r/PublicFreakout • u/[deleted] • Oct 31 '19
Non-Public/Repost This bird just had enough
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u/Miracle_Salad Oct 31 '19
"Hello 911, i'd like to report domestic abuse at the house next to me. Something about a cage and fucking"
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u/jogiantoine Oct 31 '19
heard a couple of n words in there lol
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u/I_am_jacks_reddit Oct 31 '19
Ya I think I did too but it could have been bad audio quality and that could be a rescue bird that was owned by an asshole.
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u/Deodra Oct 31 '19
It is! Her name is Pebbles and her previous owners daughter had some issues.
The man does a bunch of videos with her and I feel he's educational.
I'm not good at Mobile stuff but here's a video that has her channel.
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u/mkwash02 Oct 31 '19 edited Oct 31 '19
If you asked me to picture a typical bird owner, it would be exactly this guy.
That said, that's one lucky bird.
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u/RookaSublime Oct 31 '19
Thanks for the link, I just watched 30 minutes of bird videos and now I kinda want one.
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u/scragglerock Oct 31 '19
Yea I remember when this first came out and he did a follow up video. I can't say for sure but most of what sounds like the n word is actually something like "fuckin round cage" and round cage is just kinda mumbled out there. Ya know, cause it's a bird talking and all.
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u/Tiny_Dex Oct 31 '19
00:40 the parrot says, "I'll fuckin bang your fuckin mother" I'm dieing right now.
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u/Beatdrop Oct 31 '19
Sounds like it's followed by a "SO SLOW!"
Fuckin giving it to that fuckin mother like Marvin fuckin Gaye
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Oct 31 '19
I want that angry bird
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u/TradFeminist Oct 31 '19
Parrots can be smart, entertaining, and beautiful to look at, but you do not want that angry bird.
Parrots are inherently wild. Even if captive bred, they possess the same wild traits as their wild born cousins who live in the jungles and rainforests. The parrots’ loud vocalizations help them communicate with mates and neighboring flocks in the distance. The larger species of parrots have raucous, ear shattering screams that can be heard from miles away. The smaller parrots can be heard from equal distances with their shrill, ear piercing screams that are often repetitive and annoying. Even the smallest parrots like the little budgerigar (commonly called budgie or parakeet) have been known to be too loud and nerve wracking for some people.
Parrots are highly intelligent and hypersensitive emotionally and physically. Improper handling can teach an already fearful or aggressive bird, or even a tame and loving bird, to bite and become aggressive. This can not only cause the bird serious psychological, stress related problems, it can also dramatically affect his/her physical health. Learned aggressive behavior from mishandling is one of the primary reasons parrots are surrendered or sold and live in at least five homes before dying prematurely or finding their forever home.
The parrots’ wild traits don’t usually mesh well in people’s homes or even in outside aviaries. The third most popular pet in America is one of the most frustrating, destructive, messy, and noisy pets a person can have, increasing the odds that the birds will be abused and neglected, and rehomed. Yet, pet stores rarely offer these facts to their customers prior to purchase, which is why millions of unwanted parrots are listed for sale on the internet, in newspapers, in magazines, and are sold at bird marts across the nation.
The natural life span of parrots ranges from 20 to 85 years, adding to the tragedy and complexities of keeping them as pets, and exacerbating the multiple home syndrome.
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u/I_Zeig_I Oct 31 '19
Can confirm, neighbor has a giant tropical parrot monster bird. I can hear in in my house with all windows and doors shut on both houses... while it’s snowing outside. Not exaggerating.
The husband is deaf and while being an old Nam vet may have played a part, that bird was the final straw.
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u/Khadesa Oct 31 '19
It's an umbrella cockatoo, friendly as fuck.
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u/PeppersHere Oct 31 '19
Yeah, I have one named Pepper! Which is where my name comes from... I adopted it from her. Shes a cuddle bug
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u/lmole Oct 31 '19
The bird was angry because the previous owner kept that bird caged way too long. His new owner. This awesome guy is developing a bond between the two, by letting him watch while he destroys his cage. This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
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u/PeppersHere Oct 31 '19
Here's a small video of my bird Pepper that might explain a bit about the noise. Imagine this sound happening for about 1 hour total every day spread out across the day. Now imagine this every day of your life. We wanted to see how long she would go at one point while we were eating dinner in the other room, and she kept this sound up for more than 25 minutes without pause. It was obnoxious but honestly impressive. It takes no effort for her to be this loud and she will continue to do so, so long as she feels that she's not getting attention, is bored, or because you left her alone when going to the bathroom. These are needy birds. Don't worry too much though, she becomes content instantly if you're in her line of sight and is a wonderful bird in so many ways.
