How to Tame Yen Phung Parrot

Parakeets or macaws are quite interesting ornamental birds. While they are not very difficult to tame, the process takes time, patience, and consistency. Let’s make the process of taming the bird’s nest an exciting journey, it will be a worthwhile experience for both you and your pet parrot!

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Building trust with parrots

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Let the parrot acclimatize to the environment. The swiftlet parrot is a rather frightened and timid bird. ^{[1] X Research Source} Taming won’t work if its surroundings frighten it.

If you just bought a parrot, you need to give it about 2 weeks to acclimate to its new environment. During this time, one of the things they will do is locate their food and water dishes. ^{[2] X Research Source}
During the acquaintance period, if possible, you should keep the parrot in a room with a lot of people. Although this may not sound like much, leaving your parrot in a place with a lot of traffic will actually help it get used to the presence of people and no longer see humans as a threat. ^{[3] X Research Source} Note, however, that parrots have very sensitive hearing so you need to make sure the room doesn’t stress them out. In the room there can be many things to observe but do not turn on the speakers too loud or there is draft because too many people pass by. It should be a pleasant environment so that the parrot doesn’t get stressed.

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Keep the parrot’s cage nearby as you go about your daily activities. To trust you, your parrot must be comfortable around you. Give your parrot about a week to get used to this.

Keep the parrot’s cage nearby when you’re relaxing, such as when watching TV or reading a book.
You do not need to interact directly with the parrot when its cage is next to you. Just let the parrot get comfortable in your presence.

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Interact but do not touch the parrot. Once your parrot is comfortable around you, you can start interacting with it more often. At this point you still need to be really patient so as not to stress the parrot.

You should not interact with parrots with eye contact. A parrot’s eyes are located on the sides of the head, like most animals that are subject to other predators. The human eye is in the front, so when you look directly at the parrot, it will think you are a predator – you certainly don’t want it to think you are!

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Put your hand outside the cage and talk to the parrot in a soft voice. That way, they won’t see your hand as a threat; Talking softly will also help them to be less anxious. Give your parrot about a week to get used to having your hands out of the cage. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

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Put your hand inside the parrot’s cage. Open the cage door slowly so as not to startle the parrot. Do not try to touch the parrot or anything else in the cage. The purpose of this is to get the parrot used to the presence of your hand in its space. This familiarization process can take about a week. ^{[5] X Research Sources}

You can cover your hands with a towel if you are afraid of being pecked by a parrot.

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Hold food, such as millet, and put your hand inside the parrot’s cage. You will slowly bring your hand closer to the parrot to see if it will come and peck the food. Don’t be surprised or discouraged if your parrot shows fear, stands still, or flies away in the cage. ^{[6] X Research Source}

Repeat this action about at least 3-5 times. Each time, bring your hand closer to the parrot. Gradually, the parrot will get comfortable, come closer and peck the food on your hand. ^{[7] X Research Sources}^{[8] X Research Sources}
Hold food in your hand every time you touch the parrot’s cage to change food and water so that the parrot gets used to your hands. ^{[9] X Research Source}
This step may take several days or weeks.

Teach parrot to stand up

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Put your hand inside the parrot’s cage. You’ll use slow, steady gestures and a soft voice, just like when building trust with parrots. Although the parrot is now quite comfortable with your hand, you still have to be consistent, not scaring the parrot for the taming to progress.

Slowly put out your index finger so that the parrot stands on it. ^{[10] X Research Source}
You can cover your hands with a towel if you are afraid of being pecked by a parrot.

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Bring your index finger closer to the parrot. Remember to do the movement very slowly. Your parrot will probably react the same way when you hold food in your hand and bring your hand close to it. If so, wait for the parrot to calm down and then try again. Don’t worry if the parrot doesn’t land on your hand right away, it will eventually trust and do so.

If your parrot is getting too nervous and scared, you can wait to try again later or try again another day. ^{[11] X Research Source}

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Encourage your parrot to land on your hand. When the parrot is comfortable with you bringing your finger close, slowly slide your finger under the breast, just in front of the parrot’s feet and give a gentle push. Remember to be gentle.

If you put your hand too hard, the parrot may get scared and fly away.
At first, the parrot may not understand this action of yours and fly away. Stay calm and try again until it understands what you want it to do. ^{[12] X Research Source}
Gently say “step up” and gently push the cockatoo’s breast to help the parrot understand that you want it to step on your finger. ^{[13] X Research Source}
If the parrot is still hesitant, you can use some millet to coax it to step up. ^{[14] X Research Source}

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Leave your hands alone. Once the parrot has stepped on your finger, try to keep it as still as possible. ^{[15] X Research Source} Although parrots are used to perching on tree branches, it will take some time for them to get used to perching on your hand.

