Whats Next !

[badcarbon1]

Hello everyone..
i have a pair of budgie.. as this forum helped me alot.. they are goin well.. i posted my cage etc some days ago.. they are eating well.. now days i m training them..
i started hand feeding them.. in start they use to move around my hand and then slowly bite my hand 2-3 times.. then get on the top of my hand and start eating.. but today they directly jump on my hand on started eating...
i m giving them fly time.. its going well..
now i want to ask that whats next ??? what should i do next to start tamming or sit on shoulder and anything after these steps..
need experts help !!

[Bird Junky]

Hi Confine your training to hand perching. So many accidents
have happened like. Budgies being squashed being carried on
shoulders arms feet ect when the owner sits down. Unknowingly
being carried out of the secure room on the shoulder.
How about teaching it to play the piano. A toy one.
Yours:budgie:B.J.

[badcarbon1]

No not the piano thing.. want to sit them on hand .. and stop afraiding.. biting.. and trust me.. how to do that.. any one in detail and step by step please

[SusanBudgies]

Once they feel more comfortable with your hand, you can start playing with them using their toys. Hold a bird-safe chew toy in your hand and let them chew on it. Make a bird-safe play area with toys on it. Show them a toy and encourage them to play with it. They will learn to associate you with food and fun!

[pinksand]

Hello,

Trust is something that is honestly built with time. It isn't something that can be rushed... as with people, we slowly let people into our lives and observe who they are through our interactions with them. Be consistent in offering treats in your hand so that they get comfortable with you. Keep your movements slow and voice soft so that they are not startled. Biting can be a tricky thing, but most often it is done in fear as a defensive move. It's their way of saying "No" or "I don't like that." The biggest thing is that you spend a lot of time with them or in the same room so that they learn that you aren't a threat. Continue to work on hand taming. You can also try to hold one of their toys and let them play with it perched on your hand as Susan said.

Bird Junky mentioned that teaching a bird to perch on your shoulder can be dangerous. I agree to a certain point. I don't know what I would do if Tallulah didn't perch on my shoulders because he likes to be with me all the time and that would mean that I would pretty much be one handed. You just have to be careful.

Taming really just takes time and patience. Good luck! Keep us posted :)

[badcarbon1]

Thank u guys :).. I wish my birds feel same for me like wanted to be with me all the time :(

[Bird Junky]

Hi there. Sorry, I understood from your post that your birds were

well ahead with the hand training. (Hence the piano suggestion)

As advised keep at it until both you & birds are doing it as part

of your everyday activities. Yours :budgie:B.J.

[badcarbon1]

Hmm.... !!