j j yea i got 4 . 2 green and 2 blue i love em sooo much like my own babies lol and ive spoilt them to the max lol they are not caged and have a huge room to them selves :)
@@Jstarr679 This is kinda unrelated but, one time I was in school (around 7 or 8 y/o) , a student was choking a piece of food during lunch and everyone started to panic then a teacher legit came running towards that kid and asked "ARE YOU OKAY??!! ARE YOU CHOKING?? CAN YOU RESPOND TO ME??".... They really need to teach about first aid properly :/
I wonder if you could train the bird to not be afraid of the pillowcase, or make the pillowcase seem like a safe place for the birds. That way, when you pull out the pillowcase during the emergency, the bird will just fly into the pillowcase or your hand to be put into it.
Jessica Lopez Same here! Although, I only own 1. I'm very protective about him, and my mom is always trying to get me to give him a piece of crab, or maybe a piece of cheese I'm like HECK NO!
I think it’s very important for pet owners to know what to do in emergency situations. I find a lot of pet channels don’t talk about these things, and lots of people don’t educate themselves. When I was a kid, my house caught on fire. We had always had always had birds in the household, and my parents taught us what to do in a situation like that. Luckily, we were able to get them all out safely, and I still have my cockatiel and jenday conure to this day. Without that knowledge, they wouldn’t be here with me. I am very grateful for my parents being very educated bird owners. Hopefully this video will save the lives of birds around the world.
My dad's bird died in a fire before I was born. My aunt, who was like 10 at the time, instead of grabbing the cage and running, she opened the cage and tried to grab the bird and he bit her. She threw him back in the cage and ran out of the burning building. Not a smart idea on her part.
NTG Gamez usually fire men should take care of pets. If your alarm went off like 1 second ago, you probably want to put the pillow case on the cage door and ur bird might fly in.
The toxic fumes (smoke) in a fire could kill a person within 2-10 minutes, the fire burns the oxygen. Her aunt probably panicked and couldn't think straight, but at least she tried to rescue the bird, but sadly failed. Don't be so harsh on her aunt :P
Mad props to your aunt for trying to rescue the bird in a catastrophic situation. It's a good thing your aunt was able to make it out alive. A lot of people, especially children, try hiding in cupboards and under furniture during fires. Seems silly, but its amazing how the brain can shut down in an emergency.
My bird had one but she died before I could take I out (like I saw the blood feather and I wanted to take it out but I forgot,then the next day we had visitors for Thanksgiving day and she died that afternoon with my 2 other birds) weird huh? 🤔😥😭
Just recently my bird was wheezing and this video came to mind, the good thing was that he allowed me to use a slightly wet qtip to remove some gunk he had stuck in the back of his throat and was very happy with the way I helped. Thank you for the first aid video
Can you do a "introduce a current bird to a new bird" video? I REALLY want a new cockatiel, and I already have one, and it would be GREAT if you can do that.
I have 4 parakeets in one big cage, if there was a fire, I would not waste time for finding a pillow case and instead take off my shirt, put them all in there, grap a carrier cage, and run. Then I put them in the carrier cage outside, run inside for my other animals, take them out, then go back if I can and get valuables and phone to call 911 and if they can't come in time, at least you have some valuable items and your pets.
I love my pets so much SO so much. However one day I did have a fire. Luckily I was able to get water and put it out but, it almost got really bad. What happened was that I had a lit candle. I used a long lighter to light it. When I put the lighter down it wasnt far from the candle and some how the lighter fell into the candle and boom! the plastic ignited and it was a big flame. My first responce was to run. If i couldn't get that fire out I was going out the door - not grabbing my phone, my cat , my dogs or - at the time I had hamsters instead of a bird. My dog Bailey was right behind me and i was glad for that . However, honestly the first reaction is to GET OUT not run and save the bird. I don't want to sound like a hater or anything but, in the case of fire your mind does not go to "how will I catch the bird who is flying around right now." You might think to yell for it to come - or step up if the bird knows that. However your first reaction wouldn't be to run in and out, get your valuables and your beloved animals. Im just being reaistic here.
