As a hyacinth owner I can tell Kaiser is a very happy bird. I watched this video for the first time just before getting my Atlas and was worried about spending so much on a cage he may destroy. Atlas is currently 1 1/2 yrs old and I am glad to say he has yet to destroy a cage but he is Houdini reincarnate I swear.
Just to add to your comment about people planning to get a Hyacinth. I would also urge people to only ever adopt an unwanted Hyacinth or any other parrot. Breeding parrots should strongly be discouraged!
By the way, that's a beautiful bird. I often visit the World Parrot Refuge in Coombs B.C. and they have two lovely Hyacinths called Andy and Lucy, who love nothing more than a good cuddle!
@eddiekaye were do u live..i go visit them too...andy still scares me a little but i find it funny that he chses tht one scarlet macaw around or protects the two band g in the corner...theyre my favorite pet bird
@birdlover97531 I live in Victoria, B.C. but try to get up there every month or so. Lucy is definitely a lot more friendly than Lucy! We were actually there yesterday, and he was on guard duty, chasing everyone away from two macaws under the sink, but he was really nice to me and hopped up on my shoulder, for a good neck stroke. It's weird, sometimes birds just seem to randomly pick who they like and dislike.
ive heard stories and read many facts about their beak power.. Just never seen it like this! nice vid! also heard they open coconuts??
We have a grey and would love a Macaw one day. But first want my own place where he/she can have a lot of space! Our grey (Tiki) is more than enough for our flat at the moment.
He (Kaiser) is doing great! He figured out how to escape from his new SS cage but a new food dish lock took care of that one! I was told by Freedom Cage that Kaiser is 1 of only 4 macaws who has ever figured out how to escape out of his cages! Problem is now solved and we are good to go!
What kind of idiot parrot owner gets a crappy cage like that?! Come on! My green wing has a $5,000 Stainless Steel Animal Environments cage that I bought for him when I rescued him from The Rainforest Cafe11 years ago. And yes, I have a 96 Suburu wagon because I spend all of my money and time on my parrots as a decent parrot owner should!
Maybe you should READ before commenting!!! This was an emergency situation as my dad was at the end of life in hospice and had died when the first 40x80 cage was destroyed. We had an order in for a $5,000 SS cage and were waiting for delivery, and had no other backup but this POS, but you tell me what I am supposed to do until delivery?!?!? This was put up as a lesson for people not to make the same mistake I did when I originally did not buy SS!!! Pathetic how you are so quick to judge...
Just curious. Have you tried putting in toys that are meant to be destroyed so that he has something to destroy other than his cage? Noticing that while yes, you do have plenty of toys there, they are also fairly solid looking (ie; not as shreddable as he might like) and lack many places to hide treats, from what's visible. I have a B&G, with a cage that has evidence of past chewing (he's had 2 other homes) but after I started making shredding toys, he doesn't bother with his cage as much.
I swear we literally have a toy making room wtih every kind of wood shapes, plastic parts, shredding stuff, foraging toys. When he gets a toy with harder wood he generally just bends the hook they are on and drops the toy to the ground. I honestly think he looked at the bars on the cage as some sort of toy! Even when there was enough room for him to get out, he just wanted to snap welds and did just that.
The sad fact of the matter is there is no more wild left for these animals to live in. The hyacinth macaw is on the brink of extinction in the wild. This is in part due to unethical collection in the mid 20th century however it is mainly due to habitat destruction and the expansion of human growth that has occurred post WW2. Captive breeding programs may be the only way for these animals to survive; even that however is not a permanent fix as they can't be released into the "wild"
@qtrhorse89 And what does the fact that the parrot destroys its cage tell you? A golden cage is still perceived as a cage by them. But then again, Native Americans were being put in reservations, so I wouldn't expect animals to be treated any better.
@JadeDAngelo If all animals blelonged in the wild, then how would we have our dogs that in the past have saved practically the human race? They have been bred precisely in CAPTIVITY so that they could help us best, and they love it. Without speciallybred dogs, good luck with our ancestors getting food.
@dinosaursnowcones98 I must have missed the saving of the human race by the dogs. I just now that today in multiple countries there is a huge problem with stray dogs, which are either being captured and kept in cages or killed. Sorry, all animals do belong in the wild. Love them, do not cage them.
