How to Tame A Cockatiel 

I tried these tips and now I'm locked in bird cage. Bird just took my car keys...

dude thanks i held my bird at gunpoint and told it to listen to me, and now im the happiest pet owner in the world

Alternate method: Be patient and loving with your bird, don't force something when they don't want, don't cut their wings, let it ride your shoulder...cause they like it. Eventually it will trust and like you and come to your hand, fly to you, sing for you, cuddle with you and be your buddy. Just be nice :) you don't need to dominate a bird.

So after following this advice it will be no surprise to me if my new companion tries to kill me in my sleep.......

Too little info Tamed a wild elephant

My bird I bought him 6 months ago I used your technique and now it won’t come near me thanks!!

“Dont put him on your shoulder, “ *that makes them think THEIR EQUAL* “ Who does this man think he is???

this video will only make the bird hate you

I don’t even have a bird and I know this is all wrong

A relationship with any bird should be built with trust, not colored treats that it doesn't even like. Before taming my cockatiel I had never watched a video on that subject, but I had a really vague idea of how you can do it Our relationship was built with patience and trust, I treated him like my equal. I kept him in the cage for 3 days and just talked to her every now and then, and when I was gone I left the TV on. The first time getting him out of the cage I left him to do whatever he wishes, but not get in trouble (he was very little, and he could only glide) I felt bad when I had to get him back in, because I had to grab him and it's threatening for birds. The second day when I left him out I was slowly approaching him with a perch which he stood up on immediately, then flew after a few seconds I repeated with 5 minute breaks and then getting him in the cage was easy. The third day of going out I slowly introduced my finger, and he stepped up, and then things very quickly grew from there, the same day he would sit on my shoulder, and the day after he would let me pet his head. A few months later he lets me grab him, and soon after that he slept belly up in my hands After that I got him some accesories (a bandana and a hat) and I didn't need to teach him anything cause he just put his head through These days I'm teaching him a song, he's not really getting the hang of it, but he can do it.

Your actual being really mean to that bird.

This is what you shouldn’t do when taming a bird, negative reinforcement will work, but the bond will not be as strong as training done solely with positive reinforcement and some patience

Are you freaking taming him or giving him boarding school treatment? 🤔😑

Thats "How to control a bird" I think most of us want a bird to be his friend and not his marionett I dunno but trying to dominate a poor little creature makes me think that someone has mental problems You have to be just nice to a bird or to all living beings for their trust Its so simple.. that u dont need technics

Mine is the boss of the house and will fly and poop on your head if you don't do what he wants.

If you want your bird to fear you, then what's the point of even having one? These dominance training methods are old fashioned, and cruel.

how can a bird be dominant? they live in flocks in the wild. this dominance thing is a nonsense! there is no dominance

worst information ever!!! This guy has no clue what he is talking about..

REAL ADVICE: take it out it’s cage every day Dont make it step up if it didn’t want to Make sure it actually LIKES the treats Have a friendship with it Don’t make it your slave

Do not listen to this guy, he has no idea what he's talking about.

In the wild Cockatiels do not have dominant birds...you should never ever treat a bird as if you are more dominant as this promotes distrust. Always treat a Cockatiel as your equal, always. Any bird really. Birds are companions not pets. You have dominance over pets, but you are equal to your companions.

This isn't how you tame a cockatiel you have to tame it with patient and love and not force it to step up on your hand, first teach them to eat from your hand, give them some toys to play with (a small ball would do), put on some charming music for it, eventually he or she would trust you and get on your hand he/she might bite in the process but just don't have a instant reaction.

At the beginning he said cockatoo! IT'S A COCKATIEL!

Lol this is a good way to make a bird resent and/or fear you. Pet store people are the worst.

I put my birds on my shoulder but they still give respect

its sad a lot of people cant tame these birds or get their trust. you need to be super nice to these birds and go slow.a small mistake and your bird wont trust you and you need to start the taming again.

This video made me sad. Ive only had a cockatiel for three weeks and I know this is wrong. My little dude used to bite, but he stopped that within a week because he started to trust me. Biting is their way of telling you that you’re too close and need to back off. This guy acts way too superior to birds. Having a pet is like having a roommate, you have to respect them because you’re sharing your space with them. I love it when my bird is vocal or cuddles up on my shoulder. This info is bad and it’ll make your bird distrust you. Just love your little buddy and respect them.

