this was very helpful, thank you!!!

I’m in the process of taming a grumpy bird that took a chunk out of me and he is coming around now to the point where I put mu fingers up to his beak and he won’t bit me and all I did was feed him everything I thort he might like and I talked to him to the point my neighbours got me locked up and in the end what helped a lot was covering his cage from dusk till dawn they need sleep to calm down from the shock of a new life.i got old curtains from a thrift shop put a wire loop through the tape and a screw sticking up to hang the wire loop on cost me 20 bucks and the bird (yellow crested cockatoo mean as can be)is after 2 nights of 12 hours or a bit more of sleep is calm as and sitting on my hand for short bursts SLEEP IS SO IMPORTANT it seems ,anyhow I hope this helps you because these birds are worth the effort and I want them all to be loved and happy

Poor thing! You are doing a great job! Give him tons of kisses! He’s so cute! 🥰❤️🐈

@thetechgenie7374

2 жыл бұрын

He long time ago stopped be aggressive. He actually a great bird and left out most of the day. He no longer bite people anymore and love attention.

Helpful tips. Glad i found your channel. Thank you.

How do you get your bird to let go when it's latched on to you without hurting it

Good info, but I wish the aggression was shown from the start and how it got broken.

You are awesome!! Sad what happened to Frankie!! I have a BE2 , girl, Pumpkin!! Ty for what u do!!! Hugs! Xo

Good vid

It makes me sad to know our birds (from Australia) are locked up in small cages and maltreated in America. These are white cockatoos that are docile and roam free in Australia. They are so gentle by nature that they fly and feed right next to people and very slow moving. A flock of them visit my home every morning at 6am and 5:30pm. This bird doesn’t become aggressive for no reason

@michellelynne1199

3 жыл бұрын

Not all are, I've had my cocky for almost 23 years and he's close to perfect, many are very loved! No, if I am home he's with me and not in his home.

@irisaflowerk3624

3 жыл бұрын

There are bad people everywhere not just America, people need to be educated. Yes all animals should be free. I agree 100%. I only rescue because good people need to step up and help. The poachers need to be punished and breeding should be illegal but as we can’t make these laws happen right away at least we can try to be a solution by learning sharing what we learned and fighting for animal rights not making this about race or where people live.

@sjsisjsjks

3 жыл бұрын

@@irisaflowerk3624 animal breeding is not inherently bad (animals from responsible breeders do not end up in shelters or rescues!) and the concept of animal rights - animals should have the same rights as humans - calls for no human use of animals, period. Not even a pet cat or a service dog. Which is why PETA has been found to immediately euthanize the pets turned over to their shelters; they see keeping them living in captivity as too unethical.

@deannekliene2673

2 жыл бұрын

I live in US and agree! Thats why they say "adopt dont shop" becausr too many homelss in shelters...😥 They should stay in the wild ...people dont realize the commitment until they have one...

@thetechgenie7374

2 жыл бұрын

He on a 6 foot cage now as long time ago upgraded cage. It was the cage that I got him with. When training you don't want to put him in a new unfamiliar cage right away as they get more aggressive. Plus most of the day he not even in the cage anymore and left out now. He also free flight trained and goes with me pretty every where. He no longer aggressive anymore to anyone. He no longer attack people anymore, so now he can be kept out without fearing he bite someone hard. He pretty well behaved and doesn't even destroy stuff anymore. Yes last owner mistreated him and kept him in cage and reason he had cage aggression and would attack anyone that came near him. I also don't agree with keeping birds in captive but due to illegal trade they were unfortunately. You can't just throw a bird back in the wild that was captive. So only thing you can do is give him a good quality of life. He was a rescue.

They are usually gentle n loving

@thetechgenie7374

3 ай бұрын

He is now a very sweet bird, he usually like to be on my shoulder all the time. He hasn’t bitten me in the last 4 years. He not aggressive anymore.

@jmednerth1623

3 ай бұрын

@@thetechgenie7374 I'm glad to hear, that he's really calmer now, I cared for one at the clinic I worked, he was so cute and just melt ea. Ones heart.These are truly special, different, unique, loving. I find them to be "thinkers" observant cautious yet gracious.

Nice vid

Great tips! I have adopted a 20yr old long bill corella who has very clingy aggression issues. When I let him out he goes straight for my shoulder and rubs his beak on my neck and cheek, when I try get him off he turns and attacks, if I try stop him climbing up my shoulder he attacks as well. I have to use elaborate distractions to get him down...food never works though. He gets aggressive when I’ve tried using a stick and hates going back in cage. The behaviour makes me hesitant to let him out daily, which I don’t feel is right. Would welcome any advise you might have.

