How to Train a Parrot : The Don'ts of Training Parrots

[TheBratzgirl13]

um... well i have a girl and boy parakeet i have been trying to do what u do but they dont seem to like me so can u help

[Theafgstar1]

the cocky is like harrasing the female african grey i think lol

[kearagreen22]

Hey what do new born budgies eat

[theVcam]

Cockatoo "Here! Take de cookieaa! :) "

Grey "Uh I'm good... :)"

Cockatoo "TAKE THE COOKIE NOWWWW!"

Grey: "OKAY OKAY! UHHH Heehehe...yeah..."

[rajeev465]

a cockatoo is peeking in the background. why it is not in the show?

[supahfly55]

Is that grey in the background even real I dont think it moved once

[xoparakeetloverox]

@supahfly55 it moved a lot in the very begining

[FryChicken]

Wow.... Wow, why did I get an advertisement for Chicken Nuggets from McD's before watching this video?!

In fact, why do we even have commercials at all.... this is the internet.

[janosiadam]

I've got a question. What could possibly happen if I started letting my african grey parrot out more ofhis cage, and at the same time, the cats and the dog would be in the house too? Would they attack my parrot?

[NardiNardi81]

@janosiadam if your parrot can fly they cant eat your parrot but if your animals are "wild" and your parrot is free, they will probabily eat it ...my opinion ..

[janosiadam]

@NardiNardi81 My parrot can fly. Also th other pets, the cats, are not wild. Only that they go adventurign i nthe night, that's all, all other times they are just sleeping. But I want to make sure they wouldn't attack my parrot.

[NardiNardi81]

@janosiadam i have seen some videos where parrot its not afraid of other pets like dog....they get along well with each other ...try to make them friends :) but i for myself would let them together during night ...

yesterday i just bought 2 cokatiels and im learng eveything about parrots :)) but could you tell me why dont they eat ? i mean it could be the first day and they are shy ? :-?

[janosiadam]

@NardiNardi81 Well, I guess they aren't used to their new environment yet. They should get used to it in a short time. So don't worry. :)

[getchaNerdOn]

is it true that parrots can live over 60 yrs. ?

[dracowing14]

@getchaNerdOn I've only been researching parrots a short while but form what I've read so far apparently some parrots, mostly the bigger macaws can get up to 80 years old.

[mariushkitty]

@getchaNerdOn  nO ! only at 70 years ! and your question is right ! 60 years also

[NardiNardi81]

@getchaNerdOn not over ...but 50 can like african greys ...what parrot do you have ?

[aleksoboom]

Wow, your african grey's are really trained, my too but my parakeet just sing all the time hehehe

[big827]

I have a Jenday conure and i am having a very hard time training him. Some one told me it is becuse of my beard. Is this ture or the bird just not comfortable

[richardhamilton250]

My African Grey - Max, Likes cheese as a treat ... is it ok to use it in moderation for training ? ... He's responded well to touch training and I've managed to get his to follow the pointer anywhere in his environment

[JustK8]

pretty good tips, I like them a lot! :)

[alaapoolvids]

One of my friend teaches his parrot using a music player, he plays the intended sound all day long with a music player right next to the bird. Says, its working well.

[GlobalTranceMaster]

Thank you for the infos.

[101raptorkill101]

i have an african grey!

[xXBannedFromUTubeXx]

hey where did you get your birds?

[mellupa11]

Hey I need Help , I just bought my african grey 2 days ago and when I go close to him He starts screaming ! and once I just let the cage open he flew and sat in a corner and I went near him but he screams and bites and fly far from me ! , Can anyone help me please ?

[ishymanz]

@mellupa11 he has no trust from you! he has to get

type in bird tricks and wacth the free sample video how to get bird trust!

[alliej78965]

African Grey

[BuschTukkerMan]

Awsome video!

[Fancifulgoddessanime]

I'm soon gonna get a quaker.There great for someone who do not want to get there finger takin off. LOL

[92benno92]

My quaker Billy found this video quite entertaining apparently.

[HardAsARock222]

the bird is like "wtf is going on?" he looks like a guest on a late night talk show.

[YorkUniMissy]

haha sooo truee and luk the other grey is already readyy cuz he knows its my turn after ..hehe cute

[skateer25]

hey geico,

wanna stay the fuck off my only form of comercial free "tv!!

[coco1963f]

I've heard from Vets & other bird owners it's best to clip wings to keep them from hurting themselves when flying around the house. It's also easier to train if their wings are clipped. I have 2 parakeets, a cockatiel and a Congo African Grey & we clip them all. The Cockatiel becomes grouchy? sometimes & doesn't want to be handled especially if the wings grow & they can fly away. My Grey is very shy & only talks when I'm around or I'm on the phone. They're a big responsibilty but so fun.

[flychomperfly]

Yes, it's easier to train math and science to a kid if you chain them to the desk.

Please don't assume that birds are easier to train when clipped. Mine almost never fly away when being trained. If they ever do, they are telling me it's time to end the session. Clipping should never be used in place of good training.

Clipping birds is a personal decision -- it has no bearing on training.

Glad you like your birds - Harley is beautiful.

[Tigersmind87]

Well said. :)

[TheHellOo]

k, i know some one with a macaw named harley, he is a blue and gold, and i am trying to train him to be friends with me, and i know almost nothing about macaws..... and so far i am doing good, a few nips here and there. but he accidently got out, 11 days, and 10 nights, and she was thinking bout clipping him, but she decided not to, so far im only on the third day and i got him flying to me, and playing around with my clothing, but he does get a bit carried away sometimes

[Altermatic]

@flychomperfly: Very nicely said indeed.

