What A Major Mitchell Cockatoo Like As Pet?
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- Опубликовано: 30 дек 2021
- People have told us that Major Mitchells are not so friendly and don’t get along with other birds-
This includes my avian veterinarian, Dr Clubb, who is awesome and has A LOT of experience, and Keri, the owner of The Bird Garden of Naples. They know parrots, so they said that there are exceptions-
What is our rescue, Diva, like?
Loudness
So far, she’s a wonderful parrot. She’s not loud, but rather makes a cooing sound. Coincidentally, we noticed this in the male Major Mitchell we saw at The Bird Gardens of Naples. He too seemed to be pretty quiet. Diva is 18 which means she’s not full of energy, the way a young parrot would be. Similar to humans, I find that young parrots, like children or young adults, have more energy, tend to be louder and more active. It could be that Diva isn’t loud but used to be.
Eating
One thing that’s always important to me is a parrot’s diet. They need to be healthy because sick parrots can easily fall too ill; additionally, healthy parrots make blissful bonds! While this doesn’t say much about Major Mitchells, the way it speaks specifically about Diva, it’s an important topic for me. When we brought her home I contacted my mentor and asked about her diet; he told me he needed to be on “Maintenance” by Psittacus (because he knows I just switched my parrots too Psittacus pellets). He also told me to be very careful with fruit, that she’ll be prone to having fruit turn into fat - which is also true for a Rose-breasted Cockatoo.
Diva isn’t good at eating fresh vegetables, which I don’t like, but she eats her Psittacus pellets, which makes me happy and it allows me not to worry too much about the no-veggie eating, which I’ll work on with her.
Cuddles
Cockatoos are very flock-oriented. While they aren’t bonded at the hip, the way Green-cheek Conures are, they relate to each other.
Diva is still adjusting to her new home and flock. My husband has spent a lot of time with her already by having her in his office when he’s working, holding her when he takes breaks. As such, he’s her first person of choice. True to what my veterinarian said, Diva isn’t interested in our other parrots. She’s not making friends, but she seems to like to be with and around the flock.
She likes my husband so much so that she lets him pet her - he pets her neck and even her crest!
Unfortunately, my two experts in this case have said that Major Mitchells generally don’t make good pets. If you were to get one, it sounds like it is unlikely yours would be as soft-spoken and sweet as Diva- so if you are getting one, be sure to expect different behaviors than she displays in the video.
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Can't believe your vet talked to you about his backyard haha
Execelent video
Gracias! Happy New Year!
Happy Parrotful And Jovial 2022 😊😊😊😊
Yes, Happy 2022!
She is gorgeous. Soon your gonna need a bigger house.
Oh, I already do! I dream of the space for an aviary…. Are you on FB or instagram?
@@ParrotBliss no I’m not. Not a fan of Zuckerberg.
wow great they are so pretty💞💞💕💕💞💞
Hi Kaylin,
Our Major (Torvi) didn’t eat veg either when we got her, I don’t think she even knew what they are.
What worked for us was to give her larger cuts like 4 inch sections of celery stalks, carrot sticks, green beans, broccoli and cauliflower florets etc.
Initially she just chewed them up which was a breakthrough as she wouldn’t go anywhere near chopped veg.
After a few days she must have realised that the beans tasted good and she could eat them, this lead to her doing the same with other veg and now she loves them.
The whole process took around two weeks.
She’s still not keen on chop but we’re happy for her to eat veg any way she chooses as long as she’s getting them into her.
Like your girl, who is lovely by the way, apart from the little squeaky sounds she is also very quiet, she’s not overly needy either which is always good for a pet Cocky..
Thank you for posting, Alan. I’ve been pleasantly surprised to find a lot of people saying that their MM is a great pet and very sweet. In some ways it only makes sense (since Cockatoos are so social). On the other hand, we’ve had experts tell us they tend to not be good pets. Odd, very odd to hear such different things.
