so how did you train your parrot to be a good parrot?

[adreane]

I was just curious on how many of you had your parrot since it was young and what you did to make them good parrots. I am really working with mine and I know every bird is different but I was hoping to give her the best chance at being friendly with everyone and to not be a screamer or a biter. I want to raise her the right way while she is young so she doesn't develope bad habits. So my question is what is your parrots behavior like (good and bad) and why do you think they are like that? Is there anything you would have done differently that you think may have changed the way it is today? What are your most important traing tips and advice you think made the biggest difference? I would love to hear about everyones experience.

Adreane

 

[merlinsmom13]

I think being consistant is very important. Merlin knows certain behavior will earn him a time out everytime. Not to say he won't go ahead & do the bad thing, but it curbs him most of the time. You can't really "punish" a parrot, but depriving him of your company goes along way w/bad behavior. Make sure that you are calm when you work w/him, they know when you are excited or angry & will act on that. Expose them to as much new situations as possible, babies are more open to new things than adults, everything is new to them. This includes diet, this is something I was lax on & I'm finding it difficult to deal with now. Another mistake I made was the 'eating w/the flock', I allowed liberties when we were eating & now it is no pleasure to eat together. So I'm unhappy @ meal time, & Merlin is unhappy.

 

[suebee]

i don't think i could give any good training your parrot to be good advice lol, only how to make them easier to live with as nut is mental and generally does as she pleases! though she has stopped chewing the walls, she still un hooks the curtains, an hates being told off! to the point she will fly onto me an bite me!

but getting nut use to different ppl was easy as she likes ppl, and i had a host of friends i invited around at the start, for her to explore! she was fine with them but when my step daughter stayed a few nights, she was really bullying towards them, like landing on her head and flyin off with a clumps of hair??? then just hanging there cos she got stuck?

and as for setting rules from the start i did not let nut chew my clothes no matter how blingy etc, my man did let her, well now she will not be told by any1 not to chew his clothes, but as soon as i make no sounds, she'll stop chewing mine??
so set the rules early, no matter how hard, it seems to take time for them to get the idea, but once its set in, it generally stays