What NOT to Do When Training a Scared Bird and What to Do Instead! | How to Tame a Parrot

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  • Опубликовано: 27 янв 2025

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  • @AM-xf8mu
    @AM-xf8mu 5 лет назад +1949

    Finally someone good again at making bird videos, theres not a lot of birdyoutubers anymore

    • @seekling8804
      @seekling8804 4 года назад +23

      Marley mcohen is pretty good

    • @mattbaron6792
      @mattbaron6792 4 года назад +5

      I know

    • @kaylee4705
      @kaylee4705 4 года назад +16

      I agree but I also think Birdtricks is good not much for small birds tho but they’ll be making lots on small birds bc they got a budgie

    • @xeolnr
      @xeolnr 4 года назад +2

      Bird RUclipss

    • @mybirdsmytreasure3391
      @mybirdsmytreasure3391 4 года назад +2

      I am

  • @annoyingdog3466
    @annoyingdog3466 4 года назад +1978

    My grandpa got my bird really bonded to him. He was able to put his hand on her back and cuddle her in FOUR DAYS. He is magical.
    Edit: Holy crap thanks for the likes-

    • @harrybrown3612
      @harrybrown3612 4 года назад +16

      Wow impresive

    • @soup6751
      @soup6751 4 года назад +24

      I was able to do that with mine on the first ❣

    • @freshvideos1555
      @freshvideos1555 4 года назад +6

      David When I trained my budgies in 5 days I moved them to a smaller temporary cage. It’s easy to train

    • @victoriathegreencheekconur5477
      @victoriathegreencheekconur5477 4 года назад +1

      It soon gonna take a year

    • @soup6751
      @soup6751 4 года назад +9

      David I did nothing. I took him out of the box and he was instantly connected to me

  • @drawbird1787
    @drawbird1787 4 года назад +684

    The way the bird slid down her hair at the begining

  • @scarlettfarrey3361
    @scarlettfarrey3361 4 года назад +14

    I got birds in April 2020, and sister, your channel was a lifeline and now I have two sweet cuddly cockatiels who used to bite my everything

  • @margheritasbudgiesanddrawi4514
    @margheritasbudgiesanddrawi4514 4 года назад +695

    NEVER look your bird in eyes. A professional parrot trainer told me that it might scare the bird because predators do it in nature.

    • @shanee.9
      @shanee.9 3 года назад +42

      where can i look it at then? i thought that your supposed to look them in the eye 😅

    • @margheritasbudgiesanddrawi4514
      @margheritasbudgiesanddrawi4514 3 года назад +51

      @@shanee.9 look in another direction, your birb will not feel threatened

    • @fureverX3
      @fureverX3 3 года назад +22

      im so thankful ive known this, i recently got a new bird and ive only been staring just below her eye

    • @margheritasbudgiesanddrawi4514
      @margheritasbudgiesanddrawi4514 3 года назад +21

      @@87.l9 it's only for when u tame birbs :)

    • @chickentary8670
      @chickentary8670 3 года назад +19

      @@shanee.9 some bird RUclips have videos showing how to look at a new scared bird once ur bird if comfortable with you you can look at them in their eyes .

  • @yelkayap8316
    @yelkayap8316 4 года назад +358

    i've been doing everything wrong😭 thanks for the advice🥺 my dad found a little baby olive-backed sunbird which was left to die after a typhoon. she was surrounded by ants and was not moving. thankfully my dad took her in and gave me the responsibility to take care of her. it has now been a week and im still learning how to take care of her since i never had a pet bird. she's doing very well and has since gotten better. she already knows how to fly but I still have to hand feed her. thanks again!

    • @star.of.all.time7
      @star.of.all.time7 4 года назад +17

      Awww ☺️
      I hope your bird is doing better
      She/he must be so thankful for you
      People like you really cheer up my day :)

    • @yelkayap8316
      @yelkayap8316 4 года назад +13

      @@star.of.all.time7 🥺🥺🥺

    • @sitaanumalasetty4228
      @sitaanumalasetty4228 3 года назад +9

      That's great. And my neighbours have done the same thing too. 😀😀😀 Hope you and your bird are enjoying together.

    • @cacacaca-qh3dj
      @cacacaca-qh3dj 3 года назад +5

      How’s the bird?

    • @EhhhCanadian
      @EhhhCanadian 2 года назад +4

      people like you and your dad show that there's still good people in this world. Hope she gets better

  • @rae4392
    @rae4392 4 года назад +152

    1:28 I LOVE BLUEBELL SHES SO CHONKY

  • @scenecat283
    @scenecat283 4 года назад +242

    My bird is super smart, so he knows when it's time to train. He doesn't actually *like* to train, so he pretends to preen when I get near him. (Silly boy! Love him!)

    • @El_Spenzy
      @El_Spenzy 3 года назад +1

      Haahaah i wish mine will be smart but you bird sound like good bird what bird do you have?

  • @ivantheloser4471
    @ivantheloser4471 4 года назад +114

    So- this is extremely helpful!! I’ve had my bird for a while (more than a year.) I feel so bad for her, because I completely neglected her. At first I paid attention to her, but the thing is, when we first got her I immediately gave her attention, and not giving her any time to get used to or even see her environment. I made so many mistakes and I feel horrible. I thought I did enough research but I was wrong. Because of my inexperienced self, I caused her to completely not trust me. I want to start bonding with her again, but its really hard to, because she’s horrified of me. Any tips are appreciated!! 🥺💖

    • @Psilocybism
      @Psilocybism 3 года назад +32

      Before giving her food, Try just sitting still and humming or singing before your bird, not looking at her. Do it every day same melodies. After 2 weeks, it will start producing serotonine in your birds brain and she'll get comfortable with you. She may even take over the melody. Same way, you can make a click sound with your mouth and then give her a treat, this way she'll associate the click sound with good or save and food. This way you can make the sound and she'll know you mean good when you put your hand in the cage.

    • @cybrhckr
      @cybrhckr 2 года назад +1

      I am wondering, have you managed to hand tame the bird since 1 year passed now?

    • @avabee3124
      @avabee3124 2 года назад +1

      me too, holy sh

    • @birbbrain2814
      @birbbrain2814 2 года назад +3

      @@avabee3124 same with me! i’ve had two tiels for almost 2 years now and ive done nothing.

