HOW TO - HAND TAME A COCKATIEL (EASY STEPS)

Hand taming a bird is never easy. So in this video I personally show you how I go about taming an aggressive Cockatiel, at first your bird will take time to warm up to you but once you take the time out of your day and bond with your bird.They'll be hopping up on your finger in no time and wanting to spend every waking moment with you.
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[@HiKrispy]

For those of you who are saying "your bird is already tamed" he's making this video to tell people what to do in order to tame their birds, that doesn't mean his isn't tamed.

[@suzannahseidel6031]

My name is Connor But that doesnt help us. My bird would fly til it dropped before even sitting on that perch.

[@acacia8855]

@@suzannahseidel6031 that needs an actual bird trainer not a KZbin video

[@voiper2]

Dude he was wearing GLOVES @My name is connor.

[@Mel-qr5ob]

@@acacia8855 who on earth has *bird trainers* living near them???!? I think I'd be just as likely to find a yodeling trainer as a bird trainer

[@yvxiiao]

@@acacia8855 not really, I tamed my parrot by myself even though she was extremely fearfull to the point where she would fly around the cage

[@anniewilson6862]

I own a rescue cockatiel. When I first got him he had no feathers on his back, he hissed at me, every time I would take him out of his cage he would bite me pretty hard (it didn't make me bleed) but I continued. Everyday I would take him out, give him some millets, talk to him, then put him back. Now it's two years later, he has all of his feathers, loves to be pet and held, and will even chirp back to me. Something to recommend to people now owning a bird, don't give up on them.

[@Openzmindz_]

How would you take him out of the cage? Asking since mine is a little similar, but not as bad as the situation you described.

[@pixiedustandstars]

Yesss How did you take him out of the cage?

[@pixiedustandstars]

I want to know the same thing, how is your bird today?@@Openzmindz_

[@leighann5308]

Same question how did you get your bird out of the cage without freaking him out

[@hessa5900]

How do you tame a hissing flying biting scared cockatiel... I’m desperate

[@jessjustjess5140]

The hissing means he doesn't trust you or who ever he's hissing at. So for that you have to move slow towards him and make a soothing sound with your mouth. I usually ssh, like your trying to put a baby to sleep. The biting means he wants to be left alone and again the trust issue. If he actually bites, leave him alone for a bit before you try again. Make sure your spending time with him everyday to help with the bond & Trust. They like the being massaged in the back of their necks. The flying you can trim its wings. I wouldn't recommend doing it yourself if you never done it. I had someone show me how and teach me and now do it myself but its like hair wings grow so you just trim a bit every so many months and they can still fly but not too high so they are safe and they don't hit things. If done right it doesn't hurt them its like getting a hair cut. Good luck!

[@Neverhadchicfila]

Jess JustJess .a baby to sleep... Sounds... Scary

[@bebo7900]

SAME

[@linushallgren4156]

It has to be so tame it can eat from your hand first

[@emiliosoot]

Jess JustJess how old Does it have to be to become tame?

[@ok-qb8ir]

*Congratulations, you tamed your birb*

[@killer-kyan]

Lol birb

[@oko0k43]

Noice

[@sergejpajic5239]

But i still dont know what a birb means...

[@gulesehra8437]

Wut does birb mean? *;v;*

[@pikachusmommymilkers7237]

Yup I didint really train my birb

[@interface5389]

What type of dog is that

[@crazypig6537]

bad spelly produckshun German shepherd

[@interface5389]

Crazy pig thank your for clarification do you know the price he got it

[@yes-ut8ug]

German shepherd? Thats a bulldog bro

[@interface5389]

Oh thank you for clearing out the confusion

[@mybabykiwi2218]

It’s a cockapoodle 😋

[@wolfy336]

Thank you for this! I haven't seen someone suggest using gardening gloves before- most people tell me just not to react when they bite. Not...terribly good advice really imo when humans have things called reflexes

[@imahumanandsoareyou1755]

Rachel Wolf My birds are scared of gloves, so I don’t know what to use.