You act like you know what you're talking about, but you're wrong on so many levels. I've been training birds for years. You really have a sense of entitlement as a human against birds. Birds need to feel equal to us when we are holding them captive. Respect your bird and they will trust you

This isn’t really great? -most birds don’t understand discipline - I don’t think the fact that birds stand on shoulders will make them a bit more aggressive because I know so many people who do that and stuff And I dunno

dude, if the birds still scared of you stop forcing him to step up, let the bird choose when that time is right to form a closer bond, this will just show the bird u want it to be calm, no that you love it and wan't to care for the bird. AND NEVER FORCE THEM TO DO A STEP you may loose trust.

The whole NO to bird being on shoulder is actually incorrect and way overblown. Yes people have been bitten, but usually for a reason and in most cases could have easily been avoided. Usually what I see is people that are inexperienced and put bird on shoulder and can see it in their face they are scared to begin with. Shame about it they put their bird on shoulder without any training, or experience whatsoever, all due to they see people like me do it at ease and walk around even at stores with a bird on my shoulder. The thing about it not easy as it seems. I train birds and dogs at one point in my life for a living and had parrots for over 25 years and counting. It takes a lot of training and trust to get your bird to that point. Being a professional trainer in the past and having parrots for most of my life and currently two Cockatoos of my own. The whole dominant and territorial issues can be way overblown. Yes they can be dominant and have territorial issues being on your shoulder. I find in most case it due to the bird bonded with only one, or two people and what causes the issues. You have to socialize the bird to different people to break these habits and when they get territorial you put the bird in time out and don’t give them a reaction. It take them a couple of time to realize it won’t get them anywhere. Then you have teach the bird shoulder a privilege and only granted when they listen. You have to teach the bird when to step down off you shoulder on command. If you do this you have success with your bird being on your shoulder without the worry being bitten. Then remember not all birds can be on allow on shoulder. It depends on their behavior and personality. You have to learn their personality mainly and in most cases then you can see the bite coming and defuse the whole situation. Some birds like Cockatoos are more temperamental then others. Most birds do give off warning signs. Only time they don’t is if they fear, or don’t trust you to begin with. What I call the fear bite. That the one that a larger bird like a cockatoo can sent you to the hospital. Main reason don’t recommend any larger bird to inexperience people, they are not a beginner bird and requires a lifetime commitment.

I will say, with my personal experience, I have owned three cockatiels & a parakeet, at different times in my life, & I was always able to put them up on my shoulder without them being a problem. They were very gentle & it didn't make them anymore noisy. I think it just depends on the personality of the bird.

Please don’t do that, you’re just making your bird hate you even more, you should build a relationship of trust with your bird, not get him to fear you.

My budgie used to bite anyone and everyone. Until one day I had had enough of it! So I asked him to step up, now... he bit me, and by this I mean he realllly bit me. And I DID NOT MOVE, JUMP, OR MAKE A SOUND. I then followed through and pushed gently onto hid tummy and he stepped up.. he never hurt me since. And now we share a lot of time together. Birds bit when they are scared.. so I did not "punish" him and make him even more scared. I followed through, and showed him I would not hurt him. And now we have an amazing trust in each other, and he has not bitten me since, because he is not scared of me anymore, I have gained his trust, by not harming or threatening or punishing the bird. Within one day, I gained the trust from him and him I... this is not necessary, and this is animal cruelty!

Chris from family guy is that you?

The face I made when he said that we are their dominant, thats like saying we are inferior and that sounds like discrimination.

I don't want to be an ass but this taming method is very bad for SO many reasons its telling your bird that it should fear you if you're making it unbalanced so it steps of your finger this also tells your bird it cant trust you unless you want to actually enjoy spending time with your bird and create a respecting bond allow your bird to step onto your hand and bribe it with a treat so it knows your not going to hurt it but you want to be trusted. I honestly think this guy has the wrong perspective of taming a bird. Plus training it not to bite its only gonna be scared of you and further training is going to be way harder.

"Everytime he tries to bite you *blows the birds head off*, you blow on him. Not too hard !!"

