Taming Fearful Parakeets and Budgies (Step by Step)

[@LakiraVocaloid]

THIS ACTUALLY WORKS! It took 2 months for me I almost gave up but I watched another video about "why is your budgie scared of you?", and I think that our pet shop (where we got my budgie) scared him too much, my family told me that he always wanted to escape from her when she trying to grab him and that made big trauma for him :( So I tried to understand him and gave courage to do, I always said "You can do it you are so smart don't be scared I'm with you" and talked kindly while he was in my hands, I dunno how it happened but this night my budgie ACTUALLY FLEW TO MY HAND WHEN I CALLED FOR HIM :'))) even though I was too far away from him he trusted me and flew to my hand... I was about to cry, seeing him getting over with his trauma makes me really happy...

[@GorabisnotGorab]

I had my budgie for maybe 4-5 I adopted him from a house where they grabbed him alot let their kids play with him like he was a toy but since I got him I never thought of gaining his trust of taming him bc I was like 12 or something my family grabs him sometimes, he never gets out of the cage also his very terrified of us for obvious reasons but I’ve been thinking of giving him a chance to actually trust me I just want him to be happy honestly but is he too traumatised to tame?do you if its gonna work out if I trained him?

[@melissam8768]

@@GorabisnotGorab my budgie was terrified of the same. It took me over a year to teach my budgie to trust me. What actually really seemed to help, was first letting him explore on his own. After he got comfortable with my hands, i start to play. Crawling with my fingers, starting close to him then "running away" coming back and forth to him. I think he learned that im not always trying to grab him, that i want to play too. That my hand can be near him without him having to worry if im going to force him or not. Noticing your bird comfort level is huge and you always have to respect it and not push them past their own boundaries. You just have to show them that there isnt anything to be afraid of. Words of encouragement really do seem to help. The amount of times ive held my hand out saying "come on! You can do it" is rediculous 😂

[@HGCUPCAKES]

That’s cool! Congratulations ❤

[@CatoTato]

I relate lol, the biggest leaps in taming budgies always seems so little to others, but not to us bird tamers, it’s the farthest we’ve ever gotten, I recently got my bird to eat spray millet off a piece of watermelon, it felt like a huge success even though my bird doesn’t even trust me yet

[@anonymousdg8520]

Some times voice training also works

[@sreekanthr2]

In some parallel universe, a budgie is watching this and learning how to cope with humans

[@ParakeetWorld]

I wish

[@LunaMoonfae]

You know your right lol

[@weshouldsaveourselves6780]

lol jokes aside why do so many people disregard all the good people lol

[@n.g.spencer8076]

Yes, I find that ours are training us very well!

[@animatingduck3687]

LOL LOL LOL

[@anitaoconnell2799]

You've called budgies "small parrots." That alone helped my mindset while training / bonding with my scared budgie, that these are smart capable complex creatures.

[@ESLteacher62]

@Anita O'Connell - How are things going with your little budgie now? I just got one a little over 2 weeks ago and it's been harder than I thought. It's taking much longer than I imagined after hearing how people are doing with their birds after just a week. I feel like I'm doing everything wrong. I just wanted to check to see how things are going and hopefully hear that all is great. I'm looking forward to my little guy at least starting to want to play. Right now he's not doing much except for eating.

[@bensimpson4091]

because budgies are small parrots. they are members of the parrot family. parrots come in all sizes from parrotlets to macaws. too many people out there don't realise that parrots are a family of bird not a species or genus. Budgies are very trainable just a little harder than some to gain the trust of due to their size making our size seem so much scarier. but not all parrots are so trainable. for instance redrumped parrots are rather flighty because they are small and energetic. but consistency and persistence and patients and even birds you would never have expected to be trainable can make great pets. My current flock consists of a torresian crow-1yo, a budgie 18mo and 2 baby red rumps 3weeks old. 3 out of the 4 are rescued after storms blew them from their nests this year and last. my crow has never been caged and roams the neighbourhood but he talks and comes when he's called and also makes a great guard dog. he alerts us to visitors then flies away. anyway point is you should have considered your budgie a parrot from the start as that's what it is and my second point is that parrots aren't the only trainable birds. infact the corvid family is probably the most trainable but also very misbehaved. Hope you have made all the progress you'd hoped for plus more with your budgie after this made you look at the bigger picture after watching this video. anyone purchasing a bird should really research the species and not just the requirements and suitability to their home. because knowing the species in detail can be a huge help when troubleshooting. I think a major contributor to this problem is in so many countries they call Budgerigars "Parakeets" which is an umbrella term for small parrots and create confusion with people who aren't knowledgeable about birds as they think parrots and parakeets are 2 different families and sometimes just 2 species of bird.

[@bensimpson4091]

@@ESLteacher62 don't stress just be patient and calm and don't push too hard. it will come around. some are infinitely harder than others as they may have only had traumatic experiences with people. you just need to gain it's trust and sometimes if you over do it you will reinforce that fear. which seems to be when you push them after they lose interest.

[@alenaxp]

Great tips 🌞 and beautiful Budgie

[@esterleng860]

HI

[@rxxniaa_ae]

Hi alen axp! I alwayse watch your chanel

[@zecheesetouch5864]

@Isabel be prepared it’s a long but fun journey

[@alec2991]

@Isabel Hello! If it seems serious, I'd suggest seperating them. You don't want to come home to a injured or worse bird, trust me. If their fighting is just minor, keep an eye on them to see if it gets better or worse. If one gets hurt from the other, you should definately seperate them. Do you know the genders? I could for sure help with that :) research is also very important so make sure to do a lot of it ^w^

[@parakeetworldshorts5627]

🌝🌚

[@sophielove3820]

You don't know how much this helped me my budgie is a rescue and she was neglected and it has been really hard to work with her

[@liveincool3559]

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[@aike1989]

How is your budgie doing now?

[@cyrusjohnson2763]

Oh wow this should help me train mine right away hope yours is doing good

[@puffpuff5523]

omg, i’m glad she is now in a better home!! my mom just got me two birds today after my first budgie died last year. i named them charlie and teddy and they are pretty scared of me but imma try to get them to be more use to me.

