me to! She is the best her birds are adorable My canaries ave bn so much happier after me changing their life a lot more btter once I whatched this youtuber!
I just have to say how beneficial it could be too many people knowing that Dave is allergic to bird dander and whatever, but still keeps them. I see so many animals being rehomed because of allergies and I know there’s many degrees of allergy but still, this is just a testament to the fact that it doesn’t always mean you can’t keep an animal! Awesome video, I love all of your set ups and each of your birds ❤
That's a lot of preparation, a lot of work, and tremendous dedication to your flock. Not to mention the cost, which has to be great too, even though you do the most cost effective things. I'm incredibly impressed by the way you designed everything for maximum effeciency. You are such a delightful couple and team. If I were a bird, I would want to be YOUR bird. ♥️
If you're on Instagram, I post a lot more short content there of little behind the scenes stuff in my stories and reels. It's just easier to set up my phone and be like "hey, making breakfast and serving, how bout you?" without editing a full length video sometimes. So there's a lot more behind the scenes/get to know me feel over there just FYI. I will definitely try to prioritize sharing that more here though!
You two have invested a large fortune into care of your flock! Much respect to you. There are surely other things you give up to make a quality life for Capri and the birds,
That paper trick on the bottom where you roll it out is ingenious! Making a set-up where they are too is amazing. The lighting and sinks separate wold be my dream. So cool.
Love the video! Seeing Blueberry eat those veggies is so satisfying. I always keep my birds' water dishes seperate from the food because they always drop veggies, pellets, and seeds in them!
That's a great idea to have a sink and freezer/fridge in the birdroom. I wish my birdroom was big enough for those. I do use a separate tub that I use for my dog Grooming business to wash all the perches and trays on the smaller birds cafes so that helps. Thanks for sharing your routine and I hope Dave stops sneezing, lol
You could always consider a little mini set up if that would fit. Like in our quarantine room we have that mini fridge/freezer so that when times are really busy, I can keep a separate set of stuff in there for easier care. Thanks for your comment!
Thank you for yet another great video! You showed your quarantine aviaries and now I´m curious what the quarantine process looks like for new birds coming in and I´d love to learn more about that in a future video. Thank you! You are awesome!
Thanks for posting!! I love this kind of content, seeing the regular day & life of birdtricks, and what your methods are. My husband is also allergic to birds (and most animals) and what helped him a lot was getting shots for it. It was very severe for him years ago and now you'd never think he has allergies.
Dave’s ALLERGIC? Jamie, you really are a treasure! Maybe he can get shots 💉for the birb allergy. 😉 You have a remarkably efficient setup. Those big rolls of butcher paper are marvelous. I suppose you have to periodically hose down or power wash the aviary and cage floors. 🚿 The birbs look so very happy. 🦜
Yes, my pressure washer is truly my BEST FRIEND. Especially because pretty instantly, Cressi throws her gloppy mess allllll over the cage bars and it looks gross fast. So best way is definitely to wheel the aviaries outdoors and hose them down! In the winter though, I can't do that very easily at all.
@@GuyG.KTalesOfAnimals - I've got asthma and am allergic to every airborne thing out there (every grass, every tree, every mold, dust mites, animals, etc.). I take multiple allergy meds every day, but it was the 2yrs worth of weekly allergy shots that was truly life-changing! Definitely worth the effort & expense to be able to breathe (and not have to rehome my cats). ♡
Hi! I was wondering when you'll be restocking the freeze dried parrot chop on your website!? I tried your birdy bread bundle and all my birds love it. Especially the pellets!
We hope to have our freeze dried up and running again this spring, in the meantime you can email us to get on the waitlist and we are making our way through that list!
If I could give you a speed sweeping tip. Pick a sacrificial wall (I would recommend the wall between aviaries) and then you can be more aggressive about sweeping at it. If you sweep faster at the wall center and sweep first and then pick up it will not matter if it goes through to the other side as you have not picked up either yet. It might speed up that part just a little. :)
That’s a lot of paper you go through, thoughts on composting? Also, would it be okay to put the droppings and excess dropped food and toys out in nature for the birds and squirrels, etc?
