How to Train and Bond With Eclectus Parrots | Basic Parrot Training (Where to Start)

[@wwaxwork]

The difference in attitude had me laughing so hard. While Rusty is a complete sweety, I think Fennel is my spirit animal.

[@mehere8038]

yeh, I have a bird like this & I spend lots of time laughing at him, cause it's just so insane! mine comes out to his training perch & then just sits there or does everything in super slow motion. It is entertaining! This one of mine is also a tv addict, as soon as I put the tv on, fast as a bullet, he's out of his cage & sitting on the perch attached to the outside of it, from where he can watch the tv best lol SO stereotypical!

[@bluedrgn52]

Rusty is hilarious. I love him so much! He's like, "C'mon stop talking and train me!"

[@Bubble1992]

That bird looks like the galaxy!

[@KyllaKindergarten]

Excited to see a breed I own featured again! 💚

[@clareashford7981]

Me too

[@lindacormack8657]

Absolutely loved this would love to see you working more with eclectus parrots. Thank you it will help me with my Eccies so much

[@jennigthatonecrazydoglady8100]

I would have guessed the red bird was named Rusty and the green bird Fennel, lol! ❤️💚❤️💚 Both lovely birds. Rusty makes me want to crochet him a little sweater vest!

[@sandraraituma]

19:47 He did the spin as the last resort to get you attention, apparently :D And did it very prettily too, with the head movement and all :D

[@ulexite-tv]

I know -- that was so charming / pathetic -- but she saw it and asked for it and rewarded him. Good trainer! Good bird!

[@RealitysSuccessor]

Rusty's like "Communication... Relationships... Whatever just train me". He's like a large Touche.

[@a_diamond]

Wow these birds are *pretty*!!!

[@appelblossom4311]

Aloha I’ve been watching you for the last year or so I have a one year old silver Indian ringneck. She’s a beautiful bird with a lot of personality so watching your videos has really helped me train her ..

[@the._.birdss_6181]

That bird is so beautiful

[@Bubble1992]

Ikr

[@mariagn9907]

Hi @birdtricks! I have a 7months old female eclectus, she’s the most lovely bird I ever had, she’s so smart and catch the tricks super quick (Everything I teach her I learn from you guys❤️❤️❤️) and when we start the training session she does not want to stop! Her attitude is closer to Rusty, always looking at me to see what she has to do next🥰. I’m too happy she is this way as most of the people and online videos “scared me” about the lack of interaction and interest on humans of the females than males, I found lots of people searching just for the male eclectus as the female has wrong propaganda!!! They are smart, cute and love be with you! Thank you guys for all the information you share on the videos!!❤️

[@jemimalamb78]

My boy is an ecckie. Very much like Rusty. His enthusiasm for training and treats could go all day. He loves it😄

[@Loveofpets]

They are beautiful. You are doing a great job teaching them. Too bad about the feathers, I hope they grow back

[@fluffymims9772]

Yaaaay! Eclectus! Hoping for these videos, thank you! Young Eclectus are slow to interact with toys and people. My bird just turned one year and he’s really interactive now. They tend to be slow developing birds- more like human babies. Highly food motivated but they do eat EXTREMELY slowly. I wonder if it has anything to do with their longer and very different digestive system?

[@sherris.2402]

Thanks!

[@kindnessplease9836]

Thank you again for another informative session. I was relived to see that even you struggle with training, what I mean to say is most of your videos show interaction and smooth training sessions and mine have been less productive than I's like. I only have a small parakeet that I have now had 3 months, and I feel I just can't get past the hump. He just will not warm up to me, the best I can get is he will sit on my computer monitor. If I show him any gentle attention, talking to him, trying to feed him, target train he flies back to sit on his cage. I am saddened by his rejection. Thanks for showing the rest of us that even the "master" struggles sometimes.

