I love that you guys clarified that both birds have been tested and vaccinated for common diseases- and that I never questioned why it wasn't necessary to put Chaka in quarantine. I love that you two have built that trust with your audience and continue to prove over and over why it's valid 🖤
You put any type of animal in quarantine because so they get used to you and not so stressed ,if you buy a new puppy ,like you don,t put a yong puppy with a big dog for the first time in the same cage ,because your don,t how they with act with each other so you quarantine so they don,t get hurt ,also birds get stressed easily,I am a part time vet ,and we have 3 birds at the vet office different species of birds they are in different cages , sorry if I am rude
@@lollipopGirls-x1eI would guess that their introducing them and separate cages is their answer to those needs? I do agree more ppl need to think of how they introduce animals- even bringing a new cat or dog home I see ppl not think about a lot.
It's crazy to me that such a big bird is still not fully weaned and doesn't have her adult beak colors, I had no idea they could be so big and still be babies!
I saw a German RUclipsr who owns four Maccas (two yellow boys and two scarlet girls) and I believe it was about two years until the girls were really grown up. So can imagine it's a long time they are babies. Also the red ones are bigger than the yellow ones.
Just be careful... as a multiple bird haver myself I can tell you it wont take long for Cheyenne long to figure our how to open Chaka's cage and let her out. lol our cockatoo can open every cage in the house. I love your new baby! She is soooooo cute.
She’s GORGEOUS. I’ll never have birds because I can’t provide for them but I always admire them so much. People who can look after them so that they thrive are always so dedicated!
If you want to get to experience birds more up close you can see if you can volunteer at any bird rescues! (Or even some shelters have birds, just not big ones usually.)
@@savannagolden2570have you seen they have them in grocery stores now? Or at least at Dollar General and our small town grocery store, not sure about the bigger ones.
4:01 That's what you do with cats too, you just kinda hang out near them and pretend to ignore them and do your own thing, and it helps them get used to you without a potentially stressful direct interaction.
@@catpoke9557 I guess that's because kittens are still growing so they adapt quicker. They don't have anything other than instinct telling them that Humans are Scary, but adult cats either have actual experience with Scary Humans or their experience is to have no human interaction. Kittens are a blank slate, but with adult cats you have to work with what's already there.
Maybe i am forgetting something but didnt Chayene just lose her partner, causing her to plug herself? I dont remember any neglect from her former owner
@JustAShyGhost I'm not 100% sure I'm correct but from what I remember she came from a negligent breeder who kept her caged and didn't interact with her at all
What sweethearts! I wouldn't be surprised if Cheyenne starts playing with toys more once she sees Chaka playing with them! This happened with my birds - they learn so much from each other :) I love Cheyenne's little happy noises...so stinking cute!
Since hurricane Helene, we had to take our bearded dragon with us everywhere we went (he’s back in his regular cage don’t worry!) but we put him on the dash. He loved it! He looked around.. puffed.. climbed into our neck. I’ll admit he was pretty scared, but he loved basking. Mouth open and all.
I did this with my short tail pythons when they were babies too. Would just sit on my bed with a book or my phone and let them slither around and check things out in their own time.
Yep,when I got one of my cats she hid under a couch in our office for a week and would just sit on the floor next to it reading a book everyday for a few hrs
It's a good method for any kind of pet. Let them observe you and maybe smell you from a distance, realize that you aren't dangerous, and when they're ready they'll come to you. Had to teach that to my whole family when I got my new and very shy dog, they all thought the best way to approach him was to shout "GOOD BOY" and try to pet him.
Omg I haven’t even finished the video yet but she’s SO CUTE!!!!! You’ve probably already figured this out but as a bird groomer I’ve found that baby birds will let anyone do anything with them, that’s why I love grooming the babies🥰 I rarely have to towel them. Now is a great opportunity to train and desensitize routine vet procedures and grooming by playing with towels, extending her wings, and laying on her back as well as letting her sit on and receive scritches by as many people as possible for socialization. Good luck and I’m so excited to follow her journey!!!!!
I have now realized whenever Emily says “we are going to” it 95% of the time means Ed is going to do it while she looks at the new creature they purchased 17:05
Four years ago I adopted an African Grey. She's now almost 29 years old and I love her more than anything. Seeing you guys interact and get to know Chaka reminded me of my own first meetings with my sweet girl. She was very hard to get to trust me, she's been through a lot of homes and obviously was already 25 when I got here. But now we live together and I'm so glad for her love and company (the occasional destruction of my bookshelf notwithstanding). I'm a bit jealous of how quickly you were able to pet her and get her to step up, but circumstances were pretty different haha. Anyways you've just made me nostalgic about my girl, gonna go and cut up an apple for her now with some peanuts because she's a spoiled little thing.
Grandpa's African Grey had to be rehomed when he died but luckily the guy a family member suggested fell in love within about 15sec of meeting her. We were sad to see her go but was obviously in a loving and experienced home. She passed away a few years afterwards at an unknown age and buried on a beach in Hawaii, came by way of the US Embassy in Lagos Nigeria and due to endangered species status couldn't leave the state of Hawaii for any reason. Always glad to see an animal friend find a new loving home.
@@beebernal6975 In seconds we knew they fell in love with each other, already had at least one other Grey but she became his favorite. Had been in the family for 20-yrs but we don't know exactly how old she was in 2006 when she moved to her new home.
@@beebernal6975 what you did is much better than what they did. You adopted, and they bought a young bird that will outlive them, and it was hand fed, which causes a number of behavioural issues.
I love how she made a point to do (and explain) going to the first pet first. I always try to do that whether it be dogs, cats, reptiles. I feel like they all know
Cutest bird aside (for a second), I laughed way too hard when Ed said, "you don't have to wait for me!" and Emily booked it. Because me too. LOL "you should try one" and the IMMEDIATE "okay" made me laugh, too. This video was just what I needed today! Chaka and Cheyenne are the BEST macaws!
I could really see Ed making a great dad but I can't really see Emily wanting actual kids. Her kids, family and focus seem to the animals, which is fine.