@dinosaursnowcones98 I think the better solution is preservation of wild nature rather than putting them in a cage. Would you like to live in a cage, if there was no appartment for you?
@JadeDAngelo Apparently you haven't been paying attention to the news which is constantly saying that the rainforest and other wild areas are not being preserved due to our government and economy. They would all eventually end up in our cities or they would all die from starvation. Thank the people that love the animals they keep as pets and hate the people who get a pet and abuse it or let it out on our streets.
@JadeDAngelo The unfortunate part is that wild parrots are poached regularly and trees that nests are built in are chopped down to steal chicks for the pet trade or are clear cut to make way for the mass production farming and livestock industry promoted by more "civilized" countries. If you want them to HAVE a home in the wild, the larger part of the problem must be fixed at the root with conservation efforts, instead of just with their current owners.
@PhoenixBlackthorn I agree with that. The same way that Indians were put in reservations. We eradicate their homes and then put them in cages for their own good. Makes sense.
@JadeDAngelo "For their own good?" Where's that part in history? Trying to equate that situation is not going to work. The Native Americans were never poached for food or for sale on the black market, never kept as pets or had parts of them skinned and plucked for the rich to wear their body parts in their hats.
Current pet parrots aren't going to make successful releases, you realize. They trust humans. What does that mean? It makes it easier for the poachers to catch them. Operation: fail.
@ginnylrunyan You see the hy is smart enough to find a way out of it's cage, he won't be that stupid...
besides their beak can open/break things we can't open at all, in seconds. If you think about that, maybe you'll understand how strong it is. plus the upper side of the beak isn't hollow, it's closed, perfect to hold food against that part while they open it with the lower side of the beak. you can't 'jam' trough that. besides, as you said, he/she was there, sure he wouldn't let it happen...
I think every one who is even considering or wishing to get one of these birds should see this video. It could teach them a lot. They are beautiful birds, but with the price that gets shelled out for one, there are people that would try to skimp on the cage. I love these birds, but I could never afford one and its cage.
If I were locked into such a tiny cage, I would also do everything possible to break out of it. To see this beautiful creatur locked up like this really breaks my heart. I am glad, I live in a country where there are minimum requirements for the keeping of parrots! Which is for a bird this size roughly eight times as big as this cage PLUS several hours outside of the cage every day.
Well Ann, if you were to read my comments when I put up this video I said it was a TEMPORARY CAGE. This is what we had for this emergency situation while we wait for his new SS custom cage. All my babies are only in their cages for three reasons, to sleep, eat breakfast, and for their own safety when I have to leave the house occasionally, otherwise they are out flying all day every day. My fids have a better life than most human children in the world today.
@newimagedocuments Don't bother with Ann..she's a TYPICAL liberal, hippie dishrag. They don't understand "WE" are on top of the food chain and can do as we please with any creature. Keep them, eat them, train them. I'm not saying it's ok to harm any animal (only a low life would do that) but if we want to keep a bird we can and if has to be caged for a few hrs a day it will. They live alot longer in captivity than in the wild..I bet the rainbow shitting hippies never think about that.
You are right! After checking out many, many many cages we decided on the Freedom Cage Wekiwa model. Just dont tell my son it costs more than the car we just bught for him!! : - )
well, Kaiser!! You silly guy!! You have such a good Mama who will do whatever it takes to take care of you in the very best way - and not get mad at you for doing what parrots do!
Exactly what I said when I walked in on him after the first cage was destroyed! I am at a loss for words after seeing him destroy this cage! LOL! At least I captured it on video!
is stainless as easy or easier to bend? Looks like it might be time for titanium. Are there thicker bars available? People need to know that cages for a hyacinth start at five hundred on the low end. Thank you - very educational!!!
SS in 1/4 inch or bigger is what I am searching for and they are VERY HARD to find! LOL....I actually first searched for a titanium cage but learned that SS is actually stronger and the only real difference of titanium would be the weight (and price)!
I love your bird so much! I would love to hug him!!!!
ikillmofos 1 day ago
I see a bird that I would NEVER get. Tricky little fella you got there, and strong as hell. I wish you luck, that is one clever bird
theonlyzdog 3 weeks ago
Looks all too familiar :-) I had to buy a double-welded stainless steel for my hyacinth.