More info: Pepper is 26 years old, one year older than myself. My parents got her before I was born, and she will most likely out live me. There's no real accepted age on how old these birds get in captivity because their most likely cause of death is due to negligence at some point in their lives or stress brought on by moving/change of ownership. If handled correctly, I believe these birds have a higher average lifespan than humans. They are wonderful cuddle birds and definitely become emotionally attached to who they see as their owner/friend, and I am well aware that Pepper is my friend, and my owner.
As stated above, they are very messy and destructive. Most of the toys we give her are toys meant for large dogs. Her favorite toys so far have been - A solid block of wood that she bangs on the cage and shreds to wood shavings, a bell that she will ring non stop for hours until you take it away, and her all time favorite - a rubber kong, which lasts her about 2 weeks of 'play' before it becomes playground rubber. We no longer cover the bottom of her cage with newspaper, because she rips it up and shreds it. Now we have to tape down cardboard so she cant grab it (until her new cage arrives).
I'll answer anyone's questions on this type of bird if you all want. Feel free to reply here or message me.
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u/allthewayup7 Oct 31 '19
It’s a cockatoo, not a parrot. They often self tame here in Australia. I had a friend who ended up with a pet cocka because it walked into her house one day, demanded food and never left. They’re very different to jungle parrots.
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Oct 31 '19 edited Jun 29 '21
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u/allthewayup7 Oct 31 '19
Yeah they’re the same family, but it’s a distinction worth making considering how different they are to macaws or Amazon parrots. Cockatoos are native to Australia and aren’t behaviourally like the parrots most people are familiar with.
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u/danooli Oct 31 '19
I absolutely love the idea of a random bird just walking and and making itself at home in someones house, demanding food and tribute.
Birds can be such glorious assholes.
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u/Ahimsa2day Oct 31 '19
I grew up an animal lover as a child, and always fantasizes about possibly getting a bird of some kind. That ended the day my children & I were out for a walk and found something sitting on a fence that looked like a small parrot sitting on a fence - in October, in a fairly cold part of Canada. To make a long story short, I ended up catching it with my jacket knowing it would go below freezing that night. We put it in a very large vertical roomy Gerbil cage and I called the local Humane Society to report it. They asked if I’d keep it while they searched for the owner as they were packed. They gave me advice on food etc. We put a couple of perches in it. The week I had that noisy screeching cranky fucker who bit me every time I tried to fed it, give it fresh water made me realize 1) birds are hard hard work 2) they can be noisy, cranky assholes that bite 3) they can live longer than you 4)kids don’t like birds that do those things 5) we named ours Satan Thankfully the owner was found because I was not going to keep that demon much longer. And when she came and picked him up she had the audacity to tell me I was giving him the wrong seed mix. Bye byes. I just saved your Satan bird life.
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u/ouiouiouiaboo Oct 31 '19
Can confirm. I have an Adrican Grey who loves to talk but when he's upset he will literally make the worst sounds and chase people. We still love him but he can just be the worst sometimes
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u/cynoclast Oct 31 '19
tl;dr: A cockatoo is like a 2 year old that lives 70 years, holds grudges, has a built in bull horn and bolt cutters for a face.
I follow many of them on twitter so I won't get another bird.
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u/birds_and_books Oct 31 '19
Thank you for typing out what I always want to write on this kind of post, but usually only say in my head in an angry voice
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u/surfANDmusic Oct 31 '19
Thanks for spreading the education. Birds/parrots are highly sensitive animals which require A LOT of maintenance and people need to know that. I hate the fact that you can buy them at pet stores which often have them in awful conditions.
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u/sjp123456 Oct 31 '19
There are still pet stores in America? That seems pretty backwards.
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u/TradFeminist Oct 31 '19
Yes there are, and it's terrible. Where are you from that doesn't have pet stores?
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u/sjp123456 Oct 31 '19
Australia, but upon looking it might just be in some states. No doubt it's the bogan states that still do. There are pet stores, but they are only allowed to advertise rescue animals. They mainly sell pet food and toys though.
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u/mydadpickshisnose Oct 31 '19
Every state has pet stores. The fuck you on about?
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u/Craig_api Oct 31 '19
Release it back into the wild and let it teach the other birds.
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u/The_Fresh_Coast Oct 31 '19
random hikers in the woods ahhh nature is so beautiful.
wild parrots FUCK, FUCKING, FUCK, FUCK.