  • @clumpofdoghair5914
    @clumpofdoghair5914 4 года назад +818

    Me:-opens cage-
    My birds: -show signs of not wanting to continue-
    Me:ok then

    • @ندامعماری
      @ندامعماری 4 года назад +22

      Exactly😂😂

    • @dollioiooo
      @dollioiooo 4 года назад +15

      Keep trying 😂😂😂

    • @Jeapara
      @Jeapara 4 года назад +50

      Every time I open the cage he is like: ninja modus activated ready for landing on human😂

    • @s3toruu
      @s3toruu 4 года назад +6

      Same 😔

    • @Sarah-qy9dj
      @Sarah-qy9dj 4 года назад +3

      kiana van looy Lmao- 😂

  • @BugzysEvilDeeds
    @BugzysEvilDeeds 5 лет назад +122

    Both of my birds flew up, out of the desert, and picked me. My ringneck came about 4 years ago. He love crawling all over me, but he won't let fingers near him. While he's standing on my finger, I can pet his toe with my thumb.

  • @burneraccountpls
    @burneraccountpls 4 года назад +496

    I was doing it all wrong! 😬 Thanks so much

    • @ElleAndTheBirds
      @ElleAndTheBirds  4 года назад +97

      I’m so glad you learned from this!!

    • @Deathbyaspen
      @Deathbyaspen 4 года назад +25

      Hmm uhm yeah I was doing every dont
      Is that really bad

    • @jaelynnkim1801
      @jaelynnkim1801 4 года назад +4

      Munchkin gacha probably 😭

    • @sheikhinsha5544
      @sheikhinsha5544 4 года назад +13

      I just grab them with a cloth or something to put them back in their cage...stupid me🤦🤦

    • @mhafan468
      @mhafan468 4 года назад +3

      Psychotic Kiwi same

  • @Pixiewolf
    @Pixiewolf 5 лет назад +377

    I need to give my bird more time, some people (especially my grandfather) tell me to just stick my hand in the cage until he’s not scared. They think I’m more afraid of the bird than it is him. Ducky is terrified of hands and foreign objects (think it’s because he was caught by nets a couple times to get to the bird shop and to come home with me. It upset me a little bit when the lady did that.)
    The lady also tried to tell me that the cage I got him was too big and tried to get me to buy one of those small house shaped ones.
    He already panics with my hand in the big cage that he can get away in! A smaller one would have been worse and forceful!
    He was parent raised and is currently 8 months old. He tolerates me by his cage but sometimes I feel like I should take a step back for a bit since his crest is always up when I’m in my room.
    I sometimes feel like he hates me (anxiety being a jerk), but I know he’s just scared. He’s never bit or attacked me, just runs/ flies to the other side of the cage and hisses at me. YES, I’m aware that hissing means he will bite if I don’t back off.. But when I Change his food and water bowls and put a stub of millet in his bowl, he never does. He just lets me know that he’s still afraid of me and to slow down.
    It’s not that I’m a afraid of him but a little paranoid about what I’m possibly doing wrong, if I’m scaring him or feeding him too much. I keep his bowl full. I need to get more toys for him but like I said before, he thinks it’s coming after him. He doesn’t like me changing his food and water, he only barely accepts millet spray. Doesn’t eat from my hand though which is understandable.
    He’s precious, but I feel like the time I took for research has no meaning anymore. I felt prepared. I felt ready, and am still willing to keep doing research, it’s just hard when what you’ve read or watched on video is not displayed by your bird ^^,
    Maybe he’s picking up on my anxiety of scaring him whenever I do food/water changes? He starting to see me less of a threat though since I’ve started opening his cage door for the days I’m home all day. I hope I’m on the right track ;-;
    Still the hand in or around the cage is a big no-no.

    • @estie_birbs281
      @estie_birbs281 5 лет назад +79

      from a training perspective, Im very happy you are looking to do the best for your feathered freind!
      you should never just stick your hand in the cage with a scared bird. This creates a negative association with you, working through tolerance is not a stable bridge to form a bond with a bird....like if someone were to be screaming at you until you stopped crying and then said "good job". if your bird is knew I always recommend my clients to never force your bird out of a carrier or leave them in a cage...you want to make it clear YOU and a trustworthy person that is there for your bird. I assume (based of your comment) your bird has been with you for a while so I would recommend target training and letting your bird out of the cage. Leave the cage door open and never force them to go out the cage is a safe place for scared birds, in order to break this you need to let your bird be comfortable with all its surroundings. you can offer treats like seeds in the door of the cage. Target training is the very first thing you can work on, this creates a language between you and the bird and overall proper training can form a strong bond.
      as for getting others to spend time with your birds, socializing is important with all birds. but you need to make an effort to educate the people you work with about your birds boundaries, make the experience very enjoyable! you cannot expect people to understand what is means to work with a bird.
      Pet store birds often come very timid of owners, but the worst thing you can do is give up.
      I recommend channels like Flocktalk, Birdtricks, and Live here for training advice
      (healthy diet also goes a long way with training)

    • @Pixiewolf
      @Pixiewolf 5 лет назад +26

      Estie
      Before I look into videos about it though, which I most definitely will, how would you suggest I try target training with him?
      I feel that I may have a bit to go before I can put anything near him. He doesn’t trust me enough to come out of his cage.. even if I leave the room for a couple minutes to see if the issue is me being there ;-;
      Edit: he’s only been with me for 3 weeks

    • @estie_birbs281
      @estie_birbs281 5 лет назад +24

      ​@UCXBIa39rxgshvg4NqIRwiqw what I would do is spend as much time in the room, while you are in the room leave the cage door open he doesn't have to come out. put a few treat in his cage, make you being there enjoyable for him. the truth is most of your interaction with your bird will not be with them on you. Rather them and you enjoying each others pressence.

    • @estie_birbs281
      @estie_birbs281 5 лет назад +7

      wow that @ really messed up

    • @jennifer23426
      @jennifer23426 4 года назад +17

      Estie Your so helpful omg- my bird doesn’t bite me, just gentle soft ones on my hand, as a sign to get away. He/she turns his back to me a lot, and I don’t want to give up. His okay with going on my hand but i didn’t know that they only go on your hand because they don’t want to fall.. j won’t be doing that mistake again. I don’t take him out of the cage a lot, but his starting to get out of the cage by his self because I like to leave the door open for him! His still scared of being held, bht that’s okay.
      I’ve had him for 1-2 weeks. I don’t know the gender her, because it’s 2 months old!

