Reacting to Very Old Bird Care Books...

[@Pigeon_lady]

Whoever wrote the first book created some kind of radioactive bird that could survive anything

[@BirdNerdSophie]

These books show just how far we have come in improving parrot care standards!

[@TheParrotTeacher]

The funny thing is, people still use some of this stuff. I know people say we've come a long way, but we also have a much longer way to go too!

[@ElleAndTheBirds]

Very true! Although at least today we know a lot more in general.

[@TheParrotTeacher]

@@ElleAndTheBirds also true! Plus there’s so many trying to change things for the better!

[@lotus_fruitloopz]

@@TheParrotTeacherthey still put rusty nails in their bird’s water

[@JustARandomPerson-dr7uv]

​@@lotus_fruitloopzI think it's some warped misunderstanding of iodine needs in birds. Like they were sort of on the right track, kind of, maybe. Iodine is essential to a fully functioning thyroid and long life of a bird..... they just weren't completely right yet back then. The fact its in a weird way sort of grounded in truth, kind of I think is what makes it so hard to dispel the outright dangerous myth that the need iron in the water via a nail. That's of course outright wrong, but it's close to the truth that they do in fact need iodine when in captivity that its so hard to get people to let go of the old practice and embrace the new one that is actually factual and essential.

[@kyojurorengoku4223]

Omg I’m so glad to see you back on the platform!!! You are the reason I got a bird. He is a cockatiel. Thanks for all of the helpful info for bird owners that you have on your channel. ❤

[@esterakovnatska3944]

SAME!! After seeing her video I became very interested in birds. After seeing Ducky I got a male cockatiel:))

[@Pinapple1483]

Me toooOoOO I have 7 birds 😅😅😅 hehe😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@LouiseHultcrantz]

I just love the tip about "is your bird on the brink of death? Try cutting it's toe off and dunk it in cold water"😂

[@papagen00]

yes it also works on a human.

[@Haunteddollllover]

Lol it scared me

[@OfficialPetGirl]

Even though the care in most of the books wasn’t ideal, I did appreciate that one of authors didn’t agree with wing clipping!

[@bonniethebeauty_9058]

my dad told me that humans can get some bird colds and we can catch them too- he also taught me to care for my first parrot a tiny bit forcfully for my parrot with the wrong diet etc, the way he did when he was a kid. I did try to do it right though and she loved me nonetheless. if I ever get another parrot, I’ll be sure to care for them properly, I started researching about parrots and birds since 8 months before my cockatiel flame’s death, I still learn as much as I can to this day. Thanks for the videos that give me more ideas to research deeper into! Good job, Elle. x

[@jenbunny9112]

This video was very interesting and informative! Loved it ! Great job on this! Loved that you repeated the time line reminding people this is not healthy I think some owners think this is still the way and you helped clarifying it, thank you

[@punchy3458]

I haven’t watched you in a while but I have my bird now! He’s a green budgie and I named him coconut❤ I love your videos!!

[@loripenney4925]

This was very interesting and some of it was actually shocking! I agree that we have come so far and continuing to learn is the best way forward for our beloved birds!

[@JuliaJohnson-o6w]

I am sorry, I haven’t been watching your videos a whole lot, I had no idea that Thistle passed, I am sooooo sorry for your loss 💔💔💔😭😭😭

[@Deema_moelshehri]

i am actually gonna buy your essentials kit for my green cheek conure with a flight cage because i’ve watched your videos and learned so much and i even learned how to make chop💙.

[@esterakovnatska3944]

I WAS WAITING FOR A VIDEO FOR SOOO LONG!!! Thank you for spending your time to make a video for us❤ Also I love how you did your makeup) Hope you have a great, great day!!

[@Rowlet72.2]

The books in the video just prove how much we humans have improved in taking care of birds and how much we have really explored their true meaning!