[@Aeternos]

@@puffpuff5523 lol i just bought a budgie yesterday and named him charly

[@mattkinsella9856]

I'm so happy you mentioned about the bad advice of leaving a budgie alone for a day or 2 to "settle in". Many many years ago I got a budgie and someone told me to start interacting with the bird straight away and ignore the settle in advice and I was in 2 minds about it because it went against EVERYTHING else I was told and read elsewhere. However I did quietly and calmly start with hand feeding and step up from the minute I got home and that budgie was so much happier and bonded to me from day 1.

[@richardadams4928]

Same goes for me and my cockatiel, Baby. You're part of their new environment, they might as well start getting used to you, too, right from the start.

[@pastrycookie8080]

Ok so i want to have my bird out of the cage so it doesnt settle too much in the cage. She mentioned how she would have blueberry out and rescue them when they got too far. I want to do something similar, have them out in a small area but if they do go somewhere i have to 'rescue' them how does that look like??? I dont want to snatch them but i also dont want to scare them. Its her first day here and i want to make sure she doesnt get too used to the cage.

[@mattkinsella9856]

@@pastrycookie8080 Personally what I did on the first day was leave my hand in the cage with some millet in my hand. I sat down on the sofa with the cage next to me, opened the door and rested my hand and arm in the cage, with my arm in enough to block the door. It took a few hours but eventually he sat on my hand to eat the millet. Be still and patient and try to get comfortable because your arm will ache. Then I moved to "step up" on to my finger, still in the cage. I did the same on the morning of day 2. In the afternoon of day 2 I left the door of the cage open until he came out on his own. If he flew too far he was already OK with the step up to my finger. He did fly off quite a bit and took a few tries at first but the first couple of days with my hand in the cage got him tame enough to start bonding and training. Make sure doors, windows, blinds and drapes are all closed to stop them from flying out or into windows. Never grab your bird, ignore if they bite and test the limits of your patience to be still and not force anything. This is just what worked for me. I think Bird Tricks has a budgie training pack and I'd recommend you get it, they know what they're talking about, especially with diet as well as training and diet DOES impact bird behavior a lot.

[@pastrycookie8080]

@@mattkinsella9856 thank you! I kinda just spent my whole monthly budget on this bird so ill look into getting it. Ive been doing the hand thing but out cage door is a swingin one so in case she did "fly" (she came to us already clipped) out i used the perch she was standing on instead of my hand, she seems to understand getting on the perch to get back to the cage so hopefully when she does get used to my hand in these next few hours she may grasp the step up way easier.

[@thedeceiver5674]

@@mattkinsella9856 I’ve had my budgie for 2-3 months and they are scared I’m in my room a lot which is always near them and I do give them some attention and I’ve tried to put an apple on a stick to feed them but they just run away.

[@rosannamarson634]

I had one who could say 3 things: -Kiss kiss -What are you doing -Pretty birdie I was so stunned ...very smart little darlings.

[@bobbooker4531]

Lost a beautiful boy a few months ago,had over 30 words in his vocab. 2 weeks ago got another one,I fear its older 2 weeks and still can;t touch it.

[@daxshot4620]

@@bobbooker4531 were you successful?

[@cd4536]

Was it a boy or a girl? My grandparents had one who knew at least 20 words and phrases. They boys really pick it up while the girls do not. It's not common for them to talk.

[@LexiNc8284]

@@bobbooker4531 the more bars on the head, as well as the rounder and darker pupil (can’t see the iris) means it’s younger. Look for that next time you want to buy a budgie to ensure you get a young one. Good luck!! 🍀

[@esterleng860]

I was absolutely shocked at how tame your budgie is, never thought something like that is possible 🥲

[@tangieee6592]

I watched hundreds videos of how to tame your budgie it worked a little 4 % I am gonna try these tips too. Budgie taming has only 5% rate you have to struggle for year but there are some lucky people who tame them in just days after all there is only 5 % rate you will tame a budgie

[@kiwishuman1330]

@@tangieee6592 that is completely false. Given the right attention and love, there is 100% chance you WILL tame your budgie. The only reason you wouldn't is from cruel treatment or past trauma and even then it is still possible just harder.

[@darkwitch8648]

@@tangieee6592 5% success rate and a year to tame?! Lmfao 😂

[@cd4536]

@@tangieee6592 I have owned a lot of these growing up. They were all tame friendly and could say about 20 words and phrases. Never did it take a year. Where did you get that figure?

[@LOL-cu3tl]

@@cd4536 oh wow. I thought it was uncommon for budgies to talk? Lol but that’s so cute

[@-_-91]

I love the sound they make when they eat. It’s so soft and satisfying

[@lockandloadlikehell]

Me too

[@murphychurch8251]

Yes! I love listening to them nibbling millet or seeds. For a while, I fed my little flock of budgies with plates on the ground of their cage so they could all eat at the same time. And often I would sit next to it, listening to their whispering eating sounds. 🥰

[@brookeriedel4382]

Our macaw will go upside down and say "I'm a bat! I'm a bat!" it's the cutest! I taught her this because she would go to the curtain rod when someone came to the house and hang upside down. Each time I would say it and she eventually learned! It's a;so from Hotel Transylvania.

[@rainxplayz4242]

Awww that’s so cute!!

[@Taylor_magical_centaur]

Please share a video

[@Samuel-zx8dq]

@@Taylor_magical_centaur uh no they can tf not this is a yt comment section

[@maameyaaberko8242]

@@Samuel-zx8dq um on her channel u dont need to be rude.

[@chip3003]

@@Brock-Lesnar-WWE I care

[@s4segnoray]

Wow! What a relief to hear a REAL,KIND and ENLIGHTENED bird lover.

[@angelmartin7310]

Nothing in this world is sweeter than a loving, friendly budgie. They radiate love for their person. More loving than a dog IMO.

