My bird mumbles and say's, "hello" 'what you doing", or "hey", but it is very rare. He is just a little over a year old and has never lived in the wild. How can I teach him to talk more ?
2006-10-08 09:53:53 · 7 answers · asked by bugged 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
They pretty well all do, with mixed result. Those tape recordings, by the way, forget it. It isn't you. That bird will respond better if you (the human bird) and his bond mate, does the talking. They happen to be in the top 5 for talking ability and will easily leave most larger birds in the dust in their vocabulary.Their pronounciation is not as clear as a Grey's, so the "mumbling" you're hearing isn't uncommon, but may improve as it practices. They will do that, when you're not around. I hear mine all the time trying to get the bars to "Green Sleeves" down pat for example or just yattering away using combinations of words and phrases.
Yours is still young. Give it some time. Mine was limited to just a few words in the first year, then he just sort of exploded with conversation. Repetition is key and words that sound fun. They like words with "ee", "iii", "yyy" etc and can pick up on them fairly fast. A good example is "bye bye". My guy picked it up and the hand cue after only 3 or 4 repetitions. But he was also in a really good mood at the time. :). Time your lessons for this rare QP event. :) Don't give up, it'll surprise you.
2006-10-10 05:16:18 · answer #1 · answered by scubabob 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have hear a quaker sing the entire song of "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" Quakers are know to be one of the most talkative parrots there is. Also know as a monk parakeet.
2016-03-17 04:19:21 · answer #2 · answered by Gregory 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't all talk. Some Quakers aren't into talking, but they're good at music or dancing. If you just want to hear him say words, get him a Wordy Birdy, play a tape recording or keep him by a radio or tv that's turned on all day. To teach him to say words that mean something to him takes some more patience, because you have to spend 15 minutes or so a day showing him colors, or foods or shapes, and telling him what they are, and rewarding him for doing well.
2006-10-08 12:27:44 · answer #3 · answered by Em 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The cheapest way to teach your bird to talk is to talk to it. And repeat, repeat, repeat.
It can build a vocabulary of about 15 words in 3 months time.
Here is a link to a forum on Quaker parrots:
http://www.quakerparrots.com
2006-10-08 10:18:46 · answer #4 · answered by 2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not all parrots talk, not all quakers talk...they have the ability to talk, but not all of them do (within a species).
Many birds just pick up talking...some can be trained to talk more and better.
The key is repetition...a lot of repetition, and patience.
2006-10-08 10:10:49 · answer #5 · answered by Heather 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
repeating words over and over to birds will help them learn words, but if you associate the word with something else (like a treat) they will usually learn even faster. say something to them while holding their favorite treat where they can see, when they make a noise (other than a yell or scream) give them the treat. keep doing this and they will eventually get the idea. when they start saying what sounds like the word you said make a huge deal about it, they love it.
2006-10-08 10:37:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep talking to him. Say what you want him to say repetively
2006-10-08 14:03:24 · answer #7 · answered by candygrr1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