What is the best way to teach a cockatiel to perch on your finger?

Answer 1

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put the back of your finger on the birds' chest and slide it down to a little bit above the feet and your parakeet should climb on to your finger

Answer 2

Budgies are not very personable birds, and do not finger train (sit on your finger) very well. Meal feeding may help the bird become more familiar with its owner, but budgies tend to be less personable.

If you would like a bird that can be finger trained, and is more personable an Amazon may be a better way to go.

Answer 3

I'm so happy you asked! Start out by having it perch on a stick. (Make sure you have its wingsclipped, because it may fly away when it's starting out this trick) You get the stick and put it about an inch where its feet are, then push the stick against the cockatiel slowly. It may take a couple of tries. Once it gets used of just getting onto the stick, try your finger with the same technique, an inch from its feet. Happy to help, and good luck!

Answer 4

Get a firm stick and place it about an inch in-front of where the bird is sitting. Slowly, move the stick closer to the bird. It may take a couple of tries, but after a while the bird should hop on to the stick. After a while of completing this process, try it with your finger.

Answer 5

First, you have to get your parakeet to become used to your presence. Do whatever you can next to his or her cage. It also has to become used to your hand in the cage. Put your hand in the cage and leave it there for a while and you can do other things with the other hand, so you won't get bored. People say this training takes 3-4 weeks but I trained my budgie to sit on my finger in a few days. Take some type of perch, and have your budgie sit on it but placing it slightly above his or her feet and lightly press against its stomach. It will hop on to the perch. Then put the bird back down and do this again and again, but each time move you hand a little closer on the perch to the bird. In the end you hand should be grabbing the perch with your pointer finger sticking out on to of the perch where the bird with sit on. Once the bird has stepped on again, slowly remove the perch and the bird will be sitting on your finger! I also had trouble with getting my budgie out of the cage, so I had to slowly move my hand to the door and just leave him there to get comfortable about the doorway. Also I tried putting him on my finger and pulling him out fast so he wouldn't be able to fly back onto the perches in his cage. Once it is out have it get used to the room don't move the cage to a different room because your budgie must be used to its surroundings. Then when your budgie is finally sitting on your finger out of the cage and is used to you holding it, you can teach it how to sit on your shoulder! :)

Answer 6

To make a parrakeet come to your hand put some parrakeet seedsor treats on your hand.It will come if it is hungry.