Hi everyone! So I just checked on the comment section of this video and wow! You make me feel so loved! I know a lot of you have been asking where Smokey and I have been. Follow us on instagram at wingsnpaws_. I keep that updated more frequently. See you there!

@hvariawa

4 жыл бұрын

Phew, good to know that you guys are ok. Was wanting to ask. My baby African Grey used to love me the most for her first 2 months and now shes one year, today's her birthday/hatchday... She's not so interested in me but loves my wife. Any idea how to become her favourite again...

@paganprincess9271

4 жыл бұрын

Hey where did you get that bird stand for Smokey? I can't find it anywhere but I really want to buy one.

@mansourbader9679

4 жыл бұрын

Nooooo please upload more on KZread please sub to him

@mgtowdadYouTubeSucksCoxks

4 жыл бұрын

I'm going to be buying a parrot today, I've been watching your videos. Thank you for the patience and for the help, and I hope all is well with you as I don't see any new videos. And I don't do Instagram because I'm old. Haha. Best of luck and much love.

@judypena6989

4 жыл бұрын

Did you stop making KZread videos for good?

I think you are right, a cage for a bird can never be big enough.

@gerrymcintosh4477

4 жыл бұрын

I can tell a lot about you by the way you take such loving care of Smokey. I would love to have an African Grey, but I’m afraid my wife would have a bird! (Pun intended). Cheers From Canada.

What I love about you and your videos is that you are a Responsible and informative parrot owner ,

@brittanykamalie1075

5 жыл бұрын

So true

@wingsNpaws

5 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you!

@annakallen783

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with that

@mansourbader9679

4 жыл бұрын

He is you are right 🙂😌

@miminbhanuofficial4360

2 жыл бұрын

Very agree 200%,I am try to do best for my grey parrot also,thank u for all your videos

I absolutely love your attitude about training. I have a Cockatoo with issues. I have no experience and am desperate to learn all I can. Thank you so much for being a positive voice. Namaste

The LOVE shown toward Smoky is so beautiful~…~ it’s clear she loves you too!! What an incredible life you have provided her with. The education you provide for others is priceless ~…~… you are an amazing man who clearly does these videos for the love of the birds and sharing your knowledge~…~THANK YOUR for sharing her life with us 🤗

@teresastamey8388

2 жыл бұрын

very well said. I was thinking of how responsible you are with smoky. she is a darling. I have avery, American grey, and a Harlequin Macaw Makaya lynn of course she is named after me. we got her just as she was hatched out. we layed her away until she was ready to come home with her mom and dad. now dad has passed away. and I can tell all my animals still miss there dad.

WHERE ARE YOU? 5 months since last upload. :(

@callmegary2622

4 жыл бұрын

@Mieke B 9 months and 2 weeks now

@YankeeNETicS

4 жыл бұрын

Almost 11 months ...

@wingsNpaws

4 жыл бұрын

Follow us on instagram! wingsnpaws_

@Chris_Proano

4 жыл бұрын

A year now

Well, I'll go with the foraging toys and the vacuum cleaner. I have a small cage for my bird but I live in a 2 bedroom apartment and my bird is only in the cage at night to sleep. He's a green cheek conure which is also free flight trained and he comes with me everywhere so he doesn't need a big cage to get enough exercise. But I'd definitely recommend the aviary for someone who works 8 hours a day and the bird needs to be 5 days a week all that time caged. I can not recommend your videos enough, especially to new bird owners. You really encourage what I consider the most important things for captive birds in the most respectful manner. You have enough followers to be making a good impact on a lot of birds' lives. I hope I can help getting more people to listen to what you have to say for their bird's sake. Thank you, I am very proud of you (I probably sound like your mother hahaha)

@wingsNpaws

5 жыл бұрын

LOL! Well thank you for your encouragement! I do recognize the potential impact that my videos could make and take it very seriously to provide sound info that I hope will transform the way bird’s are kept.

