How to tame your Pet Bird

[@lemurfan123]

You're very gentle. :) Pet owners like you who don't pressure their pets are the perfect kind of owner.

[@elenaandthebirds1545]

Jiiogyij

[@chichichi434]

"Don't yell or hit your bird"....what a**hole would hit a bird?!

[@yvonneelliott5213]

chi chichi

[@joshrichards5153]

+Bella I had to restrain myself from beating my friends ass. He was holding my bird in the air from it's tail and whacking at it. I gave him two firm punches in his arm and pushed his stupid ass to the ground and my bird flew back to his cage. He's more of a weak shit talker so he basically pissed his pants and squealed on the ground since my house has hard wood floors. He said "it bit him" and I was just like bruh.

[@joshrichards5153]

+Bella Yeah, I found a few feathers around the area and I saw my bird scaring away at the corner of his cage but I reassured him and showered him with head scratches. The friend's an idiot. Never letting that idiot near my house. He acts like I'm over reacting but my bird is my best friend. My life. I would call him family. For him to handle him like that is absurd.

[@joshrichards5153]

+Bella Yeah, he's gotten better. No physiological damage done, he's back being my boy. When it occurred, he flew to the highest place in the room, being the top of my curtains, but eventually came down with the almighty millet spray lure. That's when I reassured him. He's active, playful and up for learning tricks. I'm teaching him something as simple as the wave and he's catching on. Patience is key though :). My "friend" is like those people you spoke to in school/work but aren't your real friend. He said it bit him when he tried to make it do the step up command. I hate how people treat birds like toys. I needed to hand him something I burrowed but didn't expect to see my fucking bird dangling from his hand!

[@inuyubi]

Some people may get bitten, which can make you yell. Not much of a hit, but yelling.

[@angelaaguo]

He's a rescue bird, so his wings were ripped out on one side by someone. It hasn't grown back since ): And one of his toes are missing too.

[@nak141]

Did the toe grew back? Mine too has one toe missing which i bought last wk. How does it go missing?

[@molahsalazar]

My god

[@mistooncloud3965]

THATS TERRIBLE OML😭😭😭😭

[@taraduncan4627]

I don't know why I'm watching this I don't have a bird

[@MURDAADERO]

Your not alone I don't have one either

[@DoggoWillink]

I’m watching videos like this for research on possible future birbs, because I think I’m going to get one.

[@tan-xm4wz]

I don’t have a cockatiel but I have a canary winged bee bee

[@nik8860]

Tara Duncan i have a budgie

[@ramonamalinas1359]

Tara Duncan i have a bird

[@connersmart4637]

I just got a cockatiel today I'm going to try this in a few days

[@ringtcne]

did it work? (8 months later) or did he die? xD

[@user-ts7ng1jt5l]

Did it fking work i cant tame mine its been 1 and a half month

[@VimblesArt]

@@user-ts7ng1jt5l Some birds take longer than others, while others also never really can be tamed at all ! There's just more patience involved than you'd imagine. Keeping them in pairs also helps them be more confident.

[@siennabrown2273]

Conner Smart I’m so happy for you

[@hermannedwardsson2261]

how is he doing? did it work?

[@yolandaraymond9381]

I used to have a cockiteal but it flew away I miss him

[@CalamityDiamond]

I found two cockatiels that way, maybe someone found yours, that's how 50% of people come to own them; fun fact. Think about it that way.

[@gennesis4758]

+Yolanda Raymond I know exactly how u feel :( I sure hope that both of our cockatiels were found by caring and kind people. :(

[@carsongray7886]

+Gennesis It's a lot more likely that it either starved or got eaten by another animal.

