WHY BIRDS BITE! | Top 2 Reasons Parrots BITE Their Owners
VloĆŸit
- Äas pĆidĂĄn 25. 07. 2024
- In today's video I am talking about the 2 reasons pet birds bite us! The #1 reason is either ignoring their subtle signs of body language OR not being able to read that body language in the first place! When the subtle signs go ignored on a consistent basis, birds learn not to bother with them anymore and go straight to a biting response.
Learn how to bond with your bird and stop biting in my beginner course here: birdtricksstore.com/products/...
đBOOK A CONSULTATION ⶠbirdtricksstore.com/pages/con...
đżALL NATURAL PARROT TOYS ⶠbirdtricksstore.com/collectio...
đ±WHAT TO FEED A PARROT ⶠbirdtricksstore.com/collectio...
đŠDIY PARROT TRAINING ⶠbirdtricksstore.com/collectio...
đŠMERCH: birdtricksstore.com/pages/bir...
JOIN ME âŹ
WEBSITE đ» www.birdtricksstore.com
INSTAGRAM đ· / birdtricksofficial
TWITTER đŠ / birdtricks
FACEBOOK đ / birdtricks
PATREON đč / birdtricks
AMAZON đ www.amazon.com/shop/birdtricks
PODCAST đ€ parrottrainingpodcast.com/
STITCHER đ§ www.stitcher.com/podcast/parr...
ITUNES đ” itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
SPOTIFY đ open.spotify.com/show/6GRJhNm...
GOOGLE PLAY ⶠplay.google.com/music/listen#...
AVIAN FORUMđ€ avianforums.com/
TO SEND MAIL đŹ
217 CEDAR STREET 401
SANDPOINT, ID 83864
MY BIRDS (Oldest to Youngest) đŠâ€
BONDI đ Galah | hatched 2005
CRESSI đ Congo African Grey | hatched 2007
BANDIT đ Galah | hatched 2008-2019 đ
JINX đ Blue Throat Macaw | hatched 2008
COMET đ Yellow-Dominant Camelot Macaw | hatched 2008
TUSA đ Blue-Green Dominant Camelot Macaw | hatched 2008
ROCKO đ Toco Toucan | hatched 2011
LILY & PHOEBE & DETKA đ Sun Conures | hatched 2011
BLUEBERRY đ Budgie | hatched June 2019
đ ABOUT US đ
BirdTricks is a husband-wife team; Dave and Jamieleigh Womach specialize in parrot training and companionship.
#birdtricks #birdtraining #parrottraining #parrotbites #bodylanguage #stopbiting
Your hair matches your sun conure it's so cuteđ
Who else was not listening to anything Jamie was saying and was admiring Lily and Berry? đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
Need to watch it twice. Lol
đ
Lily is making sun conures look quiet, cuddly, and cooperative... We know you're a noise maker though you cutie!
Lillie is such a baby with that wing flapping. Adorableđ
has a fluffy head to
And the nut she was eating
My grey Coco was totally talking to Blueberry and Lily and Jamie while I played this video. He even said bye bye when it was over. I think he thought it was a Zoom call.
Blue berry was probably like why is mom not letting me on her đ€Łđ€Ł
One of our rescue conures, Olive, has clearly had her biting pre-cursors ignored in her previous homes. Her body language to warn of a bite is so subtle now that we have to watch her so carefully so we set her up for success! Great video with important tips! đŠ
Same with our budgie, Snow! We also think that Snow might be partially blind, so she tends to be more fearful of the things around her since she canât see them clearly. Itâs really difficult to figure out whether she really wants the treat youâre holding or is scared of it and about to lunge to bite your hand.
HII Sophie well basically one of my 4 budgies died these were my first birds one white on bit a lot and in the beginning one of the yellow budgies of mine got suffocated and died my second bird is a full white cockatiel who is đŻ % aggressive she always hisses and bites and my conure my last newest bird is starting to copy my cockatiel but actually letâs just say they all bite and are scared my budgies are not alot
As soon as I saw the title to this video, I said âout loudâ....birds bite because thatâs how they talk to us humans. They are fed up with some type of behavior that is going on around them, and theyâve had enough. So, thatâs how they talk to us, they bite when they need us to really listen! Chomp, chomp on whatever they can get! Our, fingers, heads, arms, etc.
Thank you Jamieleigh, another great learning video!đđ»đđ»NJđŠ
I have an african grey too. He's a rescue, 14 years old, a plucker and has aggression issues. He never bit me because I always recognize his warnings and the last warning is a loud clicking sound that he does with his beak. If you don't take a step back after this sound you'll probably get bit.