[@emilycooper6539]

Love Eclectus videos! Such unique birds

[@sandraraituma]

That one is overjoyed to train! :D Rusty must be a handful and will require a lot of attention from new forever human companion! Got those puppy vibes :D

[@bkm2797]

Rusty wanted so badly to be on you, stretching his little body and eyeing the best way to accomplish his need, sooo sweet. Years ago I was bitten by a female electus, (my fault) and Jamie (bird store owner) said, she keeps coming back this was the fourth time, kinda sad. Great class, Thank you Jamie.

[@Cosmicgypsie]

I love you guys... What great bird pros.... And ur family is beautiful 😍😍

[@Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears]

Fennel seems to actually be somewhat interested in interacting with people. It reminds me of western pleasure horses. They are taught their whole lives to think slowly so they come across much like this. I noticed she grabbed your finger. That seemed to me to be knowing she is supposed to be getting something from you but not interested in what you have but still trying to interact like she is supposed to anyway. Would she have an interest in novel items? Could something like tearing a piece of paper you give her be a more suitable reward? I am not sure slow thinker/ low energy is the same as uninterested. I am wondering if maybe you are just more used to high energy parrots and low energy ones have a different set of rules. We have similar issues with horses. People used to hot horses do not know how to motivate colder ones and miss read signals and ones used to colder horses read hot as flighty and scared when they might just be energetic.

[@FukaiKokoro]

Rusty is sooo super cute. He’s so energetic and happy !! What’s the adoption process like for a bird like rusty?

[@christinelaborda1436]

He's sooo cute!!!!

[@dogeyanimates2130]

Great video!

[@DamiMami]

You should see my male Eclectus Hank... I have never seen another bird that will literally want to train CONSTANTLY! I mean literally. Yet he'll still take his chop and pellets every single time too

[@azadaar123]

Good video Learned something

[@evnhorses-international]

It's the funniest thing, because my eclectus female is EXACTLY like Rusty and not at all like Fennel! I would actually love for you to meet her, as I think she'll change your mind and we can all laugh about her 😂

[@desleykakoulidisgallaway3382]

You’re so good with these amazing birds- it’s a pure pleasure watching. I have a Rainbow Lorikeet who does need some training 😅

[@bumble_queen2706]

I made a similar video on my channel last year! Rusty is such a good boy

[@valash88]

Pua (my female ekkie) steps up really good for me. Target training is going good. Working on diet conversion to natural feeding system.

[@jeanneokerlund9943]

The way Rusty stretched his neck was so cute! He is screaming I want to train!!

[@Lola-carrot-parrot]

My female Eclectus parrot which was a rescue of about 12 years old, 3 years with me sadly passed away due to kidney failure a few weeks ago. Still heartbroken 😔 she became the sweetest (still stubborn) bird. Was a breeding bird and heavily plucked, went from wild to domesticated in half a year time. Easiest bird to put in an aviator harness. I miss her deeply. 😢

[@leahwilson56]

Love my Eclectus parrots they are such great birds. All of ours are enthusiastic, they love company and really enjoy their whole flock human and other birds. Diet is key with these guy's loads of specialty vet visits ours enjoy the vet so much when they see dogs as we don't have one it's strange 😊

[@galeem713]

One of my moustache parakeets is absolutely treat motivated and will pace while the treat is being delivered.

[@christygatto]

Lol I think Im a little in love with fennel and her, "meh" attitude! Although I can understand why that would be so frustrating to a bird owner. I've long been in love with Eclectus Parrots, so I'm thrilled you're working with them. I've always wanted one but you hear so many horror story's about hormonal ones.

[@Coprolite19]

After months of target training my female Moluccan eclectus has started showing some enthusiasm when she sees the clicker. She's gotten fairly prompt about it since sunflower and safflower seeds and bits of nuts are only for training now

[@clareashford7981]

Yay eccy videos I have a gorgeous 2yo girl, and I must say, it's only been the last 6 months she's got into training, we're now recalling, and I've successfully got the foot first step up in the last 2 months, she isn't interested in learning spin on cue though but will follow a target slowly haha She LOVES pine nuts halved though. Amd yep SLOWEST eaters haha

[@tortoisemukbangs2134]

Can you do more videos like this. I Like to watch you when I train my cockatiels and my budgies I learn a lot.

