suggestions for taming

[Mamanda]

I've had Keen since Saturday & I'm itching to hold him. When I first brought him home just walking up to his cage made him go nuts & scared. Sunday I could walk up to cage, but the sight of my hands flipped him out. Using millet spray, which he loves, and a clicker I've gotten him to allow me to place my hand, holding millet spray in his cage & he'll eat it while I hold it.
I am not sure what the next step should be & I don't want to create dis-trust.
I'm also unsure how to teach him to step up.

Any tips would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[Lonnie]

I am dealing with a problem similar to that myself. Seems anytime my hands get near him he tries to get away, by going to the back of his cage, flying away, or he will hunker down whenever I go to get him out! I think I am making a bit of progress, but it is slow, because sometimes I can get him to take food from my hand, and sometimes he wont! Sometimes though it seems a take one step forward, and then ten steps backward with him.

 

[TeakwoodBirdHouse]

As I've said in another thread, a friend of mine is in Avian Behavior Research. She says that birds are afraid of hands, because they look like predator Hawk talons. It is ingrained,and hardwired into a birds brain that outstretched fingers look like talons swooping down on them. She suggests keeping your fingers together, or balled up into a fist, when reaching into a birds cage.

 

[lene1949]

As I've said in another thread, a friend of mine is in Avian Behavior Research. She says that birds are afraid of hands, because they look like predator Hawk talons. It is ingrained,and hardwired into a birds brain that outstretched fingers look like talons swooping down on them. She suggests keeping your fingers together, or balled up into a fist, when reaching into a birds cage.

I've always done this for self preservation... lol.. When the skin is tight, it's harder for the bird to get a good bite.

 

[lene1949]

I've had Keen since Saturday & I'm itching to hold him. When I first brought him home just walking up to his cage made him go nuts & scared. Sunday I could walk up to cage, but the sight of my hands flipped him out. Using millet spray, which he loves, and a clicker I've gotten him to allow me to place my hand, holding millet spray in his cage & he'll eat it while I hold it.
I am not sure what the next step should be & I don't want to create dis-trust.
I'm also unsure how to teach him to step up.

Any tips would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Why don't you google cliker training for birds... There is a wealth of information out there.