So, You Want To Free Fly Your Parrot? || The Guide To Finding The Best Trainer For You!

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

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[@vanessavennin5818]

hello es what you could translate your videos in french because i have trouble understanding english. If not, I love your videos they are great

[@mousumivideo8560]

Hi(india) 👌👌🌈👌👌👌💋👌👌👌🌈👌👌👌🌐👌👌👌💋👌💋👌👌🌈🌐🌈👌💋

[@daibemarazocar216]

Hey everyone, the best results that i've had was by following the Parrot ploy plan (i found it on google) - without a doubt the most useful natural method i've seen.

[@birbbraintoo8494]

What music is this? What is it called I mean?

[@Toca_gtag]

Hi

[@BirdTricks]

Not sure why you kept interrupting Mikey when he was trying to tell us all the info in this vid 🤣🙃 thought he was doing a great job lol. Thanks for the feature, guys 😁

[@BirdTricks]

Get Dunked on she’s great ❤️ Patty is working on a bird room for her that’s looking great.

[@elladrew4045]

BirdTricks that’s awesome! Will you show footage of the bird room when it’s finished? I always love seeing people set those up!❤️

[@barbararestel257]

Omg hi I watch you too your fab

[@ariyahxd5992]

Ikr 🤣🤣

[@barbararestel257]

How is the macaw with the bad foot I forgot the name

[@Chris_Gordon_1973]

My two conures escaped last month, one came back after 2 hours and the other was found within 5 hours, got them both back on one very cold day. Remember if you birdie does escape, the local social media (local groups and not just bird groups) will be a massive help with finding your birdies. Mine are not free flyers, they had a great adventure and made it back in one piece. The things I leant was get help, stay local (mine were back and forth within 500m of my house) and use all resources inc social media.

[@cesceles0802]

Mikey just wanted ALLLL the attention. Also, it’s almost like he’s going, “Yes. Indeed. I agree. Well said.” The whole time lol.

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha totally did.

[@mousumivideo8560]

Hi(india) 👌👌🌈👌👌👌💋👌🌈👌💋👌🌈👌💋👌🌈👌💋👌🌈👌💋👌🌈👌💋👌

[@kestrels9585]

I've always wanted to free fly my galah, sadly thats cannot happen as she passed away 2 weeks ago. On a more positive note... I've never clicked on a video so fast in my life!!!

[@adrianaciucur1791]

I'm sorry for your loss

[@irisklok7169]

Sorry for your loss, I know how it feels

[@hoodedslug3288]

I know how hard it is I used to have a cockatiel who passed and I’m sure he/she left you with an amazing gift!! 💖

[@barbararestel257]

Awwwww its ok my parrot died in aprill

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Ohhh sorry to hear

[@strausmichalsky]

This video is perfect, I will send it to every one that ask us about free flight tips.

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Aww amazing.

[@TheYAyaLady]

Shout out to Bird Tricks, 😆 Mikey sounds like he is talking as well. I love Mikey, he’s a mess. It’s like he’s saying enough with them, now back to me.

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha yes, he didn’t stop this entire video haha

[@lucianp.2568]

I love how Mickey or Mia (sorry couldn't tell) was talking with you for the whole video! 😂

[@onyx9866]

Soccer Life It was Mickey ^^

[@16.zq.]

@Annam Akhtar its the macaw and the name of the channel also Mikey*

[@ShadowofKnight644]

Mikey 😊

[@16.zq.]

@Annam Akhtar oh ok sorry

[@ciyr_0]

Mikey**

[@simplyparakeets]

I am planning on getting a blue in gold in a couple years, but only have parakeet experience (If you can't tell by my name) And as you know, parakeets and macaws are EXACTLY the same; Size, cost, cage size, ect- But really, your videos have helped me a lot and I am now confident I can keep a macaw alive for more than ten minutes! I still have a lot to learn about them, so thanks for helping me learn about these birds

[@lauren3010]

Don’t have a parrot, but seeing the birds in the pet shops with clipped wings make my heart hurt. They just look so sad. If I ever have a bird, I will let them fly.

[@minkyneets4768]

Instructions were unclear, my bird made a blueberry smoothie and its delicious

[@MikeyJr]

Cool i guess

[@ashtonperry4969]

Tutorial?