[@murphychurch8251]

In May I lost my little tame budgie girl and miss her incredibly. She used to come over to my shoulder and preen my cheek and sometimes didn't want to let me leave the room. The others aren't really tame, they just come onto my hand for really good treats, but stay alert while eating them. However, when I returned from hospital after surgery in August, I somehow thought I'd show them why I had been away. So I pulled up my T-Shirt to show them the wounds on my belly that was still orange. And they realised I was wounded, instinctively. They all came nearer and stared at my belly in shock. Luke then came onto my hand and preened my hand to comfort me- he had never done this before. I was really moved. 🥰

[@angelmartin7310]

@@murphychurch8251 I know how you feel, I lost 2 of mine this past year 😔

[@davemo65]

It's taken months but my (Petsmart) budgies are finally bonding with me. They will jump onto my hand and eat out of my hand in the cage. They're now very comfortable flying around the living room and using the top of the cage as their home base. It took a number of flights until they stopped freaking out about being out of the cage. I trusted they'd figure it out and they did. And I never forced them. Now, they sit on the perch inside the cage near the door and wait for me to open it so they can come out. Just recently they're stepping up onto a stick outside the cage. One of them is letting me target train him. Patience and time are paying off. Don't be discouraged if it doesn't happen right away.

[@1129Misspiggy]

I got mine from Petsmart also around Christmas and she is a scared baby but I try to communicate with her everyday. I hope she come around 1 day

[@idkwhyimhere-y2g]

How’d you get them comfortable out of the cage? My birds have been in my home for a long time, and they’re fine with me inside the cage, but they freak out when they are out of the cage.

[@goldi2957]

@@idkwhyimhere-y2g just let them be out

[@sillydreamz89]

This gives me hope. I’ve had my 2 for about a month now and they eat from my hand and let me pet them. One hops on my finger but I’m moving slowly with them. Can’t wait to give them time outside of the cage

[@nxtxlieee]

My dad found a lost parakeet in the woods alone and we saved it and we’re taking care of it❤️this helped a lot

[@hammad3180]

The good thing about these videos is that you learn more than you come here for.

[@carolg219]

We just got two budgies last week because one was alone at a pet store and no one was buying him so the owner had stored him in a dark corner in a tiny cage and my 13 year old was in tears about his neglect. He is about 8 months. We went and got him a friend as well that is more like 3 to 4 months old and way more willing to train. I totally have seen him learning by watching her. He was afraid of hands but after watching her learn "up" and seeing that it was ok, he started to step up on a finger as well. I am so excited to keep up with training and making your recipes as well. Thank you for the great info!

[@desuhiko]

Good job for rescuing that budgie!! We need more people like you. It’s unfortunate but it’s extremely common for birds to be neglected :( I wish I could take them all

[@moterry5720]

Recipes?

[@lagestita]

I think it's really great that you're showing people that little parrots are just as great as the big ones. Especially budgies. Those guys are everywhere stuck in tiny cages because they are so cheap. As if price determined how good a pet an animal is. Thank you!!!, I think you can change/do so much for them. It's easier that people try to train big birds (or take them more seriously), but these little guys are so understated just because they are cheap :(

[@11mimiriri]

100% true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lisaelbourne3033]

I just rescued 2 from the pet store, 2 very small parakeets.. I bought them a huge cage, but they r so scared.. I just love them ❤

[@pallviggosson2144]

Love when you introduce the millet spray, after you put Blueberry back on your shoulder he's like "hey, I know it's down there, I'm a good boy now give it back"

[@tamarapace3036]

Thank you for this! Patience! Patience! Patience! Mine was a flighted baby and it simply takes time. Lots of time. One day it all clicked. Big scary human suddenly became the scary giant that always has great treats! Don't give up! These tiny birds have GIANT personalities and are so much fun! Don't forget that these guys need sleep! Quiet and dark! Makes a big difference in handling them.

[@MoogieB]

That is the truth about their personality. My first parakeet used to like sitting on my shoulder & she’d pinch my neck with her beak. I’d raise my shoulder to get her away but as soon as I’d relax, she’d nibble me again. I got the impression she was teasing me! She was a good bird. Sir Issac Newton! Didn’t know she was a girl when I named her☺️

[@sydneyolson4751]

Your Blueberry videos completely changed my perspective on budgies. I think their low price tag causes people to underestimate them. I have a sweet little budgie named Saffy and I am using your budgie course, nutrition system, and videos here on KZbin to try to provide her (or maybe him, honestly the cere is three different colors right now) with a healthy diet and an engaging environment. Thank you for opening my eye to the fact that budgies deserve all the respect, care, and attention as a macaw, and are equally capable of being good companions. Thank you, thank you. I adore my little budge.

[@ris8065]

Target training is great. You think it’s useless until suddenly it’s not and you’re *so* grateful you already taught it.

[@alyxdemers7569]

Omg! ❤ I have been trying for 3 weeks to get my birds to be a little less frightened of my hands after placing my hands in throughout the day. My birds ATE UP the stick training! They were climbing alllll over me and very interested in stick training within minutes!!! Thank you thank you!

[@bkm2797]

This class is especially helpful for newbies, getting them off to a good start. Parakeets are really smart, and if they happen to be a talker their vocabulary is amazing. So nice to see how Blueberry has settled in, clearly she is one very happy bird. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheKiwibirder]

Thank you so much for this. Budgies are SO overlooked and make the most wonderful, intelligent, trainable pets. Plus they are affordable for most people, don’t need colossal cages, don’t scream, can’t really hurt you, and don’t involve a 20- to 80-year commitment. We lost our English Budgie, Dexter, a few years ago at around 8 years of age. He was was beautiful Blue Spangle, and and amazing talker. He knew quite a few tricks, too. After watching your videos, I wish I would have gone even further with his training. I’m hoping to get another Budgie some day soon.

[@RachelSings21]

Anyone else watching this in the middle of the night with no intention of getting a budgie but just...budgies are SO CUTE!!! ♥️

[@leefrankel4191]

When I was a kid, we had a Budgie and somehow managed to do the right thing. Skippy was super friendly and learned to talk and interact freely. We had to trick him to go back to his cage. I love your advice and would need it if I decided to adopt a budgie again, which I would love. They’re so adorable.

[@joemama7868]

My mom used to have a dog called Skippy

[@Morphwastaken]

This is a life saver. I got two birds and every other training video didn’t mention that you can train two birds!

