 California there are earthquakes that are happening. Hello fellow sniffers my name is Jenna and I am Marlene's sister if you don't know me. If you're new to this channel we are a bird loving channel we promote engaged knot cage which means we engage our birds not keep them caged. This is gonna be a little bit of a rough video not cut as well as usually our videos are and this is because if you haven't heard in California there are earthquakes that are happening not right in Los Angeles but we're definitely feeling a magnitude of three and four and there is talk that they're gonna be stronger and there's gonna be more 50 percent chance that there's gonna be a six magnitude earthquake in the next seven days and 11% chance that it's gonna be a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in the next seven days as well. So that brings us to bird safety there's definitely a lot going around about how to keep yourself safe but our next priority is keeping our birds safe. There's not much on the internet so these are just things that tips more likely that could help during an earthquake and we're hoping that it doesn't happen first off but if it does happen these steps are going to prevent our birds from getting injured or harmed or too overwhelmed. So first thing that we have on our list is minimal objects in the cage obviously keep the food bowls and the waters in the cage but if there's a toy that swings too abruptly or it's big. So right now I'm pulling out this mirror toy that Jersey has in her cage because it's kind of bulky this could definitely be something that could hurt her another good thing is to take out the toy and check it out be like well maybe you know what this is too old now and besides the earthquake maybe it's time to replace it. So yeah I'm gonna remove these two toys and if there's any kind of toy that has long strings or ropes on it or something that they can easily get tangled in like a net we remove that in case they flap or their little nails get caught in it once the earthquake is over you want them to calm down you don't want them to realize like now I'm caught and I'm flapping around and I'm getting nervous because that could really scare them it's not fun for them especially since we have a few birds if that happened to three or four of them that that's gonna be chaotic for us right after an earthquake or even during an earthquake make sure your toys are good but also I think it is good to have one toy in case they need to chew on something right after just make sure it's not heavy doesn't have a lot of branches something they definitely can tear and not get caught on. The next thing is slows off all the walls of a cage so we have this thing here usually people have like a slider under here that we layer so if there's seeds or droppings on it you can change it but unfortunately on this cage right now we don't have it and a few of our cages we don't have them so what we're gonna do is layer something over it so if anything falls on it it's not going to touch the bird. What also we're gonna try to do is put a blanket over this as well so if something does fall again maybe it's not going to cause this very scary noise for them this will be protective. What we're gonna do is put a blanket over it because one it'll be a little bit more protective and then two hopefully it'll somehow catch the noise I don't even know if that makes sense but this is gonna be our experiment I mean still gonna do it but it's not gonna be as bad as it somewhat takes out the echo of it that's what we're gonna try to do right little Jersey this is for we have a few layers going this way and then a layer going that way and so we put it like this just so like it's not going to fly out it can catch into here it's not always going to fall yeah and this is like on the fly type stuff yeah this is not something that is proven to work this is not something I read online this is just my own thoughts that I thought would be helpful I think personally the safest place for a bird during an earthquake that is an earthquake I'm not saying any other natural disaster is the cage just because worried about movement better for her to hit the cage and hit something else or something falling on her because our cage is pretty sturdy you know it should hold them up honestly I should get in the cage you're going there with you so yeah if your cage is big enough you want to hop on in there with your bird be fun hi and then another thing is obviously have our bird cage covers that's going to keep any little particles coming in it's also going to keep it shaded and dark so everything's calm on that note maybe dim the lights around them put on some music if there's a way for you guys to have music on that's going to be very calming for your bird Vinny agrees with all of this as well also this is very important we're gonna move this cage we're moving Jersey's cage and Vinny's cage and probably majority of our birds cages them in an area where there's no windows because a lot of glass can shatter everywhere and that's unsafe not only for your birds and your pets but also for you so stay away from windows and we're gonna probably move Jersey's cage and other cages more central to the room so nothing comes on them or hurts them or flies in them or if they swallow something unfortunately these are very scary circumstances and I just want to plan for the worst rather than not the other thing is keep away from gas lines or you know where they are in your house best keep them away from the kitchen in any fireplaces that you may have for emergencies post earthquake make sure you have the cages like travel cages right next to them since we have so many birds I think what we're gonna do is have each of their travel cages right next to their cage so it's gonna be a simple out and then right back in tips for if your bird gets nervous maybe have a towel nearby if they're gonna bite you because they're a little bit nervous you can wrap it around your hand do a quick thing most birds tend to be very loving and scared in that moment so they'll want to step up and hopefully your bird does that for you make sure you have food and water somehow maybe get water bottles maybe get gallons of water together so you can put in your car and food where it's like okay I have two boxes full of food and you can put it in your truck you can put it in your car you can give it to a friend whatever you need to do and then I guess the most important thing number ten on our list is make sure you keep yourself safe because if you're not safe there is no one protecting your birds other than you so make sure you stand in the doorway that you need to stand in or you go outside any tips that you see online or maybe you're an experienced earthquakeer I'm sorry for that but use your knowledge and what you've learned and put down in your comments if you have been in an earthquake and you have had a bird knowledge is power so if we could be a community like we are on a parrot station Vinnie I am talking here yeah so on that note make sure you comment anything helpful maybe I forgot something and you want me to know that'd be so helpful maybe I forgot something and you want the rest of the world to know that's awesome shared on your Facebook shared on parrot station comment below and one last thing just be safe be on top of things better safe and sorry so we're gonna go ahead for the night we're gonna get our birds situated because it could happen in the middle of the night and if it does at least our birds are prepared hope this is helpful our videos are usually way more fun and entertaining than this so if this is your first time here please like comment follow give us a thumbs up anything of that sort would be really helpful and keep you informed of bird stuff and pet stuff everyone be safe love you bye