How do I get my Parrot to talk on que?

Answer 1

Typically, you don't. But, if you're lucky, you can catch them talking and praise them loudly and boisterously everytime they do. Do something wild that they love (I wouldn't use treats, eventually there will come a time you'll be out of treats, and that could backfire for your training) and ONLY do that when he talks for you.

Rio, our macaw knows well over 200 phrases. However, he doesn't use them on me. The only words I get out of him are "Yuuuummmmmm!" when I give him something he likes, and "Hey, YOU....c'mere!" When I walk past his cage. My husband and my kids can get him to talk whenever they want him to, but he's bonded to me. The running theory here is that he loves me the most, and they talk to entertain themselves. Since I'm his favorite source of entertainment, he's apparently never, ever bored enough to just randomly talk to me.

I will say that he's had some interesting things to say at THE most inappropriate times though...strangers seem to bring that out in him. LOL

Good luck. Plenty of positive reinforcement that you ONLY give when he performs what you want is the best way to approach it. But, he may never talk. He may never do it on command. The key is loving him regardless...

Answer 2

Mine isn't talking yet, but I can get her to sing on cue. When teaching her to sing I would say, "Want to sing" and then I would start singing. After a very short time she caught on. Now I saw "want to sing" or "sing me a song" and she belts it out. I imagine the same would work for talking. Say the bird has a familiar phrase such as "Polly wants a cracker" (dumb I know), just ask her it as a question, "does Polly want. . ." until you get a responce, emphasize the word "want", after she catches on say "what does Polly want?". Hope this helps, I am confident it will work. I used this method for training mine to pick the right color too. I'd hold up to disks of different colors, at first I'd say "red, blue, red, blue, which one red?" she caught on really quick. Now I just hold them up and say "which one red or blue or whatever" she picks it and drops it in my hand.
Of course whenever she does ANYTHING right, lavish her with praise. They will do whatever they can to please you.

Answer 3

That's spelled cue, and I hear it takes a lot of practice repetition to get them to talk. Even so, some never do.

Answer 4

Repetition. Repeat what you might like them to say, but remember, just like any animal, they also have a mind of their own. I would never put money on them saying what you want, exactly when you want.

Answer 5

My bird i just keep repeting one word at a time to him and then after a wiile of saying it to him over and over he stared saying it when i did

Answer 6

im not sure but good luck