how to train congo grey African parrot?

Answer 1

Try looking online for training parrots, or do you mean how to tame? I tamed my budgie by clipping his wings, but then again about a week after he was already flying again, but he is tame now! Just give him lots of love and soon he'll see you want to be his friend.

Answer 2

By "train" what exactly do you mean? Do you want him to simply step up and step down on command or do you want him to perform bird tricks?

Congo African Greys are highly intelligent birds and also very sensitive. Scientist have discovered that they have an intelligence equal to a 5 year old child.

Parrots are not like dogs. Dogs love to please humans and that is why man and dogs have such a close bond. Dogs have become domesticated. Parrots are not domesticated and they don't particulary have the need or even want to please humans. They think for themselves and they do what they want!

Your parrot needs to learn to trust you and this requires great patience. Go slowly and begin with basic commands such as step up. Then move on to step down and each time, use a reward such as a small sliver of almond or whatever treat that you notice that your bird enjoys.

As far as talking, sit with your grey and talk to him. You don't say how old your bird is, but greys begin talking at different ages. My two were talking at 4 months old.

Decide on a phrase such as "I love you" and repeat it to your grey every opportunity. Soon and if he is going to talk, you should hear him/her making mumbling sounds. They often begin saying a phrase quietly and to themselves before they say it out loud. When he/she has mastered the first phrase, the words, phrases and sounds should come more easily.

Be aware, not all greys are talkers......some are better at mimicry. I know a few people who have greys who have never spoken a word, but still they are very good companion birds.

I have two Congo African Greys who are 3 1/2 old. They talk and have extensive vocabularies and mimic various household sounds. They also do a few tricks.

The Greys that you see on TV such as Einstein are few and far between. Greys are not known to be performing birds and don't actually appreciate people outside their immediate family and even then often will choose a favorite person.

Buy some good books on greys and read them. They are great birds, but don't think of them as pets, they are more like feathered children. Don't expect them to jump at your commands....ask them and respect them and they will respect you as well! You don't own them....they own you!

Answer 3

It depends on what you want to train your bird to do, but in all cases,you should use Positive reinforcement training.

Greys are an incredibly intelligent species.

Positive Reinforcement Training.
Here are some websites:

http://exoticpets.about.com/od/behavior/...

http://www.naturalencounters.com/parrot....

http://www.parrotconnection.org/reading_...

Barbara Heidenreich's "Good Bird" Magazine is excellent:

http://www.goodbirdinc.com/

Do your homework, study the techniques and you will be well on your way to teaching him all kinds of things.
You need to learn more about training.
First things first:
Find out what he eats first out of his food bowl and make sure he only gets that when you are training him. Do not give it to him as part of his food. This is your "Reinforcer".
Sometimes, the hardest part of trainng a parrot is finding what he will work for. All birds are different. I have 2 Greys. One will work for sesame sticks, and the other will work for almond pieces. My Quaker will work for either.

The important thing to remember is that once you have discovered what they will work for, you must get across to them the following:

"if you do this--you will get this."

Being clear with what you want and getting them the treat immediately after the behavior is performed is how you get them to understand that is what you want them to do. Verbally praise them the instant they do what you want-"Good Bird!!", and then give them the treat.
Sometimes, if the trick or behavior is complicated, you have to teach it in sections, and then put the sections together. This is called "chaining" a behavior.
But a lot of beginning behaviors are pretty stright forward.

Positive reinforcement training is the best way to teach a parrot. Punishment is not nearly effective. It works, don't get me wrong, but wouldn't you rather get a reward for doing something good than get punished for doing something wrong?
If you work, you are getting positively reinforced for your work every time you pick up a paycheck.
It works the same way with birds except thartr the treat is their "Paycheck".

Do your research and read up on positive reinforcement training and you will be well on your way to getting your little guy to do all kinds of things.
One of my Greys, shoots hoops with a basketball, can flip over a rope, verbalizes on cue, and he can put 1 or 2 rings on a peg at a verbal cue. There's a lot more he can do as well. I trained him using this method.
If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
Good Luck.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Patience and persistence and something to cushion the painful bites

Answer 6

just keep talking to it, put your hands in the cage little but often so they can get use to you. mind you if it dose not want to take to you it wont.

Answer 7

send him to night school