[@truedatdatdatdat]

*yay my packages of pellets & bread miix came today! my flocks loves yalls pellets AND Im in multiple amazon parrot groups on Facebook & I reference calls pellets and site to many people! shhit, ii think yall can cut me a check now.. lol jk., but thanks for your amazing gift at knowing whats best for parrots! im all and oNLY for natural & organic foods! for me AND my animals! nothin but the best, & your brand is JUST THAT! god bless you*

[@valkorey]

Thank you so much for the eclectus video! Seeing this 6 months old female is really interesting... Mine is the same age but acts differently... I hope Fennel will come around :)

[@rgonzalezarce3815]

My girl ekkie 13 years old sometimes regurgitates and re eats her teats, only does that with her favorite food. That makes the training sessions a patience game.

[@heatherseymour4193]

Thanks

[@platitudestern5149]

The way she said.. fork your treat. 😂😂😅 I get this same attitude from my 12 year old daughter. 😂😂❤

[@jeannerichey1635]

We to the bird community this is so helpful thank you I need now to get a stick and a clicker 😊

[@mehere8038]

Awesome video! I love that you're working with a plucker, given the dramas I have with mine. Feet not beak for stepping up, yay I finally fluked something right in training somehow lol. Both my lorikeets use beak first in almost every setting, but for step up it's always foot not beak. I'm going to try the holding the feet, I haven't tried that yet. There's NO WAY I could get away with a lot of this stuff though, I'm not allowed to move my hand even a cm while my little plucker is on it! It MUST remain within reach of the perch & where she can step back onto it without looking if she wants to. If I try to move it, she lectures me over it & then returns to her cage & refuses to do step up training again that session & often for at least a week or 2 as a result (she'll kinda do it during that time, but with a single foot only & if not rewarded for the single foot she storms off back into her cage & refuses to train, but then comes out to the training perch wanting to train, but runs away again as soon as I try to do any training. Enthusiastic, but just too freaked out to do it). If I even put my hand near her for step up after having moved my hand with her on it, I have her screaming at me & biting me for it - which includes if I accidentally slipped (my hand has to be braced, any movement at all freaks her out). My non-plucker's not as bad, still not great, but not as sensitive about the movement stuff, but he's also very much like Fennel. He'll sometimes come out to train really enthusiastically, but then he'll get upset with something & give exactly the same looks & body language Fennel was & I'm like "ARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!! You're sitting there on the training perch but refuse to do anything! Really??????" We have just made a breakthrough though, I'm desperately trying to get him to let me touch him, doing the finger above head & clicking for letting it be there, but I decided to try to flip it & see if he would touch me instead, since he's SO resistant to me touching him, so after I got him eating off my fingers, I tried putting yogurt (his favourite) on my face & getting him to lick it off & so now if I'm exasperated & laughing/talking to them about why they refuse to train, he'll reach out towards my face & if I put it in his reach, he'll lick my nose & then expect his treat. Anytime he's decided training's too intense, he's currently happy to go back to that & initiates that by trying to kiss me & then expecting his treat for it, so that's kinda good, if he's sitting there uninterested, I can say to him "give me a kiss" & put my face near him & he'll always do that, even if he refuses to do anything else, so it's really helping with bond building :) His history is sitting alone in a cage for a decade & his entertainment for the day being biting the hand that comes into the cage to do his food & water. I don't think he's had any other interactions with humans before me, just gloved hand changing his food & water as he bites it. Anyway, great video for people like myself with problematic rescues. I got a lot from it, really hope to see more with these 2

[@joiadevita]

I swear, Fennel and my Bowie could be the SAME BIRD. She has been trained to step up, target, spin, shake hands, wave, station, and recall. She understands the commands perfectly, but she will cooperate only when she feels like it. Ekkies are a trip. 😆

[@mehere8038]

one of my lorikeets is exactly the same :) If HE decides what the training session will be about & is in the mood for it, we'll be great, but otherwise.... yup & he moves in super slow motion while in that mood too

[@joiadevita]

@@mehere8038 Yeah, Bowie very much has her own ideas about how things are gonna go and when. Keeps me on my toes! It really forces me to be attentive and mindful of how I train, which I suppose is a good thing!

