See how the eyes are dialating like that? Thats called pinning and birds do it when they're happy or content. They love when you help get feather sheaths off them.
For anyone confused, when birds are growing in new feathers, they’re first coated in a wax-like shell to protect them. Usually a bird just breaks them, but ones around the face and tail are hard to get. If you’re gentle you can use this as bonding with you bird because birds will preen other birds and do this. Edit: please read my other replies before commenting, I’m tired of repeating myself.
@@busterbob4268 What are you on about? I’m thanking them because usually owners wouldn’t be as careful or just leave the feathers for the bird to deal with.
When I had my Cockatiel I would literally use my fingers. I'd be petting him and running my finger on his head and he'd get all happy and cuddly so I gently squeezed them so they'd break if they were grown enough then pull it off with ease. Never got upset, he'd just try to eat the shells of the feather casings occasionally lol
@@sleepydoctor4344yes it does, parrots and parakeets in the wild unsheathe each other’s pin feathers, they’re extremely itchy for them so it’s sort of like you’re removing an in-grown hair.
@@UnspokenFlame239 i doubt it would do anything, the water would just soak into the feathers around and they wouldn’t soften enough to cause any difference.
God that has to feel amazing for the bird lol. My rooster loved when I would groom his mane/neck plumage sooo much. He would turn into a drooling puddle on my lap. I could do it by hand which was nice
The budgie twitching in response to the preening is not what to look at here. The eye's pinning are all you need to see to know this birdie is loving whats going on
They flinch because of too much pressure and the pin feather isn’t ready, the two she’s specifically on are way too early to be touched and will just fall off because the feathers won’t develop properly or are too weak to stay on. If they flinch, LEAVE IT. It’s not ready to come out and they’ll put theyre feather out and start to bleed if you try to force it. When pin feathers are ready the shell will come off with only pets and slight added pressure. Using tweezers is probably the worse possible tool, you can’t feel which are ready and this person clearly can’t see or doesn’t care that the pin feathers shouldn’t be touched yet
@@simplesimp9664 pin cones looked to flake apart, the flinch doesn't look to be caused by pain. Unless it's a very passive bird who doesn't show you it's upset.
@simplesimp9664 she does leave the feather alone. Can't see? Wth! It's a budgie with 3,000 feathers on its body. Tiny feathers on the head. Nobody can see every feather. Why write a book about it. I've been watching this channel for quite a while now. This lady has great trusting relationships with her birds. If Athena didn't like being groomed, she would have flown away. You do realize that when other birds groom each other, they flinch to right. But they still stay there because they like to be groomed. As far as tweezers, that's not much different than another birds beak. I've been around birds all my life. Wild and domestic. What you're trying to insinuate is ignorant.
Some of these pin feathers have a blood supply to them, aka blood feathers. Sometimes they can get damaged and the bird will start to bleed out. I had a Cockatiel that this happened to once. At the time, all vets nearby were closed, and it was scary as they can bleed out very quickly because of their size. I used flour (cornstarch works too) and applied it to the damaged end of the feather to stop the bleeding, and was able to pull out the broken blood feather with some pliers. Im no vet by any means, but thought I'd share in case someone found themselves in a similar situation, and needed to act quickly. He survived the procedure btw, and went on to live for many years after. I only had that one blood feather incident. R.I.P Spooky you were a funny little guy.
This is such a great comment!! Yes!! My budgie Byron always gets one or two big Pinfeathers bit in half by his partner, Ava. I hear a shriek and see his whole head covered in blood. First thing I do is wash my hands, then gently rinse off excess blood with boiled lukewarm water (I always keep some aside). And locate the broken pinfeather. If I'm lucky I can pull it out with my fingers. If not, I do have to use tweezers. After the pinfeather is pulled out usually you don't need to use cornstarch, but cornstarch is great for larger feather bleeds (like wing/tail, or injuries from bird birds. Thank you so much for sharing❤️
I had a dog whose foot kept bleeding because of a certain nerve vessel. She had other issues as well unfortunately RIP, Bella. You were one of the best dogs in the whole wide world, now you can join your sister harley and be free.
@@DankMemer42013 same with us. Eye contact or lack thereof will say many words in silence. When lovers look into each others eyes, dilation occurs simultaneously. Think about making eye contact with someone and they quickly glance at something, then back at you. You are inclined to look at what they are noticing. Your eyes are the median for other communication as well. Such as community yawning, to keep our ear pressure balanced for accurate perception of potential predators. This insures safety of the group. Think about how many predictions you can make about someone by looking at their eyes. You can tell their mood, their trustworthiness, and if they are thinking about something else.