The squirrels became total monsters when we tried to do that, wow... our house became the place to be and they became incredibly destructive so we do not do that anymore. I try to reuse toy parts when possible and we've considered a burn bin for the paper but more experienced people have told us it will just get really gross since everything will burn but the feces and it will smell real bad so haven't quite figured out a solution for all that.
@@BirdTricks Good points. We put out 2 bird feeders this year. Glad we did because it has been extra cold. Downside was, a rat got into our crawl space. Ick! I would wonder about the safety of burning the feces also in case it might create air-borne pathogens if one bird gets sick and is not yet showing symptoms. I have no idea if that would be a concern, because I do not have birds. But I love you guys.
Jamie, have you guys ever considered adding supplemental UV in the months when the birds can't get natural UV? I've been considering the Arcadia Bird since I already use Arcadia for my other reptiles
Question: living in Idaho in the winter...how do you expose bird's to sunlight for them to manufacture sufficient Vitamin D. I reside in upstate NY and am not convinced those avian lights are worth it or even really work. Interested to know if you've come up with a solution. We have a very long winter here.
In my experience, the complete UV spectrum lights can really help in the winter (both for humans and birds)! They aren't quite as good as the sun, but during the winter they can make for a good replacement. I prefer the strips that can attach to walls around the cage
Great question. We used those lights for years (about 14 years) and never saw a difference when we did our vet check ups. In fact we had a vet recommend the use of them and I was like, ummm... we have been using them for the last 14 years doc... so I have also shared the same feelings as you about how much they actually work. I wish I had a solution but I currently don't. Someone above suggested a set up where the birds can choose to go inside/outside on their own and I think that would be a dream set up!
Yeah, he will take allergy medicine if he knows he is going to be around them (like before we film or do shows). It doesn't bother him outdoors when he's around them but indoors it definitely does.
I went to look for the app and Google told me that it's not compatible with my device because it was developed for an older version of Android. I hope you guys update it so I can try it.
Could you make a video about managing asthma/allergies when having birds? I grew up around animals I'm mildly allergic to and can cope with a lot, but I have no practical experience with birds. However, I have fallen in love with birds and my (long term) goal/dream would be to be able to adopt a couple of cockatiels, as there seem to be many in need of new homes around here, and I find their personality absolutely adorable. I would however hate it if I were to have to give them up againg because of asthma problems after having bonded with them. I know there are less dusty bird types, but is it hopeless to be thinking of cockatiels if you have mild asthma?
It's not hopeless! There are several things you can do to help limit your allergies from flaring up. The main thing to have is an air purifier, they work to filter out all that cockatiel dander. If possible, you could also try allergy shots - they've really helped me and a lot of other people by allowing the body to get used to increasing amounts of allergens, though it does take years to fully complete.
Love your videos😊. Why cannot the parrots get out for fresh air in the snow? Here they have a choice, to go outside no matter how cold or stay in. As long as they get enough food and can warm up inside ( best with a concentrated heatingsource) when they choose, they do fine outside even wintersnowtime.
Their bodies are very sensitive to temperature changes. So long as it's not in the negatives, they could handle the temps if they were acclimated to em - but they aren't. They would be going from a very warm environment to a very cold one, which has the same effect as a draft indoors. Not great!
@@lizziehn5928 ok I just know they can choose in many places here and it gets down to negative 20 degrees centigrade in the winter. Perhaps they are acclimated, they choose to go inside in the warmth if it's windy/wet.
I wish we had a set up where they maybe had an attached door they could go through to go outside if they choose but we don't have anything like that. That would definitely be the dream though, I've seen some set ups at zoos where the animals can choose to be inside or out and it looks really amazing. I think one day when we are on open property without neighbors so close that might be an option. Definitely a huge goal to work towards, I love the idea.
