Training Tutorial | Weaving

Sorry for the hiatus, we'll still be slow for a while but we are aiming to get back to videos a little more frequently here!
edit: I notice I managed to forget the text for step 4, it was intended to just say "making mistakes" but that's alright, just irony at it's finest
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[@seiliaa]

If any of you are wandering, you could also cut a wooden food skewer or chop stick to the size that you need and then use that as the “birch stick” that is what I have seen a couple of other people do so, I thought I’d share the information!

[@Doriagarcia71]

seilia lindquist my bird is plucking his feathers out what can I do

[@lebunz]

gata loca first, explain what type of living condition it is in. Toy? Cage? Play time? After that i can give tips

[@seiliaa]

gata loca are you able to message me on Instagram? My instagram is: ParakeetCorner I can help you easier there. That way we can talk in private and I can provide you with the most help possible

[@homoceroscaeli]

She protecc She attacc But most importantly she bacc

[@dfha797]

SHE LIVES

[@rachelmayrhofer9642]

Rest in Peace sweet Zeeby. We love you and are so happy for the time you spent here. I hope you're okay Courtney, Mia, and Jack

[@ToMeTheFool]

Zeeby was a good bird. She had a good life thanks to a good owner. She'll always be with us in spirit. Thank you for all the years of spreading knowledge and love.

[@navpreetjohal346]

Ray Liu something happened to zeeby?

[@phanopiano7602]

I clicked on this video so fast! (I’ve missed you!!!)

[@adelecrick7747]

Same

[@halu959986]

You're back! I was worried you had stopped your channel due to life getting in the way. I'm glad to see everyone doing well

[@rosaliewalford8020]

YAYYYYY YOU’RE BACK!!!!!!!! WELCOME!!

[@homeyv]

welcome back!

[@seraani8134]

Yasssssss finallyyyy!! Did you finally find a home after you got kicked out? Zeeby birb is sooo cute at the end!!

[@seraani8134]

Flock-Talk can you make a new bird room tour once the room is done? I got super inspired by you and now my family is renovating the basement and one room is for me and I decided to make it into a great bird room like yours!

[@seraani8134]

Flock-Talk that sounds amazing!! You are so pretty!! Where do you live? Lol not to seem like a crazy stalker but all the items for your birbs are amazing!

[@rhubarbpie8889]

So glad your back! Found this video super helpful.

[@notorious7074]

My heart jumped when i saw this oml. I don't have a bird but I love your content so much. Welcome back.

[@kadielarson5708]

Omg I’m so excited your back! I hope the videos pick up the pace but others an I wait as long as needed! Take ur time and continue making such fabulous videos, we love you!❤️🐦

[@1winter1wolf82]

Yes! I have been waiting for this moment! Glad you're back! 😊

[@elss-gl6sy]

your back!!! I’ve waited SOO long for this!! Thanks for the video I found it super helpful! I love your shirt btw❤️

[@abbyconway3259]

Oh I was so happy to see this alert. I was so excited that you posted when you put up your last video, but after that I had gotten worried that you had stopped your channel completely. So glad your back and I hope you are able to get back into a routine. You have such fantastic videos and I just love your personality and your bond with your birds.

[@Bertyboy]

I love your videos and I was sad when you stopped uploading. I got my budgies because of you and you give me so much inspiration

[@flowerw1068]

YOUR BACK IM SO HAPPY!!

[@babydeer2196]

I love this channel!!!!!

[@Bri-ug2fz]

Oh my gosh I was JUST watching some of your old videos! So excited for a new video 💙💙

[@vanessamelo3719]

So, I've had this green cheek conure for a few months now and he's a rescue bird my mom and her co-workers found at work after he flew into a window. He was barley conscious but they managed to save him from further injury. My mom decided to bring him home since we had this old cage from our previous birds, and, currently, I've had him since the summer. I got him used to my presence and trained him to take food from my hand. I let him out of the cage now and then and he's a lot calmer outside the cage than he is on the inside. He even responds to my voice. You'd think he'd be hand trained at this point, however, I can't for the life of me make him any less scared of my hands than he already is; which seems rather odd since he'll take food from my hands but will never let me put them near him. When I need to change his food dishes or readjust something in his cage, I'll put my hand inside and he'll be terrified. I feel like I've tried everything but I can't seem to get anything to work. I feel like it may be a result of neglect from whoever his previous owners were. Any tips on how to make him trust me more?