[@brandijohnson7178]

We’ve had our two young budgies from a pet store for about two weeks, and they’ve been generally unhappy most of the time. We started playing ‘touch the stick’ with them, and they took to it immediately! They loved the game! They both are much more confident to step onto our fingers now. They’ve also been hopping/climbing around their entire cage exploring every toy with great excitement. These exercises are clearly good for them. Thank you so much! 💕

[@funianimeman1352]

I didnt take my budgie out for the first 4 days or so because he didn't want to but I step up training him in 2 days from inside his cage now I'm at 3 weeks and I can pet him and hold him and hes not scared at all. I hope I give him the right diet I can't buy pellets in my country so I have to make everything myself like chop and healthy seeds and grains and I use millet as training food and he LOVES it he is very excited when I come home and open his cage. Right now I'm training him recall and he is doing well thank you for the videos they are very helpful 👍

[@zaidarodriguez30]

Mines are so scared of me. How many hours a day did you bond with them. Amd how did you get them comfortable being around your hand at first ?

[@funianimeman1352]

Talk to them and put your hand around the cage spent about 15 mins talking to them for 3 times a day for 1 day then start moving your hand around the outside of their cage till they aren't scared of your hand then put your hand in their cage with a treat like millet spray most small birds love it. Keep your hand there for a while don't make direct eye contact with them. Its ok if they don't go for the millet at first after doing this a few times a day for a few days they should start coming closer to you hand to eat the treat when they do that don't move you hand for a while do this a few times till they are totally comfortable with your hand then move your hand around the cage while they are eating the millet. Then you can start to bring them out into your home. Best of luck with your birds

[@bigsky445]

Thank you for this, I have 3 tiels & a parakeet, she was a rescue, long story short, the previous owners found her in a chip bag in a parking lot while they were on vacations many states away. They took her home, even know they didn't know much about them. They kept her for over a year before they met me "The bird lady" They asked if I wanted her & I went & got her that day. She was in a tiny cage under a rat cage, the most unhealthy terrified little budgie I've ever seen. She lived that way for over a year before I got her. The first week, she was so terrified, she was afraid of toys & millet. Wouldn't touch them! She was obsessed with a little mirror in her tiny cage & wouldn't leave it. I tried for a month to tame her & bond with her & she didn't make any progress except more terrified of me. After her 30 day quarantine in my bedroom, I introduced her to my 3 tiels, after a week, she was a different bird! She fell in love with one of my female tiels, followed her everywhere. They share a large indoor aviary as their "cage" they stay in at night & when I'm not home. Anyways, she won't get too close to me, but she follows my tiel everywhere & my tiel is my velcro bird, demanding kisses all day. So I can get my budgie where I need with my tiel. When my tiel goes into her aviary for bedtime, my parakeet follows. Its a blessing not having to "catch" her & put her into the cage. I would never stand a chance at gaining her trust, but my tiel makes it possible. Sometimes a tame bird can help a terrified bird trust you. Fast forward a year later & I've made some good progress with my budgie. Thanks for this info, I'm going to try it!

[@michelehemlokhexwhite4310]

What a wonderful story 😊❤🐦

[@bigsky445]

@@michelehemlokhexwhite4310 thank you. Plan on doing a video on my birds soon. Just adopted two Congo African Greys a fee days ago that came from a really bad situation. The female is 20yr old & used to be locked in a closet, for days at a time, the male is 17yr old & very aggressive & territorial of his cage. Its going to be a LOOONG road getting them to trust me & getting them to eventually like or tolerate eachother, but I'm committed for life. ❤

[@michelehemlokhexwhite4310]

@@bigsky445 I'd love to see a viddy. Tag me if you do! Good on you and good luck. At least they are in a better place with you and being smart birds, will improve quickly (comparatively) with love and understanding. Tag me if you make a vid, I'd love to see it! I'm going to start an Instagram for my new conure in the next few days, it will be called Octavio Izidor O'Conure, look us up! ❤❤❤🐦

[@bigsky445]

@@michelehemlokhexwhite4310 sounds good!!! Will check it out!

[@michelehemlokhexwhite4310]

@@bigsky445 😊 I'd love to see how your brood is getting along. Make sure n tag me if you post a vid, pls!

[@medauth4867]

Just wanted to say, you have helped me so much!! I now know so much more about birds and it is all thanks to you!! No other bird channel has helped me like that. Lots of love.

[@b0rder.-991]

Withholding food during training was the best thing for me. I have had them for about 8 months and theyve never tried to come close to me. I took their food out overnight and i tried using millet in my hand. First day they were perching on my hand and eating from it! Best advice ive heard! They are definitely food motivated!

[@Ansonidak]

This is definitely the best bird channel on You Tube. I adopted a 7 year old green cheek conure 2 years ago and our relationship was a little rocky at first but your advice helped immensely. We have an amazing relationship now. Thank you.

[@DoodleBug-ru8gr]

Thanks so much for making a video on this! My 2 budgies came from a pet store where they were actually abused. It’s been a little hard to work with them, but this has helped a lot! I love your videos so much, and you are always super helpful. Keep it up :)

[@DoodleBug-ru8gr]

@Chloe Harrison Yes it brakes my heart too. It’s interesting to hear about your Budgies. Mine are both target trained as well, and my boy can do a spin. It took a long time for him to be friendly & my girl is also still too scared. It’s seems they are pretty similar lol

[@angel2000317]

Thank you so much for showing how budgies are just as capable and intelligent as larger parrots! Too often people diminish their abilities and don't give them the interaction and enrichment they need and deserve. I am loving your budgie videos, and they have helped my 8-year-old, talking, affectionate, bonded budgie to have an even better life. We moved about a year and a half ago and he'd been less active than in his old home. I've now added flight training, having him fly to different parts of the room, trick training, new foods, and more--and his confidence and happiness have grown so much. We're going to keep it up and look forward to seeing more from you and Blueberry!

[@shinurasheed]

Amzing! Capri and Blueberry are the cutest things to ever exist! love from india, an 11 yo who is begging for a budgie XD

[@MA-td5wr]

How to feed a sick bird medicine that the bird doesn’t like?

[@jordyn2726]

@@MA-td5wr I’ve never had to do this but try mixing it with foods that they like

[@liveincool3559]

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[@zuzublogg]

@@MA-td5wr mix it with the water or food

[@nilkkl]

@@MA-td5wr put it in his normal water

[@kurakumi8826]

Happy to say today my budgie came to me and even stepped up on my hand for the first time!

