My pet cockatiels, Adam, Eve, and Sunny, are 3 birds which weren't hand fed when they were born. Sunny was born from Adam and Eve, and we bought Adam and Eve. Is it too late to tame any of them if Adam and Eve are 1 and a half years old and if Sunny is 4 months old?
2007-02-08 16:53:22 · 7 answers · asked by alec234tar 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
Stat slowly by putting your hands by the cage and gently poking through. Don't flail or you will frighten the birds. Then, get a delicious treat, like millet, and hold it in your hand for the birds to get in the cage. DO NOT BRING THE BIRDS OUT or you will have loose frightened birds. Once the birds are comfortable with your hands in the cage, gently push your finger against the birds' feet. Slowly, they will learn to hop on. Always begin with letting birds out in small rooms with closed doors and windows. Cover windows as birds cannot see them.
2007-02-08 16:59:08 · answer #1 · answered by akd_o_glover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem with my cockatiel,Mama.What i did with her is i started talking to her everyday sticking my hand in the cage she bit me a few times but not hard really lightly.Well anyways what you should do with your bird is start talking to her/him and maybe your other birds are distracting Sunny,so you should probably take Adam and Eve out of that cage and put them in a different one.Hope that helped yah.
Good luck!!!
2007-02-08 17:08:37 · answer #2 · answered by SierraMist 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you've reached the point when your bird will stand on your knee, talk to it in a very calm voice and begin to move one hand slowly up your leg toward the bird. This may cause it to flutter off your knee again. No matter - simply try again. Little by little, session after session, move your hand slowly up your leg until the bird allows it to come very close. The idea here is that the bird should eventually allow contact with your hand. This may take quite a while, so be patient. Once the bird allows your hand to approach closely, try to tickle its chest with your finger or scratch its head and neck if it allows, still moving very slowly. After a few sessions of doing this you can begin to try to get the bird to stand on your hand. Remember, all of this should be done with a lot of patience. Using low lighting in the bathroom can often help.
2007-02-08 17:13:04 · answer #3 · answered by miss preetyface 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not too late but will require plenty of patience and a willingness to be bitten. Speak soothingly, move slowly. Hold the bird firmly (wrap in a towel at first if necessary). Do this every day for longer and longer periods. When you're bitten (and you will be) don't jerk or holler, it only scares the bird more and reinforces the biting. Grasp the beak gently and say no.
2007-02-08 18:39:25 · answer #4 · answered by dotell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the more you put your hands in the cage the more they will get use to you. they have to be tought to trust you and that may take some time. try feeding all of them treats from the back of your hand, it may help if you put some honey on so your treats will stay where you put them. try to sneek in a touch every now and then. if there wings are clipped they carnt fly away from you so just take them out of the cage and show them that your not going to eat them. by holding there feet on your finger they carnt fall off. try not to hold onto their bodies to long cause their bodies overheat very easerly. the play time each day should start of at about five minutes and as you see the bird relaxing more you may extend it to as long as you want. remember to keep clipping there wings every six to eight months. good luck
2007-02-08 17:14:32 · answer #5 · answered by jane_sutherland1966 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's hard to tame a bird that has Friends. Just talk to them everyday once they are use to that. Put your hand in the cage don't touch or go after them till the birds are us to that then try to touch them. they may bite at first, be patient.work with every day. Mine are up to getting on my finger, but if i move them closer to my they fly off. Also clipping there wings helps.
2007-02-10 16:05:29 · answer #6 · answered by Peppermint Patti 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about the in hardship-free words element you may do is save dealing with him which includes your fingers and doubtless attempt providing him treats via hand and at the same time as he's on your fingers. ultimately he receives used to it. I had one which did about a similar element and attempt scratching him in the back of the proper less than his feathers. purely about all birds love that. extremely cockatiels.
2016-12-03 22:40:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