Athena - top of cere pinnies finally ripe!

Athena's little spike patch is finally ripe!

[@exmitter236]

It’s cute how his pupils keep dilating throughout the video, you can tell he likes to watch while you help him out.

[@sasfsa-dc9ic]

she's a pretty female birb.

[@kirkygirl]

Once again, I am in awe of just how much your cutie little birdy buddies love and trust you. They're so sweet, with their fluffed up heads and pinning eyes, and how they show you where to go to get the next pin out. That's the whole package of satisfaction for me!😊

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Thank you so much for your kind words - it really makes me super happy when people notice these things❤️❤️❤️

[@We_Are_All_Vultures]

​@@pinfeathersgaloreyou're so gentle and steady handed

[@TheCapitalLetterM]

It's interesting how it's pretty aware of what you're doing. It understands that you're trying to help with pin feathers and let's you know if it's done with a particular spot getting pulled, shaking its head like "That's enough there."

[@kateymateymusic1]

She’s so patient. I wish my boys liked their pinnies being scratched. It’s like pimple popping but for birds 😅.

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Yess its my obsession haha and instead of pus I get dander xD

[@TVHouseHistorian]

This so triggers my OCD. ❤️

[@MLMLML000]

This is exactly what i was thinking. Must feel so good for the bird

[@MaddyLockman]

Keratin

[@delicateBruise]

Ahh so many pinfeathers, so much satisfaction❤

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Thank you!! So happy you're enjoying this❤️

[@falsebaroness]

Patient lady is soothed.

[@blaberid]

Athena is the eye pinning champion of the century!

[@pinfeathersgalore]

She's also the sweetest budgie ever!

[@GoldenFrizbee]

I love watching his eyes dilate when you free a feather. It must feel so good!!

[@angierif]

I don't know why but the bird giving the strong stare at the camera in the beginning is super funny to me 😂😂😂

[@joot9184]

She trusts you soo much

[@Enko-un3rt]

i absolutely adore birds so much, the aspect of them needing time to trust reminds me of myself, the sound of their loud chirping reminds me that i do infact have a friend, they are also just so beautiful and friendly

[@niolund8673]

Very satisfying I feel completely blissful looking at it😊

[@Amanda-zn7ox]

This video specifically is the most satisfying to me. Probably because the pinnies are so distinct, and you can clearly see the coat coming off. My two budgies are so scared, even of my hands, so I can't do this for them. I don't think I've even seen them preen each other, either.

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Thank you! I se my budgies preen each other, and somtimes they don't bother with the pinnies. Other times they have a whole head of pins in the morning, and it's all gone by the time I get home from work 😂 I do recommend just taking to your business every day, sit next to them and show them some spray millet. They may not come to you until a few days in, but let them come to you! Soon enough they'll be jumping on your hand to eat those treats.

[@ClevorBelmont]

My skin is crawling but I can’t stop watching 😂

[@pinfeathersgalore]

@@ClevorBelmont aww! *Rubs back* hope you feel better!

[@NaturalWorld253]

This is the equivalent of a facial to a bird…nice and relaxing

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Thank you :)

[@daflondon]

Spectacular!

[@shruggling]

Love this stuff, especially the ones above the beak!

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Yessss so satisfying!!

[@tartsonawire]

Hello, Ms Athena. You look lovely, as always.

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Athena says thank you for the compliment!❤️❤️❤️

[@allinsonsherratt418]

Beautiful violet blue & lime green highlights ❤ Someone was enjoying the attention 😅

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Athena says thank you ☺️

[@janettebecerra2788]

This is way more satisfying than pimple popping!

[@pinfeathersgalore]

@@janettebecerra2788 thank you so much!❤️ I think so too! No gross juices, hehe!

[@JaneCooper190072]

Can I come to your house and do some of them :)

[@xyz7572]

Aaaahh I wish I could reach into the video and squish the pin feathers myself with my fingers 😆 My birdies rub their heads against everything in their cages whenever they get pin feathers so there’s never anything for me to help them with lol

[@pinfeathersgalore]

I wish you could do that too! Esp if you have fingernails!! I get your pain, many of my budgies finally paired off all of a sudden so a lot of them have budgie friends to preen them :)

[@lorangaross6337]

Внучка Т-Рекса такая милая.

