Content

• Steps
• Part 1 of 3: How to Build Your Budgie's Trust
• Part 2 of 3: How to Train Your Parrot to Do Tricks
• Part 3 of 3: How to Train Your Parrot to Simulate Speech and Sing
• Remember!
• Warnings

The budgerigar is a rather mobile and talkative bird. If you've decided to purchase one of these amazing birds and have already learned how to care for it, it's time to learn the methods of training such birds. Get ready to have tons of fun with this process!

Steps

Part 1 of 3: How to Build Your Budgie's Trust

1. 1 Make sure your parrot feels at home. If you have just purchased a budgerigar, it will take a while for it to get used to the new cage. Allow him a few days to adapt and provide a quiet environment for this period before starting to train and train the bird. During this time, the parrot will begin to feel comfortable and will be able to relax.
   • Be sure to additionally read the article "How to care for a budgerigar."
   • Stay close to the cage. Talk to your parrot quietly as it adapts, but do not try to handle it. He will get used to you within a few days or weeks.
   • Avoid loud noises and screams. In such conditions, the parrot will experience stress.
   • Give your parrot a nickname. Say it regularly, especially when feeding your parrot, so that he gets used to his name.
   • Read a book for a parrot. It may sound strange, but parrots like to listen to the voice of the owner. Reading the book aloud will calm the bird and train it to your voice.
2. 2 Feed and water your parrot daily. Soon, the parrot will begin to perceive you as a person who cares about his food. The bird is more likely to trust you and will be inspired when you appear.
   • Food and water should be renewed daily, even if the parrot has not touched them. Newly acquired birds can often refuse feed for up to a week while they get used to the new conditions.
   • Introduce the treat to the budgerigar before training. Treat him with a piece of fruit or a few grains. The parrot should like the treat and will be more willing to learn when he has a tasty incentive to do so. Just do not overdo it with the number of treats, as you need to monitor the health of the bird.
3. 3 Let the parrot fly around the room. When the bird gets used to you, you can start letting it fly, remembering to close all doors and windows in the room. Free flight space will keep your budgie happy and in good physical shape for the upcoming training.
   • To put the bird back in the cage, turn off the lights in the room and leave one of the curtains on the window open, but remember that the window itself must be closed. The parrot will be attracted by the light. When he flies to the window, carefully take him and put him in the cage.
   • When you release your parrot to fly, make sure that there is no cat or other predatory animal in the room.
   • If you have a child, don't let him scare the bird. Because of this, the budgerigar can easily be injured.

Part 2 of 3: How to Train Your Parrot to Do Tricks

1. 1 Encourage the bird to make physical contact with you. When the parrot is already comfortable, start sticking your hand into the cage and remain motionless. Repeat this procedure for several days in a row to get the parrot accustomed to your physical presence in its cage.
   • When the parrot gets used to your hand, try to sit it on your finger. To do this, extend your index finger and gently push the parrot under the belly with it. So you encourage him to get on your finger. Be patient, as at first the bird may be reluctant to walk into your arms.
   • If the budgie gets scared, just stroke it on the chest with the back of your finger. Show your pet love and care.
   • Alternatively, you can place multiple seeds on your finger. The parrot may want to climb on a finger for a treat. If you do this for a few days, your pet will trust you more.
2. 2 Start applying commands. When you put a parrot on your finger, tell him: “Sit down!”, And when you release him from your finger, use the command “Get off!”. The commands must match the jumping and jumping of the parrot from the finger. Repetition is the basis for consolidating the relationship between the actions of the parrot and your words (which for him are only sounds).
   • Offer your parrot a treat for following your commands. This will reinforce the desired behavior.
   • Be persistent and consistent.You need to concentrate on learning only one command at a time and for a long enough time until the pet begins to confidently execute it. Be persistent and do not change the usual routine for the bird. This will increase your chances of training your parrot as soon as possible.
3. 3 Train your parrot to fly to you. Bring your finger close to the parrot, but not so close that he can just step on it. Force him to jump. Next time, increase the distance between your finger and the parrot by 2.5 cm and treat your pet with a millet duster as it flies at it. Continue with the parrot and move your finger further and further every day.
   • To teach a parrot to get off a finger (or from a perch you are holding) onto a perch in a cage, use the command "Get off!" and the same recommendations as when teaching a parrot to sit on a finger.
   • In order for the parrot to start flying over the perch, point at it and say: "Get down on the perch!" Treat your parrot for transplanting onto a perch.
4. 4 Teach your parrot to towel. This will allow the bird to feel comfortable wrapping it in a towel if it is sick or seeing the vet. To train your parrot to wrap in a towel, you first need to let your pet explore it. Spread the towel out on the table, place the budgerigar's favorite treat or toy on top, and let it sit on the towel on its own. Repeat this procedure many times.
   • Next, you can start trying to take the towel in your hands while the parrot is on it. Keep it with a little slack, allowing the bird to continue to feed on the treat or play with the toy. Repeat this step every few hours and devote a few minutes of your time to it.
   • Then wrap a towel around the bird and hold it tighter in your hands. Repeat this step until you can completely wrap the parrot in the towel. Each time you do this, gently stroke the parrot or straighten its wings and legs. So he will begin to calmly relate to the touch of the veterinarian in the clinic.
   • Repeat the towel wrap procedure daily, show a positive attitude, and use lots of parrot treats. The parrot will get used to being wrapped in a towel to trim claws, wings, and the like.
5. 5 Teach your parrot to balance on a tennis ball. When the parrot already knows the basic commands, it's time to learn more advanced tricks. Place the tennis ball in the cage with the parrot and let it play with the ball for a few days. Then proceed in accordance with the steps below.
   • Try placing the budgie on a tennis ball and holding his body while he tries to balance his legs. Whenever the parrot tries to balance on its own, offer it a treat.
   • Don't force the bird to practice the trick for too long. Just 10-15 minutes of classes a day is enough. Remember that the parrot should enjoy this process!
   • Leave the ball in the cage. The parrot, in the end, will understand the meaning of your activities and will begin to independently try to balance on the ball.
   • Be careful when supporting the parrot on the ball. Remember that you are holding a fragile bird.
6. 6 Teach your parrot to climb the ladder. Wood and plastic bird ladders can be found at most pet stores. First, attach the ladder to the cage wall. The parrot itself will be interested in the ladder and wants to climb on it.
   • Each time the bird climbs up the stairs, repeat the same word to it, for example, “Up!”, To develop an associative connection between the actions of the parrot and your team.
   • Your task is, in the end, to teach the parrot to climb the ladder on command. Be patient and gentle.Place the bird on the bottom rung of the ladder and hold it lightly. Then say the appropriate command and release the parrot.
   • When the budgerigar realizes what you are asking of him, stop putting him on the bottom step of the ladder, and place it a few centimeters from the bird. Increase the distance between the parrot and the bird daily until the parrot obeys without any physical contact with you.