Your hair matches with Lily! Thats so adorable, she still looks like a little baby to me
Yeah half my time is spent un-teaching my rescues that biting is their only option. The quaker parrot Iâve had the longest is getting there, she doesnât bite much anymore, just song friendly nibbles that I donât mind too much, and Iâm very proud of her.
Maybe you can answer my question I wrote above? How to make your bird use warning signs again before biting after he stopped using them, because you or a previous owner, overlooked them in the past. That's what I missed in this video.
My Indian Ringneck was abused by his previous owners, and I think he only knows biting as a last resort. Though he does often bite when showing positive signs, such as happy vocalizations. How can I unteach him so he knows Iâll listen to his signs? I do my best to respect his space, but sometimes he comes over to me when Iâm just sitting nearby and heâll bite me hard enough for me to bleed.
I love how you made the 'come here' hand motion when talking about making it worth the bird's while and before you even told Lily to come she already started to fly up to you
I LOVEEEE your hair!!! It looks so cute! Anddddd you match the little sun conures!
Lilly is so well behaved she makes me want to get a sun conure even tho I live in a big city and an apartment and would get evicted and having a sun conure would destroy my entire life đ€Ș
Green cheek conures are much quieter by alot! I hsve a green cheek, he talks so quietly and his chirp isn't loud.â„ïž
It's nice to see the conures. I feel like we don't see them too much. Great video!
Great video, thank you for the information
Thank you for your videos! I've had my GCSC for 8 months now. He came to me an aggressive biter, which was "normalized" by his last owner. I've watched hours of your's and other's videos. I am happy to say he no longer bites aggressively! Only nibbles when disapproving. I wanted to let you know the videos are awesome and helpful! Thanks again!
Wow. I never thought about some of these things. Such great ideas. Thank you so much.
I always tell people. It is key to read their body language, and the only way you will learn that overtime, is spending a lot of time with them, watching and observing their interaction with different things and surroundings. Hormonal biting is definitely more apparent in my bird, but there is so much more to it. Great video đ
I see you own an Indian Ringneck, i do too and my male Ringneck is one hell of a grump bird atmđ i totally understand with the hormonal bitingđ
This was so instructive, thank you!đ
Oh I love everything you said plus it's sĂČo fun when your hair matches the bird or birds your showing, so cool!â„ïžâ„ïž
My bird has been biting the back of my neck and it really hurts, and I didnât understand why. I finally discovered that he found a new mole I didnât know I had and was âgroomingâ me. Because of that Iâm now going to go get it checked. Thank you for the info about not keeping a space in your home off limits. We have a room that has a giant mirror that weâve made off limits, and he is OBSESSED with going in there (plus it has a great echo that he loves.) Your talk has prompted me to get a curtain to put over it so we can let him in there
Just recently lost my sun conure. Yours make me smile so much. They act a little bit like babies. There so happy
I have always loved your videos. Plus I'm trying to learn all that I can before I get my own feathered baby. I was wondering if you could do a video on sprouting seeds and what seeds are best to sprout?
I absolutely love the phrase âsister sun conuresâ
I'm so glad I found this channel before I got a budgie a few years back, only in the first week I managed to get a serious bite in my nose, and I immediately recognized what I did wrong. It's never happened again, he didn't need to. Pecks do sometimes happen though, subtle signs can be tough to read inside the cage (especially for people who aren't me), but never a full on bite, so I'm pleased with that
Great vidâ€ïž
I love lilly! She reminds me of my sunny, Charlie. And the outside perches is what got my baby to finally come out of his cage and start to bond and train with me. He is a rescue that i had known for two years and finally just bought off the owner to bring him home. He was super cage bound and now he still prefers it but will come out and climb around his house, tru to climb down his house, and whwn he feels like it fly to me and hang out with me for a little while. He's like a completwly different bird!
Thanks for your advice
Love from two budgies here â€ïž
I've respected my conures boundaries and consistently gained new ones. Not one bite yet. I've learned though, his version of saying "no", is a polite touch on my finger with his beak.
You Always Have Great Videos đ
thank you! this video helped me a lot! : )
Yes, also love the way Jamie co-ordinates her hair colour with the bird. OK we were listening !??
Thanks for the video so much i don't no if this idea i have will work but i will try
Hi, I noticed your awesome perch stand in this video I've looked online like Amazon and I cant find one like it. What are those tree perches called? I so want to get one for my conures...
Yours is awesome i bet they love it!!