[@thebirdflock9753]

Hi Elle I love your vids and I’m so sorry for your loss of bluebell and thistle. Bluebell was a great bird for you to get improved on but now you are very experienced and teaching other people just like me you helped me improve so much I would love to meet you one day and I don’t think I live to far from you😂

[@GojoSaturo6900]

Finally I can see her after a month❤❤❤

[@aroindarkness233]

You are finally back! Happy to see you!!! 🤗

[@KateH2024]

Omg I love your videos can't wait for next vid

[@KeenEquine]

Aww I missed you Elle! Haven’t watched your channel for aaaages! Hope you and all your family and friends are doing well❤️❤️❤️

[@kenjinozaki2546]

I haven’t seen you in forever because of school but it’s the weekend so I can now >:)

[@CKBaits]

I absolutely love your videos. I am going to adopt a cockatiel from a rescue, her name is Shania and she was found it a city close to where I live getting eaten by crows but some one found her and called the rescue which took her to the hospital and saved her life. My mom was volunteering at the rescue so I came with her and I was cleaning the small bird room when I see a little cockatiel running back and forth in its cage chirping for me so I took her out and I instantly knew she was the bird that I need need to adopt. When I came home that day I started doing research and that’s when I saw your channel and I can’t tell you enough how much you helped me with learning all about what birds need and the food and the flight cages and all the safety precautions so I got everything that you had for ducky and made all of the toys and I made 10 natural perches so when I adopt Shania in a week she will be the happiness bird alive😊😊THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL O& YOUR AMAZING CONTENT ❤❤❤ Be for I found your channel I was a 13 year old that was clue less about birds, but now I’m 100000000x more smarter about birds. My parents have always had birds and we have a African grey now but I’m just so happy that I found your channel because now I’m comfortable having my own bird and giving that bird the best life a bird could have ❤️❤️

[@shakalaka1477]

just got a 3 month old hand reared Quaker, Lucky! Learns so fast and speaks very clearly.. for a Quaker anyway!! He has only known me for a day but wont leave my shoulder already! he flies around the rooms never into the windows and even open windows he has no interest but i wont be chancing that too much! Very happy with my choice of a Quaker over a Conure as i was set on a conure for a while! you cant beat the personality of a Quaker

[@jorgecanales798]

I wanna say, back in the 30s, lovebirds were most likely referred to as their genus name Agapornis. I'm Mexican and in Mexico, Budgies are known as lovebirds and lovebirds are called Agapornis.

[@riyarupeshusapkar2713]

I'm getting a bird tmr so I'm studying by watching ur video's not just this one but I have watched many other videos of u and ur birds like reacting to subscribers cage and i can't wait to show u my cage that I will get soon . Love from india❤❤

[@Tries_To_Draw]

I’ve been looking for sierra parakeets for 6 years now but they are sold no where in Australia. I’m wondering if it is possible for me to somehow get some shipped here and then give a few to an experienced breeder to let more bird owners in Australia have these wonderful birds. (I had two when I lived in Canada)

[@CutesyDaisy]

I need your guys help, I have canaries and just like parrots they need fruits and vegetables. I’ve had them try a variety of different ones they can eat but they only eat broccoli, apples, cauliflowers leafs, and sometimes spinach (I don’t have spinach in the house often) I’ve had them try: kiwi, grapes, strawberry, carrots (shredded and whole), and they used to like lettuce Based on the information I showed above, what safe fruits and vegetables should I have them try?

[@marivochi5616]

OMG UR BACK my. Birds had babies and your videos have been super helpful!!

[@jenbunny9112]

I see you’ve turned off your comments on your last video. I would like to say, you should be extremely proud of yourself of how hard you work towards the love and care for your birds ! You do a great job caring for them and I see they love you so much! ❤

[@YodaDoggo]

HI I LOVE YOUR CONTENT I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING BUDGIES FOR MONTHS AND YOU HAVE HELPED ME SO MUCH AND IM GETTING ONE NEXT FRIDAY

[@christymccracken5227]

Sending you love and condolences 💗

[@DirtyBeans]

Wait a minute?! I know not just one but 2 canarie breeders who give the birds garlic water from time to time the first few months and claim it helps jumpstarting the immune system or somthing like that. I had no idea it was toxic to them.

[@leannahodson1491]

Great video as always!❤

[@Kittoons-]

The book: "HaNg RaW BaCOn In ThE cAGe" Me: "Wha-"

[@Youssii]

It’s wild that these are the resources that people who genuinely wanted to invest in the welfare of their bird would have had access to at the time. At least by the 50s and 60s it begins to be clear that there are diverse opinions on training your bird and things like wing clipping

[@squaretriangle9208]

You have to know in which state human medicine was in the 30s and you wouldn't believe how many people still advise to give grit to your budgie (even breeders)

[@BL-tq5px]

“Bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon pancakes…”🎶😂😂😂

[@Deema_moelshehri]

Hi elle i need your help . I have a conure that refuses to drink water in a ( bowl ) whenever i put some water in the bowl he thinks its for taking a bath and he jumps in to it i really hope you tell me what to do.