Oh, what animal and flower lovers endur from allergies. We have rescue bunnies and I am allergic to everything. I wear a mask in the bunny room but can still get infections in my sinuses. I would love a bird but know that would be a crazy choice for me to make. Note to Dave and Jaime: Suggest Dave try a Q Mask (lightweight, washable allergy mask) when he can. I bought it from The Allergy Store online in FL. May be available elsewhere. Can talk easily with it on, wash it, let dry overnight, use again, lightweight. I use 2 allergy pills daily, as well as spray. Use OT Nasacort or Flonase if Dave’s doctor allows. The nasal spray helps me I think more than just the tablet medicines. My husband says I have atomic sneezes sometimes😂.
there is one thing I would never do to my birds and that is give them ice cold food I run their food for 30 sec under warm tepid water to take the chill out of it because in the wild they don't eat ice cold food.
Wait, Dave's allergic to birds?? xDDD ...Ah, when the thing you love hurts you and you do it anyway. My mom's allergic to mangos, but she still eats them (mild allergy, obviously...just a bit of itching and tingling around the mouth)
I really wish you would not be as negative about pet shops. its not the shop owners job to give the best diet out there its up to the costermers to do that if they get the bird
It's normally not an issue at all if the birds are in a clean environment. Many of them are south American species as well, which tend to be less dusty
In the wild, most birds will typically go to sleep just after the sun sets and wake up just before it rises. When they have fewer than 12 hours, this can tell their bodies that spring/summer are coming (or whenever their region has the most sunlight) which will in turn trigger hormonal behavior. Since we want to limit this sort of "mood", it's recommended that parrots have at least 12 hours of darkness.
I loved seeing all the care you give your birds. Seeing how hard you work makes me really only want ONE small parrot. A Parrotlet or a Budgie. I just can't make my mind up. Gina Hetlage 🦜🐦
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Love to see the behind the scenes stuff like this. That sink setup is awesome. You can tell the birds are super happy. Nice job guys.
me to! She is the best her birds are adorable My canaries ave bn so much happier after me changing their life a lot more btter once I whatched this youtuber!
I just have to say how beneficial it could be too many people knowing that Dave is allergic to bird dander and whatever, but still keeps them. I see so many animals being rehomed because of allergies and I know there’s many degrees of allergy but still, this is just a testament to the fact that it doesn’t always mean you can’t keep an animal! Awesome video, I love all of your set ups and each of your birds ❤
AMEN TO THAT!
That's a lot of preparation, a lot of work, and tremendous dedication to your flock. Not to mention the cost, which has to be great too, even though you do the most cost effective things. I'm incredibly impressed by the way you designed everything for maximum effeciency. You are such a delightful couple and team. If I were a bird, I would want to be YOUR bird. ♥️
Thank you 🥲🥲🥲
I miss these types of videos. I enjoy watching master class and project bird videos but really miss “interacting” with your personal flock 🥰😇
If you're on Instagram, I post a lot more short content there of little behind the scenes stuff in my stories and reels. It's just easier to set up my phone and be like "hey, making breakfast and serving, how bout you?" without editing a full length video sometimes. So there's a lot more behind the scenes/get to know me feel over there just FYI. I will definitely try to prioritize sharing that more here though!
This is very high maintenance. Unconditional love for sure
My summer routine is much easier, winter can be brutal!
The little bird voice captioning edits crack me up! Keep 'em coming!
You two have invested a large fortune into care of your flock! Much respect to you. There are surely other things you give up to make a quality life for Capri and the birds,
I appreciate your comment so much. Thank you.
That paper trick on the bottom where you roll it out is ingenious! Making a set-up where they are too is amazing. The lighting and sinks separate wold be my dream. So cool.
Love the video! Seeing Blueberry eat those veggies is so satisfying. I always keep my birds' water dishes seperate from the food because they always drop veggies, pellets, and seeds in them!
same mine also have 2 water dishes so they have a backup but messy water happens no matter what lol
I love the added captions recently. Informative and also a good chuckle.
This is true Passion for what they do!
Exactly what we have been waiting for! Y'all rock! The whole family gets excited when your videos drop! Keep being awesome!!
Her Birds LOVE their Mom!! God Bless this bird loving family!
That’s a lot of work! Thanks for including us in your morning.
Blueberry stole the show!