[@lolamcfarland5300]

Nah, dude you really need to try not to react while they bite you, it will just make the bite worse

[@eddymercado540]

@Coolguygaming 1268 r u dumb bro females can bite to the gender doesnt matter you have to work with birds to get them to trust you anyways you obviously dont have parrots and if you do i feel bad for the misinformed person they are living with

[@Bernftw]

How do you get the bird out of his cage and onto this training perch if he is not tame? And why is he not just flying away from you whenever you approach him? There is no way my cockatiel would allow my hand to get that close to him, he flies to the opposite side of the room.

[@AaronLewisOfficial]

About a month before hand taming him I would go up to his cage and just talk to him and whistle to him, he got used to me and yours will to. Then I opened his cage, it took about an hour for him to come out and the he flew around the house and started flying into everything, so I chucked a light tea towel over him and cut his wing weather and then put him on his perch and started training him. Hence why he’s not trying to fly away from me! Every bird is different however, I always recommend trimming there wing weathers while taming because trust me it makes it so much easier! Good luck with your bird

[@AbuMalek5]

There are some people who stick gently the the 6 big feathers on each wing with a small scotch tape to avoid clipping it, after 4 or 5 days the bird gets used to hands and u can take off the scotch tape.

[@jaceymarie5407]

cartoonporn his bird might have is wings clipped like mine

[@synthiaalburez3588]

I agree with this alot the same thing happens with me too

[@Allieskanal]

this is so cruel! Birds have wings to fly! We don´t do this in Germany.... I´ts just forcing a bird to do something he doesn´t want to.

[@marenhaugen5283]

Good job, love that you speak at a nice pace and are not boring. You have a good presence here. I have 3 birds now and my two rescued ones bite. One is disabled and he is working out. The older one actually attacks people. Just giving him time and talking to him a lot.

[@AaronLewisOfficial]

My cockatiel still will never let anyone scratch him or pat or else he’ll attack, he only will sit on my shoulder and chill... Love too hear you rescued 2 of them also :)

[@JohnMarstonIsBabygirl]

Your bird is such a sweetheart!

[@elliot8087]

Hehe look at his lil face in the background at the start

[@SerenaLewis]

You did well at taming him, Aaron. Great video!

[@s.n7365]

This the most very helpful and beautiful video for taming a bird

[@MrTheHaharvey]

I like how you told how you transitioned from the gloved hand to the bare hand, I use to have to use leather gloves with previous birds but I never got away from it, the gloves were always next to the cage.... I'm learning a lot. thank you.

[@rylanmoore678]

New bird owners (who maybe don’t want to watch the entire video): Here are some tips: 1. Get a larger cage if your bird gets mad when you stick your hand in. The bird is territorial, and so it’s best to get a larger cage. You can get a good size cage for $60-$70 on Amazon. 2. Don’t stick your hand in often, and when you do (to put food/water in, or change the perches or toys,) wear something like a glove (so your hand won’t look like your hand) this way, the bird wont associate your hand with intrusion. 3. When the bird bites you, hold your hand still and do not move. No matter how much it hurts, you need to teach the bird that biting will not solve the problem. The bird just wants you to go away. If whip your hand back when it tries to bite you, that will teach it that biting you makes you go away. After it realizes that biting you won’t do anything, it will stop biting. 4. Let the bird come out of the cage on it’s own. Stay by the cage, talk to the bird, read to it, sing to it, etc. and after a few weeks, you’ll make significant progress. Do this one day: Put the birds favorite food outside of the cage and normal food/food it doesn’t like in the cage. Do this often. 5. Take baby steps! The bird won’t like you immediately. Trust takes time. Don’t try to rush! And don’t worry when the bird doesn’t like you immediately! Note: DONT TOUCH THE BIRD FOR THE FIRST WEEK!!! No matter how tempting it is, do not touch the bird. That will cause a lot of stress, and the bird could get sick or even die. On top of this, it will 100% ruin your relationship with the bird, and your bird will not want to be around you. Good luck! P.S. here is an excellent thread that I used when training my bird. It works like magic! www.parrotforums.com/general-parrot-information/49144-tips-bonding-building-trust.html

