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BONDI 💗 Galah | hatched 2005
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BirdTricks is a husband-wife team; Dave and Jamieleigh Womach specialize in parrot training and companionship.
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Reply to this comment with your favourite member of their flock. I will start, Comet
Blue to the berry! :)
Bondi
Jinx
That’s one decision I cannot make
Bondi and blueberry
So right about the toys! I hear bird owners complain that their birds ruin their toys in a day or so and won't give them anymore because it's to expensive to keep buying toys 🤔 I guess they think their bird should sit on a perch all day and look pretty 😢
Or they let them put just anything in their beaks, all types of plastics, metals. Mater the Cockatoo just passed several weeks ago from metal toxicity. The channel is called Suzy the Cockatoo, she made a video when he passed, explaining how Mater already had metal toxicity before she resucued him.
people should know GIVE YOUR BIRD TOYS OR DONT GET A BIRD
@@jenniferallen7259 that's too bad about Mater 😓
@@Starkindyteacher There honestly need to be a LOT more channels just showing how to make bird toys. Im about to get 2 macaws (yes i know...) and while im worried about diet, time etc... theres pretty much zero info on bird toy materials. There is wood that is toxic.. literally poison. "ill buy this nylon rope".. nope " can i use hemp rope" etc etc
@@charlesreid9337 there's a couple of good shops online, where you can buy just the pieces for bird toys. Feathered Addictions (Bc Canada; www.featheredaddictions.com/ ) and My Safe Bird Store (New Jersey, USA; www.mysafebirdstore.com/ ) are both good sites where you can buy safe parts to make toys. i'm sure there's probably more, so feel free to add if anyone knows any.. but these are the ones i've heard of.
Bondi just has the cutest voice i could listen to it all day.
Yeah, cockatoos in general can have the sweetest voice. If they're not hormonal or otherwise all over the place.
- I think I've got a feather in my mouth... *spit* 😂
I can't imagine how many times Jamie has said and done that 😆
"Hey cutie!" Is it cat calling when it is from a bird? 😂🤔
Bird calling, perhaps?
Macaw small noises are the most precious sound in this world
@Birbgie to quote every youtube bird expert "if your bird is screaming it's because youre not giving them something they need"
Comet just looks so squeezable
I just got my first parakeet/budgie! After watching tons of your videos. Green bean is thriving! Thank you for being a great teacher!
You’re so fun. Bird in each hand, feather in the mouth. And still loving it!
I always recommend Birdtricks toys and consultations to people! Because they are the best!
Thank you!
It just sucks how expensive healthy pellets are for birds, I can’t afford it sadly so I try to feed my Caique a lot of banana and red peppers weirdly. My birds cage is really nice with lots of toys, I just have a cat and I have her in her cage a lot of the day, so I get her out for my shower and night time routine, she LOVES the shower, it’s easily her favorite thing.
I know just a couple of pounds of pellets where I live is like $25.00!
@@cecilialafave9627 are you sure those are good quality pellets?
@@Indusxstan i personally dont use pellets but try to use fresh food
Bondi calling Blue cutie. Next thing you'll know she'll be starting to move into Blueberry's nest (if she had one).
I realy want to put al your knowledge in to my brain, every time i see you with your birds, i am always asking my self a lot of questions, how did she desensitized her birds, how did she trains her parrot not to bite or be calm what are al her keys to achieve something positively. Your relationship is so positive. Like your channel so interesting
It really takes so much time and consistent training to get here
subscribe and enjoy. i've learned so much from watching.. and half of it is just because i love to watch parrots; i don't even have one yet xD but if you run out of new videos to watch, there's many years of past videos to go back through as well!
@@MilosAdventure I know but i want to learn everything in detail. It takes a lot of time, but if you don't know how to proceed you would never achieve something.
@@adamkhattou8694 completely agree
I jumped straight into this seeing the thumbnail. I love those beautiful boys. I owe every single aspect to Shelby’s wonderful behaviour to you guys
Hello there??
