How to Scritch a Bird | Topics

[@acek2016]

My cockatiel will demand scritches, he‘ll walk up to me and put his head down, and if I don’t scritch him he gets mad at me

[@firzanalutfir5159]

Aw that's so cute 😭💓 I read that cockatiel are very affectionate and clingy (which are super adorable for me). Is that true?

[@acek2016]

Firzana Lutfir yes, they are suuuper clingy, lol. When I leave mine, he will yell for me until he sees me again. It’s adorable, but a bit annoying sometimes!

[@firzanalutfir5159]

@@acek2016 so cuute haha XD hope they're healthy always!

[@umaira2272]

@@firzanalutfir5159 well it depends. All birds are different but the majority of them are adorable.

[@firzanalutfir5159]

@@umaira2272 ah i see, thank you for the info!

[@Specklezz]

I am so jealous. Both my bird's hate scritches, unlike my first bird who was a softie for it. I wish I could condition it but they hate my fingers coming near even if slow

[@yosadventures6313]

I recommend touching them on the beak real gently for a start! You should take them out of the cage first as this worked for my cockatiel lucky!

[@ibster8822]

Maybe just spend time with them, and give them food, (hand fed) relate your hand with food and as a friend, then again, after a few weeks. Try again

[@jerrysafdar]

Unlucky my birb bonks her head on the floor as soon as I bring my hand in front of them and it’s absolutely adorable

[@malcolmmitchell6529]

I started with the stem from a millet spray. Fingers later.

[@bodhihaines8752]

My cockatiel, Comet, LOVES scritches. I've had him one month, and he loves me so much already. :)

[@flockclock4080]

My cockatiel name is also comet anf ellie

[@dipenadim]

I bought two cockatiels and they love me so much only in a week (I think it was because they were 3 months old and from a breeder )

[@lucky_miles]

Nadim Hossain yeah, definitely hand raised/fed

[@bribripickle]

@@dipenadim same the first day i git my conure he was all up in the scritches

[@ArielEarthyorder]

Oo yea, something tells me my new budgie will be a big scritch fan. This budgie came to be completely wild just 4 days ago (last night was his third night here) and he is trying to get me to do head scritches while I was trying to get him to learn how to step up. I came to this video immediately afterward, as I just kinda massaged with my fingertips wherever he wanted me to, but wanted to confirm that I wasn't doing anything wrong. It's so funny how the budgie came out of the cage for the first time today, yet immediately went to head scritches before even learning how to properly step up lol. He is also scared of my other two budgies, so I'm the "main flock" I guess (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's cute!). I can't wait until he is fully trained and trusts me completely :)

[@JeimiJamie]

Soooo helpful for me! Thank you! I have a baby Green Cheek that is finally trusting in me enough to give scritches on his head, and I can tell he likes it when he fluffs up and closes his eyes, but I also didn't want to do it too aggressively in areas with sheathed pin feathers. I appreciate your detailed video on this, and other subjects. Thanks again!

[@solarflare2722]

After 6 months my gcc FINALLY let me scritch him!! I never thought it would be possible, especially since the breeder advised me to wear gloves when handling him (he bites REALLY hard). Never would have made it without this video, thank youuu!!!

[@aeliemanning7448]

Well done! What a dedicated owner, I’m glad there are people like you who don’t give up on their bird because they bite or don’t want to be pet😊☀️ WELL DONE!

[@spacequeen1447]

My bird loves scritches! Thanks for talking about the mat like feathers that are about to fall. For the time that I have my parrot I was afraid every time I took some of them out because she was hurting and chirping when I did that

[@sydneyaustralia2453]

Weirdly, my parrotlet is like a conure, cockatiel and parrotlet mashed together, she is feisty like a parrotlet, tries to hold everything in her feet, and lies on her back like a conure, bows her head for scritches and chills like a cockatiel! she's a nut! :D

[@BlessedWithPets]

Totally jealous! I have two budgies and I wish they would hold stuff in their feet.