Part 3 of 3: How to Train Your Parrot to Simulate Speech and Sing

1. 1 Teach your parrot to pronounce its own nickname. The easiest way to start training is with the pet's nickname, which he hears all the time. Repeat the name of the parrot every time you come close to him or bring food. Try to speak in a high-pitched voice and speak slowly and clearly.
   • Wait for the parrot to mature enough. The bird must be at least three months old before it can speak.
   • If you keep several parrots, stop at learning one name first. It is not necessary to over complicate the task facing the parrot from the very beginning.
   • Remember to encourage the bird. If she's a slow learner, don't punish her. She does not understand what is good and what is bad in your understanding, and may simply lose confidence in you.
2. 2 Expand your bird's vocabulary. Talented budgies can learn thousands of words in their lifetime. When the bird has learned its own name, focus on the words that you want to teach the parrot. Eventually, the parrot will learn to understand the relationship between specific words and objects or actions.
   • Every time you enter the room, tell the parrot: "Hello, chick!" Or use your pet's name. When feeding your parrot, point to the grains and say, "Eat!"
   • Pay attention to the bird's body language and use it to your advantage. When the bird takes a threatening position (trying to bite or peck), say: "I'm angry!" When the parrot is resting sitting on one leg and looks happy, say: "I'm happy!"
   • A parrot can be taught to pronounce simple sentences. When the parrot eats, repeat: "The bird is eating!" Or use your pet's nickname in the phrase. When the pet drinks, say: "The parrot drinks!"
   • Don't teach your parrot how to insult. He will remember them for a long time and can put you in an awkward position in front of your guests.
3. 3 Teach your parrot to sing a song. There is nothing more amusing than a wavy parrot singing songs. The budgerigar is able to remember simple tunes and will gladly delight your whole family with singing. The easiest way to teach a parrot to sing is to sing for it over and over again. Don't try to force the bird to learn the entire song, just a few lines from it will be enough.
   • Choose the song that you like. Remember that the parrot can sing it for a very long time afterwards.
   • Record your own singing and play it back for the parrot when he is away. This is an extremely effective way to teach a bird to sing without having to repeat the same lines thousands of times. You can do the same with the study of words.
   • A full song recording is not the best option for teaching a parrot to sing. The sounds of the instruments are likely to prevent the bird from highlighting words in the song.

Remember!

• Always be patient. Parrots often learn at different rates like humans, so you'll need to adjust the pace to suit each bird. Also, remember that in practice, perfection is born. Unlike humans, parrots can forget their own skills after a certain period of time. Therefore, consolidate the material already studied every day so that the knowledge in the bird's head remains the same fresh!

Warnings

• If the parrot doesn't walk on your finger, don't catch it all over the cage.
• Do not let the parrot fly free on the street, if you have not previously worked it out with the use of a special harness. If you do not have such an accessory, you can take a chance, but first practice in closed rooms that are new for the parrot, since even there (as well as on the street) it will be affected by many distractions.