Ohhh, that's just precious. I'd love to find a place where I could volunteer to tend to birds. I'm going to orientation at Fairytale Town in a week, and they have some animals there, including baby chicks. I am really hoping I can help with those babies from time to time, my heart so goes out to babies of any kind (of animal I'm at peace with when they're full grown, lol).
I have a new lovebird that's about four months old and i really want to train it not to be scared of me.I'd be really grateful if you could give me any advice on how to train her to step up, not be scared, etc? Thanks! P.S. You are such good owners of your lovebirds! Keep up the good work!
I love what you are doing here. It's fantastic. I've been doing research on lovebirds for awhile now and it seems you are the authority here, as almost all the videos about lovebirds on youtube are from you.
I just want to say that it is obvious you love your birds a lot, and they are very lucky to have had such great "foster parents" in their lives. Bravo for the great work!
And to all those who criticize and say that you are doing this for money, well obviously they have never taken care of birds, or else they would know that one does not breed them for profit, as they cost a lot to take care of. There isn't much profit to be made. It's done out of love and passion for birds.
This is in response to "iefwarer's" comment concerning breeding, adoption, and rescues. When you talk about my babies, you talk about my family. If you can not recognize the people in this world who are truly making a difference in the lives of parrots, then you need to keep your opinions to yourself. Changing the world does not come from criticism, but by being involved, respected, and an example for all to follow. Please click on "view all comments to read it in the correct order.
By personally working in a rescue I have learned that the majority of the reasons that people give up their animals is simply because they do not want them anymore, or they do not know how to take care of all their needs; not because of neglect or abuse. Many of those families are perfectly capable of keeping their own pets, but it is more convenient just to give them up. Now this is a bold theory, but I have always wondered...
I support the methods you have used with your birds. The birds are obviously loved and cared for the moment they hatch. And you are right about it being important to set a price tag, beause that money goes to the care , time and maintenence of the rest of the birds and there are too many broke deadbeats who take in free pets and are then unable to take care of them at all. These birds are hand fed and ready for a new loving home. I think what you do is terrific.
I do understand the reasons why you would say you do not support breeding. Your reasoning is very moral and politically correct, but why should humans reproduce when there are so many children in this world who need homes? Now one might say that you can not compare animals with humans, which is true, but concerning rescues and adoption, people always mistakenly compare parrots with domesticated animals such as dogs.
All dogs are Canis lupus familiaris, but there are over 700 species and sub-species of parrots. So if there are no more bull dogs the genus is not extinct, but if we lost all the Scarlet, Hyacinth, or Spix Macaws, which there are more in captivity than the wild, then we have lost those species forever.
If we did it your way and stopped breeding in captivity, then around 100 years from now after all our parrots in our homes have passed away there would be no more parrots in captivity thus causing the population of many species of parrots to severely diminish.
Then through legal, only the USA and Europe has banned the transportation of parrots but not the rest of the world, and illegal trade, because 7 out of 100 people in the USA own a bird and they will still want their birds, the populations of wild parrots would cause the extinction of more than 75% of the species; and that is being conservative.
All parrots with the exception of budgies, Indian Ringnecks, cockatiels, and Peach-faced Love Birds are considered endangered of extinction due to habitat loss and the trade market. Even common species like Fischer's and Mask Love Birds would be endangered of extinction forever if captive breeding stopped. Black-cheek Love Birds and popular species such as Military Macaws, many cockatoos, and Lories would not even stand a chance.
The drive for birds to breed is very strong, especially in smaller birds that have such a strong urge to reproduce due to being low on the food chain. They need to pass their genes so the population will survive. We can not stop a birds' urges like we can dogs or cats. If you neuter a dog, their urge drops. Fixing a bird is very dangerous because of vital arteries near the reproductive organs. Plus, fixing a bird does not give release to the urge to reproduce like it does in dogs or cats.
