STOP treating your show birds like TRASH! (Rant)

[@suziebelle4113]

PREACH SISTER

[@IbakonFerba]

At first I was scared that this would just be an angry rant (and I would have toltally understood, it is really sad what some people do to their birds), but I am really happy to see that you actually tell people what to do better! I feel so bad that I thought you wouldn't do it, I'm so sorry! Well done, Nymphica!

[@BlackthornWitch]

I'm so happy that I didn't disappoint you!

[@IbakonFerba]

Really, this was a very good video! I wish more people who treat their birds good and in the correct way would do something like this, so the people who don't would see it. When I was little, I had a friend who lived in my street and her family had a grey parrot and most of the time he lived alone in this very small cage, smaller than the transportation cage we have for our grey parrots, and the cage stood on a table in the garden. Nobody was in the garden so he was completely alone. He had really bad deviant behavior allready, but the family wouldn't believe me and even my father, who studied biology and had birds and other animals since he was 3, that the bird was suffering. I don't know what happened to him, after primary school I lost contact to the girl and I haven't seen the bird for a long time. But I doubt that they ever gave him a partner or a bigger cage, if he is lucky they eventually sold him, maybe he died or maybe he still suffers, it makes me sad just thinking about it...

[@IbakonFerba]

I'm not even sure if you can, So far I enjoyed every video from you and I love the way you treat your birds, I can tell that they really mean a lot to you and that you know a lot about what a bird needs!

[@karenknicely6709]

Amen, my friend!! You are the spokeswoman for the handling and care of birds!! Keep on going with the birds!! I am allergic, so unfortunately, I cannot keep one, but I still love my fellow birds, or is that Byrds in my case? Lol

[@aa3on]

I couldn't agree with you more on this. Years ago I had a cockatiel, and he was the most intelligent and friendliest bird anyone could ever hope for. We named him Dino (after The Flintstones pet dinosaur) and I still miss him every day. Birds are highly intelligent. The arrogance of some people to treat other beings like trash astounds me.

[@cephalopodenergy2790]

Amen! Also, the pic you used for censoring the bad squawks (I had to) is hilarious.

[@BlackthornWitch]

Futaba Sakura Haha, yeah. :D I was thinking If there is any way to soften the swearing. ...And then I figured the best possible way XD

[@Sermox]

Thank you for this message, hopefully it will get to local pet stores like petco and petsmart. If you have seen what they have done it is traumatizing! I'm just glad my birds aren't from there

[@secluse]

I'd like to add: YOU CAN TRAIN YOUR BIRD TO SHOW THEIR WINGS AND FEATURES give them treats and praise and they will love the trick! I also hate to say it but I think a lot of the lost emphasis on training and part of rating show birds based on intelligence is that many birds used in shows are horribly inbred, I'm mainly thinking English budgies here. Unfortunately I don't think a lot of breeders and people who's hobby is show birds do have the type of compassion that people have who treat their parrots as equals and companions. That's why my interest is primarily in rescue, and telling the stories.

[@sugargliderlove1234]

i love this video and the message and in my country is our culture to keep birds but keep them horribly i have some birds but they live in a big aviary were they have all of the correct care and i never saw someone else take care of them correctly even people keep there finches in a cage that is as big as them not even joking i wish and get them everywhere i see loads of people with especially green finches in these small cages and in bars were people are smoking in their faces and loads of music i feel so bad for them

[@BlackthornWitch]

That is so sad to hear!! :( But I'm glad there are people like you who care about the well-being of the birds. Maybe if some hobbyists in your region would see the video, they would slowly start at least thinking about changing their ways? I really would hope so... Keep being awesome! World needs people like you!

[@sugargliderlove1234]

thank you so much ! and i wish people would began changing their ways here even my dad sometimes just bring birds then i have to care for them because he doesn't know how to correctly the other time i rescued 4 budgies that in their entire life were living in a cage only about a inch bigger them but now they are in the bird aviary were they have the correct food too since they were only given millet in their life and i wish they change their methods even i'm against how they get their finches because they are almost always wild caught in here that is Malta and the birds would come to migrate and i feel so sad for them and for me it's enough because of this and people shooting birds our eagle is extinct there are now only in Sicily and Italy

[@Danijones4571]

What assholes that is animal abuse! If only they knew what it was like for the birds. Can you report them to an animal protection agency?