This video came at the perfect time! I’m getting a turquoise pineapple green cheek conure very soon, she will be my first bird. I have researched for almost a year and have a large flight cage with lots of toys and only natural wood perches.Anyone have any name suggestions for this little girl? She’s a sassy little girl, I gave her a treat she didn’t like and she threw it at me😂 Update: I brought her home on Tuesday (November 24th) and she’s sooooo sweet. I’m teaching her step up and just starting to teach recall. Still haven’t chose a name but I’m thinking maybe ducky because she quacks like a duck lol. I still haven’t made a final decision though
Just off of sassy, I’d go for Ember, but it might not make sense for a Green cheek. Maybe try a few tree names? Like Maple?
@@aparnaeaswar5246 that’s so cute! I love that idea
How about Keke pronounced Key Key...something short and simple she can learn. My 2 year old green cheek says over 10 words or phrases including his name!
If I was getting a bird(or hopefully when😂😂) I would/will name it Hylla. (Hi la) xx❤️
Name her Cheeky lol. Both for her attitude and species 😜
This is very reinforcing in the way of me wanting to get a bird, but my parents don't let me have one. I might show them #5 to prove that they are destructive but also it enriches them.
Lol, I loved the ending. You are too cute!
What a great video! The tip about fear really helped me understand it better than just “make sure the bird is learning things are ok” ❤️
I rescued a 23 yo Grey who had only ever been on a black sunflower seeds diet, he loves the feeding system. He gets VERY excited for breakfast. Hid first vet visit she was stunned and pleased by his diet ans his toys.. I also love to see the shredded mess he makes with his toys because he only ever had a set of bells to play with.
I really enjoyed this video! Birds are such misunderstood animals. I always love hearing all of your amazing information and of course seeing Bondi boo! Bondi is my favorite! I love galahs so much!!! They are definitely a dream bird of mine!
How freaking adorable are her birds 😍
I love your videos Jamie !! Continue to do so well ! I will adopt a Derbyan Parroquet in 6 months, i'm so excited. Your reminders are perfects basics. Thank you for all your help with your channel !!
Set up my Omlet Geo last night!! Completely in love for my parakeet babies
Love your videos as always. Super informative
I feed my birds the natural feeding system for Fall/Winter and they also get roudybush, and Harrison’s pellets and a little bit of seed only when they go out and fly around They have 5 foot tall corner cage and lots of shredding toys and natural perches and natural sunlight by the window AS WELL as shade so the don’t just bake They know basic recall and a couple tricks like “robot” (they do little beeping noises that sound like R2D2) and “spin” which they do on a rope perch Edit: I have two budgies and might be getting a green cheek conure. My yellow female budgie is in my profile picture and I also have a male in the same cage, but I don’t provide huts or bedding and they aren’t interested in mating with each other but they also are not aggressive towards each other. I also have extra cages just in case!
You are the best bird trainer there is, you care so much about birds, your birds are lucky to have you!
Wow what a compliment! Thank you 🙏🏼
You're incredible, thank you so much for this free knowledge!!!
I love your birds so much! So precious Bonnie Boo and Comet and Tusa and Cressi! Comet got through a video without feet checking.
Love these tipes of video’s and love you Jamie thanks for all your help with watching your channel
This helped sooo much. TYSM!!! Love u allll. ♥️
Hi im a grass parakeet breeder (small scale ) helpful tips !😄I know alot of people are against breeding birds but the happiness of my birds are keen and i make sure they are well loved when they get new homes😁 I love all your birds especially Bondi, Galahs are my favourite 😛
SUCH CUTIE PIES! So cool how Bondi talks! She is ready for a Birdie Beauty Pagent, such gorgeous Rose coloring! That was funny at end of video with the 2 boys...definate favoritism Mister Jinx ( or perhaps Jinxster the stinker?) just kidding. 😘 I've never 'had' a birdie as a pet. I didn't know THEY Choose who gets more attention. Evidentally Humans they deem ....... "the Coolest". Love Love Love seeing your group of colorful smarties! HA....Birdies are like Smarties candies...some sweet some tart. 😄 💞 LOVED hearing little Bondi talk! Thanks!
