How to Train Your Parrot to Step Up | Parrot Training

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So, we already learned about the requisites of the clicker training, the treats, and the target stick. Now, it's a matter of putting those altogether to have the parrot step up onto our hand.

So, go ahead and hold your hand up in front of the bird at a reasonable distance, a little further, so you're going to start at a distance where the bird cannot bite you. You're going to bring up your target stick and show it in front. You're going to advance the two together with the tip pointing toward the bird, and you're going to bring them all closer together. And keep bringing it closer, and have the target stick in front of him so he's reaching toward it. And click and give him a treat, because he did the right thing right now. We can give him that sunflower seed. That's good.

So, we're going to first overcome the shyness a little bit to get the bird accustomed to new people, and then once we can get past that, then he'll follow the target stick onto the hand to get the treat. So, go ahead and hold your hand in front of the bird, and bring that target stick behind. Bring your hand higher, because the bird only step up, not down, bring it closer. Bring your hand closer, and show him the target stick so he can just reach and he has to get on your hand to get it. Very good.

Now you can give him that treat. That's good. He can step off your hand. We're going to try that again. So, just remember you want him to be aiming for the tip of the stick, and you want to have your treat ready so that as soon as he steps on your hand, you can click and give him that treat without much delay. He's not a bitey bird, but if you had a vicious bird that's not used to stepping on hands yet, you want to get that beak focused. Focus on the target stick first, and then focus on the treats so that he never bites your skin in the process.

So, let's try that again. Now remember, the way I want you to do it is to approach not from below, not from above, I want you to have the target stick in front, and your hand, and travel together so they're at the same distance, he has to get on that hand to touch the stick. So, it's like this stick is glued to the hand, but just at a distance, that he has to be on your hand to reach the stick.

So, give that a try. That's great. Just back a little more on the stick so he has to step on your hand. Just keep bringing your hand closer and show him the target stick. Truman, target. Truman, target.

Now, what you're going to do is you're going to wait. You don't chase him with your hand because you don't want to set up any kind of fear. You don't want him to want to get away from your hand. So, take everything away and we're going to try it again.

He's got to want to come on your hand. Alright. So, go ahead and approach everything at the same time again. Truman, you're going to target, okay? So, go ahead and bring everything in gently. That's very good. Just keep bringing in closer and closer. Good. There we go. Good bird. Very good.

Alright. I want you to try one more time. This time we're going to have the bird on your hand. We're going to take your hand a little bit away from the perch so he can stay on your hand. Okay. So, go ahead and bring your hands in, same time together, very good. Just keep coming closer until he steps up. That's good, and just keep coming closer.

Hold your stick a little further back so he has to get on your hand to do it, that's good, and now take your hand up and away a little bit so he can stay on your hand, and give him that treat. Very good. And that's how to teach a parrot to step up on our hands for the first time, or to teach your parrot to step up on strangers' hands if you want to direct a stranger to be able to pick up your bird as well.

[brontegillett]

Could you do a video where you show us how to teach a scared bird to step up without a target stick or clicker

[wybornebasil]

dont forget to introduce a verbal command that can be associated with this gesture! this can be very helpful if you dont have a target stick or a treat :D

[arseneashford]

My bird knows that I have a treat and he just stretches too it or goes around my hand to get

[pee]

When you watch these videos anyway when you know your parents won't let you get a cockatiel

[hlaingayehtay]

My dad told me that he had a parrot before I was born and it always woke my dad up by calling his name ..

[Addvarkezzyt]

I hate how people think that every single bird wont be scared of a huge stick coming thier way

[sribalajitourist]

Thanks a lot brother . (Praveen from India)

[madaraszi]

Oh finally the answer for my question how a girl looks with both asian and african origins.

[jkka]

Will this work on my pacific parrotlets?

[halimajavadi]

My parrot would bite me and it’s a big bird (Macaw)

[hasamind]

That's kind of cool and creepy at the same time lol

[sunae]

How I train my pineapple green cheek conure who’s really *really* bity and bites really hard. How I do it is I take gloves 😂 don’t ask me because he bites super hard, anyways then once he has stepped on, I give him a treat and keep on doing it. Then I just keep repeating that

[rohangijare]

I did it without the target training 😎😎😎

[ganthan]

Hi how to make my baby parrot move toward me when I do feeding using syringe? She stay at one place and she don't want to open mouth as well when I bring the syringe to her. Please help. I have to open her mouth to feed.

[yiikesiitssxsu]

I have a 2 month old conure and hes very vicious. I try to make him step up and i give him treats but when i put him down he tries to bite me. What should i do? I only have a moveable perch that i use to make him learn to step up.

[TheReddDevil]

My parrot is a 42 year old mean bird, he trusts me enough me to get him on a stick sometimes, he doesn't like anyone other then me and my mom going close to his crib, I'm trying to get him to stop biting, to step up and to talk he won't let me or my mom pet him, my grandparents never let him out of his cage and I don't know how to get him to act more friendly, and maybe even get hum to fly again I wanna help him but I don't know how, do you think you can help?

[emacosta]

My only problem is my parrot was abused by his previous owners and so he rarely out of his cage because he will bite. Especially men. He let's me reach in his cage and pet his neck/head but I'd love to just hold him...

[sanidhyasingh]

i have a alexdrine parrot 1 month baby at what time i should start his learning.

[muleradish]

My bird immediately goes for a bite if I get m hand as close as 30 cm

[lucianaanghel]

My question is, how can i make the bird step up without having to give it a treat every single time? Like, after a while, they begin to be used to stepping up that they forget about the treat or?