[@pinfeathersgalore]

хахаха спасибо! Могу поспорить, что тираннозавр с перьями был таким же милым. Если бы я мог вернуться в прошлое, я бы последовал за ними, и пинцет мне тоже не понадобится!

[@gryffynda1]

That’s alotsa feather dust!

[@that1chalkblob]

I love it when I can preen my green cheek, I swear it's the most satisfying thing

[@W-I463]

So satisfying ❤ ur tweezers rly work like a birds beak

[@Chengeist]

Watching this is oddly satisfying.

[@lorangaross6337]

Как искусственную ёлку распаковывают.

[@tamatamu3817]

素晴らしいほぐし技 いつまでも見てられる🦜

[@kidzbop38isstraightfire92]

Man you missed so many of those...i reallt hope you went back and got them

[@TheePrincessBrat]

If the feathers aren’t ready to be released, it will hurt the bird.

[@ALIENIGHTMARE]

I do the same for my bird but with my own sharp nails 💅 🙃 result- the same 😅 this is really satisfying to watch ❤

[@chriscavy]

Beautiful bird!

[@lifesyphon1]

As soon as this video started, she turned her head toward the camera like “excuse me? Can I help you?”

[@greatnate29]

Seems to be helpful but I think you are pulling just a bit too much. Just crushing the sheath of the pinn feathers is probably fine. I usually notice that the rest will just release with movement and them scratching their own head.

[@givemeoats]

such a good birb

[@caylorandbrandywatson5669]

Can you please do a finger scratch next time . Great video ❤

[@aporue5893]

she's so cute!!! 💕☺

[@darkdaygirl]

Must you do it right above the laptop keyboard??? What a mess that will make!!

[@christopherherr7561]

After an injury and recovery, my budgie actually lets me preen him now too. But my fingers are too fat for his little head. How did you get them accustomed to the tweezers?

[@pinfeathersgalore]

@@christopherherr7561 I actually don't know haha. But I did it slowly. First put blunt tweezers near them, let them bite it and get accustomed. Then the best part, rub the tweezers (closed) against their cheeks. The moment the tweezers scritch they'll automatically like it!! And then you can slowly open the tweezers and test it on the regular feathers. Take it very slow and easy. Anytime the bird looks nervous, back off :) and lots of spray millet after.

[@pinfeathersgalore]

@@christopherherr7561 and congrats on the recovery of your little birdie!!

[@Miyahideko]

Amazingggggg. She must be thinking about how inefficient human beaks are

[@behkleei]

I drool watching this it’s so weird! Btw u can do it with ur hands i like both whatever suits your babies❤❤

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Thank you so much!! I always feel the best using my fingers, but it's so hard to get in there :) I'm def drooling when I'm doing this...every.single.time hahahaha

[@behkleei]

@@pinfeathersgalorelol❤❤

[@pnkpanther4203]

oddly satisfying

[@iam_churchill]

Do you ever faced a feather cysts problem on budgies..

[@newcrescentcanoe]

I want to watch more long version!

[@meglove6214]

Do u ever try with your fingers? I feel like u could get a bunch at once lol. But i love these vids

[@tatianaprettyy]

What is this, and what does this do for the parakeet? (Sorry, not too educated on this)

[@nawaf21212]

شكرًا

[@pinfeathersgalore]

شكراً جزيلاً! انت لطيف جدا!

[@AgentRains]

Whst happens if you pull the stuff off too soon? This is so fun to watch byw!

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Thank you! Usually when its not ready, it's bendy and the bird will let you know very quick that it's not ready, haha xD. They'll yank their head away, or nibble on my fingers.

[@Floopfloops]

Do scritches, just simply scratch-petting not work this? Simply wondering.

