tameing budgies

Training Sessions Method

 BY WORLD OF PIGEONS

This method requires patience,

and clipped wings make this                                                      

a much easier process.

This taming method includes

frequently talking to your budgie,

using a soft voice to sooth them.

Each training session should last

between 10-20 minutes. Slowly

put your hand in the cage

and keep it in there until

the bird has a chance to

settle itself down. Resist

the urge to grab or move

your hand over to the

budgie in the first few

sessions. Give him some

time to come used to the

presence of your hand.

When he stops freaking

out at the sight of your

hand in the cage it is

time to slowly push

your finger towards his

belly like a perch. Say

"up" when you press

your finger against his

belly. When you return

him to his cage or perch

say "down". Continue

talking to the budgie

when he is on your finger.

When it seems like he is

comfortable sitting on your

finger, you may slowly take

him out of the cage on your

finger. Do not be over zealous

the first time you take him

out of the cage. Always

keep these training

sessions short at

first. Eventually

the time out of the

cage will increase

and you will have a

trusting budgie friend.

On Their Own Time Method

Don't try to handle them

in the first few days in their

new home. Give him some time

to get used to his new home

and environment. Have the

cage in a room where you are

alot of the time. Spend lots

of time with him, talking to

him and putting your hands

in the cage only to change

their water and give them

fresh food. Make a point

to show them that you

are merely doing good

things for him and not

trying to hurt him. It

may take some time

before he will decide to

come out to you, and

you may try to bribe him

to come out of his cage

by leaving millet or other

budgie treats right outside

the cage door, or even in

your hand right inside

or outside the cage.

Eventually he will learn

to accept you and be your friend.

Catch and Release Method

Take the budgie out of the

cage and into another room

that is out of site of the cage.

It is best to have the budgie

clipped when taming them.

Repeatedly catch and release her.

Budgies are quick to learn that

you are not hurting them.

After about half and hour,

take her back to her cage

and talk to her for awhile.

Melanie's Ultradrastic Training Method

EDITOR'S NOTE: This training

method should be done with

caution. When holding a

budgie you need to make

sure not to squeeze too

hard or it is possible to cause

suffocation. And althought some

budgies take to this method of

taming, other budgies will not

respond well to this method and

it can be even harder to gain

their trust afterwards. "Pick

up the just-purchased budgie

. It will attempt to chew your

finger off. Grab it in a body hold,

and hold it the whole way home

from the store (if you're not driving),

or hold it for a half hour at a time,

at least five times the first day.

Don't let it go, and discourage

biting with a firm grab to its beak.

Clip the wings, too... This tames

them to the bite-gently and don't

-flee-too-much stages in one day!