5 Ways to Lose Your Bird's Trust

[@BirdBath1]

I don't want to lose my birds trust 😎

[@TonyGerace25]

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[@Loooppp]

All the people i hear never have to gain trust, juste take it from young age 😂 What you talk about loosing trust ! My bird is wild, but free in my appartment, it take 3years to build trust, but he still decide when.

[@arzafatima234]

@Nooby Flooby no they dont

[@epic3448]

same here 😎😎😎

[@BirdBath1]

@@TonyGerace25 look at bird bath

[@Darrylizer1]

Most importantly, don't borrow 5 bucks from your parakeet and then "forget" to pay him back. Man they hate that.

[@julieeales]

😂😂😂

[@Mohammedindependent]

😂😂🤣

[@big_jarv]

I am currently on the run across the country. I am $50 000 past due for my birds payment. He’s got all his men on me. I don’t know how much longer I can go.

[@Darrylizer1]

@@big_jarv LOL

[@SG4LIFE369]

i learned that the hard way

[@lisakadams3767]

After I went to college my cockatiel felt abandoned and we were never as close again. It was heartbreaking 💔

[@NorthLoftier]

Buy him another friend

[@lisakadams3767]

I want to but I can’t have birds where I live. I may move eventually. This time I won’t leave the poor guy for college.

[@Lemonpie167]

I left my cockatiel for college too. I hope this doesn’t happen, it would hurt too much

[@lisakadams3767]

@@Lemonpie167 I didn’t have a car so I couldn’t visit home every weekend. I hope so too. It’s devastating

[@henryn5445]

😭😭

[@star2705]

Bird: is slightly insulted by you once. Bird: "screw you I hate you forever" Bird: does something very naughty and is told off in the wrong way Bird: "I have done nothing wrong ever, why would you treat me like this :("

[@pearlsonaplate5543]

I ended up with a bird after my mom passed away and I couldn’t rehome the bird she loved so much. So I decided to keep him in her honor and be the best bird mom I can be. Im still learning how to treat a bird and I’m so grateful for videos like this.

[@Trashtiel]

Watched out of curiosity, and this is really good advice! As a long time birb owner, less long time trainer, and vet student, I can confirm all of this video is correct! I see a lot of these mistakes being made with dogs too, and it's very sad. It's important to remember that any animal needs respect, space, and encouragement!

[@ParrotsAwesomeness]

Totally agree!

[@angel1jennyyy]

@@Nika44 Yes,I have 2 lovebirds,I had them for around 2 years already.I watched them closely,and all of this is true,MY parents have a cockateil(or however you spell it) and they lost his friendship in 5 months.

[@Microscope_Man]

Birb?? Is it a Tapeo? do you mean bird?

[@Microscope_Man]

@@angel1jennyyy is COCKTAIL

[@CrossedOverByGrace]

@@Microscope_Man ‘Birb’ is our affectionate way of speaking about our friends and companions. They’re not just birds to us: they are birb. We take a great deal of time to enrich their lives just the way they complete ours. Taking care of them and seeing them have fun in their environment and flourish is no different than any dog or cat owner. And don’t forget! 😃 The great majority of us have dogs and cats, too! ❤

[@FallWarrior-si5eu]

Every animal can understand your voice. They may not recognize English, or words, but if you raise your voice, they will understand that somethings wrong and that your upset, and if you talk calmly, they will notice that your happy and chill.

[@martinkuliza]

Speak for yourself MY BIRD UNDERSTANDS ENGLISH LOL.. it's fucking hilarious He understands I Love you (and knows when to say it ) NO (and actually says it at the right time, rarely but he does say it when he doesn't want something ) Chippie's Apple These are the words he can say among others then there is when i talk to him and he absolutely understands Like Come here Do you want some food go in your cage Do you want to play he absolutely understands and reacts properly to each one it's really funny

[@LyraPyxisVT]

@@martinkuliza thats because birds understand more to the extent then some other animals, all animals understand you by a little bit, just not fully

[@martinkuliza]

@@LyraPyxisVT well of course they don't understand you fully if they did they's speak our language and at the end of the day that's what i was saying originally

[@Justme_Qxswah]

Yes your right!

[@Justme_Qxswah]

@@martinkuliza your lucky that your parrot understand english but my parrot dont understand urdu or hindi or english but he just talk a little bit

[@lemon_the_spider]

My old roommate used to literally scream at her bird like 2 inches away from it's face and I would try and be kind and gentle to it whenever I got a chance to spend time with it. That bird hated her, it would bite her and often not want to be pet but the bird would fly to me from across the room, and if it bit me it didn't bite hard and would stop once I flinched away. He loved being pet by me and would always choose me over her. She didn't understand why he loved me so much more than her. She had to get rid of the bird and I dont know what happened to it. I hope it's in a safe and happy home

[@h0zi3r]

did u ever tell her why the bird liked you over her??

[@Nerobyrne]

Ah yes this is like that meme: 😃 I yell at my child all the time 🤡 Why won't my child talk to me?

[@Anudarlingkk]

@@Nerobyrne exactly lmao 😂

[@lemon_the_spider]

@@h0zi3r many times, bur she's a full on narcissist and would direct her anger and, frankly abuse, at me because I was telling her she was doing something wrong. We kicked her out after we had enough and now we're no-contact and last I heard, over a year ago, she gave the bird away. I think about that bird a lot, I hope he's in a happier home

[@jdog2345]

It’s too bad you couldn’t of “rescued” that bird. Hope your roommate doesn’t ever own another bird or animal.

