tips on teaching a cockatiel 2 talk please?

Question

this poor bird was terribly neglected and abused when i addopted it. badly clipped wings, chopped of tail etc.
despite of all that it has a wonderful personality and is really shaping up.

Answer 1

talk to him..if its a male he will talk eventually along with you..we have a male cockatiel and he says pretty boy jake(himself), pretty christina(our cat)..

just talk to it saying like pretty boy/pretty bird...if its a male he will pick up on it..if its a female it wont

Answer 2

For a cockatiel to memerize a word you should claim it persistently and yet all over again. Rember even as it learns a word advantages it. some cockatiels under no circumstances learn a thanks to communicate. Your fortunate adult males are better vocal than females. you've gotten better success training them to whistle

Answer 3

use a clicker. A clicker is a little thing that you press when your pet has done a desired behaviour, such as repeating things you have said. When you press the clicker it makeds a sharp noise that is very distictive. First teach your bird what the clicker means by pressing it and then giving your bird its favourite treat. Everytime your bird does something right, click and treat. The advantage of using a clicker is that it captures the moment that your pet has done something right.
No late or early clicks allowed. it defeats the purpose of the exercise.

Answer 4

Well we have 3 cockatiels and 2 parrots and we have had the 3 cockatiels just talking away we used a cd and played it constantly but also talked to them our selves when ever we were around them.

Answer 5

Cockateils are not very good talkers. Getting a CD that has sayings on it and pushing repeat on the player for 15 min a day can help. Males can learn to talk, but most females can only whistle

Answer 6

you have to keep talking to him, repeating over and over. Also if you say things with a little bit of emotion (like say it with a smile or with excitement) that might help a little. I'm not sure though, Because my cockatiel had a similar experience, he was not abused or neglected though, the groomers cut off his tail, and messed up his wings. anyway, i tried to teach him to talk repeating it over and over, but he wouldn't say it, then one day, i was laughing, not even trying to teach him, and ten minutes later he just started laughing just like i was!

Answer 7

Patience, patience, patience and repeat, repeat, repeat. The CDs are a good idea. You can also try teaching whistles first. They seem to catch onto those quickly.
Sandi Madsen, C.A.S.
Founder of A Place to Call Home Parrot Rescue
Creston, IL 815-384-3170

Answer 8

male are usually the ones to sing or mic-mic words,try going to bird-talk.com,they might have some articles on that subject...good luck..

Answer 9

Well first if you want it to co-operate you have to be sure that it feels safe with you and trusts you.Next, focus on a word and say it all the time.When he/she says it or something that sounds close to it, rewards him/her.

Answer 10

Not all cockatiels are talkers, but you have a better chance if yours is a male.

Here are a few links with tips:
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/OriginalsbyLori/tielwork.html
http://www.articlealley.com/article_55995_54.html

Answer 11

i taught my birds whistles first then small phrases like pretty bird and hello