[@sk4wti]

Macintoshgetti But without Ravioli ok, don't get their hopes down

[@lubu523]

used to have a green cheeck conure, now he is out the window

[@lillymarieee]

All my bird does is eat, poop, and squak at me😂😂

[@Ren-jq5gj]

my bird poops on his food and he acts like the boss

[@egg4750]

Same lemao

[@SeafoamCandy]

i luv how at the end he is so fluffy! ADORABLE

[@airachica]

OK, I just want to thank you for making me think of the "feeding in the palm of my hand" thing, I hadn't considered that ONE thing and my cockatiel responded positively to it immediately. I tried it like right after I had watched your video and he ate directly from my hand without any problems, and was willing to step onto my hand after three more goes like that, the same day x'D And I haven't even had him for a month x3

[@lennysrodriguez8122]

my bird will go iiinsssssaaaaaannnnneeeeeee but there is this part of the cage he really likes and stase there and lets me touch him there or in the side of the cage

[@Anonymous-sg4tr]

I tamed my first cockatiel with seeds

[@lakishahinton1530]

Thnx I used this video and it helped very well now my bird is perfectly tamed

[@lakishahinton1530]

Thx for whoever liked my comment

[@nilanthaabeyrathne3406]

how much weeks did it take

[@TheDotty40]

so glad you showed how the bird MAY react when taming...because that is how my cockatiels are at the mo...just shows me that training them is possible....xx thank you x

[@KimberlyShiminsky]

My cockatiel was tamed the second I got him! I left him alone in his cage for the first day! The second day he just looked ready he was chirping and wanted out of the cage the same night I slept next to him (the night before) he knew I would leave his side the next day I put spray millet in my hand and he actually hopped on my shoulder! We are great pals now!

[@jameslive4374]

This is a really helpful video now my bird as does this steps now just going to keep doing this every day thx 🙂🙂

[@angelaaguo]

Congratulations! I'm so happy to hear that :'D Good luck with your bird!

[@gennesis4758]

2:38 that is so frickin adorable 😍

[@DeathBirdModel]

A very helpful video. I adopted a cockatiel about 4 weeks ago and found that taming a cockatiel is nothing like taming a budgie (parakeet). Budgies tend to be very curious and playful, even arrogant (mine seems to think she's an eagle). I managed to tame her on my terms. For the cockatiel, that didn't work. It has to be on the bird's terms. I initiated taming it like my budgie, but it only made him nervous and scared (hissing!). I changed my approach and he's now eating millet out of my hand :)

[@semmo_jr]

How do I return him to the cage

[@giuseppe720]

Semo Jr looool

[@sadcrab3608]

try to get him to step up onto your finger and put him back in. if hes flying out of your reach, you could use a long stick or something of the sort and try to get him to step on it, and get him back in that way. i think you could train him, step on the stick= a treat. it might be easier that way

[@angela-jz8ln]

Semo Jr lmao

[@bluebird8157]

when it is out of the cage just try to tame him and make him to trust you. it is easy to tame a bird when it is out of the cage

[@beselaur]

If it’s trained then it might fly back into its cage cause that’s what my bird done

[@hotdogwater9580]

My bird keeps biting when I try to feed him treats

[@Manueljlin]

when the bird bites just leave it alone for 5 minutes. then come back and if it bites again repeat. when the bird notices biting is bad he will stop. if you give him treats it will think that if he bites=treats. then when it doesn't bite, give the treat.

[@xvgjffggvj8333]

hotdog water When he go to sleep , remove his food and wait until 10:00 am when he is very hungry . Now try to feed him using ur hand and BE PATIENT

[@waywardgirl34]

hotdog water try not to force it.. And do not feed outside of the cage because they will not go back in the cage (according to the pet store)

[@charlotteadamson7104]

hotdog water aw

[@thecrazycatladylol143]

Blow on him or her lightly

[@ammaryousif7765]

This is one of the best videos i have seen on this subject Short accurate and stright to the point thank you this video helped me ALOT

[@vladiator8120]

We adopted a Cokatiel 8 years ago, we had him for 4 years and one morning in 2014 we woke up to a sad sight, he had passed. He was a bit old so we believe he passed from old age as the autopsy didn't reveal much. My god he was such a colorful character, he gave us 4 years of happt moments...I still miss him so much...

