what is the quickest way to tame an old bird

[W.D.]

Think the best one I heard was to keep it in a budgie cage in the house, even better if you have kids as they make more noise, and only feed it when it will eat its food in front of you,if it flaps about its not hungry enough yet. After a couple of weeks it will be no problem and looking forward to your attention.

[dwh]

Think the best one I heard was to keep it in a budgie cage in the house, even better if you have kids as they make more noise, and only feed it when it will eat its food in front of you,if it flaps about its not hungry enough yet. After a couple of weeks it will be no problem and looking forward to your attention.

what about the budgie bit squashed wi the two of em ;D ;D

[W.D.]

what about the budgie bit squashed wi the two of em ;D ;D

 

;D ;D ;D The budgie got a cheep trill!!!

[Guest vander mungo]

Same colour of 'loft clothes' is a must, I think.

 

Walk slowly amongst the birds, inside and outside the loft. Have them walk by you too.

 

Talk to them all the time, in my opinion its your voice that exerts best control them, they do what you want even when they don't want to, and are not hungry..

 

I also have false ceilings which limit the headroom, and small sections 5 foot x 5 foot, which basically stops birds flying inside the loft, they can't really fly by me when I'm in there with them. Deep perches that the birds retreat into when you approach, and a hand held up in front of the box stops them trying to leave.  

 

Feed (and water) birds in their boxes.

 

ib just covered all youll need to tame them down

 

[Guest bigda]

just throught there belly,  if they want to play silly  buggers then,   who  has the wining hand,  doos that lissten to you are your doos,  if they dont then they are someone elses   doos.

  

[jimmy white]

thanks guys

i will try peanuts agai

 

once they get the taste of them, they will love them,, ,, best move slowly, around the loft, never "grab"  birds,, time and patience spent with them,, speak to them,, once a bird takes a p. nut from your hand others will follow,then they will do this again, if kept peckish [not starving],,  but best is starting off by taming them as yb,s , pigeons never forget, if frightened badly will be frightened birds,, but if tamed as yb,s and kept this way,,will always be tame ,,keep the birds unafraid of you, with patience and gentleness in the loft