[@melissam8768]

Sometimes this takes looadsss of patience. It took me over a year to teach my budgie that he can fully trust me. He was only obsessed with trying to find his reflection somewhere in the house but just recently, he allowed me to scratch and preen his cheeks and that was the final barrier to break his fear. Now he comes straight to me when i put my hand out, greets me right when i get home. I love him so much! 🥰

[@alexisspain2025]

How did you do it? I’ve had my parakeet for 9 months and he still is scared of me and will fly around the cage when I put my hands in the cage just to fix something

[@melissam8768]

@alexisspain2025 awww im so sorry that you have such a timid budgie. I actually watched a lot of videos about earning a parakeets trust. The most important thing is putting their cage in a spot where they can watch you fo what you do on a daily basis. Sit by their cage for 10 minutes at a time and talk to the bird, praising it on how cute it is 😂 thats the first step! Id also recommend getting spray millet. Its a positive reward and makes them feel more comfortable being around your hands

[@melissam8768]

You can start offering the millet thru the cage and keep trying til he comes to it. Eventually youll be able to stick your hand inside the cage with the millet!

[@alexisspain2025]

@@melissam8768 yes I have been doing this more recently he is in my room and his cage is right next to my bed and I have spray millet for him as well he won’t eat it when I’m holding it so I just put it in his cage for him for now and I talk to him all the time so I really hope he ends up liking me and ends up trusting me

[@alexisspain2025]

@@melissam8768 yesss I will try this!!!! Thank you do you recommend anything else I should do?

[@splorpme]

Having children and birds? Must be superwoman I tell you, your daughter is so patient and gentle. She does better than most adults

[@kaylarose1992]

Seeing Capri and berry together makes my heart so happy 💜 they are so precious together

[@Hummingbird25]

Such a sweet bird. Reminds me of my childhood parakeet. So well behaved and gentle

[@kitkatplus1199]

This video was great - not a budgie owner, but I just got a foster ringneck yesterday and she is terrified!! She's only a year old and her family said she was "unfriendly" because she was so shy. Not even our species coordinator let her out of the cage for the week she was there, but we opened the door the minute she left (coordinator wouldn't let us start her out of the cage), but she came out right away! ❤ she won't take food from my hand yet but I'm excited for her future!!

[@Allantitan]

The fact that she came out especially if you were nearby is already a great step forward

[@kitkatplus1199]

@@Allantitan she made great progress while she was with me and would even step up every once in a while and got great at target training :)) I had her for a few months before she got adopted!

[@Allantitan]

@@kitkatplus1199 that’s good means she’s at least starting to trust you (though I’ll admit I’m no expert as the nearest avian vet to me will probably tell you from all the times I called them 😂

[@schloupe]

Lil blueberry took a dookie on your desk at 11:00

[@LevelUP84]

🐦looks so adorable 🥰 just sitting there so tiny on your shoulder.

[@lilliemccabe3173]

You are THE best at explaining step by step how to train my parakeet. Gd bless you and Blueberry!

[@Loveofpets]

Excellent advice. I am going to share this on my channel.

[@BirdTricks]

Thanks!

[@artsya.2408]

@@BirdTricks ok this is not about the video but how long did it take for blueberrie’s flight feathers to grow back ?because I saw in the video that when you got her, her wings were clipped. I’m just wondering how long it takes for their clipped wings to grow back so they can fly because I just got two clipped budgies.

[@cliffelliott9331]

I had a cockatial as a friend when I was young. His name was Serfer. He was the best bird ever. We did everything together. He even took showers with me every day. Thank you for your channel. I would love to have another bird in my life but since I'm 66, they'll all out live me. Go birds!

[@shelleycharlesworth5177]

Thanks so much for this wonderful video. I brought home my pet store budgie on Saturday and he has been in the living room in his cage and we have been talking to him and this morning -after watching your video- I began the taming just as you said to do and all went fine!

[@TheEndPieceOfBread]

Thank you so much for making these videos! I'm studying and researching about budgies/Parakeets and hope to get my own one day! This really helps me understand and prepare!

[@MilosAdventure]

Too cute. I love watching your daughter getting so good at training

[@EvadoCouto]

I’ve been watching your videos for about 2 years and I’m just so grateful for this amazing resource! My wife raised conures and cockatiels and though I never met those birds the stories had me so in love and interested. I was delighted to find such a comprehensive archive of information on your channel. We are bringing a bonded pair of two budgies home tonight and I’m nesting like crazy. You’re the best! Thank you!!

[@robbieruthig6131]

I’m early yay i love birdtricks she’s amazing she knows what she’s doing. I am planning to get a bird when I am older and I am going to go starlight to her for all of my help. You are amazing Jamieleigh and I love you so much. You are my favorite bird channel and I watch all of your videos so when I have a bird I will be prepared and ready to own a bird. I love you 😚

[@ESLteacher62]

@birdtricks - My grand kids named my new little baby budgie Blueberry after watching your little Blueberry in these videos. I hope some day I'll have the kid of relationship with my BB as you do with yours. You're little Blue is so adorable and so well trained!

[@peebee143]

Blueberry is so content sitting on your shoulder. She has no fear of your hands as you move them. Budgies love millet! As soon as you picked up the millet spray her attention was focussed on it. We had several budgies who would make a lot of fuss if their favourite food was in the room but not offerred to them. Millet, apple, lettuce, biscuits (cookies). Let them out and they make a bee-line for it!

[@alteria2714]

when you say cookie or biscuits are you talking crackers or some sort of product like that or the literal thing

[@peebee143]

@@alteria2714 In UK we call cookies biscuits. We have many hundreds of different biscuits available in stores. Our budgies used to enjoy biscuits, and also savoury crackers.

[@dorkusamericanus]

@@peebee143 I wouldn’t give actual cookies or crackers (as we call them in the US), but I do use the crappy pet store seed mix as a training tool with my budgie. They get super excited about that and they don’t get it on the regular

[@brittpayne7198]

My budgies snub beaks up at anything besides seeds. Even early introduction.

[@murphychurch8251]

Chickweed makes them freak out even more than millet (if they know it already). I grow chickweed in containers on the balcony so I know it's not contaminated by dog pee etc. Judging from my experience, Chickweed for budgies is like tuna for cats. 😂 And it's really tasty, it tastes a bit like fresh peas.

