Training Tutorial | Target Training

I apologize for the quality of this video, I can't use lights or spend too much time making sure things are exactly focused where they're supposed to be since my focus needs to be on Newt while he's new to the whole process!
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[@pocketbun]

Rest in peace Zeebs ❤️ we’ll always love you and will never forget your part in the flock🐤

[@homoceroscaeli]

XxAgentLuNaxX wait what?

[@pocketbun]

Stupid Potato It was announced on her tumblr. Zeebs was egg bound and it was too big for their regular egg size and it stretched out her stomach from after they took the egg out and I believe she wasn’t able to heal properly so she passed away

[@homoceroscaeli]

XxAgentLuNaxX oh my irene! im so sorry.. also what is he tumbler called?

[@pocketbun]

Stupid Potato same name as the channel! FlockTalk

[@paperplanes8874]

Oh no! Theres so much to take in. New bird, FlockTalk's back in buisness, and apparently Zeeby passed. Phew

[@bambibam]

I would love to share my process because I had what seems to be a very common mistake. My Parakeet (Kio) was not taking a liking to the stick at all! He would freeze up whenever I got it near him. He wasn't showing the body language that he didn't like it, just that he wanted nothing to do with it. Sooooo... I took a common tip into consideration and decided to "be creative". My parakeet is very food driven. He loves millet like Tony loves Chewy (Ha ha. Comic ref). He will do anything for millet. So I took a branch of millet and tore off one of the little ball things and put it next to the stick. Kio started biting at the millet. The more he ate, the more I exposed the stick. I took away the millet and he poked the stick! I said good boy (Because I'm still waiting for my clicker -_-) and gave him millet. After that, he had no problems with the stick. Now, we are well on our way to a perfectly target trained birb! I hope this helped anyone and everyone that had the same problem! I hope you enJOYed the tiny story thing. It literaly happened five seconds ago. He is chirping away from his cage... ~Joy~

[@queeb8687]

Omg the budgies life reference

[@akari_nakano]

aaaand how Sophie loves Nari...heh

[@lilianarruda2187]

You can use a pen as a clicker

[@ellaweston4638]

that was very helpful thanks for sharing

[@ManishThread1]

maybe your bird is small to do that

[@spiveyc4404]

Newt is absolutely GORGEOUS!! I was wondering if you could make a video on how to introduce two birds?

[@ProcratiNATION]

Thank you! You continue to be one of the best, most detailed, most helpful, most thoughtful bird channels on youtube. Newt is a precious little bean, love his red tummy and smiley little eyes! I'm looking forward to seeing him learn all kinds of new tricks! (once those flight feathers grow back, a recall tutorial would be awesome!)

[@Chibifan97]

He looks like he has cute blushy cheeks! All the pictures of Newt on tumblr have been giving me life

[@birdmamma6314]

I started doing this with my untame conures (because I wanted to start taming them ;)) they learned so quickly and are very eager to do it for treats haha. It's a positive experience for both me and my two conures! One of them wasn't comfortable with it being over their head but super quickly got used it. In a span of like 1 1/2 sessions (1/2 because one of them was small) all in one day, they learned it and are moving all around to get the stick! Thank you so much, I'm very excited to continue working on our bond!

[@jasenkamada9181]

Like your shirt: SOMEDAY YOU'LL GO FAR, AND I HOPE YOU STAY THERE

[@vastirios9798]

Your conure is so cute! I love your chanel and have been following it for a while. I am getting a half moon conure and I was wondering if you could please make a video on setting up a bird cage and give tips about perch placement, food bowl placement, etc? I was also wondering if could please make more DIY toy tutorials. I have recreated a couple of the ones you made, and I love them. Thank you very much.

[@su2471]

Hey @Flock-Talk I don't think you need to worry about making these excellent quality videos ALL of the time. Sometimes it's just nice to see you interacting and playing with your birds with no point. There are lots of great bird channels I follow where the content creators just share videos of their birds, and sometimes, that's all we want. Your excellent quality videos make you top-of-the-heap, but in the in-between periods where you aren't inspired and have nothing new to say, why not just share some random clips of the birds? That's enough for many of us!

[@brittanyouldcott2912]

Agreed! I'd love to have a video of just the birds playing, it would bring me joy as well as my birds! they love any videos of small birds making sounds and playing and will come down to watch with me when birds come on my laptop.

[@sashac2045]

Newt is so cute! I have been on your channel for a couple of years and I'm so happy for your new addition!