[@AtrioxIsBanished]

Happiness comes when you get a notification Mikey The Macaw and Friends uploaded a video, thank you for sharing such a great informative video!! 😁😁

[@Loveofpets]

Thank you for sharing all the fee flight trainers, there are lots to choose from. Mikey is so cute, he is trying to tell you to start your own course 😂

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha totally is. Thanks for stopping by again.

[@lisaminton9127]

So happy this video came out. I was checking your chanel every 20 minutes to see if this video was out yet

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Aww amazing.

[@lilabenford7159]

Who was here when the tittle still said *guild*

[@lisaminton9127]

Me 🤣

[@matthewarnold2304]

Me lol

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Nooooo

[@laurenbutler6570]

I have a African Grey parrot cald grey he is free flight traind he is 4yrs old I trained him my self I have other birds to😁

[@TheGrowthMindset__]

I love u guys I have just recently started watching u and ur channel is so fun and entertaining💓🔥

[@ScenicStridesSH]

Awesome that you guys researched all over the world. I live in the Netherlands and never thought anything like this would be available for me. I just got 2 greencheek conures that i would love to freefly one day. So this video is amazingly helpful!

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Aww amazing. Glad we could help.

[@dpazza]

I've done the training with Liberty Wings - Chris Biro I think it's very telling that I know most of the others offering free flight training learnt from Chris. everyone I know who does free fly learnt from Chris in Aus over Skype Haven't even got my parrot yet wanted to do the course first and very glad I did, learnt a lot that will influence my choice. My advice go to the best (most of the others did).

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Aww amazing you are so prepared.

[@ParrotVolancy]

I also took Chris' course. I think there are some adaptations to his location selection system that are important for many smaller species. The same goes if you live in a very predator-heavy environment like Australia. (I say this because I have so many friends in Australia who have adapted it.) My advice to people with small birds (or obscure species) who take his course is to also reach out to people flying the same species to learn about any particulars Chris may not have covered.

[@dpazza]

@@ParrotVolancy yeah great idea, it's a very comprehensive course after completing it you are setup well to know when to take others advice or not.

[@SkyeElizabethArtist]

Fantastic episode! I’m going to share the heck out of this

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Aww thanks.

[@MegaDublinguy]

Mikey is such an adorable distraction in the background of this video.

[@alinag3831]

I live through people like you, I really been a fan of parrots since I was little and I have pictures with a bunch of macaws when I went to Disneyland there was a man there with his macaws, I had to pay ten dollars to hold three macaws and take pictures with them but that money goes towards their care so I didn't hesitate to support. I really want to work at a rescue and there is one 8 miles away from my house, they say that donations have gone down 80 percent since covid and the people that run the rescue can't have people volunteer insight because of their immune system, any who I just love these beautiful birds. I really hope to make a difference in ones life even if it's not living in my own home I still want to volunteer and learn to care for one and give one love

[@ShadowofKnight644]

Each bird is different and has a different personality that take different paths in life to learn to free fly mikey and mia had different free fly paths that they took, getting to the position they are now.

[@rachellsalazar5694]

Their videos are so clear and perfect 😍❤️💕💕.

[@justbirbvideos1701]

Thanks for sharing! I love how you addressed how important it is to know that every bird is different :).

[@andream.464]

Very useful video! I wished it existed 2 years ago! With any of these trainers, I would have avoided lots of unnecessary risks to my bird’s life during the learning process! I was lucky that all went well somehow and now she’s a very successful free-Flyers, without using treats, basing everything on bond.

[@PT-TUGA]

Thanks for the effort making these amazing videos they are really inspiring

[@danit8002]

Thank you very much for this video!! I watched the entire thing, because the entire video had valuable information that I so much needed!!

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Aww amazing

[@ParrotVolancy]

:O Yay, it's finally out! I'm so happy to be in a Mikey & Mia video! ^__^

[@barbararestel257]

Congrats by the way I commented on my comment sounds wierd and I really want to meet mia and Mikey have you ever seen them in real life sorry I have too many questions or I'm bothering

[@ParrotVolancy]

@@barbararestel257 Haha, not at all. I'd like to meet them someday, but I'm over in the U.S.!