[@amorton1283]

This is super helpful! I totally agree with the cage thing because my budgie is already tame and isn't afraid of me but she is afraid of being outside of her cage. When I first got her she was already cage bound so I'm having a hard time getting her to hang out outside, but we're making progress. So it's very important to get your bird used to the outside world as soon as possible!

[@osagedream]

Perfect timing!! We got our budgies a month ago and have made almost no progress because videos said not to touch them or interact for two weeks. After seeing this my husband was able to get one bird to touch the stick! The other is wild hopefully he’ll be motivated to communicate and learn!

[@sopielopie9090]

I’m getting ready to train my friends budgies that are fearful or hands and I’m going over the basics again so I don’t forget anything ❤️ Thank you so much for these videos and inspirations 😊❤️

[@Allantitan]

I had to go back over the basics as well for my own budgies. One of mine has been stubborn and I figured I could use a refresher course

[@yebo3061]

I am still working with one budgie that is very scared of humans, but my wife and I picked up another little blue bird today, and after watching your videos earlier this week I was able to get the bird comfortable within HOURS! Thanks so much and keep it up!

[@stephaniebosquez9322]

Thank you so much for this video! Im a second time budgie owner. Today he/she is already happily hanging outside the cage with us just after 3 days. I didn't see these results the first time

[@Saladzingers]

This approach is 👌, I’m so glad I found these videos before we got budgies. Only had them for a month but they were hopping onto our fingers in the cage after 1 day, and now they’ll come when called across the room, they’re target trained, “kiss”, and I’m moving on to fancier tricks. Diet is so important - I was worried about whether they were eating enough chop/pellets so added in more seeds. Sure enough, they became less interested in training and more difficult to call. I weighed them and they are actually a bit overweight so stopped the extra seed and overnight they’re more amenable to training. The breeder couldn’t believe we’d tamed them so fast!

[@richardadams4928]

The genuine affection and intelligence of a budgie compared to the really low cost of purchase and maintenance makes them one of the most amazing bargains one can ever find in any aspect of normal life. Whoever said you can't buy love, they never purchased a budgie. Same goes almost as much for cockatiels (my cockatiel, Baby, insisted I say)....

[@mrs.demetrialewis2730]

Awe🥰🥰

[@kenshiro01ch]

4:48 kinda cute that the moment the bird saw the treat, it kinda made him excited and wanna go for it 😊 that is indeed their favorite

[@sunnytabby]

I love how your daughter is so good with birds even tho she's like 6-8

[@canned_can_chan4590]

Jamie, my budgie started catching on to target training. I'm so happy. It's only been a week. He was so skittish before, now he's used to me

[@beckylynn9640]

Blueberry the second she sighted that millet 😂

[@ekaterinab6064]

obsessed with your videos. when I'm in a better position in life, i would love to adopt a budgie and follow all your vids to have a happy life together.

[@createthebalance]

Just got two new parakeets and trying to have them be more comfortable around me. This has been quite helpful. Thank you so much!

[@Allantitan]

I found just sitting nearby but still at a distance to their cage helps and slowly moving your seat closer. Each day to just get use to your presence. Oh and be careful if you let them out. I lost count the amount of times I had to help my first budgie unstuck from somewhere. (The underneath of my bed had some fabric hanging down in easy to get stuck in bunches. That might be what helped in getting her use to me. She might have started to see my hand as a safe place idk. Though she still doesn’t like being held if she can’t move her wings which is why I keep that to only if I need to get either of mine into the travel cage for the vet if needed)

[@chongxina8288]

I’ve been watching this channel all day. Only found out I loved birds like a year ago watching the pigeons in my garden. 😝 I have a small dog, she’s getting old now and she’s naturally nervous by nature so I couldn’t possibly get a bird right now. Maybe one day? 🤷🏼‍♂️ I dunno, for me, even a budgie would be a massive many years long commitment. My dog has definitely taught me how to properly take care of pets and always show love and kindness and patience in the face of no matter what. And I mean no matter what. An ex got her, didn’t look after her, so I took her when we split because we both knew she couldn’t care for her like I could. Wasn’t my decision but she’s taught me so so much. I’m vicariously being a bird dad on KZbin for now. 😬

[@luketheduke1736]

You make it sound easy! There are some points In my parakeets training that I just broke down… I have 2 wild parakeets, neither are taimed, they are super scared, I have had them for almost a year. I have tried working with them and trying to gain trust. I can’t seem to tame them. I’m trying to find someone else to tame them for me.

[@tokamohamed4078]

I relate to this so much. My two budgies are so scared of hands and they will only go on my hand for millet when I've given them pellets. I found that if they spend more time with me out side of the cage but not with me hovering over them and training them, they get more comfortable and are more comfortable with me.

[@dimplesfriend6937]

ahh i relate to this and it makes me so sad

[@crowdedcrow3098]

I hope you (or someone else) managed to tame your birds, I relate strongly to the struggles you were having, as I've had the same trouble with my bird for far too long. It's a long story, but I'm a live-in caregiver for my mom and she is the one who unexpectedly bought three parakeets at a pet store three or four years ago. We knew nothing of how to care for birds (she'd had birds in the past and so she thought she understood how to care for them... not so much) and we did EVERYthing wrong, most importantly, we didn't know to separate them or stagger bringing them home - in order to bond with and tame each one, therefore, all three are still untamed. Sadly, we've lost two of them and I have no idea why. The third bird is actually the one I claimed for myself, Sissy Spacek, a pale yellow little treasure, and though I've endlessly worried about Sis being lonely without her mate, my mom flatly refuses to get another bird. Therefore, I do all I can to spend hours each day, singing and chatting to her, just letting her know she still has a companion, even if she's mostly still terrified of me. It's clear she longs for connection, we'll make progress here and there but setbacks happen so easily. If only we could cross that divide between fear and trust, if only she knew how happy I can make her if she'd just let me near... In any case, I didn't intend for this to be so lengthy, I just hope you and your birds are in a better place.

[@crowdedcrow3098]

@@tokamohamed4078 Because my bird is still entirely untamed and I don't want to clip her wings, I'm scared of her injuring herself outside of the cage. The house isn't terribly bird-situated... Our other, late bird, escaped a few times and slammed into the sliding glass door. I was horrified. So while it's also agonizing to have a lovely, sweet little bird stuck in her cage all the time (and it truly is, I wish I'd done it all differently) I'm so afraid for her safety. I'll work on getting a large perch, and try to close curtains and make the room safer. Anyway, it's comforting to know I'm not the only one struggling to tame my bird.