[@tedinohio3981]

I learned to use a small towel when I had to trim my cockatiel's nails. As soon as he saw that towel he tried to escape, I caught him, he scolded during the trimming. As soon as it was over I put him on his perch and within 5 seconds it was back to "pick me up, rub my neck, etc." He hated that towel, but still liked me and my hands.

[@niaz.shovon]

why you need to trim their nails? In nature they don't trim their nails, I also never do that to them.

[@tedinohio3981]

@niaz.shovon My cockatiel is not in the wild and the nails can get too long. 😎

[@Jammythewerewolf]

The chasing thing is definitely true. It used to be impossible to get my conure to go back in her cage, she saw it as a bad thing. Now I don't tell her it's time to go back... I tell her it's time for a walnut. She puts herself back quick as anything. Never fails! She also doesn't really mind being grabbed, but it has to be done in a way that makes her feel safe. I put my hand around her, and if she grabs on with her foot, (she usually does) I know she's cool with it. If she tries to get away, I let her.

[@SelphieTheNutter]

The chasing isnt actually true. It all depends on your birds personally. If they are laid back and down to earth they dont like being chased (if you know there like that you wouldnt need to anyway). Alpha males and though do actually like being chased (Alpha females might hold a grudge though they like being in charge especiallyin charge of men. In the wild mating is on there terms so they dont take order'svery well if at all). The males see it as a you earning your right as Alpha, in there eyes if you can catch them or outsmart them your worthy of protecting the flock. The thing people forget is that even though cocktails dont always migrate together anymore like most flock birds they are still flock birds. They've just adapted to being one of the worlds favorite commodity pets and so have adapted their flocks habits to survive being captured by humans.They still have their flock instincts though and you still get some alphas born in captivity, they are so adaptive to flock routines that that can live in pairs, live in huge avery flocks, live in flockes with other birds big and small. There so used to adapting their flocks habits they can adapt to anything it involves, they are a lot more clever than they are given credit for

[@Shinku_no_sanbun]

@@SelphieTheNutter Well if it depends on the bird if chasing them will lose their trust, it's probably a good idea not to flip that coin by chasing them I'd think.

[@SelphieTheNutter]

@@Shinku_no_sanbun it deprnds on if they are alphas. If they are they instigate it. They can sense ypur intentions so they know you wont hurt them so they make you work for their loyalty, priving your fast enough and clever enough to catch them is one way they nake you work for your alpha position in the flock. Its something they tend to do often when you have more than one bird. Especially males, they do it very often with people. With other male birds they tend to fight for rule over the cage but usually only when there are more males than females in the cage. I had that happen once when i had my cocktails. After the one girl died it was a nightmare the boys woukdnt stop fighting over the other girl. The one person i met had 2 males in a cage together and they never stopped fighting over rule of the cage to the point the alpha turned into a bully because the guy was too tight to buy a second cage and separate them. I bought them off him in the end, the one died not long after i bought him, i could tell he missed his old owner and didnt like me very much because of it, the alpha though was a complete asshole on times. He would bite any bird that listened to me, dive bomb me shortly afterwards and make me chase him and catch him. Id put him in his cage for it every time and little by little he started calming down and behaving. Id leave him in his cage for a few days to get the point across that bullying wont get him attention. When i let him out hed behave for a while, that went on for about a year before he started getting better. Id have to leave him in his cage when i fed the others or he would fly over to there cage and start biting them for trying to eat. Cookie my Parrot was terrified of him to the point he would fly into the back bedroom just to get away from him. Cookie got so tired of him and happy that i was standing up to him that he would literally help me hurd him so i didn't have to catch him in the end. Before master chief got the point though Whenever master chief would try to claim cookies cage for himself master chief would sit ontop of his cage and run around trying to avoid me catching him. Cookie would block him instead of running away from him in the end and help me catch him. After a little while Master chief got the point and started leaving his cage alone. Saddly he died not long ago, i was devastated because despite how much hard work he could be he was a very lovely boy and very affectionate, he just didnt take oreders very well. Birds arent stupid they do get the point, and when you have a stubborn domineering one like master chief its actually more harmful for everyone to not catch him and assurt your authority. If you dont you risk other loosing faith in you and accepting the new flock leader and you risk the other birds well being by encouraging the biteing. Ignoring a domineering bird like master chief doesnt actually do anything to discourage them. The problem with this video list is than most think all birds are submissive and there not some are flock alphas and enjoy a fight, and they will challange anything that threatens their leadership.

[@vonderloo3184]

Yep, all bird flocks have Alphas. Steph is right. Even in poultry. I bred guinea fowl & Peafowl. They have alphas. And you had better watch that fighting for top alpha can get hurt by challengers. Anyways Ive had parakeets, parrots & cockatiels. My pied yellow faced male sings andy griffith & bridge over river quai. He talks. And loves to be chased when he screams. He is an asshole. Never liked hands since I got him as 8 months old. He is 9 now. He hates female cockatiels and would not let female in the nest box was his.. he is always looking for hidey holes to play house, in closets & under curio cabinet. The only thing that takes his ass down a notch & stops screaming is to clip both wings!!!!! Fixing ti do that tomorrow. Lmfao I even clipped my free range peafowl to keep them encouraged to stay in the fenced yard. :) they penned themselves at night, sometimes even in the separate chicken coop with the guinea fowl too.