Reward your parrot with food to reinforce positive behavior when it lands on your hand.
Practice getting your parrot to land on your arm a few times a day, with a reward when it does.

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Take the parrot out of the cage. Once your parrot is comfortable stepping on your arm, it’s time to get him out of the cage. You should work very slowly and use a soothing voice to coax the parrot out.

It is possible that the parrot will be very hesitant and do not want to get out of the cage because that is its safe area. You can lure it with food, but don’t push it too hard. ^{[16] X Research Source}
Clearing the way out of the cage (free of toys, food and water dishes) will make it easier for you to get your hands out of the cage. ^{[17] X Research Source}
If the parrot flies away or flies right back to the cage when you take it out, that’s okay too.
If the parrot flies away, don’t run and chase it. If you chase, the parrot will think you are the predator and it is the prey. Wait for the parrot to land somewhere and calmly approach it, reaching out your hand for the parrot to land on your arm.
If the parrot flies back to the cage, let it relax a bit and then try again.
Getting your parrot out of the cage and maintaining it in your arms will take at least a week of regular practice each day, or longer. Be patient and wait for your parrot to get used to being outside the cage.

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When the parrot lands on your finger, take it on a tour of the various rooms. Many parrot owners often let their parrots visit the bathroom.

No matter which room you take your parrot to, you should cover the mirror and close the windows to avoid distracting the parrot. Also, make sure the room is clean and free of dangers like spinning ceiling fans and other pets. ^{[18] X Research Sources}
In a new environment, the parrot may fly out of your hand. If so, don’t chase it now.
Rewarding your parrot with food in a new room will also help make it more comfortable in that room.
Take your parrot to a new room for 15-20 minutes at a time, several times a day. ^{[19] X Research Source}

Teach your parrot to walk from hand to hand

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Let the parrot perch on your finger. In this step you will use both or your hands, so it will be easier to get the parrot out of the cage. You can choose a room that is familiar to the parrot, such as the bathroom, ^{[20] X Research Source} , or leave the parrot in an old room.

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Sit down in a chair, on the floor or on the bed. It’s easier to teach your parrot to walk from hand to hand while you’re sitting. Sit down slowly and gently so as not to startle the parrot and fly away from you. ^{[21] X Research Source}

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Place the index finger of the other hand on the parrot’s breast, just in front of the leg. Gently push your finger as if you were teaching a parrot to land on your finger and say “step up”. Keep doing this until the parrot steps on your hand. Do this activity every day, the parrot will soon form the habit of stepping into your other hand.

Your parrot may not be familiar with your commands, so try several times to make it understand that you want it to land on your other finger.
Reward your parrot with a treat each time it steps on your hand.

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Practice until your parrot can step on your finger without you having to push on its chest. As with other taming steps, you should have your parrot do this exercise several times a day, for about 10-15 minutes each time. Stepping up is quite natural for parrots, so they learn it pretty quickly. ^{[22] X Research Source}

Repetition is the key to mastering this lesson.

Advice

Do not give up! The process of taming swiftlet parrots takes a lot of patience but the results will be well worth it!
Do not retract your hand when being pecked by a parrot. If you do, it will learn that just pecking you will pull you away. That means the parrot is training you, not you.
If you decide to keep parrots, you should choose to buy young parrots, ideally baby parrots because they will be easier to train and peck very gently (you won’t get hurt).
Stay calm and relaxed during parrot training. Although this process can take up to a few months, if you can stay calm, your parrot will be more comfortable.
Remember to close all windows when taking your parrot out of the cage, or they will most likely fly out the window.
Although training parrots can be difficult, you will find that they make great companions!
Young swiftlets will be easier to train. All animals are easier to train at a young age.
Swallow parrots are quite shy, so if you want to raise a bolder bird, choose an Australian gray parrot. However, raising Australian gray parrots also has more things to keep in mind.
When you first bring your parrot home, you can wear gloves to avoid pain when the parrot pecks.
Millet is rich in fat, so in addition to millet, you should reward your parrot with other foods, such as fresh fruit, seeds and bran pellets. However, millet is still the most favorite reward of the bird’s nest. ^{[23] X Research Sources}

Warning

There are some foods that can cause bird’s nest poisoning that you need to avoid, such as jujube seeds, avocados, socpa and onions.

Steps

Building trust with parrots

Teach parrot to stand up

Teach your parrot to walk from hand to hand

Advice

Warning

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