 They hold grudges. Your bird could bite you. Screams like a girl. Acts like a big baby. Hello Snippers and Flyders. My name is Marlene McCohen and this is Vinnie and we have a very special video for you today. That Vinnie doesn't really want to participate in because it doesn't make him look so good, but he's here. He's just trying to leave. Now before we go on, I'm gonna give some shout outs to those of you in my Flyders Club. I'm gonna give a shout out to Courtney Frame, Amy Sawada, Holly Martino, Meg K, Therese Brooks, Joanna and Casey Minter. Okay so today we have a very special video for you and I think this video is honestly very important because these birds look like the coolest, most fun birds in the world and if you ever met one personally, especially if you went into a bird store and you met a baby that are absolutely the sweetest birds that are gonna steal your heart, I have met people years and years later. People that I don't know, but I ran into them because I was walking around with Jersey on the street in a bank somewhere and they all have been like, there was a pink cockatoo that I fell in love with and I'm still dreaming of. So I get it. This has happened to me millions of times and most of those times it's been the same bird that I had met in the bird store and fell in love with. I know how it feels but I'm here to tell you how it really is. So before we go on I just want to let you know a little something about Vinny. Vinny is a gala cockatoo and you Australians will always say that I pronounced that wrong. In America he's known as a rose-breasted cockatoo. Australians will also say you can't say gala cockatoo, it's a gala or a cocky and the thing is sometimes Australians don't even know that these birds are one of 21 species of cockatoo. There are people that don't know that at all but see here in America we don't even know what a parrot is. I'm not kidding you. You guys have the luxury of having these beautiful birds and I see videos of them kind of like coming to your balconies and patios and it's wonderful because you guys know about their personalities and you get to experience them daily but in America unfortunately the two parrot species that we did have natively are gone now so here people are not very acquainted with birds. Of course there are people that are but basically we describe them kind of like how you would say Siamese cat or we say what type of cockatoo a bird is because people don't even know if that's a parrot or not. That's how it works over here so let's get that out of the way. Alright so I am here to give you six reasons why gala cockatoo are not for you and by the way they might be for you but you have to have all the information possible things that you didn't know and also I feel like Vinny makes himself look extremely cool and I think Vinny kind of makes you guys really want a Vinny and he is an amazing bird but I gotta tell you all the negative because it's my job to prepare you for commitments to parrots. Again these are in no particular order. The first thing is that they hold grudges mostly because they are so smart. You could have a great day with your bird 28 days in a row and then one day you get called into work you have a very long day you come home extremely tired you don't get to spend as much time with the bird as you want and the bird you thought like was gonna reciprocate your love and he's just like mad. He's holding a grudge. He could be holding a grudge tomorrow for what you did yesterday. I know that sounds crazy guys but I have so much evidence of this. In fact Vinny has displayed some crazy antics. Vinny sometimes gets territorial over things. He likes to play with cardboard. There was a time when he had this new cardboard box and my sister went over and touched it. He was fine and 10 minutes later he got mad at her for it and the evidence that that was the reason he got mad was because he's done that multiple times. We knew it was gonna happen. We warned her and then as evidence would have it it was proved correct. So these birds are so smart they can hold grudges and if you're not able to kind of deduce what you might have done four hours ago five hours ago yesterday to upset the bird then you are not gonna be the right candidate because you're gonna think that everything is moment to moment like it is with other animals where you know you might have affected an animal right now and it react and you're now met with a bird that is reacting to you now for something that you did before. So that's the first thing and a cockatoo grudge is a very special kind of grudge. That brings us to reason number two. Speaking of grudges guess what could happen your bird could bite you. Now remember guys every bird is different you may have the perfect gala cockatoo that never bit you. You may also have the perfect gala cockatoo that hasn't hit his hormonal period yet so you haven't gotten to experience what the rest of us have but when these birds bite. Now keep in mind Vinny is a rescue. I don't even know where he came from or what his history is which is a lot more difficult to deal with than if I would have been able to imprint myself on him but no less because he is much more entertaining than any bird I could have ever had in my life. So I consider Vinny extremely special and I'm so thankful for everything about his personality just the way he is but when Vinny bites and by the way I have a lot of friends with rose-breasted cockatoos and they say