One of the most important things you can teach a bird is how to step up on command. Whether you have a small parakeet or a large macaw, your bird should know how to step up onto your finger or handheld perch. Teaching how to step up builds up the Read more…
For experienced owners, getting their birds back in the cage is an easy task as their birds are well-behaved and tamed. However, new bird owners often struggle to do this with their scared or untamed birds. Newly adopted birds are usually scared of their new owners, making them difficult to Read more…
Target training is one of those essential behaviours all pet birds should learn. In fact, it should be one of the first things you teach. Because once your bird masters target training, you can guide them from one point to another, even inside the cage when needed. Not to mention Read more…
Clicker training has been well-established in the world of pets. It has proven to be very efficient in teaching new behaviours to different pets, such as dogs, cats, horses, and especially birds. In this article, you’ll learn how to clicker train your bird. This article is specifically designed for beginners Read more…
Aggressive cockatiels are a big challenge, especially for new bird owners. Mainly because it takes so much more time, effort, and patience just to build trust with them compared to a calmer cockatiel. This article is designed for those who have recently adopted a cockatiel and don’t know how to Read more…
Taming an older cockatiel can sometimes be more difficult than taming younger cockatiels. A cockatiels tamability is based on their past experiences, which adult cockatiels have a lot more of than younger cockatiels. The taming process is generally the same for both younger and older parrots, but the older ones Read more…