[@mehere8038]

​@@joiadevita I tend to find the opposite. I can go in with a sort of lesson plan in mind & all hyped up & ready to really make progress & nope, we'll do kisses, kisses & more kissed, but ask for anything else & we'll just jump back into the cage until you realise who's in control here lol Kisses is something I'm doing cause mine refuses any touch from me, so I'm trying to get him to touch me instead to see if that helps us make progress on that front & he's decided he enjoys that, since it's simply lick my nose for a treat (and I think he actually likes the physical contact, even if he won't ever admit to that), but if I try to mix up the training session, or do something actually physical, then nope, we'll just jump back into the cage & sit there watching me calling relentlessly & I'm sure inside find it quite hysterical watching this human jumping around trying to get his attention lol. Other days he will train well & even initiate it & get really enthusiastic, but the slow motion, just sitting there is far more common

[@joiadevita]

@@mehere8038 I'm starting to identify the variables that lead to a more successful training session vs a less successful one. Bowie is really neophobic (at least for now, we're working on it), so if there's something or someone new in her environment, she tends not to train as well. If I'm training a brand new behavior, I'll only do it in a location where she's comfortable, with nothing unfamiliar around. She actually trains really well and she picks up new behaviors super quickly, so long as I'm willing to meet her half way. :)

[@mehere8038]

​@@joiadevita that's cool that you've picked up that stuff :) that will make a huge difference to training I'm sure :) I really need to get mine to the vet, I think there may be pain issues involved in Mr slow motion & Miss plucker is impacted by his mood. Problem is Miss plucker is a hysterical mess & could literally die from the fear & shock of being put into a carrier & taken to the vet & examined, she really is that screwed up emotionally from her last home :( I've been working with her a lot & I feel like she could now probably cope if I was there with her BUT right now vets here aren't allowing humans into their surgeries due to covid & she's just not going to cope with that & equally wouldn't cope with being left at home alone while I took Mr slow motion. So anyway, right now I'm TRYING to do training with the carrier to get them to go into that on their own, so that we can at least cut down on that bit of the stress & then I'm going to have to call a few vets & see if any of them will be willing to let me come in with them, due to the stress issues. I'm also considering if I can do a video consult, cause I think he may have arthritis in his feet & if so, that might be able to have basic stuff done via video consult, but I really want both of them given full checks & blood work & xrays to figure out everything that's wrong with them, cause there's clearly some significant issues. They've been living with what they have without a vet for a decade in their past home, so that's why I'm not feeling like it's urgent & am prioritising the emotional issues with the visit, but more & more I do feel that the pain might be the hidden issue I'm dealing with that's blocking my progress. It's a catch 22, can't work with them to calm cause of it, but can't get them treated cause of not being able to work with them. Beyond that, there's major hormonal issues at play too (which again I'm hoping might be helped by pain relief, or the vet medicating, since I've tried everything else I can on that) & additionally I do think there might be some impact on miss plucker relating to outside time. They both seem to enjoy going outside (mostly just onto the enclosed balcony) & interacting with the wild lorikeets, but the wind blowing the trees I think might stress out miss plucker & also if the noisy miners are doing a lot of alarm calls, I think that might be impacting her mood too & there's definitely interactions between the 2 on them impacting training. They seem to be top of pecking order on different things for each one, but if one of them decides they're going to train exclusively, that seems to be a factor in the other then refusing to come out to train, even though they have separate spaces for training (mine refuse to be moved anywhere, the only way we can train is with perches on the outside of the cage that they can make their own way to. I can't move them to a separate training perch without extreme hysterics & biting & refusing to come out of the cage for a month after it. Mr Slow Mo can fly a bit & so we do do flying training perch to perch & away from the cage, but he flew off into a tree a few weeks back & discovered he's scared of heights & got stuck in the tree, even with the local wild birds going up to him & then modelling how to fly down to my gutter & then onto his cage roof from there, he refused to follow, eventually following a possum to climb down to where I could take the cage to him for him to climb on, but since then he's been outright refusing to fly at all. I did some jumping perch to perch about a week ago, but the next day he was crying & holding his foot up & licking at it, so that's a large part of why I think he might have arthritis, so I haven't pushed him on that since, just focusing on the touch stuff in training & TRYING to do the carrier training Anyway, I think you're right, that subtle things do impact on training sessions, but it's not so easy to remove them in my case. Glad it's helping you though :))) that's great!

