3 Tricks To Teach Your Yellow Headed Amazon Parrot

One of the more popular parrot breeds to own and train as pets is the Yellow Headed Amazon Parrot

. They have become so popular because of their beautiful feather coloration. If you have attempted to train your Yellow Headed Amazon Parrot, it likely proved to be a very frustrating endeavor.

Although training and teaching your parrot tricks can be a bit challenging, there are steps you can take to help your parrot successfully learn new tricks.

Speaking

First it is important to realize that although all members of this parrot family have the ability to speak, some will just choose not to speak at all and there is nothing you can do to change their minds. Fortunately most Amazon parrots do enjoy talking and the mental stimulation associated with speaking, so this should not be much of an issue.

There are other methods available to encourage your parrot to speak. Using classic conditioning, meaning offering a bribe such as food or treats when a specific task or trick is completed, is often a successful method to train your Yellow Headed Amazon Parrot. After a word or phrase is successfully uttered, immediately give a treat or piece of fruit as a reward for the action. Your parrot will learn very quickly.

You can begin with a very simple word that has only one or two syllables such as the word hello. Continue to repeat the word over and over again until your Amazon parrot responds with any sound. At first, any response to you, even if it is gibberish, is successful, and you will want to offer a piece of food as an incentive to continue the training. Continue the process until your parrot begins to repeat the word in a more clear tone.

Once your Amazon parrot is able to clearly say the first word, move on to a different but easy word and repeat these steps. This speaking and training technique has been regarded as most successful, but it could take a bit of time before your Amazon parrot is successful, so it is best to show a bit of patience in the process.

Step Up Trick

The step up trick is another popular training trick for your Yellow Headed Amazon Parrot, and is easy to teach. This trick requires your parrot to step up on either a branch or your fingers. Using the words step up and gently pushing your index and middle finger into your parrots breast above their legs. They will begin to step up onto the branch or your fingers, and repeat until there is no need to gently push, but rather your parrot steps up on command. Be sure to keep gentle when pushing into your parrots chest and not poke them.

Turnaround Trick

The turnaround trick is another pretty easy trick to start with your Amazon parrot. Simply take a treat or piece of food and let your parrot smell it. Then using the words turn around, rotate the food around their body slowly so your parrot is able to follow it, and once a complete circle has been made, offer the treat as a reward to your parrot. Your parrot should be able to turn around in a complete circle after a bit of training without the encouragement of food around their body, but be sure to give them a reward after successful completion of the trick.

Caring for and teaching your Yellow Headed Amazon Parrot can be very fun and rewarding. As mentioned, be sure to keep your patience, as these are smart birds but they will require a bit of time to master these fun tricks.

by: Jessica Peloski

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