Comet is such a Lil baby ❤️
Thank you!
thanks for the tips!
Jamieleigh......what would I do without you? Your videos have brought so much love and joy to me. Thank you. This world needs a million Jamieleigh, Dave and Capri’s to help educate the masses about theses magnificent creatures.....BIRDS! 💖😘Nana Janet
Aw thank you so much, I always look forward to reading your comments!! 🥰
Amazing vid I’ve been researching and watching your vids before I bought my African grey and he is so friendly I bought your chunky mystery toy box and love and will by another 1 thankyou
Tip 2 is a good one! Thx
Went from the smallest to biggest bird :D And the last one even fluffed up for that! Very cool video :)
You guys are the best I really want to meet you but this makes me happy 😃. You guys keep up the good work
thank you so much 🫶🏼💖💖
Bondi's 'Hey cutie' sounds like 'heck you pee.' She's so funny and adorable!
I've had my cockatiel for months now after doing loads of research and sometimes I just come back to your videos and make sure my care for her is up to standard
Bondi is the cutest 😍also will you ever work with small birds such as the cockteils as a project bird? I really want to see one!
I’d love to!
I think it should also be noted that you shouldn't jam pack your cage with toys either, too many can have the opposite affect so make sure your birds aren't claustrophobic
Agree. My birds don’t care for toys, so I just put a few which they use as a cuddle toy lol
I have an aviary and found if there were too many toys hanging from the ceiling then my girl wouldn't use her wings to jump from perch to perch, so toys are hung from the sides and corners. This is the only way she's comfortable flying in her aviary and I could see other birds possibly having the same issue without the owner even realizing
@@rhoratedr5798 yes very true. There has to be a balance
that''s easy to solve! just buy your bird it's own house to live in, and then you can get it as many toys as you want! thats totally reasonable, right? xD
Aa cuddle toy!? whatm
I love hearing Bondi talk!
I LOVE your cookbooks !!!!! They are Pepe,Squeak,Sunny and Blue approved 😊
Hello Jennifer, how're you doi h today...
oh my gosh, yes, less is more in terms of interaction! I hear a LOT of people say, "Spend as much time as you can with this pet!" While, yes this is true, less is more sometimes. Building trust may be a few short handlings a day until that bond gets built up. You'd rather have them see you ONLY as a positive than a negative. In my experience, an animal that knows you've never done them wrong, will end up pretty much doing anything for you. The trust and relationship is so real and rewarding ❤️❤️
It is so cute to see tusa touch you with his beak
You guys are amazing
Love how you kept changing birds! I dont own a bird, and I may never, because I am not patient enough to train even cats, and also I would never live without cats
This is so true, love watching ur videos 😍😍😂
Thanks for the video! I've got a question about batting cages for outdoor flight... Regular baseball batting nets would probably be too widely spaced for smaller birds like a conure. I saw something called "golf impact netting" with smaller openings to protect against stray golf balls. Would this be appropriate to use for the smaller birds?
Wow so cute I am going to buy one
1:45 what pellet brand? just trying to make sure its not Harrisons or Tops.
So cute how your bird talks
Hey cutie
I love this its amazing and I will watch you for a long time and u are so funny. And bondi is soooooo cuteee 🥰😍
I reread the label of the popular pellet diet as a comparison to a similar product and not only was it corn and soy flour first, but it used to contain insect flour way back in the day for protein and brand ZU had no better ingredients than brand KT. The Bird Doc used to recommend it to get birds off of seed based diets. Lol, don't wait 20 years to check those ingredients that might slip in or out of the product
Hi, I was wondering if you could do a video on how you clean/what you clean with in a home/apartment that you share with birds. I know pretty much any sprays are off limits, and that scented cleaners can cause problems. I've read from a few websites that vinegar is the go to, but I don't know if there are other options I'm not seeing. I would appreciate any information. Love the videos!
I was wondering if you can make a video educating bird owners about dangerous things like showering them improperly that they were gasping for air? I saw this on Tik Tok so scary for the birds. I am certain there are other dangerous things that put them in danger. Thank you for such great information.