Oh, she's beautiful! So excited for more bird content from y'all, I've wanted to see more of Cheyenne and I look forward to seeing them together! Watching her with you guys just warmed my heart, I needed that today.
She was like, I know the smell of that goop lol. It's been over twenty years since I've hand fed a bird and the smell memory immediately resurfaced when I spotted the syringe lol. Grats on your new addition, she's a sweet little baby.
It has a really distinctive smell, but I have no idea how to describe it lol. It is fairly pleasant for such a strong smell, and it has great memories associated with it too.
No, most parrots race to their maximum size as quickly as possible. They prioritise developing flight and being able to move with the flock and not look small and vulnerabl to predators. They work on body mass and social development later.
Hey Emily. We are coming to Snake discovery next summer on our way back from Alaska. We live in Philly. Love the channel. Favorite are Hognose snakes Chaka is so cute and beautiful.
I have cockatiels that were baby raised around macaws and they got SOOOO excited listing to this video with me. A big welcome home from boo and Casper to Chaka!!
Oh my goodness she is SO cute & their intro couldn't have gone better!! I've always been a bird lover, sadly my hubby isn't so I content myself with living vicariously through folks like you. And your shirt is awesome too (I'd love to know where its from), my dream bird has always been a hyacinth so I think that cinches this as my ultimate favorite video of yours ❤❤
It's interesting how different pet bird welfare is overseas. I live in Finland and the minimum cage size for a macaw is 3 square meters. For reference, the minimum recommended in the US amounts to 1.1 square meters. Even the double cage here is smaller than minimum in my country. Won't matter much if both birds get to enjoy open doors but just curious to notice. On another note, the first thing that popped into my mind at the start of the video was that Chaka had no perch attached in the carrying box. Dunno if that's another cultural difference, but whenever I see parrots transported here there's a little perch for them to hold onto in the box they're being moved in. You can see there's a need for one, since Chaka has to cling onto the door in order to sleep. Birds are just more comfortable when they're not slipping and sliding on a flat surface. Looking forward to hearing about these two when they get accustomed to one another!
I think the concern with a perch is the bird rotating and smashing its head against the floor. No perch, the bird can hunker down and just slide a bit like every other pet in a carrier.
Not only for birds. I have aquariums and the min recommended size for species in my native Dutch is always bigger than when I google the species in English. Even our goverment site for example sugest that fancy goldfish should have an aquarium off min 1m long while in English you get requirements as low as 40-70litre so that's an aquarium that's only 40cm-80cm long depending on the shape.
I just got my first ever snake, he arrived just this morning and watching you guys has given me the confidence to actually own one with the knowledge I've gained over the years of watching you.
I love how much you love this new bird. It is beautiful. She is so scared but what she doesn’t know yet is that she has the best of the best new family and permanent home. I can’t wait to see her thrive and let her own personality shine through.
I knew it!! I told my daughter I bet they’re getting a bird! I’m so excited. Cheyenne is one of our favorite Snake Discovery members! We make the all of the others too, but omg I’m so excited to see the new baby in future videos.
oh my, chaka is soo precious! and i am sure the ladies will get along great once they get used to eachother! i am also golad to learn you got her from a reputable breeder and that all the health checks have been done. i hope to see much more of both cheyenne and chaka in the future, and am loving all your vids! much love from the netherlands
BABY MACAW!!! YES! I'm a bird mama too, but mine are smaller (quakers and cockatiels) BUCEES!!! I visited a friend in Florida and I had to stop there to see what all the hype was about and I'm HERE for it. Curious to what hotels you used, because I can't seem to find pet friendly hotels anywhere. I'm glad to see you put her on better food, cuz omgosh diet matters SO MUCH. We use Tops pellets. They're the best ingredients (less fillers, more goodness) I also love to see bigger cages, but it's barely big enough for one macaw. I hate how small cages are, and how so many people don't let their birds roam. My birdies are all free flyers, which is really nice and take over my entire house. lol. I'd like squawk box a lot more if they omitted dyes. I tend to use birdtricks toys or just make my own. :) Having a good bird for training makes it SO MUCH EASIER to train! I recently got a new Quaker and my OG is basically training him just by hanging out with him. Unfortunately they also pick up on bad habits (like plucking) so watch out for that! Oh and also, random, but as a bird lover, I have to point it out in case people don't know...the fiber perches are great for the feet, but if your bird chews on them at all, get rid of them asap. Especially if your bird is a parrot. The fibers can get caught up in the crop and you'll find yourself having a very expensive surgery to remove a ball of cotton fibers. Ask me how I know. *ugh* Natural WOOD perches are the best. There's ALOT of tree types you can get perches from, so it doesn't have to be stupid expensive either. :)
I love that Cheyenne is so chill! It can be so stressful introducing new family members. And what you said about having an older, well trained, bird to show the younger one the ropes is true for dogs as well :-) when I got my mini aussie puppy my 14 year old dachshund was a champ in helping him join the family! lol although the puppy definitely picked up some of my dachshund’s bad habits too (if all the family’s laps are taken, they will go outside and give a few barks so the other dogs will go see what’s up, then come back inside and steal the lap they wanted. There were a few other devious tricks as well 😅)
I'm glad my dachshund mix didn't pick up the habit my older chao/retriever mix had of dunking his tail in coffee to steal sips discretely. However, said older dog was much more food motivated than my dachshund. That said, having cats around as well gave the dachshund a brief phase where he jumped on tables because the cats were allowed to do it.
@ lol I can just imagine the dachshund on the table indignant that he’s getting in trouble for it! My dachshund liked to steal alcohol and I am glad that didn’t get passed on!
welcome chaka!!! its incredible that a bird thats even bigger than cheyenne already is still not fully grown! shes gorgeous and im glad that she and cheyenne are getting along!
Emily said Cheyenne is a smaller species of macaw! that’s probably why, but still interesting to see. i wonder how big she’ll be as an adult compared to Cheyenne
I love the girls! I'm so excited for updates on how Cheyanne is going to react towards Chaka in the upcoming weeks. Congratulations on the new family member!