[@guyjean-guy989]

@@Shinku_no_sanbun If you do it a few time and no harm comes to them, or it's just grab and cage with no bad intention, they end up seeing it as a game. To the point that I had a bird asking us to chase her (she was coming close to us chirping cheerfully) 3-4 times around the house before she wouldlet herself be grabbed. And she could see when we weren't really trying to catch her and was disapointed lol. Like ''what's wrong?''. Humans have no ideas how they are themselves bred in an overly paded environment.

[@cobb556]

Every bird and human combo is different. Hitting one is inexcusable, so is the bait and switch with a treat. Having one is a huge commitment, so spend time and be patient. Learn each other. It may take a couple of years but you'll get there.

[@msgonsalves3668]

I actually punish my parakeets by giving them hugs and kisses. I didn’t know that in the beginning they automatically don’t trust you, but from my results over time my little buddies literally come to me and take the love I give them. Kinda like they have to deal with it and realize it’s actually not bad at all and they love it. 🥰

[@BloonChip]

I had a bird before, we had him for a few months, one Sunday morning, me and my dad were getting ready to go to church, and my bird flew right out the front door. I was so sad. A couple more months later, my dad seen a video on social media, showing the same color bird on a sail boat, and the people who posted the video said they don't know that bird. It's been 6 years. I hope the bird was able to find a great home again. I hope, if it did die, it died peacefully.

[@Master_Ren]

I actually am currently grab training my conure and he quite like this stage. I am making sure that he know that if I grab him, I never mean him harm. He is quite a cuddly bird and likes being touched (in specific ways, sometimes he will "warning bite" to let me know I did something wrong and I pull away immediately to show him I didn't mean to do that). So when he cuddles in my palm (his favorite way of cuddling is when I put my hand in a cup shape and he cuddles into it) I will then stretch out my hand and grab him slowly and then immediately let go. I do that several times and increase the duration that he is being grabbed and sometimes maybe even squeeze a little to show him that even if I squeez a little, I never mean harm, and then go right back to the cup shape and to cuddles and preening and head scratches. He loves it and I think he might consider it another form of cuddling and sometimes it's like a game of peekaboo or something. My next stage will be slightly lifting him sometimes until one day he lets me hold him like that. That way he knows that whenever I grab and hold him it is never meant for harm and will always receive good things afterwards (like treats)

[@ZachyDevello]

I wish turning my back worked with my naughty boy... makes him even more angry. 🤣 my girl though... tell her she's been naughty and she immediately cuddles up and says I'm good girl. My heart melts. 🤣

[@Krill_Phil]

This video was so helpful! When I was a first-time bird owner, I unfortunately did most of these things. My bird is almost 3 years old now and still bites me a lot. I’ve been putting a lot of effort and research into being better for her and this video was a godsend. Thank you! ❤️

[@ParrotsAwesomeness]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brendajohnson9750]

I obtained a 2 yr old bird that wasn't tamed but it's been a year now and he is finally coming to my hand and finally eating out of my hand. It takes a lot of time and patience. Find his favorite treat and always have it to give to him. I started by getting him to let me scratch him thru his cage and I learned to never put my hand completely inside his cage. I hold my hand outside the door and he would come up for scratches. I'd love to know how your bird is doing now. Good luck 🤞

[@Krill_Phil]

@@brendajohnson9750 I’m happy to say that I believe she’s improving! She still bites me sometimes but overall it’s definitely been less often. I’m still learning all the time though. She doesn’t like it when I reach in to change her food or water dishes and HATES it when I wear gloves. So I take off my gloves when I go to pick her up and try to always take her out of the cage before changing her food or water. I’ve also been trying to reward her with treats more, though sometimes I forget.

[@brendajohnson9750]

@@Krill_Phil you're doing the right thing! 👏👏 patience was the key for me. I've had mine 1 year in April and she/he was 2 years old. Good luck 🤞 just message me anytime. I'm not an expert by no means tho lol. I bought a baby to keep him company and it help a lot but having 2 of them is a lot to keep up with as well.

[@Krill_Phil]

@@brendajohnson9750 Thanks mate, that’s good to know :)

[@sherlockholmes8329]

“A mirror can be psychologically damaging to your bird. Mirrors create a false perception of reality - the bird thinks it's talking to another bird when, in reality, it's talking to a reflection of itself.” Birds are incredibly hormonal and easily fall out of healthy hormonal balances. A mirror cannot interact back to a bird appropriately. Leading to fighting behavior, or constant attempts to mate met with nothing but rejection. It’s a psychological torment to have mirrors in bird cages. It’s fine to show them a mirror a few times but all the time in their cage is no bueno. Birds are difficult pets and hard to understand- they are easy to disappoint. Mirrors make them antisocial, depressed, aggravated, distraught and whatnot.

[@DirectlyHere]

It's incredibly easy to lose your birds trust too. All that happened on my end was I went on vacation and when I came back she was a biting mess. Have tried training mult. different ways and she's still the same. Now our relationship is she hangs out near me outside of her cage and I will attempt to pet her with my sweatshirt sleeve to protect my hands and still give her some affection. Birds aren't meant to be pets.

[@jagarfi]

this was very helpful! Thank you. I'm still working on this. The turning off the lights thing and the glove thing are great to know!