Gorgeous parrot, Bondi, or whoever.
I love your bird..very cute.. cutee..
Hi love your channel and I have 27 different birds
Awwww so cute cute adorable cute cute
Feeding tips for non parrot people : research what the heck of a species you are getting and what they eat in the wild. And if your birb is a seed specialist, suprise; there are healthy seed diets. Seed specialists will starve to death without grit. Also a lot of seemingly vegan birds are definitely not. Like most finches. Get those worms. And then, in a lot of species, food is directly linked to their hormones.
PARROTS CANT HAVE GRIT IT IS REALLY HARMFUL FINCHES CANARIES DOVES NEED GRIT NOT PARROTS
If it makes you feel better, there are some of us that don't have birds yet watching! I'm pretty sure I want a caique, so I am learning proper care/feeding now, literally years before I'll ever adopt one. :)
@@derind9191 litterally my first sentence : "feeding tips for non parrot people" xD
@@sc8307 It's awesome you prepare yourself like that :) I did the same thing for years, now i have 8 birbs xD
Today might be my lucky day they are giving parrots free but I'm trying right now to learn everything nomatter what it takes or how long
I bought the cookbooks got rid. Of fatty liver with my cockatiels.❤
I’m crossing parrot out of my pet option list as of right now 😂 I thought all they eat was nuts and seeds but yeah I forgot they eat leafy greens /fruits/insects/🥩 🦞 too
Hello! Just a personal request... can you do a step by step tutorial on recall training? I want my cockatoo to be free flighted and would love to go to the park, but more importantly, am terrified about accidentally leaving something open... she comes to me but outside is different
What kind of macaws did you bring out? They are both so pretty!
This is unrelated to video but im getting my first bird (Budgie) and was wondering how long I wait before trying to teach/get it comfortable with my hand (for step up) Thanks!
I love your videos! You know so much about birds! I have a budgie and I've learned alot from your videos 🙂 I have a question, my budgie has a cage thats 18.7×14.6×20 inches. Pretty smal size. However im home all the time and hes out of his cage most of the time. The breeder i got him from has a shop with every thing from budgies to macaws, he's been owning birds for a VERY long time, and he said if you want to be hanging out with your bird lots, you shouldnt get a huge cage. If the cage is too big your bird wont want to come out of his cage. What do you think?
Completely false. Their cage should be a great place for them to hang out. That cage is WAY too small. Do your research and youll learn just because someone has had birds for a long time, doesnt mean they know what they are talking about. Ive seen people who have had birds for 30+ years yet feed only seed and keep them in tiny, bare cages.
Natural toys are good big pretty birds
Hello Krystal, how're you doing!!!
I'm getting a parrot soon, my mom has had one for 20 years. Im going to be building him a play gym, and he also gets a cage in my bedroom
Thank you very much for this video! I've just started to train my female eclectus but I wanted to ask something very important: how do you avoid being bitten on the ears? If she can see my ears, she WILL attack them. She doesn't even bite my nose, but damn, she loves seeing ears bleeding 😭 I'm wearing a hood everytime she goes on my shoulder but I want to solve the problem at its root...
One of my cockatiels was TERRIFIED of finger traps. I would put finger traps on the top of the cage, and bring her close enough so she could see them. If she didn’t fly away or freak out I clicked and rewarded her. Slowly got closer. Now she is so much better, mostly my other birds would play with them, and she got way less scared. She will play with finger traps now! 🥰
Regarding proper nutrition I wanted to ask if Cwties for parrots are ok in addition to fruits and vegetables?
I have a question one of my budgies he is picking out his feathers and hurts himself we have changed over his food and seems to be doing better but what do you suggest to do?
Hello From Leeds Alabama, I'm New To Your Videos 👍
Part of being within my first year of owning my birds (for me) is that I know a lot of this information but I get paranoid about it anyways because I’m just not experienced yet😂
I have a blue gold macaw and is it right to feed it A19 and walnuts?
How do you train them to not fly away from you? Also I love how you care for birds!