[@xxpreppyxx8549]

Hiii I’m a big fan of ur vids I watch u every day!!!

[@moorek1967]

I bought my two budgies 4 years ago, and they were very happy and bonded well together. They even were trying to come to me. Then one was horrifically killed by a toy ring set, they were playing and the one slipped down into the corner of a star ring and was strangulated. When I had to get him out, the other bird was silent until he saw my hand trying to get it off the ring. He attacked my hand so I had to take the bites to get it out. Then he was so depressed that he would sit for hours with his head hung down and rarely would come out of the cage even though it was open for him to get out. So then I bought another budgie hoping they would become friends and as soon as I introduced the new bird, my older one ran to him and looked him up and down and then started dancing. Since then they are best friends. When the new bird saw the older one terrified of my hand putting food in the cage, they both started to stay away and now they just want to be with each other. My advice is to never buy a dangling ring set with other shapes. Just get the circle rings. My bird was killed by the one with the star.

[@dianasaur2131]

Your daughter is adorable the way she relates to the bird in the intro, a natural performer.

[@kaleighstirrat5663]

"youre a little bat" Im crying i love blueberry so much

[@connied8507]

Love the information. New owner of a rehomed budgie. Third home is a charm. She's getting braver by the day. Singing to her helped her. Keeping to a schedule helps too

[@amandahart6619]

THANK YOU! We got 2 budgies for our 9 year old who wants to be a Veterinarian. I was really worried they would keep running and biting. We watched your video the day we got them, and did everything you said, step by step. Now we have 2 budgies that are in love with all 3 of our kids and us as well. They will fly between kids, climb their hair and sit on their head. They are fabulous! Thank you so much!!!

[@BirdTricks]

Love this! 🥰 Kudos to you all for putting in the work! ❤️

[@dedballoons]

This is a fantastic video. The message is obvious and stretches across acclimating any new animal (bird, fish, reptile, whatever) to a new environment. Don't allow them to become "burrowed in", but don't make them feel trapped or overwhelmed or overhandled. I think for people who have spent time with various species of animals and raised them healthily, this much is obvious. What I like about this video is it puts in in a digestible form for people who are new to raising any kind of animal , even though it's centered around budgies - this is really helpful content :)

[@jordankerley9363]

Thank you so much for adding that information about letting them observe the other one!

[@michaelbonthuys7455]

I rescued an abused 12 week old Plumbhead parakeet recently and this video has helped greatly in getting the little guy relaxed. Thanx BirdTricks

[@grannysharp772]

Do you have a video of starting at the very beginning with a wild budgie? Like what you do when you first get home for the first couple weeks?

[@ParakeetWorld]

@Chloe Harrison this 100% depends on the bird, hand reared parrots will prob be tamed quicker, but bird parent raised may not, also depends on past interaction with human, present interaction and personality.

[@loulou1248]

I have watched all your budgie related videos 100 times. And here I am again ❤️ love these videos

[@16SF]

Thank you for these videos! Small birds are cheap/easy to acquire and many people get one without preparation. Poor birds get mistreated a lot. :(

[@annaiss__]

This helped me so muchh, mu budgie is like 3 months old and i just got him 4 days ago and all he ever cared about was to just come out of its cage and seeing him so stressed i was very concerned and almost gave up and returned him back to the petshop. I also let him out 3times and then i had to force him back and he got even more scared of me, but after i watched this video like this helped so much now hes comfortably eating from my hand, well in the cage, yet, but this is a big progress, i think he trusts me a bit more and i think ill start training him today and teach him to sit on my finger. Thank you so much, I've watched many videos but no one could help before i saw your one❤❤

[@kayleysimmer8767]

Everybody has been telling me let my birds to stay in the cage for two weeks they can get used to it, what you said makes a lot of sense and today I went to diamond and touched her and pearl I touched her and I didn’t mind very much, but I could tell that they were very paranoid and had a lot of Anxiety, and I was so upset by saying that switch I to shut their cage and let them be for the night

[@laurencarrigan5869]

Best KZbinr chancel I’ve seen ever since I’ve been on KZbin I have autism and have a love for birds xx

[@bonegoddess1987]

Can u start again with budgies? This is gonna sound awful and it is really. but I've had my budgie a year and been doing everything all wrong. He bites and goes for me, doesn't want to leave his cage and I take full responsibility for the fact I've listener to really bad advice and implemented it. He is on store seeds that I didn't know was a problem and I have rough handled him no knowing otherwise. I just want to is it possible still for me to change his perception of me and be friends? However long it's or should I just back off and be friends with him thru the bars only and maybe get him another budgie to be friends with instead?

[@vaultgirl42091]

There's always a chance to build a bond! It's never too late! I have two rescue cockatiels both of which were deathly fearful of hands when I got them.. it took two years so far and now they let me kiss them on their head and interact with them and hand feed them treats Etc but to this day we're still working on getting over their fear of hands because they were clearly abused and neglected before living with me. Also diet is very important. You should make sure your birds are on a fresh vegetable chop diet with pellets and seeds as treats or rewards. I hope this helps. Just be patient it'll take time but if you really love your bird you'll be willing to wait even if it takes years you can build trust. 🖤🐦

[@tzxazrael]

you can't "wipe the slate and start over", no... but, like Vault Girl said... it's never too late to make positive changes! it may take a long time for him to start trusting you, but it's not impossible! start with fixing the diet, there's lots of Bird Tricks videos about how to do that... and consider their "Seasonal Feeding System" diet if you REALLY wanna be good for them. then it's just a matter of learning to "read" your birds' body language, so you know when to back off and leave him alone. most birds bite because that's the only way that they can communicate with us "big dumb humans" -- the more subtle signs just seem to get ignored.

[@juliusroman8616]

You should start interacting with him through the bars, but do NOT get him another budgie to be friends with yet. Otherwise the first one will share the attitude with the second and they could bond with each other or not, and that'll cause problems.