I know this totally doesn't matter, but just because my brain won't let me stop thinking about it 😅 - the gas gauges in the rental: The gauge with the needle is the physical volume representation of what's actually left in the tank. The digital gauge is an estimation of how many miles you have left in the tank based on recent miles per gallon usage. With rental cars, this is not helpful since they get such varied use with many different drivers.
@@brigidtheirish One gauge shows how much fuel is physically in the tank. One gauge shows you how many miles that tank will last you, which is why there's a number with it. It's not useful in a rental because it's based on how the car is driven and everyone drives differently. It's more useful to someone who drives it all the time, like a single owner, where the computer gets used to how they drive and can learn how to approximately distance to empty. For someone who drives the car all the time and cares about mileage, it'll matter more than someone who doesn't really care or pay attention. I watch mine all the time and am always interested to see how changes in my weeks changes how accurate it's estimation is. Ideally, they should be a pretty close match but if they suddenly don't match well (ie, my fuel tank is almost a quarter full but my car thinks I should have twice as much miles left then I've probably been driving differently than my normal and using more gas than I would typically).
My first Saturday job as a teenager was in a pet shop... Had one of those large cages dropped on my foot by accident, was very glad of my steel toe caps!! Congratulations on your new feather-baby!
scarlet macaws are actually my favorite birds, i’m living vicariously through y’all right now. huge congratulations on the new family member! welcome, Chaka!!!🎉 edit: green-wing but just as equally as amazing and beautiful!
Always good to see a cute bird! Also, its amazing to see that she hasn't got clipped wings! Shows that the breader knows how to treat birds right Thanks for this little adventure
What an awesome video! That made me so happy to watch ❤ As a veterinary nurse I loved seeing all of the precautions you took to ensure the safety and comfort of both birds and a successful introduction of a new pet into the family 😊 Man that just made my heart so happy watching the excitement of bringing home a new pet! Wow! Just heartwarming!
Chaka is beautiful! I'm so happy that Cheyenne seems to be ok with her 😊 I love the new parent vibes you two are exuding in this video, it's the best ❤
Ed and Emily, you two are the most enjoyable animal care-givers I have ever seen. Thank you for your empathy and intelligence. I LOVE how quickly you bonded with your new baby and how at ease she is with you! Keep doing what you do! Love, from Canada!
We got a blue and gold macaw at 11 weeks old. After a lot of research, I hand fed him for a year. He also had his bird food as well. This brings back so many fond memories! Our guy is now 12 years old. 😊
Absolutely LOVE the new addition to the family. Chaka is precious. I AM curious, since they are i think you said 2 different breeds of macaw (i could be wrong), is there a difference in lifespan between them? What is the average lifespan for macaws in general? I feel like I've heard of some exotic birds living over 70 years..?
They are two different species of macaw they live in big flocks of their own species in the amazon rain forest, and in captivity, they can live up to 100 in the wild it's like 40 to 50 years both are great and beautiful birds but they need alot of attention because the flocks a huge and they love the company
The extreme ages some people say is like a human living to be 100 years. It does happen but it's not the norm. There are many species off macaws. Hyacints are even bigger and hahn's macaws is the smallest. For example Tyler Rugge's macaw is a severe macaw (one off the mini-macaw species) and he's a lot smaller than the macaws that snake discovery and birdtricks have.
Chaka is such a beautiful bird! And as someone who isnt super knowledgeable on birds it's also a little suprising to me that she isnt fully grown yet, though I suppose many animals tend to grow in size quickly lol
A childhood friend's grandpa had one of those, but she was just always in their garden. She could fly wherever she wanted, and she did sometimes, but always came back. All the kids in the neighborhood were so sad when she died!
Hi Emily! Thank you for sharing the photo of Chakka with us during our visit! We hope you like your Texas Buc-ees shirt and chocolate! ❤ Hadley and family
Every time I see a Cheyenne video, it makes me long for a parrot again even more. I had a quaker for a couple years, and I grew up with lovebirds and grass parakeets, and I miss having birds so much! Alas, I have three cats right now so birds are a little out of the question, but I miss having a parrot so bad!!! I miss fluffy feathers and beak kisses ❤
Female cockatiels, budgies, and non parrot species tend to be a lot quieter than your average parrot. Of course, budgies and f tiels will occasionally be a bit louder, but they’re not super noisy like, say, conures. Conures vocalize ALL their feelings ALL the time lol
Wawa! 😂 Their subs, coffee, and smoothies are what we’ve lived on at times. You made it far enough east to stumble across the most popular gas station/convenience store in my area- they’re almost as common as Dunkin’ Donuts. There’s like 4 Wawas within 10 minutes (though 1 is so old that it’s not a gas station) of where I grew up. 😂
I swear I remember watching you back when I was like 5 I’m 10 now and the nostalgia is crazy I remember when u had the crocodile and it’s so nice to see something other than brain rot
I am glad that Cheyenne will not be alone anymore. But Bird care in America is 15 years behind Austria and Germany. Baby Birds only get hand fed if there is an Emergency and the babies would die without it. Years ago it would be done so the Birds would get more attached to the owners but now it is known that it can easily lead to behavioral issues. Birds can get tame even if they get raised by their parents. Also here the babies only wil go to their new home when they don't need to be fed by their parents anymore. Also it there is a law in Austria which tells you how big a cage/aviery has to be and that no Bird is allowed to be held alone. I wish that it was more commanly known. Even other countrys in Europe are not aware of this facts or ignore it. Since 2023 in Austria you are required to go to a course it is called "Sachkundenachweis" (Proof of expertise) when you want to own parrots, reptiles or amphibians What is als not that known I feel is that Macaws can live up to 90 years. If anyone gets these Birds they should make plans who will care for the Birds when they will be gone
Can i just say how much I appreciate cage size increases over the years? Like I remember my friend who had a cage I wouldn't even put a Sun Conure in that they had a Golden Macca in!! But this was back in the 90's so the hobby didn't have near the same network of information the pet store sold it as a smaller fancy bird and it was taken care of best their family knew how. But now seeing yall set up a double cage for Chaka is amazing and yes totally agree its a perfect cage for just her, I'd never see myself having two birds in there- maybe two different smaller social flocks but never two Maccas
We didn't have particularly large cage for our budgies but they spent most of their daylight hours with the cage door open, we had a budgie sized jungle gym on top of the cage so they spent a lot of time sitting on that or on top of the cupboard in the next room, they did ocassionally fly into other parts of the house. I wouldnt get budgies, cockatiels or other similarly sized parakeets again unless they could leave the cage. I think larger birds would be a no as there's too things to knock over while flying around in the house.