[@graceshirley9877]

please please please do more videos on Eclectus parrots!! I am looking into getting one but all of the info online says they need to have a ton of fruit and high fiber in their diet but that doesn't seem right to me. so I would really love a video that is just talking about the Eclectus parrot diet. that would be so awesome!

[@BirdTricks]

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[@vivisimonvi]

I really like the idea of stepping up with feet only. The other day I got a pretty good bite when I offered my hand which was really rare (but will always use beak first when trying to perch). In the moment I couldn't figure out if it was unwanted, too sudden, or something I did earlier (or any myriad of reasons). To work around.this, I'll offer my hand on the edge of the door so he's forced to climb over to get to my hand (seems to work so far). At least to me, this communicates that this is what he really wants to do which is coming to me to step up/hang out.

[@maryhartsock7792]

My eclectus are the exact opposite. My 6 month old female was hand fed by me and is super interested in training, getting treats and spending time with me. My 7 month old male was fed and weaned by someone that didn’t spend a lot of time with him. He isn’t even really interested in treats…so target training has been slow. They are both very vocal and able to say a few words. But my female tries to have long conversations with me, my male just chatters when my female is vocalizing. They’re quite different but wonderful birds in their own way.

[@alinedijkgraaf9775]

Gosh.. they are so CUTE!

[@Tbland72]

Great video!! Maybe I can get my totally uninterested U2 to do, well, anything training related lol!

[@anna8389szczerba]

Where did you those stands from the tree brand ones

[@B1rdLadee]

lol I remember the first ekkie I met when I was a teenager. At the time I didn’t realize she was a female. But yeah, they could care less about you. My thought was, “Is it a bird? Or a cat?” 😆 Love the names, btw. 💕❤️

[@samanthafitzgerald9611]

I'd love to see some training tips for Quaker parrots! They can be difficult with trick training because they are territorial, but it's not obvious because Lefty was such an angel. 😁

[@gamingtimeisbackyea9393]

Love u birdtricks

[@athenamia4561]

can you do something like this with a sun conure please

[@appelblossom4311]

PS I love Eclectus parrots ! The previous owner seems a bit cruel… I’m glad he relinquished this beautiful bird to you.. In 1-2 years I would like to buy/adopt one .. can IRN & Eclectus get along ?

[@lillacfethars4658]

I really understand why they pluck and how it feels. I have a condition called tricotillimania which means i pull out my eyelashes ( for many with the condition it is hair ) it is caused from stress and boredom and is the pulling starts with itching and once that starts it is basically irresistible. It is very shameful and i know how those poor birds feel.

[@Minecraftfangirl1]

I feel the same. Whenever I find a bump, imperfection, etc on my skin I HAVE to get it off/pick it off otherwise it drives me insane. Now it doesn't so much, but it's a really bad habit which has lead to lots of scars up and down my arms and legs. I find in myself I do it more often now due to stress than anything else.

