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10 USELESS Facts About Sulpher Crested Cockatoos
If you were in need of a laugh today, I hope this can be it!
Reviews Needed!
Hello my toucans+ patrons! You guys received my new Stop Screaming course early and I hope you've had time to watch it! I would be SO GRATEFUL if you would stop by the website and leave an honest review of your experience with my new course to help others find the value in it, and decide whether or not they could benefit from the information with their birds.Thank you so much!
Hilarious Eclectus Video (Blooper Reel!)
If you're wondering why I can't seem to get an eclectus related video out...
In Home Consult Series (Part 3)
Sven is a male 2 year old blue and gold macaw who was trained by someone else for outdoor freeflight - the methods used were those that involved discluding the rest of the family members and teaching Sven to ONLY land on the husband "AJ". The family was told Sven would hate them and bite them, and if he tried to land on them to "swat him away". Because of this training, Sven has become a one person bird that Michelle is afraid to handle.They came to a masterclass in Sydney, Australia and felt like they had so much to learn that ...
Family Friday (Friendship!)
When we toured via cruise ship we were consistently on the same ship doing the same routes over and over. Once a week we got to spend part of our day in Boston, MA and it just so happened that we met the sweetest mother and daughter on a cruise one week who lived in Boston. The girls hit it off so well we made weekly dates for them at the playgrounds in Boston...This video captured the amazing time they had in Bermuda and on the ship together, one of those "instant" friendships.
The Foundations of Parrot Training
This is a FIRST in a masterclass... and hopefully a last!
In Home Consult Series (Part 2)
Sven is a male 2 year old blue and gold macaw who was trained by someone else for outdoor freeflight - the methods used were those that involved discluding the rest of the family members and teaching Sven to ONLY land on the husband "AJ". The family was told Sven would hate them and bite them, and if he tried to land on them to "swat him away". Because of this training, Sven has become a one person bird that Michelle is afraid to handle.They came to a masterclass in Sydney, Australia and felt like they had so much to learn that ...
Stop Screaming Course!
It's finally here!!!Get the stop screaming course here. Checkout with promo code SS2019PATREON and it'll be free. I would LOVE your guys' feedback on this course, please. Feel free to leave a review as well on the website, because you are going through the checkout process it'll allow you to leave a review of the course.As always, let me know of courses you want to see from us in the future. xo
Family Friday: Visiting The Lavendar Farm (Australia)
See, we do some non-bird related things, too!
NEW! Stop Screaming: The Course on Quiet
Hey guys! I couldn't wait to share the good news and this special teaser about our new Stop Screaming: The Course on Quiet. We finally finished it (we filmed this back in March of this year!) and through all the issues we had with hard drives failing and everything else... we finally got it done.This is our last course that included Bandit, so it was a really hard edit, and something really special to us as well.Now this course will be available to my toucan+ patrons for free tomorrow as part of their tier, and then released on sale a few w...
Tasty Tuesday (Seasonal Feeding Recipe Q&A)
Answering some common questions I get about our seasonal feeding system and creating it in a different way than normal!My cookbook set is available here.
Instagram Live! Oct 9 @ 2pm PST
My next scheduled Instagram Live is this Wednesday, October 9th at 2pm Pacific Standard Time. This is on my patreon-only account @birdtrickslive. Please make sure you request that account and let me know your name here on Patreon if they don't match on Instagram so I can accept you quickly!
In Home Consult Series (Part 1)
Sven is a male 2 year old blue and gold macaw who was trained by someone else for outdoor freeflight - the methods used were those that involved discluding the rest of the family members and teaching Sven to ONLY land on the husband "AJ". The family was told Sven would hate them and bite them, and if he tried to land on them to "swat him away". Because of this training, Sven has become a one person bird that Michelle (AJ's wife) is afraid to handle.They came to a masterclass in Sydney, Australia and felt like they had so muc...
Touché meets Bondi!
You guys voted, here's the results!