[@Karmag3]

@@BlessedWithPets mine does-I just edged a pencil by his feet and eventually he picked it up

[@killianoshaughnessy1174]

I love how she's moving her hands to communicate effectively, but the birbs are like "p e r c h"

[@munchy_goose8986]

my cockatiel absolutely loves her scritches 😌 she always bows her head for me to get her itchy little pin feathers!

[@xsophielp]

my budgie LOVES scritches 🥺 its so cuteee 🥺🥺

[@galateaborelli8820]

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[@xsophielp]

Rachel Holland omg! hi 🥺

[@galateaborelli8820]

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[@galateaborelli8820]

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[@xsophielp]

Rachel Holland i havent seen but ill go on your account, thank you so much 💕💕

[@danielleconstantine3210]

My parrotlet let me give him Scritches for the first time today and it was magical for both of us! He was so relaxed. It was the cutest thing ever

[@littlemidwestrebornsdolls]

I absolutely love your bird room! I like that you explain why scratch only on their head and neck. When I was owned by a bird they enjoyed it when I helped to preen their heads. They also liked it when I just rubbed their heads. Great tips.

[@lexxi9324]

My bird likes to be pet like a cat and will snuggle into my hand. I've only had him almost a month and I've pretty much tamed him within the first week or so becouse he was hand raised.

[@tzxazrael]

it's so cute when they come up and snuggle into a hand... but remember what Courtney said about petting them "in the wrong places". it's a lot like flirting with them, and can make them frustrated, and look for other ways to... "relieve their interest"... not to mention, becoming upset with YOU for being a tease, which can lead to major behavior problems.

[@lexxi9324]

@@tzxazrael yeah ik lol

[@derind9191]

@@tzxazrael Her name is Courtney?

[@tzxazrael]

@@derind9191 yep. she's said so in a bunch of videos.

[@ris8065]

My quaker *loves* to be pet. For exactly 4.180174 seconds of fluff and then she realizes she accepting love and runs/flies away😂

[@mequallu]

thx for this, before the video I was so bad at this and now I feel like I can dominate the scritch community

[@adamaustin3569]

I love how your short matches your parrotlets colors!

[@saori_x]

Love all you videos! Make more tricks tutorials! We learn a lot from you! Thanks!

[@walnutgynneenderson4043]

I LOVE YOUR HAIR!

[@joudy3739]

Lol I forgot you exist but now I'm happy

[@chimenemarks]

My lovebird associates the motion you would make to scritch them with me feeding him, so I need to find a way for him to see the difference there. Any suggestions?

[@Hello-xm6wi]

Chimène Marks I have the same problem

[@derind9191]

Lol my cockatiel had the same problem. I tried touching the beak higher up. And it works sometimes

[@nataliebutler]

Maybe approach from below rather than above.

[@delilahdoughnut1243]

great video! my quaker looovvesss scritches! :)

[@AlbyCervitaur]

scratching my bird back the bird: *LEWD!*

My cockatiel love it and sometimes when he want it so bad and i dont see him, he attack me with a beek hit say " hey scratch me pls"

[@celadon497]

Our african grey is the same way - and if he's in the cage he'll smush his head against the bars the second he sees us approach. We'll also give his beak a little 'boop' with our fingertip... so now he's learned how to mimic the 'boop' sound if he wants scritches.

[@AyushiSingh135]

Same!

[@tzxazrael]

@@celadon497 aww... that's so ridiculously cute!

[@intrestingdoggoyoulookinat8748]

My old little green cheek loved it now i just found a wild green parrot boi

[@valc4839]

My green cheek conure absolutely loves scritches. She nudges my hand all the time to do it. She will sit on my chest and actually fall asleep when I do it.

[@Alnsm]

my green cheek LOVES scritches he does the same thing like the thumb nail!!

[@jpn_119]

My bird loves scritches and always puts her head out to my fingers with her feathers fluffed lol its soo cute, she also tries to preen my skin for me

[@enz0368]

Bruhh i was so scared since everytime i gave my cockatiel scritches he always fluffed up and since im also a first time bird keep keeper (i dont like the word owner) and ive had him since when he was 4 days old and hes 6 months old now (human months) but i saw a bunch of videos saying that if they fluff up they are sick and he only does it when sleeping or when i give him scritches but im glad hes okay so thanks for the info and tips!