[@Taesune]

Its gonna be kinda hard when you have two lovebirds

[@s.xl1]

shit

[@user-qo2rg4en8w]

My bird is comfortable from eating from my hand but when i try to put him on my hand he bites

[@BananasAndChickens]

Let him do that so he knows your resilient

[@johnnysiggs8048]

Try to put treats behind your hand so he can only reach it if he steps up

[@tootifruti2506]

THANK YOUUUU i’ve had my cockatiel for 3 weeks and haven’t been able to get him to do anything more can eat a millet stick i’m holding and now he can eat from my hand (kinda i literally just got him to do it)

[@NicoleSILAH]

Ive been a parrot obsessed freak ever since this video came out so now this persons videos are nostalgia to me

[@theoarianos7227]

pls tell me from what day did you started the tame

[@saraljubaj]

dude... i have this bird for 18 years, and its still scared of everything... like i get it that u need to be patient, but 18 years???

[@Syndra_maximoff1]

Get cicces

[@K_ingh16]

nani

[@Syndra_maximoff1]

@@K_ingh16 wtf?

[@sunae7847]

It’s so heart warming when they first step on to your finger

[@tector920]

Patience IS everything, and it's worth it. I adopted a female parakeet who had been left alone too long. After about a year with me, she demanded head scratches and would let me lift her out of the cage. You just can't rush it.

[@Shirruri]

cool music Glad you came

[@hedyfaraidoon8031]

My bird just jumped on my hand on his second day when i changed his food is that normal? He even came out, he is really friendly but absolutely refuses to get off me

[@sabr_a]

well thats great lmao mine just peeps at me

[@SilverRoseMMD]

Yes

[@DioBrando-gs6lu]

Your one is already tame by someone before yoi bought it.

[@aysenuriplikciozden9299]

Thanks for the share. With every step and every possible thing that could happen, it helps to tame your bird a lot. And as you lastly say, the key is to be patient and show your affection to your bird.

[@ssskits8747]

Thank you so much, this tutorial is amazing!

[@kharal56]

it is beautif

[@kjgrjugcnr4513]

Lol I have the same cage

[@siennabrown2273]

Kig Tram what’s the link to the cage?

[@MrJuicebox99]

I absolutely love your bird! You must really spend alot of time with him! Or her, I cant tell. Either way Great Job!!

[@OmarAbundis]

I like how cooperative the bird was 😂😁

[@laurenh8419]

holy crap this was made 8 years ago

[@chopper875]

🤯

[@miny00ngi43]

thank you for this video! I hope thks will work! I just got mine 3 or 4 days ago and theyre 2 cockatiels!

[@ttaveira]

MIN Y00NGI how did it work out?

[@Kinetic-Kid]

Are they tame now

[@adv.nazrulislamsarder2020]

So sweet lovely bird 💕💖

[@chrisjfinlay]

I have two 'tiels, both between 1 and two years old. They are the same when biting - they don't actually bite my finger, they just tap it with their beak. It's so cute!

[@carterjc27]

Do you know how to prevent them from cling onto the side of the cage when I put my hand in?

[@me-pj9ck]

I have the same problem. My parakeet flies away even after leaving my hand in one part for 30+ minutes. If I move my hand, she flies to the top corner and just stays there.

[@4mbzk]

My birds run straight to the food so when I train them I just take them out

[@darkestofnightsjackson6418]

yo I swear I have the same bird I got it yesterday

[@Johnny-jm4uf]

No, you don't have the same bird, but you have a Cockatiel.

[@swetasoni7839]

AAWWW how cute!..Mine loves Harrison's Bird food :)

[@Lillyvon]

Excellent video - shows the truth of training a cockatiel not hand raised. Good on you.

