My African Gray is eleven years old and I can do anything I like with him. He flies free around my bungalow, say 350 + words, sentences, up to 10 words in a sentence. He knows people by their name. Talks to everyone who walks past and all the children on their to and fro from school. He goes in when I go out and bed time. An exceptional bird. I can't work so gets a lot of company. Enjoy watching your extracts. I live in Cornwall, England. He loves it here. Thanks a lot. Rob and Max.

@lovesnowc319

5 жыл бұрын

Robert Nicholas May I know did he ever bite you?

@aymansyed1351

5 жыл бұрын

I find that all really hard to believe. Up to 10 word sentences and 350+ words? Sounds like he could go nursery. Can you post a pic of your fab bird and how you taught it to be so awesome

@reginaswan4983

4 жыл бұрын

My parrots name is Max!

@reginaswan4983

4 жыл бұрын

Ayman Syed oh well

@robertnicholas8885

4 жыл бұрын

@@lovesnowc319 yes. I have had a few tough bites on the ears. When he's a bit teasy. That hasn't been for quite a long time now. I don't pot enough of us talking together. We spend lots of time together. I had a bad motor cycle

Love the vid. I died of laughter when smokey bowed his head at 7.53 bc he taught he was getting a scratch and slowly raised his head again🤣

@sabeehabegum5116

3 жыл бұрын

Awwwwwwww

@jaidenyork5989

2 жыл бұрын

I love that your so honest..it took me about 2 years to get trust from my family bird...and hearing you say fearfullness I can so relate...thank you......I love shortee an African Grey....

@User30929oouehf

2 жыл бұрын

7:53

This is the only way to make me rememeber my parrot sunny. He died 4 years ago after a 36 years of age. Will be remembered ;(

@texsizeParrot

7 жыл бұрын

I am sorry for your loss. I lost my Orange Wing Amazon back in December after 30 years. He was my first parrot. I can't look at or see a photo of a OWA without a great amount of sadness.

@bibilali3666

7 жыл бұрын

wes mcfadden thw mate but i think both of our parrots deseaved it and they need it. Some vets say tha a parrot that goes over 40 sill carryy allot of deseases and taking care of it will be a bain

@jennamercury7625

5 жыл бұрын

RIP sunny🌞❤

Poor Smokey - every time you demonstrated with your hand approaching him he was ducking his head for a scratch - he's just so good and patient - if that was my OWA i would have been bitten from tantrum - frustration by now!!! x

Thank you so, so much for this video!! You said you were talking too much but you weren't!! It was all super interesting, clear, no repetition or rambling, very "to the point". And the greatest thing for me is that, just yesterday I called a bird breeder to get 2 small parrots (couldn't find any rescue were I live, or even in the range of 300 Km or more) and I wasn't sure what to do when I would have brought them home. I've done lots of research about everything but that subject. I was thinking to open the cage and let them be but then I thought that it would have been almost impossible to get them back into their cages. So.....yeah, this video was life saver for me!!!! 😉 And all of your other videos are so very informative and always very sweet......Smokey is such a wonderful girl and to see your relationship is always joyful. So cute when you would get close to her with your fingers, when you were talking about giving treats to a fearful bird, and she would lower her head for you to scratch her, but you would keep talking and she would keep her head down waiting for you to touch her.....soooooo cute!!!! Sorry for the long comment. I'm really grateful for your insight and all you give (videos, editing, time, cameras and video, money, etc.) so that people can learn for free how to live the best with their birds 🐦🐤🐧 💖 Thank you 😊 Thank you 😊Thank you 😊

@wingsNpaws

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! Yes, the video recording and editing takes a lot more time than most people realize. For a 15 minute video, it usually takes a while to record and a lot of time to edit out parts that are redundant, not to mention uploading time.

wow, this video really clicked with me. everything you described in the video is what my bird does and now i know why and how to handle it, thanks!