[@marstheclown9314]

@@moranpeter7311 leave it open and see if it lets you touch him/her.don't forget to hang out or stay with it as much as you can so it can become used to you then try to touch it when the bird is nice and calm.

[@starwar1028]

Thanks but I have a question I got by cockatiel it has been a week and when I touch its head it doesn’t bite me is it good to keep on cuddling it or should I stop because it has only been a week Also my cockatiel never plays with toys no matter what I try to do it plucks it’s feathers and I am really scared and worried for it because of the virus the avian vets are all closed in my area What should I do? Thanks

[@dany_cast]

Thank you so much this was very helpful for my 2 cockatiels and budgie

[@themanbehindtheslaughter3480]

Ok I has a macaw... he has a big beak... we need to get him used to everyone and I’m the victim, I have to look after it and teach it to not bit until you literally see BONE, yes bone... so I have to sacrifice my hand to him, but he doesn’t want to step up or anything, he slither their leans forward and bites and GRINDS his beak, he rips flesh apart, but it’s slowly working... I hate that stupid thing, hot it flies away ffs, buttt if I look after it I get a cockatiel... yay...

[@KaitlynBurtonISaGOD]

Thankyou SO MUCH! I am doing some research into getting a cockatiel, what age do you think I should tame him at and I live with 4 younger sisters and 2 brothers any advice I might need concerning them would be great 😅

[@avi4767]

He seemed to already have been tamed

[@davidzoon1628]

Yeah he only showed how he did it

[@nebojsaivkovic3145]

Yes

[@happypunia3780]

Because he is tamd

[@EllieSnufkin]

He made the video to show how to tame your bird, he never said his wasn't tamed. 🤦

[@brooklynkelly6646]

And obviously you aren’t a bird owner😂🙃

[@Hammylux]

How absolutely darling!!! I just found your channel and I'm so excited:) your bird is so adorable and it was nice to learn more about them:) I haven't had a bird since I was child and it just brought me great joy watching this:) thanks for sharing!

[@AaronLewisOfficial]

HammyLux Thank you it means a lot 😊

[@hashirhafeez4954]

I wanted apet since I was 4 today I am going to get 2 or 1 and one for my cousins father

[@kalhornung7435]

All of your birds are so sweet and amazing... keep up the great work! I love your videos!!

[@liamfincham7150]

the secong progress video you can see he had alot more trust in you as he was grooming him self comfortably and thats a sign of trust

[@moulin6334]

I'm getting 3 cockatiels, thank you! I've understand everything!

[@yes-ut8ug]

Jadeez Dinh how did it go?:)

[@plumie]

tsiv Tsiv Yes how did it go?:D I am curious :)

[@hotaruchan425]

Jade Dinh A cockatiel is very expensive and ur getting 3 xD good luck Better not go broke

[@kiwiandkona949]

Were did you get it I can’t find any

[@tomtribe1141]

Made my day reading how you worded that in relation to what it said lol

[@Juniorr999]

I got a cockatiel today for Xmas. Merry Christmas!

[@AaronLewisOfficial]

Hope you had a good Christmas! Enjoy your new feathery friend.

[@willyandolya3741]

Well done, another great informative video! 👍🏼😊

[@mikaylatrash2920]

i love this video its very helpful!

[@delgirljackson7034]

Thank u so much for sharing video as im hopeing to get my cockertel very soon very helpful

[@delgirljackson7034]

Xxx

[@peachescorica8750]

He’s peaking at me from around his cage right now. He’s a curious guy.

