training

Hi :) I got my Eclectus parrot a week ago and I'm trying to train him but he doesn't seem to be overly interested in any food I'm giving him, so isn't enthusiastic with the training. He's still weaning and Formula seems to be the only thing he get's excited for. I'm just wondering if I could...

OK, I had the idea to make a thread where everyone can post a certain rule they teach their parrot(s). You can repeat other rules for emphasis, or post something different. They idea is to have a list of things we think help our relationships with our birds, so we can learn from each other. One...

hi this is my first post, im new to this forum as i stumbled across it looking for information whilst doing my research and everybody seemed dead friendly and helpful im looking at getting a macaw in the not so distant future, just arranging my room and making some alterations to accomadate...

So LuLu has been displaying signs of becoming a one person bird. It started when she bit my sister for being too close to me. Then today my dad tried to get her to step up and she would not budge. It's bad because everyone who comes to visit always wants to pet/hold the bird. And lulu will not...

I'm a first time bird owner and got my GCC, ruby, about a week ago. She's still young but I'd like to start working with her as soon as possible. I've already got her to lay on her back in my hand! I know its nothing fancy but I'm proud. (: anyways, could someone direct me to info to teach me...

I was willed an 18 yr old blue front that has never really been handled he flirts with approching me and isn't overly agressive but is there anyyI hope of being able to handle him of not I'm still keep him weather or not because I made a commitment to him but it would be nice if I could touch...

Is it too late to train/ tame cockatiel? Hello, Little disclaimer, sorry this is going to be a bit long, I just want to put out all the details. So I got a cockatiel about 6 months ago. I bought him from a guy who had about 20 cockatiels in a huge cage, but he never took them out or handled...

Hello all, Our Ringneck Remy has her full wings and we let her pretty much fly around when she wants to. We feel it gives her exercise and freedom. We want to try and train her not to fly into the kitchen however, especially when we're cooking as it's very dangerous. Does anyone have any...

After fostering Jojo the Moluccan Cockatoo for a month this Summer he has finally stepped up and liked it! This Summer I wanted to train a bird for Florida Parrot Rescue. I asked my foster coordinator if they had any "difficult" birds that may be hard to adopt out or are at risk for permanent...

Dear ParrotForums, I am seeking help and guidance for my current situation with my birds. A long-winded explanation is kind of neccesary to explain the scope of my dilemma, so please bear with me. I currently own two parrots, a quaker parrot and a cockatiel. My father was a long time bird owner...

Hi, Today is day 2 of being a new green cheek mommie. We just brought home our beautiful baby boy on Friday afternoon. Loki is making a good transition from his cage at the nursery where he was born to his new home with us. He was hatched in January of this year and the breeder has all her...

So, we've had Idris for a month now, and if anyone remembers my previous thread, we took her from a pretty abusive and neglectful home. I think we've made good speed in our progress with her, all things considered. She is around 6 months old, so I know we have a couple years to go in hormonal...

Hello :) Chloe has been with us for just over a week and during that time I've developed some questions! If it helps she's 3 months old. Whenever I leave the room she's in (my office) she kind of cries. She gets a lot of out of cage time each day (Hours, split up between cage top and hanging...

Hi guys I recently became the owner of 2 cute parakeets. They were passed on to my girlfriend from her late grandfather, so we really do not have much experience with the sort. Also, I'm not sure how old they are, but pretty sure the youngest is somewhere between 2-4 years, and the oldest a...

I have a one year old green cheek conure, got him at 6 months of age. Still can't tell if he is a boy or girl. I taught him to step up pretty easily. He's mimicking our words with sounds. I've heard something about clicker training? If someone could explain that to me. He will let me have his...

Hi there. I bought a Blue Indian Ring neck of the age of about 6 months or so in October of 2012. She wasn't tame at all when i got her. She would run away from my hand, bite it and so on. It is April now, so 6 months have passed so she is about 1 years old.She is a lot more tame. She lets me...

so the store I work at received 2 nandays 2 weeks ago. They're so fun! I've introduced fresh foods and one just scarfs it down. The other just sort of picks at the food. They'll both step up when politely pushed, meaning I put my hand in front of them in the cage and reward them when they...

Hello fellow bird buddies. My apologies if this has already been covered many times but I have utilised the search function to no avail. My little GCC has been with me for a few months now and when I first brought him home, he was hesitant to let my hand go near him but sometimes, I could get...

hi my name is danielle and im the proud mommy of a nearly 2 yr old female cockatiel :yellow1: . she is an absolute diva lol. i decided to get a 2nd bird.... on fri i will be bringing home a newly weaned male baby yellow sided green cheek conure!!! any advice / tips would be greatly appreciated...

So, Poe has becomes an absolute master flyer. He has NO tail (due being a particularly clumsy baby) which makes his ability to break so quickly all the more impressive. I've started recall training and he's loving it. He's making it the whole way through the house, swooping over chairs and...

