I Need Help With My New Cockatiel, He keeps trying to fly in his cage, And He Wont Recocgnise me, and i worry?

Question

Just some advice will be nice, Thankyou :)

Answer 1

Just leave the door open for him, and let him get used to you on his terms...he will come around

Answer 2

Congratulations on your new family member. Cockatiels are one of the easiest birds for new bird owners. I actually took on 4 at once! I found that giving them about 2 weeks to adjust to their new surroundings and noises. With being left in the cage but leave the door open with strict supervision, close doors, windows and blinds,curtains,ceiling fans!! No lighted stoves,open toilets or other pets around during these times. Try using a small perch stick to go into the cage and seeing if the bird will step up onto the perch,or gently take the bird by the proper bird neck hold with your middle and pointer fingers using a towel for bite protection, and take the bird into a small room like a bathroom, close windows and toilet lid!!, Spend about a 1/2 hour everyday getting the bird used to you 1 on 1. Later, practise the step up command for about 5 minutes everyday as well during this time. All the while always talk softly to your bird, the louder you get, eventually the louder your bird, plus right now you don't want to frighten him/her. Cockatiels also can get night frights so put a small night light on at night to help him see if he should wake up in the middle of the night and thrash in cage. You don't want broken wings or blood feathers. Don't over do it and don't force the bird. If it seems stressed, put it back into the cage with a treat of millet and leave it for a while. Later,try leaving the door open and watch to see if the bird starts to come out on it's own. You can also go onto a website and find cockatiel calls and play them while you are with your bird at the computer. My female found this fascinating while sitting on my shoulder while I worked on my morning email. Best of Luck and Happiness with your pet.

Answer 3

i have had cockatiels and although i dont believe in clipping their wings it needs to be done, have it done once then he cant fly in his cage and hurt himself, keep talking to him so he can get used to your voice, he is just nervous, when you clean the cage close all the windows and doors and let him walk around while you are cleaning the cage out. once his wings have grown back he should be used to you, your voice and the environment they will always try and fly in the cage,try and get him a parrots cage as they have much more room he is also probably trying to find a mate.the only problem if you get him a mate is that cockatiels are well know for being egg bound which means the egg will get stuck in the female and she will become ill and die as happened to my female, make sure she is an older one, only by a few months so that she is experienced in having eggs. the eggs may not hatch as they have a tendency not to sit on them or sit on them too much and boil the eggs make sure you have done plenty of research on cockatiels and get a cockatiel box for their eggs. he should be fine within a few weeks but like everything else he will need to adjust. do not try and force him though you will have to wait and let him come to you this way he will be more comfortable with you and the environment within a few weeks you wont be able to keep him quiet haha.

Answer 4

Ok so you have a NEW cockatiel. Leave him in his cage and leave the room. Leave him and allow him to get use to the place he is now in without you being around so he can feel safer while getting used to being there. Always move around him really SLOWLY. I can not stress that enough. The slower you move around the bird the less the bird will be trying to get away from you. Give him up to 14 days to get used to the place before trying anything new with him.

LEAVE THE ROOM WHEN HE GETS CRAZY SO HE WILL KNOW YOU ARENT TRYING TO HURT HIM.

Its like if I took you and dropped you out of a car in a strange city in a strange state and told you to go find a way of supporting yourself. How scared would you be at night time when it came time to sleep and you had nowhere to go? Well same feelings with new birds coming into your home. They are all affraid of everything because they dont know any better and basically animals are born into a world of slavery and have little time to learn how to handle people within their own hearts to trust anyone unless they were hand fed babies. So be patient and give him his own space while you move around him slowly talking softly to him until he appears to calm down. Once hes used to being there he will start singing and saying words you probly dont know he knows yet. So just enjoy his company right now while he is settleing in and allow him to enjoy yours with trust of knowing you wont be putting your hands in near him anytime soon.

Right now the more you respect his space, the better a bird he will end up being to and for you.

