I have to admit when creatures act all nice and then bite me and run off laughing it is adorably impish and makes me love them more

100% she hit the nail on the head, especially when she said " loving little deamon." And I my bird does troll around and laugh about it. I'm still love my little green deamon.

OMG best quaker vid ever. We have FIVE quakers - oldest is now 6 and the leader of the pack. So tired of people going on about their sweet little one that they have had for all of 3 months - they are truly little devils. i train them everyday. I hang with them everyday for at least an hour or two. I care for them as much as I care for my kids - bath, bedtime, regular meals, cleaning 'rooms', changing and updating toys, checking their health, their body/toes and MOST of all, watching over their interactions like they are in daycare ie break up fights, stop bullying, make sure everyone gets food, oh and stopping them from stealing shiny things from around the house. But they love us so much that they fly around the house and outside garden and still come home everyday.

Took one in 13 years ago and he’s the same from when we first got him,hates when you touch salt shakers…. He’s gotten a hold of mine and family members neck and hands 😂.

I just lost my Kiwi of 20 years. Thank you for sharing your videos. It's so comforting hearing their little voices. I love that you share the truth of teenage Quakers. They have such fun, yet very strong personalities.

I LOVE all of the information about those little brats called Quaker parrots. I rescued one about three years ago and just love him. I am happy to hear that what he is doing is part of who he is and I would never try to change it. Thank you so much for your great advice and fantastic channel about parrots.

You nailed it. “Loving Little Devils”. Lol. I work at home and mine loves to sit on my lap and chill while I work. And there’s times where he’s all over the place. Lol

The hissing in the ear and asking why?…. That made me laugh because yeah😂😂😂 thats weird!

I totally agree with everything you said! My Quaker lived to be 27 years old. She was the sweetest thing & the devil bird! If you spend time with them they can speak quite well. My girl could sing the entire Sesame Street song. Sometimes she would repeat a verse over and over waiting for me to sing. Other times she got angry and squawked if I sang. She was extremely smart, bossy, sweet and mean all in one little bundle. It took me a couple of years to stop trying to pick her up when she gave me several warnings. Oh and if she wasn't ready to be put in her cage, she would fly all over the house to get away......I knew that I would have to put a small towel over her to avoid getting bit if she didn't want to go to the cage. I did love her being part of the family. I still miss her. I will say that it is a commitment and anyone that can't commit to taking care of them for a long time (20-30 years) maybe should not get one.

I have my second Quaker parrot. She is 18 years old. Never heard her growl or hiss...she mainly does a click noise when things scare or pies her off. I have other birds so even subtle body language hasn't been a big problem...but yes they do like to laugh after biting...which most nonbird people don't seem to think is funny at all. I love their busy, sassiness. They can be more of a challenge than some of my bigger birds....but so worth it. I enjoy seeing yours on the videos.

My quaker will bark and spin in circles when she's going to lay an egg

I love your videos. Watch and rewatch every morning so my guy can listen to yours talking 😂 keep up the good work 💜

Just adopted a 5 year old female quaker, she's been with our family about a month now. Everything you said about behavior is spot on!!! I've had birds my whole life (44 years) and you definitely know your birds.

Great video and you hit the nail on the head when explaining their unpredictable, adorable, bratty antics. Described my Quaker to a tee. 😅 This was definitely informative and helpful to me - thank you!!

great video!! 💚 Also, just for future reference, “quaking” is a behavior that stems from an instinct that begins in the nestling stage 😊 quaker babies quake when they are hungry, specifically when they’re anticipating a feeding! The reasoning is the same though - excitement! Some babies all but grow out of it. But the large majority (as we well know) do not 😆 in my experience it seems to vary from one individual to another a little bit. Some do it any time they’re in an elevated emotional state, some do it mostly when they’re happy excited, and others do it when they’re being naughty or territorial! Anyways, just wanted to put that out there for ya! Thank you for your dedication to learning and educating others about our feathered companions. Quakers in particular have a very special place in my ❤ Keep up the greet work! Just subscribed and looking forward to future videos!

Always worried my little blue didn't like me completely because of the random bites, this video helps me feel better. I love blue but yes she's a demon 1000%

They are such difficult parrots. I have a conure and she’s sooooo much easier than my Quaker. My Quaker is an asshole. At night when it’s dark he actually can be super sweet. But daytime he’s unpredictable. I call him my daylight demon!