You're making excellent videos, thank you so much for making the lives of bird owners easier. You and Smokeys relationship is absolutely awesome!

@wingsNpaws

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback!

@ayoubjaafar5062

5 жыл бұрын

hey ,if anyone else needs to find out about how to get your parrot to talk try Dalz Parrot Tips Discovery (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my cousin got great results with it.

@Gocubs2345

2 жыл бұрын

@@wingsNpaws Nice

Your videos are amazing, I admire them, I like how you know what you're doing with smoky

I'm going to be adopting a 45 year old African Grey and I've heard he's a biter. This video especially is helping me gain some insight and learn what body language I need to watch for. Thank you so much for sharing!

Im getting my first African Grey and im binge watching your videos before it gets here.thank you for showing how to do everything right....i will name my one Smokey to say thanks🐥❤

Hi there, I have to say thank you. Because of you I have a relationship with my parrot. He used to hate me and I him. When I realised he would be mine someday I knew I had to do something so I could look after him. Now, after watching your videos, he asks me to tickle him, I can feed him and water him whilst he's in the cage, whereas before he used to attack me. He's better tempered as well. So once again thank you for these videos

You are absolutely right on several fronts. There is a lot of misinformation about how to work with birds, the worst of which is the dominance based theories.

Thank you for the video. I do wonder why people keep asking the same question bc it's been addressed so much.

Your videos are well made and very informative! Lots of love from Gizmo the sunconure and Jade the human!

@wingsNpaws

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jade! Glad you enjoyed the video.

Hey, yesterday I adopted an African grey parrot because of your channel :) he is 3 months old, he's eating pallets, some sort of healthy mix and some sort of pallets to make him slightly bigger and help him grow up. I been sitting next to him for a couple of hours now, I care about him a lot, he's here for less than 24 hours and I already cleaned his cage and swapped water. People told me that I should let him out of his cage and I did, but he is a bit afraid of me, he's biting me when I get near and he's making little noises when I try to reach him (with food or just to pet him). I built a little tree stand for him so he can stand out of his cage and still feel comfortable near me... he's grabbing his wooden pole inside his cage as hard as he can when I try to pick him up and also few minutes ago he saw a cat outside our door (we have glass doors around our house) and he fell off the table (about 50cm height). He looks so scared, sometimes he's even shaking a little bit. I always talk softly, I alert him every time before I go near his cage but I think he hates me and nothing's gonna change that... he's eating and drinking water and he got many toys inside his cage.

Hey buddy awesome videos I just got an derbyan parrot 5 months old. So I'm grateful I can learn from you 😃

Hi, I love all of your videos. I have a female CAG, Jade, who's about 17 years old. She's been in my family for her whole life, but only with me for the last year. Unfortunately, she's been neglected. Up until she was about 5 she would regularly get out of her cage and was quite friendly. Although she's always liked to trick people by putting her head down and acting like she wants scratched. Then when you go to do it, she snaps her head up and bites. Luckily she usually didn't harm too much, but it still hurts. Then for the next 10 years she was pretty neglected, the house she was in was pretty small, so she wasn't let out of her cage. Although she was still scratched and feed well. At any rate, 2 years ago, she ended up in a home where they were just grabbing her, even if she didn't want picked up. He would wear gloves, so he wouldn't care if she bit, and actually was encouraging her to bite. She also got sprayed with soap. At any rate this is when I got her. She'll take treats from my hand and she'll let me scratch her head occasionally. However in the past year she has bit me 3 times where she's drawn blood. Partly, I think, because it hurts and so I jerk away making the bite worse. She'll get out of her cage, but if I come up to it and try to get her to step up, she'll just go to another part where I can't get her. I let her out in the morning and at night. Anytime I try to get her to step up though, she'll just move to a new spot, Do you suggest that I just keep working with her?