[@weirdboyrox]

Your birds are very blessed to have you take care of them.

[@weirdboyrox]

Some people got so intelligent that they left their humanity behind.

[@HeyItsHypno]

I'm with nymphica hurting show birds is horrible

[@HeyItsHypno]

Hurting show birds is horrible

[@BlackthornWitch]

Thank you sweet!

[@HeyItsHypno]

Nymphica no problem

[@HeyItsHypno]

Nymphica here is a link to a bird quiz www.myrightbird.com

[@BlackthornWitch]

That was fun!! I will share it to my association. :)

[@aishhanni1044]

I love you for this... So true.. Breaks my heart when i see people treating their birds like a lifeless object 😢. specially in bird shops

[@BlackthornWitch]

Indeed, that is so painful to watch. :(

[@aishhanni1044]

bytheway i love your english as it is your second language. I love your expressions 😊 Wonder where you are from, i heard you talking in your language just a tiny bit. would love to hear more.❤

[@BlackthornWitch]

Aw, thank you so much! I've been just going through this inner conversation whether I should keep doing English vlog or not, because it doesn't always feel so fluent. I'm from Finland. English is my fourth language, theoretically. ^^ Every Finn's official second language is Swedish, but my first foreign language was German. :) I studied English 3 years +some high school courses.

[@aishhanni1044]

Nymphica fourth language..wow thats awsome. :) if you stop doing english vlogs, I wouldnt have a clue about what you are saying haha. Thanks for replying ❤

[@kindregardskatie]

This is why I'm a bird person. They are the forgotten ones. The ones treated the worst when they are the smartest. Love your birds ppl. They are living dinasours!

[@saucemaster6994]

My mom's ringneck parrot ONLY lets her pet him. He also, when let out of his cage, only climbs on my mom's shoulder and climbs back into his cage when the door is open.

[@devilleus2347]

Oh god, I know what you mean by a bird screeching in panic. I have a little Lorikeet with deformed toes on both feet - both of her inner toes at the front are bent on thei sides, and I have to trim her nails every few months. We use standard nail clippers, but -- she panics when she sees it and stresses terribly, so we started covering her with a towel to try lesson it, but even then we can hear her screeching. It breaks my heart each time, but its necessary to trim these nails because they grow and grow until they curl around and dig into the side of her toes and break through the skin. Sometimes I wonder if it'd be less cruel to have a vet somehow remove the toenails on the deformed toes altogether.

[@39373-x]

This is the most true thing I've seen in a while.

[@TheWheelofLife100]

In Australia, cockatoos are considered to a pest,in specific to farmers,but they deal with it by shooting at them,it's quite legal.

[@SRT_Ashamane]

Jeeze that's utterly terrifying. People treat their cars with more love at car shows than what you described. As much as we baby them and give them anthropomorphic personality traits/names etc.... they're just machines. How disturbing that people could treat an actual living creature worse than a machine.

[@Sermox]

Another thing, how do I get my birds to like me? I've waited the time to wait and putting my hand in for some time but they still don't like me

[@BlackthornWitch]

What kind of things have you tried out so far? And was was the species again? (I do remember that you have commented before but I am not sure if I remember what birds did you have!) Have you tried giving treats through cage bars?

[@Sermox]

Nymphica parakeets Jon snow, Cersei, and Kahleesi I have no treats, what do you recommend?

[@Sermox]

Nymphica btw happy 5k subs!! You deserve it

[@urvipandya871]

Your EYES R SO PRETTY AND I LOVE UR HAIR

[@HeyItsHypno]

Nymphica I’m buying budgies in November can I have some tips?

[@laurekurkela3888]

I noticed in Zwolle bird market, it seemed like you are more imporant and more serious breeder the less you treat birds like a living, feeling thing. I saw people carrying the crates filled with birds swinging the crates around like purses on a happy day. I felt like you would be weak as a person and as a breeder if you see and treat the birds with love and care.