The real issue is not breeding birds, but how and why one breeds. The following reasons to breed are horrible: bird mills, animal hoarders, or people who see their birds as no more than breeding machines.
Breeding parrots in captivity has given hope to the conservation of species and medial research and breakthroughs. A new vaccine for PBFD should be available for birds in the next year or two. This is important to humans because it brings us one step closer to a vaccine for AIDS in humans, because PBFD is the AIDS in birds just like feline leukemia is the AIDS in cats.
Because of our breeding love birds, our clients as well as our own personal finances has raised 1000's of dollars in conservation, avian research, and bird rescues. I have personally worked at rescues and shelters and have been a main factor in finding 100's of animals new homes or educating their current families in their proper care.
Our clients know that their money means absolutely nothing to us. Just because you have money does not guarantee that you will be allowed to adopt one of our babies. You have to go through a friendly phone interview and then you are invited to our home. And yes, we say the word adoption because when we trust anyone with any of our babies, we trust them with our own family.
We receive 100's of emails every month on questions and issues concerning the care of people's birds in their home. We also receive many emails from people thanking us because they said we changed the lives of their birds forever.
Breeding parrots in captivity has giving hope and millions of dollars to: conservation, Eco-tourism, which gives natives a reason to let the parrots in their land live instead of trapping them for the parrot trade since parrots are more profitable by weight than any drug, education of the public, advances medial research for both birds and humans, and yes, bird rescues and sanctuaries.
"If there were not as many shelters, would people think twice, do more research, and take the responsibility before they got a pet?" It is just too easy to give up an animal to a shelter and tell yourself you are doing the "right thing."
Some families just need a little encouragement and education before they result to giving up their pet to a rescue. The last two parrots I worked with, the families ended up keeping them because they truly did love them.
They just needed to be educated and know a little information.
And let this be known, just because an organization has the word "rescue" in them, does not mean they are a moral establishment. Some are no more than hoarders or concentration camps for birds. Before anybody adopts a second hand parrot from any place that calls themselves a rescue, they need to visit, do their research, and not have to be placed in a position that they need to rescue a bird from the rescue itself.
There is nothing you can say to make us feel guilty for breeding love birds. We do not even take the parents away from their babies. The parents are allowed to be with their babies all the way up to when the baby becomes weaned and goes off to their own family just like they do in the wild; they do not stay with mom and dad forever. Mom and dad drive them away so they will grow up and find their own mate.
When our babies get adopted to their new families that is exactly what happens. If everyone bred the same way and had the same philosophies that we do, then no one could say anything about the moral ethics of breeding. So right now there are enough animals out there, but if breeding is banned, then less than 150 years a very large percentage of the parrot population in our world will be lost forever.
Maybe because they don't view it as a cashcow that makes money for them? From the video's I've seen from them, they really love their birds and look at them as their own kids. So if they sell a bird, it's like giving a baby away for adoption to them.
I always had that sense with my own Lovebirds as well. I consider them my family, next to my biological family. And with Sapphire my new Lovebird it won't be any different.
But, like I've said, we've worked for months to get them to stop laying. And we have. Goodness. The only way to really help the over population of birds is to shut down the bird mills. They are the ones over producing.
If we just gave them away, people would not care for them as an investment into their family. We cover the cost it takes to raise them and the cost of the vet check we have done before they go home. We don't make our living on this. We both have jobs outside the home.
The only reason we "breed" is because they lay eggs and refuse to stop even without material to make a nest. They lay in the bottom of the cage. Do you want us to abort the eggs? We do not encourage them to. They just keep laying. And for your information, we have finally got them to stop breeding. To be honest, we can't keep them all. So we have to adopt them to the right homes.
I honestly wish I could adopt a lovebird from you guys. I keep up with all of your videos and you obviously love these birds. I have 2 cockatiels and I've always loved birds. You do such a fabulous job with those babies.