@teresastamey8388

2 жыл бұрын

I couldnt have said as good as you did. thanks

Hope all is well with you and Smokey. We haven't seen you two since January 2019 5

Came here after watching your 5 year old video just to see how is smokey now..and nice too see both of you. Also good to see love and effort you put to care for smokey Love from India....

Your videos are always so wonderful, I wish every parrot owner could be like you! My additional essentials for keeping my budgies are definitely a safe/quality bird carrier since my birds travel and take vet visits very well when provided a good sturdy carrier, an emergency backup cage or travel cage in case one of my birds needs to be quarantined and for smoothing over the process of moving from apartment to apartment, when I have to move my birds always have a home set up for them while their giant flight cage is on it's way, and finally, a bird first aid kit with certain medications (stress meds, antibiotics and anti-mite meds as recommended by a vet), cornstarch and hemostats in case of a broken blood feather and hand feeding formula.

@wingsNpaws

5 жыл бұрын

First aid kit- YES!! Thanks for sharing!

It's so nice to see how much you love your bird

I love your videos. They have tons of info

@wingsNpaws

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement! Glad you liked it!

You have very good vids. I had no idea such birds were very expensive, as well as the investment in cages, toys, training, time, fresh food prep and the fact that you have to get parrot sitters if you go on vacation or business trips. It's not the same as sending a cat or dog to be cared fir. These are different animals and could get emotionally scarred. It's like adopting a young child. You have to homeschool it and instead of clothes, provide toys and stimulation. It's great to see these vids, but it makes you realize your limitations.

so beautiful to see a bird so well cared for and loved

Thanks for all the information you share and the time you take doing it. You look like a very calm, balanced and gentle person, that and your love and commitment with smoke, makes you a great owner. And an example for many others as well. I wish you keep growing. Cheers from Spain

Wow I love seeing the bond you have with smokey makes me want my own African grey. You've trained her so well, Well Done ✅

I can't wait to see Smokey's new outdoor aviary!! So happy for you guys and your new home! I 've been watching your videos since the beginning...

I forgot to say how much I like that you put Smokey ' s safety first. Thanks for showing us how you transport her. Also, I couldn't manage without a spray bottle filled with a weak vinegar solution and a LOT of paper towels for poop patrol!

I love seeing you and Smokey together. I don't own a bird but I enjoy your videos.

@wingsNpaws

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comment! Glad you liked the video!

She is beautiful. My parrot loves apples and her first word was "apple" ! 😀

Thank you for being smart and cautious ❤️

I love how positive you are with your bird. I just started watching your videos to know how i should make my parrot bite less. Idk if its applicable for me because he really is very devilish but i love how you took the time to go over different scenarios. I would like your take on how to get your bird to stop plucking his feathers.if you could maybe make a video on feather maintenance and how to stop this bad behavior I'd appreciate it! Thanks!

Appreciating your videos & perfection in caring for big birds, it's great info.

Absolutely, love my portable Dyson. For my inside Avery, which Is in my house because I live in northern 🇨🇦 Canada I have a shop vac, like you I can’t live without them. I will have to get the ball wheel it looks absolutely amazing Remington loves his Foraging toys. I also make mine using large paper cups and hide treats inside which she loves to tear apart to get to them. Thanks to your tips he is flying to me on command. Love your videos 👍🏼💕

@wingsNpaws

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing and for flying our way!

@optionstraderbrian1696

5 жыл бұрын

I'm alone and retired. Damn I think one of the cuties would be fun.

Just found u! 8/25/22! ❤both of u!!! Definitely,1 of the best parents ever!

I absolutely loved this video! Cordless vacuum would be so practical! I would definitely looking into investing in a good one! That would help so much! It really is a nuisance how I have to plug it in everytime and sometimes because of that I really can’t be bothered at times :( but I hate the mess. Thank you so much for your tips! Seeing how you cleaned it showed me how easy it can be! Can’t wait for more videos

wow! Smokey is such a relaxed parrot and she has so much trust in you which is great, i love to watch smokey and also my African Grey, when my Grey see's Smokey she say's "Hello", lol.