Yeah, we’ve got to work on veggies- thanks for telling me what worked with Torvi - by the way, are you in the US or Australia? Since they are native to Australia, it seems like more people there have them as pets.
@@ParrotBliss no worries Kaylin (not sure I’m spelling your name correctly)
Yes I’m in Australia.
Torvi is our second Major we’ve had. Our first girl that we hand raised and we had for eight years was lovely natured, fairly quiet too, she was even good with our dogs and cats.
We had to rehome her due to our circumstances at the time.
It was hard to let her go but was best thing for her, she’s very happy and content where she is now.
Our life is quit comfortable and stable now so we’re happy to be able to bring birds back into our lives and provide them with a loving home.
We’d like to get a black cockatoo as the next addition to our little flock.
Majors are native to my part of the world though I have to travel an hour or so to observe them in the wild. Black cocky’s are also native though I don’t have to travel to see them, they are all around my suburb and sometimes come and feed in the banksia tree in my backyard..😊
The Mohawk Prince ❤️❤️❤️❤️
So divine!
She’s such a treasure. I’m entranced by her face! She just has the sweetest little face. Don’t put a leg ring on a parrot or cockatoo. Their legs aren’t strong enough. If she tries to fly, she would likely break her leg. Even with birds of prey used in falconry, something called a jess is used. It’s a soft strip of leather wrapped on the leg. It has a rotating link the you can attach a leash to. If you had the time you could try target training to get her to wear a harness. Loved seeing her. Happy New Year to you and your family.🍾🥂🎉😘❤️
Bless you for telling me, Jan! Until you know, you can have a sense of things, but not know. I had a sense that the ring could be a problem but I really didn’t know.
Diva is so shy- she doesn’t fly in the house at all. It is only when we were out walking and we don’t want her to fly downward 15 feet into the road…
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Gorgeous birds, but can be incredibly loud.
We are sooo fortunate! She is quiet and super sweet.
Thank you for such an informative video. Hopefully you ll cover more cockatoos in general. They are the most misunderstood among the parrots.
They are! I only have Diva and Cockatiels- so I can’t speak too much from experience…
@@ParrotBliss yeah I know, but hopefully you cover by any other means.
Great video..absolutely beautiful birbie!!
She’s done nothing but surprise me in good ways! So thrilled!
I have a male Major Mitchell, he does have separation anxiety from me so can become extremely loud an for a long time. However he is content if he just gets to sit with someone. He is super affectionate but being a rescue I still very much need to watch his body language as he can be a little unpredictable. Love my boy despite his quirks ❤️
Oh! Separation anxiety is no fun! But he sounds very sweet! How long have you had him? What is his name?
@@ParrotBliss his name is Pablo I've had him for 3 years now, he was approximately 2 when I first got him. The previous owners just moved out an left him to fend on his own. They must have argued alot because he recounts the argument, gave me a giggle! He is super sweet but has started to also show aggression towards my son, but we manage an try to accommodate him as much as we can ❤️
She’s so beautiful I would love to get one I have a blue gold macaw male on my RUclips channel
She is - we really lucked out. I think she misrepresents Major Mitchells this way because everyone says that they don’t make good pets-
@@ParrotBliss she’s so adorable I’m hoping one day I can find one I love animals I plan on getting more animals your lucky beautiful girl 🦜
I think the females have a nicer crest than the males
They are supposed to have a wider middle stripe
Do you sell birds ? I’m looking for a baby cockatoo .. I was recently scammed over $3000 on Facebook and can’t seem to find any reputable breeders :(
I don’t have Cockatoos, sorry
The rings arent great for parrots because they have very delicate feet and legs and it can go poorly especially for an older bird if she gets startled
The reason their so common is their great for birds of prey which have very strong muscular tallons for gripping prey and branches unlike parrots who use their beaks as their main strength tool
Thank you for posting to me, Ben. I had the sense it wouldn’t be good, especially since she’s not young and she doesn’t fly - she get’s scared and takes off. Thank you again!