Ohhh, that's just precious. I'd love to find a place where I could volunteer to tend to birds. I'm going to orientation at Fairytale Town in a week, and they have some animals there, including baby chicks. I am really hoping I can help with those babies from time to time, my heart so goes out to babies of any kind (of animal I'm at peace with when they're full grown, lol).
Lavenderrose73 7 months ago
Are trinket and gizmo siblings?
LittleMissSuperGirl7 1 year ago
I love your vids
eringailfarms 1 year ago
Do you have any birds up for adoption right now????
eringailfarms 1 year ago
I love this video! :)
ChineseChick95 1 year ago
i love sunny
rainbowfish1001 2 years ago
:))
amandawho 2 years ago
I have a new lovebird that's about four months old and i really want to train it not to be scared of me.I'd be really grateful if you could give me any advice on how to train her to step up, not be scared, etc? Thanks! P.S. You are such good owners of your lovebirds! Keep up the good work!
lLeannel 2 years ago
I love your videos and this is so wonderful
keep up your great work (:
spiritdataz 2 years ago
wow iv seen your videos and you definetly spoil your birds. its nice to see there are people who love their birds so much!
keep it up!
great vids, im definatly sibscribing
PortugesePrincesss 2 years ago
I love what you are doing here. It's fantastic. I've been doing research on lovebirds for awhile now and it seems you are the authority here, as almost all the videos about lovebirds on youtube are from you.
Keep it up. It's beautiful.
jdawg4098 2 years ago
Thank you so much!
stargazrt4 2 years ago
i love bella
finstar24 2 years ago
Frodo is sooo cute!
catanddoginfo 2 years ago
and Tudor is a moldavian name
Nemesis1201 2 years ago
Tamara is a Russan-Moldavian name are you a Moldavian or a Rusian???
Nemesis1201 2 years ago
I've watched so many of your videos! I love them! Wow, I've been reading the comments on some of them and people are pretty ignorant aren't they? lol
Your family is so adorable! I treat all my pets as family.
I'm getting a Lovebird today at 4pm. I am so excited!
Any tips for the first few days on how to handle things?
Thanks!
~Daisy!~
braceface11595 2 years ago 2
Thank you for you comment! Make everything positive for your new baby and go to our blog for more info.
Yes, some people can be quite ignorant, but they just make me giggle. I actually kind of enjoy it. It gives me a chance to get on my soap box.
~Rodney
stargazrt4 2 years ago
I just want to say that it is obvious you love your birds a lot, and they are very lucky to have had such great "foster parents" in their lives. Bravo for the great work!
And to all those who criticize and say that you are doing this for money, well obviously they have never taken care of birds, or else they would know that one does not breed them for profit, as they cost a lot to take care of. There isn't much profit to be made. It's done out of love and passion for birds.
God bless!!
didileo 3 years ago 6
This is in response to "iefwarer's" comment concerning breeding, adoption, and rescues. When you talk about my babies, you talk about my family. If you can not recognize the people in this world who are truly making a difference in the lives of parrots, then you need to keep your opinions to yourself. Changing the world does not come from criticism, but by being involved, respected, and an example for all to follow. Please click on "view all comments to read it in the correct order.
~Rodney
stargazrt4 3 years ago
By personally working in a rescue I have learned that the majority of the reasons that people give up their animals is simply because they do not want them anymore, or they do not know how to take care of all their needs; not because of neglect or abuse. Many of those families are perfectly capable of keeping their own pets, but it is more convenient just to give them up. Now this is a bold theory, but I have always wondered...
stargazrt4 3 years ago
I support the methods you have used with your birds. The birds are obviously loved and cared for the moment they hatch. And you are right about it being important to set a price tag, beause that money goes to the care , time and maintenence of the rest of the birds and there are too many broke deadbeats who take in free pets and are then unable to take care of them at all. These birds are hand fed and ready for a new loving home. I think what you do is terrific.