VespaDivax4 2 months ago
Catch me if you can!
Jeyckify 2 months ago
hyacinth macaws have the worlds strongest beak so this was no challenge
MrSaz97 2 months ago
I'm thinking this specie may have the strongest bite of all birds. Probably millions of years of nut cracking natural selection.
wedingo 2 months ago
I guess this proves birds evolved from dinosaurs
liedata011 2 months ago
As a hyacinth owner I can tell Kaiser is a very happy bird. I watched this video for the first time just before getting my Atlas and was worried about spending so much on a cage he may destroy. Atlas is currently 1 1/2 yrs old and I am glad to say he has yet to destroy a cage but he is Houdini reincarnate I swear.
Khalore 3 months ago
I love that dude, send him to us :-)
The2crazybirds 3 months ago
Just to add to your comment about people planning to get a Hyacinth. I would also urge people to only ever adopt an unwanted Hyacinth or any other parrot. Breeding parrots should strongly be discouraged!
By the way, that's a beautiful bird. I often visit the World Parrot Refuge in Coombs B.C. and they have two lovely Hyacinths called Andy and Lucy, who love nothing more than a good cuddle!
eddiekaye 5 months ago
@eddiekaye were do u live..i go visit them too...andy still scares me a little but i find it funny that he chses tht one scarlet macaw around or protects the two band g in the corner...theyre my favorite pet bird
birdlover97531 5 months ago
@birdlover97531 I live in Victoria, B.C. but try to get up there every month or so. Lucy is definitely a lot more friendly than Lucy! We were actually there yesterday, and he was on guard duty, chasing everyone away from two macaws under the sink, but he was really nice to me and hopped up on my shoulder, for a good neck stroke. It's weird, sometimes birds just seem to randomly pick who they like and dislike.
eddiekaye 5 months ago
Thats the same cage as I have for my grey,Bo. Powerful bird! I thaught my African grey crushing chicken bones was powerfull!
blkdout03z71 6 months ago
get a stainless stell cage
js01716 7 months ago
ive heard stories and read many facts about their beak power.. Just never seen it like this! nice vid! also heard they open coconuts??
We have a grey and would love a Macaw one day. But first want my own place where he/she can have a lot of space! Our grey (Tiki) is more than enough for our flat at the moment.
StangV2 8 months ago
That's a Strong Bird you got there ;D
ROVIC111295 8 months ago 6
You have no idea~ lol... Yet he is such a cuddler! Nothing like a "typical macaw", thats for sure!
newimagedocuments 8 months ago 3
Haha, how is he/she doing right now!?
proreview3153 8 months ago
He (Kaiser) is doing great! He figured out how to escape from his new SS cage but a new food dish lock took care of that one! I was told by Freedom Cage that Kaiser is 1 of only 4 macaws who has ever figured out how to escape out of his cages! Problem is now solved and we are good to go!
newimagedocuments 8 months ago
@newimagedocuments Good to know he is doing well...I just love hyacinths!
proreview3153 8 months ago
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MuhammadEgypt 2 months ago
What kind of idiot parrot owner gets a crappy cage like that?! Come on! My green wing has a $5,000 Stainless Steel Animal Environments cage that I bought for him when I rescued him from The Rainforest Cafe11 years ago. And yes, I have a 96 Suburu wagon because I spend all of my money and time on my parrots as a decent parrot owner should!
MsParrotwhisperer 9 months ago
Maybe you should READ before commenting!!! This was an emergency situation as my dad was at the end of life in hospice and had died when the first 40x80 cage was destroyed. We had an order in for a $5,000 SS cage and were waiting for delivery, and had no other backup but this POS, but you tell me what I am supposed to do until delivery?!?!? This was put up as a lesson for people not to make the same mistake I did when I originally did not buy SS!!! Pathetic how you are so quick to judge...
newimagedocuments 9 months ago 4
Just curious. Have you tried putting in toys that are meant to be destroyed so that he has something to destroy other than his cage? Noticing that while yes, you do have plenty of toys there, they are also fairly solid looking (ie; not as shreddable as he might like) and lack many places to hide treats, from what's visible. I have a B&G, with a cage that has evidence of past chewing (he's had 2 other homes) but after I started making shredding toys, he doesn't bother with his cage as much.
