very well. Pigeons LOVE traveling. I've taken mine on two day drives, hotels, and to multiple hiking locations. I recommend getting them diapers/harnesses with a leash so you can take them outdoors safely. I use BBB ( Bevs Bird Boutique) and they are AMAZING, and so comfortable for my guy. As long as your bird is getting lots of enrichment and plenty time to get fresh sunshine and exercise daily, I think it could work very well.

[@JaskaTurner]

@@pidgieprincess7246 Ahh amazing that's brilliant to know! Are there any foods that I should avoid? Things that might be poisonous or just unhealthy.

[@pidgieprincess7246]

@@JaskaTurner Avacodo, chocolate, peanuts, dairy products, onions, apple seeds, fruit pits, meat, garlic, salt, caffeine, tomato, and mushrooms are all toxic to them. So always avoid those!

[@JaskaTurner]

@@pidgieprincess7246 ooo okay that's good to know! Thank you! What's your opinion on fruit? I've seen lots of people say never feed pigeons fruit others says it's fine or even good for them

[@Avocetexotics]

I really love oreo's owner! Does she have a youtube or anything. She seems to have a great understanding for animals and a want to constantly improve and I really appreciate that!

[@wwaxwork]

I have had a few pet pigeons, they are not the smartest of birds, but super sweet and once they learn they know it. One of my pigeons fell in love with one of my chickens, made her a nest and sat and coo'd to her while she was sitting broody on her eggs. When they hatched he was the proudest dad ever. .

[@raomuhammadd]

That's a whole romance story

[@peepsicle]

I love her! I think it’s awesome that she brought a pigeon to the master class. He seems like a great bird, and she seems like a really awesome bird trainer. I think Oreo is going to be an awesome trained bird. I love Oreo!!!!!

[@valkyrie1066]

Okay, immediate thought, a chicken. They are ridiculously easy to tame/train. OH! A pigeon! LOVE it! Well, them too, depending on the breed. Oh yes, they are sweet natured and cuddly! As a baby, they search your fingers for food. They want to shove their heads INTO something. As an adult, they "nibble" at fingers to GROOM you! That means "I want a scritch" not I'm trying to eat your hand. Their beaks are dull and they have almost no bite strength. They kinda just scoot it across your hand/fingers. And that's a boy you have there. (behavior) I love my birdies but I only keep females to avoid DRAMA. The nicest turnouts have been hand-fed females. I've heard parrots take quite a bit more work to be tractable, especially if you purchase an adult. Lady, you have my dream job!!! LOL Thanks to you guys for all your expertise on our winged pals!

[@Trth1707]

They never bite hard, from my experience they do a hard wing flap when annoyed and that can sting. We have a rescued Crested Pigeon and a rescued wedding dove, both are tame, male and friendly.

[@ibwendybASMR]

A show pigeon lol.... CLASSIC!!😂😂

[@johnjay6370]

That is what i was going to say!!!

[@aresthesunconure2135]

Hahahaha. "So in conclusion, we don't do pigeons" -Dave n Jamie

[@sharynzoo]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@HarmoniousReprise]

My first thought was a kiwi. I'm a little disappointed I was wrong lol. But also very happy with the actual result.

[@beckyg9831]

I guessed Kiwi too!

[@tiffanyvalencia8415]

11:18 Dude u know EXACTLY what ur talking about 🤪😆!

[@riikkarahikainen3929]

What a wonderful and clever lady! And the bird was amazing too :)

[@crumbleass]

She mentioned the pigeon recently had turned three months old, and judging by how the bird is acting i would say its a male. Just like humans do pigeons go through a puberty teenage phase when they're of age of being able to reproduce (males around 3 months old, females around 6-7 months old i think!). Sadly not a whole lot is possible to do with aggressiveness in pigeons/doves, since they're just naturally very territorial birds... Some are just meaner than others. Females can even be more vicious than the males in some cases, too. Personally I have a male pigeon who's around 8-9 months of age, and he goes through phases of being super loving to being a biting meanie! Thankfully aren't their beaks as strong as a parrot's. I found out though that my pigeon usually cuts out his biting when he knows its time to do tricks (meaning there's treats!). And he also doesn't bite as long as I slowly reach for him and wait for his permission to touch him (he will preen my finger), otherwise he will back off or peck. They like their personal space and to be respected! They're just very sassy birds, and I would perhaps even say they're the cat of the bird world