Naaaw, Chakka is so beautiful!! She was definitely worth the wait. I'm also loving the addition of the fan artwork at the end of the vids. Not gonna lie, ill miss the random tidbits and factoids that used to be at the ends, but its a great change.
I’ve been watching you since I was little, I finally got my dream pet, a snake, I was always so happy to see the snakes you had and now I have my own baby, I also have a breaded dragon I love her to bits
Welcome to the Snake Discovery family Chaka!!! So happy to have you!!! She is such a beautiful bird!!! Emily getting so excited about Bucees at 12:02 made me laugh so hard.
oh my goodness shes so small! its been so long since ive seen a baby macaw and she is tiny!! 🥹 so very cute, congratulations on the new family member!!
Aww 💜 Her eyes look so big rn. I'm so glad introduction and transport went well; looking forward to seeing more of her 😊 And I've said this before, but we need this rn, thank you
I loved working with Cockatoos and Parrots in zoos. I would love to be in a life situation to be able to raise up a baby one one day! So cool! Congratulations!
Congratulations on your newest family member! She's beautiful! I think Cheyenne is beautiful, too. Different doesn't mean not beautiful. Be nice with the words you choose for Cheyenne, Ed. She is working with what she has available. Have fun! 🦜
I love that you guys clarified that both birds have been tested and vaccinated for common diseases- and that I never questioned why it wasn't necessary to put Chaka in quarantine. I love that you two have built that trust with your audience and continue to prove over and over why it's valid 🖤
Parrots don't get any vaccines, but otherwise yes, testing is great!
You put any type of animal in quarantine because so they get used to you and not so stressed ,if you buy a new puppy ,like you don,t put a yong puppy with a big dog for the first time in the same cage ,because your don,t how they with act with each other so you quarantine so they don,t get hurt ,also birds get stressed easily,I am a part time vet ,and we have 3 birds at the vet office different species of birds they are in different cages , sorry if I am rude
@@lollipopGirls-x1e That's actually helpful TYSM!
@@lollipopGirls-x1eI would guess that their introducing them and separate cages is their answer to those needs? I do agree more ppl need to think of how they introduce animals- even bringing a new cat or dog home I see ppl not think about a lot.
I love how Chaka just-flew. Perfectly naturally. Beautiful. And then there was the curtain, and the crashing…. 😁
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It's crazy to me that such a big bird is still not fully weaned and doesn't have her adult beak colors, I had no idea they could be so big and still be babies!
That was my thought! I was like her beak is already bigger than Cheyennes!
Exactly my thoughts! She is huge!
Most birbs go from babies to big babies really really quick!
I saw a German RUclipsr who owns four Maccas (two yellow boys and two scarlet girls) and I believe it was about two years until the girls were really grown up. So can imagine it's a long time they are babies. Also the red ones are bigger than the yellow ones.
I don't know if it's only on my end, but it says that your comment is from 18 hours ago on a video that was uploaded only an hour ago.
Just be careful... as a multiple bird haver myself I can tell you it wont take long for Cheyenne long to figure our how to open Chaka's cage and let her out. lol our cockatoo can open every cage in the house. I love your new baby! She is soooooo cute.
I have a dog that can open ever single baby gate we have owned!! Animals are so intelligent!!
She’s GORGEOUS. I’ll never have birds because I can’t provide for them but I always admire them so much. People who can look after them so that they thrive are always so dedicated!
I love sonic tots
If you want to get to experience birds more up close you can see if you can volunteer at any bird rescues! (Or even some shelters have birds, just not big ones usually.)
They're obviously very different but quail are much much easier birds, pretty easy for almost anyone to keep.
@@conlon4332 pigeons are even easier as far as i've heard and very friendly
@@savannagolden2570have you seen they have them in grocery stores now? Or at least at Dollar General and our small town grocery store, not sure about the bigger ones.
4:01 That's what you do with cats too, you just kinda hang out near them and pretend to ignore them and do your own thing, and it helps them get used to you without a potentially stressful direct interaction.
I was just thinking this 😂❤
@@catpoke9557 I guess that's because kittens are still growing so they adapt quicker. They don't have anything other than instinct telling them that Humans are Scary, but adult cats either have actual experience with Scary Humans or their experience is to have no human interaction. Kittens are a blank slate, but with adult cats you have to work with what's already there.
exactly!
Im so glad you guys will be able to show the difference between a formerly neglected bird and one that is properly raised
Maybe i am forgetting something but didnt Chayene just lose her partner, causing her to plug herself? I dont remember any neglect from her former owner
@JustAShyGhost I'm not 100% sure I'm correct but from what I remember she came from a negligent breeder who kept her caged and didn't interact with her at all
@@katelyn8743 hmm gonna have to look at old videos to recheck
@@JustAShyGhost she was forced into a breeding situation that she didn't want
@@Finschenable ah thank you!
What sweethearts! I wouldn't be surprised if Cheyenne starts playing with toys more once she sees Chaka playing with them! This happened with my birds - they learn so much from each other :) I love Cheyenne's little happy noises...so stinking cute!
I love the little burbling noises Cheyenne was making towards Chaka! Very sweet.
Since hurricane Helene, we had to take our bearded dragon with us everywhere we went (he’s back in his regular cage don’t worry!) but we put him on the dash. He loved it! He looked around.. puffed.. climbed into our neck. I’ll admit he was pretty scared, but he loved basking. Mouth open and all.
The method of just hanging out near the bird at 4:10 is something I do with the cats my mom fosters, since they're usually pretty nervous
We use this method for rabbits too. Just hang out next to them and wait for them to approach you when they are ready.
I did this with my short tail pythons when they were babies too. Would just sit on my bed with a book or my phone and let them slither around and check things out in their own time.