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Absolutely scratch petting works! And that's the best way, too. It's just for me, I can't get into the inner nooks and crannies of the puffs because my fingers are too fat! If you have some nails, the birds love it when more!

[@ashleeplagge8970]

Why does it look like his nose is peeling off his face tho?

[@wbann]

Я обычно такое руками чищу, мой кайфует

[@hannahmumma]

Does it hurt?

[@pinfeathersgalore]

The white ones don't hurt!

[@Night_m4re_Bl00dmoon]

Does this hurt the bird at all?

[@InnocentGuillotine]

Not if the pinfeathers are finished developing, which these all looked to be. There is some risk with using tweezers specifically, since a lot of people lack the finesse to avoid poking if the bird moves suddenly even if the bird is used to them (which doesn't seem to be an issue here), but it's not innately harmful and especially not if the bird is allowed to determine where/if the human touches like in this case. It's just not often *needed* if you have a flock since the birds will preen their buddies' pinfeathers.

[@Night_m4re_Bl00dmoon]

@@InnocentGuillotine ohh okay, thank you for the clarification

[@patriotsunite2197]

She shouldn't be bleeding. Too much blood loss is life threatening.

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Don't worry, no blood loss whatsoever :)

[@txt9436]

めくったら3本あってひえ〜

[@tori_to_dokushin]

🤤🥰

[@pinfeathersgalore]

That's exactly my face when I preen her hahahha

[@lucyberry9087]

Watch babies eye with them tweezers, needs warm water bath as very flake. Some of those feathers weren't ready to snip 😢

[@wickedimpulse]

Oh? I thought you were supposed to ram the tweezers directly into their eyes 🤔

[@lexineharpur780]

Really good. Could we have longer on the front forehead pinnies please?🤏🐤🪶🪶💜

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Yessss most definitely!!

[@janebaron657]

Wow - what a preening session! Absolutely wonderful. In addition to watching those fabulous pin feathers fall, I loved watching Athena's pupils dilate and constrict.; made me wonder what she was looking at! I'm wondering, however, why you chose to pull offf the sheaths rtight over your pc keyboard; it would seem pretty likely that all the dust created would harm the computer.

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Yessss haha I noticed most of the dust went behind my laptop instead of over the keyboard! Not sure why!

[@janebaron657]

Another question: why do you prefer to use tweezers to preen the feathers?

[@penguin44ca]

Never use those. Use your thumb and finger

[@MyXyle666]

With how small these are, I dont think using your fingers would be very effective.

[@tugceulu8439]

Lütfen tüm tüylerinin açıldığı uzun bir video yayınlarmısınız🐤

[@blaznpookie]

Look at her eye, she LOVES that, hahaha

[@pinfeathersgalore]

She's even telling me where to go!

[@vasilisapaukova]

Her eyes: 👁👁

[@Lisa_the_Cottage_Witch]

What are these little “pinkies” or pin feathers? Is it common? I’ve never had birds, an I don’t remember my grandparents’ parrot having these.

[@xyz7572]

Just like humans drop strands of hair and grow out new ones, birds drop feathers and grow out new ones. New feathers grow inside a protective “tube” of keratin, which then falls away / can be scratched away when the feather is fully grown 😊 How many feathers a bird drops at once and how obvious it is depends on the species; lovebirds for example, seem to in general have pin feathers that are much more dispersed and “hidden” than budgies, like the bird in this video. But it definitely depends on each individual bird also! Some parrots scratch the pins off themselves, so you can almost never see them lol

[@pinfeathersgalore]

They're pink when they're full of blood, and white when they're good to go! All birds have them and get new feathers this way :)

[@Justadonkey]

The ones on her crest look like little sprouting mushrooms

[@kathrynshortt5461]

Show the pinnie casing pile

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Darn it I forgot!! Next time for sure!

[@behkleei]

Ive watched this video like five times-

[@pinfeathersgalore]

That makes me sooo happy...to be honest I watch this video a few times too kekekekekeke

[@behkleei]

@@pinfeathersgalore HEHEHEHEHEH

[@oyasuminva]

Her little eye pining every time those pins get pulled or break off, oh my god. I miss having budgies ; ;

[@pinfeathersgalore]

@@oyasuminva aren't budgies the sweetest? :)

[@judysears6417]

what is this???

