wot is the best way to get a grey to talk?

Question

I have a african grey parrot and would love it to talk it is only 18 weeks old.

Answer 1

Grey's start talking after a year old but learn a lot before then. My Grey is going on 7 months. She is practicing but not yet speaking although she's come out with a few shockers like "go to sleep" and "I love you" but not consistently. Use repetition but not annoyingly so, just be consistent in the things you say to her that you want her to repeat, for example, whenever I go up to her cage I say "It's a great day to be Phoebe". Doing this is better than standing in front of her repeating the same words over and over. Because she's not a talker yet, I'm working on other things. I got a set of plastic coins, big and small. I'm teaching her colors. I'll hold up two coins and say "red, blue, red, blue" each time showing her the coins as I identify the color. Next I ask her "Which one blue?" She gets it right 100% of the time. Also, I'll say "big, little, big, little, which one little?" again she gets it right. They are so smart, spend 15 to 20 minutes a day to teach her something, you'll be amazed at what she's capable of.

Answer 2

Your grey is still pretty young, and it will take time for it to learn. The other answers are really good... repetition is the key. I trained a grey, "Lola" to talk when she was with us at the pet store... she said all kinds of phrases and even have conversationsby herself, but she was almost a year old by the time she learned all those phrases. When she wanted attention, she would tell me, "Come here, pretty girl, gimme a kiss!" and then blow kisses and spell her name. It will just take time! Good luck, your grey will be a great pet!

Answer 3

My mom's 4 year old grey talks like there's no tomorrow. It's all about being consistant and repetative. Example: say good morning everyday when you uncover the cage, hello when you answer a phone. They are so smart. Whenever my moms dog barks, the bird says "Shut up Gizzie". Because she used to hearing it all of the time. The birds name is Jewels and when she sees my stepdad she says"Jewelsie loves her big boy". It's cute! But be consistant!

Answer 4

My Grey, I called him Gandalf, is 5 and a half, he talks when he feels like it. But he can whistle some great tunes I have taught him. He learns from repetition, I keep saying the phrase, he not only says it but imitates the voice he hears it in. I have been teaching him hello since day 1, but he says it in my sons voice. Patience and lots of peanuts as treats, lets not forget a good scritch under his chin as a reward.

Answer 5

With a Grey, you don't have to do much to get them to talk. He's a little young and that may be why he isn't talking yet. Or, it could be that he is talking but isn't ready to let you hear him yet and he talks to himself when you're not around.

Just keep repeating to him the words you want him to speak and he'll be talking in no time. Greys are notorious for their speaking ability. He'll also make noises like a telephone, the microwave, flushing toilet, running water and most anything he hears in your household.

Answer 6

first remember that birds don't actually "talk" - they don't have vocal chords. They mimic - if you have evr worked with small children or watched a childrens program on tv then you know that they are taught by reptition. When a baby is taught to speak it is usually the mother or father saying ma, ma, ma or da, da, da - very simple, one syllable words that are repeated. Be patient - be persistent, your bird is young but not that young that it doesn't recognize your voice. You'll get out of it - as much as you put in to it. I leave a radio on for my bird when I am not home. Not a talk show, usually music.

Answer 7

i have 2 african greys. my oldest didnt start talking until about 7 months. just start off with something simple,like hello. make sure you say it every day. this may take a while so be patient. then after he has that down,you can start with 2 words . maybe something like hi there.

Answer 8

Hey,

Just keep repeating words to him,

Say hello when you walk past his cage or when he comes over to you when hes out, say goodmorning in morning goodnight when you put him to bed at night, simple words....

Speak clearly to him and slow enough for him to understand, also as he isnt speaking yet it may be best to just stick to one word normally being hello ........

Try to say it to him as much as you can,

Only one person try learning him to talk as it will be easier on him,

Some greys take a while to speak infront of someone as its like a sign of weakness to do this,

My grey charlie will only say hello to new people he will not chatter away if someone he dont know is around,

You may also find that he will try to say the word but u may not understand it, it will be like hes talking gibberish at first, thats a sign hes trying to say the word, so listen out for him saying/making a stupid noise, it takes them a while to get the word right.

After you've learnt him his first word you will find he picks them up more quicker, often saying words he just heard around the house, so be carefull you dont swear as normally the learn the word quicker than anything and its hard to make them stop lol

Goodluck but remember keep the word simple.

Answer 9

i bought my african grey at 15 wk old and she didnt talk until she was 13-14 month old but i did notice she found it easier to learn words if i said them in a higher pitch than normal she is now 6 year old and can even say words in my welsh accent they are very talented

Answer 10

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