Dogs too! Especially when they're nervous or scared. Curl up with a book and don't move for awhile. 😊
Yep,when I got one of my cats she hid under a couch in our office for a week and would just sit on the floor next to it reading a book everyday for a few hrs
It's a good method for any kind of pet. Let them observe you and maybe smell you from a distance, realize that you aren't dangerous, and when they're ready they'll come to you. Had to teach that to my whole family when I got my new and very shy dog, they all thought the best way to approach him was to shout "GOOD BOY" and try to pet him.
I love seeing the absolute trust and love Cheyenne has for you. There's a casual, relaxed air between you both that Chaka seems to pick up on, too.
Omg I haven’t even finished the video yet but she’s SO CUTE!!!!! You’ve probably already figured this out but as a bird groomer I’ve found that baby birds will let anyone do anything with them, that’s why I love grooming the babies🥰 I rarely have to towel them. Now is a great opportunity to train and desensitize routine vet procedures and grooming by playing with towels, extending her wings, and laying on her back as well as letting her sit on and receive scritches by as many people as possible for socialization. Good luck and I’m so excited to follow her journey!!!!!
I had no idea there was such a thing as a bird groomer!! How cool!!
You are 100% correct!!
@@lookin4avampire fascinating. Love this comment. Learned things I never knew.
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I have now realized whenever Emily says “we are going to” it 95% of the time means Ed is going to do it while she looks at the new creature they purchased 17:05
true lol
This beloved couple is a match made in heaven!
Four years ago I adopted an African Grey. She's now almost 29 years old and I love her more than anything. Seeing you guys interact and get to know Chaka reminded me of my own first meetings with my sweet girl. She was very hard to get to trust me, she's been through a lot of homes and obviously was already 25 when I got here. But now we live together and I'm so glad for her love and company (the occasional destruction of my bookshelf notwithstanding). I'm a bit jealous of how quickly you were able to pet her and get her to step up, but circumstances were pretty different haha. Anyways you've just made me nostalgic about my girl, gonna go and cut up an apple for her now with some peanuts because she's a spoiled little thing.
Grandpa's African Grey had to be rehomed when he died but luckily the guy a family member suggested fell in love within about 15sec of meeting her. We were sad to see her go but was obviously in a loving and experienced home. She passed away a few years afterwards at an unknown age and buried on a beach in Hawaii, came by way of the US Embassy in Lagos Nigeria and due to endangered species status couldn't leave the state of Hawaii for any reason. Always glad to see an animal friend find a new loving home.
@@DouglasRobb I'm glad she got a good home to the end despite everything. I'm very lucky to have the trust of my girl now!
@@beebernal6975 In seconds we knew they fell in love with each other, already had at least one other Grey but she became his favorite. Had been in the family for 20-yrs but we don't know exactly how old she was in 2006 when she moved to her new home.
@@beebernal6975 what you did is much better than what they did. You adopted, and they bought a young bird that will outlive them, and it was hand fed, which causes a number of behavioural issues.
No...I'm not crying...okay...maybe I am...just a little bit...
She's so precious!
I worked for WaWa once upon a time. WaWa is the Ojibwe tribe’s word for goose after the sound they make. That’s why it has a goose in their symbol.
Wawa has amazing hoagies. I love their half and half ice tea lemonade. Crazy name is right but if you know you know!
@@mealsthatbless3881 Best coffee too. I miss their Irish cream coffee though
I love WAWA! I moved out of the state that had it. I miss it
Fun Fact! There’s a town in Canada called Wawa and they have 3 giant goose statues.
Oh wow! I thought it was named after Wawa like Latin American slang for bus lol
I love how she made a point to do (and explain) going to the first pet first. I always try to do that whether it be dogs, cats, reptiles. I feel like they all know
Cutest bird aside (for a second), I laughed way too hard when Ed said, "you don't have to wait for me!" and Emily booked it. Because me too. LOL "you should try one" and the IMMEDIATE "okay" made me laugh, too. This video was just what I needed today! Chaka and Cheyenne are the BEST macaws!
Everyone whenever you mention new changes: omg are you having a baby?
Me whenever you mention new changes: omg did you find your new BIRB?!
Nah, no baby I don't see that happening no time soon
New birb! New birb!!
She said they don’t want kids and there is nothing wrong with that
Birb is baby 😊
I could really see Ed making a great dad but I can't really see Emily wanting actual kids. Her kids, family and focus seem to the animals, which is fine.
I love Chaka so much. I'm so glad that you guys know how to take care of those magnificent birds, you're wonderful people, never stop what you do.
Sooo poor Cheyenne, this christmas she will not be spoiled 😂 she needs so share the stuff with her sister
Oh I'm very certain that BOTH birds will be extremely spoiled 🥰😘😁
@@melcurll yes they will 😂 cant wait for christmas just to see both birds opening presents
Well... Maybe she will still get more stuff 🤣
Nah both of them are going to a lifetime worth of treats 🎉😅😂
you mean, she is no longer being kept by herself which in many countries is illegal for social animals - rightfully so
Oh, she's beautiful! So excited for more bird content from y'all, I've wanted to see more of Cheyenne and I look forward to seeing them together! Watching her with you guys just warmed my heart, I needed that today.
She was like, I know the smell of that goop lol. It's been over twenty years since I've hand fed a bird and the smell memory immediately resurfaced when I spotted the syringe lol. Grats on your new addition, she's a sweet little baby.
Same!! I used to help hand feed babies at a job I had as a teenager and I can still smell that baby bird goo! ❤❤
I'm curious now does it smell good?
what does it smell like?
@@eflan3453 does it smell good? I didn't tag you directly, so you might not have seen this lol
It has a really distinctive smell, but I have no idea how to describe it lol. It is fairly pleasant for such a strong smell, and it has great memories associated with it too.
12:00 Emily really loves Buck-ees i can see it right through her soul❤❤❤❤😊
I don't know anything about pet birds, so I really appreciated all the little bird handling tips you dropped throughout the video.
I used to watch these guys when I was six. I just saw this on my for you and I had a mental breakdown. Love you so much good that you still are here.