[@tiffanybyrnes8221]

I could already tell even with it blurred! I had one when I was younger, I found a bunch of boys throwing rocks at him trying to kill him. Long story short... 1 playground fight and a trip to the principal's office later, he came home with me so we could nurse him back to health. 100% worth the afterschool detention. 💖

[@timeabandoned2582]

Reminds me of the time I was 5 minutes late to school after capturing a young pigeon from the middle of a road and bringing him home. The woman registering me late said ' what's more important school or a bird ' I looked her dead in the eye (and I never do that as I struggle with eye contact) and replied " you don't want my answer to that " she just pulled her face and said right get going to class 😂 always worth a bit of trouble for a life.

[@justinwatson1510]

You got detention for saving a bird's life? I swear to god, if my partner and I have kids, I am home-schooling them. Between the bullying, the incompetent administration, the American-exceptionalist propaganda, and the shootings, there is no way I would subject a loved one to such an environment.

[@timeabandoned2582]

@@justinwatson1510 I literally got detention because my parents couldn't afford PE shoes as my last ones the whole sole fell off. Then the teacher forgot I was in detention and went home leaving me for hours until two other teachers let me go and both looked at me disappointed because I said I had detention for not having my shoes. Next day cheeky git said 'oh and you didn't show up to detention the other day so best start that then' I explained she had a teachers meeting and literally forgot me and she remembered and said 'I'll let you off' . Schools really suck :( 22 now so gladly out of it.

[@frog4701]

Can't wait to get my pidge on Monday 🥰 He's a blue spread racing homer, best boy ever.

[@tessa7413]

Great surprise! He's so cute, though!! :)

[@scarlson325]

Jamie/Dave do you think you know how you'd respond to someone pulling a penguin out at a masterclass? 😂

[@mockfanatik]

LOL I was thinking extremes also. Hummingbird would be funny too.

[@BraienaK]

I laughed way too hard at that 😂

[@elisemiller13]

OMG @Smae that was my first weird thought!

[@cairrean2412]

Well penguins can't fly, so

[@lagggoat7170]

I called pidgeon just from tumbnail and title lol. People are always flabbergasted when you tell them how great a pet and smart pidgeons are. I used to foster them and when I have the space again I will probably adopt some. They dont deserve their bad rep, especially considering city pidgeons are abandoned domestic animals, not wild ones adapting to humans. Aka they are our responsibility like feral cats and dogs

[@sharroon7574]

I know someone that got really sick from pigeons, have you heard of that?

[@valkyrie1066]

Mine showed up at my door, literally peeping and demanding care! I've heard that adult pigeons sometimes self-rescue, but this was a fledgling. It must be genetic. I'm crazy about animals. This was the only door for 200 yards either way that would have rescued her, too. Divine intervention or instinct? LOL NO wild bird will do that.

[@MrTanzelt]

Bird fancier's lung is a risk if you're keeping any significant number of dusty birds. It's not an illness carried by the birds themselves - it's a physical impact on the lungs from breathing in the dust itself, like the harm that coal dust or cigarettes can cause over time. It's a bigger risk for people who are keeping large flocks of racing pigeons, but if you have any dusty bird in your house (including some species of parrots) it is a good idea to run an air purifier to reduce the dust.

[@wheelburd6005]

Before she brought out the bird I totally thought it was going to be a quail! I owned an indoor quail before I got my first parrot (she is my profile pic) and Quail met all the criteria she was talking about. I do not know how well they would be with training, my quail Monroe was definitely not as smart as my current parrot

[@marianedmond5326]

Chicken.......LOL. Love it when someone ventured outside the box. Pigeons.....why not!