Your vídeos are great. You saved our relationship with our amazon. Thanks a lot and, please, continue with this marvelous work. Scratchs for the litle Smokey!

@wingsNpaws

5 жыл бұрын

This just made my day! Thanks for sharing such an encouraging comment!

Always glad to see sweet Smokey. Love the aviary and pleasant courtyard you have created. My grey has a huge corner cage about 6 feet tall but spends most his day hanging out on top of it or on one of his hanging ropes. He has the large kitchen/dining area to fly in and is good at doing figure 8s around the room. (He is safely confined if I am cooking but can join us for meals). One day I hope to build him an outside aviary attached to the house so he can go in and out by himself during nice weather.

Yessss, I love it when you post frequently, I won’t be getting a bird now, but these videos are so entertaining

@wingsNpaws

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Austin!

@addy9515

5 жыл бұрын

wingsNpaws Austin isn’t really my name 😂 I just made one up so no one knows who I am

hi , another great video thankyou , I've only had my African grey , benjie, for 3 months and we're both still learning ! I have watched all your videos and find them really informative, keep them coming xx

@wingsNpaws

5 жыл бұрын

Glad they’re helpful!

Wow incredible setup

I just want to say, keep making your videos it really helps me with my African grey.

I loved how you covered safely transfering Smokey from her aviary to the house. My most essential items are my Dyson's handheld vacuum, aviary and, play tree. Thank you for this video and loving Smokey. 💚

Very informative videos and Smokey is adorable. Going to visit friends that have a male African Grey. It’s my first time around a bird other than a budgie so I feel more confident. Thank you

You have one of the best (if not, THE best) parrot care channels on KZread. I've watched almost all of your videos and learned so much. Your care for Smokey and the relationship you've cultivated is admirable. I notice you haven't posted in a year. I hope you are well, and that you might come back again in the future. Pet parrots in the world need you to help spread the word about proper care. Thank you for everything you've done so far. 💚

He just loves everything he has

You are the best bird TEACHER out of all the ytubers dedicated to improving the life of all caged pet birds. AWESOME and thank you.

I love your channel! Hope all is well with you and Smokey.

I started researching birds in October 2019, and at first I wanted a budgie, next I wanted a sun conure like you. I kept reading next I wanted any kind of conure, I did not want a large parrot as a first time bird owner. Next I decided that Indian ringnecks matched my personality perfect. I but a deposit down with The Best Bird Avairy in Flordia and I am waiting and still researching. You give the best advice of any of the tou tube guys, thank you.

I love you video very good information for a new owner.

I love this bird!

Looking forward to some new videos! Hope you were able to make some during the summer holidays!! Love your channel

Thanks for all the information, we keep our grey Apache in the house and he comes out but we have a screened pool and he loves it there, but when he is there there's always someone of the family out there. He hates to be alone anyway:) lovely parrot you have. Pretty girl she is. Thanks a lot for let in us know all these essentials

i enjoy ur videos a lot keep up the good work!!!

I find parrots preening oddly satisfying. Especially when they do their tails and wing stretches. ASMR for the eyes Lol But only parrots.

Smokey is so cute and beautiful!

I am 70kand been looking thru a lot of parrot related videos. I think yours are insightful and informative. Just wanted to say Thanks and Thanks for the birds care that you just prevented me from getting. Seeing as they are such a long lived creature I wouldn't want to hamper or endanger it at this time of my life. jh

Aaawe..I luv her too.. great vid and ty I appreciate all the hard work and dedication it takes to make these vids... waiting on my conure ...w be here Wednesday... my lovebird was 19 and passed in November. I don’t have any experience w a conure parrot so I’m watching, watching, learning all I can and I thank you for the help. Only thing I can think of you didn’t mention maybe is paper towels to line the bottom of the cage.. I also bought a uv light because I saw that they need the vitamin D to absorb the nutrients we feed them...my lovebird lived to be 19 on a seed diet only and millet... I wouldn’t recommend that, lol, but I want to give my new baby every opportunity to flourish. Reason for the light is because I don’t have a nice back yard to take my bird outside so if he’s only inside that’s why I feel my bird might benefit from a up light.