Oh Bubba I have missed him
I love this. My animals have their own dishwasher and fridge.
It's the best!
Thanks so much for the alternative view. The care , love and attention you provide them with is really remarkable. TFS and Happy New Year!
That's a great idea to have a sink and freezer/fridge in the birdroom. I wish my birdroom was big enough for those. I do use a separate tub that I use for my dog Grooming business to wash all the perches and trays on the smaller birds cafes so that helps. Thanks for sharing your routine and I hope Dave stops sneezing, lol
You could always consider a little mini set up if that would fit. Like in our quarantine room we have that mini fridge/freezer so that when times are really busy, I can keep a separate set of stuff in there for easier care. Thanks for your comment!
So nice to see every bird loves the breakfast. Musst be so yummy cause Berry tested. Interesting how the day starts with routine. 💙
JEANS R HELLA CUTE!!!! Oh and LOVE THE BIRDIES TOO!!!
Oh Blueberry how I love your silliness
Paper roll-out at the bottom of the cage was genius!
I saw it from a masterclass host and was like... that's the dream... someday! And someday is here!
I LOVE BLUE BERRY SO MUCH OML
I love your channel and all the birdies! And I have to add that I’m kinda jealous of all the snow you guys get! lol
I love this 💞
And u r a very great training
Parrot I like it so much
Awesome setup!! 👍😊👍 Great routine!!! That paper roll is pretty nifty the way it works!!! Happy Birds with such great bird husbandry!!!!
Thank you for yet another great video! You showed your quarantine aviaries and now I´m curious what the quarantine process looks like for new birds coming in and I´d love to learn more about that in a future video. Thank you! You are awesome!
Ava is such a cutie!!💙💛
Seriously, she is!
Thanks for posting!! I love this kind of content, seeing the regular day & life of birdtricks, and what your methods are.
My husband is also allergic to birds (and most animals) and what helped him a lot was getting shots for it. It was very severe for him years ago and now you'd never think he has allergies.
You folks are awsome!!!!!
Berry is number 1 quality control taster
Fun video. thanks.
The amount of toy shreds wowie your birds are BuSY
You are such an inspiration
Jaime, Blue is your quality control manager. 😂😂😂 He is making sure everything is done right.
Love videos like these!!!!
Hehe, I can't whistle either Jamie, it's cool. Been trying to teach myself for years.
PS, Cressy's whistle is beautifully melodious
I been enjoying your seasonal food recipes
Hopefully your birds are too haha!
I have been wanting to get two parakeets and your videos is really educational and I can’t wait to get my birds
are the wooden holders for holding the U LINE papers custom made? if not where’d you get them from? thanks!
Yes, they are custom made by a handyman.
This was great, thanks for taking us along!!
Love Blueberry!❣️🐦
Me too!
I’m so interested in getting a bird. What’s the monthly cosy for you guys?
Love your shirt. ❤️
You can get one here: www.bonfire.com/store/birdtricks/
I didnt know you made an app! I cant find it on the app store though
Dave’s ALLERGIC? Jamie, you really are a treasure! Maybe he can get shots 💉for the birb allergy. 😉 You have a remarkably efficient setup. Those big rolls of butcher paper are marvelous. I suppose you have to periodically hose down or power wash the aviary and cage floors. 🚿 The birbs look so very happy. 🦜
Yes, my pressure washer is truly my BEST FRIEND. Especially because pretty instantly, Cressi throws her gloppy mess allllll over the cage bars and it looks gross fast. So best way is definitely to wheel the aviaries outdoors and hose them down! In the winter though, I can't do that very easily at all.
I think Dave has asthma and dust allergies, I don’t know if there are shots for that, huh. I hope there is that would be awesome! 😯
@@GuyG.KTalesOfAnimals - I've got asthma and am allergic to every airborne thing out there (every grass, every tree, every mold, dust mites, animals, etc.). I take multiple allergy meds every day, but it was the 2yrs worth of weekly allergy shots that was truly life-changing! Definitely worth the effort & expense to be able to breathe (and not have to rehome my cats). ♡
Hello, I would love to see how you train your birds one by one daily in winter 😊
Hi! I was wondering when you'll be restocking the freeze dried parrot chop on your website!? I tried your birdy bread bundle and all my birds love it. Especially the pellets!