[@mehere8038]

hmm is there anything at all that helps the itching? Anything more likely to impact that than anything else? What you describe would make sense for my little plucker, she gets totally obsessed by a particular feather & will just keep at it until she gets it out, even if interrupted, she'll return to it again & continue trying to get it out & then squeal as she finally does so :( Even if I'm in another room, I always know when she's pulled a feather out by the squeal of pain :'(

[@lillacfethars4658]

@@mehere8038 things that help me and might help your bird is having better things to do than plucking, actually itching or rubbing the area and putting and ointment or something similar that helps growth. I don’t know if there is such things for birds but it is worth looking. The ointment stuff also helps remind me that I want my “feathers” back and is a reminder good reminder that I should not pluck. I don’t know if this is helpful but i hope it is. I bet your a great bird owner and person just know that your bird most likely does not like to pluck and it is also up to the bird to stop plucking.

[@mehere8038]

​@@lillacfethars4658 I don't think my bird cares that there's no feathers there, or possibly even wants the area bald :( I have thought about scratching or rubbing the area, I'm torn on this, cause they say with birds to only touch their heads & it's not her head that's plucked. I do try to scratch her on her head as much as she'll let me & if she is in a persistent plucky mood, I sometimes sort of force the scratching her head onto her, which she will resist initially, but then seems to actually enjoy & get something she needs from it. I do give her LOTS to do, but she would prefer to pluck :( (comes from an owner who left her in a TINY cage with nothing to do but pluck for a decade, so it's just her "go to" entertainment I think). She has been shredding a bit recently, with an action that's quite similar to her plucking, so I've been really encouraging that, telling her she's a "good girl" constantly while she does it. Is hard, cause she's choosing different things to do that with each time she does, so I can't just add more of the same thing, cause she won't touch it the next day. She was loving the native ginger leaves, so I put a whole pile of them into the cage & nothing! Then there was the bok choy stem, but again a one off, grape stem, again a one off, today was the bottle brush I put in lol instead of licking the nectar out of it, she shredded the entire thing & spent an hour or 2 at it's stem with that action she uses to try to get a new feather out. Fingers crossed she'll do more of them if I give her more tomorrow, but I'm not that hopeful on it :( Lettuce she tends to fairly consistently do, but it's still not a daily thing, still intermittent & only for a few hours at most & the rest of the time is pluck focused. Maybe I might be able to increase the other stuff over time though, that's what I'm hoping anyway! Can I ask what ointment/cream you use on yours? Anything that may be suitable for a bird? & thanks for your reply too. Is helpful :)

[@lillacfethars4658]

@@mehere8038 i’m very sorry. All that sounds very frustrating, i don’t actually have a bird that plucks but there might be a bird safe anti itch cream out there or you could somehow make your own. I have an idea that just popped into my head and it might be worth a shot. If you see your bird rubbing the bald area without plucking you could encourage that instead possibly. I don’t really know what could fix your poor bird’s plucking im not an expert. You could try to get contact with Dave and Jamie or maybe there such thing as a person who is an expert ar fixing plucking. Idk

[@coneyedith3768]

Ive never seen any free flighted Rosellas, would be cool if you could do a video about them

[@lchamp911]

She is young, my female Eclectus was like that when we got her at three months but she came around. It took about 3 years for her to be engaging. No she wants to be with us. I have tried training, but she is not interested. She is very smart and we have socialized her well. She is very active, and tries to get into everything as her nesting drive is very strong and she is always looking to nest and is very territorial. I am trying to train but it is slow.

[@amandacovington2548]

I hope today finds you fabulous

[@arashnemati9538]

Hi Dear me and my wife relay enjoyed your video we bought 3 month male 3 days ago and he is still eating 2 times 20ml cereal and we didn't have big parrot before so i would be so glad if you give us some hint/reference/Video t o start with him many thanks BR

[@diorcoco9291]

Hello Rusty ❤️

[@Emilia-uq3ph]

My eclectus loves pomegranate seeds but they are a bit messy to use as treats in training.

[@AuxThept]

8:03 Watch Rusty

[@ulexite-tv]

I know: "Stop talking already! TRAIN ME! TREAT ME!"