Congratulations for your channel, now my parrot lives better thanks to your advice.

That little laugh at 4:59 is so cute

You really are a good man.

Thanks for the video! I don't have a bird yet but I will one day and I know I'll be prepared because of you, Smokey, and your videos 💜

@wingsNpaws

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Just subscribe, own a Yellow Nape Amazon parrot named Pretzel for 34yrs. He is 35. I just rescued an African Grey. What a huge difference. Way more mess, dust and attitude. She is plucked raw but improving. I'm moving very slow as she is extremely fearful of everything. She is only 14yrs old. Devah. She can step up now.

2:44 its the size of my room...

@Mxtch.a

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao ikr me too

@chsny5695

3 жыл бұрын

Really nice but highly unnecessary

Love how calm Smokey is. Please come and train mines.😬

you are the best person to describe what is needed for my birds. I have an African grey , and Harlequin Macaw. I do not have foraging toys but I will be getting my birds some. I have a front deck that all I have to do is close half of it in. so they can stay outside during the daytime. of course while I'm there. I'm. so impressed in your information about your darling smoky. my avery bites me when he gets out he doesn't want to go back in. so what can I do to keep him from biting me when I put him up. plus I think his cage is to small. That's why I just decided while you were showing his aviary for her. you are totally awesome !!!

Oh she's so cute! Thanks for this video!

@wingsNpaws

5 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for watching! Glad you liked it. We are also on IG if you want to see more of Smokey!

@swaddington9399

5 жыл бұрын

@@wingsNpaws I will check that out! And have subscribed and will continue watching. Smokey is blessed to be so well cared for, your doing a wonderful job!

I gave up and bought a small shop vac. Best bird purchase to date.

Whenever I miss my African Grey I always rely on your videos to cheer me up. Smokey is absolutely adorable. P.s. waiting for your next video :)

I heard Smoky laughing!. LOL 😂👍🦜

I'm going to try to get that cordless Hoover now! I saw this episode before Covid and spent a good part of the evening watching and trying to find the Hoover Episode. Thanks and I'll check out Instagram.

we had built an aviary outside for our macaw & smaller parrots out of a trampoline frame & wire, it's shaped like a tall dome. it's absolutely huge & big enough for a couple macaws if we were crazy enough to have more than 1 haha. Now if the weather could compromise with us! being in florida, the storms & heat make it difficult for spending too much time outside, at least until we've finished the weather protections & misting lines

When i got my bird Tiki(hes a baby still) he was clipped, his feathers sadly hasn't grown back yet nut im still having him glide as much as possible to keep his wing and breast muscles strong, his wings are so strong now that he can glide upward about a foot

We miss you & Smokey! Hope all is well! Please come back or give explanation. God Bless! ❤

I love your videos, I learn so much from them. I love how you’re all about improving the animals life. I don’t have a bird yet, but I’m picking up a young Indian ringneck and we have a very long drive home ( 7 hours). What can I do to make the experiment the least stressful for him? And prevent him the best I can from getting driving sick. Will “relaxobird” ( offers sound therapy ) or any stressmix added to his foot help ? I read somewhere that I should not talk to him cause on our way home because then he would relate my voice to this stressful experience later on 😔( bad start to our relationship). Please help. I searched through your videos, and couldnt find anything about transporting a new bird home.

I have cordless vacuum which I use maybe 4-5 x's a day. That's like my most important essential for keeping parrots!!

@wingsNpaws

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Smokey is so cute! Great videos :)

@wingsNpaws

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You have some good hoovering skills 😋

Love that smokey she's the best.