[@barbararestel257]

I'd love to come visit the us

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Thank you for being a part of this.

[@kermit4113]

It’s so nice how he responds to everyone’s comment ^w^

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

We do our best.

[@futurefreefliers5861]

Living in Italy, I'm so happy to know there's a trainer who can help me with free flying my budgies. One day I will contact Valentina for sure!

[@ozziethecockatoo5902]

Love the Macaw talking! Beautiful birds!

[@lexburen5932]

i am dutch and live in the Netherlands. I dont have a bird yet. in the past i had cockatiels, sun conures, ringnecks and quaker parrots. i want to adopt a bird from a rescue wich i will take a look at soon. My previous birds never flew outside, but flew perfectly inside without mistakes, they also came back when i called them.. I definitely want to have my bird fly outside. i never knew we had free-flight trainers in the Netherlands, information is hard to find on that. Kromsnavel vrienden (wich you said totally wrong, but i can forgive you for it since you are not dutch) seems right for me as she wants to work with older birds aswell. This was very help full thanks a lot :)

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Awww amazing.

[@janellabaxter8372]

I'm not a bird companion, but I love BirdTricks!

[@comply9191]

I have a few cockatiels and African grew I hope to get a red winged macaw one day I love the beautiful colors on Mikey and Mia

[@tzxazrael]

baahaahaa... were Mikey's snacks just pure sugar today? he's like a little kid with a sugar rush xD but it's a great video! very useful for anyone who wants to get into free flying!

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha totally was.

[@munnaV1]

i would love to bring my parrot to mia's or mikey's birthday next year and i would be very excited to see you guys aswell as mikey and mia :D

[@paradoxmacaw]

hearing Mikey speak as daddy human speaks is a blessing to my ears from god.

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha he was so chatty

[@itskayli7740]

I watched the whole way through, this video is very helpful thankyou 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Vanessa-uu8ke]

just found your channel not too long ago and i’m IN LOVE 😍 please post more oftennnn !!

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Aww thanks.

[@mayrawolters9723]

I loved this. Thanks for so much information ❤

[@sicnarf420isthekingkong5]

Omg thx so much for the 2 FREE months!... but I think someone else could really benefit from the experience so I have to politely decline! Again thank you so so so much really appreciate it!

[@ciyr_0]

Omg and my fam was talking about a blue and gold macaw I want! Tysm Mikey and Friends!

[@barbararestel257]

Lucky I really want one but my mum just won't allow it because I live in a tiny house no room but I have a cockatiel

[@ciyr_0]

@@barbararestel257 Oh, Im sorry, good luck with your cockatiel. I actually have a cockatiel, they take a while to train, good luck on a Blue and Gold macaw too!

[@jeednyasade4028]

Mikey is today's co-host giving his expert review for each free flight trainer

[@justsomecryptidwithinterne9873]

I'd love to teach my Quakers how to free fly. But since I live next to a highway and a huge forest I cant, also many predators that could easily catch them and their blue feathers

[@ParrotVolancy]

Most people don't fly their birds at their house. They find a suitable location they can drive to (myself included).

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Always travel to safe locations to fly.

[@bigman7612]

I’m not planning on free flying now but I’m going to come back later

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Great. Just keep in mind the later you leave it, the harder it gets.

[@rickicoughlan8299]

Your Macaw friend is so gorgeous that I forgot to listen to you 🙂

[@tyleraylett2121]

Love your vids man 10/10

[@foodhead25lovefood99]

Thanks for the great advice.. Keep it up please. Have a great weekend to all.

[@TheBirdiePals]

Thank you that was very helpful to help set my parrot and I on a successful path :)😀👍

[@matthewarnold2304]

Great video fella.

[@ren3294]

Well I don’t have a parrot yet I’m getting 1 in 1-2 months I’ve been researching and researching nonstop about parrots and what they need to give her the best life. I can’t wait till I get my baby, yous are giving me so much awesome information I need thank you so much

[@chicken5761]

Da_fox Girl make sure you feed veg! Only seed diets are so common :(

[@ren3294]

Chicken Birb I will! I will never feed my bird seeds only for treats

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Aww thanks.