[@BlackthornWitch]

That is just so disgusting!! :(

[@kiwisadopted3388]

YEAH, YEAH TEACH EM!

[@yummyapplestroodle]

it's also sad that people still think birds are something you just keep in a cage 24/7 and be pretty and repeat what you say, mine go inside the cage when they go to sleep and in the morning when I take planket off and they come out and are with us all the time unless they choose to go inside the cage, they are part of the family and join our daily basis (of course it doesn't work with everyone but my parrots are so lazy to fly around they just usually hang by their cage and play with toys, also they always land on top of cage and never miss it or leave the room even tho we don't have a door between rooms)

[@BlackthornWitch]

apple pie Yeah. People also have very small cages. :( So many things are wrong.

[@SceneeMuffin]

Hello!!! I saw your video on Derpla and thought you would be a great person to ask this! I just rescued a white bellied caique just like Derpla! She was at my local aviary and was given up from her previous owner, resulting in stress and plucking of her feathers :c Shes such a nice little girl only about a year old and I was wondering what you would recommend that I could do to help her heal? She is growing her feathers back I can see the little feathers sprouting back. I've seen things like Featherriffic and pluck no more and seen people use like an aloe juice/water micture spray to see if they may be plucking due to dry skin or adding red palm oil to foods? I would really appreciate your help in making my new bird healthy like she used to be ; n ; Lots of love~!!!

[@BlackthornWitch]

SceneMuffin Hi there! I Would be glad to help! Sounds like you are already doing something right if the feathers are growing! In Derpla's case he wasn't plucking but his feathers simply didn't grow due to lack of nutrition and growth delay, but the diet still plays big role in both cases. When the bird is plucking it is also important to know why it is plucking. It can be stress, sexual frustration, being bored, allergies, lack of vitamins, dry skin... So if the plucking has stopped there is something you are doing right. :) You can give a little extra boost of vitamins and minerals and introduce a variety of nutrition rich foods. Also giving their brain something to do is important. Foraging toys and activities are great. My Pyro LOVES training sessions done with clicker training and positive reinforcement! He gets so much joy when he succeeds and understands what I'm trying to teach him. It will also be helpful If there are any behavioral problems in the future. Usually you start to see the signs of their childhood when they are around 3. (They say that ages 3-7 are the worst with caiques). But if you have learned to train and your bird knows how the system works, it will be so much easier to get through even harder moments.

[@SceneeMuffin]

Thank you so much for your advice!! Ill first start off with giving her a nice environment and a great diet and if some of her underwing feathers still havent sprouted I might look for additional supplements then ^w^. If I have anymore questions Ill be sure to rush back and ask for more of your advice

[@micheljasmund8597]

Can you make a Video where you do some toys for the birds please?

[@cindymcgarry4440]

If nobody is allowed to give their show birds chemicals or do any of the other unhealthy practices . Then it becomes a non-issue and changes the standards of what they look for in a bird show puts everybody on the same playing field. Then as you said it comes down to good breeding practices and handling and care of the bird

[@brandenseeley3803]

Love the passion keep it up!

[@jaedaalcequiez2116]

i went to a bird shop a they had the bird so tight in his hand a he was just swinging the poor bird around

[@urvipandya871]

I have my birds their scared of me sometimes but I take them out carefully and then I put them on my window and then in a few mins poof! My birds come to me like as if I was their parent for their whole life.

[@salmalashin2189]

Yea really the pet shop that i brought my first cockatiel The owner putting all grey cockatiels in a very very small cage and there was no were for some cockatiel to stand on the bottom of the cage or on a perch And no toys are even selled 😭. But I went to another shop and gave the cockatiel some toys

[@Horrid_Beast]

Why is my cockatiel so needy? If I leave the room, *For 1 second* ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE!!!! Then I come back in, and he shuts up He seems to be needy , he hasn't *EVER* been alone for more than 5 hours . He cries when i'm not there Is this normal needy birdy behaviour? (Hes about 9 months old )

[@jenqwq5002]

Kiitos Pyro~! 🙃❤

[@BlackthornWitch]

:DDD Jepp!