We got our eclectus parrot for a few a days now and at first he was ok with the pushing to step up, but now he bites me when my hand is near. I'm so glad i found this video, now he steps up on his own when i have a treat, but i still have a long way to go so he would trust me again. I just wanna be loved :')

thank you so much !! you really helped me understand the whole biting thing

Per usual a quality video! Only thing I would do differently is to push target training. An invaluable training tool.

This was so helpful as I recently adopted my first bird. Even though my lil guy wants to come out and be with me (he flies to me) he still nips.

Hi there Firstly, I must thank you for your KZread channel. I've learnt so much. Your explanation is done in such beautiful plain and simple language that makes one understand. My African Grey is 12 weeks old..... Absolutely loving. However at times it does get aggressive and want to bite so I just place it in the cage. It's a very intelligent bird knows it's way around the house, knows it's meal times. Her territorial space is my room. I just need assistance with that sudden aggressiveness coz when she gets like that she wants to go for my nose or ears. O don't wear earrings anymore.

This is a wonderful video about gentle training. I have always thought the whole dominance thing was wrong-- Especially for a prey species. Sally Blanchard coined the term "nurturing dominance" in her books about parrot training and a lot of people disagreed with that so she later dropped the the word "dominance" from her talks and articles in order to adjust to public opinion. Basically, she was trying to use dog training tactics in parrot training and she was wrong. It is now known that the whole dominance thing with dog training is not appropriate for most dogs. Our little Aztec Conure used to step up nicely and would allow us to hold him and place him into a handstand in our hands and to put a flight suit on him. However, once he became fully mature and got territorial and aggressive, we could not do these things anymore. Only my son can handle him and only when the bird is in the right mood.

thanks so much for filming, my bird is good around me but is crazy around others by the way i love your bird! :>

I've always found african greys kinda scary looking or intimidating but smokey is adorable.

I wish you could come see my bird. Hes a double yellow head parrot that we inherited from a family friend. The exact age of Bill is unknown, however he is notorious in this area. Since the day our friends inherited this bird, he has been aggressive. Chasing people or biting people. We treat him like royalty, and maybe that is the problem. He bites to the point to where he will make you bleed. You absolutely cannot touch him. Any attempt will result in a snip, and if he can get you, a bite. He knows phrases and he says them often. His favorite phrase is: "I'm a bad bird!" He knew this phrase already from his first owner, we are his third. He has been too wild for anyone to take, but he fits in with us. I just really wish I could hold him. He free roams everywhere. He use to chew on the wall but we have corrected that behavior. Other than him biting he is a pretty chill bird. We've never gotten him clipped, so he can fly when he wants, which he doesn't. You cant even get your hand a foot away from him.

I have 2 African greys that I hand fed since they were very young. I have them now since around a year to a year and a half. I love them very much. They love to always fly and sit on my shoulder. Sometimes I let them on my shoulder for long periods of time while I watch tv or do certain things around the house. However recently one of them started to bite kind of hard. I realized the biting usually occur during 3 situations: 1.sometimes when he is on my shoulder and when I am just sitting and not doing anything that he may find interesting and not giving him much attention ( for example if I am watching tv) 2. sometimes when I try to pet him 3. if I see him playing with something that I feel is dangerous for him and try to take it away from him. Usually when he bites, I respond with "don't bite!" in a loud voice and/or put him back to his cage (he loves being out of his cage) and/or I leave the room if he is not on my shoulder ( but for the most part he is on my shoulder when he is out of his cage. He always loves to fly to me and sit on my shoulder and it is very difficult to get him to remain sitting anywhere else for an extended period when he is out of his cage, which is another problem and it would be great if you can help me out with this issue as well). Please I need your help and advise I love him very much and from all the youtubers I've seen I personally believe you give the best advise and tips about parrots and your videos are highly appreciated.

