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Best Behaved Birds

Providing bespoke and affordable consultations on bird behaviour, training and care! 🦜🦆🦅 I enjoy helping educate and assist others.

About Us:

Best Behaved Birds was founded in 2020 by Sophie Barnett and David Trebus. Sophie:
Hi everyone, I'm Sophie and I'm part of the Best Behaved Birds team. I have over 10 years of experience working with a wide variety of animals including birds, exotic mammals and California sea lions. I graduated from university in 2014 after studying a BSc (Hons) in Animal Behaviour and Welfare and achi

eved a First Class grade. Prior to this, I studied a National Diploma in Animal Management and earned a Triple Distinction grade. I have worked in a diverse range of roles in the animal care sector, including: delivering talks as a zoo presenter, working in a cattery, and teaching college students theoretical and practical animal care. I also worked at a children’s farm where I looked after over 100 birds and other livestock in my role as Head of Birds. My areas of special interest are: positive reinforcement training, managing parrot hormones, nutrition and enclosure design. If you'd like to find out more about me and my flock, you can find me on my YouTube channel 'BirdNerdSophie'. David:
Hi, I'm David and I'm part of the of the Best Behaved Birds team. I've loved birds, especially parrots, since I was a child and have kept them for most of my life. I have extensive experience with most small parrot species as well as other bird species. I also have experience with other small animals and exotic species such as reptiles, small mammals and fish. My specialism is parrot training and bonding, engaging with parrots and teaching them new behaviours. I'm always working with our own birds to teach them new tricks and behaviours, as well as provide the best quality of care for them with my partner Sophie. I come from a teaching and research background and used to work as an academic in a University. I recently completed a qualification from the University of Edinburgh in Animal Behaviour and Welfare and have attended seminars and training sessions on parrot behaviour. I'm always trying to expand my knowledge on the subject and plan to pursue more qualifications specific to the subject. If you want to find out more about me or my birds you can find me on my YouTube channel 'TheParrotTeacher’ where I post videos on parrot care and training.

07/08/2025

Two happy beaks! Frits the parrotlet and Phoebe the Jardine’s parrot are loving their Best Behaved Birds foraging mixes! Has your bird tried them yet? 🦜

06/08/2025

Another lovely review 🦜🥰

04/08/2025

How handsome is Sherbert the Alexandrine? 😍 We enjoyed working with his owners to reduce his screaming!

01/08/2025

Struggling to get your bird to eat vegetables? We’ve just posted a brand new, free blog post with some of our top tips for parrot diet conversion!

Check out the blog here:

https://bestbehavedbirds.com/2025/08/01/how-to-get-your-bird-to-eat-vegetables-parrot-diet-conversion-tips/

26/07/2025

We had a wonderful consultation for Leia the hawk-headed parrot, and Oscar the blue and gold macaw! We worked on reducing Oscar’s feather destructive behaviour, and came up with a plan to build more tolerance between the two birds!

23/07/2025

We had a great consultation for sweet little Fefe to reduce his hormonal behaviour!

22/07/2025

Our Healthy Parrot Seed and Grain Mix is packed with high quality, human grade ingredients to compliment your bird’s diet. Seeds should never make up the bulk of a parrot’s diet, however offering the selected seeds and grains in this mix can provide healthy proteins, fats and carbohydrates as part of a diverse diet.

https://bestbehavedbirds.myshopify.com/products/healthy-parrot-seed-and-grain-mix-500g-best-behaved-birds

19/07/2025

And the award for best client bird names goes to... Mr. Breadley and Vincent van Brot, the cockatiel brothers!

We worked with their owners to strengthen the relationship between the boys!

11/07/2025

How cute is little Rico the Australian ringneck?! 😍 we worked with his owner on building a bond, as well as step up training and general parrot keeping tips!

08/07/2025

WE CHALLENGE YOU … to introduce your bird to one new parrot safe healthy food that they’ve never tried before!

Need inspiration? Check out the safe and toxic food list we use: https://freerangeparrots.org/2020/10/16/ultimate-list-of-safe-and-toxic-plants-to-birds/

Let us know in the comments what you’re going to try with your bird - the video shows our Baby Olive trying dragonfruit!

07/07/2025

Need help with getting your bird to eat vegetables? 🦜🥗

We've got over 20 tips to help your parrot to enjoy healthy foods! ⬇️

05/07/2025

We had a consultation for sweet little Elliot to address his feather destructive behaviour, along with hormone management, diet advice and training tips!

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https://www.bestbehavedbirds.com/

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