Thank you I learned so much about my bird and it makes so much sense now. 100% relatable I appreciate this video

All of her videos make me wonder why anybody would own one of these birds? I’m glad I’m doing my research before purchasing

My bird loves to troll. She'll nip and then laugh right to my face lmao

I'm glad I found you. I have a Quaker Parrot Group on Facebook and have been sharing your videos. Thank you very much for your knowledge.

You are so right! My loving little demon was the sweetest little girl 100%of the time, that is until she became and adult. Now she’s like playing Russian Roulette. You never know when that sweet feather baby will become a wild pterodactyl! And adorable lovable pterodactyl…

I just got one this year and I kinda had an idea of what he means but this has made me learn about rage better this video was amazing ❤

Beautiful Quakers! ❤️

Hi Fellow Quaker friend Mimis, you rock! Advice, don't apologize for making content, you are helping people, and what you have here is spot on! Good on you! Mr. Otis is my blue QP, and he rocks, and yes he goes through everyone of these with exception of the hissing and wings out one. After years what I have observed is this Mr. Otis will hold a grudge, if you don't spend enough time he gets mad for a bit. And it's up to him as to when he's ready to drop the attitude. At first I used to get upset, now I just give him space and keep trying and then he's fine! So if in doubt, just give him space. One time he was in a mood, so I said ok, I am going to let you be free to experience real flight... He was never out on his own before, but I just knew that we bonded and I wanted him to have a chance to experience the world... And guess what he somehow found his way back after about an hour on his own, and ofcourse me looking like crazy! How he did it was beyond me. Also I won't do it again! Otis Flys free kzfaq.info6gpveW2OAEg Keep up the GREAT WORK, and I learned that tapping is sign that he's marking his spot, did not know that at all! Appreciate it! Stay strong all!

barely subbed but i really like your channel hope you grow a bunch 😄

I have a Quaker Parrot and you're spot on!

I have 2 and everything you just said is 100% true. When you know you know

One of my quakers literally makes crosses with his beak on the floor in front of him when mad. It then gives you the looks of "cross this point and i will end you" 😂😂

You are SOT ON with EVERYTHING! I THANK YOU! Now i understand my Quaker is just a NORMAL Quaker and NOT A RABID POSSESSED DINOSAUR!!!!

lmaoo my quaker parrot(leslie) comes to my ear and hisses at me I dont even know why but its funny because she then flies away its pretty weird......... I raised her. Right now shes 3 months old and ohhh boy you perfectly described her.

My quaker parrot is the chillest bird ever. She doesn't ever scream, she almost never shows any aggression. She's only 8 months old and hasn't started talking yet, she might never just because she's not super vocal. When she does a wing lift and tilts forward she wants to be picked up or she'll wave a foot at you to be picked up. She loves the hang out in my jacket all day and will take naps with me. Shes great with new people and isnt scared of any noises. Down sides, she doesn't like toys, so doesnt like the color orange, she doesn't like any sort of citrus, doesn't like most vegetables, wastes most of her food, and she likes to wander on the floor. But she is by far the most perfect bird (for me) that I could ever ask for

3 weeks in with my 9 month old Quaker she is a cuddly, mischievous little shithead that seems to really like being with me, i really hope her personality doesn’t change cuz i like it

Honestly really funny birds but your right it takes a minute to learn their patterns and moods. We always ask him “whatcha doing” and he loves to respond with “witchita” which is hilarious

Quaker parrots are so mean but I think it's kinda cute. Like when my parrot starts sqeeking at me as soon as I go to speak I just tell her ,"Birdy shut yo bitch ass up" in a quit playful tone. Then she kinda starts to chill out a lil bit

Quakers are a fun little creature. Mine obviously gets upset when I've been away for a while and I know im playing a dangerous game when kissing mine but I do it to calm her down and when she gives kisses back I know shes calm. When she isnt I just let her sit back in her cage to mellow out.

I completely agree with that description of "loving little demons"!!! My quaker Rico is SUCH a troll towards me and even after 7 years he still tricks me. The amount of times I've fallen for his cute act and then suddenly BAM! he's nipping at my arm 🥲 He totally laughs at me too, the little devil! And I definitely know what you mean by growling!! Rico growls a fair bit but it's usually because I had to put him down to do something else so to me it's more like a toddler throwing a tantrum when I hear it 🤣 Truly a menace, but he's adorable and I love him and his feisty nips so much!!! Great video!!! 😊❤

I thought mine was hissing. Then I realized he’s copying me whispering. He seems to know the context of a whisper, so he’ll sit on my shoulder and if he thinks someone is listening, he’ll whisper in my ear. If I don’t whisper back, he’ll bite my ear.