I would always do anything to save my bird , anything , say if there was a fire , if i wasn’t wearing a shirt for some odd reason , I would scream at someone to give me their shirt , if no one was next to me , I would rip any fabric around me to save my bird , a piece of fabric is less important than a living animal
Who'd else bird act realy salty when your trying to be nice to them but when you leave they chirp and try to get you to come back... Edit- these was posted when we got are bird only a few months ago. We have had them for 10 months now, they dont act like these anymore lol
THANKYOU 🙌 THANKYOU 🙌 THANKYOU! My bird was just recently choking very badly and thank goodness I watched your video before this happened. I knew what to do and avoided a risky situation because of your video! It saved my bird! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌
I just recently lost my little buddy because of an unfortunate attack. His wings got beat up bad. I couldn't take him to a vet.. but very nice video. ^^
This is soo helpful, well to people who own birds. But I never really thought about emergency plans for possible disasters for pets. This video has made me want to start planning for situations like this, so thank you.
I watched this to late after My Birds death ;-; R.I.P Smash we been friends for 3 yrs and i saved u from another bird and feed u and kept u safe from my dog n cat and today is the day u died R.I.P Smash ;-; ?-4/26/2018 One Like = one pray (this is a true story this all happend all today and im in tears) I MISS U SMASH PLZ COME BACK! i ntried all of this but it didn't help my bird Unluckly my Bird was a Black,White,Blue Budgie Parakeet
Thank you so much 🥺💓 one of my birds was choking and he usually gets over it pretty well but this time it lasted more than it should and I had to do something about you, he is all fine now and is drinking water and having cucumbers, Kira and I thank you so much for this 🥰💓💓
If you think your bird might be ill or somethings wrong like they've randomly started hissing and are floofed up. Take them to the vet straight away. No ifs, buts or maybes, just rush them there or they might end up dying.
my bird started choking last week and he's ok he managed to get through it but the whole time i was wondering when you were gona make this video i remember u mentioning it before. thanks for the tips ur the best !!
My bird died due to choking on a bell when i wasnt home. It- was terrible. I just wish i had been home and known this info at the same time- In the future when i am ready to own again, I will keep this in mind.
At this point in my life I've really become obsessed with parakeets and budgies and I really want one so your channel has really helped me understand their nature and teach myself how to properly take care of one. I'm hoping to get one as soon I can sort out a nice living space for it in my house so thank you for all your help 😊
Thank you for this - I often think about what I would do in an emergency situation. My one bird is in a small enough cage that I could easily grab and carry out but my other one has a larger cage. She does have a carrier and I was planning to train her to go into it in case of an emergency but I realize time may be of the essence and this could prove to be stressful. I think I may need to get a small cage like the one you have so I can put her in there and carry her out but if it was really a matter of time I might try the pillow case-I never thought of that. I don’t know if she would allow me to grab her though - I’d have to be super fast but since she’d most likely be in her cage it might be a little easier especially if I used a treat to distract her while I grabbed her.
Bleeding tiny dot of superglue the bicarbonate of soda for instant cure. Other alternative I used to use breeding budgies was a stiptic shaving pencil to stem blood flow.
Also good to have a good go-kit to grab with food, meds, water bottle (good if they know how to use a gerbil water bottle), toys, safe cleaning supplies, etc....I have mine in a little pack that I can quickly grab and, well, evacuate!
Hi, my name is Maxwell foltz I recently purchased a pacific parrotlet who is 6 months old I've done all the research and gave him a big cage with perches and toys and even made some myself and a balanced diet but over the few days I have had him he's been plucking his feathers and moving a bit sporadically im super worried and scared for him any advice...
And update kinda he doesn't have a lot of toys so that might be why but I'm just super worried we've only had him about 3 days and I'm a super paranoid person so anything helps
Maxwell Foltz he might be scared or depressed maybe try to spend more time with him\her and he is new to your home so he could be really frightened When we got my cockatiel he usually hissed at us but he is now much better he just has to get used to you
Did you give him enough time to adjust after his move before you began trying to interact? Do you have dogs that bark or loud children? Is the cage against a wall so it has a safe side? Are you away for long hours? Do you smoke in the house?