[@riyarupeshusapkar2713]

Hi I'm not Elle but I think that u just need to wait and watch . I don't know if it will work but u can try

[@Deema_moelshehri]

Ok thanks

[@mewmewmewmewmewmewmewbirb]

I’m a big fan!!!

[@Jimmy20099]

Very Impressive Video!! Can you make a detailed video about *Cockatiels Complete Diet* .... It will help me a lot!

[@Javeria12004]

Great video elle❤ “Cut nails until it starts bleeding😂😂😂”

[@issakaradsheh6711]

im really glad you're back we missed you a lot 🩵 and i hope you're doing okay thank you so much for everything you've done for the bird community

[@Ghostbusting786]

She is back ❤❤❤

[@kayblue1472]

I remember when my mom had budgies they were called love birds 🥰

[@ElleAndTheBirds]

That's so interesting!

[@kayblue1472]

@@ElleAndTheBirds I'm older this was in the 80s love your flock❤

[@Eltrixengames]

Lovebirds aren’t budgies they’re completely different birds

[@supere13]

She's back!

[@BBBB-pg7me]

glad you are back~

[@lunaticray8094]

Elle what size harness did you use for your conure? I got a petite size but the collar was too tiny for her head. Is x-small better instead ??

[@ElleAndTheBirds]

What species of conure?

[@lunaticray8094]

@@ElleAndTheBirds green cheek conure

[@joebean3615]

Your nails are so nice without any polish or extensions you don’t need them My friend keeps (used to be two cockatiels) a cockatiel in a cage the same size as shows at 24:22 I’ve told them to get a bigger one but they say that the one they’ve got is fine and they let it out ‘regularly’ not sure how long that is

[@enyas.6662]

I knew those books were going to be bad, but I never would have thought that they would be this bad😯

[@spoopybeanie]

My cockatiel was screaming most of the video- it was good tho :D

[@L_T86]

I've been keeping parrots for a long time and I remember some of these recommendations, especially the one with the grit. I want to say something. Clipping does not stop the ability to fly. The cockatiel is a small, light bird, it will easily catch any air current and you will not see it again. If the wings aren't clipped, at least it'll be able to fly away easily if a predator tries to attack it while it's outside. Thank God that in many European countries, including mine, this is considered an unacceptable and cruel practice and I don't remember a time when it was recommended. Unfortunately, it is still common in the US, especially in pet stores.

[@UNIkenze]

I love your videos😊

[@sinikkha]

this is actually terrifying. i feel horrible for all the birds back then.

[@aynurkonuk8960]

Elle i love your videos can you make video about your New birds' Cage tour

[@raitaamin956]

I LOVE HOW SHE IS SO GENIUS ABOUT BIRDIES AND CAN I GET A SHOUTOUT OR A HEART

[@sarsa1982]

Elle please help me my bird hasent been that active ever sins my other bird passed what should i do he has a walk in cage outside i cant aford a new bird

[@PandoraWasHereLol]

Question, should I keep my birds in a smaller cage until my flight cage comes it’s only temporary and not a long time. I just got them, but turns out it won’t come in time. I will let them out a lot after they warm up to the house.

[@LINGGA660]

Sis, please make a tutorial on how to care for birds in the house😅 What about the dirt later

[@tangerald1855]

hi quick question i rescued a budgie and for the past 2-3 days it didnt make any noise or eat anything it let me touch it tho

[@Cami-ls5xo]

What do you do when u go traveling for 1-2 weeks?

[@Vine-c8]

Hi Elle!You are very expirienced with birds. Could you recomend a bird for family which is easy to take care of it and not agressive?Thank you!

[@pickboo5246]

Are there any book recommendations you have about parrot behaviors & care? xx

[@SarahsPets2004]

great video I just found out from an avian vet even finches don't need grit

[@Bob-fm1kl]

CRAZY!

[@asudecaliskan6273]

❤❤❤❤. Hi Elle! I love your videos. You are taking good care of your birds. I love kermit, ducky and your other beautiful birbs. Your videos are really helpful for me as a birb owner. And I have a question😂😂😂. I have a really hyperactive and adorable lovebird. I adopted him 8 months ago and now he is like my own child. I feel like I've become a mother. 😂😂😂. He's been scratching a lot since the day I adopted him. I know, birbs always scratch themselves. This is normal. Since i had budgies before, i know how often birds scratch. But he literally scratch too often!! Whenever I see him, he continuously itching himself like there’s no tomorrow. But he never pluck his feathers. His feathers only shed on the shedding periods. I was worried about louses and fleas so i regularly spray him with flea/louse spray. But his itching is not decreasing. What can i do? So recently i was worried it might be fungus. What should i do? Do you have any advice for us?