[@drschulz2455]

But dont oversea the fact That you Gotta be damn careful then. It’s very easy to grap with too much force and injure the bird because you dont have too much feeling Grabung with cloves..

[@thefearhawk8805]

@@drschulz2455 I lost all my bird trust by grabbing to hard!

[@AC-pp5ge]

How do you even hit such a lovely creature, oh my God. Tiny precious beings. I have two lovebirds, they are quite difficult to deal with and I work so much so I don't have much time for them... But I try to do my best

[@PetTunesMusic]

Thanks for sharing this, it's important to understand our behaviour does effect our pets!

[@mimisofia4775]

Omg I'm sobbing! My bird was taking a shower for the first time but fell and didn't understand it couldn't fly, I told them in a calm voice that I wouldn't let anything bad happen to them and then they fell, after that my bird never looked at me the same.

[@VolatileHunter2]

Its okay, try again, they are very smart and very scared sometimes

[@fuffoon]

My Ring Neck has become an indoor/outdoor free flying pet. She has a knowledge of the local environment and is visiting neighbors. She also is keeping our cherry tree under guard. We can finally harvest some cherries instead of having the magpies eat them all. When she first flew off we were sure she was a goner but she flies right back into the house to her cage all day long and calls back to the finger to watch a video of a Ring Neck or get a jelly bean. The entire household is better off now.

[@julymagnus493]

How do you do free flying? I'm never going to do it but I would like to know how and why people do that.

[@ChesterMcCoyJr]

From their story, sounds like the bird escaped and they got lucky

[@williamumanzor2594]

@@julymagnus493 you gotta train your bird to come back to you or some birds are so attached to you that they wouldn’t even think of flying away unless they are frightened

[@sail253]

​@@julymagnus493for parrots I think its actually really good for their health, mental and physical

[@wormsandmushrooms]

this is so useful! my sister went to college and since she came back for the summer one of my birds has been very aggressive with her. makes sense knowing how they hold grudges. however, my other bird wasn't aggressive with her at all, and has no issue being grabbed. i wonder why they're different?

[@angiep2229]

They all have their own personalities! It might just be that.

[@periculosumadversario]

They often can get jealous if there's more than 2 people involved, or 2 bird and 1 person etc. That's why it can be tricky to introduce a new partner in the household. And when it comes to Cockatoos...wow. They are the most aggressive birds when it comes to jealousy. They often punish the "new" part most severely. For them, it's 1-1, monoganous relationship/friendship for life, even if they are in flocks in the wild. My first Budgie got very upset when I hugged or kissed my wife, he should definately get in on it too, and pressed his little head in between us😄

[@AstralSparrows]

The conure that my grandma had loved me so much that she became a magnet and she loved to be picked up, and she was just the goofiest bird, though sadly she reached the end of her lifespan at the start of 2020 but she died peacefully on my lap. Atleast she was happy in the last moments 😊

[@niobedragones7347]

I only chase him around when he makes it a game, he loves to fly around and I'm always careful not to look aggressive

[@rebeccapenner3459]

Hahahahahahaha my bird legit lands on my shoulder and says "get the budgie," since it's what I say when I "try" to catch him in a game of chase.

[@niobedragones7347]

@@rebeccapenner3459 lol. Mine's usually grouchy but will occasionally land on people's heads 😋💜

[@dogeatturtle]

I don't even have a bird... why am I here?

[@myworkemail1812]

Get one!

[@Don4ever〆]

I have 2

[@baublesanddolls]

Because you want one. 😊

[@BraelynZachary]

Did you get one yet?

[@dogeatturtle]

@@BraelynZachary Not yet, can't do that... I did have birds in the past tho

[@Aleksandar6ix]

Haha. It took a long time to get my cockatiel trust after I got him. However, I owned him for 15 years and did many things 'wrong'. He lived free with flight, he masturbated on my foot, we fought and played like brothers, and he even got hurt a few times. He had a strong heart and refused to give up on life. He was about 27, sick, old, blind and we finally had to put him down. He loved us to death.

[@Rodox2k10]

That black bird be like "Ohh WOOW all clean up now even under da wings!!11!1!!"

[@oscarfunez3806]

Grabbing your bird depends. My Quaker Parrot "Tuki" Doesn't mind at all. (But because it's me. Everyone else in my family or stranger is a big no no. ) I can just straight up grab him like it's no big deal to him. My passed away Luna she did not like that. In conclusion. Over time you'll know your birds personality because not all of them are the same.

[@WorldsGreatestDeadBeatDad]

Mom: “Aw don’t you want a parrot again” Me: “no I want a bird that won’t hold a grudge against me for something I wasn’t completely aware of and don’t want to try again”

[@periculosumadversario]

It's important to understand they are different little personalities and some things can't always be changed. I've had 3 different Budgies and they've all been very different. Also, I early saw the need for them with eye contact, especially when talking to them, which most people (myself included then) not knowing they watch you with one eye at a time or with the head tillted, with can look weird at first. Only predatorial birds focus straight ahead; others need sight all around to avoid predators.

[@BornToDie64]

For my birthday, my dad surprised me with a bird and I watched this! I'm on holidays so my bird will only recognize my sister and father but I'll try to gain its trust when I get back!