[@unicornwarrior3815]

Thank you I might begin this process to my cockatiel 😁

[@dahomiespek4157]

I love your videos

[@ambreenzaidi1786]

very up to point , love it

[@AaronLewisOfficial]

Thanks heaps!!

[@keiden2010]

I am about to have a cockatiel and I think that this video was very helpful I hope this works with my cockatiel

[@moritzprack8584]

yeah it worked thank you

[@callmejamez]

Thank you so much the video helped so much 🙂

[@PeaceRomanus]

DUDE IT WORKED!!

[@phrug6865]

Wow it worked great

[@mohammedareef2796]

Thanks for the advice! I’m gonna need it, I’m going to buy a cockatiel tomorrow.

[@AaronLewisOfficial]

How exciting, hope all is going well with your new bird!!

[@fuentedevida]

wow, that is awesome. im thinking about buying some cockatiel birds. 6 to be exact. I already have 12 budgies. awesome video.

[@imahumanandsoareyou1755]

Salinas409 I’m hopefully going to buy a third cockatiel

[@ericmasters6438]

I like that you showed the use of gloves

[@armandogonzalez8810]

nice video and real helpful

[@foreverlife5149]

Thanks for this video! I’m getting a cockatiel

[@TarmacPRO]

Amazing

[@stephenn6657]

Good advice

[@greedysniper85ify]

What else can you use besides the training perch

[@darrenquine5964]

I got a bird today

[@doggopooping9346]

Darren Quine good for you

[@bailees8770]

I’m late, but awesome AND rip. You probably know by now birbos are v time consuming but again pretty adorable. I hope you’re loving having a birb

[@gatogatitogato]

senpai is gaming I wanna get one too. I’m still doing current research.

[@kiwiandkona949]

I am dying over here with my bird he is so loud and kinda needy no joke he is a baby toddler devil

[@thiccborbmoved6981]

How is he doing?

[@brookemayfield1962]

So cuteeee

[@thornediting9281]

It really helped

[@thebaldhokage7993]

Achievement unlocked:Birb time! 100% unlocked Tame your birb

[@riosingh2152]

I am your 300th subscriber (your welcome fam )

[@adeeljaleel5337]

How very cute

[@samin6520]

I have one of these training perch thing but whenever i get her out and put her in the perch she just flys away, so how did you manage to keep your bird on the perch did you clip your birds wings?

[@Zabacleaning]

Thats so cute

[@b0bmarleyyy867]

i give my tiels a mix of seeds and sunflower seed is included so what treat should i give them instead of sunflower seed? fruits maybe??? and its my 3rd week having them now and I havent let them out of the cage since theyre still scared so what should I do to convince them to get out of the cage?

[@gooseboy3291]

I'm gonna get a cockatiel in a couple of months so I found this stuff very useful

[@AaronLewisOfficial]

Hope all is going well!

[@gooseboy3291]

@@AaronLewisOfficial not exactly...

[@AaronLewisOfficial]

That’s not good!

[@kristinabalakrishnan4453]

Thia method is used to baby bird or an adult bird ? Planning to get one cockatiel

[@reynacano1575]

Thanks for how to tame one!

[@noorakarmank1971]

Hallo I have pair Kokateil, and how you keep single one ?because in my country they always keeping pair?

[@esterleng860]

Please answer, how did you get the cockatiel from the cage to the perch? Grab, step up, letting it come?

[@pitouc.3814]

He loves u!!

[@hottamalee7700]

I just bought a Cockatiel and he’s one years old already he’s a little aggressive bc I got him from a pet store where they don’t hand feed them and kids try to touch him all the time and it’s been day two of just singing to him and trying to get him comfortable with me

[@Bird-Nerd7]

That bird looks like its about to bite you She/he is like "ok im waiting" Btw such a cute bird im a bird lover :)

[@fatimaalshehri1966]

Thanks 🙏

[@Nikartsy]

I'm not gonna get a training perch but thank you for the video

[@carmenwalsh2924]

Thank u

[@joannesmith3991]

where did you buy the stand from ty

[@peterzheng5156]

I got one today. How long should you wait till you introduce the hand

[@user-iu7hd4ng3k]

I like how the cockatiel is looking at him like , ok.....what are we doing?

