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Clicker Training: Cockatiel bring back all toys in my hand

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Uploaded by on May 22, 2007

We remain responsible forever of what we have tame. dont forget it!!
dont buy bird, ADOPT!
Kiwi learned very well how to bring me back all her toys in my hand.
Kiwi me rapporte tout ses anneaux dans ma main ;)

first find a good treat that he likes.
I use millet or budgee seeds, since she having pellet as her daily food.
And then, there is several steps the bird should master to get to there.

1- Click when she touch/take the ring
2- drop the ring in my hand (I put my hand under)
3- put the ring in my hand
4- fetch the ring to put it in my hand
5- fetch any object to put in my hand

Do small sceance of training (~10 min) once a day (each step took me around 2-3 days to learn)
Bird have excellent memory, you dont need to practice everyday, he will remembber each step learned very well.
Do positive training, help the bird to have as many "successes" as possible. ,Reward each little increment along the way. It's much better to guide him to the right response than to have to correct the bird for a wrong one. If the bird does not do something right, try it again another way so that the bird can be rewarded for the correct moves. Never be negative (say NO) if the bird get stressed or distracted. Training teaches a bird discipline, and as you spend more time observing your bird and its reactions, you will understand it better, and the bird will at the same time also learn better how to respond to you and what pleases you.

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  • clipping a bird's wings only prives them to do some healthy exercise, and in comparison to birds with non clipped wings, their tendency to obesity increases. If you clip a bird's wings, what is it's purpose in this life if it is unable to fly?

  • I clipped my cockatiel wings only during the first year, for taming. After that, she was allowed to be free in the house all the time. she was only sleeping and eating in her cage.

    But 5 month ago, I went out forgeting that she was on my shoulder, and she flew away because of a big noise. I called her and found her during 2 days in trees(she always answer to me),

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  • haha, you can hear his feet hitting against the tabel xD SO CUTE THE WAY HE RUNS

  • its funny he runs fast

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  • wow!! i wish i could get my cockatiel tweety to do that! but hes already 9 years old and lazy, he just doesnt cooperate :/

  • where can you get a clicker?

    thx and nice videos!!(:

  • Wow....Do not clip a pet bird's wings? My first cockatiel died because i was inexperienced and didn't cut her wings (she flew into a window) my friends bird flew away (from the garage when her dad opened the door for a split second) because she wanted her bird to have the freedom. Birds are pets. Face it. Cats are too and so are dogs! Theres a trick you can see on my channel where your bird can get wing exercise anyways :) Its fine for a pet bird to have freedom but it's not safe.

  • Very smart bird!

  • @LuckyDMI111 Actually. if someone really wants their bird to be happy, then playing games like this will keep them more than happy. It keeps them mentally and physically active and socially bonded with their owner. If they just sit in their cage with nothing to do but chirp merry tunes then what kinda life is that??? 

  • I love the sound from when it runs

  • Awesome bird! It is funny how ignorant people will come on these channels and try to preach wisdom to experienced bird handlers. Keep on training! My bird doesn't do any "tricks" but she knows recall (call her name and she comes back to me.) She also knows how to open the battery box on my phone, television remote, xbox controller, etc. Birds are great :)

  • lols 1:09 "oops"

  • @mbourbon09 I lost my bird exactly the same way you did, but he was carried away by the extreme high winds and I never got him back. Mine was asleep on my hat and I threw a loud aluminum can in the trash out in the garage and the garage door was open. The loud can noise scared it and flew away.

  • lol the bird just took a shit on the table lol

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