[@ThePigeonLady]

Hes not aggressive hes just feisty he will grow out of it after 7 mnths old as long as she works with him everyday he will then imprint so he's in transition from looking at her as a mother then later he will see her as a mate also picking him up around his body then putting him down quickly he will show his behaviour and show annoyance he needs her to learn head nodding for permission training they will become vocal when annoyed 😊

[@lindaraeramsey3846]

Head nodding in pigeons is very definitely part of their communication gestures for males and females. It says,’I see you’ then will follow up with other body movements. The mating courtship might follow, but many other moves are common silent communications: males, females, juveniles, breeders, old birds all have unique body languages. This can especially be seen in a loft with multiple generations in it. Please don’t grab Oreo. Look up the standard way to ‘hold’ a pigeon. This is the accepted, proper way to hold a pigeon. Judges, fanciers, and loft owners know this ‘hold’. And, the pigeons accept this ‘holding’ position very well. It could be a bit like parrot ‘target training’- a bonding tool.

[@abdulayub6234]

lol i love those kind of pigeons they look so soft

[@sharynzoo]

OMG!!! Your reactions were PRICELESS 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I have to say as a Dove owner.... That is one GORGEOUS bird!

[@mikescombatgames]

Has to not be a flight risk without clipping/harnessing? Needs to be ok with any environment in a backyard? (Including a pool, maybe?) I was sure she was pulling out a penguin.

[@GuyBelievesInWorldPeace]

Pigeons seems like a lot of fun, turns out it is not as easy as I thought, lol. My first guess was a Quil or another chicken like bird.

[@crumbleass]

Theyre pretty easy when you get used to their body language, I often think of them as cats of the bird world. They like their personal space, but when they decide to cuddle, you're in for a long session! The thing mainly in my opinion that's difficult with keeping them as pets though, is the limited (or outdated no longer usable) information about them online..

[@lynnrn8252]

Aww, a pigeon, I love their cooing sounds!

[@mockfanatik]

Awwwwww, that bird is so cute though.

[@kylebell2365]

The last Dodo…😂

[@grannysharp772]

Those feathered house slippers on that bird are adorable!

[@lauriebreed2993]

I guess I misunderstood the concept. I was thinking more of a bird that could take care of themselves! Oh well. I love watching your guy's videos by the way. It makes me wish I never surrendered my Timneh African gray. I was a new mom. I used to spend so much time every night with my bird and I just felt like I wasn't going to give him the attention that he was used to. I had taught him quite a few things . This is back in 1998 or 99 or so. And I would love to try it again using your methods. Watching your videos makes me want so bad to get another one. Thank you so much. Keep up the great work

[@mcpie566]

I watch this as I sit here, my own pigeon napping on me.

[@brandilepage4052]

This lady seems very smart n a great bird/animal owner, I wonder why she didn’t mention she had a pigeon before spending money on a class that couldn’t particularly help her?

[@wwaxwork]

She may have been bringing her parrot too, she mentions she has a macaw at some point.

[@samgomberg3536]

Yes, BirdTricks also helped her with the budgie & macaw.

[@KkCreatures]

Another great video!!

[@CinnoAJ]

I swear you guys are the Ed and Lorraine Warren of Birds (if you know you know) 😂

[@lum1nosity589]

Its actually u!? i used to be a fan but then i quit both AJs and i stopped watching AJ vids :

[@berengere4031]

A duck? ... NOPE 😁 This bird is quite unique, I didn't know that specie. Awesome idea!

[@lindalou6808]

He/she is beautiful! The way you were reacting, I was thinking it was a chicken.