  • @ahmedfadi9050
    @ahmedfadi9050 4 года назад +41

    oh my!!! i am putting my hand to it's chest, i shouldnt have done that!!! thanks for the advice

  • @achannel3954
    @achannel3954 6 месяцев назад +1

    This is the best video on taming I've seen so far. We have our bird 2 months and he's very scared of exploring. We will work with him just like on the video.

  • @glorialopez8451
    @glorialopez8451 4 года назад +76

    oh, that's why my budgie stepped away from me, oh, thanks for teaching me
    my lesson on how to gain a parrot's trust

  • @sistercats7948
    @sistercats7948 4 года назад +14

    Honestly this helped so much. I got my first birds a few months ago, two budgies. I’ve been following what the person at the pet store told me and what I found online, and it kept spooking them and making them uncomfortable. Most sources I find tell me to force the bird, and it worked so I thought it was fine. But after I kept doing it my budgies seemed to dislike me.
    Now one of them doesn’t like getting near me and the other can be kind of scared.
    This really put a whole new way of it, and makes me feel a lot more comfortable with this. Before I felt like I was doing it wrong, but I guess the process was just a whole mess in itself.
    Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. I’ll be sure to check out more of your content, you really seem to know what you’re doing.

  • @flazenpinero
    @flazenpinero 4 года назад +118

    I have 3 birds in total. 2 cockatiels and a budgie. My first cockatiel was from a pet store simply bcos I felt really bad at her condition being in a small cage. Star her name was very afraid in the beginning, but I had zero experienced with bird so I simply grabbed her and bit me really hard. She refuses to step on my finger and always stay away from me BUT she loves it whenever I sing Twinkle2x Little Star to her. Then, I got another cockatiel when he was 3 weeks old only I name him Sunny. I hand-feed him until he was ready to eat on his own, taught him how to fly. He is very attached to me and thinks I am his property and I can do everything with him. I call him my shadow and tail. Then my budgie Sky is my adopted, my friend found him in their garden but couldn't find an owner so he brought it to me. Sunny follows me around the house, do crazy things with me while the other 2 would watch from a far. I decided to stop pushing the other 2 bcos they simply are afraid of me. And my Sunny took lots of my attention. Everyday it's always like this Sunny always with me, eating with my cat, following me EVERYWHERE. Sitting on my head etc... then one day, Star the pet store scared cockatiel flew on my shoulder sit there and stared at me. I was shocked & froze. Since then she copied everything Sunny does with me EXCEPT sitting on my finger. She would come face to face with just as long I don't ask her to step-up. I respected that. She sits even on my hand just not my finger. Now, Sky the budgie realizes that he is on his own most of the time and so he decided to follow me too everywhere. Come very near me when I am sitting. I realized, I need to give time and in their own accord. So picture me now whenever I am home. There are 4 creatures following me around. 3 birds and a cat. Privacy inside the bathroom flew out of the window.

    • @Claudiaallegroconbrio
      @Claudiaallegroconbrio 4 года назад +3

      I loved reading this, wish you a lot of love😍❤

    • @noorzaman1755
      @noorzaman1755 4 года назад +2

      hey! I also have a pet store bird for the same reason lol... do you have any advice?? my birds are skittish and scared of new things

    • @brittneyallen7728
      @brittneyallen7728 4 года назад

      my bird is named Sunny too! awe

    • @ikcfffjyghhbdg
      @ikcfffjyghhbdg 4 месяца назад

      b careful having birds and a cat

  • @heypeople8530
    @heypeople8530 4 года назад +1

    Ive been watching u for a while Finally someone who knows who they are talking about. I’ve learned so much from you thank you.

  • @ivangailecayabyab808
    @ivangailecayabyab808 2 года назад +2

    For a newbie in having bird as a pet, this tutorial can help me know more about taking care or taming my bird.. thank you so much.❤️

  • @tartigle367
    @tartigle367 5 лет назад +43

    This definitely helped considering the fact I’m getting a conure this January.

  • @mollyjane4401
    @mollyjane4401 4 года назад +11

    i’ve been trying to build a bond with my budgie birds again the first two years they were very social like yours yet they stopped and i got very discouraged it took almost shamefully a few months but the past few weeks i’ve been able to bond with them again thanks to your help 💕

  • @lizakrocksakame
    @lizakrocksakame 4 года назад +680

    My budgie died from a stroke and a stomach issue, the vet was closed yesterday and we were supposed to take her today...too late 😭

    • @ElleAndTheBirds
      @ElleAndTheBirds  4 года назад +180

      I’m so sorry, you did your best 💔 fly free 🌈

    • @everydayahsan
      @everydayahsan 4 года назад +71

      May ALLAH bless you and gives the patient
      ALLAH is one HE is the only one who created everyone
      🙂

    • @everydayahsan
      @everydayahsan 4 года назад +18

      Noted.

    • @crazytoki3888
      @crazytoki3888 4 года назад +40

      @@everydayahsan every nation has its own religion

    • @4mbzk
      @4mbzk 4 года назад +33

      Akechi and his Pancakes bruh they’re ‘rubbing their religion into ppl’ they’re basically saying may god bless u...

  • @onlyhuman2936
    @onlyhuman2936 4 года назад +5

    I'm so amazed to see those birds so comfortable around you. Especially the ones that sit on your head🤗 I wish i could gain their trust just like you! Wish things work out slowly, hopes!

  • @katieneal2212
    @katieneal2212 4 года назад +1

    I had your channel recommended to me by my parents because of how good you are with them and the fact that you actually know what you’re talking about and I am so glad they have because this has definitely helped a bit with helping my bird become more comfortable around me!

    • @ElleAndTheBirds
      @ElleAndTheBirds  4 года назад

      Yayy congrats!