[@jignalakhani2672]

Hi. I got a pair of cockatiels a week back. Their wings are not clipped. Can I tame them without clipping their wings??

[@lydikiti]

Thank you! Within 10 minutes my agressive biting baby is now asked for scritches!

[@unicorns_rainbows7129]

Thx for this video and I’ll try that with my cockatiel frosty because frosty dosent like my fingers and frosty nibbles on them or try’s to bite them

[@AaronLewisOfficial]

That’s okay, I am glad you enjoyed watching it and learnt something!

[@katyweaver4642]

if you are just starting to hand tame your cockatiel, how are you supposed to get it on the training perch in the first place?

[@veronicalessman6365]

I have two cockatiels and I don't know if I should train them at the same time, or train one at a time? And how do I get it out of its cage?

[@frequencyoblivionradio3244]

so how do i get it on to the perch from the cage and vice versa ???? it has to be trained to do that???

[@AaronLewisOfficial]

I use a wooden stick and get them to step up onto it and bring them out, I find this way it stresses them out much less!

[@genesistapia9772]

How do you get him on the Purge since ha doesn't now how to step up?

[@grantharper6033]

Question: how do you get bird on training perch when you want to begin training and you can’t touch them because they fly away?

[@AaronLewisOfficial]

Great question!! I use a long stick to get him to step up onto in the cage and bring him out, it always works for me and I find it to be less stressful!

[@mycockatielpolly9564]

I just got a new cockatiel and so she is still scared to go on my hand,thank you for helping me!

[@animeshkoley5505]

what u make him feed?

[@rachelmillard6433]

I got a lutino whiteface cockatiel around 4 days ago. He wasn't handled very much and he's only 8weeks old. At first he would fly away when ever I got him to step up but now he'll step up and stay on my hand. He still hisses and tries to bite (he can't or hasn't learnt that he can) but things are going well. I usually take him up to my bedroom and spend hours with him and today he sat on my shoulder and preened my hair. He's still very timid but after being out for a bit he calms down. Is there anything else I can do to maybe help him?

[@chreint3370]

Can you ride it with an Argentavis saddle?

[@chreint3370]

(ARK Joke. No r/woosh)

[@urnimachowdhury5909]

i had a cockatiel a few years ago and he was tamed from the previous owner and just needed to get used to me but was the sweetest boy ever! i was too upset to try and tame another bird after he passed but my mom literally bought two and brought them into my room and said "here you go, train them" it so difficult because they are so afraid and run/fly away from me, my mom and i trimmed the wings cause the boy kept flying into things. will it be harder to tame them because there are two? wats the best/quickest way to get them to trust me and other people

[@dark_soulz8070]

This helped alot*

[@howpatient7162]

Hey, was your cockatiel hand fed (by that I mean ONLY hand fed no playtime or trying to desensitize with hands when babies)? Or parent fed? Curious because I'm getting a hand fed (no hand taming) cockatiel and was wondering if you had to go through this with that birb thanks!

[@drawas2701]

ok so i would appreciate any answer, just a bit puzzled. so ive recently gotten a cockatiel, we are not sure how old they are but all we know is that they were born last year. its the first day of having him but im struggling to get him back in the cage. ive tried luring him into the cage with an apple but he doesn't seem interested. ive tried to use the step up command (as he was hand reared), thats no use. ive done pretty much done everything but force him into the cage, and i feel like if i try to force him into the cage than i will lose what little trust we have. so im stuck in a little dilemma. ive had him out for about 5 hours now and i need to go downstairs to help out with chores

[@gabbylopez9712]

How bad are cockatiel bites compared to lovebird bites?

