How can you bond/train your first parakeet?

[1sttimeparakeetowner]

Hello everyone,

I got my first parakeet on July 4th but my parakeet is still afraid of me and I'm kind of afraid of my parakeet too. I really really want to bond and train my parakeet but it's really hard for me to that. Is there anything I can do?

I also had an incident one time when I put this bathtub on the cage, there was this huge gap and I didn't notice that and my parakeet flew out. My parakeet got really frightened because of that and I felt really bad after that day. It's been scared after that incident. It is eating well and drinking well and being active but I really want to get closer to my baby.

oh I forgot to mention that I do have 6 finch birds inside the same room with my parakeet but they are in separate cages.

 

[Ann333]

First off congrats on your new fid. And welcome to the forum! We are glad to have you. There are lots of tutorials online on ways to hand tame a budgie or bond with a budgie. With a little research youll be bonding in no time!
Barbara's Force Free Animal Training Talk: How to Make Friends with a Parrot
Pet Budgie: Taming Your Parakeet
You may also find youtube helpful.
Remember, the most important thing is to earn your birds trust. Keep that in mind no matter what youre doing.