We hope to have our freeze dried up and running again this spring, in the meantime you can email us to get on the waitlist and we are making our way through that list!
If I could give you a speed sweeping tip. Pick a sacrificial wall (I would recommend the wall between aviaries) and then you can be more aggressive about sweeping at it. If you sweep faster at the wall center and sweep first and then pick up it will not matter if it goes through to the other side as you have not picked up either yet. It might speed up that part just a little. :)
Thanks for the idea!
"Sacrificial wall" 👏
That’s a lot of paper you go through, thoughts on composting? Also, would it be okay to put the droppings and excess dropped food and toys out in nature for the birds and squirrels, etc?
The squirrels became total monsters when we tried to do that, wow... our house became the place to be and they became incredibly destructive so we do not do that anymore. I try to reuse toy parts when possible and we've considered a burn bin for the paper but more experienced people have told us it will just get really gross since everything will burn but the feces and it will smell real bad so haven't quite figured out a solution for all that.
@@BirdTricks Good points. We put out 2 bird feeders this year. Glad we did because it has been extra cold. Downside was, a rat got into our crawl space. Ick!
I would wonder about the safety of burning the feces also in case it might create air-borne pathogens if one bird gets sick and is not yet showing symptoms. I have no idea if that would be a concern, because I do not have birds. But I love you guys.
Good morning 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻
Love from Pakistan ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hey! Even for a lovebird, would you recommend giving her 12 hours of sleep every night year round?
Yes every bird!
Jamie, have you guys ever considered adding supplemental UV in the months when the birds can't get natural UV? I've been considering the Arcadia Bird since I already use Arcadia for my other reptiles
Question: living in Idaho in the winter...how do you expose bird's to sunlight for them to manufacture sufficient Vitamin D. I reside in upstate NY and am not convinced those avian lights are worth it or even really work. Interested to know if you've come up with a solution. We have a very long winter here.
In my experience, the complete UV spectrum lights can really help in the winter (both for humans and birds)! They aren't quite as good as the sun, but during the winter they can make for a good replacement. I prefer the strips that can attach to walls around the cage
Great question. We used those lights for years (about 14 years) and never saw a difference when we did our vet check ups. In fact we had a vet recommend the use of them and I was like, ummm... we have been using them for the last 14 years doc... so I have also shared the same feelings as you about how much they actually work. I wish I had a solution but I currently don't. Someone above suggested a set up where the birds can choose to go inside/outside on their own and I think that would be a dream set up!
Some mess they can make 😂
But we still love ‘em ❤
I always wondered why you did all the cleaning and feeding but with Dave being so allergic that explains it.
Me too! I just figured he was busy doing other stuff, like consults. Knowing he's allergic makes this division of labor make a lot of sense.
Do you free fly in the winter?
So do you change the type of seed you grind up by season? Or do you just mix in the ground flax seed year round?
I use ground flax year round.
@@BirdTricks thanks!
What is the cost of one of those big cages?
How does Dave combat his allergies? I'm sure the air filters help a lot but does he take allergy medicine or anything like that?
Yeah, he will take allergy medicine if he knows he is going to be around them (like before we film or do shows). It doesn't bother him outdoors when he's around them but indoors it definitely does.
Where do you order your giant rolls of paper?
I went to look for the app and Google told me that it's not compatible with my device because it was developed for an older version of Android. I hope you guys update it so I can try it.
Your big birds
That's funny. My boyfriend is allergic to cats and we have 5 lol
What is the air purifier you use for your bird room?
We use Alexa Pure Breeze.
nice video ❤️❤️
🇪🇸🎄🦜👌👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Could you make a video about managing asthma/allergies when having birds? I grew up around animals I'm mildly allergic to and can cope with a lot, but I have no practical experience with birds. However, I have fallen in love with birds and my (long term) goal/dream would be to be able to adopt a couple of cockatiels, as there seem to be many in need of new homes around here, and I find their personality absolutely adorable. I would however hate it if I were to have to give them up againg because of asthma problems after having bonded with them. I know there are less dusty bird types, but is it hopeless to be thinking of cockatiels if you have mild asthma?