@@RonniesPokerRantsit’s a new feather, they’re just removing the coating. birds usually do that themselves, but they can’t rly get the ones near their face. usually other birds would help them preen (like cats and cleaning one another) but their humans can too :))
I thought a porcupine got that poor baby! I learned something new today! I didnt know how they grew new feathers or that they even grew 'new' feathers at all! Haha. So cool! 😂❤
When i groom my conures, i just brush with a clean dry toothbrush. Its much safer and is typically way less "scary" for your birds because there is no accidentally tugging sharply on a feather or poking the skin. The bristles are stiff enough to break and remove the pin casing with only gentle pressure and repeated strokes. Hope this is helpful to someone 👍
I was going to say usually my hand works just fine but if not a soft baby toothbrush would probably be perfect for this guy. The metal tweezers make me so nervous 😬
I roll the pinfeather between my fingers very gently and don't pull on it at all. My parrot jerks away if I'm anything but super gentle. They are hard to release though to be honest
@@mismanagedfunds wet the tooth brush and them flick the water at them, some birds love to play with water. (I spray my rainbow lorikeet with a spray bottle and he loves it)
@Toz160 Americans usually call budgies parakeets IME (if you're American I have no explanation lol) If anyone reading doesn't know, budgie = budgerigar = this bird, and parakeet is mostly used either in specific species names or to mean any small parrot outside of the US (/North America? Don't know who else calls budgies parakeets)
Not gonna lie, if I were doing this for birds in my home, I could not stop doing quiet little "om nom nom nom" sounds every time the tweezer chomps down on the pinfeather
I used to love doing it with my fingers when I had cockatiels, I would just pet them and mess with the pin feathers tills the wax would break and they loved it so much, ugh I miss my birds 😭
@@BlackycittykittyhaaahI think it's because of the bone structure. Take my comment with a grain of salt, school didn't exactly stick to the topic of how birds were similar to dinosaurs. (Feathers and stuff)
Some people don’t understand, that in the wild other birds do this for them in their flock, so it’s important to educate urself as u can seriously hurt them, but if you know between ready and not ready and u know ur birds comfort zone than great and help them, my lil 5 year old maniac conure sometimes lets me know not too, and sometimes lets me, don’t force them tho ever or do one that’s not ready
What & why is the owner doing exactly.? And yes I agree, that bird is not stressed or in pain. I've always had pets. Never a bird, and have been considering a Budgie or two for a while now.
@@dazofthemoo1531 well, they are helping the bird mult, by getting the casing off the new feather, when birds grow new feathers, they get those casings that peel and crust away, they pick at them and get them off usually, but in the wild the other flock members will help them for places they can’t reach, but sometimes people hurt them because the casing was not ready to come off and when they are not ready they have a blood flow still, I have a few tips since I’ve had budgies and other birds ect, always ask the vets about pin feathers, always have a big cage for even a tiny bird, they need lots of space not to be sad, and have them out with you as much as possible, also certain stuff not to give them is chocolate, dairy, grapes, avocados, and sugar, but they love veggies that should be 20% of their diet’ but yes, those are new feathers for the lil guy, always be careful tho around them if you get one
@@dazofthemoo1531 I think they're helping their bird with their pin feathers. A pin feather is a developing feather on a bird. This feather can grow as a new feather during the bird's infancy, or grow to replace one from moulting. I've heard it's a very good sign the bird trusts you if it lets you help them with them
Yup! It's so fascinating! If you want to know in more detail, I try to explain it the best I can. ruclips.net/video/UM030DzUWrc/видео.htmlsi=h0pJm-LOP4WaT5UQ
Hehe, I had someone demand that I talk to a therapist because I'm crazy doing this, and another telling me I'm a horrible animal abuser. But it's uplifting that people are concerned about the little ones💜
@@user-mk9jc1uo3x she is preening her bird where he can't preen himself, i think! In the wild he'd have this done for him by other birds, but this isn't the wild, so the hooman has to help with those pesky things.
@@pinfeathersgaloreit's safer to use your fingers, as with tweezers with one jerk/flinch you could rip the hole feather out and causing bleeding or worse... eye damage. I have parrots so I understand how much they appreciate it, but this isn't the safest way and I wouldn't recommend it. Better to very gently roll them in your fingers.