I have a 9 week old Derbyan, my first large bird and I’m getting discouraged by his biting especially with a large beak Thank you for making these videos

@MrJdubz100

2 жыл бұрын

I just got my first large parrot a Catalina macaw and my arms are covered in bruises and bite marks. She loves to step up and hang out with me but she doesn’t go back on her playstand without biting me. I’m going to limit handling for a few weeks and then try to resume training.

A good informative post! My grey bites like yours also for the second reasons… -territorial/ when he has a new "toy" like maybe a spoon I was using that he stole and he gets upset if i try remove it from his possession.. also his cage and bells…-protective/ whenever my partner is around, he starts nipping me hard (i think this is him trying to be aggressively sweet and "protecting" me to get me away from my partner whom he perceived is a threat! Cute but not so cute)-dominance/ nipping if i am doing something he doesn't like i.e. cleaning the counters with a dishcloth or not sharing my food with him...Looking forward to seeing the second part of your video!!p

@wingsNpaws

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Amanda! You're absolutely right about the protective biting. I'll try to have that second video up this weekend!

Ur helping me alot first time parrot owner..

so much knowledge here, thank you !

Very informative. Thank you!

Where can I find such a small table perch?

Hi there. First of all let me echo all of the appreciation that other viewers have given. I have learned so much from you and Smokey. I started watching your videos before I purchased DaVinci as a young bird. He was 4 months old when I got him and he's about 18 months old now. He's healthy and definitely has a personality. I wanted to ask about his constant chewing on wires and basically almost anything he can get his beak on. I think I provide plenty of chew toys on his perches and in his cage. It could it be that I don't change the toys often enough. How often do you suggest I rotate toys?

@MrJdubz100

2 жыл бұрын

I know its been awhile but you should provide toys that can be completely destroyed. Rotate them around the cage every couple of weeks if the toy goes untouched. Once the toy is destroyed, you replace it. Bird kabobs and planet pleasures pinatas are good foraging toys.

Pretty cool video. I was thinking about getting one of these birds.

One of the best descriptions of bird behavior and observations I have seen....Excellent discussion/advice!!!

Thanks love your videos so helpful! Thank you!

I have a 32year old grey,"kahlua"I have had him since he was 3months old. He is wonderful. I have tried on several attempts to change him from a seed diet to a pellet mix. Slowly introducing the pellets,while decreasing his seeds. He always pulls out the pellets and throws them away,or leaves them entirely. Any suggestions?

Thanks so much for your hints. However, my Amazona Amazonica parot of 14 years, started biting me last week. Nothing significant happened to cause this, as long as I can remember. But he bites "out of love", not knowing that he is hurting me. And when I react with pain, he thinks I like it, and repeats biting, and wants more biting. He starts laughing as if he's gone mad..... playing. I can't have it anymore. What do I do?

Funny thing is that my bird seems to not trust me but was able to get on my shoulder all by itself and stay there. I've been trying to get it off and nothing just a lot of biting

How do you tell if your bird bites out of fear or aggression?

You are very accurate because I rescue African grey I know that stroking there beaks softly also helps. My name Is Muriel I am in SA I like everything you say because it’s very true.💝👍

@hilol9358

3 жыл бұрын

Where in SA? Weve even taken our bird to her breeder for 3 months but he couldn't help. She cracked her neck when she was little and hasnt stopped plucking or biting

My grey bites when she's sulking. I came back from a week away and CHOMP. She also bites me when I'm getting her breakfast ready. And when she's bored. And for some reason she hates my right sleeve and attacks it.

You are amazing!

@wingsNpaws

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@bigchungus7637

6 жыл бұрын

wingsNpaws i had i dog named smokey

Share what type of pellet food you recommend to get my African Grey off seeds . Thanks

What are the best treats to use for training

My African Grey loves to be played with and cuddled while in the cage . But when he comes out . He only wants to bit me

Heey there, so I have 2 green cheeks and 2 sun conures. When I'm home I have all 4 out with me, their main cages are in my room and then I have 2 living room cages for them to hang out on freely. One of my sun conure is close to a year old now, alot of the times when he doesn't get his way he will bite me and other times I think he is trying to play but will bite too hard. When he ends up biting me when he isn't getting his way, I will set him down or put him inside the living room cage for a "time out" so he wont fly to me. I don't feel like what I am doing is helping him stop though... I remember you mentioning to leave the room when birds are misbehaving so should I put him in another room away from the rest of the flock? Or is there any other suggestions?