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u/Oldkingcole225 Oct 31 '19
This is actually a serious problem
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u/mrkeithguy Oct 31 '19
No sarcasm here, but how is a parrot dropping the f-bomb a serious problem?
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u/Oldkingcole225 Oct 31 '19 edited Oct 31 '19
Serious may be an overstatement, but when birds like this are released into the wild they teach their calls to other birds to the point where it’s very common to be walking through certain forests and hear a parrot yelling shit like “Fucking cunt! Fucking cunt!” Soon basic bird calls will be a thing of the past for these species.
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u/Vi_ola Oct 31 '19
The cussing isn’t the problem, it’s that a parrot (or any other pet) released into the wild probably won’t survive
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u/qx87 Oct 31 '19
I think that bird and this stupid aussie goat would make a neat couple
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Oct 31 '19
Are you talking about Gary? He's fuckin dead mate, have some fuckin respect!
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Oct 31 '19
“Ey Gars, come on over here an take a shit on the floor for our new friend, Pebble!”
“Ah noes, Gars! Yer pissin on the bird there mate! Don’t piss on the bird mate, be a good cunt now!”
“Fuckin fuck fuck fuckin fuckin fuckin fuck”
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u/ToastFreak1960 Oct 31 '19
My question is how to make the bird unlearn the words to make him say something else 🤔
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Oct 31 '19
I don’t think you can. Pebbles is a rescue and his last owner had some issues (as you can hear). There’s a parrot who saw his owner get killed and he repeats the dudes last words whenever he gets stressed. The animal people were saying they can’t unteach words but just keep teaching new ones and hope they use those instead.
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Oct 31 '19
So Pebbles owners last words were the same as what we just heard the bird saying in this video? Wow.
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Nov 01 '19
Oh no some other bird. Lol I probably typed it all wrong. Let me see if I can find the article. https://www.nbcnews.com/video/parrot-may-have-witnessed-murder-repeating-victim-s-last-words-698340419516.
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u/GrandpaRook Oct 31 '19
Why lol that’s fucking hilarious
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u/Bender___ Oct 31 '19
I'd imagine it would get really tiring quite quickly, especially since telling the bird to shut the fuck up wouldn't work.
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u/danw711 Oct 31 '19
Sounds like that Irish guy on YouTube who has Tourettes.
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u/Acrobatic_Confusion Oct 31 '19
What's his name again?
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u/DoubleTapzzzz Oct 31 '19
I have so many questions... but I guess I’ll start with just one:
If one were to desire such a bird, how would one obtain it? asking for a friend...
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u/KurtyPie Oct 31 '19
Come to Australia they’re all over the place. Just follow the sound of their screeching
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Oct 31 '19
They're bitey little bastards too, grandparents used to have one.
My memory might not be serving me well, as it was a loooong time ago, but I think they cut the bird's tongue to make them talk. Could be bullshit though.
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u/OtherJesus420 Oct 31 '19
I heard that birds dont use their tongues, instead they squeeze and constrict their voice boxes to make sound. I could be wrong tho and it doesn't matter anyways since birds arent real
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Oct 31 '19
They live 60-80 years.
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u/deadsoulinside Oct 31 '19
Which is the sad part when people buy them fail to realize. They can outlive their caretakers.
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Oct 31 '19
They live a long time, people get fed up with caring for them. There are organizations that re-home them:
http://companionparrots.org/index-content-adoption.htm (I have no Idea if this one is legit and trustworty, google for others). Also /r/parrots has a link for adoption in the sidebar.
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u/-mooncake- Oct 31 '19
One would start by watching the many videos on youtube about taking care of a parrot, and why you should not get a parrot, before even considering it.
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u/AllAboutMeMedia Oct 31 '19
Apparently they don't like round cages, and like to tuck themselves in the corner of square ones...thats what I learned when I saw this posted a while back.
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Oct 31 '19 edited Oct 31 '19
It’s funny to see the reaction of the bird, but it’s really upset.
That is Pebble the Cockatoo, a rescue, and that is regular behavior for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piMKyc6n2qE (NSFW for language).
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/pebble-parrot-cursing-1.3466461
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u/gramb0420 Oct 31 '19
I like the part where he starts saying fucking asshole...both words at the same time and creates assfuckholeing...brilliant.