Me being completely unintroduced to a pinfeather bird. At first I thought burb had some sort of skirmish with a baby porcupine and you were helping him out 😂😂
so adorable! recently got 2 budgies and ive noticed these things growing on them after losing some feathers, this showed me its actually new feathers growing!? idk why all these comments are so mean😭 your lil birb is so cute and clearly not being hurt in the video :/
Thanks because I was tryna figure out exactly what was going on even though I’m afraid of birds I knew this bird wasn’t being hurt at all I just didn’t know what was being done
1. you don't need to do that with twisers. 2. you can use your finger and gently in circular motion u can get that wax loosen up. 3. if your bird doesn't allow u to come close or if it's not tamed, you don't need to do anything just get that bird a good rough tree branch... they will rub their face on the branch's rough and pointy spots and preen themselves.
@@AlbertoMartinez765I have four cockatiels and you would think they would take care of grooming each other but guess what… I have to preen and remove the pin feather off of every single one of them! No complains though. I love how cuddly they get when they need my help 😂❤
Had my first budgy at 11 and she was the greatest she used to fly on the table next to the door and wait for me to come home from school and i had to do the same with her we had a great friendship she passed at age 7 from cancer ... i love that you have a great rapport with her ❤❤ shes 'content it shows❤❤
I had a little parrot as a kid, Pipo. He was the coolest thing ever, and I used to open up his new feathers with my nails. They obviously can't get to them on their head, and they're pretty big and hard, I'm sure it bothers them a lot. He loved it, he would close his eyes, and relax.
I know that you are just trying to remove the casing on the pin feather, however I've never had them not come out on their own and it seems like leaving them be would be a better option that having tweezers near your birds eyes
I'd at least use tweezers that have some kind of rubber sheathing on the tips. Not just extra protection in case on an accidental eye poke, but rubber-to-rubber grips a lot better than metal-to-metal.
Macaws love when you help them with the ones they can’t reach. Mine went into a trance when i would do it. Great memories. Never knew there was a special tool for it
Please try to start from the tip on the growing feather. Sometimes it's not done growing and you might pinch the blood supply hence the jerk motion. I love preening mine with my fingers ❤️
26 años y recien me entero que las plumas nacen de esta manera , y yo que creia que era alguna deformacion co keratina o algo que le salen a algunas aves o cuando estan viejas , raios soy un ignorante !!
¡Ay no, no eres ignorante!! eres muy inteligente para descubrirlo :) ¡La mayoría de la gente no sabe que existen! No se muestra a menudo en pájaros en videos.
We raised parakeets back in the 70's. I cannot ever remember my mother having to break up those tubes. As the feathers grew out, those tubes naturally broke up. Also the bird would use its feet to break them up. I remember our birds getting grumpy during molting season.
in nature they have rough tree barks and bushes to rub their faces and self groom somewhat, so being in an unnatural environment without others to clean their faces explains why this probably develops
I left a reply to this but it didn't show up or it commented on someone else's comment lol. Shes preening the bird. Those stick looking things are called pin feathers. It's basically new feathers that have grown in. In the wild another bird will help them get the castings off to expose the new feathers on the areas they can't reach. So when you have a bird you should also help them because it can be itchy and painful for the bird. She shouldn't be pulling on it like that though. She could just gently rub it off with her pointer finger and thumb. It will crumble off if it's ready.
Die vogel is in de rui...wat ze doet is fout .. die veerpennen laten vanzelf los risico op infecties omdat die pen nog vastzit...niet slimme actie dus van haar😮😢
They are the sheath on pin feathers. It's a protective coating on a new feather as it grows out. She's removing it because the feather is done growing. This helps the bird because it's itchy.
See how the eyes are dialating like that? Thats called pinning and birds do it when they're happy or content. They love when you help get feather sheaths off them.
Thank you very much for explaining💕
They love when they are free n(****
When my Amazon starts pinning he wants to eat me alive playfully I guess 😅
Didn’t even think to look at his eyes
They also do it when they're pissed off.
For anyone confused, when birds are growing in new feathers, they’re first coated in a wax-like shell to protect them. Usually a bird just breaks them, but ones around the face and tail are hard to get. If you’re gentle you can use this as bonding with you bird because birds will preen other birds and do this.
Edit: please read my other replies before commenting, I’m tired of repeating myself.
Thank you for explaining. I had no idea what was happening.
@@ambidextrousandre np!
Thank you! I was clueless :)
I was scrolling to find an explanation. Very interesting; thank you!
I was wondering about that Thanks for the info. 👍
parrot is like:
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@@Yes-fe8ni you seem like a wonderful person, wanna be friends?
@@ColinRBLX i mean the parrot dont look like that if it did i would like it
@@Yes-fe8niWith this treasure I summon
@@Yes-fe8niyou seem like a wonderful person, wanna be war criminals?