I have a 3 month old African grey and I was hoping to potty train. I don't know if it's to young but I was wondering if you can give any tips to help train it

Thank you, this helped so much.

How does Smokey sit still for so long and so relaxed

Hey wingsNpaws, My family has had an African Grey Parrot for a while but she's always tried to bite everyone. We got her from a family friend who got her from a pet store and she's about 7-8 years old. She doesn't seem scared but whenever anyone even puts her hand on the cage she tries to bite, idk if she is scared or if she just doesn't like people but I want to try to train her like smokey. I know it's hard to judge a situation without seeing it but any tips?

Hello, what do you think the best way to get an African grey is?

I just got a 20yr old African grey and as soon as my hands go near him he try’s to bite. I was told at one point he could be handled and talked and even knew a couple tricks but was rehomed and isolated and hasn’t talked much if he does and has the biting thing in or out of crate. Thoughts on what to do?

I have a double head amazon I adopted she was about 14 yo. After two years I can hand feed some times, I can pet her but a lot of times in the middle of petting she’ll try to bite , sometimes she just lunges or snaps at me. I might even just move my hands no where near her and she’ll snap. It’s like a split personality, one minute loving the rubbing next I’m bleeding , and I’m sure you know the bite is deep and hurts, I’ve had her for 2 or 3 years now very little change. Now when she does that I walk away after telling her she’s a bad girl. What else can I try. I even tried the step up thing, no luck but she has no problem getting on the vets finger or any other medical person. I had two other Amazon’s ,they lived till 35 or so, most loving birds ever after a while. Hope you can help. Thanks.

Nice video. My lovebird seems bonded with us as when i let it out of the cage, it comes to me and would try to climb on to my body. Anywhere except my hands, which it used to bite. However, I just got that sorted out by desensitizing it through positive reinforcement. It has been able to step up with some positive reinforcement. However, it still is scared of it as long as there is no millet to satisfy it once it perches. Sometimes... it still attempts to bite. How do I move on from here? I give it attention everyday for at least half an hour and it is in a fairly big cage for a single bird.

I have a 9 month old gcc. Got him from pet smart. He lived there most of his life. I am fairly certain that the employees were great with him and gave him a decent amount t of attention. He came out of his travel box and ran right up on my shoulder. He's made amazing progress over the Last 3 weeks. I've stick trained him, having him touch and perch on the stick. I've thought him to " climb the ladder" on my fingers. I've even thought him a command I call "pretty bird" to get him to flap his wings. I'm honestly very surprised we have come so far I such a short amount of time. However, over the last two days, I feel as though he regressing. I'm being pretty consistent but lately he is biting much more and is just generally moody. I call him a " he" but I haven't had him sexed yet. It seems a bit early to be puberty. At least based on my research and he's not showing signs is sexual maturity. I wish you could be here to observe the behavior cuz I can't really paint a totally accurate pic of what's going on. I'd love any thoughts or advice you have on the situation. Oh and one more thing, this behavior began around the time I put his cage next to my budgies cage. He seemed to really enjoy their company and was very curious about them. I don't allow them out together and I'm afraid my gcc will harm the budgies. Could this be my problem? He's litteraly obsessed with them. Unfortunately there's no where in my house that he can't hear them so his attention is never fully on me. Sorry for the long message. Thanks in advance.

When training my parents, what train are finished and most importantly healthy? I have read somewhere sunflower seeds are not the best, is this true?