[@Joice_M]

LOVE U GUYS SOOO MUCH!!

[@SpaQueenlove]

Love your videos these help me alot with my parrot Mikey

[@garrettfryw8684]

Yall are the best

[@djericbecker]

Another top notch video.. thanks!

[@milankumar7753]

plzz make a video on diet plan of mikey and mia🙏

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

We may do one day.

[@HonkHonk-jb4ys]

Thanks guys for this awesome video

[@thiccsloth]

Happy fathers day to all 💖 (Including my fellow birb parents)

[@sannewaaijenborg6318]

I live in the Nederlands!😃

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Amazing

[@something2640]

This is soooo helpful!!! Thank you so much!!

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Glad it helped.

[@nergui8606]

Great, I'm so grateful guys! :D

[@yamunadevi68]

Brilliant thorough info 👍🏽

[@yumi456]

I was hoping for someone in France or Germany. Will have to look it up for myself^^ Thanks for the video :)

[@freeflightacademie3997]

The Netherlands are just around the corner ;-) But seriouly we would be happy to come to Germany if you wanted to organize something.

[@yumi456]

@@freeflightacademie3997 I'm bad at organizing and I don't know anybody with birds. So I'm probably not the right person for this. But if one day you will do a course in Germany, I would be more glad to join in too!

[@samanthmandimutt7335]

SUPER COLOUR FUL BIRD

[@sillysillychicken14]

Awesome resource thank you

[@Smedis]

The video turned out great!

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Thanks bud.

[@oni7358]

*hat*

[@chicken5761]

Chr_x_s you were second :)

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

😂

[@hrrubelvlogs8140]

Lots of love for mikey❤️❤️❤️

[@FoxfurYT]

Hi!! it’s been a while !

[@KAMIIINCHEN1]

Where do i go when i want to free fly a disabled hornbill ? xD i had him for 2 weeks now and he can already land on my hand he is very very smart and quick to learn

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Message any of those trainers…

[@chicken5761]

Can a green cheek conure be free flighted? I find that because they are smaller they are a lot more panicky and no matter how much they trust you they will still fly off if they are spooked. I’d love to be able to free flight my gcc but I don’t wanna risk him ever flying away... for now I’ve been using a harness...

[@ParrotVolancy]

I free-fly four of them. A lot of people free-fly them, actually. Despite spooking easily, they also recover from being spooked easily. They definitely don't just "fly off", haha. They tend to stick very close in flight. All the same, there is a lot of preparation and training that goes into free flight, and flying two or more small birds means more protection from predators.

[@samanthag9524]

Have a look at birds tricks videos, they have 3 sun conures that free fly. With any smaller species you just need to be more cautious

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

What Parrot volancy said.

[@udinae21]

i wish i had free flight training when i had birds

[@billymadisonsshampoo8223]

Yay! Birdtricks!!!!!!

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Yay

[@DanteMk64]

Thanks so much for the vid

[@irabas2691]

Thank you very much for learning me how to be best to my pet! Please comment something on this! If you have sugesstion!😘💗🦜

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Yay

[@irabas2691]

Omg you don't know how much this means to me!

[@ZA-rl2ok]

Big thanks to you 😍

[@ZA-rl2ok]

I got a ❤️ 🤩🤩🤩🤩 😂🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@xcj54r35]

thank u for making this

[@LixnyoOfficial]

I swaer I dont need a bird trainer cause they are only the best bird trainer in the entire world 😀❤🥺

[@syedali-hh8lq]

Done

[@lifewithbirds9449]

Yay ty! And I think I’m first!

[@chicken5761]

LIFE WITH BIRDS actually you are 4th, close though :) i was 80th

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Well done. 4th

[@fathimathshazna9920]

I can so much of the plants behinde you

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha yup

[@aerialhyphen66x92]

Mickey and Mia is Soo cute 💖💗😍 !!! Olson in 4th person to watch the video

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Well done for being 11th

[@cslobo4849]

I really want a macaw you guys are amazing and I'm a big fan of you

[@xsophielp]

✨guild ✨

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Shhhhhh

[@sapir6429]

Wow i love you i have a perat like miky and mia and she dont now how to fly thanks for the video

[@sapir6429]

*parrot

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Glad we could help.

