This is so important! Learning training like this can provide your bird a healthy way to refocus if they're in their mischief stage! My cockatiel Enrique LOVES to step up. He was easy to train and he loves to show off how much he knows. Learning his body language was important, as sometimes he doesnt want to. Stepping up is the first step in gaining your parrots trust!! ❤
My first bird was hand reared, and he loved humans, so I never had to teach him step up, or many of the other basics😊 My other 3 birds after him came either from a rescue or a breeder, (none hand reared), and especially the rescue was so scared of me🙈 It definitely took me a long time for them to get used to my hands, but we are now in a good place and most of them even enjoy scritches. Especially my Green Cheek Conure🦜 Your video's always helped a lot with tips and tricks!
We have partial success, but there were a couple of details in your explanation that gave the exact reason for it. Looking forward to train with them again and happy holidays!
Hi David! I got a chance to train them after lunch and those details really got us a step up (lol). The saying 'step up' before showing the treat worked well enough, but putting the treat above our birds instead of behind the finger made a huge difference! It changed from opening the beak at the finger like: "I don't like this" to merely glancing at the finger as a way to get to the treat. Thank you! Small question I've been wondering about for several weeks now: How do I get them to step up onto my hand and off my shoulder? I can't twist my hand in a way they recognize it as the 'step-up-hand' when they're on my shoulder and they really hate my hands getting close to them if they're up there.
Theres a couple of things there! Obviously as you say it may be tough to angle your hand there, so you want the behaviour really strong and also to show the treat before on occasion when going from there. Also maybe practicing it. Let them back on after and repeat. You can also target them down your arm first!
While training my cockatiel not to fear my hands, he became obsessed with getting scritches. 7/10 times he prefers scritches over treats and I am not even joking. This little guy always comes begging for scritches and attention. Can't train him anymore but as long as he is happy I am happy
If he is enjoying scritches then why not lol It may be the case that the location and treat isnt quite right for the training though! My cockatiel always wants his on the shoulder!
My male cockteil likes to rub his vent against my hand. Is it bad? Should I stop this? Your videos are very informative and usual. As this is my first cockateil, I have no where to ask. Appreciate your help very much if you could assist me in this natter. Thanks a lot.
This is so important! Learning training like this can provide your bird a healthy way to refocus if they're in their mischief stage! My cockatiel Enrique LOVES to step up. He was easy to train and he loves to show off how much he knows. Learning his body language was important, as sometimes he doesnt want to. Stepping up is the first step in gaining your parrots trust!! ❤
Its really awesome you learned his body language! Makes it easier to communicate!
He sounds like a smart guy!
Fantastic breakdown!!!
Thank you!
My first bird was hand reared, and he loved humans, so I never had to teach him step up, or many of the other basics😊
My other 3 birds after him came either from a rescue or a breeder, (none hand reared), and especially the rescue was so scared of me🙈 It definitely took me a long time for them to get used to my hands, but we are now in a good place and most of them even enjoy scritches. Especially my Green Cheek Conure🦜 Your video's always helped a lot with tips and tricks!
Its really cool that you took the time to work with them and build up that trust!
We have partial success, but there were a couple of details in your explanation that gave the exact reason for it. Looking forward to train with them again and happy holidays!
Hi David! I got a chance to train them after lunch and those details really got us a step up (lol). The saying 'step up' before showing the treat worked well enough, but putting the treat above our birds instead of behind the finger made a huge difference! It changed from opening the beak at the finger like: "I don't like this" to merely glancing at the finger as a way to get to the treat. Thank you!
Small question I've been wondering about for several weeks now: How do I get them to step up onto my hand and off my shoulder? I can't twist my hand in a way they recognize it as the 'step-up-hand' when they're on my shoulder and they really hate my hands getting close to them if they're up there.
Theres a couple of things there!
Obviously as you say it may be tough to angle your hand there, so you want the behaviour really strong and also to show the treat before on occasion when going from there.
Also maybe practicing it. Let them back on after and repeat. You can also target them down your arm first!
@@TheParrotTeacher Thank you!
While training my cockatiel not to fear my hands, he became obsessed with getting scritches. 7/10 times he prefers scritches over treats and I am not even joking. This little guy always comes begging for scritches and attention. Can't train him anymore but as long as he is happy I am happy
If he is enjoying scritches then why not lol
It may be the case that the location and treat isnt quite right for the training though! My cockatiel always wants his on the shoulder!
@@TheParrotTeacher Mine as soon as he sees my hand, he starts bowing for pets. Even if he sees the treat.
happy holidays! 🎄
Thank you!
My male cockteil likes to rub his vent against my hand. Is it bad? Should I stop this? Your videos are very informative and usual. As this is my first cockateil, I have no where to ask. Appreciate your help very much if you could assist me in this natter. Thanks a lot.
Id probably try and discourage it! Its a hormonal mating behaviour! Check out my hormones series!
Sorry, wrong spelling : your videos are informative and USEFUL. Thank you very much for your answer.