Hi, my african grey screeches out of the blue from time to time in a very high pitch voice like it's screaming, is anything wrong? If so, what's wrong and how can I help him?

Oh thank you so much that’s why I was wondering why she bites because I feed her and today I open the door and I put my hands through the door and I put some treats for her but she got a little bit scared and she’s a good bike and she starts to move backwards because you know I understand and thank you

How can you put him back to his cage

I love your videos and I love smokey, I have male and female Quaker parrots that are about 8 months old, how do I train two birds

Just wondering where you got your parrot’s perch in this video?

Hi, just subscribed to your channel. I have got a cockatoo ( a 2 year old male) I am watching your videos as quickly as I can, I have him out of the cage as often as I can,mostly short (20minute) or longer. What does it mean when he hangs off me and flaps his wings and his crest is raised and he screams! I avoid eye contact and ignore him, but it is slightly unnerving. Also hes been trained to always sit on your shoulder, and nips my ear occasionally. He is very affectionate at other times, I want to do the best for him and want to get him an outdoor aviary next summer so he can spend some time outside and exercise a bit more, is this a good idea.? I appreciate I've asked alot hope you dont mind, but I want this bird to be happy, many thanks Gill

i have a new one but its 2 years old i bought it yesterday but now it is biting a lot it is boring what should i do with it how i can make it like your bird

I have a 3 month old African grey and I was hoping to take it off it hand feeding formula. And I was wondering if it is to young. And if it's not how will I take it off it's formula

Amazing video!! Keep up the great work 👍

@wingsNpaws

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@addycoope901

7 жыл бұрын

wingsNpaws :)

My lil birb has just started biting. I think it is for attention. She will fly over to me and sleep and let me smooth her and land on my head and all but when she is on my fingers she bites and she bites my nails. She has never made me bleed. She is very social. I was just wondering how do I fix this? Usually, when she bites, I be as quiet as I can and that put her down and ignore her. However, she usually flies over to my hand or legs etc for attention .Am I doing the right thing? Please help me

What was ur first bird and how dose it compare behavior wise to smoky

How do I stop my parrot from play biting. He doesn’t bite intentionally. He’s good with humans but when I want him to step up he just starts play biting.

@bigsky445

3 жыл бұрын

Don't make a noise or show any reaction. Just simply walk away every time he does it. Leave the room for about 5-10 min When you return stay positive & show you want to interact, if he does it again, repeat the process for days, weeks, months.. however long it takes. Hope this helps 2 years too late 😄

@th-ck9vl

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigsky445 That didn't work with mine. When I tried that he started biting more because he wants a reaction so bad.

have had the Bean "a gray" for over 30 years, lives in the living room, big cage often open, lots of treats, whistle games she always bites, always draws blood

That Guy i recently in the past 4 days was given my buddy severe macaw (Marly) and ive lived around him 3 months previous to this..i know they are 1 person birds but he would tolerate me sometimes i even had him step up and he gives me kisses threw his cage..but since i have gotten him he hasnt steppd up n he keeps nipping or testing i dont jump away but i tell him now but sometimes thwy can sting and ive been bit before i respect his power..he does that regurgitate thing alot now and i let him out to walk on his cage he usely comes twords what direction im sitting says come here and says step up but when i attempt it he still nips..he has improved alot in the past few days but my main question is with time respect and patience will he ever trust me like his other owner? And love and respect me as well?

my grandparents have a Congo African grey and I'm 12 it's 19 I grew up with me and I used to handle and he get on my hand now everytime I try to handle him he bites so I was just wondering me and her are bonded, he let's me pick her up of the floor but not from her cage??

Hi I have a african grey parrot it's 11 yrs old I have a question if you pet is make noises and whistling, clicking what does that mean

My African Grey bites because it’s mad if I am leaving him. It wants me to stay with him. Ruby has learned not to bite hard, but the level of upset is pretty severe if he knows I am going away.