My little birdie SOL just passed away yesterday the 10-25-20 she had something stuck in her lung and the doctor said budgies are to small for any type of surgery like that. She had breathing problems on Saturday and on Sunday at the emergency hospital she passed away. Please throw away any food that has big long seeds or hard seed balls in your budgies food! He was 6 months old when he left us. I will never forget my little friend. He was so smart I didn't know budgies could be that charming and sweet. Forever in my heart and until we meet again SOL.
I watched this video after the death of my bird, and when he was dying I thought he was sick and if was his time to go,, and now I realized he actually was completely fine,, he was choking and I didn't know,, I feel so bad,, I got new birds but im now learning everything I can about them, it's sad because there's no bird vets here in my country which makes it really hard
Question I'd like a proper answer to, I've watched so many of your videos and trust you are a reliable unbiased source of information relating to Parrotkind. I've kept and even bred budgies many years ago. I haven't had a pet in over a decade and finding it hard to find a video on side by side comparison between budgie and parrotlet. What life is like with each, from needs to noise level and frequency, trainability, flightlyness, bitting, illness susceptibility etc. There's no parrotlet breeds within 200 miles so having firsthand experience and someone to talk to is not easy especially during Lockdown. They're not popular here. I really want to make the right choice for me and the bird I finally choose from a true picture of life with them. Please could you do a video to help myself and other people making this decision? Your channel is amazing, I highly highly recommend it to birdbrain (ie lovers) folks.
Diya Ritu try feeding it snacks through the bars of the cage and eventually opening the cage and feeding it with your hand inside the cage. then try allowing it to pirch on your finger but keep the finger in the cage. then slowly start taking it out of the cage and even play with it. note this will take at least a month before you can comfortable take it out of the cage depending on the imprint you made on it before, it could even take a year. birds require patience.
once you start comfortably taking it out of it's cage for about a month, try teaching it some of the easier tricks she shows you how to do on this channel. this will also allow your bird to trust you, and soon you will be able to enjoy a good late night movie on the couch with your new best bud. also, if you got the bird from petco or any other place where it was not hand raised, it will probably take a long time as it would be like taking a grown bird from the wild and trying to take it.
I’m so Happy my budgies cage is close to the front door so I could bring their cage outside with no hassle for my budgie owners out there if your in a emergency situation and you need to evacuate your budgie have a spare smaller cage ready so if they trust you..you can put them into the cage and leave the house if you are in a fire do not take to long budgies and birds lungs are small so you need to act fast if you are going to save your budgie and yourself have a emergency plan ready at all times for your pets and you if you can’t save your budgie it’s all right if you call 911 or any emergency servers fast enough fire fighters will rescue your pets and take out the fire if there is no fire and there is a normal emergency and you can’t save your budgie depending on what the problem is have a plan..I hope this works if your ever in a sticky situation:)
My bird just passed, we believe he was chocking we called 10 vets in my area and apparently all the doctors were either busy or not working, we rushed him to urgent care but they don’t take care of bird there. He passed away after 1 hour:(
My avian vet said they wouldnt take out a blood feather unless it was actively bleeding. Which happened to be in the night 2 nights in a row. So dont count on every vet you might be forced to do it yourself anyway
When I give my bird oil to help him out a bit when choking if he ever does choke (hopefully he never does tho), what oil should I use, what oil is safe for my bird, and what oil is most efficient and effective on helping my bird?
My bird isn't very social and is terrified of hands... My first question is: how do I help him? I don't want him to live his entire life in fear and it breaks my heart to see him terrified of every single thing moving around him. My second question is somewhat related to the video? Would birds lose trust in you when you throw a pillow case over them or would they know you're doing it for their own good? As always, thank you so much for this wonderful channel!!!
The feather removal does not sound very nice. However, it did give me an idea. I am not sure of international availability of this product, but in the UK there is a throat spray called Chloraseptic. The active ingredient is benzocaine. Anything this stuff touches goes numb for quite a while. I though this might benefit the bird if this was sprayed on the pain related area perhaps.
Flock-Talk It's completely alright, and understandable. I was just making sure you didn't forget to edit one in or something. Sorry for the inconvenience!
