Place your hand, or a perch, under the bird s belly. Do this every time you take your bird out of its cage and when you pick it up. This will help when you need to correct your bird s behavior. Your bird should not be allowed to be above your chest level, because they feel dominant there. In the wild, a bird enforces its dominance by being above everyone else.
Birds are social creatures.
When your bird is being good, take it out of the cage and tell it how good it is. Your bird will respond to training quicker if you reward it more often. Don ' t reward bad behavior. Taking your bird out of its cage when it is screaming will tell it to scream for attention. Screaming at your bird to tell it to be quiet will amuse it, not quiet it.