[@whosjuliet]

Awww. What did you name your Cockatiel? My parents are thinking about getting me one for my 11th bday and I need a name for it. Any suggestions?

[@zaileeromero1234]

I’ll try it

[@flamingbridges1649]

I'm still in the process of trying to tame mine. I moved mine into a smaller cage and have it next to my bed. for the first few weeks (with her in the smaller cage) I would just sit on my bed and put my hand in her cage holding some millet. for about a week id do that several times a day and eventually she would stand on the perch next to my hand and eat the millet. it took another week before she would stand on my hand and i was able to lift my hand up. I've started letting her out and have been working on recall training with her. as long as she's hungry 9/10 she will fly onto my arm when I call her name. I've also found clicker training works well

[@carterjc27]

Does it matter what sunflower seeds

[@Russia724]

My cockatiel bird is running away from me he is Soo scared when I open the cage is there's a way to tame him?

[@SHA-do5so]

I just got a ringneck parrot a week ago, does this apply to him too? I feed him with my hands everyday but in his cage.. i don't know when to start taming him tho.

[@zodiacnj]

My cockatiel is agraid of the gloves and freaks out so i take them off but shes still scared and tries to bite me what do i do

[@saimabajwa7105]

How you have tamed it. Have you tamed it when it was adult

[@kristenwolf5348]

this was really helpful i got a cockatiel today and im going to try and attempt this!! :D ..,just a question,how do you get it on the perch stand?

[@AaronLewisOfficial]

Good luck with your new bird, and you can either wait for your bird to come out of the cage by itself or you can get a wooden perch/stick and get your bird to step up on it and move it do the perch! Hope that helped, thanks for watching Kristen!!

[@paul-1176]

Does he/she have wings clipped?

[@AunitaTyler]

How do you get him to the perch??

[@cardboard9252]

I have 2 rotweilers..... so do you think if I cover my birds cage it will be good instead of taking him to another room?

[@AaronLewisOfficial]

Yeah you can cover it, as long as your bird can’t see the cage itself it will be fine :)

[@cardboard9252]

Aaron Lewis Alright. Thank you!

[@imahumanandsoareyou1755]

Aaron Lewis what if your bird can still j dentist the shape of the cage or the blanket?

[@i_barely_noah1065]

Hmmm interesting how my birb dosent bite me but nibbles me (in difence as for i can see) and it dosent hurt at all? Anny explenations?

[@imahumanandsoareyou1755]

One of my cockatiels I’ve had for almost 4 or 5 years has always been the type that bites a lot. How can I stop this?

[@Twigitha93]

Hi Aaron, I wanted to ask if you have any videos on tiel noises and what they mean. I've had my two girls for week now and today they started talking/yelling. I was just on my computer with music quietly playing in the background. I just want to make sure that the noise they make doesn't mean anything like they're scared or upset. They're crests were laid back but not flat on their heads. Also you mentioned that you shouldn't work on taming while the bird is in it cage but what can I do to help them freak out less whenever I go into their cage to change their food? And thanks for the videos!

[@adamstv4025]

How do I get a bird use to me? I just bought two cockatiels 3 days ago and when I go in there aviary they go crazy and start hitting the other birds etc.

[@sohafaisal411]

My bird is scared of the glove can anyone help me and he is scared of my hand unless I’m giving a treat ! Any advice on how I can hand tame him and he hisses sometimes also if I take him out with a perch will he try too run away ? Because he can’t fly his wings are clipped

[@imahumanandsoareyou1755]

How did you get him to not be scared to eat the treat?

[@rachelmillard6433]

You said somewhere else you clipped the wings? I'm always scared my cockatiel will fly away whenever I get too close and she always flies high up on a curtain pole which really sucks. I want to clip her wings but don't at the same time, is there like a small clip I can do? Like only a small one...