Question: new cockatiel..need a little help plz !?
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Answer #1:
He could be just adjusting to his new home, give him some time. But if he is still aggressive, take him back or tame him by taking him out with you everyday.
Answer #2:
Ok first off: DO NOT!!!! pull your hand away when he goes to bite. Even to me it seems like a tease!!! ( even tho Im sure that isnt your attention)
You have to endure the bite! Show him no matter what he does, you arent going to hurt him or retaliate! Try holding your index finger in a hook, tip of your finger pointing down. Then go and try to rest the middle flat area of your finger on his beak. If he goes to lunge, dont pull back, just stop moving. When he calms down start moving again.
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Ok Best one here : What I was saying
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Same technique, but since your bird is small, just use your finger instead of your whole hand <3
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Also, look up clicker training!
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this is a link to one of my vaery favorite breeders page. She is my mentor and teacher and knows her stuff. I cant begin to tell it as well as her so please read specifically the artilce labled Intimacy and the Pet Cockatiel This will answer almost all your questions and help you with your fid, blessiings and best of luck, Ruth
Answer #4:
Cockatiels are fun! Taming can certainly begin immediately, but part of that process is letting your bird adjust to his new surroundings. I suggest talking to him very gently quite often, gradually getting closer to the cage until you are right there by it. If you are going to try to teach him to talk (they can do it but are not the best talkers--their personality makes up for that), keep repeating the same simple word or phrase clearly in the same tone of voice.
Mostly, though, the talking for now should be soothing and cheerful, even gibberish if you like. You can lay on the compliments as thick as you want even if the bird won't really know what you are saying. The interaction is important.
After a bit of adjustment time you can begin to get him used to your hand.
Someone suggested using a finger now instead of the whole hand, and that does sometimes put them at ease. You could even edge your finger closer just a little at a time until you touch him gently, just above his feet, and then lift ever so gently. He just might surprise you and step on if only for a second or two. He may also move away, but eventually he will be friendly. It would be good if he were a bit younger, but his age is okay and should not hinder taming or developing a good relationship.
One thing that has always helped me with any species of bird is to dim the lights in the room when working with them, especially when they are new arrivals. You could certainly try that. Not very dark, but dark enough so that he can see you and associate YOU with your voice but not be distracted by brightness or other activities in the room. Turning the TV or radio off is a good thing, but some nice music is fine--not songs, just music. Voices and talking can distract the birds. Eventually on this, too, he will get used to all of it, and then you can carry on normally.
As to food, you might try a special treat. Mine like fresh celery leaves, fresh parsley, thin carrot strips, and (who knows why? (and they get this rarely as a special treat) potato chips. One of mine came to me a couple of years ago to investigate a baked potato and loved it.
In the video to which you provided the link, the aggression is clearly from the person to the bird. Surely, as someone else said, it was not intended, but the bird can see it only that way. It is likely that if such teasing continued for long, the bird would become frightened and annoyed just by the presence of people and could certainly do things many people would consider mean.
In summary: be patient, be gentle, be calm, be kind. You and your bird can be good friends for many years.
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