[@pandaswolfiepuppy]

I didn't even know bird shows were a thing and quite frankly they sound awful... I just got my first Cockatiel (Grayson) not long ago and I thought it was a given to spoil them rotten. I guess that explains the pet store employees weird looks when I explained my plans for a special corner in the living room for him... ^.^;

[@Danijones4571]

Ways to make bird shows more ethical, give them a hut to have some privacy in when they're uncomfortable as opposed to just having them in a four way exposed cage for hours and hours and hours in front loooooads of new scary people. Minimise the noise, etc. I don't know much about bird shows but I don't see the need for taking them out and terrifying them.

[@jaedaalcequiez2116]

YOU TELL THEM NYMPHICA TELL THEM WHOS A BETTER BREEDER

[@homoceroscaeli]

Who the heck would put chemicals on a bird! What the hell just why

[@HeyItsHypno]

When are you going to be uploading again

[@BlackthornWitch]

Hi! Aiming to do it soon. :) Been very busy at work and there is a biiig photo shoot coming. ^^ But worry not; I haven't forgotten you!

[@HeyItsHypno]

Nymphica yay thanks your my fav

[@joannedo467]

Wish I could help my friends birds...

[@nathalieprins9947]

Well done very good vlog Thanks

[@leshort3451]

I've always wanted a bird or something like that, but my brother is SUPER abusive and forceful to animals. We have cats, but honestly, even though I love them to death, I wish that we didn't have them, for their sake. My brother forces them onto their backs and sniffs them, and also roughly grabs them and forces them to lay with him so he can slobber all over their heads. Their heads are literally wet after he is done with them. He was nice to them at first, but he quickly started to harass them as he got used to them, and GOD FORBID if you lift one finger in defense, because he will FLIP OUT. He has literally threatened to kill me multiple times, and he was serious about it, too.

[@BlackthornWitch]

Kitten Puff That sounds scary. :( Have you talked to your parents about it?

[@leshort3451]

Nymphica yes, they know about him and his “habits” but they treat it like it’s normal! He rarely gets punished and the punishments aren’t even that bad. He is really mean to the cats, too, like he will do “catzilla” where he grabs them by their front paws and dances them around. He isn’t even special ed just so you know.Also, if I even dare “steal” my mom’s cat, she will take my phone and wifi (that’s why it took me so long to reply to your comment) I don’t even steal her cat, she just hops into my bed to sleep with me. The most I can do is wait until he is in juvie, which I have no doubt he’ll end up in. 😫 Also my mom won’t give the cats to a nice loving family, she thinks there is no reason to😑

[@39373-x]

That's absolutely disgusting, how would he feel if he was one of the cats in that case.

[@leshort3451]

I love your hair

[@micheljasmund8597]

You're rigth ,the chemicals can kill the poor birds , I have a parrot which is very sweet. Parrots are like dogs only smaller and they can fly so the guys who hurts them are my enymies and it hurts my heart when I See how some peopels treat they're birds

[@geometrydashneptunexgd9228]

What am I doing here? i don't even have birds

[@BlackthornWitch]

GD and Cringe comps etc I don't know! If you find out, please tell me. Because then I will know what works and what people like. :3

[@ShadyShadow98]

one of my cockatiels got chemical on his feathers during an accident i freaked out and took him to the sink and used Dawn of him. Just like my dad told me. my mom had a bird so she worked and taught me how to take care of him. did me my mother and my father do the right thing? (my bird is not around he got attacked by dogs. i want the answer for my next parrot)

[@redschwoya]

i feel u gal

[@konartist206]

I wish I had 1/16 the knowledge of you, and how to tame my cockatiel and have him enjoy me being his companion. :/ he's outside of the cage 10 or more hrs a day..... he jus don't wanna be my friend :( But I still love him :)

[@audreyn1996]

I rescued my cockatiel from a small glass bin filled with different species of parrots, from caiques to parrotlets. my euclid used to have really dirty feathers, but i am happy to say that he has beautiful fluffers and is in a better home. he can also poop on command!