[@momomom81]

Do you have a video about starting training from inside the cage with a bird like this who has been through some trauma? (Longtime owner passed). Rather, I'd like to know more about how to help my ekkie tolerate my hand to get her to her play stand to do training. She's aggressive.

[@luanahaigood278]

I would love to have him

[@paulafernandes6875]

If his feathers dont come back. You can put a sweater on him lol he's so beautiful

[@MyJAG12345]

Rusty is a go getter!! 6 months is still pretty young for this breed right? But it's so different because babies seem to want attention.

[@franciscorios3563]

I recently adopted a cockatail do you know of really good food for him.?

[@siennaburke7240]

How would I go about adopting rusty? I have two eclectus parrots. And would love to have him!

[@claudiah5914]

What’s that clicking noise in your video ? Is it that orange thing your holding in your left hand ? May I ask what that’s for? And what’s it called ? :)

[@BirdTricks]

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[@eijiroinouye4115]

Can they live as long as Amazon? Are they rehomed as often?

[@clareashford7981]

Oh videos on keeping them stationed would be awesome, my girl always leaves her play stand even after a good round of training and recalls, she keeps flying to me, and I don't know if I show treating for the flight to me or not cause she flew to me without being asked.

[@BirdTricks]

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[@free2besassy]

Bananas fresh slices is what our female eekie liked. we didn't let her have them all the it was what we used to get her to step up and then after one on one time we would give her another piece for going into her cage for the night.

[@margiemargie5]

Is it not confusing for a bird going back and forth from homes? Like, for instance, Fennel being in her home, now your home for training, and then back to her home. I would think that is confusing to them.

[@rexxbare9255]

Is there a way to train without clickers? Maybe a mouth noise? I don’t feel comfortable using a clicker because my kids might overuse it, I want something only I can do i guess

[@jenni861]

How do you train them to step up with no beak? I have a 1 year old and can’t seem to get mine to do it without his.

[@sarahriyadh6758]

@birdtricks I've got a beautiful two year old ecelectus female. Like Fennel, shes uninterested at times. I have had her for a year and been attempting to train her the last few months. She can get very aggressive or assertive when training sometime and I step back for a bit . I'm not sure if stepping back is the correct thing to do ?

[@BirdTricks]

Try and end the training session before aggression shows up. Sessions should be no longer than 3-5 minutes. Do even less to avoid entering into aggression if necessary then slowly build on those posistive interactions over time.

[@kkdoc7864]

Do they stop pulling out their own feathers once you establish a trusting relationship?

[@TheStar1119]

I think a beak step up may be natural for balance for Eclectus parrots. My male is large and he uses his beak like another foot for balance because he’s gangly and bottom heavy

[@rebeccamoran9404]

I don't know how you can resist not scratching Fennel on her back 😍. I'm learning from you and know you don't bc it can make them hormonal or is it ok ?

[@BirdTricks]

It is not recommended to pet birds on their backs as it can trigger hormones.

[@questionsforyou34]

My ekkies during training flies towards me and tries their best to go to my shoulder. What can i do to stop this behavior

[@ctrlaltdellife897]

Impressive but I didn't learn how to actually replicate it myself. *How* do you teach them to get down when they are hanging on?

[@AnnaMishel]

He's so happy he's got a human that's not abusing him!

[@christygatto]

Considering how friendly he is I would have to guess his previous homes didn't abuse him either. Eccies are very hard to care for and their diets are so specialized its easy to screw up. Add to the fact that as little as 10 years ago most diets recommended for Eccies were actually terrible for them. So people could have loved him and fed him based on what was recommended and still not surprising he plucked.

[@samanthabanfield2464]

Aww Rusty is so cute 🥰 He’s soo keen. As the slave of a 12 mth old male eckie named Ripper (it was his first Hatchday a few days ago, 20th of September), I wonder if Fennel is just being a typical 6 mth old eckie. They are slow in comparison to other parrots their size to be food driven as other breeds. I absolutely adore my eckie Ripper 🦜💚

[@theParadoxgirl]

My Solomon Ekkie boy was always excited for training. They are the best birds. I hate that my ex made me choose him or my bird and I was too young to make the right choice. Only regret I have in my life.