This is so accurate, the puberty stage is horrible lol he bites my bf significantly more but oh boy do I miss when he was a sweet little baby aha

My sister refers to the tapping as "beak bonking."

Dang, your description of owning a Quaker Parrot is SPOT ON!!! 😂❤🦜 & WOW that puberty tho 😬 & ikr she will LITERALLY laugh in my face.. that sweet loving little terror will be sweet as can be, switch it up in just a seconds time & do something mean & fly back in her cage & start laughing!!! This was my 1st video of yours & your so spot on i just have to hit that subscribe button!❤

Very well said 😏 about the moody, cheeky, adorable Quaker Parrots!!! 🦖🦜👍

Hahaha awesome video, and so accurate! Yep, you are right quaker parrots finds it funny to see your pain. Bruno can come to me to kiss, cuddle etc. then he out of nowhere starts biting my hands so hard, I start to question my life choices ;) But he still is not messing with me as much as with others because I am ignoring his attempts to bite me, when my grandma started to show that she is scared every time Bruno comes to her very fast, he started to literally troll her. He was flying on her head, around her, biting her ears and fingers, things he never do to me. And he sometimes is coming to someone, biting ear, and starts laughing. And yes I have to guess what mood Bruno is at this moment, he seems cuddly then bam! bite. I know that he is angry if he sits in the cage for too long or if I am not home for too long. Or if i am trying to take something from him/ change his toys positions. He was absolutely furious when I bought him a new cage and started to move things from the old one. Hahaha yes the head shake :D Looks amazing when they do this. And tapping, Bruno is tapping my shoulder, usually when I am turning water on. Yep Bruno is sometimes hissing jus because. When it comes to the sounds when they are trying to mate with you...yea, it is hard to replicate you just need to hear that :D Sometimes he also is taking toys from me with visible aggression, like angry kid, like 'give me that freaking toy!!!' :D And yea, Bruno tries to mate my arm from time to time, that's when I know I have to back off. And yes I can agree with you on one more thing, when Bruno was a baby he was so sweet I was sure he won't bite me, when he started his puberty, well...:D Also sounds, when he was a baby he wasn't screaming. Now he has sleeping cage and cage dor a day because my parents can't stand his morning screaming at 5 AM :D And i kinda like those sounds.

i’m getting a quaker tomorrow 🤪 i’ve had birds for years but he will be my first parrot and your videos have made me excited for him but also quaker puberty makes me nervous. i can’t wait to work with my new guy but i’ll 100% keep in mind we may be in the honeymoon stage.😂

This shows me my sister's quaker is the most chill bird ever 😂 Echo rarely hisses or quakes and just wants scritches constantly! She snuggles me for hours and gently preens my face. Shes gonna be 4 in a few months and is just the sweetest girlie

100% spot on. You described my Marty to a T. He’s mastered the phrase “be a good boy”

I spent time with my Quaker and he is 7 months and he did everything in the video 😂

Overstimulation was the cause of my quaker, Jazzy, trying to bite my husband. Unfortunately, Jazzy had a stroke on Feb. 24 and he passed away. I miss him so much

getting my quaker on thursday after years of research and wanting to own one. super excited for the journey.

Omg so true.. one second he’s saying gimme kiss n wanting pets another second he’s attacking me n making me bleed 😭 He’s a menace but he’s the cutest

Great video you are spot on I got my first Quaker parrot because I was sitting outside smoking a cigarette and it landed on my head I thought she was a dude for the first 3 years I had her until she started laying eggs by herself because she was so aggressive. I had her for 7 years until she escaped and I could not get her back because I was at work and I was the only one that she liked. I just went and picked up two little babies last month I've never had two at the same time wish me luck. ✌️🍻

Buster does the hissing on you when he's loving you.