    • @katieneal2212
      @katieneal2212 4 года назад

      Live Laugh Birds thank you!😊

    • @katieneal2212
      @katieneal2212 4 года назад

      Live Laugh Birds hi, I just have a quick question, my budgie was comfortable around me sat on my finger and let me pet him and I’ve had to get him still (I have been gentle with him) to bathe his eye so that he can hopefully open his eye fully and all of a sudden he won’t let me stroke him and only goes on my finger when I’m getting him out of the cage (he’s used to hands in his cage because his parents became hostile towards him and his brother and one of them had to be tamed straight away) do you have any ideas why he suddenly won’t go near me?

    • @destinylawson1464
      @destinylawson1464 3 года назад

      @@katieneal2212 try using millit like she said

    • @destinylawson1464
      @destinylawson1464 3 года назад

      Omg my bird isn't afraid of me anymore thanks for everything Elle

  • @mondraymondo
    @mondraymondo 5 лет назад +4

    Her methods are gentle and non invasive! Love this!!

    • @ElleAndTheBirds
      @ElleAndTheBirds  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you so much!! Letting the birds choose is the way to go 💜

  • @jessicarendon2763
    @jessicarendon2763 4 года назад +16

    I could have really benefited from this knowledge when I got my 2 Budgies when I was a kid. Thank goodness it is equally beneficial for my own daughter now that she has hers. So thank you!

  • @WarriorBazooka
    @WarriorBazooka 4 года назад +5

    I have very little experience with birds. I grew up with cockatiels and parakeets but I never spent that much time with them. So I was shocked when, over the course of five months, the green cheek conure that was at the store I worked at gradually became bonded to me. It took patience, a lot of work and a bit of research, but I guess our personalities clicked enough that I was able to get her hand tame. She's now the first bird I've kept in years, and I could not be happier with my decision to have purchased her.

  • @ewoodthorpe1
    @ewoodthorpe1 4 года назад +1

    I am planning on getting two budgies that are brother and sister and I had no idea how to look after them until I found your channel! My bff takes advise from you because she has budgies and she is doing really well with them. I really love birds. I have never owned a bird before, so me getting budgies is really exiting. I am so great full that people (such as you) still want to help birds and make sure that people know how to treat them. I love your channel xx keep up the good work 😁🦜

  • @a-m9844
    @a-m9844 4 года назад +46

    I taught my bird how to shake my finger with his leg to do a little hand shake, should I stop or continue?
    Edit: it’s a rainbow lorikeet

    • @notarthurmorgan7472
      @notarthurmorgan7472 3 года назад +3

      DO IT and it will be cool so he/she do it with other people

    • @makenzie4597
      @makenzie4597 3 года назад

      No you should not stop if he does not like it then don’t do it but if he is comfortable doing it then keep doing it because bird are like humans is we don’t do something for a long time we forget how to do it and we won’t remember so keep doing it if your bird is comfortable!😊

  • @CreepyMissusPasta0
    @CreepyMissusPasta0 4 года назад +4

    I actually tamed my super skittish cockatiel thanks to your advices. Now we’re best friends! She used to just walk further away from me when I got near the cage when I first got her and now she just starts jumping around and getting excited to go out and step up on my shoulder, hand or head when I get near to open the cage door.

  • @gloo7406
    @gloo7406 4 года назад +13

    Thinking of getting a bird , found this video so helpful!

  • @-eggroll-4889
    @-eggroll-4889 4 года назад +106

    Pearl: sliding down Elle’s hair
    Elle: says the word “predator”
    Pearl: *Flys away screeching*
    (4:21)

  • @zeal2177
    @zeal2177 4 года назад +1

    not all of this advice is totally accurate overall, but everything is 100% accurate for a new bird/bird owner.
    My birds know when they are doing bad things and my birds have somewhat strict rules in exchange for far more freedom than most captive birds have. They're completely aware of it and in-tune with their environment and so i can in fact use negative reinforcement (not that it works - but it wont take away their trust in me).
    Your birds are super well acclimated to you. Well done.

  • @Emir_7872
    @Emir_7872 Год назад

    elle,you dont know how much u helped me, im gonna get a bird and NOT just because of your vids so im NOT impulse buying THANK U SO MUCH

  • @MyPlaylist141
    @MyPlaylist141 5 лет назад +23

    You're almost at 1k subs! This is so awesome! 😁 You're doing so well. Also Kermit is such a good and cute birb ❤️

  • @blakeevans8029
    @blakeevans8029 4 года назад +3

    Thank you soooooo much. I am planning on getting a bird. You are giving me the best advice I have ever seen. Keep up the good work

  • @abbykiss5634
    @abbykiss5634 4 года назад +4

    I’m getting a new bird from a breeder soon. I’ve gotten a bird from them before and I like the way they pre train them a bit before i purchase them. IM SO EXCITED. I’m gonna get the baby cockiness in a few weeks. He is a baby still.

  • @robinhuismans7071
    @robinhuismans7071 Год назад +1

    Thanks so much! I've had my lovebirds for a year now and they're so scared of my hands! But this made me not want to quit but keep training!

  • @rosiesignal7806
    @rosiesignal7806 4 года назад

    I am gonna get a new parrot and I'm watching literally all ur vids and getting infos! I watch just ur vids because u r the only one i think who explains their viewers slowly and in detail!
    Love from India...💖

  • @jordyn2470
    @jordyn2470 4 года назад +26

    i feel bad for watching this video after i scared my birb by sticking my hand in his cage.
    :( but at now i know the correct way to train and bond with my birb thanks to u!

    • @liveincool3559
      @liveincool3559 4 года назад

      m.ruclips.net/video/P58ZDbZlUL8/видео.html

  • @katelynlawson7104
    @katelynlawson7104 4 года назад +3

    I love learning and watching change your videos who’s there so educational and just really good to listen to so you know what to do and what not to do with you Siri bird and I just love watching them

  • @FeatherBeautiful
    @FeatherBeautiful 5 лет назад +5

    Honestly, I have pretty tame birds 😇 But, I think Edward is the only semi-tame bird I ever had. Oddly enough, my VERY tame birds have actually bit me but Edward NEVER has in the past 3 years. Every bird is different. Edward never liked being touched. It was a heartbreaking conclusion that I had to realize that he just was never going to be tame. He just pants so much. He literally looks a few steps from a heart attack. I was only able to give him head scratches just twice in his life time. Just recently, our vet said he has a heart condition and he has a very irregular heart beat. She suggested that some birds, no matter how hard you try, just won't be as tame and actually suggested that getting Edward panting so hard might not be in his favor. I guess I realize to accept his boundaries. You're really close to 1 thousand followers! I hope you get there soon! 😊🤗😊🤗😊🤗😊🤗