That sound that it makes means it's uncomfortable or bothered, and if it bites you, pet it. DO NOT BLOW ON IT BECAUSE IT WILL FEEL UPSET. Don't bounce it because it could fly off and gt hurt, my sister bounced my cockatiel once because she was playing with him and he flew off and got hurt. Always show signs of love and never try to dominate it, that's not how a relationship works. When it becomes mischievous, pet it and tell it not to do that, shake your head, or shake your finger so that it understands. If a mother raised her child like that it wouldn't grow up to love its mother, it would just fear ot and acknowledge her as its master, not mother. What you're doing is just mest up.

That kind of bird likes to be on shoulder🤦‍♂️

it is not easy as it looks like ... I have three C ockatiels

My grr (my name for a bird) has spent many hours on my shoulder and will continue to do so.

I think gently blowing on a cockatiel when they randomly bite is actually good advice, but everything else seemed a bit too much. Shaking the bird especially, made me feel quite uncomfortable. Also, about putting him back into the cage when he's being badly behaved, another good piece of advice I think.

Dude, Stop Train them when the learn to love you. Treat them with love and compasion *Maybe not BOUNCE THE BIRD*

But the bird is a companion, it is equal to you! Don't listen to this guy!

Our bird is tame, took more time but trusted us after a while, but we did certainly not on this way !!! Be more patient ))

thats the thing my birds always go on my shoulder and no they know i am the "leader"

When taming a bird, never punish a bird for biting you! It makes the bird scared of you, it doesn’t make it love you! My cockatiel Euclid is such a sweetie because I have never punished him for doing anything! I treat him as an equal, not as an inferior being! If you really want a cockatiel to trust you, don’t act dominant, because birds see dominant beings as a possible threat. I feel bad for the cockatiel shown in the video... 1:11 “He’s not really into that... he’s not trusting me very much...” If the cockatiel doesn’t like you, why keep shoving the piece of fruit into its face? Pet store people know nothing about real love and care for pets... otherwise known better as companions

first of all how do you get the bird onto your finger

i blew air at mine to not bite and he made a turtle face

I put my budgie on my shoulder and she does not bite she loves it! Fyi She is the sweetist thing alive

Terrible video, I feel sorry for that bird.

My dad owned a cockateil before i was born and i basically grew up with jasper (the cockateil) he was 24 when he passed away. I've loved birds ever since and im soon thinking about getting another for my own.

do you no giving treats isn't how to tame cockatiels dude cockatiels will be tame only if the tiel has 100% trust in you

DON’T PUSH YOUR HAND INTO YOUR BIRDS CHEST AND DON’T MAKE YOUR BIRD MOVE TO FAST LET IT GO AT ITS OWN PASE

I actually tried this and it worked somehow but two years later I found out the proper research do not do this with your birds literally any other video on RU-vid is good just not this one DO NOT TRY IT Edit: also the bird in the video is only stepping up because it would fall off not because the training is "fun" Which is always should be for birds watch @Elle and the birds on RU-vid I trust her and BirdTricks too Second edit: please don't discipline your bird either guys 🥺

My bird won’t even come close to me now. This is sooo good right!

You shouldn't make a bird do anything so if your bird doesn't want to it doesn't want to and you shouldn't punish your bird for doing anything and a bird doesn't think it's the boss on your shoulder and the reason they yell or scream is because they miss you and have a strong bond with you plz don't compare a dog to a bird they are both very different species just be kind to your bird and you need to be patient I recommend watching the youtube channel "Elle and the birds" the channel shows proper bird care and if your getting a new bird I recommend watching this video for proper bird tamingru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E1U833mbz_o.html and her channelru-vid.com #engagednotcaged If you watched the video link she says that don't do everything this man did

With birds I've always done the opposite, so I guess there are multiple ways of taming. Instead of asserting dominance I aquess dominance. I place the cage next to me and sit down next to it and make eye contact. Then I close my eyes and slowly lower my head towards the ground with my eyes still closed then bring my head back up and finally open my eyes. Then ignore the bird and don't look anywhere near it's direction. Repeat the first step every once in awhile while talking to the bird and eventually the bird comes to me by it's own free will. The eye closing and head Bob trick works with wild birds too. I have a daily visiting Mocking Bird that convienently enough is also very territorial or perhaps possessive of me and chases away the pigeons when I motion towards them and hiss. Of all the birds I've "had" I find the interaction with the Mocking Bird the most sincere and rewarding.

