Training a cockatiel is basically the same as any other pet bird. It takes time to gain their trust. Once you have gained their trust, however, you can train them to do a number of different things, two of which are talking and finger training them.
First, we will concentrate on training them to sit on your finger. As with any bird, you do not want to open the cage door and go right for the cockatiel. This will just send them hysterically flying about their cage and does not build trust. Instead, spend about 15 minutes a few times a day with the first day having your finger poking through the cage. The second day, you can gently open the cage door and rest your hand on a perch (not too close to the bird). Continue this process but each day slowly move your hand a little bit closer to the bird until it gets to the point where the cockatiel allows you to touch his breast. Once this happens, you can begin to gently nudge the bird with your finger until it eventually climbs up on your finger.
Next, you will want to teach your cockatiel how to talk. This process should be done after you have gained your bird’s trust. This is basically repeating the same word over and over each day until the cockatiel finally repeats it. Start with one word at a time and eventually you can have it repeating phrases.
One word of advice with training your cockatiel. Do not put another bird or a mirror in it’s cage until after it has learned to talk. This will distract it and make it nearly impossible to train.
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