Love that Chaka (even though a baby still) is about as big as Cheyanne. Really goes to show the difference in size and development between the species
No, most parrots race to their maximum size as quickly as possible. They prioritise developing flight and being able to move with the flock and not look small and vulnerabl to predators. They work on body mass and social development later.
Hey Emily. We are coming to Snake discovery next summer on our way back from Alaska. We live in Philly. Love the channel. Favorite are Hognose snakes
Chaka is so cute and beautiful.
I have cockatiels that were baby raised around macaws and they got SOOOO excited listing to this video with me. A big welcome home from boo and Casper to Chaka!!
Oh my goodness she is SO cute & their intro couldn't have gone better!!
I've always been a bird lover, sadly my hubby isn't so I content myself with living vicariously through folks like you. And your shirt is awesome too (I'd love to know where its from), my dream bird has always been a hyacinth so I think that cinches this as my ultimate favorite video of yours ❤❤
It's interesting how different pet bird welfare is overseas. I live in Finland and the minimum cage size for a macaw is 3 square meters. For reference, the minimum recommended in the US amounts to 1.1 square meters. Even the double cage here is smaller than minimum in my country. Won't matter much if both birds get to enjoy open doors but just curious to notice.
On another note, the first thing that popped into my mind at the start of the video was that Chaka had no perch attached in the carrying box. Dunno if that's another cultural difference, but whenever I see parrots transported here there's a little perch for them to hold onto in the box they're being moved in. You can see there's a need for one, since Chaka has to cling onto the door in order to sleep. Birds are just more comfortable when they're not slipping and sliding on a flat surface.
Looking forward to hearing about these two when they get accustomed to one another!
I think the concern with a perch is the bird rotating and smashing its head against the floor. No perch, the bird can hunker down and just slide a bit like every other pet in a carrier.
Really interesting thanks for sharing!
Not only for birds. I have aquariums and the min recommended size for species in my native Dutch is always bigger than when I google the species in English. Even our goverment site for example sugest that fancy goldfish should have an aquarium off min 1m long while in English you get requirements as low as 40-70litre so that's an aquarium that's only 40cm-80cm long depending on the shape.
@@AVDB95remember that aquariums are measured in gallons here. I usually see 55 gallons (200 liters) recommended for goldfish.
@@normanjessicaj I did recalculate. I see plenty off sources claim 10-20 gal is enough.
I just got my first ever snake, he arrived just this morning and watching you guys has given me the confidence to actually own one with the knowledge I've gained over the years of watching you.
I love how much you love this new bird. It is beautiful. She is so scared but what she doesn’t know yet is that she has the best of the best new family and permanent home. I can’t wait to see her thrive and let her own personality shine through.
23:40 bombastic side eye from chaka
I knew it!! I told my daughter I bet they’re getting a bird! I’m so excited. Cheyenne is one of our favorite Snake Discovery members! We make the all of the others too, but omg I’m so excited to see the new baby in future videos.
Her wings are beautiful! Omg, she’s so gorgeous. You guys are the absolute best.
OH MY GAHHHH 1:17 😭😭♥️♥️
One of the absolute cutest things about birdies sleeping is how they use their little wings as a blankie like omg lil babies I would die for you
oh my, chaka is soo precious! and i am sure the ladies will get along great once they get used to eachother! i am also golad to learn you got her from a reputable breeder and that all the health checks have been done. i hope to see much more of both cheyenne and chaka in the future, and am loving all your vids! much love from the netherlands
😍😭 the way Chaka nuzzled Ed right away ermahgerd so cute!! Congrats on the adorable new family member!!
BABY MACAW!!! YES! I'm a bird mama too, but mine are smaller (quakers and cockatiels)
BUCEES!!! I visited a friend in Florida and I had to stop there to see what all the hype was about and I'm HERE for it.
Curious to what hotels you used, because I can't seem to find pet friendly hotels anywhere.
I'm glad to see you put her on better food, cuz omgosh diet matters SO MUCH. We use Tops pellets. They're the best ingredients (less fillers, more goodness) I also love to see bigger cages, but it's barely big enough for one macaw. I hate how small cages are, and how so many people don't let their birds roam. My birdies are all free flyers, which is really nice and take over my entire house. lol.
I'd like squawk box a lot more if they omitted dyes. I tend to use birdtricks toys or just make my own. :)
Having a good bird for training makes it SO MUCH EASIER to train! I recently got a new Quaker and my OG is basically training him just by hanging out with him. Unfortunately they also pick up on bad habits (like plucking) so watch out for that!
Oh and also, random, but as a bird lover, I have to point it out in case people don't know...the fiber perches are great for the feet, but if your bird chews on them at all, get rid of them asap. Especially if your bird is a parrot. The fibers can get caught up in the crop and you'll find yourself having a very expensive surgery to remove a ball of cotton fibers. Ask me how I know. *ugh* Natural WOOD perches are the best. There's ALOT of tree types you can get perches from, so it doesn't have to be stupid expensive either. :)
I love that Cheyenne is so chill! It can be so stressful introducing new family members. And what you said about having an older, well trained, bird to show the younger one the ropes is true for dogs as well :-) when I got my mini aussie puppy my 14 year old dachshund was a champ in helping him join the family! lol although the puppy definitely picked up some of my dachshund’s bad habits too (if all the family’s laps are taken, they will go outside and give a few barks so the other dogs will go see what’s up, then come back inside and steal the lap they wanted. There were a few other devious tricks as well 😅)
I'm glad my dachshund mix didn't pick up the habit my older chao/retriever mix had of dunking his tail in coffee to steal sips discretely. However, said older dog was much more food motivated than my dachshund. That said, having cats around as well gave the dachshund a brief phase where he jumped on tables because the cats were allowed to do it.
@ lol I can just imagine the dachshund on the table indignant that he’s getting in trouble for it! My dachshund liked to steal alcohol and I am glad that didn’t get passed on!