[@kaylarose1992]

Paused at 2:30 &&& I don’t know much about birds but for some reason umbrella cockatoo is what I think she brought 😬 …..back to the video 😍😆

[@kaylarose1992]

Okay I paused again at 6:00 and I’m dying. 😆😆😆 TELL ME WHY IT LOOKS LIKE A TEACUP CHICKEN 😆😍😆😍

[@heathert8895]

I own a pigeon too!!!!!! I would LOVE a pigeon video series

[@kseniacatxxx3899]

"He seems like a male" Shows how tuned in their bird knowledge is aimed toward parrots :P The minute he started cooing like that it's obvious :D Beautiful boy ! Wish he didn't come from breeder though.. Pidgies have no need to be bred, there are too many looking for homes, and they're such good breeders on their own that there are many oops babies, never need to buy from a breeder :)

[@bomcuming3007]

I think it was because she was looking for a specific kind of pigeon and was also told that she needs to raise from a baby, so it probably would have been hard to adopt

[@cairrean2412]

Don't shame someone for choosing an animal from a breeder. Animals in sanctuaries or shelters have unknown pasts, and one from a breeder you not only know who owned them but you know their whole medical history too.

[@mers624]

Nothing like my favorite pigeon flying towards me 🥰

[@250tosh]

Based on what expectations she has I'd tell her to get a penguin! 😆

[@stephaniegoyette9941]

The first flightless bird that comes to my mind is a penguin. I really hope it's a penguin!

[@BirdTricks]

😂

[@elisemiller13]

Hahah! I actually wonderd if she was going to pull out a tiny breed of Penguin!

[@saga2964]

I love pigeons and their cooing sound--so soothing and warm. He's beautiful!

[@margaretkaraba8161]

If she's asking about pigeon food re: chop - have her check out English pigeon breeders, especially Northern ones (e.g. Leeds, Manchester, Yorkshire) They *love* pigeons there. (I did a little research on keeping pigeons away from gatdens and apparently, pigeons love fruit buds (flowers) and brassicas (e.g. cauliflower, broccoli)

[@uberbeast113]

Goddamit as soon as I scroll to comments to submit my guess I see a lot of word about pigeons. I was thinking oh maybe a Toucan because they don't feature too often...but that travel cage is too small. I thought those vocalisations sounded a little like an Eclectus, but you can tell males from females as long as you're not completely colour blind.

[@colewilliams5480]

lol this makes me wonder if y’all have ever worked with chickens

[@krovvyyarbles]

a kiwi? This is my guess, officially.

[@ibwendybASMR]

OMG you guys are such a crack up lol!!😆😆😆

[@nidafatima439]

9:03 he is not biting he is being a baby right there

[@eleenscholten6068]

This is brilliant 😂

[@wildmareproductions]

Timestamp 2:05 -- a chicken or goose oe of that nature?

[@kevinwood5579]

How much of training a bird is intuition based? What I saw was somebody who has good insticts and was working intuitively. sometimes people just need to share their thoughts with others to make sense of what has been learnt. A good example was letting him stand on a flat hand, Oreo looked so comfortable.

[@rayjump6096]

Even though she threw you guys a curve ball, I think you handled it very professionally and are awesome for being open to offering the best advice you could. You and Dave are the best!

[@BirdTricks]

Thank you!

[@ibwendybASMR]

BTW I'm adopting my friends African grey that she's had since it was a baby! It's now 35yrs old. They're retired & wanting to travel and such. It's been pretty ignored for quite a few years now too sadly & so it started plucking it's chest feathers. It's always in the cage and they don't even cover it at night and it's in the dining room too. It's very sweet she says & I'm gonna probably finally meet it this week up in Sandpoint. It's in a cage that is smaller than I'd like it to be in too. She said she bought a bigger cage years ago and she hated it. But I still wanna get something nice for lil T, which is the name she was stuck with when they couldn't come up with a cute name all those years ago! I'd also really like to find someone up in her area that maybe she can take her to before I get her, so that her nails, beak etc can be checked out & trimmed if need be too. I also think I want them to clip her wings at this point in time at least.. I'm just really afraid of her being in a new place for the first time ever and something bad ends up happening to her, cuz we have really high ceilings and the back side of our house is almost all windows too! So I just feel it might be the safest way to go for her sake in the beginning. I also plan on getting her on to your guys diet as well too! The plan is for me to get her mid Nov. and so I wanna go meet her a few times, so that she can at least get to know me ahead of time & hopefully won't be so traumatized... Sooo I would be SOOOO grateful for any direct advice from you guys on what all I've just mentioned above, as I'm really nervous & worried about it all...😳😟

[@boilingsoda]

Be very, very careful about clipping wings. It’s really hard on birds, and some places do not clip properly.