[@__marioplayz__]

I have four parrots, two cockatiel and two ring neck, all in my back yard, three of them are quite healthy and fine, but because i am a dumbass, i forced bathed my youngest parrot, thinking it wasnt doing it by himself, i hope he starts to trust me again, and i regret what i did too

[@Fudgecake_74]

1:47 This depends on your bird, some birds don’t mind being picked up but if you’re trying to build your bird’s trust it’s not a great thing to do

[@Kaede_12]

thank you for this, ive been taking care of a bird and theres 3 things ive done wrong, thank you for this again

[@periculosumadversario]

I can't restrain from forwarding a fact I heard a couple of yrs ago: In Australia in the wild, they can live in flocks up to 3000 individuals; even with all that chattering, they can identify their parents call, their mates and offspring, as well as 'friends'. And, when they get targeted, are alone and being hunted by predators, they can do rushes at 30-50km/h and suddenly fold in their wings, roll up into a little ball and drop several hundred meters to throw their enemies off. Fantastic!

[@moldysponge.]

Ty for making this vid! I made the mistake of forcing it to bath i thought they just didn't want to and started splashing water on my cockatiel but fortunately i learned that can make a bird loose trust so i don't do it anymore and she will flap her wing or run around the cage fluffing up her feathers when she wants a bath

[@timchapman5567]

Birds never forget? That is frightening. And my cockatiel knows if I'm lying? That's worse still. Nobody else in my family meets those standards, thank goodness.

[@akm_1437]

2:50 whats that round thing made of steel at the end of the stick, making the stick fixed to the cage .. like can i buy it online and what should i search

[@Fudgecake_74]

To me it looks like 2 extremely strong magnets, one connected to the stick, the other outside of the cage. The thing is magnets aren’t a good idea for bird cages because they can fall, possible causing harm to your bird. Try asking a bird professional of what to use. 😊

[@user3141592635]

A person I know in Sweden, got bitten by one, He tried to force it to be tame. Now he got bitten in the finger, he forced the bird out in the winter, a thing I would never do. It is called Härverk, destruction. Another thing. A friend of my son, just saved a Cockatiel. She found it exhausted and in need of water and food outdoors. Somehow she could take or catch the little bird and feed it with water and food. It was near death. Very tame and nice to have a pruning. The Bird is now back to its human mates and recovering further.

[@Bunny-h1i4n]

Thanks veryyy much for the arabic translation omggg thhhxxxx im very pressuring this

[@PiDeeTronic.]

Another way to get an untamed bird into it's cage is to offer it food in a separate container with a perch (not your hands unless they trust it). This keeps it distracted while you move it back into its cage. It worked for me all the time! Water also works sometimes but birds don't drink much water so it won't be as effective. Hope this is useful!

[@oaksapling__]

my cockatiel is still young (only two months old), so she isn't very interested in treats and food. so instead, i gently cup my hands over her wings as i put her in. i know when she's totally against going in, because she starts biting near the cage entrance- that's my sign to cuddle her and try again later when she's more tired ( she's usually out of her cage since it's not her permanent one, so i only put her back in when she's flying too high and/or she's getting really tired and we both want to go to bed ). she's recently been getting more interested in food and eating all day, but she doesn't get distracted by it when she goes back in. her new cage should be coming in a week, and it's going to have so much more space for her to get around! I love her to death and want to do as much as i can to make her happy :D

[@Mo-ali23]

This is the best account fr,like i watched atleast 2 videos of theirs and i have managed to tame my cockatiels which i bought a month ago,this account and their videos are great and helpful,make sure to watch these vids

[@ParrotsAwesomeness]

So nice of you

[@JelloFluoride]

I somehow figured out how to care for a bird as an 11 year old. She was very sweet and we had a great bond. I miss her very much still.

[@titaniumwolf1123]

Ah yes just ignore it while it bites you HAHAHA good one. Have at it fluffy, I didn't need that ear anyway!

[@Hatsune_mikuxX]

5: punching it 4: yeet. It into the sky 3: eating another bird in front of them 2: calling chicken 1: using thier eggs as baseballs

[@iexuvia4610]

At first, I'm using the turn off the light method, but now, I'm just waiting for their relaxed mood where they just gonna sit and get fluffed, that's a sign for me that I can get them to step on my finger and put them in the cage with ease, works everytime.

[@ParrotsAwesomeness]

That's a great idea!

[@MaCal9591]

But sometimes you are in a hurry, leaving the house for example.

[@SunConureDad]

Very helpful video. Excellent tips. I have a sun conure and we have a great bond that's going 11 years strong. He has two cages, a day cage and a sleep cage. He's free flighted during the day and spends most of the day with me or on his playstands. I never put him in his cage. I just go over to the cage and look at him and say "come on" and he flies right over. He will often go into his sleep cage all without prompting because he recognizes the 'bedtime routine'. When I come home and go to take him out of his day cage, he won't come out on his own. He will sqwuack and lean forward and 'vibrate', but when I open the day cage door, he comes to the front and "waits" for my finger. He won't come out until I put my hand there. Then, he flies off. Its weird. I also have a noise I make when I want to pet him or give him scratches. If he is a bit hesitant or nervous, I make that noise and he immediately chills out and is cooperative. I NEVER force him into his cages and I don't grab him either. I encourage positive reinforcement to avoid bad behaviors. If they get treats or rewards when they do good things but not when they do bad things, they will soon differentiate the two. When my sun conure wants a bath, he flies onto the faucet, ruffles his feathers and sneezes. When he wants juice, he flies onto the top of the fridge and sticks his tongue out and wags it. They have ways of communicating with us and that should be encouraged.