That Conure cuddled up to you was the cutest đ„°
anyone else notice how Jamie's hair matches Lily â€ïžđ
I don't know what to do as I would love to get the beginners course and many others however I just wanted to know if there will be any deals soon.
My cinnamon conure kiwi and turquoise conure Atlantic really loves to bite. but since getting them a lot of shredding toys they started to stop bitting (not completely) But your videos has helped them a lot and especially videos about the galah cockatoo since my parents are planning to get them for my birthday, the small toy box is also really amazing and Atlantic absolutely love them. and my parents has also been thinking to get my brothers a conure but she dose not know what type of conure
Thanks have more questions but work is calling thank you
Lily is very cute! I think she abandoned your left shoulder at one point because the neck on your shirt started slipping that she was standing on. She looked uncomfortable as it kept slipping đ
I think it was good Lily was in baby mode,haha! This was so cute
Love ur vids đ§Ą
Thanks for the vid btw
Budgies are too bold for their own good, when it comes to other birds. One of my budgies will go after my kakariki, and will start arguments with my Rosellas, that are over 5 times their size đ€Š
My budgie always tries to befriend my ringnecks, theyâve been aggressive towards him but he never learns đ
@@aminahhanima8710 oh I totally understand. I have a hand raised budgie that's the dumbest bird ever (same one as mentioned above). He's had the tip of his toe bitten off twice because he didn't learn the first time it happened, that that bird in the cage he kept landing on, loved to grab toes đ€Š
@@GraceT wow I guess budgies have a thing for landing on other birds cages đ thatâs exactly how my budgie has had dangerous, close encounters before
There is a bird instagrammer(i forget who) who has a budgie and a cockatoo and she has to separate them because they budgie kept on bullying the the cockatoo. Budgies are just sooo bold
Looking beautiful, Jamieleigh!
My male rehomed green cheek conures biting was accidentally reinforced in his previous home. He (generally) didnât give a warning and even associated the phrase step up with biting. He would tell me step up so I would go over to attempt step up just so he could bite me. Learned fast not to attempt that lol. Iâve put loads of work into him and while itâs still a process weâve made major progress. He had been clipped and working on flight training honestly helped loads as he didnât feel as though biting was his only option. He still occasionally gets some good bites in but itâs not nearly as bad as the training weâve done has helped a crazy amount!
What about a 17yr old rescued African Grey.. he sneaks up & bites me! I try not to react.. He LOVES my husband, but he hates me. Gorgeous hair by the way!
Idk if this question has been asked but where did you buy that tree behind you where your blue birdie was on?!?! I'm looking for one so when I take my conures out, they have somewhere to be. Thanks in advance!
I'm jealous of your conure being so tame, my green cheek bites fingers whenever I put them on his cage or get them near him
So much cuteness!!
Amazing â„ïž
love your vid
We just took on 2 love birds that are 4 and have never been handled in a positive meaningful way. One is seriously plucked and has a shoulder wound. We have a vet appointment already set up for them. I know it's going to be a long road but it will be worth it.
Your conures match your hair đ€Ł
Lol yeah
đ€Ł
Your makeup really makes your eyes pop in this video, Jamie đ
And aww, Lily!! Looking so cute and cuddly! â„ïž My conure just turned 10 too! But would definitely take a big chomp out of my neck if I snuggled him like that lol
could you do a video on bringing home a baby? I got a handfed conure last week and she's started to get nippy. Just covering things of how to best handle bringing them home and the first few weeks, food conversion, ect?
I have the same issue with biting curiously on the hands and ears or any soft skin and he bites then gradually does it harder and latches more so on my partner then me but Iâm still not sure as most times she walks to us we donât walk to her
@@rocheller1501 yah as she's gotten older some of her tenancies can...hurt. Over all she doesn't bite hard but she often bites and regurgitates on my ears if they are visible, and will find my chest or near my arm bit and start softly biting then going harder. She doesn't typically latch though. And if I lean back she will rush my face and start nibbling at my lip, nose, and eyelids and if I dont stop her(I do) she starts trying to regurgitate. She doesn't do this all the time it's just these actions that she starts to. I need to break her of this. I would love her to cuddle not try to eat my face if I lean back @.@;
you are smart when it comes to birds
I have a Sun Conure who is 17 years old this May. I'm giving a little treat or peacans for good behavior. What treat do you suggest to give? He also loves apples and I feed hum Zupreem Parrot diet. Thanks!