robaralis 3 years ago
I do understand the reasons why you would say you do not support breeding. Your reasoning is very moral and politically correct, but why should humans reproduce when there are so many children in this world who need homes? Now one might say that you can not compare animals with humans, which is true, but concerning rescues and adoption, people always mistakenly compare parrots with domesticated animals such as dogs.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
All dogs are Canis lupus familiaris, but there are over 700 species and sub-species of parrots. So if there are no more bull dogs the genus is not extinct, but if we lost all the Scarlet, Hyacinth, or Spix Macaws, which there are more in captivity than the wild, then we have lost those species forever.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
If we did it your way and stopped breeding in captivity, then around 100 years from now after all our parrots in our homes have passed away there would be no more parrots in captivity thus causing the population of many species of parrots to severely diminish.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
Then through legal, only the USA and Europe has banned the transportation of parrots but not the rest of the world, and illegal trade, because 7 out of 100 people in the USA own a bird and they will still want their birds, the populations of wild parrots would cause the extinction of more than 75% of the species; and that is being conservative.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
All parrots with the exception of budgies, Indian Ringnecks, cockatiels, and Peach-faced Love Birds are considered endangered of extinction due to habitat loss and the trade market. Even common species like Fischer's and Mask Love Birds would be endangered of extinction forever if captive breeding stopped. Black-cheek Love Birds and popular species such as Military Macaws, many cockatoos, and Lories would not even stand a chance.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
The drive for birds to breed is very strong, especially in smaller birds that have such a strong urge to reproduce due to being low on the food chain. They need to pass their genes so the population will survive. We can not stop a birds' urges like we can dogs or cats. If you neuter a dog, their urge drops. Fixing a bird is very dangerous because of vital arteries near the reproductive organs. Plus, fixing a bird does not give release to the urge to reproduce like it does in dogs or cats.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
The real issue is not breeding birds, but how and why one breeds. The following reasons to breed are horrible: bird mills, animal hoarders, or people who see their birds as no more than breeding machines.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
Breeding parrots in captivity has given hope to the conservation of species and medial research and breakthroughs. A new vaccine for PBFD should be available for birds in the next year or two. This is important to humans because it brings us one step closer to a vaccine for AIDS in humans, because PBFD is the AIDS in birds just like feline leukemia is the AIDS in cats.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
Because of our breeding love birds, our clients as well as our own personal finances has raised 1000's of dollars in conservation, avian research, and bird rescues. I have personally worked at rescues and shelters and have been a main factor in finding 100's of animals new homes or educating their current families in their proper care.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
Our clients know that their money means absolutely nothing to us. Just because you have money does not guarantee that you will be allowed to adopt one of our babies. You have to go through a friendly phone interview and then you are invited to our home. And yes, we say the word adoption because when we trust anyone with any of our babies, we trust them with our own family.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
We receive 100's of emails every month on questions and issues concerning the care of people's birds in their home. We also receive many emails from people thanking us because they said we changed the lives of their birds forever.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
Breeding parrots in captivity has giving hope and millions of dollars to: conservation, Eco-tourism, which gives natives a reason to let the parrots in their land live instead of trapping them for the parrot trade since parrots are more profitable by weight than any drug, education of the public, advances medial research for both birds and humans, and yes, bird rescues and sanctuaries.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
"If there were not as many shelters, would people think twice, do more research, and take the responsibility before they got a pet?" It is just too easy to give up an animal to a shelter and tell yourself you are doing the "right thing."
Some families just need a little encouragement and education before they result to giving up their pet to a rescue. The last two parrots I worked with, the families ended up keeping them because they truly did love them.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
They just needed to be educated and know a little information.