I tried this and it ended up pooping on my new pants! Thanks alot

I had a cocktail, what I learned about them is that handfeeding them when they are babies will make them hand tame. But you give some very interesting info! In retrospect there were a lot of things I did wrong, like shout at him when he was shouting in his cage and basically most of the things you said not to do.

This is probably the worst bird taming tutorial out there. You should NEVER punish a bird for bad behavior, that will make your bird lose trust. I feel bad for this bird.

I recommend when your cockatiel comes home whistle to it softly and if you can't play relaxing bird music.

I think these tips are wrong I strongly disagree with bouncing your hand to “discipline” the bird. These birds have been through a lot and by scaring them and being a little bit aggressive with it makes it worse your relationship with this bird is being pulled apart by using this strategy and I PERSONALLY think this is wrong. Poor cockatiel.

I got two cocktails they are soo cute when they sing and laugh

Step up is a question not a command

What if you can't even get the bird on your finger? I have a cockatiel who I would say is about 6 years old maybe, and if I'm too late on this I understand. But when we first got him he would get on our fingers, let us pet him, rarely if ever tried to bite. One day something changed and we can't get near him. Any time a hand or finger goes into his cage he immediately gets defensive - backing up and opening his mouth and occasionally going for the bite. We do let him out of his cage but it's like it's on his terms; we just open the door and he comes out when he's ready because again all he does is try to bite if we go to get him to step up. Is there any way to get the old nicer bird back?

man u dont need hav a pet to scare him, just treat with love he ll not bite u

I have 2 cockatiels and both are extremely scared of my hand they will do anything to run away from my hand I don't know what to do.

*THE REAL WAY TO HELP BUILD TRUST*: what I did is I talked to my bird for a good few minutes a day or whenever I was walking by the cage and had time I’d sit and whistle, bob my head up and down, ask how her day is, say “I’m a pretty bird”, and if I was sitting by it, I would leave one of the doors open, he also had a big cage, which helped it exercise and feel happy about herself. Also, I hand trained her for a good week straight, she LOVES it on my shoulder, since, she enjoys climbing and flying, also a tip, only clip your birds wings while your getting it used to you. It causes a lot of mental issues with the bird when they cannot fly. Do NOT force anything on your bird! Edit: I’m not doing this to my bird, I could tell from the way your bird treated you it didn’t like you and was stressed. Poor thing.

I put my cockatiel back in the cage as punishment when he's being bad because he doesn't like to be in there (being hand raised he spends more time out of the cage just running around my bed)

I and my divorced mother used to raise these critters when I was a boy. I learned so much about cockatiels then. The best way to tame a bird down; is to get a new baby bird and raise it yourself with a medicine dropper; with baby cereal as food. You cannot keep the baby around other birds too much as you raise it. That bird will then grow to see you as its daddy. It will talk to you and even let you pet it. You don't have to tame it down at all. A handfed baby will automatically be tame. As soon as the baby you tamed goes back to being around other birds; it starts to get a wild streak, but the bird never forgets that you raised it. It will come to you in a walk in cage of 20 cockatiels. The other 19 cockatiels will fly around wildly when you enter the cage; but that 20 th one; you raised as a baby, knows you are its daddy. It will remember you, talk to you, perch on your finger...and sing you songs. Kisses come too. The trick is to somewhat isolate a baby bird from population and spend time with it every day. If a baby bird is not available; look into getting hand fed young cockatiels from the pet store. There is such thing as hand fed; young cockatiels. That is the entire secret friends; on this issue. I raised 19 cockatiels; I know what I am talking about. I also invested my own money in building an aviary as a 16 year old boy. The cage was so big; you could walk into it. The birds that we especially liked; we would rob from the nest, and feed them ourselves. That is what made the most tame bird alive. I remember "spuds" that was a handfed chick showing all his gratitude as a adult. It is amazing what I experienced. Even when we released him back with the other birds; he always remember, and showed gratitude through love.

!dont use negative reinforcement on birds, they don't understand!

NEVER discipline a bird! Here is a guide on how to deal with bird bites!!! Level 1- play bite- these are fine! Level 2- fear bite- YOU are to blame, the bird bites and backs up Level 3- defense or just aggression bite- DON’T yell! Sternly say no, don’t raise your voice, only say “hey, no” or “no, we don’t do that” Please don’t be rude with a bird!!

do any of yall have some ACTUAL advice for taming my fearful cockatiel? smh i'm not tryna intimidate it :/

dont you have to give it 2 or 3 days to settle in and then start training it?

i have this bird for 18 years, and its still scared of everything... like i get it that u need to be patient, but 18 years???