[@jaimeedaran6174]

Is it normal for ur budgie to only eat seeds I've had him for only a couple of weeks but he only eats seeds and its not good for him. Any tips on how to get him to eat something other than seeds.

[@Feathered.friends]

I have 2 budgies and I have had them for nearly a year now. I have been trying to get them on pellets but have not succeeded so far. I have tried starting with all seeds and reducing the amount of seeds to replace with pellets, but they just stopped eating. Do you have any advice that would help me to get them eating pellets? 😊

[@Youssii]

The 1930s suggestions are so wild I don’t even know what to think. There’s obviously some vague awareness of medicine in the vein of patent medicines coupled with an already outdated recommendation to bleed your bird

[@Youssii]

It sounds like the author was someone who “did their own research” and all the available books were 50 years old at the time

[@anitacoogan4822]

Your video made me appreciate just how far PetCare has come as sounded like torture to be a pet bird a few decades ago. Though I do not have any pets I spends hours each morning trying to rescue songbirds by bringing any inured birds I find to a bird rehab. A friend & I rescue songbirds when they migrate thru the city, birds hit the glass skyscrapers or fall to the cement, most do not survive impact, those that do we get them help. A youtube shows us in Newark NJ kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZvboIlsa9V2ma8 TRT video kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6jTZKCrpdSFr9E of us picking up injured Warblers.

[@mormomonon6124]

Another "meet my birds"plz..🙂❤️

[@dana-re3pn]

Hello!, I got two budgies 3 months ago and I’ve been trying to tame them since then and they still don’t even come near my hand and get horrified when I come near their cage. I tried every taming method I could find and still no progress 😢 Can anyone help me 😫

[@Cat-editsloveee]

The first book was a bit scary i am so happy that peple change

[@pokemonbrickbronze5947]

Hey could you consider making a second youtube channel, dedicated to your pet rabbits, maybe ElleAndTheBunnies

[@dhritipanchal6058]

Hi can u pls say that if we keep our wild bird with our tamed bird so it safe or not? Pls reply me...😌

[@dhritipanchal6058]

U never try to reply me fast..

[@neito.333]

Hey Elle! I need your help. I don’t have any social media so I don’t know how to get to you other than through the comments of your videos and I’m hoping you read this or some of your fans help me :) So im 13 years old (today is my bday btw) and my parents agreed to getting me a bird. Our budget is probably around $200-$300 for initial purchases and I’ve been working hard to find good stuff at good prices. I’ve been studying how to care for birds a lot and plan on becoming an avian vet in the future. So basically I need help finding the right bird. I’ll give you a few points and kind of explain must-haves. I own 4 dogs, but they are all super friendly and have experience with many other animals but never a bird. I plan on keeping the bird within my room or distant from my dogs (like putting them outside while it flies around). My room is pretty big and I have plenty of room for a large cage. My mom wants a lovebird or a smaller bird. I have split parents so I need her to care for my bird while I’m gone. This means I won’t need a bird who easily bonds to one person and gets aggressive and I need a really cuddly bird that will be affectionate to the whole family: my mom and step dad, my sister (15), me (13), my little brother (9), and my little sister (6). We want a bird that’s anywhere between the size of a finch to the size of a medium conure. It would be nice to have one that can talk bc I’m lonely pretty often and I’d find it fun to teach it phrases and kind of be able to have that way of communication. Any bird you can think of? Please reply or any of the feather fam help me out!!!

[@misslinus4178]

Grit is still advertised for parrots

[@jackplayz97]

Whats up . Its been a while since ive seen a vid about birfs

[@asudecaliskan6273]

Hello, Elle! i have a really adorable lovebird. He loves to nibble on stuffs/plants, just like every bird. When he chewed all of my mom's hall plants, we decided to buy him a tree that could be taken care of at home. The lemon tree. I haven't put it in my room yet. When I searched it up on the Internet, it said it would be harmless, but I still wanted to ask you too. Will the lemon tree harm my bird? I want him to be placed on a branch, chew it all he want, relieve his stress. If you say it's harmful, what other kind of tree can I buy to look at at home? Can you give me a suggestion, please?