Thank you for being gentle and helping unsheathe those feathers.
why are you thanking? makes no sense. Are you thanking on behalf of the bird? if not, than you make no sense
@@busterbob4268 What are you on about? I’m thanking them because usually owners wouldn’t be as careful or just leave the feathers for the bird to deal with.
@@busterbob4268 we're thankful because they're a good pet owner
@@busterbob4268 go outside god fuck
The way I thought you were trying to weaponize feathers because you used the word unsheathe 🫠
When I had my Cockatiel I would literally use my fingers. I'd be petting him and running my finger on his head and he'd get all happy and cuddly so I gently squeezed them so they'd break if they were grown enough then pull it off with ease. Never got upset, he'd just try to eat the shells of the feather casings occasionally lol
That's the best kind of head scritchies! My cockatiel also likes the same treatment!
They eat them for their nutritional value
@@pinfeathersgaloreso are the tweezers just for views then?
Budgies don't like to be touched like tiels..
I saw in a video that the peels are actually like a treat for them 🥰
In the begining your lil bird is like “wow wtf are you doing?” But then you can see in her eyes she realizes what youre doing and lovesss ittt
Not it doesnt
She even looks at the tool at end like thanks
Are you that dumb? He is focusing...
@@sleepydoctor4344yes it does, parrots and parakeets in the wild unsheathe each other’s pin feathers, they’re extremely itchy for them so it’s sort of like you’re removing an in-grown hair.
I don't get the whole eye thing. I just find there eyes creepy kinda but that's just me
I love that I keep getting informational animal videos on RUclips, it feels like I’m actually learning something and not just consuming brainrot lol.
Welcome!!! I do have an educational video all about pinfeathers and how they grow! It's fascinating to me :D
the bird black eyes.. i love seing it.. especially when it became small and big.. so cute ❤
In this situation it could mean that the bird appreciates the help
Thank you!!
I absolutely love their eyes, so amazing to see them dilating like that up close
allah created him
@@zyiodz bro ruins everything
@@zyiodzyes he did but you didn’t have to bring it up
mini Dinosaurs
Poor thing, that’s a lot of them. He sure knows you’re helping and has a lot of patience.
Why poor thing? I’m confused. Aren’t these just budding feathers that haven’t shed their casings yet? I mean they are but why is that bad?
@@alexdrum94it’s not necessarily bad but they are irritating and sensitive for the bird
I I wonder if a bath would help loosen it too
@@UnspokenFlame239 i doubt it would do anything, the water would just soak into the feathers around and they wouldn’t soften enough to cause any difference.
Это просто линька. Это норма. Снимать эти штуки вообще не надо. И это не помощь, это бесполезное действие. И стресс, если птица не ручная
I love how her eyes are pinning while you do it. She’s clearly enthralled. 🥰
I’d LOVE to do that. It helps them and it’s sooo satisfying.
Yesss it feels so good crunching the pinfeathers!
Major pinning action in the eyes 👀. This is something my birds definitely want to do on their own. A lot of trust there ❤
Cute❤
Thank you so much❤️❤️
God that has to feel amazing for the bird lol. My rooster loved when I would groom his mane/neck plumage sooo much. He would turn into a drooling puddle on my lap. I could do it by hand which was nice
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Nice story. Thanks for sharing
What is this exactly
Frauen und Hunde lieben es auch
@@A1Bokehnew fathers are growing in. Those are the casing for them they're breaking with the tweezers.
The pinning action in the eyes! ❤ what a happy lil birb ❤
aww how sweet - she must really trust you!
The budgie twitching in response to the preening is not what to look at here. The eye's pinning are all you need to see to know this birdie is loving whats going on
Exactly
They flinch because of too much pressure and the pin feather isn’t ready, the two she’s specifically on are way too early to be touched and will just fall off because the feathers won’t develop properly or are too weak to stay on.
If they flinch, LEAVE IT. It’s not ready to come out and they’ll put theyre feather out and start to bleed if you try to force it. When pin feathers are ready the shell will come off with only pets and slight added pressure.
Using tweezers is probably the worse possible tool, you can’t feel which are ready and this person clearly can’t see or doesn’t care that the pin feathers shouldn’t be touched yet
@@simplesimp9664 pin cones looked to flake apart, the flinch doesn't look to be caused by pain. Unless it's a very passive bird who doesn't show you it's upset.