[@petloveforever2286]

Soda caught on right away! Cloud however, wants to stick to spin and shake. 😂😍💕🥰😄😄🦜

[@iid4621]

OMG!!! You’re back!! I love you!😭❤️❤️

[@andrew24601]

I'm so glad you're back! Can't wait to see more

[@mondraymondo]

Thanks to this tutorial my lovebird now follows a blue ballpoint pen around! Im starting to think he actually enjoys this game especially since he gets a treat and praise afterwards ♡

[@evielou1014]

Just saying, your channel is the most helpful channel I've found for training birds, keep up the good work!

[@doodlebird9470]

wow, im so glad i found ur channel, u r the MOST helpful bird channel ever, so detailed. the tutorials r awesome!

[@biggusmunkusthegreat]

Your shirts always give me life.

[@radiyaa1182]

*bows head* Master you have returned! 🙏 Don't leaves us again! Newt is adorable. I also wanted to say that I was inspired by you to get my own budgies! Thank you flock-talk! 🙌💕😆

[@lizbudde8169]

Thank you for your videos!! Never thought I would be able to train my guy, but he is doing great since I’ve started using your advice and training videos 😁

[@picassotheparrotlet9177]

This channel is the best for training my birds! Thanks so much!

[@seraani8134]

Ahhhhh yayyy new bird, new video!!!im so exciteddd! Thank you for this videooo❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Excellent advice! Thanks for sharing this.

[@zanji5582]

YOU'RE BACK!!

[@FelixFelicis3267]

Another wonderful video that is clear and easy to follow that has helped bird owners all around. thank you!

[@yuixzan5041]

I recommend to do clicker training first , very easy and it lets then know when they did a good job , love your videos , hope you come back soon

[@kalynnkallweit7940]

Your trainig and info videos are the very best i have come across on you tube! Thank you so much for such in depth explanations! I just rescued a budgie that had flown into my place of work.. no one claimed it after weeks of having adds up.. so i guess i have a new friend and she's already climbing onto my finger for treats! Even sat on my shoulder for the first time last night! :)

[@larrythesunscreenman3869]

I love this channel. You are the most helpful out there.

[@mayanaise9360]

Yay! An upload! I noticed you have a green cheecked conure on your hand for the video, it's so adorable and it looks like the parrot I'm looking at adopting!

[@audreyscott6998]

This was very helpful! I started training my bird five minutes ago and she's already doing great!

[@motionmesmerism1226]

Aww he loves you! Great channel, these are fantastic tutorials :)

[@chloeludlow2700]

Aw! Newt is adorable!

[@hussain7917]

welcome back

[@claremcdonough7591]

at first my bird was trying to fly onto the stick😂 but seriously, thank you so much for making an extremely clear and detailed tutorial because now my bird has learned her first trick! I am so proud of her and if it weren't for you my bird wouldn't have learned this trick in such a short period of time. Thank you❤❤

[@buggygrace8640]

Thank you! I really needed to see this video.

[@mondraymondo]

So target training is like one of the basics! Im glad its also quite easy and simple for my bird to learn

[@alchik1]

Well presented! Good info!

[@ollie1543]

I’m so happy you got a green cheek! This channel is one of the best bird channels out there, and me, getting a green cheek myself, am happy that you have gotten one! I have one question, what is Newt’s cage? It’s hard to find big cages for creek cheeks with a good size and design. Thanks!

[@ollie1543]

Thanks for replying!! I know I’m late haha. We need a new cage for tiki, so this could be a good one for him!

[@rexaj6614]

Thank you I have a green cheek concure and this is really helpful!!!

[@catherinepatton6961]

I taught my lovebird how to target in one week! Thanks so much for your helpful videos!

[@esoteric9333]

While you say this is basically the first thing you've taught him, how did you get him accustomed to you? He seems very comfortable on your shoulder; how did you reach that point in only a few weeks?

[@suhrby]

yeah

[@specialbudgies4217]

It's got to do with character of the bird and also whether they came from a breeder who raised the chicks by hand. Im quite new to budgie care, since Iris flew into my room, but I got her a friend that was handraised and within a day she was on my head. It's a bit of a hit and miss anyway, birds are very smart and have personalities, so they might just not be human climbers or on the contrary very clingy. From what I hear Newt has had some issues, so definitely the person's confidence and lack of nervousness is a huge asset. But if newt didn't want to do it, it'd be practically impossible for her to reach that point in a relatively short amount of time regardless of experience a d attitude.

[@kiralynn1297]

He is so cute! He could not have a better bird mama! Good luck!😍😂

[@anamendes1507]

thanks for your videos. they are GREAT X

[@majortom2001]

God damn, i used to follow this lady on tumblr YEARS ago and only just now saw that she still does bird stuff and on you-tube. Good job with the birds, and nice hair. I still say you do a whole video on training cats while still featuring the birds and not clarifying the joke

[@mackenzierobinson3035]

On your blog you've posted a lot about doing easy foraging for newt and more difficult foraging for mia. Could you do a video on all the different ways you do foraging for them, diff ideas for how to hide food, and how you vary the difficulty and work them up to more difficult foraging? My bird is great at the foraging I provide for him but the moment I make it more difficult he just ignores it. Thanks!!