PhoenixBlackthorn 9 months ago
@PhoenixBlackthorn
I swear we literally have a toy making room wtih every kind of wood shapes, plastic parts, shredding stuff, foraging toys. When he gets a toy with harder wood he generally just bends the hook they are on and drops the toy to the ground. I honestly think he looked at the bars on the cage as some sort of toy! Even when there was enough room for him to get out, he just wanted to snap welds and did just that.
newimagedocuments 8 months ago
@newimagedocuments Oy! Spritzing him for bending hooks and welds hasn't helped? Or maybe hooks used for towing light vehicles? *lol*
PhoenixBlackthorn 8 months ago
All animals belong in the wild. No discussion.
JadeDAngelo 10 months ago
@JadeDAngelo
The sad fact of the matter is there is no more wild left for these animals to live in. The hyacinth macaw is on the brink of extinction in the wild. This is in part due to unethical collection in the mid 20th century however it is mainly due to habitat destruction and the expansion of human growth that has occurred post WW2. Captive breeding programs may be the only way for these animals to survive; even that however is not a permanent fix as they can't be released into the "wild"
qtrhorse89 10 months ago
@qtrhorse89 And what does the fact that the parrot destroys its cage tell you? A golden cage is still perceived as a cage by them. But then again, Native Americans were being put in reservations, so I wouldn't expect animals to be treated any better.
JadeDAngelo 10 months ago
@JadeDAngelo If all animals blelonged in the wild, then how would we have our dogs that in the past have saved practically the human race? They have been bred precisely in CAPTIVITY so that they could help us best, and they love it. Without speciallybred dogs, good luck with our ancestors getting food.
dinosaursnowcones98 8 months ago
@dinosaursnowcones98 I must have missed the saving of the human race by the dogs. I just now that today in multiple countries there is a huge problem with stray dogs, which are either being captured and kept in cages or killed. Sorry, all animals do belong in the wild. Love them, do not cage them.
JadeDAngelo 8 months ago
@JadeDAngelo Well if all animals belonged in the wild then all dogs would be stray, wouldn't they?
dinosaursnowcones98 8 months ago
@dinosaursnowcones98 Then they would be in the wild and hunt there, instead of living in the cities, attack people and spread diseases.
JadeDAngelo 8 months ago
@JadeDAngelo you dont think that they would eventually run out of land due to our evolution and either starve or come into our cities?
dinosaursnowcones98 8 months ago
@dinosaursnowcones98 I think the better solution is preservation of wild nature rather than putting them in a cage. Would you like to live in a cage, if there was no appartment for you?
JadeDAngelo 8 months ago
@JadeDAngelo Apparently you haven't been paying attention to the news which is constantly saying that the rainforest and other wild areas are not being preserved due to our government and economy. They would all eventually end up in our cities or they would all die from starvation. Thank the people that love the animals they keep as pets and hate the people who get a pet and abuse it or let it out on our streets.
dinosaursnowcones98 8 months ago
@JadeDAngelo The unfortunate part is that wild parrots are poached regularly and trees that nests are built in are chopped down to steal chicks for the pet trade or are clear cut to make way for the mass production farming and livestock industry promoted by more "civilized" countries. If you want them to HAVE a home in the wild, the larger part of the problem must be fixed at the root with conservation efforts, instead of just with their current owners.
PhoenixBlackthorn 8 months ago
@PhoenixBlackthorn I agree with that. The same way that Indians were put in reservations. We eradicate their homes and then put them in cages for their own good. Makes sense.
JadeDAngelo 8 months ago
@JadeDAngelo "For their own good?" Where's that part in history? Trying to equate that situation is not going to work. The Native Americans were never poached for food or for sale on the black market, never kept as pets or had parts of them skinned and plucked for the rich to wear their body parts in their hats.
Current pet parrots aren't going to make successful releases, you realize. They trust humans. What does that mean? It makes it easier for the poachers to catch them. Operation: fail.