[@toniherstine1613]

my bird has been here for 3 weeks and when i put my hand in to change the food and water it hisses at me my husband and already gives the bird millits and a very colorful other treat i don't know the name but i don't think the bird likes em. when I change the food and water the bird hisses at me and i keep trying to give him the millit so i will stop now i done lost my patients i use to have patients with everything not this bird its pissing me off i had a bird before this one and did not have to work on anything it was tame apparently. the lady at the store was able to get the bird this time out of the cage and had no problem y do my husband and i have a problem? i know the lady didn't keep her hand in any cage for 20-30 minutes

[@ItAnimate]

Charlie, that is some fucking nonsense mate I have had the exact same problem as Toni does, but it just takes time an patience Do not expect your bird to be tamed in one day, and don't give up if he hisses! Just be patience and follow this tutorial, and if its required just do step 2 a lot of times until the birds get used to your hand. Now my birds is tamed after a few weeks, but it was worth it and YES it did take a lot of time and patience but if you cant handle that, then you fail taming your bird. And remember, if you don't give your bird LOVE, he will not like you and taming would just not work! You really have to become friends with your bird! :) So Toni, don't worry! I'm sure your bird can be tamed!

[@ItAnimate]

***** no I had, and have a lot of cockatiels, and I tamed them young, and old. All at the same way and all worked. So pls don't talk shit

[@ItAnimate]

Lol cant handle the pressure? wahaha :') poor u xD

[@Lillyvon]

Ignore Stefan Jovandickhead - I understand your problem. I got two un-hand raised cockatiels. Having raised parrots before I generally knew what to do. If you want to talk to me [e-mail] My two new non hand raised babies after just 3 days are not biting or scared and are happy being on me and trusting me.

[@dylanfurman2272]

Toni Herstine They will hiss because you are in their territory. Respect their wishes, and don't force them to do anything. Try opening the cage and letting them come out on their own

[@jasminshakil8136]

dose it hurt when they eat of ur hand plz tell me

[@PandaEpicz]

It tickles, and you can feel how soft their feathers are.

[@PatrickSzczep]

They grab it with thair tong the food (i give the seeds by my hand to my bird so i know how it's like C:)

[@PandaEpicz]

Birds can stick their tongue out. :P

[@callumbennett9878]

Nope. I do it with my chickens and it tickles.

[@rokeyapurnno5797]

Aww my tears came out he or she is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.....says 1 trillion times :) CUTE!!!!!!!!!!

[@Ziemniak1988]

I let my cockatiel out after three weeks at home. She flew on cupboard, sitting there almost an hour. When she get hungry, landed on her cage and then went inside :) That was 2 years ago. Today, she likes to sleep on my shoulder, like stroking his head and fights with sheets of paper :)

[@riditarahman3501]

Sooo cute !! I wish my two will do the same . I just got them recently !!!

[@awsum2000]

should you have the wings clipped ?

[@deedechi3551]

it is an idea, but some birds can resent you for it.

[@fischlisan]

NO, DONT clip them!

[@RajeevNandy]

fischlisan won't they fly away if u dont clip ??

[@deedechi3551]

They will mostly fly away. But you just need to have a lot of patience as well. It doesn't happen overnight.

[@deedechi3551]

& if you keep your hand in the cage, like in the video, your bird won't go pass your hand to leave the cage.

[@pangnio6044]

How long this process finish?..1 day,1month or 1 year?

[@imogen-mahnihayward4431]

Matilda the bird channel with my first bird (a rescue) it took around 6-7 months. But that is a very long time. With my new bird, the progress he is showing, it will probably take 3-4 weeks! Hope this helps

[@dgirllamius____x]

I got 2 tiels a week ago and they're already eating from my hand but I'm going to give it some time before I start to try and get them on my finger. I just did what this video said and just played it by ear. If I felt they were uncomfortable with what I was doing then I'd stop and take a step back. We've progressed quite well considering the short time frame but now I need to take it slowly

[@Angie00722]

Very good, easy guidelines, and straight to the point ..... I like that, I will try putting this to practice with my bird who has been with us a few weeks and is still not totally confident with us, I have fed him millet from outside the cage, he is OK with that, but still gets nervous with me putting my hand in the cage.