[@slyjahmoney9701]

What is a trustworthy site or adoption center to get an Eclectus

[@briarrose7016]

If you think this eclectus is excited about training, just wait until you see mine!! He is so impatient to do the next trick and is a super fast eater. If anything I can't keep up with him :P

[@nmrowdy4605]

At what age can you start target training? I have a 6 month-old Indian Ringneck who is progressing nicely but I don't want to undo our progress by introducing something too early. Like most Ringnecks, his attention span is all over the place.

[@mehere8038]

any age :)

[@jordancolkitt1201]

Mine won't even sit that close to me, any ideas for a bird that's not food motivated?😅

[@p.maryyayabear7078]

It seems like every time you said Rusty's name, he was like, "what? I'm right here."

[@despoinaslp8305]

I have a 4 month old eclectus that I just got and he bites all the time. Also I give him treats he gets them and then he throws them down. He won’t step on my hand too. What can I do?

[@esoteric9333]

Can't imagine my female ekkie being like that. She's all over treats and training! Looks more like my grey 😆

[@stormydays1061]

Do I need something to click while I’m training my eclectus or can i train them without it?

[@mehere8038]

you can train without them, but I say get one & have it available (and use it with something like touch training enough that they stop being scared of it & associate it with positives). There's times where it's just REALLY useful to be able to reward the exact moment they do right. For example, one of mine wouldn't step up, I finally got her to step on my hand to get from one perch to another & rewarding verbally really wasn't working. A clicker in that setting was perfect! I gave a treat each time she did it, but if she paused/put both feet on my hand as she crossed, then I clicked & gave a big treat, so she learnt the difference & what I wanted. I couldn't have done that without the clicker, cause I couldn't reward verbally or with a treat mid "trick". Clicker I could

[@stormydays1061]

@@mehere8038 does it have to be a certain kind of clicker or can u use anything that clicks?

[@mehere8038]

​@@stormydays1061 yeh, anything that clicks (or makes a sudden sharp noise), but there's some training stuff where it really can't be used, due to needing 2 hands for training & a LOT of stuff where you really need something easy to hold, that's why I went with a proper clicker (just a cheap one off ebay). I was using a counter thingy I had here, but it was just to awkward to hold while also holding a bird & treats & everything else associated with training. The proper clickers are largely designed to be easy to hold during training. Only bad part about them is they're also designed for dogs, where the dog can be some distance away & consequently are a bit too loud for bird training imo. If you use something other than a proper clicker, make sure you can get another of whatever it/that sound is if it breaks to avoid long term problems (I had that issue with my touch stick, used a chopstick that happened to be coloured, but then couldn't replicate when I managed to lose it)

[@stormydays1061]

@@mehere8038 what is the clicker for parrots called? Or is it just something that clicks

[@mehere8038]

@@stormydays1061 just a "training clicker". They'll most probably say dog or cat training clicker, or if they say "bird", they'll probably be 5 times the price & be identical to the dog or cat ones lol. In short, just get a dog or cat one :) It is just something that clicks yes, but it's an easy to hold little button & mine has a wrist strap on it too (I think most do) & it clicks immediately on the press & you can part press it without it activating, so that it's super easy to get the noise IMMEDIATELY, only a couple of mms movement needed for the sound if you're there, hanging for the bird to do whatever it is you're trying to get it to do, so it clicks as fast as your reflexes can respond.

[@debomoral100]

que bellos

[@littlemidwestrebornsdolls]

Big difference in their interaction with you.

[@vinnitalaho3904]

What is that clicking thing?

[@trainyourlovebird]

My female lovebirds are Fennel-like, my males Rusty-like. All housed separately; my 2 females love their cages and are less interactive away from them. The 4 males are more outgoing and interactive.