Can you possibly do a video regarding taking care of birds with injuries? I have an African grey who has an already compromised toe on his foot. I rescued him from a previous home where he suffered quite a bit of abuse. He HATES hands but allows me to pick him up from the floor only as a last resort. But he's doing good overall. He has problems with wooden perches because he can't grip as well but he loves just roosting on the couch but does well on his big perch in his cage.
Quick question. I have just got a kakariki who seems to scared of hands and bit me a few times đ€ŠđŒââïž iv just purchased a target stick and clicker so waiting for that 2 arrive before I try anymore but what treats do I use? When I do start
HELLO i gave a question where can i buy an African grey parrot when im in the market
Beautiful bird morning đ§Ą
This video is exactly what I need. One of my two budgies bites quite often and both birds always fly to our degus' cage but are not allowed to because the biting budgie once bit the degu's tail off đą they are just not interested in treats when they fly there so we always have to cover the cage with blankets to protect our other animals. Now I'm wondering whether I have to take the degus to a different place and while the cage is empty let the budgies out so the cage can loose its magic?...
thank you for the advice, my budgie pickles bites less now hopefully not at all
My young cockatiel Lui doesn't bite at all besides a little nip suddenly during head scrittches, and then afterwards he usually asks for more petting. If he bites, the scrittches are over, but this happens alot. What I've done is simply only give pets in little 5-6 second sections and let him ask for more. I also choose when the pets end -before he gets frustrated. We have longer, happier cuddle times this way, but I wish he'd naturally give me some sort of hint of his discomfort before nipping. He's really good at communicating nicely in all other aspects.
how often can you say to a woman "wow your bird matches your hair! love it!" well I love it! :D
I absolutely love this hairstyle on you looks super young and girly!!
Whereâs the Beginning bird training one oh one link I need it
Question: should I separate my budgies? Iâm in the early process of diet conversion (your organic seed mix) and trying to associate myself positively and just really observing my birds but Iâve noticed they donât really get along and are constantly competing with each other and getting in scuffles... should I give it more time or should they go in separate cages? Sorry for the long question love your content â€ïž
Creating "pet quality" birds is much easier when keeping them in separate cages. You just cannot compete with the 24/7/365 that they give each other. đ
My new budgie (2 weeks) has recently bonded with me. It has just become attached to being by my mouth. It didn't get as much time with me today and has begun biting my lip. Now is it much more aggressive or agitated with it's toys too. I'm not sure what's up.
what would be the ideal age/time to start giving seeds to a sun conure ? My baby is just 50 days old. đ
The hair and bird got together perfectly
I have a question, so my GCC does these little wing twitches when I pet him (or snuggle with him) for a while.
Is this normal, or is this hormones?
Hi!!đ€đ. I have had a buggie for 3 or 4 months and he just died last month i loved him very much I was not edadcated enough to have one I did not know anything about them AT ALL I have liked birds a very long time I love them so much. I have been doing as much research on parrots and bird care thinking about all the things it takes to own a happier healthy bird I am turning into a bird I do that much research I have been researching for 4 days non stop I research for hours on end .I have been looking at all bird breeds and have found non to fit in my family . My neighbour got a new bird she found her flying around and she was not chipped or anything so they put up flyers and no show up of the owners it's been a few years now and they still have her she is a Bobble yellow headed Amazon parrot and her name is polly she is super friendly .I decided to look into them and do research on them and I think I found the one . I have a big family with 3 siblings and I have 3 dogs a rabbit and tortoise. I have fitted in the time I will be able to spent with each one and the bird sholed get around 3 or 4 hours flying time if good eith being handled I woled probably spend 6 or 5 hours time with it .I have do lots of research on them and I seen that they get very hormonal and aggressive I woled love to know what age they get to that stage at and if I got it older woled it be grown out of that stage??. đđŠ
So sorry for your loss! Keep learning. Rescue if you can.
I have a question I just got two sun conures they are about two months old. They are very aggressive what can I do.
How would I know which treat will my Blue like ?
Where do you get your bird tree stands all around your house?
And do they climb to head instead of sitting on shoulder ? I have an African gray he likes to sit on my head and I want him to sit on shoulder so can you help me in that please ?
i got your clickers things it really help thanks
We have a 10 month conure at first it was curious to see what we want now i want open its cage and she attacks my fingers without allowing me to open it we got it in Aug it was 4 months now we have a baby of 7 weeksi dont want it to learn to bite as well
I have a parakeet and Amazon. I would like to have another bird. I was wondering if you could tell what kind of bird I could get that Is easy to handle , loving and can learn to talk also. I canât really hold my parrot
Hello ^^
My lil cockatiel Got a blood feather.
