How do you train a budgie to stand on your finger ?.

Question

budgie is young but very active.

Answer 1

Try this website

It has tips and training ideas etc. for your budgie

http://www.budgieplace.com/

Answer 2

Keep putting your finger under it's chest and coax it, repetition is the answer.

Answer 3

Limit the training to one person

Only one person should be taking on the responsibility of hand training for the first few months. It is much easier for a budgie to trust and like one person. After it bonds and trusts one person, it will usually move on to other people in the family as it is a sociable animal.

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.

Hope this helps.  Good luck and long life to your budgie.  :)

*SL

Answer 4

i dont know. im sorry.

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Answer 5

i aggre with allen u need to  let him get use to u and  then put your finger under its chest an coax it

Answer 6

let budgie get used to your hand being in cage

then when bird will stand on hand

begin to stick finger out

when he is used to that

just use position finger close to budgie and he will hop on.

Answer 7

first try putting food Millet' seed  cereal on your hand keep trying it  

Answer 8

tell it to stand. if it doesnt want to, it'll poo on your finger and fly away. free freee  as a bird.

Answer 9

Repetitive training, do it like 40 times a day with small rewards each time and talk to him sweetly.  He'll soon get used to it. Talked to a Magician with doves once and that is how he trained his doves to sit for ages on their perch.

Answer 10

You have just brought your new baby Budgie home. Once you put him in the nice new cage you bought, you are ready to play with him. But your little bird is afraid of you – what can you do?

First you have to step back and spend some time Getting to Know Your Budgie.

When your bird is comfortable with you being near his cage and responds to you by getting close to the side of the cage you are near, it is time to introduce him to your hand.

Offer him a small piece of millet or a broken sunflower seed but do not try to touch him if he moves away from your hand. Hold your hand in the cage doing nothing, just to get him used to your hand. He will start to realize that the hand will not hurt him, but this may take a day or two.

When your Budgie stops trying to get away from your hand, you can slowly move closer until one day he allows you to gently stroke his breast.

Continue to quietly talk to him when you are doing this. When he seems comfortable with your hand touching him, you can gently press against the abdomen and push up a bit. There is a good chance that he may put one foot onto your finger.

If this does not frighten him, you can give another slight push and he may put his other foot up and be standing on your hand. He will probably jump off immediately – but remain calm and try again if he is not frightened.

Although it is very exciting the first time your Budgie steps up for you, please stay calm and continue to talk quietly to him. A Budgie will usually test a branch (or a finger) before stepping up by grabbing with his beak. This is not a bite, does not hurt and is very normal. Be ready for this to happen, and don’t pull away if he does test your finger before stepping up.

Please do not rush to take him out of the cage when he first steps onto your finger. Your Budgie is still getting to know you and although he is now comfortable with you while in his cage, he may become frightened when you take him out of the cage.

Before you take him out of the cage on your finger, you must be certain that he can not be injured in the room. If you have other pets, please remove them and close the door. Close the curtains over the windows so your bird does not crash into the glass.

After he has been stepping up regularly, you can move your hand towards the cage door to take him out. Your bird might panic when he is outside the cage and begin to fly wildly around the room.

If your bird flies, he may not know how to land properly and you may have to go and pick him up by having him step up on your finger. Do not chase him or throw things at him to try to get him to stop flying. Just wait patiently until he lands and slowly go to pick him up, talking quietly to him.

REPEAT UNTILL RESULTS..

HOPE THIS HELPS

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Answer 11

Training a budgerigar isn't difficult - it just requires patience and a calm manner. At first, only one person should train your budgie. This person should be alone with the budgie to avoid stressing the bird and each training session should last from 10 to 20 minutes.

Begin by slowly placing your hand in the cage, without trying to touch the budgie. Speak in a calming way to the bird, being careful not to frighten it.

Once the bird accepts your hand in the cage without flying about, slowly move your hand closer to the budgie. With patience and several training sessions, you'll reach the stage where you can have your hand near the bird.

Once your budgie is calm when you have your hand nearby, put your index finger against the budgie's breast - just in front of the legs - and press very gently while saying "up" at the same time. The bird should step onto your finger.

Don't take a budgie out of its cage until it's stepping up onto your finger when you say "up". Before you let your budgie out of the cage for the first time, shut all doors and windows, and cover windows and mirrors so your budgie doesn't fly into them. Never let a budgie out of its cage if a fan is on, a fire is lit, something is cooking on the stove or if dogs and cats are in the house.

At first your budgie might be reluctant to come out of the cage but if it will step up onto your finger, you can gradually move the bird out of the cage while it is sitting there.

When birds are first let out of their cage, it's normal for them to panic and fly somewhere high up in the room. Give it time to settle, and then if you can reach, try to get your budgie to step up onto your finger.

If you're having problems catching your budgie when it's loose in the house, try closing the curtains and turn off the lights. Birds usually stay still in darkness, making them easier to catch.

You also might want to train your budgie to talk. Budgies are good talkers, with young and solitary birds the quickest to learn the words you teach them. Most budgies can learn up to 20 words with ease.

Start by repeating a simple phrase or the name of your budgie every time you pass by the cage.

Have a regular lesson with the bird sitting quietly on your finger as you repeat the phrase over and over again for ten minutes.

Don't start teaching a budgie a new phrase until it has the hang of saying the first one.

Answer 12

you dont ave to train it just whistle n hold ya finger out :)

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Answer 13

start by holding out your palm with bird food on it. (i have experience with parrots and cockatoos but not budgies, but im sure they are similar) one more tip... no sudden movements!