    • @ElleAndTheBirds
      @ElleAndTheBirds  5 лет назад +1

      Aww poor Edward. My budgies are tame but they don’t like head scratches either. I think it’s a common budgie thing that they’re just not cuddly birds. Thank you so much! :)

  • @billatwal8176
    @billatwal8176 4 года назад

    I just saw your Green Cheek Conure, it’s beautiful. I lost mine suddenly after 7 years just about 3 days ago. Put a smile on my face seeing your Green Cheek. 💕

  • @onlyqualitypeoplemotivation
    @onlyqualitypeoplemotivation 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for this, we have had a budgie for over a week. Just had him out of the cage over the weekend. He is slowly learning, feeding from my hand on day one (untimed), and getting very trusting. It's all about being patient with them. Thanks again for all the tips x

  • @tree630
    @tree630 5 лет назад +4

    You’re SO close to 1000 subs I can’t wait I’m so happy 4 you

  • @blazer0112
    @blazer0112 4 года назад +6

    Btw I found ur channel on my recommendations page. Love the content ur videos r soooo helpful for me and my birds love me now thx for all the tips and tricks for bonding a bird to u. I have two birds and I honestly have to say that I've made the best choice of my life thank u for helping me and everyone else that u really care about animals and people who need help!❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @ElleAndTheBirds
      @ElleAndTheBirds  4 года назад

      Thank you!! I’m so glad my videos are helpful ❤️ what kind of birds do you have?

  • @emma-qx6ur
    @emma-qx6ur 4 года назад +8

    When I was going to learn my bird to step up on my finger, I used hours and hours at first to gain his trust. Like just sitting by his cage and getting him to know me. Then I took a millet and tried to get him to eat it, then after lots of eating and getting him to know my hand, I like just slightly (not hard) pushed the millet on his stomach, and he stepped up! He was not tame at all and it took about 4-5 days I think. So basically you just have to be patient! I am still working on him to get him tame.

  • @sanaspets5851
    @sanaspets5851 4 года назад +1

    My Cockateil was so scared and I taught him to step up in 3 days. Still does not want to be petted. Thank you so much! Really helped!

  • @zombeat7376
    @zombeat7376 4 года назад +1

    Very good tips I have had budgies for nearly 30 years now (different ones of course) everything you said is absolutely correct. Especially the chasing them around as the last thing you want is them to see you as a predator.

  • @jessicawood421
    @jessicawood421 4 года назад +4

    You’re a rockstar! Your info is refreshing, thorough & encouraging 😄Last few months, I’ve been researching pet birds to be sure it’s right for me (& the bird!). Sadly, I believe this vid is the first I’ve seen that says Do Not bump a bird’s chest to get him on the finger (!!!), & first time I’ve heard as to what that action does to the bird & why they step up 🥺

  • @parrotcorner
    @parrotcorner 5 лет назад +4

    Another useful video, thanks 😊

  • @julieough1931
    @julieough1931 4 года назад +8

    I have two budgies, Flash and Blueberry. Blueberry came to us with a deformed beak and scalemites. (Spoiler alert, he came from petsmart.) the store said he'd live a month because of his condition. He celebrated his fourth bday a bit ago, and now is living the dream. He's got a massive cage, his own toy box, (it lives under the birdcage), lots of attention, and although he isn't very hand trained, (he'll sit on your arm and shoulder) he is a wonderful boy with a very happy life.

  • @paisleebrinkerhoff8018
    @paisleebrinkerhoff8018 3 года назад +1

    I held my bird on day 3 THANK YOU I WATCH YOU EVERY DAY

  • @TropicalAviaryBirds
    @TropicalAviaryBirds 3 года назад

    Good and informative video - very well done 👏😀👍🦜

  • @coolperson8357
    @coolperson8357 4 года назад +5

    Amazing video, and it really need time to Tame a bird im taming mine for about 2 months

  • @tatteredandtorn
    @tatteredandtorn 4 года назад +220

    My bird is scared of me, even when I try to feed him

    • @18274dj
      @18274dj 4 года назад +22

      Did you get em from a flea market or sum

    • @leonaadjigogova717
      @leonaadjigogova717 4 года назад +4

      @@18274dj why does it matter?

    • @18274dj
      @18274dj 4 года назад +31

      @@leonaadjigogova717 cause if they got it from a bad place the bird might be scared or traumatized

    • @leonaadjigogova717
      @leonaadjigogova717 4 года назад +18

      @@18274dj oh, i got mines from one person which is breeding them , they are scared, but i think its because they are not tamed yet

    • @gamename3552
      @gamename3552 4 года назад +23

      i bought 2 birds yesterday did not eat for the whole day I had to feed him with my hand
      today it eats itself
      also i am 8

  • @symmm2320
    @symmm2320 4 года назад +32

    Bruh my bird is a crackhead hes aight with me coming close to his cage or putting my hand on the cage but as soon as i go to open the door he goes full on sico mode and if i leav the room for a bit he yells and hits his beak on the cage

    • @vanillanilla4257
      @vanillanilla4257 4 года назад +3

      Birds will get excited when they first get out of the cage, and a lot of birds will flock call if their owner leaves the room

    • @vanillanilla4257
      @vanillanilla4257 4 года назад

      @JestesGruby When did you get your bird? If you just got it it just needs some more time to get used to you

    • @vivre5816
      @vivre5816 3 года назад

      @@vanillanilla4257 maaaann, I got mine about last Sunday and they still walk away when you try and touch them, one of my budgies has no problem with eating out of my hand or crawling up my arm but gets scared and slowly walks away when you try and touch it 😭

  • @katpersona982
    @katpersona982 4 года назад

    My new parakeet is about to come in a few hours, so I’m binging this channels vids as a review to make sure I’m ready. Wish me luck!