Since I don't have any medicine To APPLY I will add corn starch as it is safe and It will Help to stop bleeding.
He isn't bleeding too much but Still I have to keep an eye on it.
Anyways, getting straight to the point.
How do I apply corn starch on a bird's feather.
Please respond as fast as possible.
I have no idea how to lift up his wing.
Thanks!
My little gcc bites a lot, although I can usually manage the reasons mentioned in this video. The bites that flummox me are the ones when he is excited about what my hands are doing or holding. I just got nailed this morning when I was holding a paper cup that he wanted. He also gets all wound up when I am washing dishes, pouring coffee, drinking from a can. Any suggestions?
i think mine is too young is like 3 moth old and there is no interest on treats, so how long can i wait to start some treats to try and a better relation with it
@BirdTricks Mylovebirds just fly to hang out with me⊠check out around⊠and found my hands and bite my finger hard! They usually hate my hands and just step and stand to my arm (if i wear long sleeve) What should I do? Thanks so much!
I have the same problem... when she nibbles, I tell her she is a good girl or something like that and she nibbles for a few sec but then something changes and she just goes for it. Especially my nails
I enjoy your videos a lot. I remember when I first got my Chi Chi you had a video on teflon how it could kll your birds. O]So I got rid of it all. Well I made a pizza last month and didn't realize I had a teflon pan in the bottom of the oven . It killed all my budgies, I took Chi chi to the vet she stayed there two days on oxygen. When she came home she seemed OK but she was not her usual self then she stated loosing weight. I took her two the vet and I found out her longs were heavily damaged. the vet couldn't do anything for her. I took her home and she died two days later in my hands. Now that my baby is gone I don't know what to do my home is so empty now. Thank you for great videos.
Hi my bird is scared of my target stick and clicker . What should I do? Im trying to bond with him more by training . I have had him for 2 years now . He is a cockatiel but he is upset with me since i got a new flock member so he is not acting like his usual cuddly self and I just want my friend back . Please help thank you !!!
I've had my budgies (5-6mo old) for 2-3 months now, and they were from the pet store (I didn't buy it but the responsibility of taking care of them landed on me), thus they were extremely afraid of humans in the beginning.
Now they tolerate going on my hands to eat treats (only when very hungry), but otherwise they are scared of EVERYTHING! New toys, new food. meaning they will not eat anything that isn't seeds and millet.
I've tried eating fresh food in front of them, leaving it in their food bowl, mixing seeds with pellets, nothing is working.
I want to get my birds a better diet but at the moment it is near impossible as the birds are scared of everything...
So Iâm bringing home my 3 month old ringneck spend the last month bonding but she still bites randomly and I believe itâs due to her being a baby still but how do I correct this itâs just when she sits on my hand or if sheâs on my shoulder she goes for my ear!?
Sun conure's are always cool. I have lots of sun conure's
We have had our bird for about a month and I really try to listen to subtle cues but he seems to be biting my ears when on my shoulder. I give him toys to chew on by he still goes after my ears. Any advice
Help Jamie! My quaker parrot keeps biting at her metal armband and she's starting to crack her beak! one side of her beak is growing because she always bites and rubs the one side, and now theres a dent where her beak has chipped away from her constant biting of the armband. I'm at a loss, the vet says she needs to keep the band on but she just won't stop. I'm worried she will crack it severely. Is it worth keeping the band on?
Can you make a video explaining how to get a untamed newly bought budgie into its new cage?
my conure never really bites me hard and now all of a sudden started biting me. when i tried to put him back on his post he started to bite my fingers i pulled him away and he wouldnât stop biting me and started ti attack all of my hands even tho i took him away from post. what can i do?
My conure is 3 months old she will fly to us, have head scratches and fly on command. She isn't aggressive but she chews on my hand. She doesn't let go sometimes. I have to cover my hands when I'm interacting with her. Any suggestions that can help?? đ
I've noticed that with my green cheek conure, he tends to twitch his wings but without flying. What does this mean? Does anyone know what this could be?
can you say why is my sunconures going slim they are geting their daily fruit routine and everything but they are going slim
Just wondering does these birds poop on your furniture? And what about the bird feathers doesn't it get everywhere when you are cooking
Hi
My bird doesnât want to go bed sometimes. And bites to show displeasure. How do I train for bedtime? I give treats at bedtime, give love,etc. have inconsistent behaviour. Btw he is a super good boy in general. Just wants his bedtime to also be mine.