[@FranklyFranky]

Thank u I was having a hard time training my burden to target train so the missing piece was very helpful thank you,

[@svendie-gramm1378]

!!!! Birb mom is alive lmao. Edit: on another note, I do wonder if the mirror you have is "safe"? It's still a bit blurry concept since at another vid you said it can get birds in a little complicated situation. Anyway, great vid, as always. Newt is incredibly awesome :v

[@svendie-gramm1378]

Flock-Talk oooh, thanks for clarifying :)

[@MrDuckDrawz]

this has helped alot thank you!!!

[@rivkashalvahweiss3080]

Thank you for all the great training videos. They’ve been really helpful for us and our small flock. For some reason I’ve had a hard time target training our birds. What do you think of clicker training?

[@monkeybean4066]

I have a green cheek conure which is the same thing as a maroon belly conure! I’m so sorry for you loss. I had a parakeet names Kiwi, and he only lived for 9 months. All of the vets we met said we had the greatest connection. They have never saw a connection like that. They said the Kiwi would have died sooner but he wanted to say goodbye one last time. Have Zeebe forever be in your heart!

[@dennythebudgie]

I am using for training pen! pen-clicker!

[@HardCorePlayer9I]

Does ti really work

[@ryanolson680]

YEAH FLOCK TALK IS IN THE HOUSE! (Also second comment)

[@theresarash6183]

Thank you for this video, I am considering getting a ringneck that was hand raised but not sold and has been waiting for a home for a year and not had much interaction, I'm going to practice on my daughters bird that is very much in need of training, but will be going to visit this ringneck in 6 days so want to see if this will help with him. I had almost given up hope on getting him because I knew he hasn't had much handling.

[@sh_scoot2029]

Good video that helped me a lot I have be trying to do it for a long time and this video helped a lot now I can do it

[@pulterguts1775]

Please continue to make videosssssss daaaaaaa!!!

[@dennythebudgie]

You are the best *teacher* , my teacher ^_^

[@ConfidentlyIncorrect.]

R.I.P zeeby love u we will remember u and ur part in the flock

[@lordsunsurf]

Thank you so much for this video! Helped me so much! at first i was using the clicker and it DID not work. without the clicker soooo much better

[@sp1ttybug]

love uuuuuu❤❤❤❤ and ur hairrrrrrr

[@brianakeith9427]

I love u! U inspired my channel thnx soooo much! Have a good day

[@lollol-ip3ry]

P.S. your channel helps me a lot

[@zacharylemon3503]

With treats, do you hold off food in their cage to ensure that they're eagar for treats for training sessions? About to begin training tomorrow. Thank you, loving the videos ☺️🇦🇺

[@petloveforever2286]

First of all, I LOVE your videos!!! Also, is this how i teach my bird to find A? I like the trick in your video of 20 parrot tricks. :)

[@Anna-yx4ei]

8:01 Haha, little thief! That's adorable.

[@dinofeino1811]

I'm starting this process with my two parakeets, they're both more used to my hand in the cage so that's what I've been doing. I expect it to take a long time but hopefully we get it!

[@awsomecoolaivayt4474]

LOVE U THIS TEACHES MY BIRDS SO MUCH

[@brittanyouldcott2912]

@flock-talk I'm wondering if you have any tips for helping tame birds that have never been tame. My cockatiels have never been tame an I am struggling with getting them to want to interact with me, or others. Great video! I will be starting target training ASAP!

[@dananicole6756]

I got my bird this saturday and ive already taught him how two step up i also bought another one latet on and they seem naturally tame lol

[@imserpent904]

Very helpful, you just got a new subscriber and like🙂

[@kevinkuczynski1655]

I know your birds were hand trained, but how did they get comfortable around you? I enjoy watching your bond with your birds grow, thank you for informing us in your videos.

[@dennythebudgie]

Look t-shirt xD *someday you will go far and I hope you will stay there!*

[@chloedawson6955]

Oh my gosh I love your channel! Your birds are so cute and your tips are really helpful!

[@laurenl9253]

You should make a playlist of the tricks in order of what u recommend teaching them

[@freyg3800]

My parrotlet will not target train with me outside of his cage, he actually seems more comfortable when I give him his treats etc with my hands inside of his cage! He is so cuuute!