@simplesimp9664 she does leave the feather alone. Can't see? Wth! It's a budgie with 3,000 feathers on its body. Tiny feathers on the head. Nobody can see every feather. Why write a book about it. I've been watching this channel for quite a while now. This lady has great trusting relationships with her birds. If Athena didn't like being groomed, she would have flown away. You do realize that when other birds groom each other, they flinch to right. But they still stay there because they like to be groomed. As far as tweezers, that's not much different than another birds beak. I've been around birds all my life. Wild and domestic. What you're trying to insinuate is ignorant.
The eyes, chico. They never lie!
Some of these pin feathers have a blood supply to them, aka blood feathers. Sometimes they can get damaged and the bird will start to bleed out. I had a Cockatiel that this happened to once. At the time, all vets nearby were closed, and it was scary as they can bleed out very quickly because of their size.
I used flour (cornstarch works too) and applied it to the damaged end of the feather to stop the bleeding, and was able to pull out the broken blood feather with some pliers. Im no vet by any means, but thought I'd share in case someone found themselves in a similar situation, and needed to act quickly.
He survived the procedure btw, and went on to live for many years after. I only had that one blood feather incident. R.I.P Spooky you were a funny little guy.
This is such a great comment!! Yes!! My budgie Byron always gets one or two big Pinfeathers bit in half by his partner, Ava. I hear a shriek and see his whole head covered in blood. First thing I do is wash my hands, then gently rinse off excess blood with boiled lukewarm water (I always keep some aside). And locate the broken pinfeather. If I'm lucky I can pull it out with my fingers. If not, I do have to use tweezers. After the pinfeather is pulled out usually you don't need to use cornstarch, but cornstarch is great for larger feather bleeds (like wing/tail, or injuries from bird birds.
Thank you so much for sharing❤️
I'm googling this cause I want a bird one day and never heard of a blood feather.
@@user-my1xh4wp5f no need to Google, I've done the work for you :D
ruclips.net/video/UM030DzUWrc/видео.htmlsi=QIPARV5hibNa85Ai
I had a dog whose foot kept bleeding because of a certain nerve vessel. She had other issues as well unfortunately RIP, Bella. You were one of the best dogs in the whole wide world, now you can join your sister harley and be free.
rip spooky
She's so sweet ❤
I will never skip a budgie video, I just love these guys too much ❤️❤️❤️❤️
The way their eyes dilate is fascinating
I saw nothing and it hurt
Interesting how it works almost the exact same way as a human eye while also being so alien
Apparently it’s a form of communication they can use with each other
@@DankMemer42013 same with us. Eye contact or lack thereof will say many words in silence. When lovers look into each others eyes, dilation occurs simultaneously. Think about making eye contact with someone and they quickly glance at something, then back at you. You are inclined to look at what they are noticing.
Your eyes are the median for other communication as well. Such as community yawning, to keep our ear pressure balanced for accurate perception of potential predators. This insures safety of the group.
Think about how many predictions you can make about someone by looking at their eyes.
You can tell their mood, their trustworthiness, and if they are thinking about something else.
@@DankMemer42013by changing aperture?
Wowzzza at first I thought you were going to pull that feather, and that was a blood feather for sure, your so gentle and loving. Thanks for sharing
If not pulled, then what did u do? If u just shortened it then what good is that?
@@RonniesPokerRantsit’s a new feather, they’re just removing the coating. birds usually do that themselves, but they can’t rly get the ones near their face. usually other birds would help them preen (like cats and cleaning one another) but their humans can too :))
@@RonniesPokerRantsNever pluck a bird's feathers.
@ethanprice7803 they aren't
He's beautiful. I absolutely love bonding with an animal. I think there's not a purest, holiest thing in the world.
This budgie's eyes are too cute 😭
Aaww thank you!!
I thought a porcupine got that poor baby! I learned something new today! I didnt know how they grew new feathers or that they even grew 'new' feathers at all! Haha. So cool! 😂❤
That would have to be one small porcupine haha
You and me both
Hehehe that's great!! Thank you so much for stopping by :D
i thought they were tube worms for a second :/
Me too!
When i groom my conures, i just brush with a clean dry toothbrush. Its much safer and is typically way less "scary" for your birds because there is no accidentally tugging sharply on a feather or poking the skin. The bristles are stiff enough to break and remove the pin casing with only gentle pressure and repeated strokes. Hope this is helpful to someone 👍
i don’t have a bird but the idea of petting it with a toothbrush is pretty convincing
I was going to say usually my hand works just fine but if not a soft baby toothbrush would probably be perfect for this guy. The metal tweezers make me so nervous 😬
I roll the pinfeather between my fingers very gently and don't pull on it at all. My parrot jerks away if I'm anything but super gentle. They are hard to release though to be honest
@@mismanagedfunds wet the tooth brush and them flick the water at them, some birds love to play with water. (I spray my rainbow lorikeet with a spray bottle and he loves it)
@@goose-the-gamermy cats love that too
oooh i bet that feels so good! what a relief!