@wingsNpaws

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Jon, while you were talking to us in the aviary, Smokey was in the background laughing a couple times; it's almost like she knows exactly when to interject...LOL

@wingsNpaws

5 жыл бұрын

She is a smart girl!

There is another essential that comes at the top of MY list: sustained companionship for the bird.

I have a macaw cage for my African grey and yes she also uses every inch of it

great vid!

Smokey is adorable

I love watching your videos, i just got maci over a year ago we rescued her well spose to be a girl but maci a boy, she never had mush toys and never let out over a year now we got her she got everything play stand being out all day .maci 18 years old , ive gad baby buddies and other birds now we got macy she accepted us saw her for a whole week before bringing her home. Can we see more videos of you and smokey please

8:06 😂 smokey moving to see what's happening

Sweet set up! Damn! I worry about getting one living in fixed income.

I love how birds hold their food with their claws. Sorry for any spelling errors

@wingsNpaws, can you please do a video on whats the best air filter for house with birds and what features to look for in a good air filter. thanks

Dude, you're so Canadian 😍

Also Jake likes to take a shower/ bath in the sink , he just loves it, only cold water for him, he doesn't like warm at all!! Luv u and smokey

Hi! Since you stopped posturing, I now have a a bird myself a rescue blue front Amazon 40 yrs old, and when I was preparing to get him, which took a year, I watched a lot of your work. He was a very aggressive bird and I had to ignore all the blood. Your video on biting was great especially the bit where the bird doesn’t want to hurt you anymore, but nips too hard. You suggested we yell and walk out on the bird. The bird has been really careful since. I don’t know if I would have got him without the support of your videos. So you see I am delighted to hear you are back 🙏🏾

Wish you were still posting...love your content ❣️

Thank you ... your video so helpful

Hi !! Can you please make a video of your cleaning routine of the cage ,avaiary what you use for cleaning ..how you clean the dust and small feathers..what material you use for bedding/liner in the cage ..how often you clean... etc .... ive had my african grey for about 11 years now and i still find cleaning up difficult ..id love to see your cleaning routine . Thank you very much for your videos ive learned a lot from you my friend ...

Loadss of love to Smokeyy😘😘😘, you have done a commendable job on her and absolutely loved the aviary, i have a question though! Where does Smokey stay during winters and rains? And do you cover her up at night?

Thanks for the video! It’s really helpful! I am considering to get an aviary but I worried that my African grey would fly away when I enter or leave the aviary. Do you have any advice on this? Thanks a lot!

Will you be back posting videos any time soon? Really helpful videos as I am hoping to get my first parrot in the next few weeks

Thanks brother

Very interesting thank you.

A sense of humor, God's love and Patience.

Ps. I used hoover 4 yrs (older models). Just recently changed to shark 🦈, it looks so sim to ures with the detachable top bit. I love my vacuum to lol. 😁

Hi! I've watched a few of your videos and I think you're awesome with smokey! I'm going to be getting an african grey baby in a few months and I was just wondering if you have any tips or videos on what to do with it when I bring it home x

Thank you very much, can you please make a video about nutrition?

Hi . I had two grey parrots but both were died but i still love this pet .

Great and informative videos. Thanks. Could you please share how to stop the tail red feather falling off? We do not see new feather coming, only falling. What if there is no more red feather left? Many thanks.

I really like your new big aviary. I have a hexagon for my Eclectus, Yoshi is not in there all day so the size is just right for us. My question is since we had unusually much rain this year I see the ropes are partly black I assume mold. I was advised to use 10% bleach and water and rinse, rinse it off. It this safe??? Thx in advance!

Um i have been wondering what kind of pellets do you give Smokey or what type of pellets are best for African grey parrots. Btw love your videos

Smokey is an exemplary parrot. May I request a tutorial on how you made Smokey's perch stand used in this video? Especially the kind of wood used and how you fastened the platform to the base of the branch? Thanks so much