Great. I have a corella who hates me with a passion. He bonds with 1 person my flatmate. How do you reward them because if I try to reward him he goes for my hand?

Do you have videos on the first two days? My bird is a Goffin cockatoo also cage bound and probably passed from house to house. He is 20 years old and I refuse to give up on him. He hisses at me and I leave the door open all day but he never comes out. He does play with his toys and stretches while looking at me from a far if I leave the room he sometimes squawks. I have only been a cockatiel owner but never a parrot rescued like this one from a rehab. Any suggestions are appreciated thank you.

@TheSydguy30

3 жыл бұрын

Sit close to the cage for extremely long periods of time, build this up to then opening the cage (although you already have so you can probably skip the closed part step) but just sit there for ages for cockatoo to get used to your presence. He will come out when he is comfortable, but might just take a long time. Don't feed them sunflower seeds in their mix, only as treats, reward him when he gets used to you and takes food from you even through the cage as he approaches you.

My african grey was very aggressive when I first brought her home. I bought her though the breeder my friend bought his McCaw thought I was going to have this tame bird since I bought her at a young age I think she was 2 and she was hand fed and raised when a baby. I had to get someone to come and clip her wings and even that guy said that she was a very aggressive bird and I paid him to come once a week for an hour for a month to go through steps like this and it took a while but she did come around. I would suggest that if your going to get a parrot you get lessons on how to handle them you can watch videos if you want but learn before you buy or it may be a nightmare. It that guy didn't teach me how to handle her I probably would have given her away. If you find a bird on graig's list for cheap you will have problems with them.

I would love to see more about the rehab process. I’m adopting a neglected bar eyed cockatoo who has been left in a cage for years.

@parrotgenie5099

5 жыл бұрын

Going to be doing more videos soon of him. He now tamed and bonded to me fully and no longer aggressive as ended up adopting him. I am helping a lady with a macaw that been neglected for years.

@malindasmith3496

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Any advice you have would be great. This poor bird is malnourished and has plucked her chest badly.

@parrotgenie5099

5 жыл бұрын

@@malindasmith3496 I would get the bird to a vet and get full blood work done xrays and etc. Test for mites and ABV and PBFD as well. The bird could be plucking for a unknown health reason, or could be bored as was not out of cage and no interaction, but you want to rule out heath first. You do want to get a base line, so you know where to start and correct any deficiencies. Plucking of chest area is usually signs of health issues? My male U2 Copper his liver values were high due to poor diet they had him on, it took me a few months to correct his issues as he also had upper respiratory infections and yeast infection. Now he a 100% from his last tests and has way more energy of like a 5 year old kid. When I first got him he was breathing heavy and lack energy and was a heavy plucker and missing most his feathers. Now he looking a lot better as he no longer plucks, but does once in a while will eat a piece of feather, but he getting better at not doing it much as keep him distracted for the most part to offset the behaviour.

@malindasmith3496

5 жыл бұрын

Parrot Genie great advice! As soon as I get her home I will make an appointment. I have an avian specialist near me who has a great reputation. I’m guessing the plucking is due to boredom and loneliness but it would surprise me if she has some health issues due to diet. They have been feeding her Walmart seed alone for 10 years!

@malindasmith3496

5 жыл бұрын

Parrot Genie Can I ask what price range I should be prepared for with the initial Visit and work up? I don’t know if it’s similar to dogs and cat vets or higher and I don’t want to go in with no clue what to expect. Are we talking a a couple hundred or more than that?

Hah, my umbrella cockatoo its very quiet.. i mean,she has his personality, sometimes she wants to make fun of you and sometimes she throw things away, destroy and scream.. its like to have a child, a birdy child

I saw your site and had to click , I have a rescue umbrella cockatoo that came from a flea market bird seller ,the seller told me the guy that sold him the bird couldn't take the bird screaming all the time and he put the bird outside ,when the bird would start screaming he would hose the bird with a garden hose at high pressure ( I really want to find this guy ! ) he said he had him only two days and hadn't really heard the cockatoo scream much ,I noticed that the bird ( I've named him Mad Max ) was really scared and nervous and you couldn't get your hand in the cage well it's been a year now and I can get him to take things out of my hand ,but when he does it he grabs it out of my hand like a spoiled three year old and he's still very scared and will bite if you get close ,when I got him he had a small cage he now has a huge cage ,he is also very close by me all day we talk but he doesn't say anything ,he gets excited and does normal crazy cockatoo stuff ,when I first got him I tried to stick train him to step up I used a1" inch dowel perch ,Ha he grabbed it at the end and chewed it in half same for all the perches in the cage he now has dragon wood perches that have held up one year so we train with dragon wood perch, I do let him out of the cage but only under constant supervision as Mad Max would destroy anything he comes in contact with he's a chainsaw with feathers I would be happy just to be able to one day get him to step up on my arm and be able to be on the cage and not have to worry about him , he's an older bird and I think he's had many homes any help would be appreciated .

