How can I train my bird to do the tricks like AJ on yahoo?

Answer 1

You must be talking about AJ the Indian Ringneck. He is pretty cool, isn't he?

Basically, trick training starts with the natural things your bird already does. You start with those. For instance, say you've got a bird that hangs upside down from your finger. Add a hand cue, (other hand pointed like a gun) and a verbal cue (Bang!) and then praise the heck out of your bird when he starts to do the upside down movement on cue. This is what we did with an eclectus that I know. I taught him to "fall over dead". We shoot him with our imaginary gun, then he falls over backward.

If your bird bobs his head, praise it and give it a verbal cue. When he does it say "Yes!" and then "Goodboy Yes!" or if he does it over and over, call it dancing. "Goodboy Dancing! Are you dancing?! Goodboy!"

See where I'm going with this? Take the natural movements that he already does, and add verbal cues to it so that you can ask him to do it on command.

After you get some of those accomplished, then you can add some new ones in. To add the new behaviors, put him in a position where he would have to do what you're expecting. Say you want him to shoot a basketball. Well, to do that, he's got to pick the basketball up. So, put him on the floor and roll the basketball to him. If he picks it up, you're half way to learning the trick. Praise, praise, praise.

Also, I don't give food rewards for trick training. Some people advocate it, but it's my opinion that there may come a day where I need my bird to do what he's told and I won't have that treat in my pocket. So, instead I give him scratches, I clap, I applaud, I scream WOOHOO! and act like a general lunatic. He LOVES that. LOL

Answer 2

It takes a great deal of patients. Use the reward system; when your bird preforms a trick or speaks you give your bird its favorite treat. Birds learn though repetition. Some birds learn tricks easier than others. I have two parrots; one only says three words (I've had her 15yrs.); my other parrot has about a 300 word vocabulary (I've had him 12yrs.) You need to spend a lot of time with your bird and very important you need to be the only one working with it. Birds tend to bond with one person. Good luck with your bird.

Answer 3

First thing to do is fingertame the bird, then work to earn the bird's trust, then you can begin teaching the bird tricks,

Earning the bird's trust is the huge leap. so take your time.