Nailed it lady…prankster birds

Quaker needs lotta patience.

my parrot COPIED my laugh when she comes and tricks me and bites me

Their home behavior explains a lot of things about places where they're present in feral form after introduction/escape

Man I had a Quaker (Twinkie) when I was a kid. Was a great friend, but learned by trial and error how to handle him. Experienced everything you mentioned in the video. He would go into this attack mode for about 10-15 minutes where he would lift up his wings, start laughing nonstop while climbing/sliding down from his cage, and sprint full speed to me just to climb and attack me 😂. Had it where he would be cuddling with me just to bite the crap outta my face with no warning. Would have to endure the bites while putting him in his cage/house and locking it until he calmed down. They're beautiful maniacs.

This is so accurate like I'll show my quaker to someone and be like "oop he's about to attack" or something and they look at me like "?????" It really is a sixth sense 😂

Rescued a Quaker and named him Oscar (Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street). And maaaaan does that little turd live up to his name. He purs like a cat when I give him scratches on his neck and out of absolutely nowhere, he’ll just chomp my arm. I’ve also got a Goffin’s Cockatoo who was also a rescue. Used to pluck and have horrible separation anxiety and was scared to leave his cage. He’s fully recovered, no bald spots, and loves to fly outside. But to my point, rehabbing my cockatoo who’s species has a reputation for being difficult was significantly easier and more pleasant than any time I’ve had to deal with my Quaker. Love him to death but I don’t think I’ll be going out looking for another one anytime soon. Anyway, beautiful birds you have. Thanks for the video

Hi, I just recently got a baby Quaker and I have a lot of questions about the baby side and when they start going into there juvenile stage I wanted to know how many months does it normally take I’ve watched alot of your vids to do my research I had bought him I believe at his four month marker but idk for sure bc the guy that breeds them took the pictures before selling me the bird I was also wanted to know so I recently put a cage in my room so he could get comfortable but he seems to not to want to sleep in it he likes sleeping in my hanger rack and I’d like away to relocate his bed area

I just had a quaker 1 year i didn't experimented the most of this.. But this is very good for the new *12 BABY QUAKER PARROTS* im taking care of..

People's replies are so different from my experience. We adopted our Quaker as about a 2 1/2 year old. He was somewhat bitey when we first took him in, but he got over it. Breeding season tended to be a little rougher. The rest of the year he was snuggly. Loved to sing. I did clip the outer two flight feathers as he had a tendency to fly into things. We also had young children in and out of the house all the time, and I did not want to risk him slipping outside. I do suspect that not being fully flighted may tame some of the random aggression. I realize that upsets some, but I think it is important to work with the individual bird and the living situation. Reepicheep lived until he was almost 29 years. It is very strange without him. I truly can't say I ever saw him bite out of spite or just for fun, other than possibly one time more than 25 years ago.

after watching this i realised i probably got the most chill quaker parrot on earth. mine jus lets me love tf outta it. if it bites its VERY gentle

So my boyfriend's quaker has taken a liking to me. To the point where she does not like anyone else and will literally fly to me if someone is holding her and she sees me. And if I'm holding her, she will bite anyone else who comes near me. I call her my guard dog. She loves trolling my boyfriend, she literally laughs when she nips him and is a menace. I love my little demon baby 🖤

Whenever it sounds like they are hissing in your ear without showing any aggressive behavior I learned is them mimicking your breathing

He just like suddenly doesn’t want no one to touch them like it’s just him that’s all

My parrot name is Sam and he loves this video

I love your videos on experience. Do your Quakers talk any?

The quaker Im fostering is very hard to read, but im used to the easy body language of a cockatiel haha. He mocks my laugh and is not hand tame at all lol. Very cute though and he likes to make honking noises to wake me up

I've had my quaker for about 15 years and have never heard it explained in words. When people ask me about my quaker I just can't explain it. My timneh and my macaw are no problem to explain to other people, but the quaker I just can't put into words even though I know how to avoid strangers getting their feelings hurt.

Heyyy! I have a Quaker named Rhino, and I saw how you were talking about spring time and there hormone spikes and when they click not to touch them or they will become aggressive. Rhino dosent click, but he goes to the back of his cage, fluffs up, shakes back and forth, and does this weird hissing breathing noise, where you can tell it’s a bit different than hissing. And it’s spring time, so is this what you were talking about with there springtime hormones,Or is this a respiratory health issue?

I live near a big grass oval and my bird will go absolutely OUT of her mind when she sees the man on the ride on lawnmower!