The problem i have is my bird is afraid of sticks

@user-nn6pk3tp9j

4 жыл бұрын

Oh lord 😂

@simonaeaton2217

4 жыл бұрын

Mine is too

Ok, I’ve been sitting by my cockatiel more recently, but he’s scared of the stick I use to try and get him to step up with and pretty much anything else. What should I do?

@parrotgenie5099

4 жыл бұрын

Use the perch he use to sitting on and move slowly when you try to get him to step up on it. he may have not been handled before and may take time. Sitting by him help get use to you and also doing routine around him will help.

@hyperhexjoe

4 жыл бұрын

Parrot Genie I’ve had him for a year now, and it isn’t as bad outside of the cage, but he has an intense fear of hands. I plan to move Tiger to a bigger cage in hopes of making him less territorial, so hopefully this may work.

My bird just got on my shoulder and started attacking my neck 😂

@memyself1176

4 жыл бұрын

get a tazer and tazes his ass lol

i had to rescue a baby one, CORELLA, this morning. it was being harassed by a butcher bird and was flying along the road in front of my car and crashed landed in the gutter, butcher bird close behind. I had to pull over to rescue it, it was out of energy and was sure to get killed, either by traffic or wild birds. may even keep it as a pet, we'll see if it settles down or not, or let it get its energy back and release it back where i found it. its part of a huge flock that hangs around my town, noisy as hell when they all decide to get loud. trying to get it to eat something is tricky at this stage

so how do you keep him off your shoulder?

I have one and he do not want no body touching him and feeding him what is the best thing to do and he do not want to talk. What can I do plz help I love to see him out and play and talk

My parrot bites the perch, is there any advise you could give so that he does not bite the perch and he just steps up

@scarlettista6930

4 жыл бұрын

If it bites the perch there is 2 reasons why it does that. 1 it is bored 2 its trying to make a nest for its eggs

Parrots are the best territorial Birds

I have an aggressive cockatoo, he doesn’t like going back into his cage and latches onto me and bites extremely hard over and over, he makes me extremely anxious, I feel I can’t let him out of his cage anymore because of the guaranteed chomps I can expect putting him back in his cage, most of the time he is sweet but only to me, no one else, he is even aggressive towards other animals and will attack if given the chance. Am I a bad bird owner if I just keep him in there? I’m near my wits end.

Those cages are REALLY shadowy and will cause hormonal issues in sexually mature birds over time (especially cockatoos)--you want them to have full light from all sides or at least bright walls, because that purple is acting almost like a cage cover and just zapping the light out from under the cages...VERY crucial for behavioral and immune health to make sure they have normal lighting during the day (not saying you need expensive lights...but just brightly lit rooms and cages without shadows)....

@rudebird1705

4 жыл бұрын

To clarify, what I said about light applies all day, except when they are sleeping (on a schedule of 12 hours of sleep each night--in which case, they should be covered or in a dark room)--excluding birds with night-frights, who may need a night-light..

@thetechgenie7374

2 жыл бұрын

That cage has long been upgraded. He in a 6 foot stainless cage now. Plus he out during the day. He no longer aggressive anymore and even flight trained and stays out during the day. He super friendly now and no longer bites, or attacks people anymore.

@thetechgenie7374

2 жыл бұрын

Plus lighting he goes outside with me so he gets sunlight. Artificial UV light doesn't really work, that for a while other topic. He flight trained and no longer kept in cage during the day. He been a great bird.

Love your video. I need help with my adopted Molluccan cockatoo. If I try to shower him, he fears water and hides. He wont bathe on his own. I tried the stick training. Every time I approach with the stick , I say step up. He wont step up and he will walk in the opposite direction after he bites the stick. hard. Ive tried over and over to no avail. One time he was on my shoulder and he bit my ear so hard I could hear my own cartilage as it was being bitten. The times we have managed to go outside, he will start biting my shoulder or neck as soon as we are 5 ft out the door and he wants to go back inside the.house. I want to be able to say step up and for him to do it without biting me. I love my bird and he is in his forever home with me. I tell him over and over again no one will ever hit him again nor will he be neglected. I just dont want to be bitten anymore. Please, any advice or suggestions are greatly needed and appreciated

@hoedemakerbart

2 жыл бұрын

Go to KZread channel called bird tricks..

hi I have a 4 month old Indian ringneck and I'm trying 2 tame him but as soon as I go near the cage he sqarks at me and tries to bite me can u give me.any advise on how I can get him used to me or used to my hand plz and thanks.