[@bilalrateb8669]

He became thicc after so many treats of training

[@angela-jz8ln]

My cousin has a cockatiel and I have two budgies I watched lots of videos and they helped especially this one now I can open the cage and put my hand in there without them freaking out and going crazy like yesterday thanks

[@killersquad670]

I assume it will take quite a while to tame him because it seems he was raised in an outdoor environment away from humans so he is not used to human contact, getting him to eat from your fingers is still a huge achievement.

[@meliczaalbright5799]

my birds are so beautiful and cute and everything they love me when I'm home.Before I leave for work I turn the radio on, so they can feel like I'm there.

[@iRappidzz68]

i learnt alot in this video and it was so helpful! thanks

[@elysetwichell]

he is puffy at the end. soooooooo cute

[@nuchu1000]

i love your video. been trying to hand feed my Gouldian Finches Crimson(male) and Karma(female) since quite a few days now and Karma seems to be comfortable to perch on my palm and eat whereas Crimson doesn't seem to trust yet! Funny thing is i tried to just place my palm inside with tiny few seeds and started reading aloud! after a while Karma flies down, perches on my palm and goes off to sleep! i start giggling it looked so funny and she wakes up! all i wanted her was to start getting used to my hand inside the cage! hope i make more progress the coming weeks :D...would love to have them tame as your bird some day soon :)

[@poppykiriakidis]

I just got given a baby cockatiel, i think he is under on years old, his bite is like a feather. Love your way of taming, i will definitely be trying this. Thanks for sharing. :)

[@meliczaalbright5799]

Thanks for all your advice

[@gabyhernandez1287]

I got my cockatiel last month and it’s past that month and he can say “Cottorro” and he copies the singing from the wild birds in our backyard I’m starting this technique today and it’s working perfectly

[@Mehki227]

I tamed my parakeet in 2-3 "sessions". I placed her on a stand on the floor in a darkened room (only light from the TV) thereby nearly ensuring she would not attempt to fly away. She basically had to tolerate me gently handling her. (I have never had a tamed parakeet. As a kid it was always the "stupid" parakeet that the older folks left in a cage all day that got out and we all had to capture it). She loved being in small places (like down in my bra or in a sock) and the sweetest thing.

[@nickierainbow]

By my experience, I would say lovebirds are more prone to bite, and they bite harder. But both pf those birds are lovely if you are patient and gentle !

[@MRCATOMAN1951]

OMG your really good at this!! My bird actually GETS ON MY FINGER now!!! Great vid :D

[@zoelopez3993]

thank you! This will help me a lot for taming my pet bird. Because i just got her today

[@foxxygirl1625]

nice I hope she will be fun!

[@AnimeExel]

I finaly tamed my bird using your tutorial! thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Kinetic-Kid]

How long did it take

[@Art_With_Ryan]

How long did It take

[@umbrella1556]

I like how this video looks exactly as you expect from a 2012 video

[@fantage3139]

thankyou so much my bird has gotten so much used to me

[@gpepper3063]

I have a single cockatiel for 17 yrs and he has not seemed to mind. If you plan to have just one, it would be preferable that you bond with him or her...that way your bird will have a "friend". Good Luck

[@BlackHammerProd]

And my little trick has worked on all cockatiels, even friends cockatiels a.s.o. i just got a cockatiel 1 month ago and now its completely tame, he sings to my face, sits comfortable and doesnt really care about anyone else than me, he isnt afraid of anything on my body or others, And it knows its surroundings. So theres no reason at all for him to be stressed when he's happy all the time. And same with all the other 25 cockatiels i've owned, and with the friends too. This DOES work FAST.

[@NagoriKirashi]

When you initially get it, you can expect to pay around 150 to 200 for the bird, a nice cage (no smaller than 20 x 17 x 20, so their tail feathers don't get bent up), millet, a cuttlebone, food, a comfy perch, and some toys to shred or play with... after that's covered, it's essentially 20 a month for food. :)

[@mermaidfriends559]

I have a cocktail and this very helped!!

[@weirdguy342]

The day I move out, I'm getting another cockatiel. I used to have 3 but I was young and didn't know how to treat them properly so I wanna change that and start over. Thanks for the tips on how to do it.

