Always keep in mind that parrots are wild animals. Taming a bird is a time taking process which can also be irritating to you resulting even harming your bird, so to avoid this you should be aware of the appropriate steps to make your birds at ease.

When you bring your parrot to his new home, keep him in his cage for at least one day. Should the bird appear skittish, just allow it some additional time to adjust.

If you cover all the windows and mirrors and leave the cage door open, the parrot will emerge from the cage when it is ready to. If the bird does not emerge soon, you may be able to lure it out using some food or a branch. In order to protect yourself from snags, take precautions to ensure your hair is out of the way and wear clothing that will not snag easily.

You should never speak loudly toward the parrot. Also, you must never look directly at him since this will make them perceive you to be a predator.

If your parrot refuses to take nourishment directly from your hands then you might want to take some clippings and place them inside the cage. It is important to praise your parrot every time they eat so that they will easily eat their food from your hand.

The parrot will have to fly once in a while to exercise its wings. If the bird is still frightened, you can use a low bird stand and two sticks of varying lengths to carry the bird around. Two sticks are needed so the parrot can go from one stick to the other. This must be done slowly but deliberately as sudden movements will frighten the parrot.

You might find taming your parrot in the first few weeks a little bit difficult. Now that there has been some improvement, further lessons can be taught, the bird can now learn commands such as “step up”. The parrot will learn that you are the master and that he must come to you immediately when this is said; this will be most important in cases where imminent danger is present so that you both can move to safety.

A very important command that you want your parrot to learn is “NO”. If the parrot does something wrong then correct the bird so it will know not to do it again.

Taming the bird will take time. Once you have surpassed that, you can teach it certain words or maybe even to sing and this can only happen once you have established trust with your feathered friend.