It's not hopeless! There are several things you can do to help limit your allergies from flaring up. The main thing to have is an air purifier, they work to filter out all that cockatiel dander. If possible, you could also try allergy shots - they've really helped me and a lot of other people by allowing the body to get used to increasing amounts of allergens, though it does take years to fully complete.
The bird couple
Love your videos😊. Why cannot the parrots get out for fresh air in the snow? Here they have a choice, to go outside no matter how cold or stay in. As long as they get enough food and can warm up inside ( best with a concentrated heatingsource) when they choose, they do fine outside even wintersnowtime.
Their bodies are very sensitive to temperature changes. So long as it's not in the negatives, they could handle the temps if they were acclimated to em - but they aren't. They would be going from a very warm environment to a very cold one, which has the same effect as a draft indoors. Not great!
@@lizziehn5928 ok I just know they can choose in many places here and it gets down to negative 20 degrees centigrade in the winter. Perhaps they are acclimated, they choose to go inside in the warmth if it's windy/wet.
I wish we had a set up where they maybe had an attached door they could go through to go outside if they choose but we don't have anything like that. That would definitely be the dream though, I've seen some set ups at zoos where the animals can choose to be inside or out and it looks really amazing. I think one day when we are on open property without neighbors so close that might be an option. Definitely a huge goal to work towards, I love the idea.
Dave is allergic to birds? What?
Oh, what animal and flower lovers endur from allergies. We have rescue bunnies and I am allergic to everything. I wear a mask in the bunny room but can still get infections in my sinuses. I would love a bird but know that would be a crazy choice for me to make.
Note to Dave and Jaime: Suggest Dave try a Q Mask (lightweight, washable allergy mask) when he can. I bought it from The Allergy Store online in FL. May be available elsewhere. Can talk easily with it on, wash it, let dry overnight, use again, lightweight. I use 2 allergy pills daily, as well as spray. Use OT Nasacort or Flonase if Dave’s doctor allows. The nasal spray helps me I think more than just the tablet medicines. My husband says I have atomic sneezes sometimes😂.
I can only imagine the electricity bill 😱Very cool setup though.
It has definitely gone up since we added the quarantine area!
The bird coupl
there is one thing I would never do to my birds and that is give them ice cold food I run their food for 30 sec under warm tepid water to take the chill out of it because in the wild they don't eat ice cold food.
Wait, Dave's allergic to birds?? xDDD ...Ah, when the thing you love hurts you and you do it anyway. My mom's allergic to mangos, but she still eats them (mild allergy, obviously...just a bit of itching and tingling around the mouth)
Someone educate me on why its bad to thoroughly wash the bird dishes between changing the water. Its counterintuitive to me.
I really wish you would not be as negative about pet shops. its not the shop owners job to give the best diet out there its up to the costermers to do that if they get the bird
I hope they're all rescues...
Don’t you worry about getting “bird keeper’s lung”? Surprised you don’t wear a mask when cleaning, esp sweeping!
It's normally not an issue at all if the birds are in a clean environment. Many of them are south American species as well, which tend to be less dusty
What is the reason , a bird needs 12 hours of sleep?
In the wild, most birds will typically go to sleep just after the sun sets and wake up just before it rises. When they have fewer than 12 hours, this can tell their bodies that spring/summer are coming (or whenever their region has the most sunlight) which will in turn trigger hormonal behavior. Since we want to limit this sort of "mood", it's recommended that parrots have at least 12 hours of darkness.
it makes me so sad to see sinks running and a lot of water just draining like that. ☹️
Dave is allergic to your entire way of life???? That’s incredibly ironic and kind of hilarious
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I loved seeing all the care you give your birds. Seeing how hard you work makes me really only want ONE small parrot. A Parrotlet or a Budgie. I just can't make my mind up. Gina Hetlage 🦜🐦