My cinnamon conure when sitting on my shoulder sometimes bites. It seems that it’s out of excitement. She bites my face around the cheek or chin area. Need help!!😯

I am adopting an 8 year old female eclectus. she has some problems with biting because in her first home she was treated poorly. she is also afraid of men because of her first home. I visited her for the first time recently and she gained my trust quickly but still bit me once while in her cage asking her to step up. what can I do to make her feel comfortable around men once I bring her home?

such a nice person

Someone who's asking the question, why is my parrot biting is asking the wrong question. They should be asking, what am I missing or not seeing that is making my parrot bite, and how can I mitigate or control that for the safety of both of us.

Didn't know that female AGs can be territorial too. My male TAG definitely is, not with me but with anyone else. I also read that greys are not cuddly before I got him but he can't get enough of it. If it was up to him, he would like to cuddle all day.

Amazing! Thank you soo much

Great videos. How do you earn an African grey rescue trust? She’s 28 and I’ve had her a year and half. Her early life was bad and she lets me let her but after all this time still won’t step up so when she walks around the house and I need her to go back in, it’s a fight.

Hi Greg videos thanx ..we took on an African grey that was in a pub for 8 years in ..how do I get him out of his cage ? I’ve let him out an d he goes to floor .I can then get him to step up onto me ..he sometimes gives me a nip ,doesn’t draw blood, I take in into our living room and let him go on a stand .. I will them let him get used to his surrounding then I’ll go to him and ask him to step up as u do ...after a while he has got his claw up ready to get on me ... which is great ,,,,,but the prob is trying to get him from cage in first place ..from the top of his cage he’s higher than me wen I offer my arm I just know he’s going to bite what is th best way to take him-from cage as I don’t want him to be in habit of biting me every time he goes on me colin uk

I have an African Gray and we bought him as a baby and fed him with a syringe. Me and my parents are paying him a lot of attention everyday since then but after some time he started biting and being agresive especially towards me when he's outside his cage. When he is inside the cage he gets fluffed up like he's scared of my but sometimes he tries sneakily to bite me.What should I do to stop this am I doing something wrong because I'm talking to him never tried to scare him and I'm always careful not to do something that might spook him or hurt him Another thing is that my parents spoil him a lot Sorry if this doesn't make sense

Hey, I have and african grey his about 14 years old he allows me to scratch his neck and give him treats However I struggle to take him out his cage without him trying to bite me How do I solve the issue? Please help!

i know this is an old video, i hope you’re able to reply because my bird needs my help! He is frightened of others because my father doesn’t like the loud noises so usually he would hit his cage or spray him with water. my bird is kind to me sometimes and i feel like i have some of his trust he lets me pet him but he does bite really hard and i try and show him that it doesn’t hurt me by not reacting at all. i’m not sure what gets him to bite me but i’m trying the things your saying and treating the situation like if i have to start all over back from scratch. i hope that you can give me some advise about this because I see your relationship with smokey and I see that potential in my bird. He is very kind at times and others when he is attentive eyes open wide and scared that’s when he’ll bite. i’m currently trying to show him that he can step down from my hand just as he can step up on to it. I would like to buy him pellets because as of right now we have him and alway have had him on an all seed diet. I love my bird to death an i want him to have the best possible relationship with me so I can show my father that birds are able to love and have a relationship with humans. hoping for a reply to this long message haha. thanks for the video anyways

Hello! Im a big fan of yours, and I was wondering if you could help me because I'm not too sure what to do with my African Grey. He was traumatized because he flew away and someone caught him with a towel and returned him to us. Now he bites everyone, and I really don't know how to make him not bite. I have gained some of his trust but he still tries to bite me extremely hard. There are also times when he bows his head to let me pet him but then quickly tries to bite my finger once I touch his head. It's as if he's trying to outsmart or make a trap. Any advice would be helpful. Thank you!

My African Grey has been aggressive for 14 years and is aggressive to anyone who isn't my dad.