[@serenaw7283]

I’m just putting out a warning though with diet as yes you should convert to a healthier diet but DO IT SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY! I cannot stress that enough because my bf recently got two budgies and he gave them just pellets without thinking and one of his sadly passed away because of it😣. They had access to chop right away but giving them only pellets at first is what hurt them. They are VERY sensitive to diet so make sure they are getting the right nutrients they need when you do transition their diet. We can only count poor peppermint as a vital learning experience for the future in our experience with budgies😔. Little Snow, okay but sick, was promptly given her store diet and she is doing fine now. So please please please be careful!

[@tzxazrael]

@@serenaw7283 that sounds like bad pellets, or a problem from the store..

[@nicholaspaz]

Thanks! That's a good reset, or beginning... So straight.

[@livewiki341]

Thank you so much! I've been following you for a couple of weeks, and this video is just absolutely perfect timing.

[@lindagrohmann3022]

What a lovely video, such great advice! Blueberry is such a cutie. I don't have a budgie (or any bird) but would like to have one in the future when I have more space. I watch your videos quite often because it's so nice to see someone interact with these animals so lovingly and with such amazing knowledge and understanding of their needs and quirks. I also feel like your videos are preparing me really well for when I will finally bring home my first bird, and some of your advice is really universal, for example what you're saying here about holding the bird even though it's terrified. I have a turtle, and even though they're not pets to be held or touched a lot at all, it's helpful for them to learn that it's okay to be held in a hand (for when it's time to go to the vet, for example), and some people just hold them until they stop scratching and wiggling around and basically give up even though they're terrified. I tried putting my hand under my turtle in the water and letting her "sit" in my palm, but she can swim away whenever she wants (and gets a treat after), and then putting a treat in my palm and letting her swim into my palm to take it, and then holding her in the water, and she has become very trusting that way and I can now hold her even outside of the water and she is cool with it. I only fully realized what I was doing and why I was doing it after watching some of your videos where you talk about these things, and I am glad to have (consciously) learned something that enables me to interact more positively with animals. Thank you!

[@xoelisabet]

thank u so much for this video! i got a 1 year old budgie few days ago and this video has helped me feel better about training her! i dont know her backround and was told its much harder to train “older” female birds so i got scared and discauraged but feel hopeful again after watching

[@LexiNc8284]

How is it going?

[@heatherneff1268]

Perfect video! I’ve ordered all the ingredients for the healthy seed mix. Ordered perches, toys, and pellets. Even going to have chop made and frozen a few days before I pick up my Budgie! Next I will get a nice big cage......then when everything is ready I’m going to have “blueberry” of my own!!! I’m so excited!!! Thank your daughter for me! Watching her helped me know just what I needed to do to be ready to have my own Budgie!!!

[@cristaflores7165]

What if you had them for a year now but they are still scared of you and they always bite your finger.

[@virgosrule71]

Crista Flores Same🙄🤦🏾‍♀️

[@kirthanaarengasamy3494]

I have 4 budgies, 2 of them i have had for 6 months and they are tame, but the other 2 I’ve had for 3 months and they don’t want to come out the cage.

[@NAME-yg8sl]

@Chloe Harrison so it is possible to train pet store birds, thanks.

[@emmakelley397]

@@NAME-yg8sl Blue to the berry is a pet store bird...

[@NAME-yg8sl]

@@emmakelley397 Yeah I know now, but I am not getting a bird anymore. Turns out my mom was just kidding, so I wasted 3 days planning a presentation for nothing.

[@drea6717]

I know this is an old video but I have been watching all your older stuff because I’m new to being a bird owner and want to do everything the right way, I just have to say that your little girl warms my heart watching her interact, play and train with the blue, I hope one day my little girls can interact with our little guy like she does😊 wonderful content!💜

[@chloev2322]

Awesome video. My budgie has been my best friend since i got him😁

[@jessisamess969]

Hey girl. You helped me with my sun conure and now I’m engaged and my fiancé wants a budgie :) love you thanks again for helping me once again.

[@joemama7868]

Hey do birds pop on clothes a lot?

[@joemama7868]

*poo

[@birdbrain3594]

This is so helpful, thank you! I have a Linnie that loves to fly around our house, and he does the most adorable attention seeker habit, of flying at us when he wants attention. I'd love to train him to fly to our hands vs around us. Maybe these tips will help, or I'll get the budgie course. Thanks for another informative video! 🥰

[@devorahtiller3381]

I'm so glad you mentioned about working with your bird, as soon as you get it. That's what I've always done. I have a blue one like yours. His name is Sonic. I have 2 other parakeets named, Sweetpea and Feeny. And I have a English Budgie named, Dixie. Sweetpea is the most tame. The others are learning from him.

[@kimrobinson1722]

Thank you so much. I got a budgie a day ago and it will already let me pet it through the cage wires

[@Raylee-H]

I hear your phone when I looked away so I automatically gave you a thumbs up. Then I heard you mention your phone... but I’m glad I did a thumbs up it was fantastic

[@MrsD.81]

You make it sound so easy. My two budgies are to this day after nearly 7 months still absolutely terrified of me even when I change their bowls etc they still flapping about the cage in sheer panic. I leave the cage open for them to fly about and they are not interested at all.. Super frustrating because they are not getting the exercise they need.. 😔 And they just seem to hate me.

[@kimcarter1038]

You’re not alone 😫 sheer terror is an accurate description of mine as well!

[@callmemaddy]

same here. i don't think mine will ever be tamed, i've given up

[@mtngrammy6953]

Thank you for this excellent video. I have had numbers of birds over a long time from parrots, cockatiels, love birds, budgies, etc. But my house has been without a bird for many years now. This week, I took in a budgie that someone had rescued from the woods. She had no luck finding the owner, so I told her I would be happy to have the bird if she couldn't find the owner. The budgie is an adult bird, female, I believe, and extremely wild. Looking for some answers since I had not tamed one that was this wild, I came across this video and you gave me exactly what I needed! It so happens that I have also been bird sitting a cockatiel and one of the foods the owners had given me was millet sprigs. That worked like a charm, just as you said it would. I left water in the cage and after she ate in the evening, I took away the food, so she would be hungry in the morning. As wild as she was, she now will let me get my hand under her while she is eating the millet. She's quite a happy bird and now I'm happy that I have the answers to taming her! Love your videos and thanks especially for this one.