[@edzonestudillo1962]

You make it look so easy I-

[@chrisjfinlay]

I would also like to reinforce this point. When your bird pecks you, try not to flinch or pull your hand away.

[@Kaliypso]

Nice fast and good understood thanks hopefully i can gain the trust of my little 2 lovebirbs

[@nickysmart9885]

Very helpful I did what you said and it worked thank you Gerry much:D

[@JumarCruz]

Thank you my parrot doesnt fly away from yesterday while playing outside thank you :)!

[@ZnEaKySpyNL]

Tamed my first one in 2 weeks when i was 8. Its dead now for 6 years. Still miss him. He got 10.

[@gingashie]

Absolutely true) I just used some other technique, I didn't put any food except water and was trying to feed my bird with my arm, it didn't eat for some days so in this case i was putting a bit for her to eat by itself, not to die of hunger) It takes just a week with small budgies, but cockatiels are smarter and it takes more for them to get used, took about 2 weeks for me. Just the only thing need to mention - never catch your bird, after this it can be afraid of you. Thanks for the video)

[@pixiteam83]

Omg, big thanks, you helped me a lot... ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@kara123h]

This was really helpful as i am getting one after xmas how ever what id like to ask if I may is do u clip ur birds some people think its cruel and i dont knwo if i am ment to?

[@scootermaff7403]

Thank you my bird isn’t scared of me now 😃😃

[@samspellman7567]

My bird is a cockateil who is named Max who looks exactly like your bird!

[@RachelYu]

I got a cockatiel the other day and I'm letting him get use to the environment first. He gets really scared when I open the cage door though :/ But I'm going to use your tutorial because I find it would be quite helpful, so thank you! :)

[@Pantholder27]

I enjoyed the song selection.

[@theauddity2364]

You can clip the fledge wings (the very tips of the wings on the feathers) so it can't fly far. If the wings are clipped, the bird will simply fly a few feet and land on the ground.

[@ladybugcatnoir8443]

This is the best video ever in my life

[@HassanHassan-nh3tg]

great video I really liked it and now I feel ready to get a bird. do you do the same things to a more big bird like a Cockatoo or bigger?

[@godsmack875]

I've heard that handfeeding the bird will build trust and eventually allow you to pet the bird. I have two birds that are a little tempermental in the sense that they just chew on everything and can be noisy at times. I haven't attempted to hand feed them yet, but I will try to once winter comes around. And I've also heard that some birds will choose to like one owner over the other. They like my boyfriend more than they like me. That's why I want to wait until winter when he's home more often.

[@gamefreak4170]

Your bird looks exactly like my baby Duckie. He is 10 years old and is still and amazing bird who sings everyday. To be honest, I've never seen another cockatiel have a lot of the same features like mine. The only thing is my cockatiel's bottom wing feathers are white and fluffy not a sleak yellow like your is. Beautiful bird anyways though. :)

[@catbully1158]

fantastic!! I am going to try these steps

[@hitakichan901]

How to tame a pet bird: Spend time with it.

[@kristinajennings7592]

what a cute Bird

[@jessyv2853]

The first day my bird came home he/she was eating off my tongue and kissing me

[@dr.kamrunnahar2209]

I love it. Thanks

[@chrisjfinlay]

You could look into clipping their wings (get a vet to do it the first few times) but although this can help create a bond between you two as they come to depend on you, it can cause distress because if they get spooked by something, they can't flee easily. Let them explore with no pressure from you and they will get more comfy and come to you eventually. One thing that worked for our female 'tiel was using a spare perch instead of our fingers - she then happily transfers from it to our arms.

[@shobhitabharadwaj8279]

I might get a bird in a week! I'm sooo excited!!

[@sky-cr2sf]

I did ever thing you said will out looking at the video and now my birds have a baby 😂😍💜💯😘😍

[@flamingbridges1649]

I've had my cockatiel 'thunder' about 2 weeks. she's only just started taking sunflower seeds off me through the bars but still freaks out when i put my hand in the cage.