  • @mireyaestevez925
    @mireyaestevez925 4 года назад

    Thanks to you I got my baby teil to learn how to step up 4 days after bringing him home. He's so happy when with me. Thank you so much for all of your help 😍😍😍❤️

  • @Valentina-bw2ef
    @Valentina-bw2ef 4 года назад +3

    Thank you so much for all the amazing tips ,, I have learned a lot from you!!! I just adopted a cockatiel!! We’re trying to train him carefully!! ,our old green cheek conure Is happy to have a new lovely friend 😊🤗

  • @chibaba4203
    @chibaba4203 4 года назад +76

    Teaching my bird to step up on my hand: My cockatiel wont even eat its millets

    • @alexbrown8615
      @alexbrown8615 3 года назад

      how is it going? it’s been 3 months

    • @chibaba4203
      @chibaba4203 3 года назад

      @@alexbrown8615 not any better

    • @alexbrown8615
      @alexbrown8615 3 года назад

      @@chibaba4203 awh, well i hope it does soon!

    • @chibaba4203
      @chibaba4203 3 года назад

      @@alexbrown8615 aight thanks!

    • @bandguygt8178
      @bandguygt8178 3 года назад

      4 months in , any good progress ?

  • @brittany5461
    @brittany5461 4 года назад +35

    i need advice. ive had my parrot for a year now and she trusts me, she likes to be with me and she flies to me when im sitting down but she refuses to step up. ive gotten her to do it with treats but shes fussy and gives up easily. what should i do?

    • @bmgant36
      @bmgant36 4 года назад +4

      brittany if u have spray millet give it to your bird when your training and if he bites u don’t back away it’ll do it more. And u also need patience and move the millet away so he/she can go on your hand. (Hope this helps. :3)

    • @sagegreen688
      @sagegreen688 4 года назад +3

      브레아 thanks because I have a bird that steps up and I want to train him how to fly to my hand

  • @ZahraAlhamoud
    @ZahraAlhamoud Год назад +2

    Thank you so much for this video Elle! I did not know I tamed my bird the wrong way!

  • @marylemanowicz9949
    @marylemanowicz9949 3 года назад +1

    I've been trying to calm down my Meyer's Parrot for nearly 8 years and nothing is working. He is not food motivated at all either. I am going to keep watching your videos, you seem like you really know what you're doing, thank you!

  • @Meddyisrecording
    @Meddyisrecording 4 года назад +16

    What happens if my untamed bird escapes its cage? How am I supposed to return it to their safe place without harming them or losing their trust?

    • @chrisp.9385
      @chrisp.9385 4 года назад +2

      Ikr my bird flies and sits somewhere high

    • @killugonshipper5181
      @killugonshipper5181 4 года назад

      Me too :L

    • @karyspennerx
      @karyspennerx 4 года назад

      That my friend, is a question we have all asked, I am still searching for an answer...

    • @valerieperlaza6564
      @valerieperlaza6564 3 года назад

      Put both hands on the sides slowly and carefully then they may jump on and take them to the cage I do that

    • @btsramen
      @btsramen 3 года назад +2

      bribe w food

  • @erbiltranslations8660
    @erbiltranslations8660 4 года назад +39

    I was talking to my bird and said
    " why are you walking sil-"
    Him: *poops*
    ..

  • @ahmedfadi9050
    @ahmedfadi9050 4 года назад +6

    this girl has really bonded with the birds!i mean like she just tells 'target' and the budgie just follows the stick how long did it take bonding with your budgie may i ask?

    • @crynxlizzy4770
      @crynxlizzy4770 4 года назад +1

      it usually takes 2 days, its a simple but essensial trick!

    • @liveincool3559
      @liveincool3559 4 года назад

      m.ruclips.net/video/P58ZDbZlUL8/видео.html

  • @chrisdicola6600
    @chrisdicola6600 2 года назад

    Awesome very intuitive you speak clearly and loud you know what you're talking about I am very appreciative of you and your efforts your videos are very good thanks and keep up a good work.

  • @Rockthatjewerly
    @Rockthatjewerly 7 месяцев назад

    Love all your videos I'm so glad I found it. We have been thinking of getting a bird. But we want to make sure we take care of it and feed it properly ❤

  • @hc6175
    @hc6175 4 года назад +141

    It’s almost been 6 months since I got my budgie and he’s still scared of coming out of the cage, any advice?

    • @kikoandshadow7866
      @kikoandshadow7866 4 года назад +10

      H C give him more time and take him more

    • @avatarwan2271
      @avatarwan2271 4 года назад +8

      Play budgie sounds and get him a mirror. Do this until he chirps, then begin.

    • @chleprime1579
      @chleprime1579 4 года назад +53

      Mohammed Fawaaz mirrors are very bad for birds. Research it

    • @diamondmax5141
      @diamondmax5141 4 года назад +9

      Same I got him 6 months ago when he was a baby and he still hasn't came out of his cage.

    • @accjosely_ne5656
      @accjosely_ne5656 4 года назад +7

      Diamond Max try to use some millets

  • @estie_birbs281
    @estie_birbs281 5 лет назад +18

    i use Targeting and the reward system (jockpots and such). Its so triggering watching my family try to have my birds step up, I want to die inside but hey my birds like the free rewards. I personally feel (from my experience parrot training) Targeting is the first thing you should ever teach. I have been feeding my bird medicine so I have lost some trust with my munchkins because....I didn't syringe train them.....so towel it was!!!! hehe Im evil I know but if it helps them feel better then so be it, they can hate me all they want. Planning on starting my own channel sooner or later and training it really hard to explain fully...I use piont systems so I always have graphs and charts analising my birds health so I need to work according to those statistics....I used to train people parrots as a part time job and I dont anymore, becasue something really sad happened and it started to affect me and....unfortunately effected my birds in the process.

    • @ElleAndTheBirds
      @ElleAndTheBirds  5 лет назад +5

      Targeting is very important! My birds aren’t syringe trained either, I’ve tried and as soon as the medicine comes out they’re done. Luckily when they had infections they didn’t lose trust. I’m so excited you’re starting a channel!! Wow I would like to train other peoples’ parrots, I used to go to my local pet store every week when I was younger to train all their birds, but now I don’t support that store. Awe I hope everything’s ok..

    • @estie_birbs281
      @estie_birbs281 5 лет назад +1

      yeah Jewel my oldest budgie is a plucker its been really hard getting her into the vet to get some bloodwork done (concidering her vein is the size of the tip on the neddle)
      I don't really support bird stores in general...lol I'll be fine...
      In the words of the internet:
      "well slap my a** and call me 1933 because I am a great depression! :p"

    • @ElleAndTheBirds
      @ElleAndTheBirds  5 лет назад +3

      Aww Jewel 💚 hope everything will turn out good with her. Can’t wait for the channel!!