[@mehere8038]

My guy got startled today & took off, flying straight at the window. When he got about 20-30cms from it, he stopped flying & began hovering & then sort of crashed, sort of landed on the windowsill below. He wasn't very controlled in the landing, but I was impressed with his control towards the window. He came to me with a name "Crasher", cause apparently he'd crash into everything all the time, he did it with me initially too, so one of the first things I did with him was training him to fly between a perch & his cage. He then went into a heavy moult & struggled with maintaining height & so refused to fly. He's only been flying again for a few days now, will still only fly about 1 metre with me, will go longer when startled, but 1 metre was the longest distance we got with learning flight control. Initially he'd fly at the perches with force & topple them over unless I was steadying them, but I let them wobble a bit & he figured out how to land in a way that removed his speed before landing, so as to not topple or even wobble them & that appears to be the skills he used today to stop at the window instead of flying into it. I would recommend you do flight training instead of wing clipping. When they can't fly, it really affects their personality & confidence & that's what I've found even just with a moult, let alone a deliberate disabling of them. Do you have curtains on the windows? If so, close them when she's out until she gets used to the environment & has some flight training. If you don't, you might need to hang something or paint something onto the windows for now to make it really clear to her they're solid. High ceilings shouldn't be a problem, only stuff like fans attached to them can be. Get a collection of perches or even old, dead trees/tree branches so she has a variety of things to land on while learning to fly & do training between the cage & a perch, with the perch just beyond jumping distance to start out & then gradually getting longer once she gets the hang of it. My other little one also got startled at the same time today, she can't fly, so she crashed onto the floor. It was blatantly obvious to me which bird was safer & less likely to be injured with what happened today. Wing clipping might stop them flying away, but it doesn't stop them getting hurt when startled, quite the opposite! (my little girl isn't clipped, she can't fly due to past injuries/history & never will unfortunately)

[@ibwendybASMR]

@@boilingsoda That's why I'm hoping that maybe they know someone in the area that knows what they're doing!? That's IF they even respond to my comment lol!?!🤷🏼‍♀️🙄🙏🏽

[@Kariahel]

I'd look for a vet near you, not where you are meeting the bird. That way if they notice anything off or that needs attention, you can keep going back to them, or see what vet they've been using, if they have been going to one at all. if lil T is very much used to flying, it could be psychologically detrimental to clip his wings. My cockatiel shed one side of flight feathers in a night fright and was off balance as heck and kept crashing. Took her to the vet and they did a partial clip to help balance her. She was very upset she couldn't fly as well and was scared as heck of everything for a bit, I felt so bad seeing how stressed she was. If lil T flies a bunch, he could hurt himself trying to fly to get away if that is what he is used to. Painters tape on windows and mirrors have helped us keep the birds crashing when we moved to the new house. There were a lot more windows at the new place. It doesn't look as nice as window clings, but it's been working very well and they realize something is there. Added bonus of the tape is it can end up being less than the window clings and isn't seasonal. Some of our mirrors have Easter ones all over.

[@boilingsoda]

@@ibwendybASMR yeah, I get what you mean, but consider how old your bird is and how used they are to their wings, it can really freak them out and cause them more harm then good to clip tjem

[@myredeemerlivesamen991]

We had a lot of pigeons who would go free flight all day and return to their home at night. The pigeon house has small wooden compartments for them. And we only fed, gave them water and cleaned it often (very hard to clean their house 😞😓😩). But it was great to see them leave each morning and return before sun down. They were happy and kept breeding naturally, most times we gave them away because they multiplied really fast.

[@sisken12]

He sounds like a happy boy. 😉

[@jomama5186]

Oh he is beautiful! What was going thru your minds ? Omg, too funny! Pigeons are great!

