How to Tame Your Parrot!!

[@ladypalomino3151]

I have a rescue Blue fronted Amazon, he is 22 yrs.old now. I got him when he was 10 years old. And believe me he gets moody and aggressive especially around the breeding season. But I have learned when to pet him and when to leave him alone. I pet him on the head, neck and feet. Bcause if you pet him on the back he gets very aggressive and his bites hurt. I am patient with him bcause I love him so much. He loves me and I love him. Thank you for this video. Your Blue is very beautiful.

[@jww128]

I have a Bluefront amazon that will be 16 in June. She is a female. I could mostly agree with everything you mentioned besides one. And ofcourse this is just my opinion. #1 I do not think under any circumstances should a home pet bird be allowed to roam free outdoors. I know many people will say, all different excuses. They love their bird, the birds love it, the bird will never fly away, I trust my bird. I'm doing it for years nothing ever happened. And who knows how many more excuses people will come up with. But mostly only those that lost their birds this way can tell you not to do it. Unless you will not feel that bad if the bird never returns. All these birds are just birds. And do not know your address or phone number to call if they get lost. All it can take is one bird brain to decide to try to fly on top of the highest tree. Clipped or not clipped. Once up there, they could feel so excited that no matter how much you will call it, it will not even care. For you know it might not even care or hear you. And the rest is history. No daily meals and if a crow or cat doesn't attack them they will be lucky. This is just my opinion.

[@Los_HermanitosCruz]

Hawks and falcons tooo

[@beckygrant6876]

That only happens if they are not flight trained. Also another reason is most people cage their birds most of the time. If you teach and give freedom within the home and they are taught when to know when to fly, you'll get a different result. Birds have to be taught confidence, just like their parents teach them and our parents teach us. They need to be taught how to fly up and down. Most birds, when they fly into a tree, are too afraid to fly down. If they are taught to fly to your voice or your whistle, then they will come to you when you call them. My bird was caged when I met him. I had him for 20 years and when I gave him freedom from his cage (his door always remains open), his personality completely changed. He always tried to escape and get out, now he goes for walks with me on my shoulder, where he feels safe and flies to where I tell him to go. They are so much smarter than people give them credit for. He asks me to fly him verbally and will wait until I tell time to fly. Teaching them confidence is the key. He chooses to be with me, which is why he doesn't fly away, because he chose me as his mate. I know this because he grooms my hair with his beak and humps me during mating season (LOL). Put yourself in their feet. If you were in jail, wouldn't you try to escape? if you were spoiled with love, food and companionship, would you go anywhere? Perfect example of this is in the wild, where wild parrorts choose to fly to humans and eat and go into their homes to spend time with their human flock. They adopt us and choose us, when there's mutual respect and love. My baby is 35 years old now and I've been with him for 30 years. He's been totally free for 15 years now. Blue Fronted Amazons especially, mate for life with just one partner. My baby boy was wild from the Amazon Forest, when he was caught before it became illegal and he hated and didn't trust humans. It took years of patience and love to have him teach me the way that he should be treated and loved. We look at them as pets, instead of an equal part of our family and that is completely incorrect. The more you research their behavior in the wild and learn about their behaviors, the more you will have success with them.

[@JawadKhan-dn8ip]

​@@beckygrant6876dont really mater how much u can train a parrot to free flight it can always go wrong and if the bird want to it will and can fly away and not return it has happened many times and i know people personally that have lost there parrot due to free flight . Free flight isnt a must u dont have to free flight i never free flight my parrot and never. Also flight isnt the same as breathing parrot dont fly that much most of the time they walk anyway. Also giving ur parrot 24/7 freedom out of cage time is wrong as the parrot learns he is the boss of the house and it looses respect for the owner .

