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The answer is yes! You can indeed tame an Aviary-raised cockatiel, but it’s not as easy as it sounds. This is my experience with taming Maisy, and hopefully these tips can help you.
TOP TIPS
1. Don’t tame your cockatiel in a space with other birds. You want your bird to focus on you and not get distracted by others.
2. DO NOT grip your cockatiel tight. Grip them gently and pin your bird’s wings to it’s body.
3. Make sure there is nobody else in the room. If there is, make sure they’re quiet and not close to you or your bird.
4. Clip your bird’s wings before this process. Otherwise they’ll more than likely fly around the room. I’m usually against clipping wings, but it’s a more safer and easier option.
THE TAMING PROCESS
You’ll want to take these steps nice and slowly. It took me five months to get Maisy tame enough to step up into my bare hand.
1. You’ll want your first few ”sessions” simply to be gently pinning your bird to your chest. They might seem freaked out the first few minutes, but you’ll eventually notice them calm down and realise it’s not so bad. Do this for around 10-15 minutes with minimum 3 day gaps in between.
2. After around 4-5 sessions of that, you’ll notice your bird is a lot tamer. It is recommended that you start bringing in other cockatiels, especially already tamed ones. They’ll notice how the other bird(s) trust you, and also build their flock. Your cockatiel probably won‘t be brave enough yet to step up onto your hand, but be patient.
3. When you think your bird is ready to learn how to step up onto your hand, here’s an easy way to teach them. Put two fingers just under their breast and encourage them to step up by hovering your hand over their back. Keep doing that and practicing, and your bird will eventually get used to it and automatically step onto your hand!
I hope this helped in some way! Have a good day!
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TOP TIPS
1. Don’t tame your cockatiel in a space with other birds. You want your bird to focus on you and not get distracted by others.
2. DO NOT grip your cockatiel tight. Grip them gently and pin your bird’s wings to it’s body.
3. Make sure there is nobody else in the room. If there is, make sure they’re quiet and not close to you or your bird.
4. Clip your bird’s wings before this process. Otherwise they’ll more than likely fly around the room. I’m usually against clipping wings, but it’s a more safer and easier option.
THE TAMING PROCESS
You’ll want to take these steps nice and slowly. It took me five months to get Maisy tame enough to step up into my bare hand.
1. You’ll want your first few ”sessions” simply to be gently pinning your bird to your chest. They might seem freaked out the first few minutes, but you’ll eventually notice them calm down and realise it’s not so bad. Do this for around 10-15 minutes with minimum 3 day gaps in between.
2. After around 4-5 sessions of that, you’ll notice your bird is a lot tamer. It is recommended that you start bringing in other cockatiels, especially already tamed ones. They’ll notice how the other bird(s) trust you, and also build their flock. Your cockatiel probably won‘t be brave enough yet to step up onto your hand, but be patient.
3. When you think your bird is ready to learn how to step up onto your hand, here’s an easy way to teach them. Put two fingers just under their breast and encourage them to step up by hovering your hand over their back. Keep doing that and practicing, and your bird will eventually get used to it and automatically step onto your hand!
I hope this helped in some way! Have a good day!