[@ShariaLawAllDay]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful experience. If you've never held your conure before, then how do you clip his nails? I have a budgie bird and I want to clip his nails but I'm afraid of the bad consequences of holding him to cut them then loosing his trust.

[@Mazapanzer]

Thank you! I’ve always had struggle handling my bird when it comes to nail cutting

[@PiDeeTronic.]

I have a budgie who is an adult now and when I got him he was very scared but now he is the complete opposite. He enjoys being stroked on his neck and rarely declines food from me and never runs away from me. When I have to grab him, he just stays in my hand without trying to escape or bite me just as if I put a seatbelt on him. I do agree with this video in general but how much the bird keeps grudges depends on its trust and personality.

[@annawarner7516]

Good advice! I made the mistake of grabbing my bird to give him a bath in sink when he got dirty and I had to practically re tame him afterwards!

[@Arthas972]

3:00 that’s not biting anyway, that’s beaking. When a bird really bites, they draw blood. I’ve been bit before

[@chelsthegameruiner8669]

Though I rarely interact with my sister's Quaker Parrot, the little guy is always excited to see me when I poke my head in her room. The parrot knows I'm a gentle giant because she sees me with our cat usually and how kind I am to him. I'm the same way with the bird, I speak nicely which explains why she gets excited to see me. TLDR, I physically can't bring myself to be rude to an animal, been that way ever since I was a kid. Though I never pet the parrot we own, I've grown to love birds from our interactions

[@OnlyKaerius]

Some parrots like being petted, when I was in middle school I knew someone with a cockatoo, which loved being petted on its back, between the wings, it would spread its wings a bit to make room, and I would pet it, carefully along the grain of the feathers.

[@stefdezy1562]

Thanks for the video! It should be noted that punishment is *not* the same as negative reinforcement, this is an extremely common misconception. Punishment is *adding* a *negative* stimulus to the environment, such as yelling at the bird, hitting etc. Negative reinforcement involves the *removal* of a * positive* stimulus from the environment, such as the examples mentioned in the video (or removing yourself from the bird's environment when problem behaviour occurs. If the bird views you as a positive stimulus, then this should eventually reduce the occurrence of said problem behaviour. Like you said, birdsaround do not understand punishment and therefore don't learn through such tactics (in fact, lots of birds enjoy garnering both positive *AND* negative reactions from humans). However, they can and *DO* learn through negative reinforcement, (which again, is absolutely *NOT* the same thing as punishment, as the stigma surrounding the term implies).

[@sircharlesvonpimpsmack7667]

I adopted a cockatiel that was abused by children invading his space with their hands. I always felt like I wasn't doing things right to gain his trust. I would bath him gently but clearly I was not doing the right thing to foster positive relations with him. I loved that bird dearly and I had to chase him around so the dogs wouldn't get ideas. Ultimately my friend's brother killed him using a kerosene heater and the fumes rose up from the garage and ended all three birds in the room above. Rest in peace Simon. I am sorry I wasn't a better owner.

[@commandercody8085]

bruh ur friend's brother is horrible

[@redblasphemy9204]

What the hell dude...

[@chaos-ku4vw]

@@redblasphemy9204 such things are way more common a thing than you think dude. As a teenager my friend had a pet rat that lived in the hallway and we were doing all the girly things girls do in her room with the door closed....at this point we were removing our nail polish with nail polish remover and putting new stuff on. After finishing doing that we went out of her room and the rat was dead with blood coming out its nose. Many things are toxic to animals that one would not even realise such as nail polish remover and you can be in another room doing it with the door closed and it can still kill them. Just fyi.

[@brianvalenti1207]

My birds very nearly died because the neighbors painted their house. The fumes came in from the open window and my birdies were coughing up little bits of blood. My birdies ended up being fine, and there was no way the neighbors could have possibly foreseen that. They felt bad and graciously agreed to give me a heads up the next time they had a big painting project.

[@wael094646]

I think its all about reading your parrots body language. My parrot loves when I pick him up and give him kisses. Also he doesn’t like to take showers, no matter how much I tried to get him to do it. Even though I kinda force him to shower ever few weeks, after the shower he just stands on my shoulder or hand and just eats a treat like nothing happened lol.

[@IHEARTMYSELF128]

My bird will never do that lol 😂

[@some_meme6707]

I don't own any pet birds but I do have chickens. It's interesting to see the differences between them. An example of this is water. In most cases I've seen, chickens despise getting wet, regardless of previous experiences. They still love baths but only the type that involves dust instead of water. Guess they are simply more based on instinctual behaviours as opposed to learned ones. Then again they still recognize people based on their hands (and sometimes footwear) so who's to say that's really the case?

[@linalove9925]

I need help, I have a lovebird for 3 Years and he was sick and I was so stupid that I didn't know that, and he is friendly I haven't trained him, but from now I want to train him since last 3 Years I didn't give him enough attention, and now he's scared and stressed and sick, what should I do to train him he bites me everytime, helpp

[@Loooppp]

If you build deep communication, you can apologise after a mistake. Sometimes just thinking is enough, but its a long process. Birds are receptives, much than dogs...

