Can you teach a cockatiel to talk???

Question

If you can, then how?

Answer 1

I have heard that only the males talk. I have also heard that they will only repeat what one person says to them. I had one several years ago and the way I thought him to talk was to get a tape recorder. I made a 30 minute tape of me saying "Pretty Boy" I played that when ever I was out of the room or when I went I left the house.. It wasn't long before "dippy joe" started talking. He started with Pretty boy and from there just picked up anything he liked. After he started talking tho, it was hard to shut him up!

Answer 2

Yes, though they're not the greatest talkers :-P . People say males are the talkers, but I had a female that spoke more than any of my other birds, including one of my conures! The idea is to talk to the bird all the time. Walk around your home and point out other pets, people in the home, objects, and even if it's raining or sunny out side. Use certain words for certain events in the home, such as 'Night night' for when you put you guy to bed and 'good morning!' when you wake them up.

As a whole, Cockatiels are better at whistling. Some birds are excellent at mimicking the Andy Griffith theme. My male breeder can say 'night night' but prefers to whistle the sounds of the words. I also whistle a special 'hello' when I walk into the bird room and my male cockatiel has copied that down exactly. Mind you, so have my green cheek conures ^.^ .

Good luck!

Answer 3

Yes! Simple repetition and reward, just as you would teach a dog tricks. Birds have some limitations on what sounds they can make, with exception to African Greys and Mocking birds, other species may be quite limited. Usually birds will only mimic what they like the sound of so you might say a word a million times and the bird will never say it. On the other hand, be careful what you say in front of them because you might say something just once and they will repeat it a million times.

Answer 4

Yes -- my daughter has two, they're lovely and friendly little birds, and VERY chatty. They especially like whistling music, we've noticed -- my daughter taught her first bird to whistle the theme from the Mario video game, and her newest bird learned it from hearing the first bird whistle it.

They both know a few words -- my daughter thought it would be funny to teach the first bird to say "Chicken!"

To teach them, just repeat the word or phrase over and over until the bird mimics you. Cockatiels are naturally very social birds and will chatter at each other, or at you. They don't seem to learn as many words as the bigger parrots like African greys or yellow-naped Amazons, but they're delightful little friends nevertheless.

Enjoy yours!

Answer 5

Cockatiels that I have known usually make GREAT whistlers, but only so-so talkers. My own cockatiel was a male, and he could whistle a few songs, but never learned to talk... which was OK with me :-)

Answer 6

Yes you can! First, don't let him have a mirror. He will mimmick himself, and will not mimmick you!

Then, talk to him all the time, and repeat the same phrases over and over. Whistle little tunes and he'll be whistling with you before you know it! Mine LOVED the theme to Andy Griffith!

You can even find tapes online for teaching birds. They're basically repetitive phrases. It's the repetetion that the bird gets. You could even make your own tape/cd with your voice.

Have fun with it!

Answer 7

Cocktail's are not the appropriate talkers of the parrot relations. even if, you need to properly be able to get the chook to assert some easy words or words, even if or not they could sound better whistle like in nature. with a view to assist a chook locate uncomplicated techniques to communicate, i got here upon it maximum useful to eliminate any mirrors from their cage and do not positioned a reflect lower back in until eventually the chook is proficient in putting forward the word you're training. each day, for better or less 20 minutes, take the chook into the lavatory or a mattress room with a reflect. Take the chook out of their cage and sit down them on your shoulder, when you're status in the front of the reflect as close as conceivable. Repeat the word or be conscious you choose the chook to study. Repeat it again and again. The chook ought to positioned its head close on your mouth when you're speaking, merely enable it. it ought to preen you or kiss on the reflect, merely enable it. do this each day, better than once once you've the time. maximum birds ought to have picked up the word with suggestions from the top of a month. back, cocktails do not frequently communicate very it appears that evidently, yet with suggestions from the top of the month their whistle ought to have the intonation of the word you've been repeating. the major element is to be affected individual with the chook.

Answer 8

Yes but ti takes a realy long time and they have more fun trying new songs then learning words.Best is to buy a tape that repates a word like "hello" a bllion times.They will usally pick up hello by them seves cause they hear t more often.

Answer 9

i think only the males talk i have 3 and none talk 2 are males so i was told

Answer 10

The pet store told me that only the males learn to talk......not sure how to do it though