    • @crynxlizzy4770
      @crynxlizzy4770 4 года назад

      What is the jockpot system my birds already are efficient in target

  • @mahamkhan2029
    @mahamkhan2029 4 года назад +111

    Me: keeps training my bird
    Also me: *buys a new trained one*
    Haha
    My friends: woooooww.....

    • @everydayahsan
      @everydayahsan 4 года назад +4

      hahhaha
      is there any trained one available?

    • @mahamkhan2029
      @mahamkhan2029 4 года назад +4

      Idk

    • @everydayahsan
      @everydayahsan 4 года назад +2

      @@mahamkhan2029 I have just started that's why asking you and please don't forget to subscribe mine channel 🙂

    • @mahamkhan2029
      @mahamkhan2029 4 года назад +1

      @@everydayahsan
      Subbed

    • @everydayahsan
      @everydayahsan 4 года назад

      @@mahamkhan2029 I have not received any notification please comments so I can easily see you their 🙂

  • @christig38cg
    @christig38cg 3 года назад

    i am so glad i found your videos. I just got an Indian Ringneck and i have no idea what im doing. now i know ive been doig everything wrong so thank you

  • @lillymai9949
    @lillymai9949 4 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for this video!
    I love how pearl was in the background flying around and on your head she is so cute 😂😍👍🏻🦜

  • @kariturks8191
    @kariturks8191 4 года назад +4

    I just got my first bird which is a canary. I haven't even had him for a week but I am wondering if I will ever be able to train him to be on my finger or my shoulder? Thank you for the good information.

  • @rosey_playzroblox3652
    @rosey_playzroblox3652 4 года назад +4

    When my bird looks at me with one eye and she is breathing super hard i stop as fast as i can at what i am doing and leave her alone then do it again but when i do it my male bird come straight at me thats how much he loves her 💕

  • @coachrob32
    @coachrob32 4 года назад +26

    Whats funny is that my bird will NOT leave the cage without me having to put my hand in there for him to step up and then bring him out of the cage myself.

    • @Mrc8H
      @Mrc8H 9 месяцев назад

      A mi agaporni le pasa igual

  • @Burgerboy
    @Burgerboy 4 года назад +1

    This video will help me alot since I wanna get Green Cheek Conure soon. I will definitely revisit your channel for more tips.

  • @seanlyons5451
    @seanlyons5451 4 года назад

    I have a untamed cockatiel and I've been trying with so long to tame him cause where he last lived he didn't get attention in anyway so I'm so happy I found this video thanks

  • @angelague731
    @angelague731 4 года назад +57

    1:40 did the budgie just dance??
    Oml XD
    :O Tysm for 3 likes!!

  • @jadeskoupas7963
    @jadeskoupas7963 4 года назад +4

    i got my lovebird a year ago when she was 2 from an abusive family, and she is very scared and bites if you go anywhere near her. do you have any advice on getting her to trust me?

  • @Nada-ux4we
    @Nada-ux4we 4 года назад +10

    I accidentally trained my bird to come to me when he needed food, so it’s like my personal reminder! Damn I miss him 😭

  • @knight_editz67
    @knight_editz67 3 года назад

    I dont know how to thank you elle you are the best parrot youtuber in the world i followed this tips now i have a tamed cockatiel like you thankk you oncee againn😊❤️

  • @keishlacruz136
    @keishlacruz136 4 года назад +1

    This is the kind of information I need to bond with my African grey. You bet I’m gonna be coming back your channel , specially this video

  • @abdulmalekalem3455
    @abdulmalekalem3455 4 года назад +3

    hh im on the point of giving up.... im very frustrated that after 2 months my bird dosent cuddle...
    im super angry but in your video you said i should train her to step up.. she steps up, but only when she wants.... what to do??

    • @liveincool3559
      @liveincool3559 4 года назад

      m.ruclips.net/video/P58ZDbZlUL8/видео.html

    • @tarajh
      @tarajh 3 года назад

      Some birds just don't like to be touched. Don't force the cuddles.

  • @melissahabil3554
    @melissahabil3554 4 года назад +9

    Can I ask .... could I still train my bird even if it is a week or a month year old ??? Thank you ❤ I like your birds too !😁

  • @znxkiller3097
    @znxkiller3097 4 года назад +53

    My bird doesn’t even want me to keep my hands close to her even if my hand is out of the case

    • @staniley884
      @staniley884 4 года назад +8

      Yazan Amr the same as me and this video doesnt help beacouse the parrots not scared but how to learn parrot if he is soo scared i have mine 4 months now and i cant put my hand in his cage or go near to him

    • @iamk4474
      @iamk4474 4 года назад +1

      @@staniley884 this doesn't help me too, I have a pet ringneck dove.

    • @animaten
      @animaten 4 года назад +7

      Maybe what I started doing last week will work on you too. I got a bird which was untamed and was so scared of anyone going near her. I almost gave up trying to tame her cause it already took 5months and she acts the same.
      One day, I tried giving her just small amount of food she needs in the cage and I would wait for her to ask for more. at first she don't mind so I'll just add some more on her plate. After a day, I noticed she was trying to approach me already when she's out of food but she bites me when i gave it directly to her. I would back off and pause and wait if she reacts to the food in my hand that im showing her. After few tries, she did eat the seeds but she's so insecure and she even bit my finger trying to get the food from my hand. It hurt but i did the same routine on the next day. The second day, i feel like she's already learning to associate my hand with food but still bite me if my fingers move. I was thinking that i was so scared of getting bitten before but this is normal so i continued. On the third day, she is already excited meeting my hand inside her cage and I noticed that she is fine with my fingers moving. I sometimes try to touch her head and i realized that her bites don't hurt that much anymore. I then thought that it seems like shes just warning me that she don't like what I'm doing but she don't see me as someone who will really hurt her. It made me happy knowing that I'm making progress. The next day, I would try to put some seeds in my palm and she final placed one of her feet in it as if she's trying to make her position comfortable. Yesterday, she was getting excited when i show her the food in my hands and she didn't feel that scared anymore and now she is already perching on my finger when I tried to put it on her stomach while she's eating in my hand. Also i noticed that she is picking the seeds more carefully now and it don't hurt no more.
      If you'll try this, please just make sure you still put some seeds on the birds plate at night so you wont leave her with an empty stomach in the next morning. make sure to also commend them and be sweet when talking
      I don't speak good english so I hope you undertand. ,🙂

    • @incanusolorin2607
      @incanusolorin2607 4 года назад +1

      Black Coffee Terrible idea! You are forcing the bird to interact with you or starve. Choice based training shouldn’t put the animal in any situation where he only has one option.

