I posted about curiousity of teaching cockatiels new whistles/words with cds specific for repetition to play while not at home.
What whistles/words did it seem quicker/easier for your cockatiel to pick up? Which ones were ones you tried, but they never picked up?
I know each bird like people of course are unique and none of this info will determine what my birds can and can't do. I am just anxious to hear other cockatiel owners experiences =)
Owner of 4 Cockatiels 10 plus years (there not all 10 hehe)
2006-10-06 13:48:25 · 11 answers · asked by Pam 5 in Pets ➔ Birds
I have a cockatiel named "Bird". I found him 14 years ago in my back yard in a tree (when I was 9 years old). He was not tamed, but very thirsty, and that's why he came to me. We taught him to whistle the Andy Griffith theme song. He also whistles, "whoot whoo". He says "pretty bird", but he says it pretty fast so it's hard to understand. He also makes noises that don't mean anything... they are things he learned from us (for example, he copies the sound I make when rolling my R's).
2006-10-06 18:38:23 · answer #1 · answered by It's Me from 1983 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having 7 cockatiel's myself, I realize your frustration. Each tiel has it is possess personalty and generally behaviors can also be transformed....and generally no longer. Yes, cockatiels screech, it is a truth of lifestyles and a few tiels are louder than others. No, you don't have "disorders"....tiels love and require LOTS of awareness! Getting your tiel a pal can support....however recall, that generally whilst a tiel will get a pal it will probably come to be extra connected to the opposite hen and no longer as a lot to you. Also, take warning in what intercourse you select for the opposite hen.....until you wish toddlers, it is foremost to select the identical intercourse because the hen you could have now!!
2016-08-29 06:47:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Cockatiel, Peanut, says a few words. He says, Pretty bird. Love you, Peanut. He can wolf whistle, Whistles for the dogs ( like to confuse them lol ) I can't get him to say Moma's Baby. Sometimes I think he does it on purpose. Hope this helps you. Good Luck Becky
2006-10-07 17:45:45 · answer #3 · answered by Becky H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a male cockatiel that I played a teach your bird to talk cd to and he picked up a lot od words. he would say here kitty kitty meow, pretty bird, Hi Jessie( that was my B & G Macaw) he would wolf whistle he said alot of words. You just have to keep at them.
2006-10-08 15:03:16 · answer #4 · answered by tweety071973 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our male cockatiel can do a wolf whistle, and tries to say "Pretty bird". He will also try to laugh with us - kind of "hee hee hee", you know? We just taught him these things - never considered the audio CD method.
2006-10-06 13:50:45 · answer #5 · answered by Zyrilia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My tiel is about 7 months old and has not learned anything yet. She knows to holler and I'll come add a little food to her bowl and she tries to let me know when she is ready for bed but I'm hard headed and she don't have me taught that yet. The conure has taught me a lot. I know when he is going to poop so I take him back to his cage.. I know when he wants me to come get him. He has learned to say hello, morning, night night. and a few other things. Lot smarter bird then the tiel. But again he is almost two years old and the tiel may start talking soon I hope.
2006-10-06 18:24:25 · answer #6 · answered by Don K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a male cockatiel that has learned to whistle "Low Rider" by War.
He also calls my guinea pig "Pretty Girl" when he gets to visit with her
2006-10-10 21:27:44 · answer #7 · answered by karmor_22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine can wolf whistle, say ciao, and good morning, the good morning one is a little debatable. I don't know how to send this video of my cockatiel to you, won't copy here. Sorry,
After this q. was posted according to my pc, 4 days ago, he learned to say......aaawhoooo, don't know what it means, need to take him to an avian vet, he might me sneezing!!!, He says it when I connect to this site, mostly when I don't connect.
2006-10-06 18:44:04 · answer #8 · answered by lin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My bird, Frenchie, whistles when he is happy. Since I can't really whistle, I had my friend whistle to him and he has learned what she whistled. Now every so often he whistles and he sounds like my friend whistling.
2006-10-06 16:58:55 · answer #9 · answered by Marcy H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very bad version of 'these r a few of my favourite things' lol..... An old lady passed it on to us and she taught it...it also says 'hello' and 'twit to whoooooooo'
2006-10-06 13:51:49 · answer #10 · answered by Rosie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