the same thing when they bite they latch on. Even Lou over at Birds Plus who I consider an incredible expert will tell you stories of these birds biting and latching on. Now he has a pretty small beak but sometimes the small beaks are the worst ones. I'm not saying I would rather be bit by rocky but for some reason even with my macaws large beak if I'm ever bit by him it's not as terrifying as being bit by Vinny. Vinny says yeah he knows he's just insane these birds will latch on with a vengeance and if you have a small kid in the house or you have other safety issues or like let's say for example you are going to hold a grudge yourself against a bird that bites you or you're gonna become scared then this is not the bird for you and guys in no way I'm saying I know I'm gonna get a lot of comments from people being like my bird is perfect and he's never bit anyone and blah blah blah but you have to understand that people need to be aware of the possibility which and that brings us to reason number three. These birds love to chew. Now you would think that if you give them a good amount of things to play with things to chew that's why I'm almost giving Vinny like cardboard boxes all sorts of other materials that he likes to play with but that's not gonna stop them from eating your book your wall whatever and again you may have the perfect bird like look at my Amazon Leo this bird has never chewed a thing in his life also kind of random every bird is different right Jersey she's actually not a big chewer either and that's pretty common for cockatoos to be chewing up the wood in your house but we haven't had many issues with Jersey chewing things so again every bird is different but these guys are little bulldozers the things that Vinny likes to chew is just insane so if you like to keep your house in perfect condition a rose breasted cockatoos probably not for you and on top that most cockatoos are probably not for you just something to consider. Alright number four these birds are famous for being moody it's part of their temperament now again back to the whole Australian thing you guys will be like no that's why we call them cockies they're clowns and yeah I know like out there in the wild like you can see that they're having so much fun they're flying around they're like totally like the clowns but when you take those birds out of their natural environment you take away all the things that they should have other birds to play with and just like trees and fun they become really different exactly like he totally agrees with me we cannot guarantee them everything to possibly stimulate them so they're known for being moody and they can also be known for being territorial at the same time now so what is moody moody with these birds is that they have a little bit different of some body language behaviors so your bird could be like kissing you kissing you or act like he wants to be pet or act like he wants a head scratch and then you're scratching his head and it's all enjoyable for you and then he's like over it whereas the temperament of an umbrella cockatoo I find to be some of the best temperaments out of all the cockatoos for those of you guys don't know I've had a goffin cockatoo an umbrella cockatoo two sulfur crested cockatoos and my rose breasted cockatoo and the best temperament for me is an umbrella cockatoo and although all cockatoos will show you what it is you did that bothered them it's almost as if these guys are unpredictable in a way it's like if I've kissed you five times I might be pushing my luck with the sixth time even though you came in for it you meaning the bird it's just kind of interesting how they can just suddenly remember that they were annoyed by something for me it's one of the hardest birds to go back and detect what you could have done so for example even with Vinny I have a great sense of when he's gonna bite I can feel from the tension in his feet if something made him angry I know enough to say like okay you need to stay back like while I'm carrying him here I know every little thing that could come in his environment that's going to bother him and how to prevent that it's kind of like negating things all day long yeah he says but every once in a while someone else comes into the mix and like George for example George was gone for a week when he came home Vinny was so excited Vinny was on his shoulder for like an hour being really excited kissing him loving him things that you guys have probably never seen before and then like after an hour I kid you not an hour like George is dancing with him and then George singing with him then Vinny bit him out of the blue and if I went back and analyzed why and you guys have to know I have so much experience with birth the only reason could have been the craziest reason that like if you logically think about it doesn't make sense and it was that George was singing a song to him at that moment and he suddenly changed the song so like he was doing this song he wasn't even moving around a lot just like singing a song Vinny was like all into it and then George changed the song and then Vinny bit him and it's almost like did this bird really get upset that he changed the tempo maybe crazy gangsta you guys know that but logically in the world of parrots and parrot psychology I don't know right so he completely turned on George in that moment so that's what I mean by they are unpredictable and moody and with that unpredictability like if you