[@beckygrant6876]

@@JawadKhan-dn8ip So as humans we have an ignorance of natural behavior. I started researching his natural environment. My particular species of bluefront that I live with and share my life with when they are in the wild they live 24/7 with their mate. The only time they go with the flock is to feed. Otherwise, they have their personal space in the tree tops. When I recreated my home to make it similar to his natural and wild environment his personality completely changed for the better..He used to scream and be aggressive all the time. I have been with him for 34 years now and he is 39 years old. He.will not bite me anymore..He understands the strength of his beak and how to be gentle with it. Once I gave him his freedom and respect, which is the most important thing and is when his aggressiveness stopped. He will be outside with me for 12 to 14 hours and talk to and feed the birds and squirrels. He loves being outside and he sings and dances when he's out there. Any living thing that is caged will try to escape when available. Locking anything up for long periods of time is abuse whether it be human or animal. It is not normal to live in a cage. When an animal bonds with you and they choose you as a mate, especially as parrots they will stay with you by choice and not by force. If there's only a small amount of freedom that they have no matter the love they have they will try to escape. If you put yourself as a human in that scenario, ask yourself how long would it take before you try to flee? Put a child the majority of the day and only let them out for hours and see research how it causes personality disorders. Humans would be outraged if they were to find that happening to children. Do unto others as you would have them do to you and live by the Golden Rule. When I left his cage door open all the time, just as children do they must be taught what is acceptable and what is not. He never chews on anything but his toys. When he wants to cuddle he will fly down to me off of his flyer and spend time canoodling with me. I never force any choices and we compromise. When he flies outside he listens to my direction when I tell him where to fly. He used to have clipped flight feather on his wings for about 20 years of his life. He actually asked me to stop clipping his wings verbatim. We had an agreement that he had to listen if I did that. He answered me with yes and that he has adhered to that ever since. He always has and he's never been happier.Their full flight feathers gives them more security for balance and make them feel safer in case they feel they need to escape for safety. Once I let his feathers grow he will now roll over on his back and let me flip him all the way around and be playful about it. I can put my finger in his beak and he refuses to bite me. I stopped listening to humans and started listening to nature and watching video footage of Amazon's in the wild and their behaviors. Watch the documentary Parrots of Telegraph Hill and you will see how they will fly to the human and make him part of their flock. He is a wild captured parrot with a wild parrot personality. They are very loyal, especially Blue Front Amazon's who are typically one person birds because that's what they do in the wild. If he does not want to do something he will growl and let me know instead of biting me and I respect that.Just as if there's something I want him to do he will respect that as well. It is a symbiotic relationship that is not one of controlling the other. He never is the aggressor in making all the choices. We have a lot to learn from nature as humans and we become much better as humans when we do. My bird made me become a better human!

[@Anonymous-fj2uo]

​​​@@JawadKhan-dn8ipIt doesn't matter where the parrot is, things can always go wrong. It's this mindset of avoiding situations for fear of things going wrong that leads to isolation, loneliness and fear of living life. It's disasterous for humans to live with that mindset that things can go wrong so i'm just going to avoid living life alltogether, even more so when it's applied to a parrot. Don't get a BIRD if you're not willling to train it to fly. People don't realise this but it's vital that parrots gets time outside, vital for their physical health (vitamin D, feather condition etc) and mental health (stimulation , less boredom etc). You wouldn't lock up a child just because there is a risk it will get hurt or get lost outside. You would teach it to not cross the road without looking, hold onto its hand, teach it dangers of a hot stove etc. Similar situation with parrots: you can get it trained to tolerate a harness to take it outside, train recall (starting off in the garden maybe with a net over etc). Quality of life should always be a main priority to prevent behaviours such as plucking and weight gain (leading to fatty liver as the parrot is consuming more energy than burning). Would you keep a dog inside all day? That's cruel, even more so for parrots who are created to FLY and spend time outdoors!

[@THEE.apples]

In my opinion if socialize any parrot species they're less likely to be aggressive with age. Love your video.

[@Phoenix.Sparkles]

Base it on scientific facts, not your opinion, you can take the parrot out of the wild, but you can't take the wild out of the parrot, as soon as that bird pair bonds with a person or another bird, it will become territorial and protect its mate, that's what parrots do.

[@JawadKhan-dn8ip]

​@@Phoenix.Sparklesnot true parrot live in big flock in the wild and have there mates and still get on and interact with other parrot and bird its wrong to let ur bird get over attached to u and be aggressive to other its not normal and just selfish as in the long run it only does the bird more harm not the human i suggest u go and read birdtrick advise about one person bird and why its wrong and bad

[@spiritoflight2353]

You really love him and it shows ! Thank you ! I have a blue front Amazon baby and I’m new at this so thank you !

[@jessyjess7745]

was he laughing? LOL so cute! 🤣

[@AlbertoMartinez765]

he Only a Year Old..you haven't dealt with him as a teenager or adult his personality will go thru shifts...just give him lots of attn and love and all your advice is great!