    • @maerythegreek9008
      @maerythegreek9008 4 года назад

      @@iamk4474 I have also a ringenck and this video also didn't help me!
      The thing I've noticed is that you need to spend time with it, even it' is in it's cage. I saw a little difference when I had him in my room near where I study.
      We both,I guess, did a bad option,caus ewe should have bought a trained bird from a breader ,not a wild one from a pet shop..

  • @syntheticgent
    @syntheticgent 4 года назад

    I have had birds for 30 years. I had to learn alot of this the hard way. This video was excellent. Liked and subscribed

  • @mislinkedlexi
    @mislinkedlexi 3 года назад

    Thanks I’m getting a blue ring neck on February 10th since it’s my birthday and this helps me get ready for him/her

  • @omarkalaf
    @omarkalaf 4 года назад +7

    i have an old female budgie ,no one was buying her beceuse she was agressive, so i thought it would be a good idea to get her and maybe at home she will be less aggressive, and boy was i wrong ,i cant tame here even a little she hates being not in the cage ,I Saied maybe all she needs is a companion ,also wrong she fights with him although he is very behaved and fully tamed, please help I don't want to have to put her down :(

    • @ogdocanto8068
      @ogdocanto8068 4 года назад

      Go at a super slow pace, it will take weeks or months but its worth it, i had a similar experience with a budgie and it took a lot of patience:/

    • @japji7429
      @japji7429 4 года назад

      O G do canto yes

    • @tokamohamed4078
      @tokamohamed4078 4 года назад +1

      Look, My advice, go slow and if it doesn't work just accept that she is aggressive, don't put her down, and still take her out of the cage regularly but let her fly around the room as much as possible and feed her if you can if you are scared of getting bitten wear gloves, thin ones that don't have harmful fibers.

    • @omarkalaf
      @omarkalaf 4 года назад

      @@tokamohamed4078 OK I will try taking this advice and I don't need gloves here bite hurts a little

  • @ahmedfadi9050
    @ahmedfadi9050 4 года назад +3

    also did you see the way her budgie like sat on her hair and she took the budgie

  • @yourgrandma7551
    @yourgrandma7551 4 года назад +7

    Me watching this knowing that I screwed up and im doing it all wrong 🤡 Thanks for letting me know before it was too late. I got my cockatiel for 2 days until I had to leave for something for 3 weeks and then got back and thats when I started to try and train him, just got back today thanks for letting me know.

  • @Bella-ml7ws
    @Bella-ml7ws 4 года назад +1

    Anyone else thing ducky is just the cutest bird IN THE WORLD?!?!?! Love ur vids 💖

  • @sherrigodbey9244
    @sherrigodbey9244 2 года назад

    Thank you so much Zelle! This video was perfect to help me gain confidence and success with taming and helping my budgie, Phoenix, to bond with me. My neighbor brought him to me just before Thanksgiving 2022 after a relative found him in the mouth of a (fortunately!) gentle neighbor dog. She knows nothing about birds and has two pet cats and a poodle at home. She heard from another neighbor who told her I keep finches and doves. I have been thinking about getting a small to medium sized parrot for a companion bird as the other species tend to be more less ornamental (hands off). My prayers were answered when she rang the doorbell with this little bird! I just got him to step up on my fingers with the training method described in this video!! Thanks again for great advice!! I subscribed to your channel, too!😊🙏🏻🦜

  • @ExtraRoundMilkJugs
    @ExtraRoundMilkJugs 4 года назад +3

    My tiel layed an egg, she doesn't have a mate. How do i build trust with her now? ;-;

    • @birbsdoggos1498
      @birbsdoggos1498 4 года назад

      @@dilophosaurusgaming7550 hmm I think it's like a chicken laying eggs
      The bird does not have a baby if it layed eggs then

  • @cheese4141
    @cheese4141 4 года назад +5

    Bruh all them be lying about pushing on the chest thank you for this video

  • @07.8-k5f
    @07.8-k5f 5 лет назад +4

    can you please help me?? today i just got two cockatiels, and i put them in their cage with the cage doors open, and an hour later they both flew out. they are tame, but really scared of me. and i cant get them in the cage, and they wont eat or drink!? im panicking please help me!

    • @ElleAndTheBirds
      @ElleAndTheBirds  5 лет назад +1

      Hi! To avoid the birds panicking, it would really help if you would calm down yourself. Birds can pick up on our emotions and if we panic, they are more inclined to panic too. I would move very slowly around them and try to offer them food and water outside the cage for now. Since you just got them today, they are still very unsure of their surroundings and they don’t yet know their cage as a safe place. Sometimes birds won’t actually eat or drink on the first day. The best thing to do would be to avoid chasing them around the room at all costs, because that will make them more scared of you and make it harder for them to trust you in the future. If they still don’t find their way back into the cage, you can try turning off the lights and scooping them up gently, as birds can’t see in the dark so they wouldn’t see you and take off. After you get them in, it’s better to wait until they’re more comfortable with their surroundings before letting them out again.

    • @07.8-k5f
      @07.8-k5f 5 лет назад

      Live Laugh Birds thank you sp much i Will do that! 🦜😅

    • @ElleAndTheBirds
      @ElleAndTheBirds  5 лет назад

      No problem!! Good luck with your cockatiels! :)

  • @sahelamiri2191
    @sahelamiri2191 4 года назад +1

    Thank you so much ! I. Glad you got to 101k subs in less the a year that’s simply amazing ! The tips changed my life ! This channel is the best and I’m gonna follow you for rest of my life ❤️❤️

  • @Linda-qq5mg
    @Linda-qq5mg 2 года назад

    Thank you for all of your great hints. It is so very important to have a good start with a new, and most likely frightened bird!