Now, how do I get my bird to trust my hand? I cant even touch him.

IMPORTANT WARNING FOR PET BIRD OWNERS: The food that we normally give to the canaries (and other companion birds) consisting of a "complete, balanced and top-quality seeds mixture" bought in pet shops or supermarkets, makes the owners trust that their pet is well fed, but it is not like that: indeed the health of the pets is at imminent and serious risk. The owners of canaries, parrots, cockatoos, parakeets, cockatiels, etc., WE MUST PAY ATTENTION TO DOMESTIC BIRD BREEDERS AND VETS and keep in mind that although we feed them with such a typical seeds mixture, our birds are very likely in danger of suffering an unexpected, painful and practically inevitable PREMATURE DEATH BY FATTY LIVER HEPATITIS. Canaries, for example, will surely die at 4 - 6 years of age of the more than 14 that they can live. It is discouraging that in a time like nowadays, in which food is studied in detail for other pets such as dogs and cats, pet birds are condemned to die painfully and prematurely in so many cases. You have to warn people so they can avoid it! This deadly disease is very common in pet birds but owners usually don’t know or detect it in time. And we can not imagine that THE CAUSE IS IN THE FOOD ITSELF that we provide to our birds, in which such a typical mixture contains low-fat seeds such as canary seed together with other VERY fatty seeds such as niger, hemp or nabine and, in addition, the birds usually prefer to eat the fatty seeds, so that their REAL DIET is unbalanced by excessive fat, gradually causes the fatty infiltration of the liver and in a few years causes fatty liver hepatitis and PREMATURE DEATH to companion birds in general. It is a cruel disease that progresses silently and, when its unexpected symptoms suddenly begin, they are imprecise, easily confused with other ailments, so the owners usually postpone the visit to the vet at a time already critical for the life of the bird (besides that not all vets are trained to recognize this elusive disease, even to administer lipotropic and regenerative liver protectors in curative doses, just in case it is that and not a supposed blow). It's a process of slow and asymptomatic progression, but when their visible symptoms unexpectedly begin (acute phase) the disease accelerates. SYMPTOMS OF THE ACUTE PHASE OF FATTY LIVER DISEASE: First, emotional decay or progressive lack of interest, hard belly (in many specimens, with a dark spot with a half-moon shape on the belly, to see it you have to wet your fingers to remove the down), falls from the sticks of the cage that seem for "errors of calculation" and then lameness more or less accentuated (that make believe that they are by the previous falls, but both symptoms are due to that it hurts the liver), lack of flight and singing, the bird fluffs up his feathers or inclines more or less slowly; Then, within a few weeks and even in a few days, forced breathing with an open beak, remaining lying on the floor of the cage near the food, sudden spasms from time to time (which make people believe that the bird is "epileptic" or which has a "tumor" but it are twinges of pain of diseased liver), abundant greenish stools (caused by biliverdin which if it's not fasting, it means hepatic harm), then black and watery (from hepatic hemorrhages), then a strange somehow purple color of skin and beak, an exaggerated appetite and the final "improvement" of a few days (in the last phase, the already degenerated liver becomes deflated by what seems to be getting better), after which it suddenly dies among seizures (which may seem a heart infarct). For the first symptoms the liver has already degenerated to 80% and only an urgent (and accurate) veterinary action can save your bird and revert the liver situation. If you simply feed your bird with the loose seeds mixture (even if you give it fresh fruits and vegetables and let it exercise, for example by letting it out of the cage at home), right now your pet's liver is degenerating, and neither you nor your bird know. Also the breeding paste and its pigments and sunflower seeds can attack the liver if they are taken too much or for too long. Without liver protectors, it is almost certain that your bird will prematurely die and in many cases you will not be able to determine its real cause. Hepatic lipidosis it's not only deadly by itself when the visible symptoms begin (sometimes even it does not warn at all until few moments before the death). Even before the acute phase it predisposes the bird to suffer infections, as it weakens the immune system. Furthermore, obese pet birds have an increased risk of many other diseases, including arthritis, heart disease and cancer. Obesity in birds it's not so apparent but it's more dangerous than in other animals like mammals. For