[@morningwoodfarms713]

Adorable muffs!😀😄 I could tell it was a pigeon the moment I saw him.😁 I really hope you show a part 2 about Oreo.🙏 I'm very curious about the outcome! 💖

[@barryklinedinst6233]

Pigeons are awesome creatures. My kids had one named Hooter. Very friendly little fella

[@retrobear9367]

Omg that pigeon is gorgeous!

[@samthepancake69]

When she was talking I started thinking "Omg... I wonder if it's a pigeon"

[@tamratoussaint6668]

My guess is an ostrich. I see from the comments I’m wrong, but hey, it is exotic & 0 flight risk!😜

[@ergenflagean]

Lol I was thinking penguin 🐧

[@mehere8038]

that or an emu was my guess too. Like you, I was thinking exotic, kinda disappointed what it was after that expectation

[@Stubbies2003]

You weren't alone. As soon as I thought the hint was a flightless bird ostrich got into my brain and wouldn't leave. However I'm no expert on birds so that is the only one I could think off right off the top of my head. I knew it had to be wrong though. Just too large when grown up.

[@mehere8038]

​@@Stubbies2003 yes, too big when grown up, but she said she didn't know it's gender, since it was under 7 months, so that meant it was possibly a baby that would fit in that size carrier. As for size for demos, I'm more familiar with emus than ostriches, but both are similar & emus could certainly be put into a horse float or similar for transport to events (and possibly they'd be taking a horse float to transport other animals anyway with what she seems to do) & emus in Australian zoos for native animals are generally free roaming in public areas, so that kids can walk up to them & feed them (or try to pat them, which they usually move away from). Even thought they're big & can bite, they're not really seen as overly dangerous when raised in that sort of setting (although you won't find them free roaming in regular zoos & tourist parks for foreigners, cause they do seem to bite foreigners). Again, not sure on ostriches, I think they're pretty similar to emus though & emus are plentiful in America, due to emu oil farms. At one stage there were more emus in America than there were in Australia! The biggest range of flightless birds is actually found in Kiwiland (New Zealand), including of course the Kiwi (bird not person). NZ birds don't tend to make it to places like America in high numbers or in ways accessible to the public though, so that was why I ruled that one out in my head

[@allenasanford8482]

That beautiful bird and lady was at my daughters party😍

[@shannonmorgan4597]

I was going to guess duck. Pigeons are great. I raised one. Very loyal and smart, independent yet loving

[@Loveofpets]

An Ostrich? 🤣😅

[@mani5914]

Oh lord, I was expecting to see a parrot😆😆😆 had a good chuckle tho😂

[@fenanan]

I was thinking it was gonna be a Quail or a pigeon or something of that sort- maybe even a chicken!

[@spiritmatter1553]

A chicken would have been classic. I’ve seen them roosting on barn rafters and tree branches and they look very natural and exotic even in those settings. So obviously they can fly at least that much.

[@NanneeB]

My guess is a chicken. I actually adore them, and have 14 of my own. Each one has a different personality, and most all of them are sweet loving and adorable.

[@gam1n]

So I was totally wrong. I was once at an outdoor Shakespeare play and that venue also does outdoor weddings. So while my friend and I were walking around the grounds, we found a fancy feathered "one of these mystery birds" that apparently got left behind after the big release at a wedding. We felt the little guy wouldn't make it in the wild at all with his white color and weird feathers so we took him with us. Now we could have hunted down the vendor but (big confession) we felt they were lax in leaving him behind to die so we rehomed him to a lover of these "mystery birds".

[@noneya6052]

I would love more videos about those species tho

[@ThatOneCorvusKing]

