African Grey Parrot DIES at 3 YRS OLD | PLEASE DON'T MAKE THIS MISTAKE!!!

Firstly, a big thank you to Steven Thompson for sharing this story with me and reaching out to spread this message. I felt like I needed to get this out right away because as many times as I've talked about diet with pet parrots, those videos have the least amount of views and it worries me that no one is taking it seriously enough.

PLEASE HELP SPREAD THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW WHO HAS A BIRD!

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Even if you don't get your recipes from me, PLEASE RESEARCH which foods are healthiest to be giving your bird on a daily basis and research the ingredients in your pellets and the process to which they're made. EVERYTHING I have ever produced has been from experience with it - that's how we all learn - we all started off not knowing things so please just spread the knowledge and help save more birds.

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MY BIRDS (Oldest to Youngest) 🐦❤

BONDI 💗 Galah | hatched 2005
CRESSI 💗 Congo African Grey | hatched 2007
BANDIT 💙 Galah | hatched 2008
JINX 💙 Blue Throat Macaw | hatched 2008
COMET 💙 Yellow-Dominant Camelot Macaw | hatched 2008
TUSA 💙 Blue-Green Dominant Camelot Macaw | hatched 2008
ROCKO 💙 Toco Toucan | hatched 2011
LILY & PHOEBE & DETKA 💗 Sun Conures | hatched 2011

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[TheNatalieAnna]

It makes me sick when I see people sharing their coffee, tea, (assuming it’s black tea) and all their foods with their parrots. This videos very important

[craigroberts]

Also sad that the bird was only 4 years old and this was the 4th or 5th home already. If people don’t want them, they shouldn’t buy them. It’s a huge commitment and many don’t realize that.

[lululovesyou]

I thought I wanted a bird- so I did a lot of research and decided I was not ina position to give a bird the absolute best care. My WANTS do not trump a birds needs and best interest so I won’t be getting one. I wish people would research better and not get animals unless they can adopt a pet and give them the life they need and deserve. I’m not a perfect person or trying to sound like one- but I’m not going to risk a living things health and happiness if I’m not the right “ mom” for them.

[anastasiaortolano]

To anyone who tries to justify there parrots love of fruits with "but that's what they eat it the wild...!" Just keep in mind that even though a bird may eat a lot of fruit in the wild, but it isn't year-round, and fruit is seasonal. Parrots in the wild are also flying 20 plus miles a day so even when they do eat fruit in excess in the wild it's not year round and they're burning off all that excess sugar in a healthy way. Most parrots in captivity are lucky to have a cage where they can flap their wings a couple times a day or do a head Bob to burn off some of that excess energy but it Compares nothing to the miles upon miles they fly each day in the wild

[rhondanewman]

We found a lilac crown parrot in a pet store covered by a blanket, it had been dropped off. We bought it and took it to the vet. The vet wasn’t sure of her age but after blood work said that we needed to love her while we had her because she probably wouldn’t be with us long. She had been fed a seed diet her entire life and she had severe arthritis that caused her pain. She was unable to perch without pain. He gave me medicine to give her for a couple of items and he gave me some oil to rub on her feet for the next 6 months or so. Her feet had been so swollen that you couldn’t tell that they were birds feet. After I was done with the oil, her feet looked really good. She would lay her head on my chest and relax up against me. I had never had a bird do that. She was the sweetest parrot. Against all odds, she lived over 10 years with us. My heart broke when she passed away.

[carolyncrna]

Bananas and pineapple are the worst sugary fruits. I could have hugged you when you said you don’t eat with your birds because I don’t either. People also need to be aware of nonstick cookware and the death potential with birds. I never stop reading about taking care of my birds. Thank you for the vid! 🕊

[greasyshoe]

i've never felt so guilty before... i'm so sorry bb im fixing this for you right now

it's 1 am and i'm currently rummaging through my bird pantry:)

[dogcrazy]

Stephen, so sorry for your terrible loss. Heartbreaking.

[CathieZimmerman]

My grey is around 32 years old. For the first 29 years of her life she was on seeds only! I switched her to pellet only a few months after we got her because of yours and Dave’s advice. I can tell she feels SO much different. She doesn’t bite and lunge at everyone she sees anymore... just me! Lol.

[lucystails]

I feel so bad for the people who lost their baby. Our Eclectus Romeo was on a horrible diet before we adopted him all seeds from Walmart. Glad he is in our care eating good now. Thank you so much for sharing this important information and making these beautiful books ❤️

[BKMcl]

Sorry your loyal fan lost his grey named Bella, that is very hard to process. I hope Steven will consider adopting when he is ready. RIP Bella

[kourtneys.plant.korner]

My conure Kiwi loves coffee (she was aloud to have it with her previous owners).
She stands at the kurig and screams for it.

So I bought a second Keurig machine that only runs water through it. And I give her a tiny cup of hot water and put it in the same type of cup I use for my coffee.

Then we sit down and drink our morning coffee and water together

[markushorner]

Was not aware that fruit should be considered a treat. I'm glad I clicked on this video.

[MikeyBustosVLOGS]

I love the book, Jamie! In fact, I love all three! Over the past few weeks since the books arrived, I've been switching my young Congo African Grey Ligaya over to your feeding program gradually. It's a delight to actually see her FINALLY eating the "good stuff" (including her pellets) which she never used to do, and I totally attribute her change in palette to weaning her off the junk! I also love how it fits seamlessly with your free-flight training program, totally supporting the birds so they develop into athletic birds, super necessary for free-flight! Keep up all the amazing things you guys do! See you at our next consult!

[johnchase]

I've been keeping various birds for 42 years now. I find that MOST people that *think* their birds are "picky" actually aren't. Their owners are "picky" and project that nonsense onto their birds.
People blowing of your diet videos are blowing off the single most imortant videos that you make to make them better bird caregivers.
☆ You keep making these critical videos. They DO help those that watch them. If your videos save 1 bird and make 1 caregiver a better companion, then consider yourself successful!

[thatrandomman]

Oh my God I thought Cressi died when I saw the notification, that was the scare of the month. I know Cressi is older than that but it was just my first instinctual reaction

[NikkiP]

I am so sorry for their loss. 💔😫 Please don't give up on birds. Adopting Bella was indeed a gracious thing for you to do. When we adopt or foster, almost anything can happen because we usually do not know what their life was like before he or she came to live them. Thanks for ringing the alarm bell for all of us.

[FukaiKokoro]

I don’t have a bird yet, I have been watching your videos and I’m really learning a lot. I know right now my living situation isn’t the best, but when I move I want to get a bird. And I’ll definitely be prepared. I’ll even buy the recipe book and stuff :)

[cesarinho]

I am learning a lot watching your videos, Thank you from Guatemala

[swanheart]

I had a budgie when I was a kid, and in spite of our best efforts to care for him correctly, I'm more and more convinced that we killed him with an improper diet. He died at only two and a half years old, and he had a fatty abscess on his belly that the vet biopsied because we were afraid it was a tumor...I guess they weren't a great avian vet because when it came back as just fat he they told us Kai was just chubby. No suggestion that it could kill him. We always fed him lots of veggies and some fruit and eggs and the occasional bit of chicken, too, but he did mostly eat seeds. When he died I thought he'd caught something from our bird-sitter's ancient cockatiel but now...I think it was us. Thank you, Jamie and Dave, for this channel. Thanks to you I know that if I ever do get another bird, I'll be a much better companion than I was able to be to Kai.