@mauricecrenshaw7789

4 жыл бұрын

My bird is just like that. But it was my stepfather's bird. Who pasted. Then it became my brother's. He is the only one who can handle him. And now he is snapping at my lil brother. And is only trying to play with the kids. But we dont trust him

@Owlsever-eb7yj

4 жыл бұрын

@@mauricecrenshaw7789 yeah it's my steph father's too. Recently I have been letting her bite me and not freaking out and it doesnt hurt so I've been playing with her trying to get close.

I’m new to your channel and bird keeping in general. I just rescued a bird that was left outside in there cage. The owners where moving and didn’t want him so they gave him to me. He’s a monk parrot. He’s super territorial of his cage and doesn’t like any kind of contact. I’ve been hand feeding him every day the. Leaving him alone for 2 weeks now trying to get him used to me. I wanna know how to train him to be comfortable with me and to step up.

I keep trying to make my sun conure step up out of out of the cage it doeset want to please give many options

amazing video. Smokey is so cute

@wingsNpaws

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you for such an excellent and informative video! Can I please ask where you bought the wooden training perch? Would like one for my parrot 😊

@MrJdubz100

2 жыл бұрын

You can buy them on Amazon. Look up large table top perch and various options will populate.

My Ring Neck parrot Lalli is only about 10 months old. We got her from a pet shop at 5 months old. She was starting to trust me. Would not step up onto my finger but would climb onto my hand and run up my arm to my shoulder. She started to give kisses and show affection and started talking only a few words " wat ya doin" and whistling. I went away for 11 days and came back only to find that she no longer talks or whistles and is biting. Her trust for me seems to have gone. Sometimes she will take treats from me but other times will lunge at me. She is only ever locked up when we go to bed or go out, other than that she is free to roam all over in n out her cage and also has plenty of toys, perches and a free standing perch to use. My husband was home with her wen i went away and she was whistling n talking the whole time whilst i was away. Since my return a completely different bird. It hurts me wen she is like this as i dont know how to make it better for her n me. I have tried everything i can think of. I have tried utube and too many different opinions . I have had parrots b4 n never had this problem. PlZ help..... :-(

@matan7899

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe ur husband did something to her

@ruaiupe4311

5 жыл бұрын

This is really sad when this happens I’m kinda going through the same thing but my bird is confusing and I really don’t know what I did wrong my bird has mood swings and when he bites me it make me sad but also sometimes he lets me pet his head and that’s why it’s so confusing idk what to do

Hi iv just rehomed a kakariki and as soon as he sees our hands either in or out of the cage he bites them, I think the previous owner may have just grabbed him when he want to be grabbed etc causing a fear of hands. I'm now trying to build up trust with him but hes just having none of it atm 🤦🏼‍♀️

How hard does that parrot bite? I was petting one exactly like that one and he bite my finger, but it didn't make me bleed or anything. Anyway really cool animal, but I know nothing about birds.

I have the same parrot as you but is 8 years old and I only met today how do u train it

I've had my grey for almost a year, I take her out her cage every day multiple times a day and let her roam on a gym I built her. A few weeks ago she bit me once when my girlfriend was there and when I was wearing headphones. Since then I've had one or two little nips but since yesterday I cannot take her out the cage. She's bit me hard twice now and when I go near the cage she puffs up and now she tries to attack the cage when I put my hands near

Hi my african grey parrot is used to me but while I'm petting him he just turned around and me today was worse but when I went by him again he put his head down for me to pet him and again he also reacted when I was petting him and my cousin sneezed and he bit me and I was bleeding can you help and please reply and please tell me how to get my bird very used to me so I can take him outside and Leave then out of the cage

My 18week old grey seriously started biting not only me but everyone she was handreard by me she can fly normal no wings clipped but she bites me lately and don't understand why can you help please realy not nice when she sits on me and all of sudden bite

How can get my birt to clam my hand when he bites