these reasons, in addition to administering to the birds lipotropic and detoxifying / regenerating hepatic protectors preventatively and routinely, breeders usually make their own mixtures with low fat seeds. PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT: The time to act is NOW that your pet does not have yet the visible symptoms. It is necessary to ACTIVELY PREVENT THE HEPATIC DEGENERATION. Fortunately it is easy to do it: You have to substitute the mixture of loose seeds for some pellets compound feed of seeds and fruits / vegetables (preferably those that already include liver protectors), because this prevents the bird from eating mostly what it likes the most and, whatever the diet, it is ESSENTIAL to add every day to the drinking water or to the food a LIPOTROPIC LIVER PROTECTOR that includes the famous carnitine (which is also indicated for humans) and / or choline, betaine, methionine, threonine, lysine (and it is very convenient to supplement with a DETOXIFYING and REGENERATING LIVER PROTECTOR with thistle milk, boldo, artichoke extract). The liver protectors are amino acids, vitamins (of which they have a protective effect on the liver, such as vitamin C), fatty acids and essential oils that remove the fat from the liver, clean it, protect it and favor its recovery. They are cheap food supplements and it is essential to add them to your pet birds diet to conserve their liver. It is something that professionals as breeders and vets know, but we the owners usually don't know. Even, it are increasingly appearing in the market compound feed for pet birds that don’t include fatty seeds and that already include several liver protectors. But the vast majority of owners still confidently feed their birds with the typical mixture of loose seeds with little fat and other very fatty seeds... And their birds continue dying of hepatitis due to fatty liver in a large number of cases (probably, in most cases). Now we know that, as fatty liver disease develops from the daily food itself, it’s most likely THE FIRST CAUSE OF DEATH OF PET BIRDS, and more likely as the bird ages. Some web pages that I have found about it (in Spanish). For example, this page echoes the wrong food situation in which these animals are too often: www.timbrado.com/malnutricion.shtml And on this other page: www.veterinaria.org/revistas/redvet/n111110B/111004B.pdf it’s described that the clinical manifestations of hepatic diseases in ornamental birds are much more frequent than people could imagine and that in many cases they are not appreciated, progress in a silent way and when they are evident, veterinary action may (usually) arrive late. To remark that, in general, practically any avian symptomatology should be considered as if it were a pathology that could be serious, and not allow the disease to develop because then it will probably be too late. To do this, we must thoroughly investigate the symptoms, take preventive measures that do not harm (such as giving liver and intestinal protectors according to the leaflet) ask for advice from veterinarians, breeders, etc. and administer the most appropriate treatment RAPIDLY, but without rushing in the treatment or with the doses in such small animals. If the days go by and the bird does not improve, it is necessary to continue investigating and, if necessary, change the medication in an informed and contrasted manner. Doing nothing or stopping research usually ends up with the bird dead, but acting without being sure of what is done and in what dose, it likely ends the same way. Finally, it is necessary to obtain and confirm the sufficient veterinary experience and have the serenity to determine in each case whether it is convenient to hasten to do and / or administer what medicine and in what dose, or if it is better not to do and let the situation evolve without medicating for the time being, or according to the medication that has already been administered. And that a limp in a bird is not always an injury caused by a blow, but the symptom of a disease of some organ (usually the liver or an intestinal disease) that needs to be discovered and treated as soon as possible. When in doubt, change diet to one with the lowest possible fats (only birdseed, or birdseed with other low-fat seeds such as millet, chia, fresh fruits and vegetables) and administer lipotropic and regenerating liver protectors in curative doses immediately ... although nothing could foreshadow a fatal outcome. Acidcare also has protective properties of the intestinal mucosa and stimulants of the immune system. In doses according to the leaflet do not cause damage and will surely save the life of your bird (if it is not too late). Hopefully these comments will be useful to save your pet birds from an absurd death and to keep them with a basic wellness.