It’s so cool how new feather grow in, they, it looks like packaging wrap
@@WHYsauce yea!! I looove it! It even usually comes with giftwrap (a little black cap at the very top :) )
How does a parakeet stay so calm ? This is so sweet❤
Thank you so much :)
It a budgie
@Toz160 Americans usually call budgies parakeets IME (if you're American I have no explanation lol)
If anyone reading doesn't know, budgie = budgerigar = this bird, and parakeet is mostly used either in specific species names or to mean any small parrot outside of the US (/North America? Don't know who else calls budgies parakeets)
it stays so calm cuz it likes it, a lot
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Trust! They trust their person to carefully and safely preen them, which they do!
Not gonna lie, if I were doing this for birds in my home, I could not stop doing quiet little "om nom nom nom" sounds every time the tweezer chomps down on the pinfeather
Super tempting hahahahaha hehehe
Its all fun and games till the bird learns to mimic it and never shuts up
@@leeroyj7300Honestly that could either be adorable or brutally annoying😂
🤣
@@leeroyj7300Better then a bird crying like a realistic baby 😂
I used to love doing it with my fingers when I had cockatiels, I would just pet them and mess with the pin feathers tills the wax would break and they loved it so much, ugh I miss my birds 😭
The eyes pinning omg ❤❤❤ happy bebe
Я русский. И Я ХОЧУ СКАЗАТЬ ЧТО НА ПТИЦЕ НЕ ЧЕРВЯКИ ЭТО ОБОЛОЧКА МОЛОДЫХ ИЛИ НОВЫХ ПЕРЬЕВ!!!
Hello Ivan!
Вот я тоже не пойму: что не так??
да реально фигнёй страдает, попуг сам спокойно лапкой может себе репу почесать и эти трубочки сами отвалятся
Used to do this for our bird. She knew we were helping.
Awe she's so happy your helping 😢
How cute, the eyes narrow and widen so much, I like it
А теперь я понял почему их принято держать хотя бы парами (экономия времени на чистке попуга)
That dinosaur is so cool! Look at their eye dilate it’s incredibly fascinating to watch!!!!
Yesss!! I love it too! She's just too cool :)
ITS NOT A DINASOUR
@@Blackycittykittyhaaah birds are dinosaurs
@@stygifan why
@@BlackycittykittyhaaahI think it's because of the bone structure.
Take my comment with a grain of salt, school didn't exactly stick to the topic of how birds were similar to dinosaurs. (Feathers and stuff)
I feel like those are a little bit early but this is still adorable and I loved every second.
😮😮😮 1st pile...I'm speechless...sounded like personal. You are part of the key 😉 🙏🏻❤
My budgie died last year i will never forget him i have videos together we had so much fun he was green too seeing this reminded me of him 😢
R.I.P
This is why I can never get any pets. They become like your kids.
I'm so sorry to hear that🥲. The pain never goes away. You had a truly strong bond with him and obviously loved him very much. Hugs.
Why do people keep saying this in the comments I get it you are upset but talk to a therapist. Not people on RUclips.
I'm sorry
What a sweet little budgie❤
Dats a cute dog
The patience and calmness is insane
Some people don’t understand, that in the wild other birds do this for them in their flock, so it’s important to educate urself as u can seriously hurt them, but if you know between ready and not ready and u know ur birds comfort zone than great and help them, my lil 5 year old maniac conure sometimes lets me know not too, and sometimes lets me, don’t force them tho ever or do one that’s not ready
What & why is the owner doing exactly.?
And yes I agree, that bird is not stressed or in pain.
I've always had pets. Never a bird, and have been considering a Budgie or two for a while now.
@@dazofthemoo1531 well, they are helping the bird mult, by getting the casing off the new feather, when birds grow new feathers, they get those casings that peel and crust away, they pick at them and get them off usually, but in the wild the other flock members will help them for places they can’t reach, but sometimes people hurt them because the casing was not ready to come off and when they are not ready they have a blood flow still, I have a few tips since I’ve had budgies and other birds ect, always ask the vets about pin feathers, always have a big cage for even a tiny bird, they need lots of space not to be sad, and have them out with you as much as possible, also certain stuff not to give them is chocolate, dairy, grapes, avocados, and sugar, but they love veggies that should be 20% of their diet’ but yes, those are new feathers for the lil guy, always be careful tho around them if you get one
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I think they're helping their bird with their pin feathers.