[@peterreece2340]

I can see that he loves you. Great job.

[@wisechin666]

I would be interested to see an update video when your beautiful baby reaches maturity, males can become very difficult in breeding season, especially when regularly petted in Nono stimulation areas... it is safer to only pet head neck and feet lol obviously this is not always but I have three adult mature parrots and two of mine cannot be touched anywhere else but head neck and feet.. my other can be touched all over and acts like a big clown lol. They also (male or female) tend to be one human friendly unless very well socialised. you have a lovely amazon by the way :)

[@danielbradley376]

Thank you for this very informative and interesting video you have made. I'm from Australia and buying my first Blue Front Amazon next month. Cheers, Dan

[@marymccarthy54]

Did you get you blue Amazon Daniel Bradley

[@rhettlowery2173]

roxey loves me now

[@sas117]

Your amazone parrot is cute! 😍 I don’t agree with amazones being aggressive. I had one before and now I have one again (not as babies) and they were/are never aggressive. Don’t be scared because they will sense that. The relationship should be built on trust (both ways). A parrot uses his beak to explore, biting can be tought by handling them the wrong way. I do agree that patience is important, that way they can learn to trust you without it being forced on them. Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it. 😊

[@Angel-iq7ou]

Most birds hate gloves and are scared of it. Gloves stress birds. Just deal with jt like a man if you get bit. Also don't scream or react after a bite because they will think its a positive or good reaction and do it again

[@chunkeymunkey1750]

True

[@jenm7774]

I look like a sociopath when my amazon bites me. Absolutely no reaction.

[@someboiwhoplaysroblox1204]

Lol my bird gave me a scar on my hand

[@JawadKhan-dn8ip]

Lol not true u can train bird not to be scared of gloves

[@midnightmoonwolf6406]

He was just laughing and dancing I the background 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dimitartodorov2502]

Hello what treats do you use to train him

[@jakebird501]

He’s so lovely….❤❤❤.

[@silverfrosty1869]

It's very specific as to the blue fronted amazons being aggressive and of course males BUT there is the bluffing stage a lot of species go through that people don't know about and give them up because of that. It's like their teenage phase

[@midnightmoonwolf6406]

My Amazon parrot can only speak France and Italian and in English he says hello, how are ya

[@spiritoflight2353]

Does he not fly away ? I have a new baby 4 months old . I’m learning as much as I can .

[@Jennycastillooficial]

He would but we clipped his wings

[@varshacannon734]

What is his favourite treat

[@AshleySmith2023]

Did you clip his wings or allow him to fly free around your home?

[@leedenham9125]

Hi Jenny, I've recently adopted a 30 yr old blue frounted amazon called percy. His previous owner passed away so their daughter was put in contact with me in regards to rehoming as I also have an African grey. It's very clear that percy has had no one to one training so its basically a case of starting from scratch. Do you know of anymore books or other videos to watch in regards to this breed and their characteristics. I'm seeing similarities with him and my grey but hes becoming a though nut to crack which is obviously to do with his age and what hes use to. Any help would be great. Thanks

[@Jennycastillooficial]

Lee Denham One thing I have learned about Amazons is that they are a one-man-bird. Not to say that they won’t crack but it definitely takes A LOT of time and DEDICATION!! They are very jeleous as well so the fact that you have another bird and he sees you with “another” will make it even harder. With Amazons, you have to deal with them ALONE. not even have another person in the room because they won’t budge.

[@zapataboxing861]

What kind of dog is blue ?

[@a.j.nelson3276]

a german shepherd i think

[@chunkeymunkey1750]

It’s a hamster what are you talking about

[@danicahannaford737]

A.J. Nelson wrong it’s a pit bull clearly

[@ahmadsaleh9763]

How did you take him to the park ??? I mean how he didn't fly away ?

[@kamarabdelzahra3722]

Cristiavo S there are bird harnesses there like 3-25$ so yah

[@CeliaBaird]

Nice Amazon

[@hainsoe619]

And did u do wing clip

[@hainsoe619]

Hi I also have 1 what did u feed him

[@nayelicastrofigueroa7796]

We just got an Amazon but he don’t want to talk 😢what can we do?