PhoenixBlackthorn 8 months ago
@ginnylrunyan You see the hy is smart enough to find a way out of it's cage, he won't be that stupid...
besides their beak can open/break things we can't open at all, in seconds. If you think about that, maybe you'll understand how strong it is. plus the upper side of the beak isn't hollow, it's closed, perfect to hold food against that part while they open it with the lower side of the beak. you can't 'jam' trough that. besides, as you said, he/she was there, sure he wouldn't let it happen...
93Raya 1 year ago
I think every one who is even considering or wishing to get one of these birds should see this video. It could teach them a lot. They are beautiful birds, but with the price that gets shelled out for one, there are people that would try to skimp on the cage. I love these birds, but I could never afford one and its cage.
Squrlntkn 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this. This is very good for people to see--so many people admire the Hyacinths but aren't aware of what their care really entails.
jnaholiday 1 year ago 2
Pretty bird!!
To bad hy macaw are like $6o00-$12000.
smudgesquirt 1 year ago
And that shows how powerful his beak is I love hy's. He eats his cages for breakfast lol.
loungo1567 1 year ago
And werd u get him
nicktkret 1 year ago
How much was he
nicktkret 1 year ago
If I were locked into such a tiny cage, I would also do everything possible to break out of it. To see this beautiful creatur locked up like this really breaks my heart. I am glad, I live in a country where there are minimum requirements for the keeping of parrots! Which is for a bird this size roughly eight times as big as this cage PLUS several hours outside of the cage every day.
Ann.
annatannsworld 1 year ago
Well Ann, if you were to read my comments when I put up this video I said it was a TEMPORARY CAGE. This is what we had for this emergency situation while we wait for his new SS custom cage. All my babies are only in their cages for three reasons, to sleep, eat breakfast, and for their own safety when I have to leave the house occasionally, otherwise they are out flying all day every day. My fids have a better life than most human children in the world today.
newimagedocuments 1 year ago 25
@newimagedocuments Don't bother with Ann..she's a TYPICAL liberal, hippie dishrag. They don't understand "WE" are on top of the food chain and can do as we please with any creature. Keep them, eat them, train them. I'm not saying it's ok to harm any animal (only a low life would do that) but if we want to keep a bird we can and if has to be caged for a few hrs a day it will. They live alot longer in captivity than in the wild..I bet the rainbow shitting hippies never think about that.
PinkyWontWork 1 year ago
@annatannsworld And i think this cage is pretty big for only eating breakfast and stuff.
Raunaszz 1 year ago
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Looks like its time to get a stainless steel Freedom cage. They seem to hold up the best.
DanRC30 1 year ago
Looks like its time to get a stainless steel Freedom cage. They seem to hold up the best.
DanRC30 1 year ago
You are right! After checking out many, many many cages we decided on the Freedom Cage Wekiwa model. Just dont tell my son it costs more than the car we just bught for him!! : - )
newimagedocuments 1 year ago 5
well, Kaiser!! You silly guy!! You have such a good Mama who will do whatever it takes to take care of you in the very best way - and not get mad at you for doing what parrots do!
sodacoaster 1 year ago
ROFL!!! What a li'l stinker ;-)
1boidae 1 year ago
@1boidae
Yeah! I hope I survive his terrible two's!! LOL
newimagedocuments 1 year ago
Wow.
SIBID 1 year ago
@SIBID
Exactly what I said when I walked in on him after the first cage was destroyed! I am at a loss for words after seeing him destroy this cage! LOL! At least I captured it on video!
newimagedocuments 1 year ago
ok well much more for one that will last longer than a week!!
sodacoaster 1 year ago
@sodacoaster
I am looking at a MINIMUM of 3000 if I even stand a chance of keeping him in! We are also investing in a spot welder to maintain the cage!!
newimagedocuments 1 year ago
is stainless as easy or easier to bend? Looks like it might be time for titanium. Are there thicker bars available? People need to know that cages for a hyacinth start at five hundred on the low end. Thank you - very educational!!!
sodacoaster 1 year ago
@sodacoaster
SS in 1/4 inch or bigger is what I am searching for and they are VERY HARD to find! LOL....I actually first searched for a titanium cage but learned that SS is actually stronger and the only real difference of titanium would be the weight (and price)!
newimagedocuments 1 year ago