Answer 5

You should clip his wings so he doesn't hurt himself flapping around his cage. Also, you need to make sure that the cage is big enough for him to get around in. You will need to spend a lot of time every day, slowly and calmly talking to him. Every time you change his water and food dish, slowly and calmly talk to him the whole time you are doing this and and you approach his cage. Once he get used to you being near him and having your hand in the cage, you can then slowly start to hand feed him. Once you and him are on good terms, consider getting him a birdie play area that can sit on top of his cage so he isn't locked up all the time (make sure all windows and doors are closed, and no other pets are around when he is out of the cage). It will take some time, so be patient with him, also consider buying a book on how to care him, the more you know about him, the easier it will be. Remember, when you are working with your bird, it is important to make sure that there are no other pets or people around to distract or scare him. If there are other people who will be helping you with him, they need to follow the same steps.

Have fun with you new bird, because all your hard work will pay off in the future. :D

P.S. Once you and him are friends, there will no longer be any reason to keep his wings clipped.

Answer 6

I had cockateils for years initially in the house and then we had 15 in an aviary and they are lovely birds.

You don't need to clip their wings, even if you do he will still flap and cause havoc in his cage, its just what they do. They stretch their wings and they flap, especially if they don't get out the cage.

You need to get the bird used to you, we used a technique where we just held the bird lightly betewwn yours hands, wings in against its body so he doewn't get hurt and you do it for a few minutes every day. His belly rests on one hand and you cup the other over him, holding securely but not too tight.

Be ready for some nips, but if you wear gloves it doesn't hurt.

After a few dys he will be used to you and then you can finger train, put your hand in his cage and press your finger gently to his belly so he steps up and reward him with treats.

Eventually he will come to you and you will be able to get him back in his cage easily. It just takes a lot of time and training.

Answer 7

I agree, his wings should be clipped. I know it sounds cruel, but it is best to do this if the bird is not going to be flying around outside.
He will get used to you. Talk quietly, and calmly. Offer him some lettuce or something similar. Bend down so he looks down to you,if you appear 'bigger' than him he will feel intimidated. talk to him when you are in the room, but not necessarily near the cage. Give him time. Open his door and leave it open for as long as you want, as long as he cannot escape!! He will, in his own time, come to you.

Answer 8

Clip his wings- he shouldn't be able to fly in his cage or anywhere else, it's a huge safety risk. If he's just standing on a perch flapping his wings, he could just be bored or stressed- make sure he has an adequate sized cage and plenty of toys to amuse himself with.

It may take him a while to recognize that you are his owner. Give him time to adjust to his environment and just make sure you spend lots of time with him every day.

** And to the idiot who said not to clip his wings- have you ever tried to catch a pet bird who flew out an open door or window? Do you think they ever decide to fly back in? NO. What about ceiling fans, or hot stove tops? Cats? Small children? Human houses and the outdoors are deadly to pet birds, you cannot just allow them to fly around the house freely. THAT is cruelty, because you're exposing them to dangers they don't know how to deal with. You can't train a bird not to fly out a door that someone opens when you didn't expect it, or not to land in a pot of boiling water and scald themselves. Clipping their wings protects them. And oh by the way- bird feathers BLEED if they flap long feathers against cage bars and snap one off. So if you think all of that is kinder for the bird, by all means, leave the wing feathers on. Just start saving money for a new bird, because it won't be long til you lose yours.

Answer 9

If you buy him a bigger cage and hang a picture of yourself up on the wall he will be able to do both. Mind you he may just be too polite to tell you that the back end of the bus is better looking.

Answer 10

Don't worry, I have a cockatiel too and he will get used to you....Take him out and set him on a table or couch and talk to him softly. Try to put your finger in front of him and push up on his chest. And say "step up". He will soon be trained. I suggest clipping his wings..there are websites with diagrams on how to do this or your bird breeder or vet or pet shop can do this for around $10. Cockatiels are lots of fun...Enjoy!

Answer 11

you don't have to clip it's wings I think that kind of mean because birds are made to fly just like we are made to walk.birds fly in thier cages because it's their way of exerscising and stretching thier wings.You should open his door daily to let him fly around that will keep him happy also be patient he might not go out of the cage sometimes because it's a new place so he's not used to it.He's not used to you yet because he's new and so that's why he doesn't recinize you yet.okay? just be patient.