How can I teach my parrot to talk?

Question

I have a two year old female Indian ringneck and would like to teach her to talk. I repeat words, e.g. hello, but she doesn't seem very vocal.

Answer 1

Well, first of all, Have taught my African Gray & African Gray Timneh to talk. Am working now on my Sun Conure who is around 18 months now & she is doing great. Says: Hi Baby, Hi. Hi Guys, Bye Bye, What Baby. Am working on a "Hello" & "Pretty Bird" with her now. My Key to teaching any bird to Talk, is to spend about 15 minutes - 4 or 5 different times a day with them. Take them out of their Cage & hold them. Have both feet on one finger & other hand cupped around them, so mostly have thier "Head" Looking at you. First I call them by name, to get their attention. Then I say the word, I want them to learn, in a "Strict / Sharp Tone". Then when have their attention. Just keep saying the Word over & over (as you do this, you will see their head lean kind of sideways / this means they are listening) & just keep saying & repeating it again, & again. Make each session (all same day) the same word. Next day do same steps above, but use a "Different Word". When you least expect it, out pops these words, from their head. With My Grays, they have to take time to mull their words around in their brain before trying it out loud. But now she just picks words up very quickly. Needless to say, all three of my Birds Talk to me & I to Them, & never a dull moment here. Remember, the "Sharp Tone of Voice" is the key Word here, (I believe) in getting them to Talk.
Thank you & Good Luck !!

Answer 2

Ringnecks, while capable of small amounts of vocalization are not usually particularly interested in human speech. Other than saying the same things over and over in relation to specific things you are doing or giving them.... it is at the birds discretion whether it deigns to repeat any of the words. LOL, you can talk to them until you are blue in the face, if they don't want to talk... they won't. You will find that the more likely the bird is to actually take, the higher the price tag is when you go to buy it.

Answer 3

the cassete thing is a good idea but here r some things other persons that managed to teach parrots talk taught me. 4 example, don't give him/her a mirror or any partner cause (at least so they say) they will stop being interested in talking with U.

oh, and 2 year old!!! quite old, i guess u might be just wasting ur time cause this has to be done early. instead of cassets i personally would use the PC instead. u do have a mic, right?

Answer 4

Put the cage of ur parrot to a place where u and ur family r normally doing normal day activities like ur sitting room .Also give 15 minutes to ur parrot talking to her about ur daily routine.It will releive ur stress also and ur parrot will learn new words..A cd or a cassette formula requires time and im sure u dont have time cuz we all r very busy in this fast world

Answer 5

I would not teach parrots, because it is an indication that they suffered something.
I heard that words fix better in the memory of parrots in conditions of big stress (e.g. they may learn something from thieves who entered a room). And males "learn" better than females and they remember better being young, when they have more labile brain. In fact, parrots do not learn, they just mimic.

I like however when people learn birds' singing.

Answer 6

Record a cd or cassette repeatig the phrases you would like her to learn and play it for her a couple of times a day and she ll be talking in no time

Answer 7

Lots of good ideas before mine, but we learned from our cockateil that you should NOT teach them to whistle BEFORE they start talking, as they will ralely talk after learning to whistle! Poor "happy"... just whistles his way into our hearts... without a word!
Good luck with your parrot!
I'll bet he's a "PRETTY BOY"! :-)