I had a pet tiger swallow pigeon that I got from a really bad breeder (infested with mites, poop matted muffs, nails so long they curled back around) and he didn't know how to walk. He was so used to having overgrown nails that he would just flap everywhere to try to move forward, and he sat on his ankles and had pressure sores. I built braces out of velcrow to set him on his feet and used his favorite treat (sunflower hearts) to convince him to balance forward so he could pick them up. I slowly taught him to walk and started on perching, and he didn't know how to close his feet to grip, so I used a little bowl of sunflower hearts to make him stretch and reach in different directions on the perch until he figured out balance and grip. He was a happy bird, but he bit like this pigeon too. He knew how to step up, and I could take him in public on a harness, he would do the circling--then-coo and biting constantly, and I think it was just a male pigeon thing. I've had three hens and only one would ever bite me, and she was vicious, biting and twisting to pinch my skin really hard. I hand-raised her and I think it's what made her so sassy, she never learned to fear anything like wild or cooped birds, so I was never respected as a possible threat, I was an equal that she could rival with. They really are mean to each other, constantly checking each other and bluffing at dominance (head bobbing , pecking at the air in front of another bird, agressive cooing) as well as guarding food and water, so the resources should be at multiple stations on both sides of the cage. I found a chicken coop waterer that had little bowls that had a float valve, and whenever the bowl tipped upward from water being removed, it would open the valve to let more water out. The bowls were removable for cleaning and it held 2 liters, highly recommend. Pigeons are DUSTY AS FLUFF, and you will be finding dust EVERYWHERE, it's like pigeon glitter Pigeons are very inquisitive and one of the best ways to bond with one is to expose it to new environments, and because the only thing the bird is familiar with you, it will want to stick close to you and it learns that you are trustworthy. I've had a few exotic breeds/morphs of pigeon, and my opinion of them is honestly really negative. I got a pair of tiger swallows (the birds with checkered wings and a black head crest) and not only did the individual birds come in baaaad shape (see male's story above) but I found out that the checkered pattern is artificial in the worst way. They have a gene that makes the feather follicles run out of pigment, so their primaries and secondaries start off black, but you PULL OUT every other feather, until they regrow multiple times, and eventually they'll start growing back white. I also had a yellow frillback pigeon (look it up, their feathers are CURLY, they look like a bowl of egg noodles) and she was very skittish (a breed trait because their crimped primaries make them not as good as flying) but more importantly her feathers kept curing around and poking her eyes or getting stuck in her nose while she preened. She had multiple sinus infections and URIs because of it, and eventually she needed her external nostrils and her internal upper mouth cleaned out with a q-tip every day. She was the most gorgeous bird I've ever seen, though, and she was the softest thing I'd ever touched. I don't think something else that soft exists, because every feather's curl made them all as soft as down. I never took her outside (because she was too skittish for a harness) but I'd bet she wouldn't be very water resistant. Both my exotic breeds had muffs (those leg and foot feathers) but they were very negative too. They had to step really high to move them around and the Frillback was okay because her feathers curled and had no rigidity the Tiger Swallows had large stiff feathers that needed to be trimmed (past the blood point) so they could perch and also not get stuck on the edges of enclosures. Muffs are composed like wings, and have a set of long, stiff primary feathers (like, sometimes 6+ inches) and then an overcoat of softer little feathers. They are a poop MAGNET, and I had to give my birds with muffs little warm footbaths once a week or so. My favorite part is that scientists estimate we may be able to trace the gene for pigeon foot feathers back to prehistoric quadruped fliers like archaeopteryx and microraptor. Over all though, my muffless birds were less maintenance and needed less help from me, so I don't reccommend them. From my experience, get a bird from a shelter (your local humane society probably has multiple right now) or an adult from a clean coop, exotic breeds are overrated, their diet shouldn't be mostly millet, they will pick their favorite foods first, so don't refill food until they have eaten basically everything, and most importantly for bonding/training FIND THEIR FAVORITE FOOD. I had some Harrison's adult feed that I mixed with their pigeon mix, and one of my hens would dive for it, my Frillback liked whole dried peas (but never the halves) and my male Tiger Swallow loved raw sunflower hearts.

[@themicrobusinessrenegadepo6338]

I almost picked up a racing pigeon from the the local poud. His name was Ace and he could do tricks. I have budgies tho and didnt think they would get along. They are so cute tho! I regret not getting him.