I uh, uh really , uh, liked this, uh, uh, video. Great, uh, uh, job.

My bird is biting everything and flying everywhere and I can’t get her easy so I tried trimming her wings but I just can’t cause she bites

Hey, heres a much easier way. Knock it out with tranq darts feed it kibble and you are done

You are doing it ALL wrong! You are forcing it to do something, on your time! You are clueless, and hurting the bird. I hope you learn the proper way to tame a bird.

WOW I JUST LEARNED SO MUCH FROM HIM IN THIS VIDEO AND WILL PUT IT TO GOOD USE. I HAVE THREE COCKATIELS. AND THE ONE IS 18 YRS OLD. HE HAD A MATE BUT SHE DIED AND HE WOULD CRY FOR HER. AND THE ONLY WAY I COULD SOOTH HIM WAS TO TAKE HIM ON MY SHOULDER AS I DID MY CHORES. EVEN GOING OUTSDE WITH ME. I DONT THINK I COULD BREAK HIM OF THIS NOR DO I WANT TO. 😍

This guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

DONT FOLLOW THIS ADVICE!!!! what??? Push on his chest and MAKE HIM step up??? No! Never do that! It loses trust and it won't be a bonding experience. Let the bird ride you shoulder. They like it. Don't blow them, or bounce them. And NEVER TRY TO DOMINATE THE BIRD LIKE THIS!!!

You shouldn't make videos like this. I'll tell you why: 1.the wings are clipped from the cockatiel. Clipped! Do you want to cut off your legs so you can't leave? Cockatiels are flight animals and so you take away their natural instinct! He MUST climb from finger to finger, because otherwise he would fall. 2. You are trying hard to give him the papaya? Surely you can tell even at the first attempt that he does not want it. 3. you blow on him because he bites you? Would you also like this if someone sticks his finger in your face and you say "stop it"? 4. to gain trust takes time and you want to achieve it by blowing and shaking? You will only intimidate him! 5. a cockatiel is not a dog and does not know when he has done something wrong and can start with punishment, such as ignore nothing and learn from it. Maybe you inform yourself before you upload such videos and give new inexperienced bird owners such false information! It always hurts me when I see videos of the wrong handling of these wonderful animals. Since I'm glad that my 4 cockatiels are not in their hands but unfortunately too many out there in the wrong.

A long time ago, I was doing research on cockatiel care before I adopted my first bird. I almost believed everything this guy said, and now that my beautiful tiel is almost two years old, I'm glad I didn't take any of his advice. You need to be patient with your bird, give it positive reinforcement, and most of all treat it like you actually care, because you should. This guy has no idea what he's talking about. There are plenty of good resources on how to take care of a tiel, and this isn't one of them. PS. The whole thing about keeping birds on your shoulder is total BS. Yes, my bird prefers to sit on my shoulder rather than her cage, but that's just a sign of love and affection, since she actually wants to be with me.

Cutting a bird's wings won't make from u à bird traîner, no ! Birds will hate u, yr not doing nothing but not letting yr bird fly away. And also people should be punished for cutting a bird's wings cuz it's like cutting yr someone's legs! Hence you won't be able to walk again and then congrats yr trained with no legs!!

Srry to say that but the information u give is very bad! The cockatiel doesnt even trust u, he/she bites u cause he/she doesnt like the way u treat him/her. I have a bird for 2 months and he trusts me, doesnt bite me and I LET HIM ON MY SHOULDER! U have to show the bird that u are not going to harm her/him, he/she have to think that u guys are egal so they can trust u!! The way u explain is like u have a slave. I even eat meals with my cockatiel, so we have a pretty good relationship. Pls stop informing ppl with bad informatiom!!

I’d recommend BirdTricks for any advice regarding taming parrots. Videos like this make me cringe. I have a year old Indian ringneck male and a 6 month old cockatiel and the only way to build trust with a bird is to show them that you AREN’T a threat to them and allow the bird to WANT to interact with you. My Ringneck chews on me like a chew toy but it isn’t out of fear, he wants to be around me all the time but we just have to work towards breaking a bad habit. Only had my cockatiel for about 3 days and the poor thing was traumatized by being grabbed by pet store employees and hated my hands. Slowly building trust by hanging out with him, giving him offerings / treats and working at his pace allowed him to already start trusting me and will now happily step up and groom himself on my hand. “Dominance” training is BS and will only make your bird not want to interact with you. Finding a means of communication is essential to a happy relationship with your bird. Be patient and caring always.