Lefty Merch is in!!!
I am super excited to announce that Lefty merch is officially here! Check it out!
Project Bird Pins!
They're finally in! This is our first test run of Project Bird Pins in collaboration with Hyper Finch. You can order them for $9 (free shipping) here!Order your Lefty pin!Order your Morgan pin!
Your October Content Schedule
October 8 - Tasty Tuesday: Seasonal Feeding System (cockatoos+)October 18 - Family Friday (conures+)October 29 - BirdTricks Tuesday: Flight Training Series (cockatoos+)Touché videos (for cockatoos+):Oct 3 - Touché meets Bondi (this is the last Touché video)Other:Oct 5 - In home consult series: Part 1 of 3 (cockatoos+)Oct 12 - In home consult series: Part 2 of 3 (cockatoos+)Oct 14 - Foundations of Parrot Training (Aussie masterclass behind the scenes look) (cockatoos+)Oct 21 - In home consult series: Part 3 of 3 (cockatoos+)Oct 24 - Ekkie (ec...
Random Insta-Lives or Scheduled?
Having this month be all random Instagram live videos, did you guys like having more randomly or do you prefer having less that are scheduled?Reminder: My patron-only Instagram lives are on the account @birdtrickslive
Family Friday (Sometimes you choose your family)
I wanted to share this very special video one of the ship's cast made for Capri. This cast was especially close to her and we spent a solid 6 months with them so this was their goodbye gift to us that has always been so, so special.
360 degrees of Cockatoos!
We were taken to a park here (which is going to stop allowing this in 3 year's time) in Melbourne, Australia where you are given trays to feed the wild cockatoos. Because they've been having issues with these birds becoming aggressive to tourists, they are stopping this over a process of doing it less and less each year over a 3 year time span. We luckily did not experience any aggression ourselves but I did witness some on other people. Nonetheless, it was a really cool experience to be this close with wild cockatoos whom I'm findi...
Should you hold small birds feet?
You guys kept asking me about this so here's what I have to say about it!
Emergency Recall Training
We are talking about EMERGENCY RECALL and what it is and isn't, and how to use it!
We visit the Australia Zoo
We got to visit the zoo and its hospital... hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
Touché gets a new toy!
Trick training is a great way to bond with a bird!
New Merch designs are in!
I have been SOOOOO excited to share this Lefty quote and design with you all which I finally received today! It's not live yet, you guys are the first to see it before the storefronts are made but I couldn't wait to share them with you.We have Lefty's design, Tusa's design and a design I had been wanting of both Bondi and Bandit that says "Embrace the Crazy!" which was my original concept for them.I hope you all love these as much as I do... ❤️❤️❤️
How to calm an Indian Ringneck Parrot
Touché's zen mood since he's been living with us.
Free Gift for My Toucans!
You guys have been amazingly patient with us while we try to get this Stop Screaming Course completed. As a way of saying thanks, I want to gift you all my Tiny Trick Training Course. This course is downloadable, and is specifically for small parrots although you could modify some things to work on medium to large birds if you are the DIY type.This course teaches you how to train a small bird a trick routine we trained on a cruise ship. We actually put it in our show and it got a standing ovation... I think people love seeing what the little on...
Australia Vlog #1
I thought you'd all enjoy a family vlog from our time here in Australia so far!
Tasty Tuesday (Egg Salad)
This recipe is a great source of calcium. We included all the egg shells in ours, but for a creamier texture you can omit them. This recipe can get to the consistency of cottage cheese if you leave out the shell (you can always add it later) and really mash up all the ingredients. You can also make it chunkier like we did!Reminder: Eggs should only be given 2x per week to our pet parrots!This recipe calls for:6 hard boiled eggs3 jalapenos2 TBSP plain, fat-free yogurthandful of chopped spinach1 celery stalk
Capri, The Teacher!
Dave gave me this clip he took of Capri teaching... and I just had to share it with all of you! It really demonstrates how involved she is with the project birds.