A pin feather is a developing feather on a bird. This feather can grow as a new feather during the bird's infancy, or grow to replace one from moulting.
I've heard it's a very good sign the bird trusts you if it lets you help them with them
Yeah I also do this but with my hand and nails cause my baby doesn't like utensils and stuffs
Shouldn't really tell people to educate themselves when you spell "You" as "u" and "yourself/your" as "urself/ur."
I'm sure that bird is SO GRATEFUL to you! So pretty😊
Can tell by the eye pinning she loves this and trusts you implicitly.
Thank you for your kind words❤️ it was exactly what I needed today.
Bro, I don't even have birds but I could help preen for hours and enjoy every bit of it
OHHH new feathers how cute omg 😭 I didn’t know they grew like thattt💗
Yup! It's so fascinating! If you want to know in more detail, I try to explain it the best I can.
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And suddenly EVERYONE is an expert😂😂😂
Hehe, I had someone demand that I talk to a therapist because I'm crazy doing this, and another telling me I'm a horrible animal abuser.
But it's uplifting that people are concerned about the little ones💜
@@user-mk9jc1uo3x she is preening her bird where he can't preen himself, i think! In the wild he'd have this done for him by other birds, but this isn't the wild, so the hooman has to help with those pesky things.
@@pinfeathersgaloreI just used my fingernails.
@@pinfeathersgaloreit's safer to use your fingers, as with tweezers with one jerk/flinch you could rip the hole feather out and causing bleeding or worse... eye damage. I have parrots so I understand how much they appreciate it, but this isn't the safest way and I wouldn't recommend it. Better to very gently roll them in your fingers.
@@slaminjaminotter7286you’re supposed to crush them, not just pull them intact.
Aww look at her, she loves it!!! 🥰
What a lovely little lady!
what a good birdie 🥺
Me being completely unintroduced to a pinfeather bird. At first I thought burb had some sort of skirmish with a baby porcupine and you were helping him out 😂😂
She’s being so patient 😊
That bird is happy, helping them with the feathers is the most satiafying thing they could ever have.
Thank you so much for the kind words🌷
so adorable! recently got 2 budgies and ive noticed these things growing on them after losing some feathers, this showed me its actually new feathers growing!? idk why all these comments are so mean😭 your lil birb is so cute and clearly not being hurt in the video :/
Enjoy your birds! Thats so cool :) never owned a bird, but i think itd be incredible.
What is that coating around the new feathers that they are pulling off?
Is that what's going on tabz? Thought birdie got quilled or maybe had lice or worse bird mites
@@BucktailBillythey do have to grow through skin.
Thanks because I was tryna figure out exactly what was going on even though I’m afraid of birds I knew this bird wasn’t being hurt at all I just didn’t know what was being done
1. you don't need to do that with twisers.
2. you can use your finger and gently in circular motion u can get that wax loosen up.
3. if your bird doesn't allow u to come close or if it's not tamed, you don't need to do anything just get that bird a good rough tree branch... they will rub their face on the branch's rough and pointy spots and preen themselves.
or just get a partner bird and they do it for ea other you can hear other birds in the backgrd so wondering why this was necc?
@@AlbertoMartinez765I have four cockatiels and you would think they would take care of grooming each other but guess what… I have to preen and remove the pin feather off of every single one of them! No complains though. I love how cuddly they get when they need my help 😂❤
What happens if this is not done? Is it just an aesthetic thing or they become depressed or something else?
You don't need to do this at all. That's bullshit.
I like how the one thing you were doing never gets done.
I call this the perfect bonding if you want your birds most love .
I think it is Athena. Athena and Ava are so pretty.
You're right! It's Athena :)
Я один думал что это нужно выдернуть?
Je pensais que c’était des ver 🪱 😂
😂
Es innecesario ,son los canutillos que les crecen y después sale la pluma ,no es necesario
Had my first budgy at 11 and she was the greatest she used to fly on the table next to the door and wait for me to come home from school and i had to do the same with her we had a great friendship she passed at age 7 from cancer ... i love that you have a great rapport with her ❤❤ shes 'content it shows❤❤
Look at that pinning lol. Hes loving that
Man crazy to see those eyes adjusting
It’s pupil is like a camera lens.
Yea pretty cool eh??
I had a little parrot as a kid, Pipo. He was the coolest thing ever, and I used to open up his new feathers with my nails. They obviously can't get to them on their head, and they're pretty big and hard, I'm sure it bothers them a lot. He loved it, he would close his eyes, and relax.
bird probably like “oh yeah that feels good”
I know that you are just trying to remove the casing on the pin feather, however I've never had them not come out on their own and it seems like leaving them be would be a better option that having tweezers near your birds eyes
I'd at least use tweezers that have some kind of rubber sheathing on the tips. Not just extra protection in case on an accidental eye poke, but rubber-to-rubber grips a lot better than metal-to-metal.
