i need help with cockatiel

[jrbirdkid]

how do i make my bird fly to my arm

[NoLimitssjca]

You have to start with step-up using a treat they will like. Gradually increase the distance. Lots of time and patience.

[jakeandoscar]

I have heard that using a target stick works well. You need to teach the bird to go to the stick first and when yo point it somewhere thats where it goes. So after it learns to fly to that spot where the stick is pointed you can point it to your shoulder or arm and it will fly there. THis will take LOADS of patience and time but it will be worth it.

[RubyMuse]

Well, I recently taught a conure a flight to my arm without teaching him step up first. I just used a clicker and gave him a sunflower seed with a click a few times. Then I backed up just a bit, put my arm out, had a sunflower seed in my open hand, did not move, and as soon as the bird flew to my arm I clicked and he walked down to my hand to the treat.

I repeated this many times before gradually moving farther away and sometimes closer and now he will do this reliably after a few training sessions that were short.

[jenseits]

Both methods above can work. I think starting with targeting is probably the most solid.
I used luring to get started (not the strongest training technique, but it worked): Teaching Flighted Recall: First Steps Best in Flock – Parrot Blog

Stewie got really good at flighted recall, but then we needed to work on *not* flying when I didn't want him to. :) After he got the hang of it for a while I had him flying after me all the time, which got to be a little annoying. heh heh.

p.s. You posted in the DIY section. Maybe you can PM a moderator and ask that this be moved to the cockatiel section or the training section where more folks will see it.