CategoriesTags | How do I get my parakeet to bond with me? I have a male parakeet. He is the only parakeet I have. I’m not sure if he is hand raised or not. He did used to have a male and female with him but I no longer have them. (Long story.) He will sometimes go onto my finger, but he is usually afraid of my finger. I want him to be comfortable with me so that I can take him out more easily and have him stay close to me when he’s out. I know that this won’t happen over night and I am willing to take as much time as needed. I’m also looking to see if I can teach him to talk. One other thing, does anybody here know how to read the rings on birds feet? I’d like to know his birthday and he has one. Any help is great. CommentsCLICK HERE to Teach Your parakeet To Talk Elite Parrots Club - Multimedia Resource (Videos & Articles). Learn how to teach your parrot to talk and stop behaviors like biting, screaming, and plucking. Interact with parrot lovers worldwide via the forum. · · Powered by Yahoo Answers | Log in | Register | Privacy Policy / Disclaimer |
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sing to it. play music for it it likes that.
Superglue.
Very Carefully
its going to be a long road, just have patience. i would advice, getting a book at ur local book store or pet store. make sure it is about owning a PET bird, not breeding them. i have a black mask lovebird, and that is THE most valuable rescoure i have. look through the book before buying it, and make sure it has what u want in it. If u are able to find the right one, u will be throughtly, happy. ive had my lovebird for allmost three years, and i still refer to the book i bought about them. Hope u get the results u are looking for!
Talk to him softly everytime you approach him or go to get him to come out of his cage…birds love a soft gentle voice…teaching him to perch on your finger will take time. If you can get him on the top of his cage or someplace on a an even level to your neck so he wont feel threatened…or what not. Just slowly put a perched finger towards his lower belly right near above his feet. If he is scared then try gently talking to him and again patience is the key…just take your time and see how he feels, patience will pay off in the end. Once you work your way to getting him to perch easily on your finger you can try seeing if he’ll try your shoulder just wear a a small old rag or something just in case
Getting him to talk will take a while but if you say a simple word such as “hello” every day to him or everytime you see him he should be able to catch on after awhile. And also if he is young it will be easier to teach him these things…an older bird takes alot more work. Oh and the bands around their feet I am not sure what they are for, usually identification I suppose but anyways try and pick a day for his birthday and make it special 
Like the day that you got him or something like that I do that with my pets and it works out great! But I hope you have lots of fun with your budgie 
And good luck
well, i would say all you have to do is just play with it as much as possible. if it still doesnt seem to like you, (i dont know if they have these, but…..) you could try bird treats (like i said, if they have them) every time you want to hold it. i hope your bird gets to like you! good luck!
I first must tell you that each budgie has a unique personality and not all are trainable. That said, I have found from experience that some budgies who are scared of stepping up onto a finger are not scared of stepping onto the palm side of a hand at about a thirty degree angle. Also, every time he steps up, tell him to step up. In most cases the bird will connect the words step up with stepping onto you and all you have to do to get him on your finger is to say step up. Another thing is that quite a few budgies do not like to sit on a person’s hand, but will gladly stay on their shoulder for long periods of time.
Now on talking, budgies are not your best talkers, but if it is going to say something, it will be something he’s heard over and over again. So pick a word or phrase and repeat it to him every chance you get.
Most bands have two sets of numbers.
The first numbers are the ones you can read around it. These are used by the breeder as identification numbers.
The second set of numbers are the two digits that are perpendicular to the first set. This is the year that your bird hatched. Some breeders will also include the month and others like myself will give you the hatch date.
Good luck!
Thats a good sign that he will sometimes go on your fingers. I assume with that and that since the others are gone he ll be more open to being more social with you.
Start with feeding him in the cage with the food on your open hand. And continue on in further steps when you acheive this. Then on to having your hand with the food outside the cage and so on. You have to arrange yourself in a comfortable positon because its not holding your hand and arm out like that for long.
Try to have him in a room that most of the activities are and talk to him as much as possible. I can t imagine that he won t adopt you as his new friend. They are sociable. I have put mine on my shoulders when just sitting-reading a book and mine had become very comfortable with that and would then stay put when walking around while I was doing other things. Would talk to them-even if it was just reciting what I was doing. It all Their favorite time was when I would make supper. Since I have a couple kids that are vegatarian – I would put some of them on a plate on the counter and they would make their way down to sample some of it.