 My name is Marley McCohen and this is Cio. This is my sister-in-law, Cio, and we're here with who, Cio? Ty Ty. This is Ty Ty, our lesser self-recrested cockatoo. Ty Ty lives in Texas and I'm in Texas with Cio. And because of that, I completely forgot that it was parent tip Tuesday. So things are going to be a little bit different today. So we will be getting back to our Engage Knot Cage features and our Burb vs. Borbs. Until then, we got to do this video on Ty for you because we're lucky enough to be here with our beloved Ty. Look at Ty. He's kind of tired. Look, he's got his footsie up. He just ate a big meal. So what we're going to do for this video is we're going to tell you what it's like to have a lesser self-recrested cockatoo. And Cio is the one that Ty Ty is in love with. So she's going to help me enlighten you guys on that. And also, we both have experience with both Ty and our umbrella cockatoo and my rose breasted cockatoo. So we can tell you some differences, especially ones that Cio has noted. Tell us a little bit about Ty and what it's like to live with Ty. He always has to see you. You always have to include him on things. You know, if you're doing dishes, I have to have him by me on the thing. Whatever I'm doing, he has to be able to see me. It's not, he's always screaming. What does it sound like when he screams? Really loud. Would you say that he's louder than Jersey? Yeah. Oh, it says a lot more. He's like the decibel levels of a lesser self-recrested cockatoo, I think are some of the highest. And I think the other difference, tell me if you agree or disagree is that like umbrella cockatoo seem to have an overall calmer temperament. Don't you think? Yes, definitely. Yeah, Jersey is also a female. So that helps a little bit. But overall, I would say that Ty is a lot more demanding. So Jersey, she'll go after things that she wants, but she's so much more fragile and sweeter about doing it. Now, some of that is because she's a female, but a lot of that is because I think umbrella cockatoo do have a great temperament compared to these guys. Don't get me wrong. He's really sweet, but I mean, man, he can scream a house down. Right? They can hear him down the street. What else is it like living with Ty Ty? He demands a lot of attention. If you like don't pick him up, he'll try and bite you. So in the morning, first thing we do is give him a snack because he wakes up kind of cranky. You're dealing with like a small angry toddler. Yeah, pretty much. Danny told me that if you go away and you come back, you have to come bearing gifts. Yes. And food gifts especially. Yes. Because otherwise he's definitely going to bite you. Let's give him almonds or something, whatever you have. We try to give him something because of that he'll come and try to bite you. What is it like when a bird tries to bite you? Because a lot of people are like, the bird bit me. I'm going to keep him in the cage forever. What is your thing on that? We put him in the cage and told him, you know, it's not right. And then we take him out because we don't believe in keeping them in the cage for forever long periods of time. Yeah, because birds bite it happens, right? I mean even the most loving bird. What else does he do? I heard he's kind of territorial. We have some incidents with Chai in the bed, right? Yes. Nobody can be in the bed, thumb in the bed. Danny cannot come near me. Nobody can get near me. Marlene cannot come. No way. Today we notice that, right? Yeah, Jenna can't even come. We have some videos, guys. Like seriously, we have videos. Come and jump on you. Right, Chai Chai? Are you a good bird? He talks? What does he say? Yes. Time for bed. Pretty little birdie. He'll say bye-bye. He screams Danny and now he says Fatso. He calls me Fatso. Well, we learned today, which I'll tell you in a story, Time Sunday. He says get out. Okay, clear as day. And unfortunately, he was talking to me. And Cio, you didn't even really ever meet a bird before, Chai, right? Never had an experience of birds until I met the parforial family. I think it was like the third time that I met Chai and he came for my face. Oh my god. And attacked me. But I don't know what happened that I was just in love with Chai. And usually, I'll be scared, you know, to go back and pet this bird. But with Chai, it was different. I just, you know, get wanting to pet him. And I think that's why we became best friends. So basically, your advice to people is even if you have a cockatoo, even if he's angry, even if he's in love with your lover, I mean, because it wasn't like Danny's bird, then you still just keep trying and you kept trying and look at her now. And guess who the bird loves more now? Who do you love more, Chai? Chai, who do you love more? Nice camera, Chai. This is a special video. I wanted you to understand a little bit about what it's like having a lesser self-recrested cockatoo and also a little bit about the difference between Chai and say Jersey. Also, Chai used to be a plucker. And when we rescued him, like, he's beautiful now, unfortunately, wasn't that easy with Jersey. But a lot of people, including me, have theories that females are a lot harder to break the habit than males. And Chai is a DNA tested male. Another thing you should know about Chai, Chai can chew up the entire house in furniture, right? Yes. Clock or bed, couches, leather or clothes. Somebody's pants were all chewed up. Those are mine. Actually, Jersey has chewed some things, but definitely not near the amount of things that Chai chews. So that's kind of surprising. I mean, don't listen to this and think that you're ever going to find a bird that, like, chews nothing. He nodded. Try to give them toys and, you know, try to keep them entertained. Yeah. So he does them to the whole house. Yeah. So that's a thing. Keep that in mind before getting a lesser silver. Also, if you're worried about noise, these are some of the loudest birds with the most craziest temperament, guys. I mean, obviously he's sweet, but you have to decide before you get a cockatoo like Chai. If you're willing to deal with a bird that you always have to deal with, like, oh, he bit. Let's now go through the process of training. Let's go through the process of understanding his emotions. These animals are so complex, but that's why they make great companions because they're so entertaining to understand and to live with. But if you're not ready for a little kid, you're probably not ready for Chai Chai, right? No, definitely not. Definitely not. It's like having a two-year-old for 40 years. Why do you love him so much? He is so loving. You know, he comes. He wants cuddles. He always wants to be with me. It's like, you know, nobody's in the home. It's like, I have somebody there. Yeah. He's like your best friend. Yeah. Yeah. He's so cute. Yeah. So that's Chai Chai, guys. Thank you so much for watching. Let's see Chai Chai. Let's see how he likes cuddles and kisses. Love cuddles. Yeah. Thank you guys so much for watching. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more Parrot Tips on Tuesdays, Storytime Sundays. Join Parrot Station on Facebook. It's our Facebook group, so we can see your birds. We don't want to just show you Chai. We want to know about your companions as well. Theo loves Parrot Station, don't you, Theo? Yes, I do. She's always on Parrot Station liking all of your videos. Our whole entire family watches it. Thank you guys so much for that. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram. You can follow Theo at Theo Fashion. Link us below. You can follow me at Marlee McCohen. And for your bird to be featured on Engage Not Caged, that's my other Instagram account where we share your birds. Hashtag Engage Not Caged. Hashtag me. Get my attention however you wish. My bestie Tracy has been doing really good with that account. So if you'll notice Engage Not Caged is back and we feature it here on Parrot to Tuesdays or Storytime Sundays. So I look forward to seeing all of your birds. We're filming here in Texas, so it's not the regular setup. This is like, oh my God, I forgot to make a video and I'm about to get on the plane back to Los Angeles right now. One more thing. Look how well-behaved Chai is though. I mean seriously, if this was Cody right now, he would be all over the place. So we have to say that Chai has been really well-behaved. So that is it. Thank you guys so much. Bye. Thank you. Say bye, Chai. Say bye, Chai. He was cold. He's like, no, I think I'll get a head scratch instead of performing. You want to say bye, Chai? Say bye. Bye. Bye.