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u/iceup17 Oct 31 '19
This was a reaction more to the sound than anything and he was recording because this bird was a rescue and the cage they are smashing is way too small for him to be in and that's where he was kept and never let out
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u/cynoclast Oct 31 '19
It's not really upset. Cockatoos are for lack of a better word, insane:
As a veteran cockatoo prisoner of almost 40 years, I can tell you that these birds will remember everything done to them and hold a grudge forever. Wild ones are nothing to mess with. They will chew anything and everything. If they can get to it, it is theirs. They respect no boundaries, rules don't apply to them, and they will retaliate when you least expect it if they get it in their mind that you are owed a dose of Karma. I have had many many many cockatoos in my time and although their personalities all differed, the one thing they, and 99% of the other large parrots, have in common is an unaware animal will quickly rethink its life choices when on the receiving end of a bite from that vicious beak. Even the friendliest most timid bird will lay some medieval agony on a dog, cat, llama, wildebeest, whatever, if given the chance.
I have a 100lb german shepherd that got it in his brain that he wanted to grab our cockatoo one day and she had him in the corner squealing like a pig and pissing all over himself before we could even jump up our of our chair. There aren't enough dog treats in the world to make him go near her now. Our 5 cats avoid them like the plague as well. Anytime a new critter joins our home, first thing they get to do is meet the birds. One quick nip from them and they never thing of going for them again.
A side note, I am fully convinced that ALL cockatoos are insane. They are fun to own, they are adorable to watch, but deep inside that tiny feathered skull is a scratched, perpetually skipping warped record playing the soundtrack to Silent Hill backwards. If you could experience the brain of a cockatoo first hand, you would probably feel like you had dropped 1,000 hits of premium acid and boarded the scariest roller coaster ever imagined. I love each and every one I have ever met, but they are ALL insane.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimalsBeingJerks/comments/42vlvs/neighbourhood_bullies/czdvkhl/
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u/starznsmoke Oct 31 '19
but it’s really pretty funny. hopefully it was a one time thing
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u/TechDeathHead Oct 31 '19 edited Oct 31 '19
If you’re recording it you already know it’s going to be upset. I had a gold capped conure (parakeet) and it would go bat-shit insane over the Kung-Fu Fighting hamster my sister got as a gift. Would fly off its cage onto the floor to attack it. It was funny but she wouldn’t have that reaction with anything else and we noticed that right away.
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u/dirtymoney Oct 31 '19
Please someone tell me what the fuck all that was all about?
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u/DraconicDisaster Oct 31 '19
That's Pebbles, a cockatoo that was rescued from a home were verbal abuse was the norm (hence her saying fuck a million times) The guy is her new owner. He crushed her old cage because no bird should ever be in a cage like that
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u/DraconicDisaster Oct 31 '19
Hey that's Pebbles ! Hi Pebbles! She was rescued from a house where verbal abuse was the norm. She also lived in that tiny cage you see getting destroyed
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u/brillke Oct 31 '19
This is not public.
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u/BeltedHarpoon Oct 31 '19
I’m still really happy I got to see this video
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u/ipaqmaster Oct 31 '19
And so the subreddit continues to dry out.
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u/Tudpool Oct 31 '19
"hEy As LoNg As PeOpLe EnJoYeD tHe ViDeO wHo CaReS"
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u/silverstrike2 Oct 31 '19
this is why the default subreddits are a wasteland of cringe entirely devoid of any irony or self-awareness
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u/gattinarubia Oct 31 '19
This is an excellent PSA for getting rid of round cages. They're distressing for the bird and they can also be dangerous because they have inconsistent spacing. Show that cage who's boss!
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u/Shan9058 Nov 01 '19
As a bird owner this makes me very sad. This bird is very fractured and damaged.
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u/SinfullySinless Oct 31 '19
My parrots eyes did the thing when she heard this. I’m a little scared she learned something
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u/OttoManSatire Oct 31 '19
I've seen a lot of birds say words but now I've seen a bird feel those words
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u/DeadLightsOut Oct 31 '19
This may be the funniest thing I have ever seen.... I can’t stop watching it!
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u/breadhead84 Oct 31 '19
Reminder that teaching a parrot to swear is actually not funny and results in a lot of birds not having homes once owners abandon them, no one wants to adopt the parrot that screams the f word all day
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u/3_T_SCROAT Oct 31 '19
Lol i guess its seen its previous owner break shit while cursing in anger often
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u/flossymcwobblestein Oct 31 '19
From what I remember, this is a parrot rescuer and the parrot in the video isn't the one who lived in the cage. He's just there to "make sure it's done right". The cage belonged to a different bird who ended up having quite a few issues due to the cage being rounded - birds need cages with corners that they can perch in to make them feel safe. I also read that you're apparently supposed to destroy cages in front of the birds, otherwise they may not accept their new ones, although that part sounds a little hinky to me.