[@saradobbyn7999]

Yay! I love your videos, they’re so helpful and have really helped me with my bids and setting goals💖 I can’t wait to start teaching them. I’ve had them since October and I’m working more on bonding and taming before training :)

[@seiliaa]

Thank you for making such informative videos! I’ve trained my birds every single one of the tricks that they know from your videos. My birds LOVE training ever since I started to introduce the “wave” trick from your videos.

[@Nikki-pc2wl]

Welcome backkkkk!!! Ps since ur last video I actually have gotten two lil parrotlets and they are now my baes

[@miabutanimated1218]

ahHHHH you are such a big help! I'm picking up my conure baby from a local breeder this weekend and your videos have helped me learn sooo much about how to care for birds! It's great how you treat your birds with so much love, thankyouuu

[@faiza268]

Hi Flock-Talk I love your videos they are very helpful. Your birds are so adorable! I cant believe you taught them all that.

[@chimbote321]

You are finally back!!!

[@lize-mariebosman3355]

i am soooooo glad you are back YAAAAY

[@amberhyde240]

To be honest when I watched this, I almost cried because the one bird that would have learned this with no problem was my bird and sadly he passed away, not recently but not to long ago and I still cannot get over it because he was MY bird and MY best friend. Now we have my moms quaker which is a lot harder to train than mine was so it’s taking a long time.

[@lindabeebe7065]

You are the best! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge here. You’ve added much value to my birds life!

[@armaanyounis2532]

Hey Courtney!!!!! So happy.... You came back stronger 💪🐦

[@zayame9800]

I love your videos, I actually got a parrotlet because of watching your videos. Her names Jewel and she's 3 months old, she's learned step up, step down, and is learning targeting thanks to your training advice video! I look forward to your future videos! Thanks for everything you post

[@aurorasummer4665]

I absolutely love this little trick. So stinking cute.

[@jessicamckee4656]

Soooo happy your back!!!😆

[@melanievilleza]

Welcome back

[@wolfnova1018]

Hey! Glad you’re back! Can you make a video explaining how to make your bird comfortable with objects? My bird, Roxi (She’s a conure) is terrified of objects, even her own toys! I was wondering if you could go into depth with that. Thanks! One again, welcome back!

[@somegaybird1824]

Wellcome back.

[@Johan-rm6ec]

Great tutorial, much appreciated!!!!

[@cloudydreamzz]

She’s alive

[@sarafarrell948]

YAY UR BACK

[@sp1ttybug]

I LOVE your videos...please DO MORE!!❤❤❤

[@bigsky445]

SO GLAD YOUR BACK!! You truly help my flock & I. Your genius! Thanks for sharing! Jesus loves you!

[@sharpesttoolindeshed6361]

Your back!

[@michaelkqwerty6367]

she back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@marleymartinez6999]

Love this, thank you

[@MrViki1308]

Great, to see you again! What do you use for treats?

[@reese6935]

Your back yay 😁

[@Littlerootie]

Yay ur posting again😃

[@petopedia7870]

great video with lots of knowledge able teaching😍😍😍

[@chloehere3322]

ur hair❤❤💕💕💕💕

[@annya3029]

I’m glad you’re back! I’m planning on getting a bird, and I just want to ask if it’s okay to keep one bird in the same room you sleep in? I heard there is this disease you can get from their poop. I also read that’s if you deal with birds a lot or have multiple. I don’t have a place or room like your bird room. And anywhere else in my house doesn’t seem to be a good idea for the other people in my house. So is it okay enough to keep one in my room?

[@jameski1767]

I love your hair.

[@teamarie2537]

Yay

[@alliciade1121]

Bird moooommm! We missed you!

[@saltybok-choygaming8404]

YAY

[@bloomingpinkstudios6100]

super cute!

[@muhammadlee1723]

Your birds are so tiny and cute!

