TEACHING YOUR BIRD TO 'STEP-UP'

This blog has moved to Facebeak’s very own website! Yippee! But you can still read this guide at thefacebeak.com Here’s a little excerpt of what to expect…



STEP 1

Go up to your bird’s cage and extend a treat through the bars. Make it a delicious treat, something the bird doesn’t normally get to eat (ie. a piece of cashew or almond). It is important that you hold the treat through the bars and don’t move - you don’t want to scare the bird but you want it to come to the treat and take it in its own time. If your bird doesn’t come up to the treat from your hand within a reasonable amount of time, you could try again at a time when your bird is hungrier, perhaps first thing in the morning before you have refilled its food containers.

To read the full guide, visit the new Facebeak blog How to Teach Your Bird to Step Up