[@Hi_there11828]

My budgies don’t exactly allow me to scritch them because they just bite me whenever I put my hand near their heads. They like me enough, but they just don’t enjoy it ;(

[@tripledudes396]

exactly with me I thought I was the one

[@floridafuntimescentralflor9603]

Our funny African Grey sometimes wants head and neck scratches for over an hour. Since we are home all the time now, I let him start to play, which is his signal that he has had enough, before I stop. Any opinions on setting a time limit, or developing a signal or word to him to let him know that the session will end soon?

[@yosadventures6313]

My cockatiel let me scratch him for the first time today, he let me do it five times so far and he likes it!

[@linda.h6058]

Today I scritched my bird for the first time and now she demands scritches my life just got a hundred times better

[@zxel1070]

Could anyone give me some advice? My bird was a rescue so he was never used to hands, it’s been a week and he’s eating from my hand and runs up to me when he’s outside the cage, I’m currently training him how to step up. But the thing is he won’t let me touch him, he’s scared of hands because he was never handled by them. So he will bite or run away if a even try to touch his back or head, of course I’m not forcing him at all. So any advice on how I can get him used to my hand?

[@dennytheangel5604]

When I started to preen them before I touched his beak he got fluffed up right away. Is this good or bad?

[@stingraykitten1796]

Good

[@davidalphonse7536]

My cockatiel likes it. What's your opinion on these special Harnesses for flying? Thanks appreciate it ☺️...

[@anjugupta4108]

I really want to scritch my cute birds... Thanks for guiding me us...😊😊

[@breyanna.azucena]

unrelated but... im very curious about the current toys/perches you have in your bird room? can you maybe do a bird room tour/stuff i have in my birdroom 2020? thanks! im dumb... you already did so, i will go watch that!

[@michaelsnapp4399]

I have a 5 year old cockatiel. He is trained to step up and is semi used to hands. But if i get my hand near his head he tries to bite. Any tips?

[@sensudubs4421]

I dont own birds. I will likely never own birds. Yet here i am, this video is great.

[@bluebunanimates6590]

My cockatiel ADORES getting scritches. I was just massaging his cheeks and he put his head down and slowly closed his eyes. I was also looking for those little casings on the new feathers growing in.

[@imjohnstone3707]

My rescue bird, Van Gogh, has always been slightly aggressive and not very friendly since we've adopted him, do you have any advice on combating this?

[@lexxi9324]

Have you tried leaving the room when he bites? It will tell them that that's not a good way to get attention or get a reaction

[@milankumar7753]

don't give up and accept failures

[@blue_blaze3]

My bird does the weirdest thing when I try to rub her beak. She opens her mouth and starts liking my finger. What am I supposed to do? Please reply...

[@HealingSpectrumIntuition]

Thank you! This helped a lot! My African Grey is my only bird who doesn’t have a cage mate so I wanted to help her out by preening her myself. (I had no idea what I was doing! >_

[@nehajain8254]

What to do if the bird bites you while you pet them on their beak

[@SincerelyLexy]

I’m a cat person, never cared for birds but somehow I’m on a KZbin marathon. As a child I was around a cockatiel and parakeets (my grandmother and grand aunt kept them) but I didn’t know they did other things than sit in a cage tbh. I thought they were boring but they’re so cute.

[@tareqalmutawa9670]

Can u make a video how to counter condition them to love scritch please?

[@LGrian]

My 3 month old parrotlet will puff up and tilt her head for scratches, but sometimes make little grumbling noises that sound a bit angry but she doesn't pull away or unfluff her head. What could this mean? She has no pin feathers at the moment so I dont think it's hurting her.

[@galice6333]

how did you get your parrotlett and green cheek to bond mine did not get along.

[@bibijarrah6000]

Do you have any advice on how to deal with a scared bird? I have a female cocktail for 2 months and a half. And she is scared of anyone that comes close to her.