[@kadenmacdonald9325]

For me personally I have two love birds and and they are mates. I got them from an abandoned apartment building and they were unhappy scared and nearly traumatized. I’ve had them for half a year and they are happier then a pig in 💩. They love being held and they put their trust in me and I’m extremely grateful 😊

[@kadenmacdonald9325]

For me they like and understand everything I do so this video does not really apply for me but for new bird owners just take it slow for the first week or two then they can really warm up to you.

[@kadenmacdonald9325]

At first they were aggressive and they would bite. In the first week with my methods they love to hang out they love to cuddle in my sweater. The female is kinda like a cat or the personality of one😂

[@kadenmacdonald9325]

But don’t take it to heart all birds are not the same and could be completely different for other people as seen in the video👌🏻🤌🏻

[@shammusomalley8986]

I don’t allow any animal into my house that feels it’s obliged to poop anywhere.

[@geybackgeybackson2838]

It's not something they do deliberately. Birds lack the musculature that is necessary to hold it in.

[@Illogical.]

Underrated channel. I no longer have birds though.

[@eugeneelyjr3037]

I agree with all except the grabbing. I don't grab my conure like a dirty sock or something. I cup my hands around him and say "I'm gonna getcha!" But I say it in a playful voice. And he starts shaking his head from side to side and I cup him in my hands very gently and give him kisses. He loves that! If he's facing away from me he will actually back up towards me and let me grab him. That is trust! And as we all know birds have very different personalities.

[@BIRDSEED-g4m]

Thanks for telling me

[@kawaiisnail0864]

I got my bird from a potentially not so great situation. I'm not sure if she has trauma, but she likes to stay in her cage alot. When I try to take her out and hang out with her, she won't climb onto my hand, and I can't leave the cage open because I have dogs. Even if I do leave the cage open, she never comes out. I've had her for 3 years, and she still doesn't trust me and bites me. She won't eat from my hand or let me pet her either. I'm unsure what to do anymore, but I don't want her to feel alone. Please, if anybody has advice let me know

[@brianvalenti1207]

What kind of bird? I'd try a rotinue of some kind. Something you do every day that becomes predictable and gives her attention. Like whistling the same song to her every day. Or get a second cage and always move her to her daytime cage at the same time.

[@kawaiisnail0864]

She's a cockatiel, we don't know her gender but we call it a girl. Thank you for the advice

[@elibear8530]

thankyou for your succintness we must love the beings we live with they depend on us completely and we all flourish through loving compassionate understanding

[@thisisgoodnews8043]

Our French teacher Madam Dalton used to have 3 budgies in her classroom and she always let them out to fly around and they would go up to the top of the hanging lights and she had to chase them with a yard stick to get them to come down and I always thought why don’t you just offer them a treat but it was funny to watch her stand on the desk waving that stick around so I never said anything.

[@joostdriesens3984]

Did you learn any French in that classroom..? it sounds chaotic. 😄

[@thisisgoodnews8043]

Yes I still remember lots of basic words like colors and numbers and foods. I don’t remember much conversational phrases just like how are you and my name is and can I sharpen my pencil and what is the date today. Come to think of it I can’t even remember what bird is in French but I know egg is l’ouefe

[@drago9788]

Me : chase my bird My bird : hate the room and love me

[@ponglenis9273]

My mother is doing all the wrongs on this, and still blames me and my sister being responsible for how our cockatiel stopped being tame.

[@VirtuesOfSin]

1: Looking back, kinda lucky that my bird didn't hate me. Had to chase him around a few times because it was bed time and he didn't want to go into his cage so we would have to chase him around to get him a little to get him on our hand. Though it seems like it was a game to him since half the time he'd be making the "Haha" noise at us 3: Okay, I definitely had a weird bird. He LOVED to be grabbed/held in our hands to the point he would fly on us while we were sitting on a chair/couch and try grabbing and lifting our hands until we would grab him so he would relax. Like, there was a difference between him wanting to get fluffed under his neck and when he wanted to be grabbed and held. I guess he linked being held in our hands as some form of security or something? 4: Only time we ever put the covers over our birds cage was during bed time, though we usually put it on the cage at night so he wouldn't wake up the whole house at 5:30am during the buttcrack of dawn. xD Mom never forgave me for forgetting to bedtime cover the bird and he was squawking his loudest to wake us up as soon as the sun was up. Still remember the day he passed away... Was a finals day for all my classes and felt like I did a great job on all of them. Came home that day and my mom holding back tears and the bird wasn't in his cage. It was... painful learning that he passed while I wasn't home. I got 100% in all my tests, but it didn't take the sting away...

[@donwu-py6gw]

So informative and comprehensive, thanks a lot! But, how to regain it's trust again?!

[@petraantal513]

hi! i want to ask for your help. i have a budgie and i couldn’t do anything else than grabbing it in a situation but from then he is so scared of me and i can’t do anything to bond with him. what should i do? + he doesnt like millet. tysm if you respond i dont know what to do anymore.

[@chaos3545]

If you have trouble getting a bird into a cage, like the video said, don’t trick them. Instead, do what the person in the video did, except DO give the birds a treat. It is basically like training them

[@Mint_ChanGacha]

Is it ok if i bath them every sunday?

