How to Hand Tame and Train Your Bird-Budgie

I am going to show you how I trained and hand tamed my budgies. This isn't just for budgies, you can do this with parrots, cockatoos, African Greys, Macaws, Amazon parrots, and more. 

First things first, you want to put your bird in a nice comfortable place with food and water. When you put your bird in the cage at first you want it in a quiet spot where the sun can shine. (Visit your bird often). Leave it in the cage for about 1 or 2 days so he can get used to everything. But if your like me I usually let them get  settled in for like 3 hours. Now for the hand taming and training. 

      Day 1: So you want to put your hand on the cage near your bird for 5 minutes. Then give the bird a brake. But keep doing this throughout the day.

                                                        Put your hand on the cage like this
   
 Day 2: Now put your hand next to your bird in the cage. Keep your hand there for 5 minutes. And don't forget to keep talking to your bird. Do this throughout the day.  

                                                    Now put your hand in the cage like this
      
Day 3: If you feel ready you can try to pet your bird on the abdomen (the lower stomach). If you can do that then try to make your bird step up on your finger. To make your bird step on your finger you gently press on the abdomen (lower stomach) and they should step right up on your finger.

 You can start to pet your bird

       

                                            You can also put your bird on your finger like this

Day 4: Day 4 is where you can take your bird out of the cage. Take your bird out of the cage in a smaller room, I used our bathroom, so it would be easier to catch and put back in the cage. They really like to fly around freely.  

You might have a more difficult bird, so this could take longer but every step is the same.

My next post will be about How to Deal with Biting and How to Calm Your Bird.