Ok so I don't think this question has been posted before, if it has forgive me and can you point me to the thread? Well here is my problem, my Scarlet Macaw, Phoenix is 7 months old so we're still in the training stages of life (not that I expect that stage to end :P ) and I want to train him...

Hello, I'm just wondering if anyone out there could give me advice on training my Scarlet Macaw to lay on his back? When he was just a baby he would with no problem but then at around 5 months old I took him to be DNA tested and they laid him on his back while they took the blood, since then I...

Hey there! So this is my first ever post here. I have just acquired a YNA, male, approximately 10 years old. My grandmother had him for 6 months (prior to that, I have no idea) and she had him in a king cage with just one metal perch, a dirty water cup, and fed him wild bird seed feed. I...

So, I'm a little bit addicted to parrot research. :22: I only get my baby boy in December, but could practically write my PhD on the Eclectus by now (slight overstatement). This was one of the BEST sites I've come across, and while I'm sure many people will already have come across her, for...

I have had my Slate Masked Lovebird, Token, for a year tomorrow. He was bought at a pet store and is not hand raised (I live on a small island in Canada and there are no breeders here). We have made extremely good progress, he was horrified of me for months, would not come out of his cage and...

Hey guys, I went by Petco today to check in on the conures they have. I know pet stores aren't usually the best place to buy from, but my options are very limited, and they're one of only 3 places within an hours drive I can actually see and interact with any potential future pets. The Petco has...

:) Hi all! You may or may not recognise me from the macaw forum as I am soon to be the proud owner of a Hahns macaw (Novemberish) and then a Blue and Gold or Greenwing Macaw (Aprilish) What I want to know - and I want to know it from the people who live with CAG/TAGs day in-day out, is what is...

I have a rehomed, 9yr old CAG. We have had him for 2yrs now. He was only handled when he was young and then he got nippy so they stopped touching him (typical). Previously, he spent his entire day hanging out w/ the family in the main room of the house sitting on top of his cage or on his...

Hi, I have a 6 year old Senegal that I adopted from a family 3 years ago. He's quite a character and although can be very loving, has an awful temper and can be extremely violent. My hands are in agony from the horrendous attacks that I get. So I'm trying to start from scratch with training him...

Hi folks, This is my first post. Long story short, I discovered a jenday conure in my complex; after no success trying to find its owner, I decided to keep him/her, because he/she was very sweet (in the beginning). His name is Sammy Davis Jr, because he bobs his head up and down. Here's whats...

Hi, This is my first post on a forum, but i'm not finding any information from just searching. I recently got a green cheek conure. This is the second conure i've had, so i have some experience already. My first bird was incredibly easy to train, but the methods i used on her are just not...

I adopted a B/G macaw from a friend of mine just over 2 monts ago. I had never had a bird before, but Lady was is bad place. She was living in an outside "aviry" in mid winter in England and the cage was way too small and dirty. She had plucked a lot of her feathers on her wings and the rest...

I have a sun conure named Louie that's about 2 1/2 years old. Up until about 6 months ago, he was always very friendly with anybody that came over, males, females, strangers and all. Sometimes he would get territorial if one of my female friend's boyfriends was also over, he would puff up and do...

Hello! Just joined the boards today! My black capped, Drake, is 8 months old and I'm need of some, what seems to be, training advice. We've had him 3 months, and I'm afraid he hasn't made any progress of warming up to us. We try to handle him as much as possible, sitting on the floor, the...

Hi there! This place was actually recommended to me by someone on LiveJournal, but sadly I do not know their username on this forum. I care for a Bare-Faced Cockatoo named "Baby". Whether or not he's "mine" is somewhat fuzzy, but he's my responsibility. As far as I know I'm his third living...

So I just acquired a 3 yr old Orange Wing Amazon. She has been passed through three households in the past 3-4 months and now is living with me. I intend to keep her for the rest of our lives. The family she came from didn't handle her much or did much at all with her it seems even though they...

Ok so mango is 3 months old and she absolutlely hates being in her cage! She freaks out when I wont get her out. She gets in her food dish and kicks everything out and tries to lift it with her head to spill it lol She is also trying to open the door where I put her food dish....Should I ignore...

my name is kristin. i have a beautiful rosella named skittles. i have had skittles for little over a year. i bought him/her from petco. i am his 3rd owner. the 1st owner brought him back because he bought him for his son and the son was bit. the 2nd owner did not have the time and patience to...

:green:Hello everyone. Newbie here to this forum. I just adopted (2 months ago) a 16 year old male (supposedly, no DNA papers or leg band) OW amazon named Peppi. I was told he is aprox 16 years old and has had 4 owners so far. (I plan to be his last move/owner) When I got him he had never been...

Hello, I share my home with a 5 year old Senegal parrot whom I am interested in training. However, all the books, DVDs and websites I've consulted all teach how to train while the bird is sitting on a perch. My little guy does not stay on a perch. He prefers to be walking around the house...