@camillakirkmand1977

4 жыл бұрын

Amanda Matthews is he tame now ?

@amandamatthews167

4 жыл бұрын

he comes and sits on my arm but he still tends 2 bite and still wont let me touch him yet he is almost 7 month old x

@Toastiel

4 жыл бұрын

@@amandamatthews167 he'll go thru a bluffing stage (indian ringneck tend to go thru that phase which will last for months) I suggest u read and study about it as it's a VERY CRUCIAL stage that'll determine his attitude towards u or ur family later on

Can you please help me with my cockatiel? She is aggressive with me when I try taking her out of the cage and when she comes out she is nice!

I just rescued 2 birds a u2 and a m2. They are fine.

I thought you weren't supposed to rub their backs. I was told it can make them hormonal.

I have the insact same bird and he just attacks me for no reason and is very aggressive and is very territorial

That bird is in "must"...It will be affectionate and AGGRESSIVE. Oh geez.

@goldeneyes721

3 жыл бұрын

Haha...Musth..like an elephant. Anyway, tteating this wrong.

there is apearently a trick to dominate or immediately permanently erase dominance issues with roosters(chickens) if they attack a person or kid.. people sometimes put the bird gently but ofcourse over-ruling with the fronthead or stirn down on the soil or between the claws..(about 15 seconds or so is what is concluded) this manouvre, triggers a "i 'm beat and accept my position"effect.. so it seems.. not positivly sure.. but judging from our habbits to..it might be a universal mechanism that at least seems afirmed to stop the aggresion from roosters.... i'm curious if such would be the case with parrots too, and if thats possible to conduct or peform, without causing harm to the bird..or the person doing so.. it might sound harsh but sometimes not establishing position/ roles, will result in lifelong problems due to the often confrontational behaviour this uncertainty keeps triggering from animals..

Are you located in New York?

My bird was sooo immediately upset with your tone. This works, but you are quite loud. And at what time was this? It could have been hormonal.

Ummmm my parrot is 5 years old we saved him from a bad family it's about a year that we have him but he still doesn't sit in my hand and is scared of it do you think i can tane him the way u did?cuz i read that parrots learn easier in young age.....i would really like to get some advice he's been in his cage for months now and i'm feel so bad for him.....btw he gives me kisses and i can hand feed him just so u know we're quiet close thank you

@TheSydguy30

3 жыл бұрын

If you can, look up how to teach a bird with a clicker, there is a video I just watched in which the bird was biting the owner so hard he was thinking of getting rid of him and someone showed him what he was doing wrong and did so many things with the stick clicker and changed the owner and birds relationship completely

@thereisapotatoinmyhand5635

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSydguy30 yeah i've started target trainings now he's a lot more better now thnx

How would they feel being locked up in a cage all the time... I really understand the frustration of under stimulation. Its fantastic he is full of feathers afterall❤️

@thetechgenie7374

2 жыл бұрын

He out like my other two u2 all day pretty much. He goes to bed at about and literally just goes to his cage on his own pretty much. He a really good bird for cockatoo standards. He even free flight trained and harness trained since video. The only issue still working out is once in a while he drive bomb people he doesn't like, but in time I tell him no and look at him when I see he ready to dive down and he actually stays and doesn't attack as much..

@louisek6341

2 жыл бұрын

@@thetechgenie7374 thats so great to hear😍🤞 keep up the good work. He gives you what you give back- love, trust and attention. My caique is with me all the time. Only bird lovers know❤️

I am currently taming a pink and grey galah and it’s so hard

will this didn't show how to deal with aggressive bird

They are Culling these birds all over Australia, because of noise and some think they ruin trees. Often we have rescued bloodied ones and most times had to be put down. We have 2 little Corella's now, both couldnt be re-released to the wild. If you live in Australia, please help your local wild life rescue, Even if its just answering phone calls. They all need extra hands

They do a lot of damage in little bit of time...