I keep my pet cocatiels wings clipped because I don't want him trying to make friends with the fan... I wish there was another way to do so.

[reptileking334]

plz help me, im thinking about getting a medium sized parrot. But i dont know to many species. So if some one can plz tell me some species of medium not-2-expensive birds PLEASE!!!!! i only own a cockatiel!!!!

[c4keHe4d]

adopt one!

[gofifns350]

@reptileking334 what about a conure??? cost less than any other of the larger birds

[rockfarmbelize]

Clipping a parrots wings is probably the worst thingthat you can do to damage the bird psychologically. I run a very large bird rescue and rehab center in Belize (Google Belize Bird Rescue). fly almost never hurt themselves flying around the room, plus it doesn't make them easier to train. Most of the parrot injuries we see at the center are from broken breastbones, or snapped off beaks caused by birds falling after being clipped.

[ldsteel94]

i have a cockateil that doesnt like people anymore :P he used to be really nice when we bought him n he would step up n come for treats but as soon as his wings grew back out, he wouldnt come near us and he tries to bite anytime you go near him :P we dont want to clip his wings though cos we like them being able to fly :P

im gettin an african grey parrot in about a month though :D

[greengrendel]

lol, u can't manage a cockatiel and you want a gray?

[ldsteel94]

lol, we know greys are more sociable :P a few of my mums friends have african greys and i love them.

[myroosterwilleatyou]

(not to mention she talks and does tricks best when there are distractions and noise to keep her excited! Maybe she is an exception :P)

[myroosterwilleatyou]

I train and play with my parrot everywhere. In the wild they don't go to the same tree to learn things every day- they are learning all the time! She knows about 20 words and tricks and is a lorikeet.

[LCLCLucia]

thats why i train and play with my budgies in the bathroom,lol

[ikran008]

my burd dont want to sit still.. if i take hem out of cage ore even inside..

i try to bild hes trust bigger but its imposible.. he dont want to work with me! and he newer eats any food without that one he haves in hees cage

[madusasnape]

If your going to complainmake sure people can freaking understand you

[ertman133]

UMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dbsz]

my budgie is so hard to train, because he flyes away or dons not like the food or just don't want to learn. Does some one have a tips? plz answer

[flowerpotproductions]

Well if you clip its wings it makes them learn better and they wont get hurt when they fly out of their cage. ( also try to teach it to step up on ur finger )

[dbsz]

often it makes no dissents, it is form bird to bird, but now he is better and is very tame and can say a sentence :) and when i take my bird out of the cage i let him climb to his door and then he flies to me, thanks for the explaining :)

[flowerpotproductions]

lol your welcome even though i didnt really do anything lol

When i finished typing the comment i saw that you posted it a month ago and im like wow im stupid..

[dbsz]

i never understood why peoples clip budgies wings, but you said some reason, then you helped :)

[flowerpotproductions]

oh lol

[madusasnape]

This is for freaking parrots,you can train a damn budgie

[dbsz]

so, i could had aked about my budgie in even a rock video and get answer, but it is a little smarter to send it in a expert movie about a bird.

[waterymelom123]

thank you i use to have problems but now my bird loves to be trained because i guess it didn't want all of it's favorite foods!

[ilyduuuhh]

haha my birds fav spot is in myshirt when im laying down... like in my bra kinda and hates when im on the computer typing like now shes bitting my fingers to stop typing and scratch her neck

[armaamaam]

hey i want a african congo thts just born please could you tell me where i can get one in belgium

thank you

[rubusblessing]

U smile Prettier than the Look of the Bird..!! anyways nice Video !!

[ammoizcool]

why do you have to be so disrespectful??

[biaosia]

that isn't junk. its what you need to know you dumbass. its either your one of those people that are always hostile cause you think your so cool, or you have a very short attention span and just heard about the lights.

[madness008]

I think I have a crush on this chick.

[HeyAtlas]

The african grey or Missy bird?

[ShuFFLeZz7645]

thank you

[mrf100uk]

slow down a bit and speak a bit more clearly and ...hard to make out what you are on about

[Shocktreat9]

I don't agree with the first part.. I find that when I train birds in the same exact area every time, they get bored faster and then when I bring them to a different area to train, they get nervous & are easily distracted. I have found more success with switching up the spot where I train quite frequently so that they perform no matter where they are and who is watching. :)

[pouncey007]

Its the ummm chick again.

[hummer37047]

cockatoos pluck their feathers when they are bored that is they must be kept occupied all the time so they don't self mutilate

[beary91234]

you have a lot of f-ing videos

[DinTaer]

Congratulations, you can state the obvious.

[shakenDDp]

nakedbullwinkle> xD xDDDDDDD :D ;DD pwned ;D ;D

[nakedbullwinkle]

i learned a new trick where I show a cooked breast of fried chicken to my parrot and seems to calm him down and will do anything I say after that..try it and do not need extra crunchy or regular crust,,either type of fried chicken seems to work like a charm.

[redwa123]

wats wrong with tht cockatoo

[somegirlonthefloor]

its plucked its feathers out.

[vitam]

it's a baby, all baby parrots look like that. Usually had a full feathered head, and ugly feathers around it's body.

[DinTaer]

Too big to be a baby. Parrots will do that to themselves out of depression. This one is most likely a rescued animal.