I sure wish I knew that blood feather stuff beforehand. I Decided to clip My bird Cozmo wings, and I thought I knew everything (I read bird books before I got him) but when I clipped his wings and blood came out that was DEFINITELY a shocker. I was panicking because I didn't how much blood a bird could lose before it was too late so I grabbed a phone book (This was on a Sunday too! not a lot of vets are open! Had to go to one 45 mins away!) Anyway he's okay now, but knowing that I could have maybe saved $180 would've been great
i live in a place that is known for fires 😅 so we have to evacuate every 1-2 years and there will be a lot of smoke so i will definitely use the pillowcase and just bring my travel cage and my smaller cage.
Hi, I need a bit of help. Yesterday, on the second and last day of my vacation, the fire alarm sounded in the hotel. We evacuated, but my Cockatiels travel cage is flimsy on the bottom, and my dad did not know he had to carry it from the bottom. His cage fell and the bottom came off. I got him wrapped I a blanket and in the car safely, and there was no fire. Will he he traumatized? Should I check for certain types of injuries from the cage falling? Thanks in advance.
Pessimistic Sharkie I know I am not her, but I am sure that if my green cheek conures cage fell, he probabaly would be traumatized. I think you should check for any injuries and see if hes eating anything.
In all honesty and in new homes especially you will most likely not have enough time to catch and move a bird let alone multiple birds. Do what you can but don't save your birds over yourself or other humans. Fires can spread and grow extremely fast in a home.
I own a green winged macaw, how do you restrain them if you need to remove a feather since their beaks are way bigger and way stronger so I can keep myself safe and them safe?
Vanessa Graham lol I have parakeets and they are flight tri ai ed and their wings are not clipped so I would let them go out the window! and get them later. then get 5 dogs, 1 lizard...
Basic husbandry training for small/medium birds would be awesome! Nails, etc. My hands are so small its hard to hold on to the little boogers do you think the pillowcase idea could help?
Hi!!! my name is Sam and I have an almost 1 year old budgie. I've been working with her since I got her but she still doesn't seem comfortable with my hands. she flies towards me, plays with my nails and with toys and things I hold, but she doesn't let me pet her or step up willingly. does anyone have any suggestions?
Samantha Williams try putting treats on your hand until the bird steps up willingly then gradually move it further and further away as they get more confident (put food on your had still) until your bird has got to their comfort limit, keep doing this until one day your bird realizes your hand is safe and steps willingly onto I without food. :):) hope I helped😊😊
hello there! recently, I bought a pet budgie who is named Guinness. he is a cute small little guy. I know this isn't really the video for my question but im a bit concerned about him. ive only heard him tweet/chatter about three times, he is very quiet. im not really sure if anything is wrong with him or thats his personality, I am just trying to help him. He did have a bit of a traumatic experience the first time I let him free fly around my house but he seems to be okay. Thank god. he has a whole lot of toys, a little "bed", two perches, a swing and even a little play area for when he comes out of his cage. He really has no interest in his toys but I did see him chill out in his little hoop toy once. Ive had a budgie before but she was the exact opposite of Guinness. She had these loud happy screams and hung all around her cage, loudly chirping at everyone who walked by. Im not sure if he is just shy or doesn't feel well? I showed him his food and water and he ate and drank a bit. He's just so different from my other budgie! please help! (sorry this was so long😂)
My bird recently choked really bad on a seed and almost passed out and almost fell of his perch but I held him upside down and shook him and it came right out
hello when was your last postings because I have a parrotlet and I was told I bought him from a breeder and I was told to feed them cockatiels seeds and it over the past 8 months he's he only seems to want to eat certain seeds and I'm wondering why number one he doesn't like any fruits or vegetables. Two other types of bird seed that I could feed him that would be very good for him you know other than cockatiel bird seed?
The bit about holding them... I usually hold him around his back and onto feet, I don’t do it tightly but will it hurt him or stop him from breathing??
They are very smart and need attention. This channel has great training videos about setting up communication via a bell etc. You need to speak to it and work on taming it, or if already tame, play with it. Expect to be bitten a lot but it is harmless.
For a fire, would it work to tuck them under your shirt? My bird is about the size of yours, so do you think it would be good? He doesn't panic in cramped situations and can't really fly because his wings are clipped a little bit so he doesn't fly into a window.
