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Sunnyside | HELP?!

Alright guys, this is the only other macaw I've ever seen do this (Ninja, an older blue and gold macaw):

Any info/resources you have on it... please let me know in a comment or DM....

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How's Bean doing?!

Construction has started and this is what Bean thinks of all of it... 

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Will Sunny let Capri pet him?!

New Sunnyside episode... 

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Bean Update! (on a little of everything...)

In today's video I'm showing: 

  • What Bean's treat test looks like! We talk about the importance of this here
  • How he's...

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Construction Progress Update

Hey guys, so it's way easier to video like this for the construction stuff but you will see the Bean video edits take longer and are a bit behind the overall construction update so just a little FYI on that! 

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Sunnyside | A funny moment...

Just a short and sweet (and somewhat comical) behind the scenes clip this time... 

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Oh Flock! Tusa is really...

I have to say, I considered not showing you guys how we can get frustrated sometimes with the lack of interest shown from our birds, or if they're acting out of character. But then, I thought, THIS sort of footage is EXACTLY what "Oh Flock" is about. And we are humans, so we get frustrated too!&n...

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New pins in the works! (the mock ups)

This is the first pitch draft I get from Hyper Finch. I thought you guys would enjoy seeing the process of the pin creations! 

My feedback on these was to progress forward with Tusa, Storm and Rasta. Touche and Hymie are getting some alterations and back and forth still. (More...

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Sunnyside | Breakthrough!!

Today's video shows the handling breakthrough I've discovered with Sunny. He used to feel around foreverrrrrr until finally stepping up oh so slowly... but now that I grab that first foot securely, it makes him commit to stepping up and letting go of the side of his cage with his beak SO FAST! It...

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Oh Flock! w/Tusa

Dave decided to see if Tusa showed any interest in learning the retrieve... 

Many of our trick training is based on our bird's natural interests. Which is why you see some birds do some tricks while others do ... well, other tricks. Tusa... well... not so much. 

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Oh Flock! Conures ep. 3 (final episode)

Here's the happy ending to working with Phoebe solo! I originally wanted to do it in the house, but I now have that baby camelot so I couldn't quite make that work under my current circumstances but I'm just happy with her outcome of working solo compared to the first and second videos with her. ...

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Sunny gets new wings!!!!

If you have been tuning into our stories on @birdtrickslive you've seen Sunny's transformation in real time. And if you tuned into our last live you heard the exciting news of Sunny getting a new set of wings. The n...

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Sunnyside (Bath Training)

Yep, I am still working on getting Sunny to do more than just tolerate the spray bath... 

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Tasty Tuesday with Sunny!

Today we made something special for Sunny to show how you can alter ingredients to fit the interests of your own birds while still enticing them to try new foods! 

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Bondi pin design update

Hey guys, here is the first mock up from Hyper Finch as well as the final version. I thought you may enjoy seeing part of the process! 

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Oh, Flock! | Pheobe ep. 2

Focusing on Phoebe in this episode. 

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Instagram Lives This Month!

Hey guys! Alright, you've all been begging for a live to be on a weekend so I am finally going to make it happen this month. 

I have some majorly exciting news to share with you all this month which I plan to do on the lives. And if you miss them, don't worry, they're now part...

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Conure pin update!

Guys! So stoked. I went with what you all suggested and fit these 3 cuties tight and snug together like they're always seen doing at night and randomly around. I hope you love the design, and we ended up brightening up the colors a bunch and these cuties are in the works! Can't wait to see these ...

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Getting Bean to enjoy water (the process + journey)

I edited Bean's bathing progress into its own video, hope you enjoy seeing it this way! 

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BirdTricks Tuesday | Foundational Failures Series

Our series on BirdTricks Tuesday 2020 is focusing on 18 Foundational  Failures that lead to major problems! They may seem obvious, but they're  things we see ALL. THE. TIME. and finally felt the need to address in  this series!

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Sunnyside | Some hang out time...

This is only about me interfering because I told Dave to go get Sunny so we could all hang out lol. 

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Bean's Happy Place!!

Another update on how Bean is doing! 

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Oh, Flock! My Conures won't step up!!!

This is a much longer episode of my Oh, Flock series than usual because I squeezed in all 3 of my conures into one video... do you guys prefer these longer videos or the short, unedited updates? 

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August Content Schedule

  • August 1st - Oh flock, conures ep. 1 rocko tier*
  • August 2nd - Bean Video bondi tier*
  • August 3rd - Sunnyside rocko tier*
  • August 4th - BirdTricks Tuesday bondi tier*
  • August 5th - Bean Video bondi tier*
  • ...

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Q&A!!

I was supposed to post this on the 29th - totally spaced it if I'm being real, which I am. So anyway, filmed it today, edited it today and uploaded it... today. (Stay tuned at the end for Capri's answers) 

Thank you for being part of our Rocko and Morgan tiers, we love you guys. <...

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Sunnyside | Handling Sunny

Explaining some new handling progress! 

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How did I quarantine Bean?

More info on quarantining new birds: click here

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Sunnyside | Reaction to Jinx

This definitely clued me in to Dave not dreaming alone... 

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Sunnyside! | Slow Step Up (but he's doing it!)

I wanted to make sure to show this body language in its entirety. Slowest step up ever, huh? Anyone elses bird do this? 

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Bean settling in...

Another Bean update! 

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