[@JawadKhan-dn8ip]

Sell it

[@iluvindia01]

Hi loved ur video, just wanted to know are u not afraid that he will fly away?? I have a Congo African grey parrot bought him wen he was 4 weeks old,he is 8 now and I still syringe feed him 🙄 he refuses to eat by himself, 4 yrs ago he flew away as he was spooked by a crow someone caught him and kept him for 6 days, my baby starved for 6 days,wen I announced £1000 reward I got him back thank God now I don't even think of taking him out can't go through that trauma again, recently I bought a baby blue fronted Amazon quickly he learnt how to step up, down, kiss and imitates my laugh, he does not like anyone accept me, after lunch he will crawls to my shoulder and tucks his little head inside my hair and goes to sleep or sleeps on my chest too it's so cute, how do I take him out? Dont want to risk him flying any advice?

[@JawadKhan-dn8ip]

U don't have to free flight it isn't a must in parrot keeping u can let them fly indoor for a few hours or built an avairy also flight isnt breathing parrot are not planes they dont fly 24/7 most of the time they be walking anyway

[@slida65]

My double yellow head Amazon is mean and spoiled.

[@davidveneroso9886]

malakas malakias maybe pay him more attention and gain his trust. Don’t blame an animals behavior on the animal

[@JawadKhan-dn8ip]

​@@davidveneroso9886well u can do everything right and still get treated like shit by an amazon or any animal its always the human fault though isnt it ? I can buy a amazon parrot for ,£1000 and do everything right and feed it the best food and it still hate me and love someone else if mine does that id lock it in the cage and never let it out as i bought it and its mine

[@anubis00962]

Hello, I know this video is very old, but my question how I can made his food, because I like to give him all the nutrients he really needs, I have a double headed yellow amazon parrots.

[@Jennycastillooficial]

Hello. I would suggest giving him real fruits and veggies. He will let you know which one he likes better.

[@LeoPrOficial]

That is so sweet 💕

[@luisalfonzoguzmanlegreaux467]

I do have an amazon parrot since 2009 and I actually never though about taming her until 1 week ago, I only keep her because of mom. but one quick question, how long do you think it would take Molly to be tamed? I mean she's 11 years living with my mom and she is still a little scared of us. would the time she has living with us speed up the process?

[@Jennycastillooficial]

Every parrot is different. Patience’s a virtue. You have to gain her trust. Remember they are very territorial so don’t trust to tame or train while there’s other people or activities around you.

[@sandraalvarez8031]

What’s his favorite treats

[@tonyguevara9890]

I gave my double headed yellow amazon parrot 4 years and yet he still tries to bite me and does not let anyone pet him but I wouldn't trade him for anything.

[@Jennycastillooficial]

Tony Guevara Blue does too. But you have to read the book that I posted at the end of the video. It will help you tremendously. Blue only try's to bite me when there are people around. And the book will tell you why. :))) so if you Can avoid it, he will be great.

[@allisonrr424]

Same. Mine has bitten me so many times and I'm so good to it still

[@nothingbutbirds4462]

Do you have a leash or do you just walk? Also thank you because i just got a scared rescue parrot and i needed help training it has really helped!!

[@rac-qb4dt]

do you trim his wing feathers?

[@johnbrown3791]

Please, tell me how better to hold as a pet, one or one pair of blue fronted amazon? I have a boy (near 4 years old ) and recent i got an 8 months old girl for him. In the last few weeks, he's become aggressive towards me. Will it be permanent or shortly? What am I supposed to do to keep him on my side? Thanks! I am very anxious and nervous about his attitude and I would like to know if he will return to me as he was before or not. What should I do? I am a poor old man who has in this world only a parrot and a few dollars a day, the vets ask me many hundreds of dollars for a little advice. Please can someone help me with a free advice. Thank you !

[@Jennycastillooficial]

With all due respect. Did he research before getting a second parrot? Online are articles, blogs, comments talking about how any parrot becomes aggressive when they are in pairs. Extremely aggressive. The male will become very possessive and territorial of the female, always. Further, super dangerous for both of them to be put into a cage together. One often ends up injuring the other parrot very badly and often ends badly with one being blinded or mutilated or killed. Parrots can escape in the wild from bullying and fighting, but not in a confined cage. Or room. They are smart and emotional. They fight like human couples too. Please do not keep the female. It is NOT safe for the parrots or for you. Best regards.