[@sullymaster96]

Why is it so relaxing to watch it give me chills.

[@kimberlykinkysweet1091]

Okay i didn't know that this was a thing. I've got 4 birds and unless i have food in my hand when they're hungry, I don't get to even feel them when sitting on my hand or arm. And forget even holding them, they will peck the shit outta me.

[@JaneCooper190072]

Like most animals, I think you would have to start handling them at a very young age

[@W-I463]

​@JaneCooper190072 you can form a relationship with an adult, it just takes time. Raising a baby parrot comes with its own issues.

[@jewlesw.2437]

Is this very recommended ? I hope so because i love watching these❤❤😂 Your so patient and so is the bird. I thought parakeets were too hyper to be still for this. wOW.. thanks for sharing

[@DecrepitBiden]

When I had budgies, I would do this with my fingers.

[@charAZ6398]

good one!

[@pinfeathersgalore]

Thank you🥹❤️

[@malipot3291]

Machen sie das nicht er ist in der Mauser er oder sie bekommt neu Feder sie braucht vitamine und nicht schneden Feder 🪶

[@farifaisal009]

😍🌺

[@RealHomeRecording]

Why not let them fall out naturally?

[@jocelyngray6306]

I think they don't. They preen them themselves, but they can't reach every spot. Or they prefer when another does it, like a friend or a mate. They're social animals.

[@janebaron657]

The keratin sheaths surrounding the new feather can be very itchy and uncomfortable, so helping preen the feathers in areas they can't reach brings some relief to the bird

[@RealHomeRecording]

@@janebaron657 ahh...makes sense. I have a pair of budgies and they probably help each other out!

[@ryantownsend2730]

Why do this?

[@W-I463]

It's fun for the human and makes the bird more comfortable. The only reason not to do it is if the human or bird is scared.

[@flamefangstar]

Question, why remove?

[@kateymateymusic1]

Because they would be preened off by a bird partner in the wild . It’s an act of love and care towards each other. Some birds don’t like being preened by humans though :-)

[@Jay_Z.]

What Katey said above. Also it is like you getting a haircut! Feels good and soothing. You gotta let your new hair grow in, just like budgies have have new feathers come in! I would never advise to do this to a budgie unless you are VERY trained and careful. If your budgie trust you enough to let you even do it. These two obviously trust each other.

[@PlutoDarknight]

Strictly speaking, it isn't necessary. The sheathes of the feathers are made of keratin to protect the new feather, it will eventually dry out and flake off naturally. However, many birds in the wild have their pin feathers preened open by close flockmates as it simply feels good for the bird in question. Like scratching an itch or being brushed by your significant other. Birds can't do it themselves in specific areas (especially anything around the head) and if your bird trusts you enough, they may like it if you perform that preening duty for them. Pinfeathers Galore is very close to their birds and very experienced with using tweezers to simulate the beak nipping off the keratin but even just two fingers will do just fine and likely even further the bond a bird has with their human companion.

[@flamefangstar]

@@PlutoDarknight OHHH! neat :0!

[@TheCandiceWang]

It isn't necessary to and she has a flock right there. There need to be warnings on these every time. No one no one should be tweezing a birds pin feathers without being a certified professional or having done it thousands of times and having the trust of their parrot. It really shouldnt be done with a human tool AT ALL, only with fingers, u can scratch your bird just as you scratch your dog. See how she gets scared a couple times. One wrong move by a naive, innocent young person doing this to their bird could BLIND or Kill their bird. And then they will blame this channel. That is why there need to be warnings every. Single. Time. Watch other parrot channels - this just isn't done. It's not safe and you can seriously kill your bird. Just bc she's been OK with it, doesn't mean you will be. And the likelihood is most ppl would never be able to safely tweeze their birds with tools that could literally bleed them out.