And let this be known, just because an organization has the word "rescue" in them, does not mean they are a moral establishment. Some are no more than hoarders or concentration camps for birds. Before anybody adopts a second hand parrot from any place that calls themselves a rescue, they need to visit, do their research, and not have to be placed in a position that they need to rescue a bird from the rescue itself.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
There is nothing you can say to make us feel guilty for breeding love birds. We do not even take the parents away from their babies. The parents are allowed to be with their babies all the way up to when the baby becomes weaned and goes off to their own family just like they do in the wild; they do not stay with mom and dad forever. Mom and dad drive them away so they will grow up and find their own mate.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
When our babies get adopted to their new families that is exactly what happens. If everyone bred the same way and had the same philosophies that we do, then no one could say anything about the moral ethics of breeding. So right now there are enough animals out there, but if breeding is banned, then less than 150 years a very large percentage of the parrot population in our world will be lost forever.
~Rodney
stargazrt4 3 years ago
Lovely :-] Very cute birds =]
MuxMaxmou 3 years ago
Maybe because they don't view it as a cashcow that makes money for them? From the video's I've seen from them, they really love their birds and look at them as their own kids. So if they sell a bird, it's like giving a baby away for adoption to them.
I always had that sense with my own Lovebirds as well. I consider them my family, next to my biological family. And with Sapphire my new Lovebird it won't be any different.
SandsOfArrakis 3 years ago
wow they are so cute, i might think about buying one do you think lovebirds get on with cockatiels
xx
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DemiO25 3 years ago
beautiful video.
hondaciviclady 3 years ago 2
is there any lovebirds left for sale??
plz tell me ok
owner of 2 love birds
ARAMAM1973 3 years ago
Not at this time.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
ok any time you have any tell me plz thank you
ARAMAM1973 3 years ago
But, like I've said, we've worked for months to get them to stop laying. And we have. Goodness. The only way to really help the over population of birds is to shut down the bird mills. They are the ones over producing.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
If we just gave them away, people would not care for them as an investment into their family. We cover the cost it takes to raise them and the cost of the vet check we have done before they go home. We don't make our living on this. We both have jobs outside the home.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
The only reason we "breed" is because they lay eggs and refuse to stop even without material to make a nest. They lay in the bottom of the cage. Do you want us to abort the eggs? We do not encourage them to. They just keep laying. And for your information, we have finally got them to stop breeding. To be honest, we can't keep them all. So we have to adopt them to the right homes.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
wow rainbow has so many colours. very beautiful lovebirds!
waldo2221 3 years ago
Omg, this made me cry...I have a non-loving cockatiel...You have gorgoues awesome cute...little, lovebirds :'(
cockatielovers 3 years ago 2
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you think your cool because you speak spanish.
newjersey02 3 years ago
huh?
stargazrt4 3 years ago
lol
piperiscute 3 years ago
lol, re-a-g-g-a-e-t-o-n, daddy yankeeee yo!!!! lol dumb hip hop and reggaeton
newjersey02 3 years ago
What a great vid! Thanks for sharing it!
RoseTsukiyomi 3 years ago
loveeeeee!!!!!!!!!!! Bellas color
Carobirdchick 3 years ago
i would lovveee to adopt from you! i love3 all of your birdies <3
coneheads3 3 years ago
I honestly wish I could adopt a lovebird from you guys. I keep up with all of your videos and you obviously love these birds. I have 2 cockatiels and I've always loved birds. You do such a fabulous job with those babies.
Inushomaru 3 years ago
they are so beautiful
freeflyer024 3 years ago
All so beautiful.
MissTruly 3 years ago
no its bella the same love birdi had
lastarria10 3 years ago
irene is the same the same type of lovebird i had
lastarria10 3 years ago
That is a truly beautiful film... I see that they often go in pairs: that is wonderful!
CVersailles 3 years ago
Too Cute!!
lovebird699 3 years ago
Great pictures! I loved the music. : )
rabbitsrock07 3 years ago
aww!
what about the budgies and cockatiels?
budgerigarr 3 years ago
Hehe... this is just a video of our babies that we've raised... of course the others are a part of our family too... ;)
stargazrt4 3 years ago
lol you did a great job raising them!
<33
budgerigarr 3 years ago
This is so cute.
:3
I want one ;-;
SweetMagican666 3 years ago