[@BlessedWithPets]

Are your birds fully flighted?

[@spoorky7718]

I dont have a bird... but my bird loves scritches

[@002-y9t]

On a scale of 10, how funny do u think ur comment is?

[@flockclock4080]

Don't know about funny but for 😑

[@Ema-ih3yj]

Thank you soo much!My cockatiel is now fully tamed before this video i woud just put my finger above or nex to bird and wiggle it and i didnt knew what was i doing wrong and after the video she letted me scritch her!😊

[@iansarmiento23]

He may not want scritches but I sure want to.

[@CephtheANARKID]

My budgie (almost 4 years old) has been tame almost his whole life, he steps up, plays on my head and shoulder, LOVES kisses and takes treats and food from my hand. but he HATES people touching him, he'll make like a guinea pig like sound and his feathers will go flat. He'll also bite if you go even close to his head. I just wanna help his pinfeathers but he won't let me. Does anyone know if I'll ever be able to scritch him? I've always paid attention to how he reacts and never did anything to break his trust. I am losing hope. I love him and I'm glad he is interactive in some ways but I wish I could pet him. If anyone knows how to gain his trust could you please help?

[@smolwavingbear9676]

The fact that birds are so complicated that you can't touch them in certain places really just drives the fact that they are NOT beginner pets and should never be given to a young child

[@areum132]

My baby cockatiel closes his eyes and leans on my fingers but he doesn’t fluff up at all :’)

[@soap9781]

my budgies dont even let me touch them we had them for over 3 months now and still will only come if fed millet ):(

[@milankumar7753]

generally budgies do not like being touched , mine also hates it

[@soap9781]

@@milankumar7753 i knew that but ty anyway :) ill just deal with them for 10 more years :)

[@Noob-cd2ki]

Hi I know I’m late to this video but my budgie used to love me giving him scritches but as soon as we got another one he doesent let me give him scritches can you pls help me pls respond

[@emeryseamans8623]

Does anyone know a good place to purchase a Parrotet? I have a 4 foot wide, by 5 foot tall cage and it is all set up with rope perches, natural wood perches, and TONS of preening and foraging toys. Please help.

[@sapphire1385]

I'm definitely not an expert, but general advice is to first check local bird shelters, and if they don't have any, try a breeder. And try to pick a bird that you really connect with, and not just for color.

[@momberry239]

My budgie loves scritches and wen I stop she will peak at me is that normal?

[@phyopyaezaw8724]

May I asked you, can I also have by english subtitles.

[@ToMeTheFool]

I saw a slavic channel scritching a burrowing owl and there were these MASSIVE pin feathers falling off and they looked so uncomfortable to have on your head

[@toufikbor8370]

Thank's sis from algeria 🐦💟

[@dr_yolo]

My parrots don't let me touch themselves it's been 2 months since I bought them......they learned how to do stepping and spins and are also comfortable with my presence, yet after so much they don't allow me to touch them. Will it take some more time or I need to take some different steps? Or maybe they just don't like it. Well I wish when will that day come when I would cuddle with them....

[@milankumar7753]

Maybe they just dont like to be touched. It's in there nature. It's normal dont force them to do so. (my budgie also do not let me to touch him)

[@jojocujoh]

My budgies hate being touched lol like i cannot get close to them but they still love me

[@TahaShaikh20]

My cockatiel loves you because of you thanks 😊

[@chrysanne1480]

My rescued baby pigeon is to gentle and love scritches

[@FlockTalk]

Cute!!!

[@jermm2183]

Got a funny cockatiel here, he wants to be scritched sometimes but he never puffs his feather but will rotate his head and stop you whenever he feels like it, for a while I just thought he liked the attention so he didn’t mind if I did it but didn’t enjoy it but sometimes he will fly off my shoulder and onto my arm or lap then put his head down (never puffs his feathers here) and want me to scritch him. Really a confusing bird

[@lolly6088]

Can I give my baby cockatiel that hasn't got all of its features yet skritckies?