These tips are absolutely horrible. 1) Don’t punish yourself bird. Ever. Any progress you’ve made with it will be ruined as it won’t associate it’s previous action with punishment. Instead, it will associate You as a person with punishment and no longer trust you. 2) You can put your bird on your shoulder. I have no idea why he said that this is a bad thing, birds like high places and a steady perch, both of which your shoulder is. It also associates you and your shoulder as a safe and comfortable place to perch. 3) Your goal is not to “control” the bird. This is a companion pet, not a robot. You cannot expected to be able to complete control over it while having a good bond with it. I wouldn’t listen to this guy

Poor bird if he doesn't like what your doing don't do it. Pushing your hand into their chest is very uncomfortable for them. And also you need to learn that animals and ppl are equal and they are very affectionate creatures if you actually taking and handling him right. If you have one tak it slow don't force anything on him. The shaking the blowing the pushing is all wrong go watch other channels such as bird tricks or elleandthebirds

Didnt start off with gaining its trust. NEVER grab a bird from a cage, also DONT shake the bird. The objective of gaining a birds trust is always having a positive experince. The best way to gain its trust is by giving it a treat that it likes. So you want to come in everyday, say the birds name and greet it. Then, put the treat between the bars. If its not taking after 5 or 10 mins, put the treat in its food bowl and try again the next day until it does. Note that this can take a while so please be patient and consistant. Once the bird is taking treats, eventually, you can open the cage, and see if it will come out and take the treat directly from your hands, if so, then put one hand infront of the treat until it hops on the hand infront to get to the treat. Now you have a bird that will come to you. From there on, teach it step up and other tricks with the treat as an insentive. If the bird bites you at all during this process, do not flinch or freat out. Grit your teeth calmly put it in the cage and come back the next day. This truly teaches the bird that it did something bad without being scared it or going through a bad time. Giving the bird positive reinforcement, having the confidense to not flinch or give the bird any sign of control as well as understanding the psychology that goes in a parrots head is key. These guys are very very smart and super self aware. Do not treat them like dogs or cats, and instead, treat them like you would with a person in gaining its trust, especially with the big guys like macaws, aftican grays, and amazons. Im forever having to inform this to people in and out of stores, and AI will continue to do that, as parrots and small birds lay subject to being mistreated simply because the owner doesnt know how to train/interact with the bird, leaving it in its cage doing nothing but eating and sleeping for the rest of its sad life.

I have two cockatiels and I feel so bad for the one in the video. I am not a professional but I can tell that the bird is not happy. One of my birds used to be really shy and she didn’t wanted me to tame her but everyday I would go to her cage and do my best to make her trust me. I would give it space by opening the cage and sometimes I would try to pick her up ( not by “the claw” method but by making her step on my finger). With a lot of patience and time she starters trusting me more and more and now she loves being near me and so do i. I never made the things the guy in the video is suggesting to to do because it makes the bird feel unsafe and scared. In order for the cockatiel to do tricks, sing and be comfortable with you, they need to feel SAFE and believe me, forcing them to step on your finger, blowing on it will not help with that. In fact blowing on them is a terrible idea. I used to blow on their foods to take off the useless seeds that had been eaten and my bird got sick, had to take 8 medicines and is still recovering. Please do your research before following any tutorial on the internet!!!

Please do not anyone take advice from this guy here. Listen to the animals and they will tell all. This bird is saying a lot. The proof is in the pudding. If you want your bird to be frightened and unhappy then here is a prime example of how to accomplish that. And I beg you not to shake any living being ever!! There are plenty of videos on here with happy, secure, healthy cockatiels but this is unfortunately not one of them. I feel so bad for the animals that have fallen victim to this kind of treatment

Well, I don’t agree with these negative comments. My cockatiel started loving me after the initial taming period he used to sleep and eat with me always fly to me when i come home stay with me as we go out to the backyard he was amazing. That’s until he wandered outside because of forgotten open window and got eaten by a cat😢. People says cats are cute... to me they are murderers. Rest In Peace Kiwi...

In the first five seconds of the video, did you just say How to tame a COCKATOO? Ok, cockatoos and cockatiels sound pretty similar, but, dang, at least don't mess up in the first three seconds of the video

Birds aren't like predators, they're companions. No need to blow on them, make them feel like their sitting on a broken branch that might break at any second, or any other crazy idea you had, they will bite you because they don't trust you

Guy: blow on him and he will stop biting you (blows on him) Bird: gets more scared and keeps biting him I don’t have a bird and I know this whole vid is wrong