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Did
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Cockatiels
are good-natured birds, and unlike other parrots they
keep this temperament all their lives! |
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Cockatiel
Tricks |
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You will
get results when you are training your cockatiel if you
teach them to obey your command to get one of their favorites:
food or affection gestures such as preening or scratching
its neck. You have to teach them lovingly and consistently.
Never do the training in a hurry, dispose at least of half
an hour. Cockatiels have a short attention span; so then
your lesson should not be more than 20 to 30 minutes. Affection
as a reward works sometimes better than food treats. A tame
pet that really loves you has a motivation to please you.
Remember to praise your Cockatiel when it performs what
you are teaching!
Cockatiels learn fairly complicated tricks, for example,
putting a penny in a piggy bank.
Cockatiels may not learn how to talk but they learn how
to whistle very easily.
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Teaching the Up command |
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You can
teach a cockatiel to understand the principle of the
Up command in a single lesson. Here is how:
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Get your cockatiel out of the cage, you can
use the "up" command for this.
:: Take him to a neutral space, out
of sight of his cage; and put him down on a surface,
the floor. :: Use one hand to guide your Cockatiel from
behind and press the index finger of the other into
the birds chest. Push your cockatiel up gently from
behind, so that it perches on your index finger.
:: Have patience and faith that he will learn! |
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Teaching
your Cockatiel to come to you |
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To start
to train your cockatiel, make sure that his wings are
clipped and place him somewhere that allows him to easily
walk over to you. Then tell him to "Come"
in a firm, pleasant voice. Since he's tame, he may hurry
over because it wants to be with you, not because of
the command. Reward him for his good behaviors, but
never praise your cockatiel until it does what you are
asking Soon it will be coming over to you on command!
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Teaching
your Cockatiel to come to you |
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Teach your bird
to come from across the room, starting with small distances
and gradually lengthening the distance your cockatiel must
walk or fly to you.
:: Approaching from behind. Some cockatiels are much more
cooperative about stepping backwards when you come up behind
- rather than in front of - with your finger or a stick and
ask them to step onto it. This approach is only an option,
when you have problems with your bird climbing onto your finger
from the front. Make sure there are no distractions when you
are in training, and if there are, get rid of them! |
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