[@cairrean2412]

"and you were worried about the cockatoo"

[@stephaniebosquez9322]

Looks like fun project! My family raised pigeons for years. Investigate the benefits of feeding sod and protein. It was a best kept secret of breeder/pigeon racers for years

[@SILzimb]

Chicken my guess… After reveal reaction (that’s not so bad!! I love pigeons and doves…). I agree with the assessment that’s a males they tend to do their singing in circles around females - also, they territorial so the bitting is territorial behavior… Poor pigeon was overwhelmed with too much interference into his personal space…

[@scarlson325]

When she was saying not flighted and stuff... my guess was honestly some sort of chicken or duck maybe, or quite possibly a penguin! Hahaha but that's so funny.

[@scarlson325]

I thought those were also called "fancy footed"? I had a friend that had a mated pair. They were very sweet birds and definitely beautiful.

[@MLyons-td6hn]

Beautiful Colors

[@robinmaze2188]

Gorgeous!

[@tinykqi._.7798]

Okay but honestly, he is the most beautiful pigeon I’ve ever seen, his feet feathers amaze me

[@johncspine2787]

Plenty of chicken breeds have amazing feathers like that too..

[@AllovertheplaceNala]

I’m just gonna go with magpie 😂

[@karenpaxton]

That was my guess too!

[@gretagustafson336]

Can we just talk about how pretty she is??????????????? Like oh my gosh her brown hair is gorgeous

[@elisemiller13]

Yes, she's a pretty woman

[@wickeddelight]

My guess was chicken, since it would also be unlikely to be a flight risk, and some of the bigger breeds are both sturdy and known to have good temperaments.

[@BlindPress]

My guess, and ostrich. Lol

[@Catty0102]

2:19 I guess cockatiel or conure by the size of the cage .

[@mariemcgrath8681]

I said Magpie, because I have a wild pr. (plus baby now) visit every morning for mince. If I am in the kitchen, they will even come to that window to hurry me up. I can even hand feed them. They even recognise my car & follow me home, amazing ! very intelligent.

[@raymondkravitz2001]

I like the bird's pants. Very fancy A+.

[@Alan_lay]

Before the intro the voice in my head was saying…please be an Emu, please be an Emu…😀

[@BirdTricks]

😂

[@lisaroberts98]

City Yard BIRD!! Fancy City Yard BIRD!! 🤣😂🤣😂

[@joebean3615]

I was gonna comment saying I thought it would be a timmeh African grey but I saw the other comments saying ‘pidgeons’

[@flashgnash]

First thought was pigeon, then when she started talking about exotic flightless birds I thought it was gonna be a penguin or something

[@itzbreanna1153]

ever since this video i’ve been seriously researching pigeons and their care and their general personalities and i’m 97% sure i’m going to get a pigeon when i move out. i’ve been wanting a bird for awhile but i definitely can’t get one until i move out lololol

[@SnowmanTF2]

I doubt the doves type is named Streptococcus, unless the bacteria was named after them

[@calvinthurston1441]

Draats! I was hoping for some pigeon advice for my new family member.....

[@sinderi218]

Definitely a young male pigeon judging by the behaviour. I feed my pigeons a pretty light seed mix, cardy, paddy rice, maize, sunflower seeds, oats etc. Mine always pick out the maize first and they get the occassional peanut as a treat.

[@eh4074]

When I move out to the country, I want a flock. There is actually money in pigeons if you get the right species. Some of them are amazing in the air too. One day I had homing pigeon with a band land in my yard, and I noticed he was extremely hot, so I ran some water for him. He enjoyed it, and cooled off. Once he was dry and rested, he flew off. I was just glad he wasn’t injured.

[@sinderi218]

@@eh4074 That's the best thing you can do for them really! Just a bit of water and off they go once they're rested. I've got a small flock of homing pigeons as well, there's some really pretty ones in the flock and they each have great personalities. Can't wait to see how they'll do next season.

[@friedaschnell3729]

Wow! I didn’t see that coming either.

[@awafful8037]

Oreo is beautiful! 😃 I love the coooooo!

[@alex7344]

Before moving forward, I immediately thought some sort of flightless bird, but given the blurred photo I’ll say pigeon 😅