Flight train them, she have numerous videos on it
my grandma owns a scarlet macaw which she thinks she'll die before the bird does, so she's going to give taylor (the bird) to me once the time comes ... i'm terrified
I just got a parrot like hour ago like my mom find him/her in my front yard now he/she is with me rn I'm baby sitting him/her
Hello there, how're you doing today??
Hello there, how're you doing today??
Hello there, how're you doing today??
Hello there, how're you doing today??
I'm a bird lover for competitions and I like to keep birds
Just subscribe to your channel! Its been difficult to find informative videos on youtube... many are not even in english lol. I have a question; im looking at different online courses for avian care/breeding that could be national or regionally recognized. I see the Association of avian vets (AAV) also the AAVSB, university of Tennessee, and some school out of Australia has some thing not recognized in US but probably still good. Do you know of a good online course one could take? Im interested in breeding cockatiels. Even a good book/dvd would be awesome thank so much!
Love how engaged the bird is with Jamie's vocal tones on keeping a pet bird happy with an "Awesome Cage" to prevent cage guilt. When she/he is on Jamie's hand she/he is head bobbing in response to the human tone of voice that is obvious to the bird as "this is how to do this" type of instruction for other humans. It's like, "Amen, preach on my human sister" :)
Hello Heather, how're you doing today???
Hi, I'm buying 2 cockatiels, would you please suggest training like target training and Indoor free flight training books or something like that, please?
What type are those two macaws. They are gorgeous, I love the colours 🥰🥰
They're camelot macaw hybrids :)
Is it possible you could start talking above dove care as well? you are the best channel I know about birds, and yet I can't find any dove videos...
I don't think I have seen Bondi talk so much!
Quick question about the annual bird exam. How do you make that not a traumatic experience? I know my dog never learned to not be traumatized by that. I'm pretty sure birds are less forgiving.
Jamie, is it possible to potty train a bird? Also, do you use those backpack for birds (eg. Calltei Pak-O-Bird). Curious about your opinion on those subjects. Thanks :)
I'm not Jamie, but it's definitely possible to potty train. Usually this is done with larger birds since they go less often, but it can still be done with smaller ones.
@@lizziehn5928 Good to know, thank you!
Can I ask if they are some none monster screming conures? We are sharing one walls wifh naibors and I don't want sun conure they are one of the loudest birds I ever met .
I find that people that have to keep neighbors happy with minimal noise will often create screaming birds because of it. You end up so consumed with keeping them quiet all the time that you often are reinforcing the noise you don't want. So I'd say get a bird that at its noisiest, still doesn't bother the neighbors. Some small birds don't scream like the larger ones but make a constant chatter of noise. It just really depends on your environment and lifestyle but all conures CAN be loud, but most species besides the suns are definitely not as loud as they are! We've been hanging around some black capped conures that are relatively quiet but a lot of it is because their owners understand behavior and how to reinforce it properly.
thanks to us we have a sun conure and we are looking for a friend for whole family even though we know the lines of this decision and we are counting on the worst .
Hahaha, I get feathers in my mouth all the time, glad it's not just me.
My budgie is afraid to come out of her cage id have to force her our a few times by taking the cage apart when cleaning it. She has gotten better about not being afraid but she has still not wanted to come out on her own
My auntie got her sons 2 budgies ( sons are 3-8) and she gave them tiny cage never lets them out and feeds them pure hella unlimited seed. She doesnt listen when I say I should she just says "its just a bird...". Plus her house is always so loud and they're in her living room... I love animals so much they are my favourite thing and im so upset I love birds especially :( (her excuse is that the birds bite her yet she got birds that were unsocialised and haven't even tried to help them.)
Please tell me which brand of pellets I should use in Australia? Every. Single. Brand recommended to me starts with one of these ingredients. And all of the ingredients you suggest to avoid are all high up on the ingredients list.
Steve Taylor maybe TOPS?
What food is best for my sun conure
When I got my princess parrot we went to a pet store and they gave us a seed mix but told us to soak it in water overnight and add in a mix of fresh fruits and vegetables. Is that a good diet for him???