Cockatiels make wonderful pets, and with a little time and patience, training cockatiels becomes a breeze.
There are two methods for training cockatiels - the slow way and the quick way. Both these methods work equally well for the long term tameness of your cockatiel. Both these methods work best on very young cockatiels. The older the cockatiel is the more difficult it will be to train.
Training Cockatiels - The First Method
The first method for training cockatiels takes time a patience. It can take you anything from a few days to a couple of weeks.
Start by putting your cockatiel's cage in a busy area of your house where there is lots of activity and noise. Once your bird has gotten used to this environment, and doesn't get a fright each time someone enters the room, it is time to start talking to him in a soothing voice, and let him follow you in his cage from room to room.
When you start finger training your cockatiel, slowly put your hand into his cage with the index finger pointed forward and move it slowly towards your birds chest. Keep talking to him in a soothing voice until eventually he lets you scratch his head.
Once he lets you scratch his head, it is time to start coercing him to step onto your finger. Gently press your finger against his chest until he climbs onto it. Once he gets this right start moving your hand around the cage and transferring him from perch to perch.
Before you attempt to take him out, make sure all the windows are closed and the blinds are drawn, as anything can give your cockatiel a fright and cause him to take off. Slowly remove him from the cage on your finger, and train him to walk from index finger to index finger. If he flies away, do not chase him, rather wait for him to land before approaching him slowly.
Training Cockatiels - The Second Method
With this method for training cockatiels, you will need to make sure the your birds wings are clipped.
Close all the windows and doors in the room you want to work in. Take the cockatiel out of its cage and try to make him stand on your finger by cupping him gently. At first he will naturally climb to your top finger and try to fly away. As soon as he flutters to the floor you need to pick him up and try again, until he stays on your finger. He will usually comply after a while out of sheer exhaustion.
Once you have gotten him to stay on your finger make him climb from one index finger to another by gently pressing his chest with your index finger so that he is forced to climb onto it.
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