Training Two Birds

User Question
Hi, I love your web site, It is absolutely informative, but I have my own unique situation.

I bought 2 new beautiful keets, and they are roughly 3-4 months. I put them together in a cage and I will be putting more stuff in the cage. As of now, I only have in a food and water bowl, swing, and mita treat. I have only had them for two days, and they already respond to my singing and talking.

I would like to know how to train 2 birds at once to be hand trained. I want to be able to take out and hold these birds, I love them very much. They will not let me touch them much, only for a second. I will be following your steps now that I read them, I just want to know if it will work with 2 birds in the same cage.

Also, I hear that birds wont eat in the dark so it must be light for them to eat. I live in my downstairs, and there is only partial light during the day through the window they sit in front of. How can I be sure they are eating and drinking. Thank you so much!

Lisa's Answer
Yes, certainly you can train two birds, in fact it might be easier because one will take the lead from the other and see that it's safe to deal with you.

If the birds are sitting in front of a window, they must be getting sunlight while the sun is up - even if it's not direct light. It only gets dark at night, at least in my part of the world :) Believe me, birds will eat when they're hungry and drink when they're thirsty, even if it's dark out.

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