[@thecouncilwilldecideyourfate]

Can u free fly smaller birds like conures?

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Yup

[@nathanharrichand7556]

Thanks

[@eugeineashwinrajs3201]

Bird tricks fans😍😍

[@No-do4yq]

yay! early!!

[@SaboDaKinggg]

206th view keep up the good work

[@rameezhasan794]

Great love to mikey and all freinds from pakistan

[@pablo-rp3xj]

Hii oh wow fist time from commenting under 50

[@pablo-rp3xj]

OMG THEY LIKED IT I AM SHCOKED OMG YOU MADE MY LIFE!!!🤩🤩🤩😍😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@debbiefinch7445]

Are there no courses in Uk? I really would love to free fly my birds - I have a 3 yrs old OWA who goes out on a harness and recently took on the most gorgeous 2 yr old boy militant (sorry military!! lol!) macaw. Sadly he has been previously clipped but would love some hints and tips on how I can start some kind of basic initial training with him. ONly had him 5 weeks and he is very lovey - and nippy all at the same time!! Have no idea where to start!! x

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Where are are you? Most of the trainers in this video run online courses which is how most learn, or there is Chucky in london who has parrots of primrose on Instagram who does free flight training, and also there is a new trainer in Birmingham named Paul who has Paul, flo and flix on Instagram

[@debbiefinch7445]

@@MikeyTheMacaw Hi honey - thanks for the reply. I am in Gloucester - unfortunately my mobility is not the best and can't travel too far but Birmingham sounds ok-ish!! Don't do Instagram - far too technological for me!! LOL!! Is he on FB? I have joined the 2 groups you suggested and asked if anyone this side of the country free-flies but sadly no response. A few of the free fliers from the other side of London I know via FB and met at the last 'real' parrot show (think i might have met you too - i was weird old bag with dreads, wheelchair and OWA in backpack traveler!) What age of bird do you class as baby/ young? Sid (macaw) is just 2 and am assuming his clip was done when he was a baby as he has just moulted one of them!! YAY!!

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

You can train at any age. Mikey first free few when he was 3. Book an online course and see how you go. Free flying is not done with a step by step tutorial. You will need to book a course with a professional trainer or experienced mentor. There’s around 20 hours of knowledge to learn and it can take you around 3-6 months. This video will help find a trainer kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXOmmoitqciCiKM

[@barbararestel257]

This video is not for me but I'll watch it and like it cause in the future might be use full and I have a cockatiel I live in England and I'm scared that he will get hurt by the bug birds and egals or something like that

[@ParrotVolancy]

There are some small bird free-flyers in Scotland, including cockatiels. :] You should join the Facebook group Parrot Harness & Free Flight UK.

[@barbararestel257]

@@ParrotVolancy ooo thank you parrot volancy I like that idea :)

[@ParrotVolancy]

@@barbararestel257 You're welcome! ^__^

[@barbararestel257]

I have no idea why I'm posting this but I heard you fly cockatiels is it cool? And I have one cockatiel which is white faced cinonim pearl and he is called oreo he is 7 moths old or 8 he has been with me since April and he can do recall but he will do it when he wants to even if I'm holding a treat so sometimes he is not sure and I'm just worried if that's his personality or something and ( you don't need to awser the questions) ;)

[@barbararestel257]

I ment months I'm sorry for my mistakes its just auto correct on my phone and sorry if I'm bothering you

[@meditationrelaxingmusic6544]

The hardest part to free flight is make sure it can go down or fly down from a tree, i am having issues how to train joe to do this, any tips?

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Descending takes a lot of practice, we did a lot of recall from low trees and doors haha

[@zubervahora100]

Could u do a video on how u gained ur birds trust

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Target training and positive reinforcement works

[@cslobo4849]

My parrot is a indain ringneck

[@v_vvvvv]

Can I train a cockatiel to free fly as someone who has only had budgies

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Yes of course, Soaring wings flock fly their tiels

[@nicks8220]

Recommend a mini macaw for free flight?

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

All macaws can be free flight trained.