I used to do the same with my cockatiel as well, except I just used my fingers. She loved it. 😍
Macaws love when you help them with the ones they can’t reach. Mine went into a trance when i would do it. Great memories. Never knew there was a special tool for it
Please try to start from the tip on the growing feather. Sometimes it's not done growing and you might pinch the blood supply hence the jerk motion. I love preening mine with my fingers ❤️
It's because of the nerve at the base of the follicle.
Me too it’s more comfortable for my budgie and it’s the only time she won’t mind me touching her face
Bros eyes started to zoom in
That's a lady. The nostril color gives it away.
@@marcussmart3275 Bro is gender neutral
@@Ikinsyntheticpeople lol no only us humans are dupped into that thought process...nature wants reproduction it's the driving force for all life.
I'm in awe of your talent.
That's so kind! Thank you.
Aww she’s so cute!
Thank you! I love your name:)
PLEASE tell me there's a longer version!!
I wish!! But I don't TT
@@pinfeathersgalorereally just edged us like that
26 años y recien me entero que las plumas nacen de esta manera , y yo que creia que era alguna deformacion co keratina o algo que le salen a algunas aves o cuando estan viejas , raios soy un ignorante !!
¡Ay no, no eres ignorante!! eres muy inteligente para descubrirlo :) ¡La mayoría de la gente no sabe que existen! No se muestra a menudo en pájaros en videos.
Me gusta todo lo que sea periquitos y aves.... Amo a los gatos!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉
you... are the best bird dermatologists around
One of my cockatiels LOVE when I help him with his pin feathers. Lucy on the other gets PISSED!
We raised parakeets back in the 70's. I cannot ever remember my mother having to break up those tubes. As the feathers grew out, those tubes naturally broke up. Also the bird would use its feet to break them up. I remember our birds getting grumpy during molting season.
From reading the comments it seems like normally the other birds of their flock take care of it. Maybe this bird doesn't have peer.
in nature they have rough tree barks and bushes to rub their faces and self groom somewhat, so being in an unnatural environment without others to clean their faces explains why this probably develops
You're right! That's real bullshit.
You sound so relaxed though
Your parrot so beatiful😘😘😍😍
My budgie only lets me do that when she takes a shower😂
Bird is like hurry the hell up!!🙈🙈🤣🤣
Aww the pinning eyes ❤
I have zero idea what's happening, but have watched it several times.
I left a reply to this but it didn't show up or it commented on someone else's comment lol. Shes preening the bird. Those stick looking things are called pin feathers. It's basically new feathers that have grown in. In the wild another bird will help them get the castings off to expose the new feathers on the areas they can't reach. So when you have a bird you should also help them because it can be itchy and painful for the bird. She shouldn't be pulling on it like that though. She could just gently rub it off with her pointer finger and thumb. It will crumble off if it's ready.
Die vogel is in de rui...wat ze doet is fout .. die veerpennen laten vanzelf los risico op infecties omdat die pen nog vastzit...niet slimme actie dus van haar😮😢
someone with too much time on their hands is involving themselves in their birds natural processes. most likely a woman with no children.
Thanks for taking your time to replying 😊@Nevaeh672
A mi lola se le caen cuando se baña ._.
That bird is so tame, mine used to bite the hell out of me when I tried to do it for him 😂
shes so chill about it lol. my boy hardly even lets me scritch him when he's all pinny.
the eyes ;)
That eye dilation shows it’s still a blood feather lmao
we used to get rid of the dandruff from our chickens too! soo soothing
So cute. I’m not a bird person, but when I see bird people taking care of their birds it’s like: 🥰 Baby!
Thank you, you're so sweet :)
Interesting. At first I thought it had an incident with a porcupine
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT TOO
Seems like the parrot just had a fight with porcupine 😂
That's why it's good to have at least 2 birds so they don't get lonely and can groom each other
I used to do this for my rooster all the time. I miss him ❤
Its fun to think that sclaes feathers and hair all exist because one creature evolved keratin appendages on its skin 300-450 million years ago
Can someone please tell me what those are and why she's removing them?
They are the sheath on pin feathers. It's a protective coating on a new feather as it grows out. She's removing it because the feather is done growing. This helps the bird because it's itchy.
@@wyomingadventures Thank you very much!!!
@@glorias.2930 your welcome 😊