[@spindrifted9610]

YAY! You came back! Also, I have a question. I'm trying to convert my parakeet to Roudybush pellets, and she eats them if I offer them to her individually, but she seems to think that in a pile, they're some sort of foraging toy and she shuffles through them, spraying pellets everywhere. Also, I'm trying to get her to eat fruits and veggies, and she expresses interest when I eat an apple in front of her, but she doesn't try to eat it. Same thing with kale. (apparently, though, she likes waffles) Any tips to get her to eat healthy? Thanks. - a parakeet owner + blue floof who is dominating the keyboard

[@thacoolest13]

Just got a cockatiel. Letting him settle in before I try to try training him XD. Your videos are probably going to be my lifeline soo.. thanks! subbed.

[@sotirilouca8028]

I need help please my cockatiel is a bird rased 6 month old he is scared of everything I have tried everything and nothing is working

[@ornella2404]

tbh just give him time. I never had any problems with my parrot but I don't think you should force anything. just let him discover and learn on his own when he's ready.

[@amberhyde240]

Our Quaker took a LONG time to warm up to us

[@malogranatum4914]

Hi there! I'm not sure exactly how you can get your bird to be not scared of everything or what you've tried so far, but based on what I've gleaned from this channel, you could always try positive reinforcement techniques, such as giving your tiel a treat whenever he steps toward something voluntarily. That, of course, depends on him being food-motivated, but the point is to get him to start associating whatever the thing is with the food/reward so that it becomes less scary and more "good" (some birds, for example, might prefer being rewarded with attention or play; it depends entirely on what your tiel finds enjoyable). You can try watching a couple of the videos Courtney's done on this channel about things like target training and rewarding your bird. All of her training videos, while covering many types of tricks, use basic positive reinforcement principles throughout, as well as emphasizing the importance of learning to read your bird's body language to gauge how comfortable/interested/stressed he is about a situation. But the most important thing is to go at your bird's pace. Break down whatever you want him to do into small, repeatable steps and be open to adjusting your methods if he's confused/frustrated/scared. What Courtney did here when Zeeby started getting confused after progressing so well is a pretty good example. She focused on the step that was causing Zeeby trouble and treated it almost as a separate trick. She also considered other possible reasons Zeeby might be having trouble with the trick and tried adjusting her hand movements to make them easier for her to follow. (Remember also that for most of these training videos, Courtney is condensing several 20/30-minute training sessions into 10-minute videos, so anyone trying these tricks or tips with their bird may need more or less time teaching them.) I know that your issue is about your bird being fearful of everything, but I still believe that a lot of the principles used in the training videos would help. If I recall correctly, one of her earliest training videos about syringe training might be relevant here. In it, Courtney tried to encourage Zeeby and Mia to touch the syringe with their beaks by putting fruit juice in it, but changed over to puréed yams after realizing Mia was frightened by the bright red colour of the juice and wouldn't go near it. In fact, almost any training video featuring Mia would be good since she's the more fearful of the two. The target training video would be a good one to view simply because training your bird to target is useful as a basis for learning other tricks. I think the video about rewarding your bird includes a part about distinguishing rewards from "big rewards" for when your bird does something exceptional well / catches on to a trick very quickly. And I'd recommend watching her longer video (about 30 minutes) about bird behaviour and flock dynamics if you haven't already (I checked, it's in her Topics playlist). The harness training videos might also help since part of that is literally enticing your bird to approach an unfamiliar thing on a step-by-step basis until they're practically sticking their head through the harness itself to get to the reward. All in all though, any training (or in your case acclimating) requires time, patience, and an understanding of how your bird communicates / reading his body language. Good luck to you two ^_^ !

[@sydradar6968]

YAAAASSSSS!!!

[@mariaph3056]

Hi, I really like your channel, I find it very educational (and your birds are lovely). I have a female forpus, and would like to find a harness for her like the one you have. Where did you buy it? Thanks!

[@helenellsworth9556]

That is so cute, I'm currently working on stick training my budgie, I so, in time, would like him to do this 😊

[@jasoncook3486]

please do a video on the price in all for a parrot about parrotlet size

[@lydiakhalil6732]

What sort of seed are you using here? I can't get my bird motivated to learn. It's only like 3 moths old. Is it 2 young to do any training? Loves pumpkin kernel seeds but still doesn't convince her to want to train

[@seiliaa]

lydia khalil try Millet or Oat groats! My birds get motivated for both of them! I started training my budgies at 1 and 1/2 months. Definitely not too young to start interactions!