[@johnbrown3791]

@@Jennycastillooficial Thanks a lot lovely Jenny , an idiot person givet to me wrong information and i bot the femele that's how disaster struck. Now I'm going to separate the female at the moment in another room, let's see what happens. What do you think would be best to save the boy? All the respect from the bottom of my heart.

[@JawadKhan-dn8ip]

​@@johnbrown3791well its better to have a parrot bond with a parrot then human as no human bond can replace a parrot bond so u did the right thing yes he be aggressive but it stop when he relazes ur not a threat u can breed them

[@JawadKhan-dn8ip]

​@@Jennycastillooficialnot true its best to keep parrot in pairs rather than alone as no human bond can replace a bond between parrots

[@a.j.nelson3276]

my southern mealy amazon sounds the exact same lol

[@EvolvedParasite]

Why are all the hot women with parrots not in my country?

[@EmilyHolden_thehuman]

By "I don't like to trim his claws" I hope you don't mean that he doesn't get them trimmed at all :( overgrown talons are so painful for birds..

[@Jennycastillooficial]

Emily Holden I do my love, but maybe twice a year

[@mrmir8914]

I think your more sweet than the parrot.

[@mariedelima9947]

I have a amerzon a blue headed. Hey will be three years old on the fourth of. November, He, is Joey. He, can’t speak 44 words and make 22 sentences,. He, can’ sing happy birthday in English and Italian, He, speaks Spanish Freanch English and Italian.. If you don’t have enough time for them. One shouldn’t have them they need so much of you time , but I love them to death, I have many birds that talk, Humans don’t give you the happiness that the bird dogs cats and horses give I have them all, And they come first in my life I give them the best and treat them better than my children, they all know that.

[@taniaberg1680]

You are going to have a lot of jealous men out there!

[@TheAhlulbayt1]

Did anyone look at the parrot at all😆🦜

[@george78779]

Thanks for the video...

[@CeliaBaird]

And your nice too

[@elcotorro]

Tendrás algo en español? Que guapa !

[@williamm1971]

I've been studying parrot training and found a fantastic website at Parrot ploy plan (check it out on google)

[@johnmccarthykarting]

Omg you are gorgeous

[@CeliaBaird]

I'm breeder from Bahrain

[@stevetruth2696]

This video has zero parrot training information.

[@markgreen1456]

Can i be part of the family u are beautiful

[@mrmir8914]

Don't like the voice. I prefer the voice of alexzandrine

[@Lee-Fiz]

Tht is green... not blue lol Why dont you talk english with yr birdy....

[@ivyamazon9449]

yourmanjh He’s a Blue fronted Amazon

[@Lee-Fiz]

Oscar The Grouch .... ohh now it make sense lol

[@ivyamazon9449]

yourmanjh Some don’t have as much Blue as mine does, Feel free to watch his videos on my channel

[@Lee-Fiz]

Oscar The Grouch I'm just curious, how much is a market price for tht kind of parrot in yr country...

[@ivyamazon9449]

yourmanjh Here they go for around €500-€1,000

[@MrUpscaleman]

It's dangerous for you to pretend you know anything about "taming" a parrot on KZbin. Your video lost all credibility the second you broke out the glove. On top of that, Blue's feathers are in horrible condition. Please go to birdtricks.com and purchase their training guide and their food guide, for the sake of your bird.

[@pinky.blu1]

She broke out the glove because, no matter what, all parrots will bite from time to time. It doesnt matter how much they trust. They will bite because that's how they can communicate with you if they're frustrated, scared, annoyed, etc. It doesnt necessarily mean lack of trust. My bird pecks me to tell me to stop touching him now. Also some people don't like the sharp claws but also don't want to stress out their bird by trimming them

[@MrUpscaleman]

@@pinky.blu1 bullshit

[@MrUpscaleman]

Go watch birdtricks. When you kniw what the f you're doing you don't EVER need a glove. 20 years of handling birds ive never needed a glove. She doesn't kniw shit about "taming birds" and to suggest that she does is dangerous to bird taming generally.

[@pinky.blu1]

@@MrUpscaleman lmao I see youre one of those types. "yOuRe nOT dOiNg iT lIkE mE sO YOu kNow NoTHinG"

[@MrUpscaleman]

@@pinky.blu1 hey stupid, I said go watch birdtricks....they are the experts.