Hi

Mine isn't cage aggressive he is nice when he is in the cage but out of the he will fly and attack people I can give him treats and he is fine but I don't trust my goffin Cockatoo the people I got him from didn't take good care of him and was mean to him there is times when he will dance with you and be fine then the next min he is flying and attacking and he Flys after your head and face I sing to him and give him treats and let him out of the cage so alot of the time he only Flys after other people he doesn't always come after me I'm scared to pet him out of the cage and try and get him to step up cause I never know what he is goin to go out of all 8 of my parrots he is the only one that is not trust worthy I hate to clip his wings but if I can't get him to stop flying and attacking I will have to I love him and he has got a little better he use to scream alot but he is getting better with that too I will never rehome him because of the way he is I know it's not his fault but if you could help me I don't know what to do to get him nice like my other birds also I have learned him to go in his cage I tell him bed time and he goes in I just hope I can get him to be nice like my other birds also my bird is scared of stuff so I can't use the stick method I can't even add toys or more than one perch at a time

Ok where’s the aggression? This is a step up video

This isn't a cockatoo, it's a Corella.

He's aggressive because you are calling him a bare eyed cockatoo! Try referring to him as a little corella😂

It's a pigeon

What the point just keep it in the cage if it that aggressive cuz that what i would do

As a "parrot genie" you should know not to pet a parrot's body, especially an aggressive one.

@memyself1176

4 жыл бұрын

why???? how do you tame them??????????

@MrUpscaleman

4 жыл бұрын

@@memyself1176 go to birdtricks.com and you can learn a lot.

@memyself1176

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrUpscaleman thanks

@thetechgenie7374

2 жыл бұрын

Actually I do know body language well. Plus he no longer aggressive anyone. He actually stays out of cage most of the day now. He no longer attacks anyone anymore. Plus his cage was long time ago upgraded to a 6 foot stainless steel cage which he only sleep in, or eats. He actually more behaved then my U2's for the most part. Plus he free flight trained now and goes even to work and outside with me. He been a great companion. The aggression is long gone.. The last time he bit someone has been over 2 years now.

Just try not to scratch them between the wings like that, stick to around the face and top of the head scratches and pets only. It causes very bad sexual stresses on a bird, especially cockatoos. Its just not good for them, even though it looks cute and feels like your bonding. I see this far too much on videos, and that alone can lead to biting and aggression. It's not fair to tease your bird and then leave him hanging every day, imagine how that would make you feel.

What a wast of time all the work people want to see is done already you probably didn’t even tame him CLICK BAIT ist?

Keep them below eye level. Only give treats once in a while. Not seeds. Otherwise ok video Your place is too dark and cramped

Humans are peculiar beings. How do you expect birds (which are intelligent) to come out of solitary confinement and accept our world as their own? Some will and some won't. Millions of years of evolution are not ours for the changing. I liken it to slavery. Is this really what you want?

This bird is an Australian Corrella not a Bare Eyed Cockatoo. What an ignorant insult to this bird by a bare arsed human. This bird doesn’t belong in America where someone smuggled it. These birds live in large groups broken up into smaller family groups and have extremely strong bonds with their mates and bigger family. They don’t belong in captivity with humans unless a rescue animal. This bird is very intelligent and needs constant stimulation or it will get sick, die of grief and loose all its feathers. These videos make me angry.

@parrotgenie5099

6 ай бұрын

The bird species is a little corella not an Australia Corrella. Number 2 be actually is a rescue from someone that wasn’t taken care of him properly as they had him on a poor diet and not giving him attention and leaving him in a cage all day. Now he gets a few hours out of the cage on most days and free flight trained him since, so he well taken care of nowadays. I also upgraded his cage to a much larger stainless steel cage a few years back. Number 3 he missing no feathers and fully feathered and in very good health. Then finally I actually volunteered and worked a a few wildlife sanctuaries over the years. Plus have two other umbrella cockatoo’s that been with me for 4 years before I rescued him, so fully aware how to handle and take care of them properly and worked with many species of birds over the years. Next time don’t assume anything before commenting, or speaking because you’re completely wrong in this case. Yes I do know exactly how intelligent these birds are. I had him now for a few years he practically goes almost every where with me and is a great companion as don’t even consider him a pet as that would be insulting to him, he more a family member, or good friend. Now do I hate that he a captive bird and not free of course but unfortunately people smuggle and breed them and sell them to a impulse buyer that doesn’t know how to properly care for them and how loud and have the time to give the required attention these birds need and end up dumping them at a rescue, or worst leaving them in cage all day in a corner or garage. Yes in some cases in bad conditions and bird in poor health, I seen it all over the years.