[@seiliaa]

lydia khalil I hope so too! Mine LOVE spray Millet and oat groats. They both go crazy for Millet especially

[@aylaslife6933]

Second!! Love u

[@hamzabeg6882]

Your bird is much compliant to training than mine. I get mine out it’s cage, it gets exited then gets scared and starts regretting its decisions

[@muhammedmehdimavi7929]

hi, I have cockatiel and I maneged to teach him waving. however we have some problems. He waves any time he wants food and still tries to bite me when ı try to touch him. he comes to my finger and sometimes let me scracth his head

[@customwebprogram]

Do a new house tour / bird room tour!!!!!

[@seraani8134]

Hi Courtney! Yes, it’s me again I know I’ve been asking wayyy too many questions and it’s a little annoying for you but I just wanted to ask what a good colour was to paint a bird room. I know this is a weird question but I know that some colours are very bright and the colour might be too bright for their eyes. Thanks!

[@seraani8134]

Hey Courtney, in your previous bird room you had those ropes, where did you get them from, what type of rope was it, and what size were they? Sorry for asking way too mich😬

[@ryanolson680]

Plz upload more often

[@rodenstella]

what treat do you reward with? also is it possible to teach these types of tricks to budgies? (great to have you back btw :) )

[@cherriesky1983]

Stellaton I think budgies can learn if you train a lot (like all birds) for treats idk my birds don't love me enough yet

[@stevielong8086]

How do I know when to start training my bird tricks?

[@jessicaclinton899]

What are you using as a reward/treat here? My cockatiel is fairly fussy about what he eats. He likes sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, cereal, millet sprays and does do tricks for them but i would like something different that he will really get excited about

[@tamzidtapan1260]

Yay :D

[@ainationaldiscovery]

Hello

[@colbyc4983]

This is the last video with zeebee😢😢😭😭🤧😭😭😭😢😫😭😪🤧😓😥😰😢😭

[@ckevin33]

may i know what is it u are giving as treat?

[@varnallia4279]

How do I find a reputable seller to buy a parrotlet from?? What should I look for! I really want one of these little guys, but I want them to come to me happy and healthy.

[@prernamukasdar4928]

What are you using as treats in this video

[@robnation8924]

I need help I had a bird that had a lot of trust in me but then when his birdmate passed away he hates or has very little trust in me how can I gain his trust back.

[@gieselreynaga7386]

I know it’s been a while but where did you get the mini bird harness?

[@Idk-bt3oz]

I need help my birds are both boys and had three eggs but two hatched one died. The one still alive doesn't trust me anymore. How do I regain trust with all my birds

[@thunderchicken7759]

Your parrotlets are so cute

[@bethdawson7468]

what treats do you use?

[@kayciecharlesworth8019]

can you please do a taming tutorial, I have this request because I just got *2* new budgies (female) last week who share the same cage.

[@sydneyjohnson4329]

What treats do you use?

[@budgieblogs4629]

Hey where did you get your clicker

[@Doriagarcia71]

Hi I have a question my love bird keeps on plucking his feathers out what can I do

[@otakutokuchi5103]

could budgie make these tricks? and how to prevent budgie from pooping when he is out of the cage? plz answer me.

[@ryanlowery4125]

I know you probably get asked this slot but what treats did you use I. This video

[@infectedcontactlensyes.5172]

I have a question! Please answer, Is there a max or minimum amount of treats that birds can have per day? Can your bird have problems if they eat too many treats?

[@daniii0365]

Cuteeeee😍

[@blackrose9970]

I just got a parakeet and it doesn't seem to like me every time I let her out she goes to my sister's parakeet I'm pretty sure they are both girls how do I get her to stay with me?

[@mackenzierobinson3035]

Could you tell us what treats you're using in this video? Sorry if you said and I just missed it lol

[@heathero6884]

What treats do you use? My parrotlet understands millet but she's aggressive and possessive with the millet due to never given treats in her previous home.

[@geninglis2109]

What kind are your birds? Love your videos

[@dragonnamedkatie8859]

They're called Parrotlets.

[@babydeer2196]

#HairGoals #PetGoals #TrainingGoals #PatienceAndDiligenceGoals #GoalsGoals

[@Varman123]

Awwwww