Lol so I'm not the only one who's quaker parrots screams at them any time I talk lol

my quaker was freaking out at the other quaker noises 💀 he was flying around squeaking and asking what i was doing lma9

I had a Quaker parrot. I did not have very many friends as a kid and Cricket my parrot was my best friend. Quakers can be territorial. Mine would fly down from a lighting fixture and bite people. One day a family friend was over. This friend was rather pompous. Cricket flew down and bit off the mole on her neck. I still miss Cricket.

My Quaker will hiss in my ear too, it’s usually as a form of wooing since he usually tries to make his way to my hand shortly after. I just put him in I’m his cage and let him cool down for a bit lol

Sometimes my Quaker does the tapping thing to our clothes or even to our skin (resulting in bloody cuts), what should I do to discourage this behavior/what does it mean?

I used to be nervous of my cockatiel biting me since he’s prone to do, but after having a baby Quaker for a few months , I’m immune to cockatiels 😭

We got rescued a girl last month. She was given up and didn’t even have a name nor did they know the age. We’ve slowly got her acclimated but there are some things that we still struggle with. Any tips?

My Sulphur crested cockatoo passed and ended up rescuing a Quaker parrot. He is neurotic for sure LOL. He's settling and and for the most part decent but ya he is hyper and all over the place. I ended up naming him George Costanza because he looks bald with his gray head. He for sure is a little troll. But way less aggressive than my macaw.

What if my quaker keeps shaking his head? Sometimes i play with my quaker or just talking to him or massaging him and he starts shaking his head like saying 'no'. What does that mean?

I relate it ,I have Quaker parrot. I make this Clacking noises with my parrot today i get to know it's not good but he enjoy with me I thought he likes it moving his head at this noise. We just play with this suggest me what to do??

This is so funny, that u say little devils... bcuz it's true! My quaker is 27 yrs old. Thank God she's old now cuz she has calmed down. She's never been locked in the cage and never will be. She used to attack my son, bite his back and fly away. My son was 18 at the time. She's everything u have described. Thank you for sharing 💕

I got abused one, so its hard but not impossible, i use gloves he doesn't like my hands. Will cuddle my face often very affection bird but also energetic as hell which is why they get rehome a lot. See a lot in shelters, i definitely wont get another

How do you get them back in the cage if they are being too aggressive ??

Mine changes his pitch of his kiss. His high pitch is excitement and low pitch is surprised(in cage)/love(out of cage).

I just recently adopted a 6 month old quaker parrot. This video helped me so so much!! 🦜❤

My quaker hisses at coke cans 😂

That box you had will cuase hormonal behavior and that will lead to aggression.

I sometimes hear our quakers do this purring sound, could that be a growl instead??

right now mine is a untam baby. i having to tame him . he does not bite at all now but i very sure fthat change as he gets older

I have a quaker and a conure. What a big difference! I have tried to understand my quaker, but can't. I spend a few minutes a day one on one training, but he hates hands. Plus, if I have the conure on my hand, the Quaker flies at me and bites me. I just take him as he is and never let him on my shoulder anymore.

On June 04.2024 I arrived home to notice my Chica (quaker) not looking good. I held her for 20-30 minutes and she was very calm. MIN you seemed/was fine in the morning. Well somewhere about 6:22PM while holding her in my hand/arms she let out a scream, her wings expanded and sadly... she passed on. WHY. I don't understand this and I am having such an emotional time thinking of what could have gone wrong during the day. Can someone please try to explain this to me. THANK YOU SO MUCH! BTW, Chica would have been 3 years Novemeber 2024

Thinking of getting one ☝️ stuck on should I get a male or female 🤔Are they louder then a sun conure😬

Hey so my step mom has a Quaker parrot and it keeps squaking in an angry way and the bird sometimes gets attention and no one in the house likes the bird what do I do? currently as I’m typing this the bird is squaking?

Sounds like your birds are bonded to each other and less to you. I'm considering a quaker parrot, but only one so it will bond with me. I've heard that they can become aggressive if they bond with another bird and not a human. I could be wrong, but I'm watching several videos from different sources on the subject, so I get a broader understanding.

Where did you get your quaker parrot?

My quaker bird name is heaven and she’s so bad

I attempted to watch this but every time a quaker made a noise, mine had to answer. Every. Single. Time.

my 6yr old female hisses when she is scared. she taps because she wants to be with us ie be on the dinner table.... if i ignore the tapping , she goes into full blown quaker mode. I have to put her in the bathroom to visit her "little friend" during meals. she hisses at her shadow in thhe evening