Congratulations with the new baby! She is beautiful!❤️
Almost as beautiful as naked chicken Cheyenne 😍
So excited to see them become best friends! 🥰
When a bird hits the lottery ❤. She’s beautiful
Emily is SO cute xD I love watching people freak out over Buc-ee's! Chaka is SOOOO cute!
welcome chaka!!! its incredible that a bird thats even bigger than cheyenne already is still not fully grown! shes gorgeous and im glad that she and cheyenne are getting along!
Tbf, Cheyenne doesn't have feathers to hide how small she is
@StonedtotheBones13 true! but you can also see it in both their fully feathered heads, chakas just a big girlie!
Emily said Cheyenne is a smaller species of macaw! that’s probably why, but still interesting to see. i wonder how big she’ll be as an adult compared to Cheyenne
@6ngelic yee i did hear them say that, its still wild to see just how much smaller! birds are cool as hell
I love the girls! I'm so excited for updates on how Cheyanne is going to react towards Chaka in the upcoming weeks. Congratulations on the new family member!
WELCOME TO THE SNAKE DISCOVERY FAMILY, CHAKA!!!
Shes gorgeous 😍 ❤🎉 You and Cheyenne will be good friends!
I want Chaka's first word to be *BUCKEES!*
I love that the Squawk Box pays it forward as a business habit ❤
Chaka looks amazing! Here in my city we see some of her cousins flying and screaming everyday! I love them so much! 🦜
I know this totally doesn't matter, but just because my brain won't let me stop thinking about it 😅 - the gas gauges in the rental:
The gauge with the needle is the physical volume representation of what's actually left in the tank.
The digital gauge is an estimation of how many miles you have left in the tank based on recent miles per gallon usage. With rental cars, this is not helpful since they get such varied use with many different drivers.
It might not matter, but it’s relevant to the video and I for one appreciate the explanation. Thanks….
I love an informative tangent. Thank you!
Maybe a varied system because drivers may be from other countries? That's pretty confusing.
But both gauges have a range showing how full the tank is. That makes no sense.
@@brigidtheirish One gauge shows how much fuel is physically in the tank. One gauge shows you how many miles that tank will last you, which is why there's a number with it. It's not useful in a rental because it's based on how the car is driven and everyone drives differently. It's more useful to someone who drives it all the time, like a single owner, where the computer gets used to how they drive and can learn how to approximately distance to empty. For someone who drives the car all the time and cares about mileage, it'll matter more than someone who doesn't really care or pay attention. I watch mine all the time and am always interested to see how changes in my weeks changes how accurate it's estimation is. Ideally, they should be a pretty close match but if they suddenly don't match well (ie, my fuel tank is almost a quarter full but my car thinks I should have twice as much miles left then I've probably been driving differently than my normal and using more gas than I would typically).
My first Saturday job as a teenager was in a pet shop... Had one of those large cages dropped on my foot by accident, was very glad of my steel toe caps!!
Congratulations on your new feather-baby!
scarlet macaws are actually my favorite birds, i’m living vicariously through y’all right now. huge congratulations on the new family member! welcome, Chaka!!!🎉
edit: green-wing but just as equally as amazing and beautiful!
Sorry to be a party pooper, but Chaka is a green-wing Macaw. They are very similar species but the difference is there is no yellow on Chaka's wings.
@@phoenixgirl264no fair, still just as stunning and i’ll consider them as a fave too! thank you!
Always good to see a cute bird!
Also, its amazing to see that she hasn't got clipped wings! Shows that the breader knows how to treat birds right
Thanks for this little adventure
I loved her flapping her wings and showing off when she successfully stepped up when putting her back in the cage! She’s so smart!
She's so lovely, I hope she makes a wonderful new family member for yall.
What an awesome video! That made me so happy to watch ❤
As a veterinary nurse I loved seeing all of the precautions you took to ensure the safety and comfort of both birds and a successful introduction of a new pet into the family 😊
Man that just made my heart so happy watching the excitement of bringing home a new pet! Wow! Just heartwarming!
Congratulations on the new bird 2:34 ❤😊🎉❤🎉❤😊🎉❤🎉😊 3:11.
Chaka is beautiful! I'm so happy that Cheyenne seems to be ok with her 😊 I love the new parent vibes you two are exuding in this video, it's the best ❤
Congratulations! Her wings are absolutely gorgeous, I think we're all smitten! can not wait to see more of her on this channel
Chaka's precious and I think Cheyenne and her have fun times ahead!
Ed and Emily, you two are the most enjoyable animal care-givers I have ever seen. Thank you for your empathy and intelligence. I LOVE how quickly you bonded with your new baby and how at ease she is with you! Keep doing what you do! Love, from Canada!
They are the best animal care takers.
We got a blue and gold macaw at 11 weeks old. After a lot of research, I hand fed him for a year. He also had his bird food as well. This brings back so many fond memories! Our guy is now 12 years old. 😊
I bet the breeder is happy to be able to see a video of their baby going to a wonderful home.
She is gorgeous. I'm so glad she is going to a good place to call home.
Absolutely LOVE the new addition to the family. Chaka is precious. I AM curious, since they are i think you said 2 different breeds of macaw (i could be wrong), is there a difference in lifespan between them? What is the average lifespan for macaws in general? I feel like I've heard of some exotic birds living over 70 years..?
They are two different species of macaw they live in big flocks of their own species in the amazon rain forest, and in captivity, they can live up to 100 in the wild it's like 40 to 50 years both are great and beautiful birds but they need alot of attention because the flocks a huge and they love the company
Both species have similar lifespans at around 40-50 years on average, but they have the capability of living even longer 😊
The extreme ages some people say is like a human living to be 100 years. It does happen but it's not the norm.
There are many species off macaws. Hyacints are even bigger and hahn's macaws is the smallest. For example Tyler Rugge's macaw is a severe macaw (one off the mini-macaw species) and he's a lot smaller than the macaws that snake discovery and birdtricks have.
Chaka is such a beautiful bird! And as someone who isnt super knowledgeable on birds it's also a little suprising to me that she isnt fully grown yet, though I suppose many animals tend to grow in size quickly lol
I love that you got Cheyenne a sister and congrats you guys!!!