[@ArriaO]

I noticed that when you showed video of training Newt you choose to do a voiceover instead of using the original audio that went with it. Were you including a verbal bridge? If not, when do you introduce a bridge? My parrotlet is terrified of the clicker, so I use 'good bird', but I would like to try the clicker again sometime.

[@marleymartinez6999]

We just got a maroon bellied conure! I love him

[@elainemacintosh32]

HI. I love how calm you are with your birds! I have been using this video to target train my GCC, Gillian. I’ve had Gilly for just about a week and it is 7months old. When I get him to the top of the door, he just flies off or goes to visit my keets cage. If I try to get him to step up, he just backs away, but he will come to the stick for a treat nearly every time. How do I get him to stay put on the door and learn to step up? You make it look so easy but I’m not getting it :( Thank you

[@nani9420]

YOUR BACK!!!!!

[@robert661]

You're the best!!!😇✌️🐤

[@jsholm58]

I see that the comments are quite old, but your video was very helpful. Fortunately, Rainbow is also a quick learner.

[@FlockTalk]

Glad the video was helpful!

[@shackdeshnaek9798]

Hi! If it isn't too hard for you, can you make a video about what I should do the first 2-4 weeks of buying and bringing home a new bird?

[@homoceroscaeli]

aww newt looks cute^-^

[@katrino473]

I love your videos and i'm hoping you could do a tutorial on how to potty train your bird:)

[@sarafarrell948]

IMG ILYSM THX MY PARROTLET AND I LOVE UR VIDS

[@tillyct7744]

and also last thing if you tie the millet/trick to the treat it stops them from being scared of the stick

[@deputysheriff7085]

Hello... I am new to birds. I have 2 budgies I wish to train. Both female. One is now 5 months old and I have had with me for 2 months . And the other is 5 weeks old and I have had with me for almost 2 weeks. My question is when target training are you using the clicker when the bird touches the stick? Are you saying “ Target” or any word(s) to indicate you want the bird to respond to a command? Thank you

[@darrenstoyle9984]

Hi. Any advice on training/taming two parrotlets living in same cage. I read it's not a good idea to keep two but they do seem to get on well and both are interested in me and eating millet from my hand which I thought was good after only a few days of getting them. So is it possible to train two? Thanks

[@Thecrownchaos]

I rescued a pigeon a month ago. She was kept in a flock with hardly any human contact, and she's pretty scared of hands, but we're making progress! She's comfortable eating from my fingers (but huffs and growls at my open hand... no idea why) and will 'touch' my finger gently when I ask her to. She knows the basics of targeting and that touch=click=treat, but she won't move very far to get it. But she won't let me touch her at all and attacks my open hand if she decides she doesn't like where it is. I know parrots and pigeons are very different but I'm hoping I could learn some of the basics to help make her less afraid of/aggressive towards hands. Any advice?

[@jackviador145]

Aloha! This is a little off-topic, but my 6-month-old parakeet has an annoying habit of sitting on my shoulder or chest and yanking out my facial hair. I don't really scold him because im unsure if hes just grooming affectionately or being a jerk. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Huge fan of your channel. Big mahalo for everything you do to educate people about these incredible creatures.

[@ImInquired]

Newt is sooooooooo cute!

[@chriskowalski7038]

Sorry to hear about Zebe..

[@ghostofthesea9599]

He is cute!! Maroon bellied conures aren't as common as pets as other conures, how'd you end up with him?

[@mariobeauchemin2464]

Hi! It was a great idea to make all the tricks from mia and the other learned to a different species... Great work. Like you hair though.

[@rkpyellow]

Could someone tell me how long i should wait before starting to train budgie i got him 3 days ago and I’m not sure what i should do with Piccilo

[@tillyct7744]

YES FINNALY sorry you have helped me bring up my birds and i love these videos

[@melissakhalife6736]

Should you use a clicker with this? I have a little parrotlet who’s not tamed but i want to start taming him. :)

[@henksweers1967]

My Lovebird sometimes want met to get him out of his cage.After getting him out he always go imediatley to my nails and chewing on them.Is this normal or is he showing afection? Some tips would be very helpful.

[@scox7748]

Is it beneficial for birds to see other birds training? I know with puppies they often learn from an older dog, so im wondering whether to have my birds watch each other or if this will make one jealous.

[@tillyct7744]

sorry but another thing so my bird was well trained and since a recent removal of a blood feather he has become terrified of me and fly's away if i try to get close can u help him trust me again

[@Zako906]

Hello, I am a relatively a new bird owner. I have 2 male and one female budgies. I was wondering how do you get the them to feel relatively safe around you. I am also wondering what kind of treats are you feeding your birds?

[@LouisT1990]

What treats do you use when not using a millet branch?

[@Nikki-pc2wl]

Ermergah newt is adorableeeeee