[@lazygizmo]

When i was a kid I had a Cockatiel female. was sweet and loving. Then on Halloween night it layed a clutch of infertile eggs and her attitude went straight in the toilet. violent, territorial, loud and the attitude never changed. I would pet it and it liked to be scratched on the head but would always end in a bite. Even though she wanted to be scratched. Fuck that bird. lmao

[@leonarderdman1962]

I'm On my third cockatiel, and the first one was given to me by my fiancé for Valentine's Day 2012. oh My God, I had no idea they could be so loving.

[@internetconspiracy7525]

remember ; Birbs NEVER forget!!!

[@mauricemordecai4376]

I have a Hybrid Sun Conjure that is usually in my office since I work from home. But they can be overwhelming loud and nippy at times. I dont punish her by putting her in the cage. I just put her in one of our full bathrooms that have large windows and room to fly around. But I still check on her every other hour and give her food and fresh water. I do chase her once in a while when she acts up, but she seems to enjoy it. She flys around why I chase after her. Then I just sit down and she eventually flys and lands all my shoulder. I kiss her on her beck to let her know and she loves that.

[@eschwarz1003]

Yes, no shortcuts or messing around, they need realness

[@5DNRG]

It's clear from the messages in this video that there are some who truly underestimate animals let alone a super evolved species like a bird.

[@Tani91able]

Oh, Oh! I do everything wrong 😂 Now I'm here wondering why does she still loves and trust me 😹😹 We even crested a chasing game 🥺

[@bl_iss]

The funny thing about grabbing is that they don't trust me outside the cage, don't like when I grab them (squirming in my hands), but once they're inside again they will act like nothing happened and play with my hand like always 😂

[@LoreNzoEggboi]

Awesome video, everything in it is just so true. Patience is key!

[@ParrotsAwesomeness]

So true!

[@orphic487]

Oh my! now I understand why I'm losing my bird trust thanks for these advices.. ❤️

[@thefearhawk8805]

Yes! If only I knew that it can cost bird trust slapping the shit out of my birb.

[@traviswilkins-kd6jx]

@@thefearhawk8805 fuck, that was funny

[@hawraawakil6027]

I dont punish and dont lie i train my bird to step up by putting the treat behind my finger so when he comes on my finger he gets the treat i cover the cage so he can sleep

[@ahabduennschitz7670]

"If youre Bird is bitting, just ignore it" Ahhh yesss... should I call an Ambulance in between or just wait till he bite all my Fingers off?

[@rustyshackleford2022]

I gave my buird a oil bath , he loved it I recommended seasoning both sides and heating to 165 f

[@Tequilasaur]

Which is better, Motul or Liqui-Moly?

[@ShidPoster9000]

Don't smack your bird out of the air

[@shafaf0]

I've done all but grabbing and my bond with my bird is beyond lovely

[@Vinnie_2000]

Thanks my eclectus trusts me now😊

[@lolaby2]

😂 vet: “just grab him” Me: 😰

[@alterrex2287]

My father died 25 days ago So we have to shift to uncle home There kids don't like birds So i had to Give my both female birds to my friend for time being But uh know what She still recognizes me She starts screaming when she hears my bike entrs the street I don't give her much time I also lie to her when am leaving and have to put her in cage I also make her away from me by yelling at her and pushing her back so she get used to live without me But she still loves me the most🥰 I love her I lost my dad and she lost her dad She was used to wait for me for whole day to come back from offc She was used to my fur rubbing gud nyt tym She knew my bike sound She knew that she don't have to bite anyone when am there She was jealous of other birds and cats when i pet them She is now compromising with the situation She is the best pet bird I miss her I know she felt the same as i felt But she acted the same as i Like nothing happed My father loved her alot Nothing is like before It happens💔😊but its ok😅😊

[@villabong11]

So my bird is relatively new here, but she is so easygoing that accept food from outside and inside her jail with my hand, also eat from my hand, and now she even stand in my shoulder and like to play with ear and hair, but she kinda hate my finger when I try to massage her cheeks or back, perhaps we are going a bit fast? What should I do?. 10 years ago I had another tiel, and he was very stubborn and not friendly at all at first but with a lot of patience we became friends i could massage him but it took months in order to do that

[@jonny2g650]

A bird definitely made this video to trick us

[@GyorchelloDumelo]

🤣🤣

[@__-qf1vh]

Can you help? I found a cockatiel outside and brought it home at least two hours ago. It was standing at the window of my room. I don’t know what to do. It doesn’t sing or move much, and I don’t know what to feed it. When I get close to it, it starts biting me. What do I do Maybe some advice

[@manolemariussorin]

My bird is scared of finger. What can i do about that?

[@xdgamer3938]

You can put a treat it like behind it he will come giv him the treat only when he goes on your finger

[@zohairshakir9967]

dont be scared of the bite and be patient. most likely it associates your finger with punishment

[@manolemariussorin]

@@zohairshakir9967 i'm not scared, i just want to know how to make him not be scared of fingers or hans

[@jaydragonplays]

Try to whisle or do that "smooch" sound. Birds always loves whisling or any soft noise.

[@OverAndOverAndOver]

01:30 I mean my tiel hates water and didn't "want" to bathe until a few weeks ago, several years later, and yet still won't get in the water unless I am too

[@cozmolikeytrainz]

Your channel is very useful for teaching me what to do and not do to my burd. My bird used to absolutely HATE me but now thanks to your tips, Now I know that if my bird fluffs or preens himself he feels calm or safe. Thanks bub

[@Nerobyrne]

What I learned from this video is that birds understand consent a lot better than quite a few people I've met. They also have better memory ^^