[@misslinus4178]

At 24 min in the lady has a cat on her lap along with the birds on the tiny cage 😮

[@tabathamaisonneuve1292]

I like your birds how you train them

[@RosetteTran-yq9sn]

I love ur videos so much u r the only reson i got birds pet but i have no cage big enough for 3 budgie i got them a small cage because my mom didnt want to wast too much money :(

[@WeVenom-z9x]

u should buy another budgy

[@astheticalways]

Elle I love ur videos plz reply me! And can u make a video on how to take care of sun conure plzz

[@Tat6201]

I have love birds

[@jasminecarriker7047]

The best book was the budgie one

[@Alhamdulillah_781]

Hi i like your videos but do you know how i can get my cockatiel happy recently a male bird named alex died my female cockatiel liked alex both would flock call if they couldn't see each other Alex died now my female cockatiel is lonely and she kinda stopped singing now do you know how i can make my female cockatiel happy

[@OmnisArchives]

Great content idea.

[@JohnMoodley]

“That’s a perfect way to have a bird that isn’t alive”-💀💀💀

[@f4iry_w1shes]

you said grit is harmful for birds? is oyster shell grit okay? google isnt giving me a straight answer, it says no but then it also says yes

[@ElleAndTheBirds]

Depends on the type of bird, if it's any type of parrot grit is harmful but if it's a songbird, pigeon, dove, etc it is necessary!

[@f4iry_w1shes]

@@ElleAndTheBirds I own a budgie, the man at this professional bird shop told me that I needed it but I'm unsure if I should stop using it or not, what kind of problems does it cause if so? (I feed him it mixed with pellets)

[@nada9869]

Canaries and finches don't need grit, they remove the hull of their seeds.

[@aquaspawsonlyalt]

@@f4iry_w1shesa budgie? no don’t use it

[@2_birds-and-a_blonde]

Off topic but as I was watching this video my two parakeets were bathing themselves and eating their yummy pellets.

[@JustARandomPerson-dr7uv]

Budgiergars do in fact need "grit" in some circumstances. Not the type of grit these books (or modern pet shops for that matter) are advertising. To say they should never ever have grit is just as harmful as to say they need the type of grit yoid give a pigeon. Breeding pairs absolutely require a soluable mixed mineral grit. Breeding colonies in the wild have acess to mineral rich soils following the rains. This mineral rich soil is essential to their breeding cycle in wild. It does absolutely nothing to grind seed. Its the minerals that are essential to reproductive health. We cant give them that soil in captivity, but we do manufacture soluable mineral compounds which we call grit. Very frustrating that it has the same name as the grit we give birds that eat seed whole. Its not the same thing at all. Saying Budgiergars shouldnt ever have grit is dangerous if the birds are breeding. Its important to distinguish between soluable mineral grits and non-soluable gizzard grinding grits. They are two separate things that share a name.

[@marymonsterandcreatormary3783]

Soon, I will be owning my own bird. What do I need to do to keep it alive and healthy?

[@Twothree8126]

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[@brooklyncaldwell5517]

Guys I need help. I wanted birds when i as eleven so I got birds from Petco with a tiny cage. Seed diet, never tamed. Neglected, all I did was keep them alive. After I watched these videos I feel so bad and have been trying to tame hem and change their lives I got a giant cage and have been trying to tame them. Since they were neglected for about five years:(( they still aren’t tame. That’s all my doing though. Today I just opened the cage and they came out eventually. The have just been chilling for about five hours. I don’t know how to get them back in. It’s been 5 hours. I don’t want to scare them. I don’t want to ruin any trust that they have in me. Please help I don’t know what to do. I need advice:(((

[@Ghostbusting786]

Please ❤ We wanna see your birds

[@user-zq4wj1my9x]

How are birds Supposed to live in the first book

[@alamfaheem3186]

Hi I thought that you would stop making videos about your last video and i am so sorry 😢

[@amberwest238]

Hi Elle my bird just died yesterday morning I’m so sad 😢

[@ashton5493]

Anyone who has pet birds now probably have it way better then the pet birds in the past apparently. Especially compared to the birds who had owners that did what the first book said.

[@morganpairs777]

Please post more

[@H.C.Q.]

We have really come a long way since that first old book was published. The ignorance is unbelievable!

[@zaydhmr4608]

Elle i love youre vids i sub to you But uplode more please🥺