know birds the way I know Vinny I'm pretty much able to predict almost anything even when you see him dive bombing George because I know he's gonna do that I was able to set up the camera I was able to set up the scenario I know that's going to happen it's all really controlled it's not like there's a crazy parrot around chasing you it's like oh my god I'm gonna turn on the camera and entertain this is what's gonna happen so those are just things for you guys to think about number five this is weird they are scaredy cats okay as gangsta as this bird is if he is scared of something irrationally terrified okay not like Jersey where she's scared of children and she just stays away Vinny acts like I don't know the apocalypse has arrived screams like a girl acts like a big baby flies around like a maniac and it just irrational now I have seen him get over his fears like one of his fears is ladders like he hates ladders I have no idea why so I had a ladder in the hallway the other day and I was pretty pleased with the ladder being there because it meant he wasn't even gonna go in the hallway oh not even an hour later I find him there he is sitting on the ladder what happened was he analyzed the ladders behavior realized nothing changed it didn't move and then he sat on it he was able to conceptualize that the thing isn't dangerous now maybe if that ladder started moving or I would have moved it or put it in a different spot he would have found it suspicious they can overcome fears it's just a matter of them getting used to it but the way they react when they're scared is something crazy it's pretty entertaining okay number six these birds are territorial Vinny displays a lot of territorial behavior but not in the way you would imagine so for example if another bird goes and sits on his cage he doesn't really care he's great at being part of the flock he also likes to be a little more grounded and low down than other birds because of the way that they forage and play in the wild let's say they're all in the aviary together like he's more playing low and he likes the perches that are low in the other birds like the perches that are high he doesn't bother anyone and nobody bothers him but he is not scared of other animals coming into his territory he will be ready to defend he will make himself look bigger and he will guard that area like let's say he deemed something to be his nest then Vinny will go all out ready to defend its honor I have seen this bird go after Rocky because Rocky got in his territory of something he was playing with I thought it was gonna be he's gonna fly away and Vinny can fly so you know you always want to see how they're gonna interact together in a controlled environment because if you don't you're not gonna know what could possibly happen when you're not around so I don't mean put your birds in any dangerous situations but it was important for me to take that moment to see what might happen when it was already happening and surprisingly Vinny was able to just take care of himself but here's why this is a reason not to get a gala cockatoo because if they are defending their honor or their territory they will lie at you they're one of the few parrots that I've ever seen literally go for someone I've seen our sulfur-crested cockatoo do that and every bird is different individually but in all my birds I don't have any bird that's gonna chase you down like Vinny will to defend his honor so that's something to think about when you have like little kids in the house and that brings me to my next reason I don't think they make good rescue birds and I'm not advising against adopting one I have rescued and re-homed Vinny in my house and he is one of the best gifts that I've ever gotten in my life but if you're new to birds I don't recommend going out and getting a rescue cockatoo of any kind let alone a gala cockatoo you are not new to parrots and you should rescue as much as you can you would be a great candidate for rescuing a bird that is more difficult and needs a beautiful home so that's just something to think about and with all that negativity that I just said about birds just remember that it just so that I could better prepare you in the world because if you know all of the bad stuff then you'll be much more prepared to commit to a parrot and what I'm trying to give you guys is the knowledge to be prepared to commit to a bird but honestly he is one of the best things that has ever happened to me and I love him so much but I do think it takes a special kind of person with a certain amount of time commitment and loyalty to have a bird like Vinny and a certain kind of tolerance because you'll have to go through a lot I'm not saying the perfect bird isn't out there but Vinny is not perfect right Vinny but I love him so much all right guys please share this video with somebody who thinks that they want a bird and you know that they probably shouldn't get one I want people to understand how difficult it can be but I want to educate you all the same I love you guys so much don't forget to check out my links below if you guys want to become part of the flighters club get early access videos exclusive footage and other perks don't forget to join and if you guys want some cool merch with Vinny on it and you want to be part of the Vinny gang and initiate yourself then check out my merch I love you guys so much let me know in the comments about your 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