A childhood friend's grandpa had one of those, but she was just always in their garden. She could fly wherever she wanted, and she did sometimes, but always came back. All the kids in the neighborhood were so sad when she died!
Hi Emily! Thank you for sharing the photo of Chakka with us during our visit! We hope you like your Texas Buc-ees shirt and chocolate! ❤ Hadley and family
Every time I see a Cheyenne video, it makes me long for a parrot again even more. I had a quaker for a couple years, and I grew up with lovebirds and grass parakeets, and I miss having birds so much! Alas, I have three cats right now so birds are a little out of the question, but I miss having a parrot so bad!!! I miss fluffy feathers and beak kisses ❤
Birds seem so fun! I would never have one because I cannot handle the noise, but they seem like such nice pets.
Non parrot birds are both significantly quieter and easier to are for
Female cockatiels, budgies, and non parrot species tend to be a lot quieter than your average parrot. Of course, budgies and f tiels will occasionally be a bit louder, but they’re not super noisy like, say, conures. Conures vocalize ALL their feelings ALL the time lol
Wawa! 😂 Their subs, coffee, and smoothies are what we’ve lived on at times. You made it far enough east to stumble across the most popular gas station/convenience store in my area- they’re almost as common as Dunkin’ Donuts. There’s like 4 Wawas within 10 minutes (though 1 is so old that it’s not a gas station) of where I grew up. 😂
Shes adorable! I hope her and Cheyenne will become very good birb friends
I swear I remember watching you back when I was like 5 I’m 10 now and the nostalgia is crazy I remember when u had the crocodile and it’s so nice to see something other than brain rot
She’s so beautiful. And lovely that the two seem to get on so far.
Also: love the wall art above Cheyenne’s cage. So pretty.
I had a feeling it would be a macaw! She is beautiful and I love the baby noises and movements. Slow and steady wins the birdie!
I know nothing about pet birbs, so this was fun to watch. It’ll be fun to see how she grows!
I am glad that Cheyenne will not be alone anymore. But Bird care in America is 15 years behind Austria and Germany. Baby Birds only get hand fed if there is an Emergency and the babies would die without it. Years ago it would be done so the Birds would get more attached to the owners but now it is known that it can easily lead to behavioral issues. Birds can get tame even if they get raised by their parents. Also here the babies only wil go to their new home when they don't need to be fed by their parents anymore. Also it there is a law in Austria which tells you how big a cage/aviery has to be and that no Bird is allowed to be held alone.
I wish that it was more commanly known. Even other countrys in Europe are not aware of this facts or ignore it.
Since 2023 in Austria you are required to go to a course it is called "Sachkundenachweis" (Proof of expertise) when you want to own parrots, reptiles or amphibians
What is als not that known I feel is that Macaws can live up to 90 years. If anyone gets these Birds they should make plans who will care for the Birds when they will be gone
Can i just say how much I appreciate cage size increases over the years? Like I remember my friend who had a cage I wouldn't even put a Sun Conure in that they had a Golden Macca in!! But this was back in the 90's so the hobby didn't have near the same network of information the pet store sold it as a smaller fancy bird and it was taken care of best their family knew how. But now seeing yall set up a double cage for Chaka is amazing and yes totally agree its a perfect cage for just her, I'd never see myself having two birds in there- maybe two different smaller social flocks but never two Maccas
We didn't have particularly large cage for our budgies but they spent most of their daylight hours with the cage door open, we had a budgie sized jungle gym on top of the cage so they spent a lot of time sitting on that or on top of the cupboard in the next room, they did ocassionally fly into other parts of the house.
I wouldnt get budgies, cockatiels or other similarly sized parakeets again unless they could leave the cage.
I think larger birds would be a no as there's too things to knock over while flying around in the house.
Naaaw, Chakka is so beautiful!! She was definitely worth the wait. I'm also loving the addition of the fan artwork at the end of the vids. Not gonna lie, ill miss the random tidbits and factoids that used to be at the ends, but its a great change.
I’ve been watching you since I was little, I finally got my dream pet, a snake, I was always so happy to see the snakes you had and now I have my own baby, I also have a breaded dragon I love her to bits
Gotta say I really enjoyed seeing you both in your home setting again, felt like pre-zoo era! What gorgeous birds!
I can’t wait to see the girls get to know each other 😍
I love how big and friendly Scarlet Macaws are!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤🐦🐦
She's a green wing!!
Welcome to the Snake Discovery family Chaka!!! So happy to have you!!! She is such a beautiful bird!!!
Emily getting so excited about Bucees at 12:02 made me laugh so hard.
oh my goodness shes so small! its been so long since ive seen a baby macaw and she is tiny!! 🥹 so very cute, congratulations on the new family member!!
Aww 💜 Her eyes look so big rn. I'm so glad introduction and transport went well; looking forward to seeing more of her 😊 And I've said this before, but we need this rn, thank you
Shes awesome💚Congrats
I loved working with Cockatoos and Parrots in zoos. I would love to be in a life situation to be able to raise up a baby one one day! So cool! Congratulations!
Congratulations on the new birdie! i'm obsessed!!!! so cuteeee! i cant wait to see more of her!
that is cute. and it seems like chaka likes ed's hand a bit more than emily's for right now to stand on.
I love how much you love your pets, zoo babies and rescues. You beam and make a big difference!
Omg chaka is so cuteee, also those noises cheyene was making…. TOO CUTEEE 😍
Congratulations on your newest family member!
She's beautiful!
I think Cheyenne is beautiful, too.
Different doesn't mean not beautiful.
Be nice with the words you choose for Cheyenne, Ed.
She is working with what she has available.
Have fun! 🦜
Not the Clefairy on the thumbnail 😂 congrats on your bird!
She’s so vocal and she’s a beautiful bird!!! Love her. She’s gonna have an awesome personality can’t wait to see it come out
2:47 do you think this truck is just carrying a bunch of loose snakes lol
Goodness I hope not lol
Omg welcome Chaka!!❤❤❤ She's so smart and pretty! I think she'll be a sweet bird.
Oh my gosh!! I’m so freaking happy!!! Congratulations on the bird!
Congrats on your adorable new family member!