The biggest mistake a lot of people make when trying to train their parrots is that they try to train their parrot to do tricks on or inside their cage. Do NOT train your parrot on or in its cage! It is a definite no-no!

A parrot's cage is a parrot's territory, and if your parrot doesn't happen to be the nicest bird in the world, he is going to want to defend his territory instead of trying to learn what you are trying to teach him.

You will have him so preoccupied with invading his space that not only will his attention span be very short, he could get more aggressive.

If your bird is nice enough to step up onto your hand, then I recommend using a "T" perch that is located in another room for training. Make sure that the room you put the perch in is free from distractions from other birds, animals, or activity going on outside.

Setting up a perch in another room is going to help your training immensely, probably double your results, and pace, that your bird will learn.

If you have trouble getting your bird off of his cage, I think you should use a wooden dowel. This won't work every time, but many birds that won't step up onto hands, will easily step up onto a wooden dowel.

If you really require help on parrot training, I suggest you visit this site to learn more.

http://www.birdtricks.com/training_parrots.htm

A parrots comfort zone is a 'sweet spot' between being content and being fearful. You can actually use this to your advantage if you know how to do it right.

Find something that your bird is afraid of, and make it your goal to help your bird overcome its fear of that object.

Make it a goal to train the bird over the next week or two to touch the object that he now fears, by using treats as a reward for walking toward the object, and eventually touching it.

Remember to go slowly, and reward even the smallest amounts of progress; even one step closer is deserving of praise and a reward.

And don't push your bird OUT of its Comfort Zone... work in that 'sweet spot' between being content and being fearful.

You will realise that you will see a higher amount of progress with your birds when you actively look for things that scare your bird and systematically 'desensitizing' your bird to those fears one by one.

Your bird will TRANSFORM into a bird that has a level of confidence and happiness you've never seen in your whole life.

If you would like to further learn these techniques, check out this Taming, Training & Tricks course that details how you can take a scared parrot and work in those fringes of a bird's comfort zone.

It teaches you that there is a sweet spot in your bird's mental state... a spot between being content, and being afraid, that is still in the bird's comfort zone.

And by targeting all of your training exercises to work in this 'Sweet Spot' you can achieve maximum success with your bird, and build confidence that wasn't there to begin with... all by building on positive experiences that DO NOT scare your bird, while in that 'Sweet Spot'.

If you don't yet own a copy of Taming, Training & Tricks Course you can pick up a copy here:

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I've found that if you want to get a parrot to start eating a healthy pellet based diet, there are some simple to follow strategies to getting the bird to start eating food it originally refuses to touch.

For example, here's how you can get your parrot to start eating the pellets. Parrots love bread… as do a LOT of birds. So what you can do is bake up some muffins. But leave all the unhealthy
stuff out of them like all that butter.

Then take some organic pellets and baked them right into the muffins; chunks and all.

Now I know that you wouldn't touch these muffins with a 10 foot pole, but you'll be suprised when you see your bird start digging right into the muffin and every now and then. They just can't help but accidentally eat one of those pellets… because you've crammed a lot of them in there; and he can't eat these muffins without getting at least a few pellets down his throat.

The key here is to hide healthy stuff you want your parrot to eat inside of tasty things they like. Over time, the bird realizes the pellets in the muffins are good, or at least he realizes that he can eat them if he's really hungry.

This helps wean birds onto a healthier pellet based diet… and if you're bird's struggling with this same problem I'd suggest taking this approach.

It also works with scrambled eggs pretty well too… most parrots love scrambled eggs. You can get a bird to eat all sorts of things if you chop it up small enough and mix it in with scrambled eggs.

If you would like to know more tips on how to safely adjust your bird's diet and properly train your parrots, visit this site:

http://www.birdtricks.com/training_parrots.htm

Are you having a hard time with your parrots? Let me guess... When you first buy a parrot or "parrots", you usually want your parrots to do three things. You want them to do tricks. You want them to talk. You want them to obey on command.

Your first wish usually comes true, simply because parrots are funny birds and like to do ridiculous and amusing things. Your second wish also comes true most of the time as the owners work with their parrots and parrots imitate the sounds they hear. But what about your third wish? Proper parrot training is the key to having all three wishes come true.

Proper parrot training requires knowledge of the secrets of parrot training. Like it or not, parrots are wild animals and have animal instincts, although some would debate me on that as they feel that their parrots are angels. Ever heard of a wild parrot that never bites?

Anyway, my point is, parrots are honed down to adjust in human environment. Parrot training and taming are essential not only for your well being, it also works towards the well being of your parrot. Parrot training is an art. It demands a lot of patience and skill. As someone who has owned and "worked" with parrots; if you count doing favors to some friends in taming and training their parrots as work, understanding a parrot's behavior and parrot training is naturally a major focus area . Proper parrot training can and in fact will do wonders for your bird and you.

You can have incredibly happy and mischievous parrots as a result of parrot training. Parrot training can remove behavioral problems and make your parrot friendly and literally dance when you approach or call them!

There have been many theories on parrot training but not all are foolproof. Personally, I have used trial and error, with a lot of cuts from bites, not to mention asking my friend who is an animal management trainer for tips on how he trains his otters to obey his command, to come to the right techniques of parrot training. I know it's a little odd comparing otters to parrots but actually the concept is the same and I think you get the idea.

If you are really serious in providing the best for your parrot and trick train your bird, there is only one guy on the internet I would recommend- Chet Womach . He has revolutionized the art of parrot training. Don't believe me? Chet takes untrained and untamed birds and trains them right in front of the camera.This famous trainer shows you all his secret methods to train parrots.

It does not matter if you have a Macaw, Amazon, Cockatoo, Cockatiel, African Grey or any smaller bird. Chet gives you tips for all kinds of parrot training. He undertakes parrot training by using your parrot's natural instincts instead of its intelligence. Enter your bird's mind to solve all its behavioral problems.

To learn more about parrot training visit:

http://www.birdtricks.com/training_parrots.htm