[@myamendez5693]

My bird liked it but then I got another bird and he doesn’t like it anymore so I’m not sure what happened

[@FallWarrior-si5eu]

Well, i literally cant get past the first stage, because whenever i put my fingers up hit cage, he just nibbles on the skin around my fingers 😅

[@kbstarforreal6284]

How do I tame a wild Senegal parrot

[@bolt1437]

You don't.

[@lillacfethars4658]

Your birds seem to show off in the background its kinda funny

[@birdfreak1076]

I’m scared if I try to scratch him he will bite

[@livingnightmare6518]

My bird (budgie) wants to bite me when I'm trying to scritch him :c

[@marishasveganworld2240]

🥰💚 beautiful video💚

[@birb5856]

When I try to scritch my green cheeked conure like rubbing its beak it think I want scritches and gives me scritches

[@Glamourpussweddings]

My bird let me scratch his cheek and he was like "yuh" but then he went "NONONO" so i keep trying

[@dr.kamrunnahar2209]

Thanks. Really helpful but need patience 😁

[@galeem713]

My new brown head baby, 8 months old, shoved her head into my hand.

[@gough4494]

Hi again!! ❤

[@kiki29073]

Just what is a scritch? A scratch?

[@ummiafraaz1031]

I have budgies and they hate my fingers coming near them😭

[@ahmedoburak]

My bird likes scritches only on certain perches like my chest and my laptop

[@Vidtastic.]

My bird doesn't let me preen but it is tamed :(

[@getoutthewayy2016]

Please help me!! My bird nibbles me for everything! I try to step her up she nibbles, I try to do EVERYTHING she nibbles it’s so weird! She won’t stop nibbling I need help! I try to scritch her she nibbles I can’t do anything with her! Please help me me with tips 😭🥺

[@elyzzamaenalangan3056]

From my experience, I try my best not to react. my budgies and cockatiels happen to believe that any reaction coming out of me is positive reinforcement. so when I don't react, they'll feel discouraged from biting/nibbling. one thing that might be encouraging your bird from nibbling might be an overgrown beak and they're trying hoping your skin is a good material to help "file" down their beaks. you can introduce them to ripped up strips of paper for them to "chew" on. hope this helps!

[@Hello-xm6wi]

My budgies won’t let me do it but that’s fine because they can do other tricks 😊

[@samarsinghthakur3525]

I have a wild parrot who is around 5 or 6 months he afraid of me so can you please tell me how can I scritch him? Please reply

[@lexxi9324]

A wild parrot? Ofc hes afraid of you. Hes wild

[@milankumar7753]

what do u mean by wild parrot? If u caught the bird from a tree, please free the bird where u caught it.

[@chicken5761]

Free it 🙄 you can’t tame I wild bird

[@deadaccountlol340]

Do you mean wild bird or just an untamed bird? If you mean wild, please set it free. If you mean untamed, I would recommend taming him first before trying to touch him. :)

[@samarsinghthakur3525]

I found him injured and now he don't want to go but also he afraid of me I also can't understand his behaviour

[@Gidgetsmidge]

My bird is ok with scritches but preening isnt something they like. And he really needs help preening

[@charliedevine6869]

My parrotlet does not want ANY scritches.

[@paleoguy2165]

So majority of birds like scritches? Why did I get the minority that hates it 🙁😥☹️the only thing I ever wanted on any bird is for it to let me scratch it…and it was the one thing my bird hates. Why do I have the worst luck

[@ItzzRio]

Me, who’s been researching birds since I was five. Also me, watches even more bird videos: Hmmm, interesting...

[@Flexiy123]

Nice

[@betularikan]

My borb doesnt like scrithes unlike my first birb that died

[@user-pq4ny1dg4j]

My parrot not allows 😭😭

[@flockclock4080]

Thanks

[@Fgthebogus]

My birb likes kisses in cheeks

[@Noname-yu6bz]

my cockatiels don't let me touch them :(

[@c_________]

are you vegetarian?

[@IceShadow47]

My lovebird loves scritches he goes oit of his cage to come to me and ask for scritches